thoughts before the baby

My Mom sent me pictures of the beautiful quilt she made for our baby. I cannot wait to wrap him up in it and kiss his tiny face.

Today I had one of my last doctor appointments and the midwife that saw me was cold and quick. I wish that I was delivering in Utah because Dr. Jones is so incredibly nice.

We rented our house and signed a lease with our tenant this last weekend, which is so nice to have done right before the baby comes. But you know what was sad for me? Tonight after I put the kids to bed I did an official change of address. And that means that we are moving to california after the summer. I am really sad to leave all that I love about Lehi behind. I will really miss our wonderful ward and friends and the sweet set up we have out there living 4 houses down from Brandon and Hill. Maybe someday we will move back?

This week my goal is to kiss Grace and Neal as much as possible. I know that they dont really understand how things will change when the baby comes and that i will not be able to run to their every need and want. So this week I am wrestling with Neal on the ground, catching earwigs in the grass to put in glass jars, and playing barbies with Grace. Oh and last night I even held Neal on the couch at 2:53 am and just enjoyed watching him drink his bottle with his eyes closed while he rubbed his monkey against his cheek.

My ongoing list is actually getting smaller! I need to buy some big pillows this week so that I can nurse in bed all trough the night. I want to make and freeze a bunch of blueberry muffins so that the kids can eat those for breakfast while I am busy with baby.

We still are not sure on a name. Any suggestions are welcome!

Haircut?

Cari and Beth were watching Grace for me and showed me this when I got home. Apparently she is very passionate about her hair.

aunt buff saves the day

she carries in my groceries just about every time we go to the store

she takes out my trash

she lets my kids face paint with chalk

she makes an amazing bacon, cheese, lettuce, avocado sandwich

she is such a huge help!

thank you aunt Buff for spoiling all of us

our iDad

Josh is such a fun Dad. We love spending time together on Sundays wrestling after church on our bed. Happy fathers day Josh! we sure love you

Josh turned 27

Some of you know how dedicated Josh is to his job, and for those of you that dont, dedicated is an understatement. His hours of work are from about 10 am to 1 am. I am being totally serious! When I convinced him to let us steal him for 1 hour to go out and celebrate being 27 I got a little teary eyed on the way. I was just so excited to be with him and spend some time together out as a family.

Josh has so many qualities that I really admire, but one of my favorites is how he makes people feel about themselves. When you talk with him he gives you his full attention as he quietly listens to understand where you are coming from. Then he carefully gives advice or suggestions (when asked) as to what he thinks with ONLY the best intentions in mind. I have seen and heard him talk with so many people over the last few years and it is always so impressive to me how careful he is not to offend, but yet so genuinely honest. This is a talent that he has been blessed with and I am so grateful for it.

Josh is also extreamly motivated and driven. We have a dream (thanks to him) of living in a sunny place that is driving distance to the beach. Lots of children running through our modest home surrounded with green grass to run on. And guess who is going to make that happen? You bet! My handsome husband. The other day he came home from work really late and we chatted all about this life that we will have. Its going to be beautiful. Josh even promised me that we can have the ginormous garden that will grow "out back". He knows just what I want.

Happy Birthday to my Josh

so grace