When it rains...it pours

Yep, that's right, when it rains it pours, and I'm not talking about the crazy storm Utah got yesterday...i'm talking about life.

A lot has been happening since I last posted - So here's the recap - - - -

(If you don't feel like reading the post, no worries, I don't blame you..although it does get happy at the end! But I do need your advice! Questions posted at the end of post. please comment)

2 weeks ago, my laptop crashed. Yep, my hard drive gave up on me and I lost everything. Yes, everything! All 9,000 photos including all my Ecuador photos, London photos, college photos, dating photos, our proposal photos, family photos...everything thing! I cried for 2 days.

I also lost all my previous school work including research papers.

I was also just about to finish editing a book. Yep, all the copies of the book are GONE! I've been working on it for MONTHS, and now I have nothing to work from. Luckily, I printed off a copy about a month ago, but now I have to retype it all...blast!

I have to reinstall all of the applications on my computer. Applications that I don't have disks for. How important is Word anyways?

James' car is dying. It feels like every few months we are getting it fixed and putting $$$ into it. We are down to one car right now. I'm freaking out because it scares me to only have one car, especially with a baby soon.  I say sell his car and get a used one, but James doesn't want to have 2 car payments. It's just stressful. It's also stressful, because i'm stranded at home all day, and today he forgot to take out my purse which has my camera and ipod in it...which means I can't upload the few photos i DO have and I can't start over on my itunes library.

My doctors appointment a few weeks ago was good. I'm blood pressure is back to normal but I wasn't dilated or effacted at all. gr.

So, when I went on Friday, I told my family that if I hadn't progressed I would cry to my doctor. He checked me, and yep, still NOTHING! 37 weeks and nothing! He's full term now and I am MORE THAN READY to have our little son here.

I think I was SO READY because I've been so sick. I still have 'morning sickness' which has been the worst! I also have had a terrible head cold on top of that all. So, throwing up, major contractions, not dilated, not being able to breath, couldn't swallow = a not so good week. Oh, and it was all spent on the couch up at Pineview. My family took a 3 days boating get away and I was sick the whole time. Not so fun.

I'm worried that I won't know when to go to the Hospital to have our little guy. I've been have such bad contractions and cramping and all that, but knowing that I'm not dilated, I know I'm not ready to have him. I pray every night that my water will break, because I feel like that is the only way I will really know that it's baby time.

It's crazy how venting about all the negative things in my life right now make me appreciate all the good....

Even though I lost everything on my computer, I didn't have to purchase a new hard drive. Apple replaced it for free and even fixed my broken keyboard.

My nasty cold is pretty much gone. My voice is still manly, but I can handle that!

Before I got the cold, I was able to totally clean the house. EVERYTHING is organized and clean and washed.  I'd love our little guy to come now so he can come home to a clean home. Cuz lets be honest, I don't know if I'll have the energy to do it again :)

We have a name for our Mister! Wanna know what it is...well, you'll have to wait til he makes his Grand Enterance!

The ward I grew up in is throwing me a baby shower this week! I'm so excited because there a few things we are still in need of and we might just get them without needing to purchase them.

Somebody or some people are doing like a 12 days of Christmas to us...although, it's 12 gifts til baby comes! How cute is that?! It is so fun to wake up to a package on our doorstep with baby gear. We've received binkies, clothes, baby bath, picture frame, baby play-mat and toys and more clothes. We are seriously so grateful to whoever is doing this...THANK YOU!

Normal weight gain for pregnancy is 25-35 pounds. I've only gained 25. (Yes, i've admitted how much weight i've gained so far) I'm sure my weight gain would be higher, but since I keep throwing up, I think that helps :)

Even though this is bad...I'm okay with it - I have 3 stretch marks. Yep, I do. But luckily they are on my low hip and they are only about an inch long. I hope I'll be able to keep them that way. Kinda funny story... One night I was laying in bed and said to James, 'I have stretch marks.' He said calmly, ' I know you do.' I was like WHAT?! You know? I Just noticed them. Where are they? And he went on to tell me they are on my hip. I was shocked that he had seem them days before I even noticed them, and he didn't mention it to me. What a great husband huH!? He then went on to tell me it was okay, because everyone gets me. (I know there are a lot of women who don't get them, but it still made me feel better)

My sister got engaged! Her fiancee is amazing and we just LOVE HIM! He invited us to the proposal and I have tons of pictures of it, but of course, they are in my purse, in my car, with James.  So i'll have to post them another day. They are getting married September 29th. So soon! It has been so fun planning a wedding again. I cannot wait til they are married, they are seriously perfect for each other!

Well, I think that is pretty much everything that has gone on for the past 2 months. I go to my doctor again on Wednesday...I hope he gives me better news - i'm getting so ready and so excited to have my little guy in my arms! Only 20 days til my due date!!

QUESTION FOR ALL YOU MOMMIES

(Hopefully if you didn't read the post, you caught this!)

I've been gathering and packing our hospital bags. (and yes, I'm putting the carseat in the car this week! I'm just that excited) But I need to know what all you Mommies took with you to the hospital and what you really didn't need and what you'd recommend.  I don't want to over do it, but I don't want to forget anything either. Any hospital advice would be GREATLY appreciated! And I mean any hospital advice because we didn't take birthing classes, so we really don't know what to expect. So any advice at all would be greatly appreciated. (even advice about when we first get home :S ) I wanna be fully prepared while I still have time to prepare. THANKS!!

