I thought I would try to make it a whole month in between posts. I almost made it! Brian asked when I was going to update my blog and I said, "I don't have anything to update with!" We've just been busy with day-to-day things. I'll try to recap a few along with pictures mostly captured with my phone (e.g. poor quality! and sorry about the placement of the photos...kind of wonky):
I went on a field trip with Eliza and Libby's PI class. We went to the Rock Art Museum to look at the petroglyphs. The weather was great, the field trip was the perfect length of time, and lunch at the park after was a lot of fun.
A few weeks ago, we had the Primary Sacrament Program. I was somewhat hopeful that Libby would participate because she did her part with absolutely no problems both weeks they practiced. But the morning of the program, she thought otherwise. When we got to church, she just cried and quietly sobbed during the whole first part of church. I felt bad for her because I think she wants to do it and knows she can, but the nervous, reserved part of her takes hold and doesn't let go.
I've done a couple of photo shoots, although I am not doing them anymore. :) One was a newborn, one was an engagement and one was a family. I have a wedding to do this weekend and a family the next, then I will be done for a long while!
Last week was my mom's birthday, so my brother and his family, my parents and us met up at Buca di Beppo for dinner. We had a good time and got a good kick out of the people singing to my mom and the candlesticks she got to blow out. She loves that kind of attention. Haha!
I've been Christmas shopping and making some Christmas gifts--trying to get everything done before baby boy comes. Now if I can just find the time to wrap it all before, too! I had my baby shower this past week, which will be a post of its own, but we have been busy since washing clothes and getting things put away. It's been quite stressful for me in not knowing if we are going to be moving or not and if so, when, etc. So mix that with trying to figure out where the baby will go makes for one frantic mama. I think I have finally resigned myself to the fact that we won't move before he comes, so I just need to figure out where he'll be here for the first little while. We usually put newborns in our room or in our closet, so we set up a little make-shift nursery in there until we figure out our long term plan. It looks pretty cute for a temporary room.
I officially stopped hiking and walking the hills this past week. I would have kept it up, but I would get too tight and contract too much during and after, I felt it best to lay low for a while. I go to the doctor tomorrow, then from here on out I am on the once a week appointment schedule. He'll be here before we know it!
