40 Weeks and Beyond

Disclaimer: This is going to be a pretty whiny, cynical blog, so for those of you who know and prefer me as happy-go-lucky Christy, please feel free to check my blog again in 1-2 weeks, when there will be a picture of that Christy will be smiling with her new baby in her arms!

Okay, okay so now I am officially "overdue", and I thought I would post my favorite things about being 40 weeks and beyond for those people "who always have there babies early" so they can know how much fun it is. And also for those of us who are always overdue, maybe you can relate and tell me a story of someone being over due that is worse than mine to make me feel better.

1. Only 3 maternity shirts fit me now, so when I'm going out of my house I have to try and remember who I saw 3 days ago and if I was wearing the same shirt so people don't know I can only fit into three shirts. Plus, the shirts I have been washing over and over now are coming unthreaded around the belly line, which makes me feel even better.

2. EVERYWHERE you go, people ask when are you due, and you get to say, "yesterday, last week, etc." and a see look of horror cross their face. Then it's always, "well, is your doctor going to induce you?" Then I get to explain the whole birthing center, midwife thing and then you get the whole "you are crazy" look. Usually they walk away muttering something under their breath.

3. I cry my head off everytime I leave my weekly check-up because again NOTHING IS HAPPENING in my uterus that even indicates I will go into labor anytime soon. Thanks mom for talking to me on the way home (I think she was worried she will have to fly down to keep me from going into depression and when the baby comes!).

4. Greg tells me when I get home from the appointment (still crying, I've read you can only really cry for 45 minutes at a time, but I have disproved that theory MANY times), "you should always plan on going late, you're ALWAYS late." When I explain to him that every labor is different and most people have some kids early and some days late, he says. "well, YOU just need to plan on always going late, you wil NEVER go early." Thanks, hon. After this discussion we changed my due date to March 20th on the calendar, so that now I can be surprised if I go earlier than that.

People really do say some of the funniest things when you are pregnant. One of the new funny things someone said to me a couple days ago, after asking when I was due, "Oh, you're due that soon, you shouldn't be out. I don't like when people go out that close to there due date you could get hit by a car. When I was 9 months pregnant, I almost got hit by a car." What? Why? Because you can't walk as fast? I'm sure if I was threatened by oncoming traffic, I could go pretty fast for a pregnant lady. "Okay, I'll try and be careful, " I said.

Really, though I am grateful to have a healthy baby and I know that is the most important thing, so I will continue to wait (just maybe not patiently). We are all excited to have a new baby in the house. Even Scott will ask me everyday, "Mom, when is your baby coming out?" Scott, not you too!

Week without Greg

Okay I wasn't as good at taking picutres as I thought, but I did take this one of us having heart shaped muffins with srpinkles that me and the kids made together. It was one of my "good mom moments." Trust me, those seem to be happening less and less the longer I am pregnant.

I'm not sure if the next pictures are embarrassing, pathetic, or downright cool! One of the fun things I did the night before Greg came home was have a SOLO GIRL'S NIGHT! I got a babysitter and went shopping at the craft store, ate at Panera Bread (thier french onion soup is so good!), and went to the temple. I was thinking that I might feel dumb sitting by myself at Panera Bread eating dinner. But when I got there, I realized there were lots of people sitting by themselves, you just had to have a laptop you were using. I didn't have a laptop, but I did have my new cool phone that Greg got me for Valentine's Day that is Wi-Fi compatible. So I checked my email while I ate at Panera. I did feel dumb asking people to take my picture (but I knew Ryan & Jessica would be proud), but I already had the excuse if people asked me why I would tell them I was on one of those picture scavenger hunts. It really was a fun, relaxing night and I was grateful to get to go to the temple one more time before I have my baby!

The last day Greg was gone we went to a party for one of Scott's friends Evan. Here are pics of the kids there. Scott LOVES birthday cake and ate 3 pieces and would've eaten more if I would've let him.

Belly Pictures

Okay, so I promised some of you belly pictures. Please note that the fact that I am posting pictures on my blog 9 months pregnant means I feel some very strong love for those of you out there. The other wonderful thing about this pictures is that since Greg was out of town Scott was the photographer. Scott loves taking pictures and usually takes them when I'm out of the room. I have posted some of Scott's other photography masterpieces at the end of the blog.

Here's when I was trying to coach Scott on how to take the pictures (Don't get the lower half of my body, just get the top half). I figured this is probably really how I look the last month of pregnancy, annoyed.

Here's some of Scott's other masterpieces:

Stacey's B-day

Stacey's birthday was a little sad this year as far as party planning went. We didn't really have a party that day, we just had cake and ice cream for her that night. She did get some cute clothes from her Grandma Hill and a very cute Cinderella dress up outfit from her Grandma Nut. She had a fun day, but Scott still reminds me often that we still need to have a REAL party for Stacey. Hopefully he will forget and not remind her that her 2nd birthday was lame, since she can't remember!

