Here are a couple little projects that I have finished recently.  Like I told Sara Joy, we don't have patterns or a color theme so these look totally random haha  The deer one is a receiving blanket.  I had a lot of fun with the stitches on my sewing machine with these projects and they were simple and quick which is what is fun for me right now haha 

Here is a very tired looking picture of me at 35 weeks 5 days! 

I found this in my emails while searching for an email.  My mom made this a while back when she got an app that made them so I thought I would share haha



Stewart found this and we thought it was pretty funny.

35 weeks down, 5 to go

We are getting so close! We finally feel ready with the materials we need to have a baby.  We went to the store and bought everything we would need for the first couple months, at least we think we did.  I am getting more and more uncomfortable as the weeks go on but I am doing my best to stay active, even though "active" is just walking or doing a pregnancy dance video that I get so so so tired from after the first ten minutes.  Oh well, it's something, right? She likes to hang out on my ribs a lot of the time.  And when I try move her away from my ribs, her head crushes my bladder... So.. it is a lose lose situation.  Anyway, we are just trying to prepare the best we can for this little girl to come into the world.  No, we don't have a name yet.  That just might have to wait until the hospital until the last minute that you can name a baby.  Cravings have kinda emerged the last few weeks.  I have just been wanting gummy sour candy for the past week.  Mostly I just crave something I see or didn't eat enough of, still.  Or if someone mentions something or somewhere to eat then changes where we eat, I have a hard time letting go of what I was planning on eating at the first place.  I am just hungry a lot.

We were able to go to Lori's baby's baby blessing this weekend.  We were to spend a lot of time with her family and Monica's family.  We even got to fix a fence at 11pm since Boone was gone and the cattle ruined the fence.  Mostly Stewart fixed it and I held the flashlight for it.  It was kinda creepy at first because Lori was trying to move the cows into the right pasture but they got completely spooked and started running through the fence.  Stewart and I were down by the gate they were supposed to go through and all we saw was sparks.  Then we went back to fix the fence and all the cows were just on the other side staring at us the entire time.  I would lift up the flashlight and just see their green eyes staring at us. haha Kinda freaky but we got it done.

If our baby sleeps as well as Henry does, I won't miss out on my naps or sleep at night. 

6 weeks!

I am now at 34 weeks!!! We are nearing the end of this roller coaster! I have been doing pretty well, just uncomfortable most of the time, but that is to be expected.  I had some contractions (Braxton Hicks) that were pretty regular last week and I ended up calling the doctor because they were getting a little bit stronger as the day went on.  The nurse told me to take a bath, go on a walk, and down some fluids. Then they went away.  However, Stewart and I went bowling that night for a recruiting event and I got a little more contractions that night haha I am also so tired all the time.  I sleep for a few hours each night then take a nap every day.  Thankfully, Stewart is supportive of that as he is going to class and work and I am a stay at home wife :)  Anyway, baby is coming soon!

I have been trying to keep myself busy with projects.  In the last couple weeks I have made a baby quilt for Stewart's sister's baby, burp clothes, and started some Christmas placemats for a service auction we had for Relief Society.  Also, I have made so many new and old recipes recently.  I have made pumpkin bars, zucchini bread, applesauce, apple butter, Jama's apple pie, and cinnamon rolls.  I am also planning to make apple dumplings tomorrow because I have extra dough and we still have apples.  Stewart is always a great help in the kitchen, especially when he peeled, cored, and sliced all the apples!

Update

I am now 32 weeks! The picture below was taken at 30 weeks.  I have been doing pretty well with everything.  Sleep is a little more difficult to get just because I wake up earl and can't get back to sleep the take naps during the day.  Thankfully I have time for those!!  I'm just feeling a little uncomfortable and some things are just a lot harder for me to do... like get up off the bed or floor.  

