.living in the moment.

.this is going to be short and sweet. okay maybe. i am just going to write some thing that are on my mind, regarding LIVING IN THE MOMENT.

.because nothing too new is going on here, and i need to get going on a few projects around the house, while still relaxing and getting rid of this head cold. 

.yesterday, i was thankful for. i was thankful i didn't have to go to work until 1 (minus getting called into work at 11:30, it was still later than 9).

.my point i am trying to make is yesterday morning andrew and i dropped EVERYTHING and just spent time together. we were lazy, but it was so enjoyable. i think i take for granted being able to sleep in with my hubby, i need to LIVE IN THE MOMENT...and i know this will become even more apparent when andrew starts school and baby girl is here.

.speaking of baby being here... i rolled over to asked andrew if he is ready to potentially hold his daughter in 27 days (given we getting induced). yes! 27 days!! i am in shock that i only have so many more days of being pregnant. i am so ready to have baby girl here, and work on getting my body back (and better than before)... however i think i need to LIVE IN THE MOMENT and enjoy her kicking and moving, and being able to carry her. 

.this morning we talked about Andrew supporting his family. he is taking a religion online class, and has been reading about the 12 apostles and their lives... he asked me if i would remarry if he died at 40. of course i had to ask if we had kids, and how old they were. i honestly couldn't give him a serious answer, i don't even like "thinking about the situation" with andrew not in my life. he knows i cant even go a night without him. i am attached. my sisters give me crap for this, but its something i enjoy about our marriage. 

.that pretty much wraps it up. i am still working long hours, and andrew is working at home and also works at the call center... he really works hard and does so much around the apartment. i am truely thankful for this. i am thankful for his work dedication, and working hard for his education and to support his family.

.i know andrew can sometimes be a workaholic, this has come up in conversation a lot. my fears of his kids not knowing him too well, him not being there for important things, but until we get to that point in our lives, i am going to LIVE IN THE MOMENT and enjoy the sleeping in, the conversations and love we have for one another. 

(not a fan of this picture cause i look HUGE but hey, LIVING IN THE MOMENT, right?)

.maternity shoot.

.i have wanted to get some pictures for baby girl's room. and i currently have two empty frames ready to be filled hanging in her room.

.well i just so happen to have a EXTREMELY talented photographer friend. Janelle did an AMAZING job capturing what i wanted, and doing it in a small amount of time (andrew did NOT want to do pictures today). so a special shout out to janelle. thank you for making this happen for me. thank you for capturing our little bundle of job who should be here in 5-6 weeks! thank you.

.now i need to decide which ones to use to fill the frames. than when her room is done (hopefully this weekend) i can take pictures and shout out to my awesome sister Kristina who totally KILLED it with baby girls bedding set.

.i was COMPLETELY against taking bare belly pictures. i dont know why, but janelle convinced me to at least TRY and so i did... little did i know one of my favorites turned out to be a bare belly picture.

.thank you again janelle.

.this is my FAVORITE ... definitely going above the crib.

.bare belly picture, that i like.

.i adore this picture, because andrew LOVES and is SO EXCITED for his baby girl.

.i adore this picture of andrew and i.

.my belly at 34.5 weeks.

.family is everything.

.this last weekend, i talked andrew into going to utah to meet up with my sisters (Ronnie and Kristina). Okay, maybe i just took the time off work and told andrew i am going with or without him. either way, it happened, and i loved every minute of it.

.we drove up wednesday afternoon after i worked a half day, and hung out with ronnie before she had to head off to work... than went to bountiful for the girls to try on their ski boots at aunt lynaes house. and than, i offered to take Talin overnight. andrew at first was not so fond of the idea, until i reminded him more sooner than later, we are going to have a baby overnight, that we cant just pawn off to someone for the night.

.talin was ADORED at the westenesee's. i dont know if he was every really put down, and i totally snuck him into bed with us, and cuddled him right up. andrew was a pretty good help, even when he had been up puking his leftover food he thought would be okay even though it had been in the car all afternoon and evening... i dont know what he was thinking.

