Ramblings...

So, it's been awhile since I posted anything... but I want to remember these things.

Since finding out we were having a boy, I've been pretty excited. It's so nice to know a little more about the baby growing inside of me. I'm 22 weeks now. That means in 18 weeks, we will have a little boy added to our family. I can't believe it! And I am so excited. I just want to get everything ready already. Sometimes, I secretly wish I didn't have a job (well, I guess it's not a secret anymore) and I wish that I wasn't in school any longer, so that I could get things ready. I long for May. I will be done with all of my classes by the end of May and what a glorious thing that will be. Right now I am just so exhausted all of the time. I feel like all I do is run around and by the time I get home, I don't want to do anything else, but relax... which leaves me little time for homework or getting the room ready for baby. This week, I've decided that I only get 1 hour each day for leisure time on the computer. I spend way too much time on the computer- reading blogs, hanging out on facebook, looking up pregnancy stuff, reading information about babies, searching and researching baby items (i.e. cribs, bassinets, bottles, food, etc.). And, if I have time to do that, well I have time to do other things. One hour should be enough time to relax, right? And, if I still need to relax, I can read real books! :) Yesterday, I tried this... but when that hour was up, I was ready for bed- so I still didn't have a chance to do anything else. Today, I went to work, then to the doctor, then I came home where someone was waiting for me- I administered a part of an assessment (for 1.5 hours) and then ate Cheerios for dinner. Now, I am using my hour break. Then, I might try going shopping, if I can convince Jeff. Then he has a basketball game that I will go to. We will get home around 10:30 at night and I will be ready for bed. See what I mean? My days are so filled with so many things! When can I even do homework. I have a paper tomorrow... I haven't even started on it yet. Oh, and I have a lot of work that I need to get done for work- guess I'll be getting up a little earlier and getting to work a little early so I can get a head start on some things. Besides Friday, today is the only day that I don't have class- but it's also the day that I schedule other things like doctor appointments and administering tests (I am taking an Assessments class- so I guess I did do some homework tonight). I also have a huge Stats test that I really need to study for so that I can take it next Saturday and I have tons of homework that I need to complete before then (and take two quizzes). Anyway, I don't mean to sound like I am complaining and hope that this blog post doesn't come across that way. Really, I am just sharing what my life is like right now. It's a little overwhelming... and I didn't even tell all of it.

On the plus side- I'm still really enjoying my pregnancy. I worry myself sometimes because I don't feel the baby moving around all of the time- but he's fine. I went to the OB today, just to get an ultrasound so they could see the baby's stomach- they didn't get a good view of it last time- and he was moving around. His heartbeat was a good 152. He looked great. It even looked as though he was saying "hi" at one point- with his hand in front of his face and he opened and closed his mouth. :) I can't wait to see my little guy in person! Less than halfway there- the countdown is on! :)

Oh yeah, and Monday evening, I went to two different stores and checked out some strollers and carseats and cribs and dressers for the wee one. It was such a fun experience!! I loved looking at all of the options! :) I loved trying out the strollers. It's hard to pick which one to get though. Jeff and I did end up getting a bassinet for the baby.

Check out the one we got here! Tell me what you think. We got it for 25% off because we traded in a crib at Babies R Us. :)I can't wait to get it set up. Next, we have to clean out the messy office/junk room and turn it into a nursery. We'll paint it- hopefully we'll do a better job than I did previously.

Well, sorry there are no pictures to enjoy- I know, it's usually my favorite part about reading a blog post, too... but instead, I will leave you with the quote of the week that Jeff put on our refrigerator (don't you find it strange that refrigerator is not spelled with a "d". I always, always want to spell it with a "d"- refridgerator).

Here's the quote:

"We cannot expect to learn endurance in our later years if we have developed the habit of quitting when things get difficult now."- Elder Robert D. Hales

I guess I'd better just keep on keepin' on. :) Alright, well, I've definitely been on the computer for an hour. Time for me to go for now. :)