Christmas came and Christmas went. With that came the baby shower, a trip to Indiana, and a trip to Michigan. The baby shower was a success. Becky is the best mother in law anyone could ask for. She went all out, makingsure that the baby shower was full of fun and games. The decorations were adorable...
I do love a cute diaper cake. The games were hilarious. My favorite was when Andy had to change a diaper blind-folded.
And we of course appreciated all of the wonderful gifts that everyone brought. Shipping them home only reminds us of how much we want to be back in the midwest. Almost all of the gifts are now safely packed away in Logan's room waiting for his arrival.
While we were back home, Andy made sure that he had his fun in the snow. He wanted to badly to play with Jessie outside, but then he realized how cold it was and quickly came back in.
It may be crazy for me to say it, but I miss the snow SO much. I wish that I had been able to go sledding or ice skating on real ice, but unfortunately this big belly of mine needs to stay safe for a few more weeks, snow fun wasn't really in the works for me this year. Next year however, there will be sleds and snowmen, and snowball fights.
The second week of the trip took place in Michigan. We met up with family, checked out the new baby Zane, who I held and did not drop thank you, and exchanged some more presents. I was also surprised by my wonderful friends back home with yet ANOTHER baby shower. Friends I haven't seen in years showed up and it was so much fun catching up with them. It's crazy to hear about what everyone is up to...there's been marriages, moving to new states, and new expecting mommies! I wish that I could have spent a weekend with all of the girls just talking about life and reminiscing on past times together. After a long, but enjoyable two weeks, Andy and I headed back to the warmth of Arizona. We missed the puppies dearly and were very happy to be home (secretly my grandma's guest bed is not the most comfortable).
Since being home life has started again. We're realizing that there are only 6 more weeks left of this pregnancy. And that's only if Logan chooses not to piss me off and come early. We went to our birthing class yesterday and I think that's when it finally hit me that a child is coming out of me. And it's going to hurt. A lot. I guess when you see the birthing rooms you realize they're there for a reason. I'll be sitting in one, screaming my lungs out. We'll see if I decide to have another one after this experience. I also realized how lucky I am to be in a happy marriage and completely prepared financially for all of this. There were a few girls in the birthing class that were extremely young and talking about how the father's left them after they found out they were pregnant. I can't imagine going through all of this without Andy's support.
A few pregnancy tidbits to share of what I'm going through currently:
*It seems Logan has turned and is head down, making sure to push down on my bladder as often as he likes and kick me in the stomach during all hours of the night.
*I am swelling like crazy, but don't realize it until my feet feel funny when I walk. It's strange to all of a sudden look down and realize your foot looks like a balloon.
*I can no longer tie my shoes. Putting on socks is a bit of a chore.
*Although I haven't had to buy many maternity shirts, I'm realizing that my belly is getting HUGE and I might just have to splurge
*Only two new stretch marks. This makes me happy.
*Only up 20 pounds. Another score for Rachel!
To finish up this post...Andy and I found out that the stroller/car seat and pack and play that we want it being discontinued. I frantically looked to see if Babies r us still had some, which a few did. We quickly went and snatched them up and plan to go back to get 20% off both, which Jose (or Joe, not sure which name is correct) told me he would do if I came back Friday, meaning I will save $70! We are officially out of gift cards to Babies r us and only had to pay $36 out of our own pockets for both things!
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