Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Pregnancy Update




I am almost 8 months pregnant.. i know crazy how fast time goes. I feel like this pregnancy has flown by without many issues.. (SO THANKFUL) But it also feels like as i get bigger and closer to my due date its slowing to a stop! Carter is getting so big, i feel his hiccups almost everyday now! He moves so much and is getting SO powerful with his punches and kicks! He is such a chill baby in comparison to stories ive heard about my friends babies in the womb. If i put any pressure on my belly he usually moves away from it and settles somewhere else rather than getting antsy or mad at the random pushes from me!

Carter LOVES his daddy. Jus will lay close to my belly and talk to him and he goes crazy! he'll move so much ill have to call it a night because hes kicking my ribs and then a few seconds later hes punching my hip bone! it hurts so bad but i love it and wouldnt trade that feeling for anything in the world! Its so amazing to know he is a living being that can respond to stimuli from the outside such as touches from me or daddy or light from our phones. HE IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BLESSING TO EVERYONE IN OUR LIFE!!! Both justins and my parents are counting the days until they meet him for the first time!!!

As much as I love my son, MY BODY HURTS!!! there are a few things that have gotten me through up until this point! a few of them are...


APPLES AND PEANUT BUTTER.. my biggest craving... and OMG if i go a day without my dear apples and peanut butter i feel like i might lose it! :)



My beloved body pillow.. its way nicer than this one in the picture, but for entertainment value i chose this because she looks like she is VERY rested.. haha! my one and only is black and soooo incredibly soft. If i get out of bed to use the restroom at night it never fails that when i come back jus is wrapped up in it! hahaha.. its safe to say he loves it just as much as i do!



Frozen yogurt.. my favorite place to get this is now USwirl.. i usually get a full cup of cake batter frozen yogurt with either berries or the a chocolate overload with reeces and kit kat chunks! It quenches the sweet tooth that helps contributes to my weight gain! haha

My best friend, the heating pad!!! Ive had pretty intense lower back pain since around 24 weeks so i use a heating pad more than once a day! Jus also learned some techniques in our birthing class that help to relieve the pain i have in my sciatic nerve! Im so thankful for modern technology!


My brother recently got married, and between traveling to moscow for U of I games, and portland for the wedding i have been SO exhausted! This picture is of me at 27 weeks at my brothers wedding!



AND THIS IS MY INCREDIBLE HUSBAND.. our good friend ashley has a beautiful baby girl that justin absolutely adores! This picture is of jus at a Vandals game holding kyah in her carseat and her diaper bag. HE LOOKS SOOO HUNKY! he is so excited to meet his son, and get to be a daddy! He makes me smile everyday knowing how incredible he is going to be as a husband and a daddy!!!

This pregnancy has hard times intertwined with AMAZING ones... it has been all smiles and roses and sunshine, but i wouldnt trade our experience for the world. I have made it through with the support from my wonderful husband and his never ending support, my incredible parents and mother in law, and my girl friends who have given me their extra baby clothes and advice!!!

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!!! 70 DAYS UNTIL DUE DATE.. 49 UNTIL FULL TERM!!!!

The adventures of the HOMEOWNERS!!!

THIS IS DEF A BUYERS MARKET!!!! I should start out by saying that.. and thanking our realtor/our parents for being such a huge help in the entire process!!

If i had to describe the experience we had buying our house, i could simply say it went relatively smooth in comparison to what i had imagined. Luckily we knew our realtor very well and he was so dedicated to our search. Justin was out of the country playing baseball through the entire process so having doug (our realtor) and my parents was what made the process so enjoyable.

It started on a wednesday, where myself, doug, and my mother in law went out and looked at almost every available property in the boise/meridian/kuna area. That could have been the longest day EVER.. We looked at great houses out in Kuna but didnt want to have that travel time everyday. We saw houses that were bank owned and WOW did they need alot of work on both the yard and the house itself. I decided right from the start that we werent going to offer on any house that would be called a "fixer upper". I know being pregnant and eventually new parents that we wouldnt have the time or money that it takes to fix up that type of house the way i would want. With that decided doug still wanted me to see all my options so we viewed those properties but its safe to say we werent there for more than 5 minutes each. We saw two really cute houses in Kuna but like I said we were looking for something more central to both of our families. Our third property is now OUR HOUSE!!! the minute i walked in i knew one, my husband would LOVE it.. two, its a perfect house to raise a family in.. and third, IT WAS BASICALLY BRAND NEW!!! the owner was actually the original contractor who built the house. he bought it back from the bank and put all new carpet, paint, and appliances throughout the entire house and then resold it to us.





There are so many positives to where the house is located. Its in Charter Pointe neighborhood which has multiple playgrounds, walking paths, parks, a huge clubhouse with a pool and workout facility. We also have neighbors on one side of the house which makes our house very quiet! I love that its a little out of the city and the traffic is like old school cloverdale/eagle... we have pauls right down the street as well as a walgreens and maverick! NOT TO MENTION THERE IS DESERT SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HALF A MILE AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE AND INSIDE CHARTER POINTE.. i would love to walk carter to school everyday or even use my degree and walk to work with him!



Jus did a great job painting practically every room in the house because im insane about colors on the wall and making a house a home. He is such a patient and amazing husband. Im sure he wanted to scream at me and say THIS HOUSE WAS JUST REPAINTED but he held his tongue and knew how much it meant to me that we made it OURS together... this is the kitchen.. i cannot wait till little man is sitting in that high chair!





This is one of my favorite parts of the house.. A WALK IN CLOSET OF MY VERY OWN! of course i have to share a little of it with jus, but its mostly ALL of my clothes :) you know you have hit adulthood when you own a house with your OWN walk in closet!!! on the right side of the closet where you cant see there are shoe shelves that i also fill up very easily!

All in all the whole process went abnormally smooth. The only speedbumps we encountered were the seller getting a few things on the house fixed before the closing date, which he didnt and we had to trust him to finish it (which he did come and finish everything on the list). We also had to deal with jus being away in canada and signing papers and having them notarized and overnighted back.. IT WAS A HUGE HASSLE.. and then he came home the day before signing so all the work we did to get those papers was not needed! hahaha its soooooo us though..

Im so thankful to own my home in this economy and were actually saving money each month by owning our own home compared to the rent we were paying for a small townhouse. This is such a beautiful blessing to have our house to bring baby carter home to! He will know the love we have for him and i hope he feels it in our house!