Until then-here are some updates:
I'm currently 31 weeks pregnant and even though I would love to say that I can do this delivery all natural and just have my water break on it's own and actually have a spontaneous birth-I doubt I will let that happen. Which means my induction date will be the weekend of May 27th. I haven't been sick since about 22 weeks-yay! And my belly really has started popping out in the last month or so. So for those people who didn't know I was pregnant until I was 5 months along and for those who don't live with me-this pregnancy has just flown by for them...or so I've been told. I'm sorry to any pregnant women I might have ever said that to.
Here are my belly pics. Since this is my LAST pregnancy I decided to embrace the belly and document it's growth. The only thing that doesn't keep me from crying when I look at these is knowing that there is a human child in there and not just Cafe Rio. Someday I will be skinny again...someday.
After 2 months of trying to get into home showings (inventory in Utah is low and houses can go under contract in a matter of hours after being listed) and vigorous online searches-we finally found a home in Cedar Hills that we are excited about. It wasn't our first choice to leave Sandy, but the fact of the matter is-we cannot afford the kind of home we want here. Everything in our area is old and overpriced. So we went to Utah County and found a home with amazing mountain views in a gorgeous, newer area and we are excited to be home owners again. I can now take pride in where we live again. I love where we live now but I haven't been super keen on inviting people over to see our house. The kids are all very excited about this move. I don't think the reality of leaving people they love has hit them yet though. Today is their last day of school and I am expecting some meltdowns and tears when they come home. We have LOVED our elementary school. I don't know of a single teacher there that I don't like. I have loved everything about our experience at that school and honestly, the hardest part about moving (besides leaving our good friend's) is leaving that school. I was a bucket of tears yesterday as I cleaned out my cart and handed in my badge and key. I will miss that wonderful building and all those amazing teachers and sweet kids. I am tearing up just thinking about not being there 4 days a week anymore.
Our new home-
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My brother and his sweet wife had their baby 7 1/2 weeks early. It was a scary ordeal for all of us but luckily Tiana and the baby are doing well. I'm so excited that I finally get to play auntie on a regular basis and my kids will finally have a cousin to see at Sunday dinners with the family. Scottie Jade is the cutest, sweetest little thing and already has such a spunky personality. We are all looking forward to her leaving the NI CU so we can love on her. Tiana has been amazing throughout this whole experience and I am just so proud to call her my sister in law. Having a preemie is tough, but she has been a trooper. I don't think I handled the twins being in the NI CU half as well as she is handling Scottie being there, and so far Scottie has been there 2 weeks longer than the twins were. This little lady is a HUGE blessing in all our lives...
