Any Day Now...or not

Since I was about 20 minutes pregnant I have thought this baby is a boy. I became more and more convinced over the months until I seriously considered giving all of my girl clothes away so I didn't have to store them anymore. However, in the last month of my pregnancy I have felt much more like I did with Daisy than I did with Levi. The 'poll' (I don't know if it can really be called a poll since it doesn't meet any scientific polling criteria) results on this blog voted overwhelmingly that this baby is going to be a boy. We won't have to wonder much longer, the wait is almost over.

Daisy arrived two days late and Levi came 11 days early, so it's really impossible to tell when the baby will make his or her appearance. With every cramp and pinch I wonder, "Is this it?" Jeff took his last final today, so all of our prayers that the baby would wait until after finals were over were answered. Even if I went into labor right now we would be in the clear.

Poor Daisy wakes up every day and gives me the countdown, "Mom! Only 6 more days," then "Mom! Only 5 more days!" I tried to explain to her that it really could be anytime...even, say, 10 more days. Strange as it sounds, I am really fine to go past my due date. I still feel great and instinctively feel that later is safer. Truth is, it's not really for me to decide. Baby will come whenever he or she is ready. And I'll keep you posted...

To Grandma's House We Go

About a month ago my dad fell over 12 feet from scaffolding at work and broke his back. He is on bed rest and can't even sit down - which obviously means he can't get in a car and come visit. So...I decided to go visit them. The kids and I loaded up on Friday and headed off to spend some time with my family. My parents and sisters still live together in the house I grew up in so it is always fun to go stay and hang out. On the way down we made a pit stop at the Cheese Chalet in Beaver and bought some fresh curd cheese to take to my dad, since it is one of his favorite treats. Daisy and Levi were immediate fans of 'squeaky cheese.'

A few weeks ago my youngest sister thought it would be a great idea to buy some baby chicks. She has been raising them and sent them home with us to add to our flock of chickens. They are between down and feathers right now so they are kinda ugly, but they are growing fast. The kids were so excited to get more chickens! I'm just hoping they are all hens!
Levi loves to play Legos at Grandma's house. He builds trucks and drives them all over the place...which means we find Legos all over the house. I'm glad the Legos live at Grandma's house and not mine.The kids wanted to ride their bikes (which also live at Grandma's house) even though it was chilly and windy. They, of course, didn't even seem to notice.

Daisy and Levi got to be the special assistants in Grandma's strawberry jam operation. They got sugar everywhere! The worst part is I forgot to bring some home with me!

We went to the new Disney movie 'earth' and loved it. The kids have still been talking about all the animals and the 'beautiful world.' Afterward we ate at The Pizza Factory - my fave. I could eat the salad bar there every day and not ever get tired of it. Yum!

Everyone was a little concerned that I might go into labor while I was there, but I don't know when I'll make it down again and I'm really glad we went. I'm just grateful they live close enough that we can make a fun weekend visit.

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny visited our home Saturday morning. We hadn't hyped it up much, so the kids were surprised and thrilled to wake up to Easter baskets. Levi especially loved his new Spiderman glasses.

We met at Grandma's house to color eggs and have an Easter picnic that afternoon. There is a fire pit out back and we were going to roast hot dogs. Only, it was freezing and windy outside, so we moved the picnic indoors. Levi couldn't figure out why we were leaving the shells on the eggs. He knows you have to crack them before you use them! Daisy tried all different color combinations to come up with a purple egg.

After lunch there were candy filled eggs to be found all around Grandpa and Grandma's yard. The kids ran around gathering them up as fast as they could. Then, we smiled as we saw the older kids going along in front of the younger kids taking their eggs out of their baskets and 're-hiding' them just so they could watch the little kids be excited to find more. My ten-year-old nephew ended up giving away all of the eggs he found because he was re-hiding them for my kids! Don't worry, though, we divied them up in the end.

It was so nice to have done all the 'bunny' stuff on Saturday so we could spend Sunday concentrating on the sacred meaning of Easter. Jeff's sister traveled up from Green River and we had a very nice Easter dinner at his parents' house. We hope you had a happy Easter too!

Out With the Old, In With the New

I feel like I have fallen out of the blogosphere! After being promised by two different Qwest employees (all of which are non-English speakers) that I could get internet service at our new house, turns out I can't. Surprise, surprise. So, we had to go with a local provider and our service is very sketchy (and will be forever and ever.) It looks as though getting my computer to run wirelessly here will be a perpetual challenge.The good news is that we are out of our temporary apartment and into our permanent one. Hooray! There is so much more room here, besides it is brand new! We are still lacking doorknobs and blinds, but all of our hard work is paying off. Jeff's dad was incredible to get so much done in time for us to move in. Both Jeff's sister and mine traveled long distances to help with cleaning and moving. Jeff's Teacher's Quorum was the greatest moving crew. I am still unpacking boxes (and will be forever and ever) but it feels so good to be here.

Today I washed all my baby stuff and set up the nursery. I can't get over how small everything seems! It is such a relief to finally be able to access all of my stuff and see what I still need to get before the baby arrives. I feel completely exhausted by the end of each day. Ask me if I think it's a good idea to move when you are eight months pregnant!