.friday i took all the kids...talin, mykial, and kaylee for the day. the girls played outside in the snow, and took an hour long bubble bath, ran some errands with me, got ice cream and played on the playset, picked up a movie for that evening, and colored these UGLY wood dolls they wanted so bad (i figured they werent being displayed in my home). debbie made us homemade pizza, and kristina slaved anyway at my baby bedding.

.baby bedding- shoot out to my AWESOME sister kristina, who seriously did an AMAZING job on my baby bedding. i couldnt be anymore excited and giddy about it. unfortunately, we had to leave early saturday morning to get andrew back to work, where he walked into work and they said they didnt need him and sent him back home.... yea, you can say i was not the happiest girl in the world, because i could of spent another day with my sisters!!! anyways... the blanket my sister QUILTED is shipped and should  be here today or tomorrow... i will get pictures up of the AMAZING work she did, and how freaking SWEET my baby girls room looks because of her!!! Thank you kristina.

.now i am just counting down the days until baby is here, because that means my sister will be moving back up here... and i get to see my MOMMY! i am so thrilled she is taking time from her schedule to come up and be with me... i have missed her so so so so so much. Than once mom leaves, its a countdown until JULY... when the WHOLE family is up for the baby blessing. i am thrilled and so excited.

.my family means everything.

.belated birthday surprise.

.i worked today for 11 hours.

.11 hours people, at a daycare.

.i had all 3 babies from 7:15-5:30 today.

.all 3 babies, all day.

.you getting the picture.

i drove home today, tired, and lack of energy.

.also knowing andrew wasn't going to be home when i got home kinda made it worse too.

.but he knew what he was up to.

.i walked into the apartment.

.shut the door, turned on the light.

.to see this.

.my jogging stroller/car seat combo!.

.yahoo. i did want a different color, but it was ALOT more because the cars eat and jogging stroller doesn't come together.

.but guess what, i got this one, and i LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

.my long day just instantly went to amazing.

.and andrew came home earlier than expected....double amazing.

.blessings.

.last post was about change. change individually, change as a couple, change as a family. just change.

.we have worked hard at our "changes", and we have really seen the blessings.

.we have been saying prayer as a couple every night. we have been sitting at the table together for dinner, and talking about our day/concerns/future. we have been paying our tithing every week (so we don't get behind), we have accepted new callings in church, we have attended the temple, we have made time for each other.

.and the blessing come.

.we have grown closer together. we have less contention. andrew got a job where he creates HIS schedule, and how many hours he wants to work. i got asked to work a longer shift at work (better paycheck), i am healthy enough to work longer hours at work. i got a raise. my boss is begging for me to come back with baby free. we are 10 weeks (or less) anyway from being parents, baby is healthy and right on track.

.i am just so thankful for the knowledge i have, that when we do OUR part first, the Lord will acknowledge.

....now to show what we have been up to....

.so i turned 22 years young. okay. i feel old because i am going to be a mom. i know lame excuse. but thats okay. my mom-in-law spoiled me with so much baby stuff. my mom paid for the baby bedding to be made for baby girls room. my sister is slaving over making it. my other sister sent me my traditional gift card to subway to get sugar cookies when craving them. and my very very good friend megan stopped by to wish me a happy birthday with gift cards to go out with my hubby. i was spoiled.

.i had a 4 hour class i had to attend for work on my birthday so i did that, and walked in to see this.

the baby swing i have been wanting for a long long long time, along with my candle warmer i have been eyeing over, lit, and smelling delicious (carmel scent), laundry done, apartment clean, dishes done, lunch being made. thanks andrew. your awesome :)

two days later was valentines day.... we celebrated it using one of my gift cards from megan to go out to dinner, costing us 5 dollar (yea, us!), and came home to ice cream cake from daddy. my dad has a tradition where every year he would buy an ice cream cake for valentines day. it would say to all my girls. . . well we were spoiled and he bought every one of his girls one this year. . . ours was from cold stone and it was a rich dark chocolate center ice cream with red velvet cake..... can you say YUM!

(ignore cheesy smiles and fat prego body)

i also walked in from work to this; sweet boy :) oh how i love him :)

 

.can you tell he knows me... single rose and SOUR PUNCH BITES... yummy. 

(yes, he ate some...haha i love us)

.thats us. i will get a "belly picture" soon. we are approaching 31 weeks on friday (YAHOO!)  :)