We had an ultrasound yesterday!! It is always fun to see her! We got to check the placenta, which was low in the last ultrasound.  It has since moved away from the cervix so it was good news!! We also got to check to make sure she was still a girl and don't have to try to change everything for a boy! She is adorable with her cute little lips and chubby cheeks.  Can't wit to see her in real life in just a couple of months! She was measuring about five days ahead-pretty consistent with the last ultrasound.  Well, measuring ahead everywhere but her legs- so we might have a short one :) It was fun to feel her kicking and moving from the inside and seeing it on the screen.  Definitely made it even more real.  

Harvest Time!

For my graduation gift, my parents bought me a ticket to Washington.  I am not working right now and since I graduated, I have nothing going on! Ste is in school full time and working so he has a pretty packed schedule. I figured I would go and enjoy some time before the baby comes to see family and enjoy Manson and the harvest.  Dad and Nick picked me up at the airport and flew me back home in the helicopter.  Such a pretty flight!!

I haven't really been able to spend a lot of time with the cute little guys for a while so it was fun to get a few days to play around.  They are adorable and hilarious. 

I had forgotten how much I love harvest time in Manson with the smell of the apples, the tractors going everywhere, crisp mornings, fruit on the trees... I love it! I was able to pick some peaches and pears while I was up and got to have some delicious apples.

Everything Jensley saw swimming that day, she "needed" to have.  She was definitely prepared for anything.  

Thank you Mom and Dad for such a fun trip!!! And thank you DeA for dragging your kids everywhere and letting me play with them!!

I got back Thursday and pretty right away went to the BYU football game with Ste.  Larry had extra tickets so we decided we should go! I am glad we did! It was a lot of fun.  I have definitely missed everything about fall.  It's definitely my favorite time of year.  

California

After we spent a couple days in Park City we left for California! We flew into Oakland and Ste's parents picked us up.  We spent the day around San Francisco and places around that area.  We stopped at a little town named Pescadero (I think) that had some cute little shops.  One was a place with woodworking that was pretty darn cool to see.  When we went to San Francisco, his family wanted me to drive down Lombard street.  I refused because I had heard it was like super steep, I had never driven their van before, and I hadn't really seen the street-just other streets there that freaked me out.  I think I could have gone down just fine, it was the going up part that freaked me out. Completely straight up, a bunch of cars trying to get up, a Mustang that was stuck in the middle of the road and had a leak that cars' tires were spinning on... so much that I just hated and would have been a wreck if I drove on it haha  Anyway, it was a lot of fun.  We stopped and got some sourdough bread and sourdough bread croutons.  Yum! I love croutons.  

On our way back to their house in Sacramento, we stopped at a hamburger place that his dad saw and heard that it was on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.  So we stopped to see what the hype was about.  It was definitely delicious!

Stewart and I played parents for Monica's kids one day and had a blast.  We got some cuddle time with Jackson, took kids to school, got lunches ready.. It was a lot of fun.  Her kids are super easy to take of.  They all got ready on their own in the morning and wanted fruit for breakfast.  I definitely hope my kids are as easy as her kids were that day...

Throughout the week we got to spend more time with Monica's family, paint part of his parent's house, and eat at his favorite restaurant- Dos Coyotes.  So good!

Later in the week we made our way down to Los Angeles and San Diego.  Our pictures with the temple didn't quite work out, but the most important and beautiful part is the temple so that's more than okay.

We spent a day at Disneyland! Ste got to go on some fun rides with his dad, we checked out the kid and sissy rides for me, had some Dole Whip, and paddled a canoe around an island.  It was a lot of fun!

We also spent a day at the beach where Ste and I got completely burned.  He is still peeling and I kinda have a scar from where I was burned.  I am just happy that my face evened out and I didn't have a bright red forehead forever! It was definitely nice to be at the beach, even though I was too scared to go too deep.  Ste and his dad worn themselves out on boogie boards and we got to see some surfers do some cool things.

It was a nice and fun trip for sure!

Maternity Pictures

Here are some of the great pictures Lindsea took for me.  I think I was 26 weeks and a couple days :)

And last but certainly not least.....

Thank you again for taking these Linds!!!!