ANYWAYS...so things are going well. I have entered my 8TH month of pregnancy. I was just telling Hubby about that last night too while we were having dinner. We both agreed that this pregnancy has definitely flown by...way quicker than when I was pregnant with little man. And Hubby glanced over at me with a coy smile and says, "I like to think that I helped with that..." (meaning, helped with this pregnancy and making time go by fast), and he has. Hands down, he's been amazing. He's been caring, quick to help me with anything (especially picking anything up off the floor), cleaning, making us dinner when I'm exhausted, rubbing my feet, etc. Definitely a complete 180 from the last one. We were in a different place in our marriage when I was pregnant with little man, and I was working a lot for something to do, but this pregnancy, as far as Hubby goes, has been a completely different experience, and I am so glad for it. I'm so proud of my husband for changing so much, for the better and understanding what I need, what Decklan needs, and what we need as a family, and what he has to do. I mean, I'm not saying my pregnancy with little man was horrible, I loved being pregnant with him. It's amazing being pregnant in general. But it was a different experience last time with Hubby compared to this time. As far as being pregnant with Decklan and the symptoms and what not, well that was a cake walk compared to this one. With little man, I had no cravings, no aches, no pains, no morning sickness, not a TON of weight gain (I put that all on AFTER he was born), and basically, I just got a belly. Now, this pregnancy...OMG it is soooooooooooooooooo different. I have the pains (ligament), the aches, my knee hurts (apparently from either gaining weight again or else from old sports injuries from what my MIL said), I have a ton of indigestion, I've had morning sickness (in the beginning), the cravings, and everything else that I didn't experience in my first one, is happening tenfold in this one. It's crazy. But I absolutely, without a doubt, cherish and treasure every moment of it because I can't even begin to express how much I LOVE being pregnant. (Not that I want to be a surrogate or anything...I really love knowing that me and my husband have created a new little life.)
On another note, it was absolutely GORGEOUS and warm here 2 days ago. And when I say "warm" I mean like 78 degrees. Ah-mazing. We went to the pool, the lagoon, hung out outside A LOT and it was just so incredibly nice. And of course every single person in the state of WA complained about how hot it was, and how they couldn't wait for it to cool off again. It was literally a story on the 10 o'clock news. People at the Seattle Mariners game were interviewed, and one guy said "I moved from Arizona to get away from the heat and it's followed me here to Seattle....this is not what I bargained for...". I wanted to literally reach through my TV and slap this guy. Our "heat wave" was only projected to last for two, maybe three days and everyone was up in arms over it. I get it, no where in the state of Washington has AC. Not the houses, not the stores, not the mall, no where. They don't [normally] need it. But my god you would've thought these people were in the middle of the Sahara desert with their portable fans draped around their necks, and fanning themselves as they walked around the grocery store, and drinking water so they wouldn't dehydrate from the heat....it was something else to witness. As for me...I was outside soaking up as much vitamin D that I possibly could.
So we have been working diligently on plans for things coming up. I'm pretty sure we have figured out our route for when we move to Nebraska. There are a few things we plan on doing and seeing on that drive, like stopping in Coeur d'Alene again (I absolutely LOVE that town!!), and also stopping to see Mount Rushmore. I have never been there (never really had much desire to see a "Dakota") but I do want to take the boys to see it since it's on the way to Nebraska. So it'll be fun. But we have to work around a newborns schedule, as well as a toddlers, and Bears. So we plan on only driving a few hours a day and taking about six days to get there. On top of planning that out, we've been dealing with the housing office in Omaha, which we have decided to move into base housing again...for a year when we get there. I just want to alleviate the headache of house hunting from WA, not to mention not having to worry about the yard size for Bear, and all the other specifics that come along with moving to another area that we don't really know nor been to in a while. Another thing that goes along with all of that is scheduling the pack up for all of our household items. Luckily the military will come and pack up our house, but we will be without our things for a few days....well the things that we don't intend on carting with us in the truck to Nebraska. There's just a lot of planning that is going into this move, and it's not really stressful, but slightly overwhelming when I look at a calendar and see what all I still need to plan, what I've already planned that has to be carried out, and just things that will happen in the future. I mentioned on some social network that I feel like I've got things either planned or in the works of being planned until Christmas!!! After we get to Nebraska, well, about two weeks after, we're flying to Florida to visit my side of the family and introduce the new little guy to everyone. We'll be there for about 6 days, and we've got a ton of family and friends to see while we're there, not to mention I'm planning a trip to Disney World (actually going to the Magic Kingdom....a first for all the boys) to not only see the Magic Kingdom, but to do Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and to Islands of Adventures, since Kevin has yet to experience The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. So it'll be a fun trip and we'll hopefully have amazing warm weather!!!
Other than that....Hubby left today for Point Mugu. He'll only be gone until Thursday, but being as pregnant as I am, things get hard with a toddler sometimes! But I had a good talk with little man, and he knows what he has to do while Daddy is gone. Hopefully :) Thank goodness this is the last time Hubby has to leave for a while. Any closer to my due date and I'd be nervous. Besides, we have a lot planned when he comes back.
And as always, some pictures :)
Yes he had his pink ninny. It's his "I'm-hurt-and-acting-like-a-girl" ninny.
They were repaving the driveway across the street. He was in heaven!!
We have started standing in the corner. Time-outs on the couch/chair don't work.
Playing on the water seal at Wind Jammer Park.
The two loves of my life...soon to be three!
He was looking for mussels.
As you can see we're trying to make the most of the last few months we have here in WA. I think we're doing well with that!