Baby updatage

Well, I went to my doctor again today. There was good news this time around. Last week when I went to see him, my blood pressure was really high and we got concerned that I might have toxemia. blah. So he had me back today to get my levels checked. My blood pressure was still high, but he doesn't believe I have toxemia which I am so grateful for. He thinks I might have the somewhat high blood pressure because of the contractions I have been having so he gave me a prescription to help stop the contractions. I think he gave this to me because i'm only 35 weeks, and doesn't want things to happen too quickly. But at the same time, I'm not dilated at all or effaced. blah. I can't wait til things start moving along!! I am SO ready for this babe to come!!

I keep hearing of girls having their babies early, and I keep thinking, that I could go early too...but seriously, I doubt I will, which makes me really sad because I don't think I can wait another 5 weeks. I'm ready to start feeling better, having my appetite back, not being dizzy all the time, having the headaches be gone, and not having the back hurt from the Misters bum pushing against my ribs.

But all in all, I am SO grateful for this pregnancy.  We have been truly blessed. It's amazing how the Lord works. I remember saying in my first trimester how I didn't think I could have anymore kids because of how sick I would feel, but now when I look back, it seems like it was 'bliss' and that it was 'no big deal.' Even now as I look back just from a few weeks ago and remember how sick i've been and how miserable my days have been, I think, 'that really wasn't too bad' yet at the time, I honestly thought I was going to die.

Now, it's just the impatient waiting game. There is still a lot that needs to get done, but I still don't have the energy to do it (due to still being sick). At least we have the crib, clothes and car seat :)

Now, I said I wouldn't post pictures of the nursery yet, because it isn't finished, but what the heck...this is what we have so far. And honestly, the pictures DO NOT do justice. You really can't see the true colors in the room.

This is what the paint job was before we started to paint. It would have worked, but I didn't want a lot of blue...I wanted more browns.

(trying to find the right paint color.)

The bedding. I made the bedskirt and bought the rest. Love the colors!

This picture isn't very clear, but you can see the dark brown walls we painted! I love love love love love it! The bumper, changing pad cover and curtains are a light cream, so the contrast is to die for.

A lighter picture of what we have going on, although, the walls are lots darker. (the flash made them look more cream)

We still need things on the walls, a chair and a lamp.

But at least if the Mister decides to come before we have all that, at least he will have a place to sleep :)

Oh and here is the latest pregnancy photo.

I really didn't think I was this huge until I saw this photo. 

I was honestly scared.

35 weeks

Positive Post

Well, I've refrained from blogging the past little bit because everything that has been on my mind has been negative, and I realized that a lot I've been blogging about has been negative, hence the not blogging. 

On the positive side.... hummmm something positive.....

The baby will be here soon! We are down to 5 and a half weeks! (that is if he decides to come on his due date) 

I've had 3 GREAT baby showers already! I am so grateful for family. Our little Mister has been so spoiled. 

The nursery is almost complete! I know I said I would be posting pictures, but pictures just don't do justice. I want to finish making the pillows and get some things hung on the wall before I do the big revile.  Just know I LOVE IT! Wanna know what we've done so far? Okay, we painted the walls a dark brown (it looks so good with our light furniture) I got cream bumper, cream baby changing pad and cream curtains. Once again, I LOVE the contrast between the dark walls and the light bedding/furniture. The pillows are going to be fun too. I'm doing one that will match the bed skirt (i posted a picture of it in an earlier post) one will be stripes and one will be a brown with some green. It's going to look so good.  I am still trying to convince James to buy a chair of the room. He doesn't think I'll use it, but I do! We are planning on putting the Mister in his nursery from day one, and when I get up for feedings I'm going to want a place to sit/lay. I don't know how I feel about bring him into our bed and feeding him, then taking him back into his room..blah blah blah. So we will see how it all turns out. So once I finish the details, pictures will be posted.

I got a new bathrobe. Yes, this such a positive thing because I have seriously been wearing it nonstop for 2 weeks. Why waste a good outfit when you stay inside all day? And lets be honest, I only have 4 shirts that fit this belly of mine, so why dirty them up for now reason?

Another positive...I finally found a breast pump. woohoo! I found a 2009 on KSL and was able to get it for 80.00. It is in perfect condition. I just need to buy new tubing and I'm good to go. Seriously, a 2009 for under 100..amazing!

The baby is still in head down position! No more breech baby. I'm happy to say that I went 34 weeks of not having the Mister bother my rib cage. Although his little bum has now found it. Even though it's uncomfortable and makes me have perfect posture, I am grateful I didn't have this problem earlier in my pregnancy! I can go 5 and a half weeks of it...yes, yes I can.

I think I found a pediatrician! I still have to make sure he is taking new patients, but I hear he is amazing! I have a friend that uses him and she loves him! She also had a preemie and this Doctor has taken such good care of them, that I think I already trust him :)

Positive....Positive... yup, that's it! Ha.

Everything else is going. I'm still really sick, all the time. I wish I could hit the 'nesting' stage, but the day/night sickness is taking over. I am grateful that when I was in my 20 weeks I had so much energy I was able to do a lot of organizing and cleaning, so I really don't have too much to do before the babe comes. I really need to clean my floors, but lets be honest, it's not the easiest these days.

Even though my belly is getting HUGE, I am still able to put my shoes on,  shave my legs, see my feet, wear my wedding ring and sleep without any discomfort (unless I'm having contractions). 

Anyways, that is my positive post for the week. Hopefully next week will be a better week, because I honestly need to start feeling better or else I'm gonna freak!

P.S. My parents just got their hot tub! Talk about a.m.a.z.i.n.g! Since the girls are all pregnant, we lowered the temperature so it's like bath water and we can enjoy it! Seriously, heaven!