simplicity + joy: Approaching D Day!

Just 12 more days until my due date. It seems so weird that it is coming so fast. I went to the doctor today and he said that I am dilated to a 2 and thinning out quite a bit. He thinks the baby will come next week sometime so we shall see. My due date is next Saturday the 23rd. I am feeling excited/nervous and just hoping everything goes well.

At my 37 week appointment we found out that baby boy was breech and so we scheduled an ECV to try to turn the baby that following Monday. I was really bummed he was breech because I am really hoping to do a VBAC this time around and so if he didn't turn we would have to schedule another C- section. wa wa. Luckily, (well I know it wasn't luck because we had a lot of people praying for us) He ended up turning on his own over the weekend and so that Tuesday when I went in for the ECV they gave us the great news that he had already turned by himself!! Today at my appointment he said that the baby is still head down and should stay that way so we are just pretty much waiting for me to go into Labor either this week or next. It is such an exciting time right now!! I am feeling great. a lot better than I should be feeling at this point. A few weeks ago I was feeling really hormonal and like a crazy person and couldn't wait for this pregnancy to be over, but now I am feeling really good and excited. I am ok with him coming when he wants to come even if it takes him a little longer.

Alex's grandma passed away this past weekend so we have a lot of family stuff this week and weekend. We are headed up to Cache Valley so it was good news when my doctor told me he probably wont come until next week sometime. My sister Kera is also coming to town to run the Ragnar so it will be fun to see her and cheer her on.

Max seems to be growing up SOO much just this past few months. He has been doing really well with potty training and we also transfered him over to a big boy bed. He even learned how to ride his bike with training wheels! I have been amazed by how well he has been transitioning to all these new things because I was expecting it to be a really hard adjustment. He definately has his days where I think all the changes hit him and he gets really upset (throws major tantrums), but for the most part if we keep pretty good to our routine he does really well. I think he is going to be such a great big brother. I am so proud of him and love him so much! Its hard to think we could love another one as much as we love Max, but I know that we will love this new baby so much too. I am so excited to see him!

We've had a lot of fun this past month with family and friends. Alex has been working on his tower project, that should have a post dedicated all to itself (and Alex should write it because I dont know what I'm talking about) In a nutshell, he got a tower and has been wanting to set it up somewhere and with a lot of coaxing he talked his parents into letting him put it on the side hill behind their house. It was a LOT of work. It took Probably about 3 or 4 straight days doing everything. He ran a fiberoptic cable out to the tower and so they had to build a trench and pour cement and a lot of other stuff. He just finished this past weekend. It ended up being pretty cool. Alex had a lot of fun doing it. There is now live video streaming from the tower overlooking his parents house and Hyrum Dam! Go Alex!

As he has been busy with the tower I have been able to spend some quality time with my mom and My two best friends Megan and Whitney. We were able to do a few girls nights together and that is always so much fun. We were able to go to Whitney's baby girl Ava's blessing and share that day with their family and that was awesome. We also had one last shopping trip before the baby comes and Whitney moves. I love those two. They are so fun to hang out with and always make me laugh.

My sister Brittney played in a soccer tournament this past weekend in Logan so their family stopped in Bountiful and Max and got to go to dinner with them. They stopped in again at my brother Eric's house on Sunday on their way home too so it was great to spend time with their cute family of 7!! I love family time. So happy to have such awesome brother's and sister's. Alex's family is incredible too! Looking forward to seeing all of them this week, even though it is too bad that it has to be at their grandma's funeral. She was the cutest, most incredible lady. always so thoughtful and sweet. Her and their Grandpa Miller have to be the cutest couple I have ever met. I love that they were able to make it to their mid 90's together. I hope Alex and I can grow that old together. It is going to be such a sweet funeral I am sure.

well, that was a long update and I kinda jumped around a lot so I hope it made some sense.

Pictures from Lately....

We were able to go to the temple Saturday night. Jeremy and Stacy were nice enough to watch Max for us. I was having the worst Braxton Hicks during the session I thought I might be going into labor. luckily I they went away shortly after.