"Throughout our lives, we must deal with change. Some changes are welcome; some are not. There are changes in our lives which are sudden, such as the unexpected passing of a loved one, an unforeseen illness, the loss of a possession we treasure. But most of the changes take place subtly and slowly. Day by day, minute by minute, second by second we went from where we were to where we are now. The lives of all of us, of course, go through similar alterations and changes. The difference between the changes in my life and the changes in yours is only in the details. Time never stands still; it must steadily march on, and with the marching come the changes. This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now. Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. " Thomas S. Monson

March 04, 2013

37 weeks....

And Boy am I DONE.
At least i feel that way right now. I had a really good past few days but last night i just started feeling awful and still as of now, I just feel like the end is very near (at least thats what im hoping) I have been really sick all morning, achy, and just feeling miserable...if i was having regular contractions i would say im def in labor...but im only missing the contraction part which is a rather big one.

My stomach is so sick and sore so i cant imagine this will last too much longer. Saturday we went dwn to st. george to help my mom move to her new house and after i told nick i REALLY wanted to eat some Olive Garden..so we got there and sat down and i started to notice my contractions got very regular and close together so i turned on my contraction timer on my phone and started timing them just to get an idea of how far and long they were. After about a dozen that were really starting to hurt I was getting a little worried that I really might be going into labor, they were 2 and 3 min apart and lasting about 30 sec to a min.....Nick started to notice when i would stop eating and be in a little pain without trying to bring attention to us i just kept eating and timing until we had finished. It was funny to see nick start to freak out a little because we were 45 min from home and he didnt want me to be having a baby in the car! By the time it had been a good hour with them coming like that I looked at him and said "ya i think we should probably go now" he looked at me and said "WHAT" I said just get the check and lets head home just in case they dont stop.

The whole way home they continued and then once we got home and I laid dwn they had started to space out and then by the time i was ready to sleep they where pretty far apart.

As much as I know its a little bit easier with him on the inside, im just ready to get the next chapter started and for me to have a body that feels good again!
I keep just hoping this will be the week but again I know its not up to me and Im just wanting him to come when he is ready and not trying to make him come out...so i will just play his waiting game until he realizes that he would have so much more room if he just came out!

My belly is as big as it could possibly get now this past week he has for sure dropped. I have to try to hold my belly up so that its easier to breathe and i can take a little of the presure off of it as well.

Im praying the time is near and that we will soon see our little boy, we cant wait!!

here are my 36 and 37 weeks pictures!
(white shirt 36 weeks and gray shirt 37 weeks)


good advice!

Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib, not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal! Under the arm to be protected, & next to the heart to be loved.

brothers forever

brothers forever

the haslem family