Oh Baby!

2 weeks to go (or less I hope!) Right about now I'm feeling...

1. Anxious to find out when this little one will decide to exit my womb
2. Excited to finally find out which gender will be outnumbered
3. A little hyperventilatory* -sleepless nights, nursing, donut pillows
4. A little sad that my 2 little sweeties have no idea how much this will rock their world
5. Ecstatic to hold my tiny newborn who, just minutes before, was in an entirely different place, most likely hanging out with my grandmas and grandpas

*For some reason, blogger didn't recognize this as a word. I beg to differ about whether this is infact a word, and if not, a dang good word creation by me which the spellchecker should recognize and add to it's database.

Last Minute Fun

Enjoy it while it lasts...We've been on a bit of an outings splurge this last month all because I'm in a panic that this is the last time I'll ever take my kids out in this lifetime. Plus it makes the days go faster, and that really is the goal here. I think we've done more in the last few weeks than an entire year put together. At least Colby and Kara won't be able to say we didn't do anything before the baby came.

Tracy Aviary

The kids kept gathering loads of long branches, which we later learned were being collected by the employees for the birds. Whoops.

Colby and Kara with their cousins (well, my cousins Heather and Rochelle's kids)

Library St. Patrick's Day Activity

Getting faces painted

They had all kinds of cute activities including:

decorating hats

fishing

story/singing time

cake walk

Irish Dancers

A priceless picture of the whole fam. I think this one might go up on the wall.


Flying Kites at the Park

We had some time to kill yesterday in Bountiful so we headed to the park. The wind picked up and we just happened to have some kites in the car that Grandma gave the kids last year.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANNON!!!

Hi everyone in the blogosphere. This is Cameron. First I would like to preface this post by saying there is a reason I am a pilot and have nothing to do with writing things. So if I hapen two spel som words rong plese send me an emale. I want to wish Shannon a Happy Birthday by letting you all in on a few things I love about her and things you may not know.

-Shannon is a great writer. I love her posts, they crack me up probably as they do you all.

-She is funny. She has a great sense of humor and loves to laugh.

-If Shannon were a super hero on heroes, her super power would be sense of smell. She can smell an empty can of tuna from down the street.

-Shannon loves puppies. (ironic)

-Shannon loves new things and places. She has had many different jobs because she is easily bored. So far that hasn't translated into husbands, thank goodness.

-Shannon has the most beautiful eyes, and if you look close you can see eyelashes growing out of the corner. ( I might be in trouble for that one)

-Shannon is daring. I always thought that she was pretty careful until we were on a river trip and she did a full gainer off a cliff into the raging rapids below. I was so impressed.

-Shannon loves food. Sometimes I think it is my biggest competition. Those of you who know Shannon can attest to this.

-Shannon is very honest. Don't ask her opinion if you are afraid of what the answer might be.

-She is an awesome Mom. She has to do a lot on her own and I am so glad I have her. I really am the luckiest man in the world.

Thanks for all you do Babe have a great day!!!

The flu is good

After about 36 hours of misery, I am happy to report that I am already 100% better. I never thought I'd say this, but...

I am thankful for the flu.

This hit me today. Before the sick episode, I was feeling pretty sorry for myself, thinking this pregnancy was extra hard with all the aches and pains and that I didn't know if I could make it to the end. Then I got to the flu. And that was true misery. Now that I am healthy again, I feel like a completely new woman and my third trimester aches and pains seem like nothing. I seriously think I was supposed to have the flu so I could shut my mouth and stop complaining about these last few weeks. So. I feel great. I LOVE being healthy and shame on me for having to get sick to appreciate my health. Cheers to these last 3 weeks-it'll be a cinch!

36.2 weeks pregnant + the flu = a really mean trick

The Home Depot Raceway

This week at Home Depot.

This is so much Colby's thing.

Building

Visualizing

Hammering

Racing

Time with daddy

I told Cameron I'd put this picture on the blog if he wouldn't quit pulling that face. He didn't listen. Too bad for him.

I don't like Mustard

This is our new bathroom.

It makes me happy.

A welcome change from mustard yellow walls and red rugs and towels.

A trip to Tasty's and the Zoo

My friend took her joy school kids to Tasty's Donuts for a little fieldtrip and I thought it looked like fun so I set one up for Colby and Kara and a few friends. It was so fun and the Tasty's tour guide, Baker Mackey, was so cute with the kids. They had a great time and of course the parents did too since we all got a warm, fresh donut at the end. Thanks Amber for the tip- we loved it!

We also went to the Zoo on Thursday and it ended up being the perfect day to go. Since it had snowed the night before, nobody was there and we saw mabye a total of 1o people It was a bit chilly when the wind picked up, but nothing a very pregnant woman can't handle.

Thanks

Thanks everyone for all your helpful advice regarding the hospitals and kids sharing rooms. I was really leaning towards keeping the kids separate and dreading moving everything around to do it, but after everyone's comments, I actually think I'll have them share. I should clarify though, that the reason I was leaning towards keeping them separated was because bed time is a big struggle for us right now, even with the kids in separate rooms. They keep each other up sometimes for hours and I figured putting them together even though we have enough rooms not to, would only compound the problem at a time when I'm going to be more desperate than ever for them to sleep. But with that said, I really thought what people had to say made sense and I think we'll give it a shot. Now my goal is to purchase bunk beds and attempt this by the weekend. Wish me luck.

As far as the hospital goes, I got positive comments about both so I'm still not sure what I'll do. Actually, the deciding factor may be that the food is supposed to be better at Ogden Regional. When in doubt, go where the food is better. It's kinda my motto.