For those of you who don't know Stacey, I will tell you about her. She is alot of fun and has alot of energy (I mean alot). She is very independent and determined at everything she does (it takes me about 10 minutes to get her dressed because she wants to do it). Her favorite saying is "by myself." She has a love/hate relationship with her brother, maybe that's normal I never had an older brother. She is her daddy's princess, and has him wrapped around her little finger. She loves singing "I am a Child of God" really loud. Scott yells at her to stop singing in the car because no one can hear the music when she is singing. She loves princesses, babies and puzzles. I love her so much and am glad to be her mom.

Here she is wearing one of the baby's hats. It was really funny when she put it on, I thought she looked like a little thug rapper girl!

I found my camera cord!!!

Okay, all I know you have been waiting and checking my blog everyday for the pictures of our new house, so here they are. These are actually the day we moved in. I will take pictures later this week of how everything looks now (much better). And guess what I really will because Greg is out of town this week so I have lots of free night time to blog. So watch out blogging world, this is going to be a record week of blogging for me!!!

The first picture is the front of the house (obviously). The second is the family room, they were building a bookshelf, it is finished now. Nexy pictures are entryway, kitchen, dining room and living room.

I'll take some pictures of the kids rooms also and post them later, they turned out really cute.

One of our new favorite things about our house is our master tub. We love it! The reason I had to post this picture of Greg was because he took his first bubble bath in our tub and put too many bubbles in the first place, but then he turned the jets on and they kept getting bigger. I had to grab a bowl from the kitchen and scoop them into the shower! It was really funny! The kids love the bath too, and I like it because they play (fight) in the tub while I am in the shower (usually yelling at them to stop fighting).

We really love our new house and have such a wonderful ward and neighbors!! It has been a huge blessing for us to live here!

P.S. Andrea, I have been meaning to take a picture of my belly and I will post it just for you!

Tagged

Hey I have never been tagged before, it seem kindof fun, so here I go:

10 years ago: I was a high school senior at Timpanogos High. I played soccer and worked as a Pharmacy Technician at Macey's grocery story.

5 things on my list to do today: 1) Shower 2) Unpack at least one box 3) Call Verizon about our phone service 4) Do FHE 5) Laundry

Things I enjoy: 1) Reading 2) Taking Naps 3) playing sports (not watching) 4) Kickboxing 5) Going out to dinner 6)Pedicures

What would I do if I were a billionaire? Build a pool, sell our business, go back to school to get my masters, Do community service, buy a vacation home

Three of my bad habits: getting distracted easily, not being organized, not shaving my legs very often

Places I have lived: White Rock, NM Orem, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Vienna, Virginia Las Vegas, NV Lewisville & Carrollton, TX

5 jobs I have had: 1) Pharmacy Tech 2)Hostess and server at Rodizio Grill and Ruby Tuesday 3)Girl's counselor at NewHaven 4)Payroll and accounting person for our company (which I have no experience in at all!)

5 things people don't know about me: (these are hard)
1) I love Donuts!!! I don't eat them that much because I can develop a serious addiction to them.
2) I enjoy being by myself.
3) I have terrible handwriting. (It looks like a boy's, even Greg's is better than mine)
4) I like sewing, I just can't find the time to do it.
5) I love baking, especially muffins. It doesn't matter what kind, I love blueberry, banana, bran etc. If you ever need a good muffin recipe, I have tried tons and have really good ones!

So I guess now you tag 5 more people. I am tagging Brooke, Jessica, Megan, Meridith and Brooke J.

P.S. Pictures of the new house are coming, I just can't find my camera cord. It's still in a box somewhere.
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Did we really go to Hawaii?

Okay, I know I am horrible at taking pictures (believe it or not, I am actually BETTER now that I blog, it's sad). Here is my proof: out of all these pictures, there are only a couple that even show we were in Hawaii. So if any of you doubt that I was actually in Hawaii for Christmas, at this point, I have no proof. I do however have some great photographers in my family and I will get some of there pictures to prove that we went to Hawaii. Having said that, I think the pictures I took are still cute.

These pictures are of my family learning the hula at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Scott and Stacey were on the stage and were being ridiculously cute. Notice we are all wearing identical shirts except Stacey, who is almost two and managed to get pooh on her shirt literally 5 minutes before we left for the PCC. I mean you expect that from a newborn, but a 2 year old, give me a break! The PCC was so much fun, really, go there if you ever get a chance, the shows are alot of fun and some of them are hilarious!

Christmas morning

For Christmas my aunts and grandparents booked a snorkeling tour for us and (how great is this) babysitters for our kids. Here is all of us looking cute in our life jackets. Notice I am not in the picture. There is no way in my entire life that I will ever post a picture of me in my blog in a swimsuit, especially being pregnant. I am quite happy to take the pictures. The snorkeling tour was so much fun! We got to see sea turtles and fish up close and our tour guide took us to a shark cave. Cool, huh?

The first pic is Pearl Harbor, and the second is the train at the Dole Pineapple Plantation. The rest of the pictures are watching and doing fireworks in our pjs.

The trip was alot of fun. We are so grateful to all of our family which made it such a wonderful Christmas trip!