oh man.

So I can't take the belly pictures by myself anymore. I have to have Bobbie help me. She says I barely fit in the screen. Oh great I'm going to have to start showing my face. So this is me at 27 weeks pregnant. Sheesh...look at that belly!

Well I am still working. I am really hoping that I can quit after we have Keija but we will see how things go. I know there are many people who have judged me over the years for working but I am doing what Michael and I feel is best for our family. We in all honesty do not have a choice at the moment. With how flexible my work schedule has been for me we have been sooooo grateful for the opportunity to have such a great job. Honestly when I think about it I have really enjoyed working the past year or two. Kailye is so busy with school and her friends and Grandma Leeana that I'm not so sure I would have changed her having all that time with her friends and family. She really loves being so involved and busy. I am so grateful to family members who were willing to help us out, regardless of how they felt of our decision. We would have been in a world of hurt with out you. I am especially grateful for those of you who are helping us out now. You all have no idea what a relief it is to not have to put my child in daycare...which is the alternative.

Michael and I have been so blessed these past few months for us both to be working. It has been such a huge relief to have Michael doing the majority of the supporting around our house. We would be in a world of hurt if he weren't working so hard to make as much as he can. Which has been the benefit of working on "commission". We will see how things pan out after the work at the apartments end. But it is such a great asset to his resume to have been there the entire remodel. He has also gotten so much business experience in management. We feel so blessed and scared to death at the same time about what the Lord has in store for us. We have always followed the promptings of the spirit and strive to continue to do so for our family as it expands.

WEll that got much more sappy than I had anticipated. Oh well...I'm just going to blame it on pregnancy hormones!

Big Baby!

I am six months preggo and totally feeling it. EVERYWHERE!!! Everything hurts and aches and twitches and feels like it is being stretched and pulled farther than should be humanly possible. Oh the joys of pregnancy :-P I am glad we've made it this far though. I still haven't really gained any more weight but I'm betting from the ice cream cravings I have nightly that will change pretty quickly.

Our little one is getting bigger and bigger. I measured 3 weeks ahead the other day when I was at the doctor, so I'm hoping they won't make me go to the full 40 weeks. I know that sounds bad. I technically had kk 3 1/2 weeks early and I already had plenty of stretch marks to show for it. I can't even imagine going full term with this one, especially since I am already the size I was when I was 8 months pregnant with Kk. ARG! I know some people call them battle scars or marks of honor...WHATEVER!..I call them U-G-L-Y! I don't care too much about them since they don't show just that my skin is much bigger than needs to be. I hate all the loose skin that is left when you're done. Okay enough of that. Just had to get it off my brain.

Last night was the first time Michael felt Keija move. She has kicked his head from time to time but he didn't really realize what it was. Well last night he stuck his hand on my stomach and she let him have it. It was funny. He was so excited. I thought it was pretty funny when he asked me if I felt that...UH YES!!!...everyday all day long! And at 3 in the morning! He was just a little tired. Well back to work. I'll try to get a belly picture up this weekend. I'll see if Bobbie will post one for me.

Holy moly

It gets stranger and stranger to me the closer we get to our due date. My tummy isn't growing as rapidly now as it was and the rest of me seems to continue to be getting smaller. I tried on a pair of my shorts from last year the other day and they are too big. I can even do them all the way up. I have only gained a total of 4 pounds from my first appointment, but I just keep waiting for the time I go in and that scale jump 20 pounds in a month.

I am also going to start walking or going to the gym to sit on a bike or elliptical next week. I have noticed that although the rest of me is getting smaller it is all blubbery.. :( I talked to the doctor and he said with how low my heart rate usually is a little walking shouldn't be too strenuous and it is fine. Well I have to get back to work yet again.

Ouchy : (

I have been doing pretty well, especially compared to my pregnancy with Kk...that was just ridiculous. However, I have been having fun trying to keep my blood sugar under control. That's not so great. I forgot about all the fun little stuff that comes with pregnancy...probably because nothing I had with my first pregnancy was little...but it's driving me nutso! Last night it took me 3 hours to fall asleep. I have a pulling pain on the top left side of my tummy. It honestly feels like my ab is stuck under my rib. It's not so comfy. My nerve is acting up on my left side if I'm up all day (8am-11pm) plus you're not supposed to sleep on that side because of it. Which pretty much means the only position I'm comfortable in is flat on my back...but oh wait, you're not supposed to do that either....well too bad people I gotta sleep!

Michael thinks we shouldn't have anymore kids because he thinks it's too hard on my body...lol...if he was really there everyday of the first one he would know, this is cake. When I say that I think he is glad he wasn't there everyday:) Today has not been too bad yet..no blood sugar issues. The ab crusher hurt but I can deal with that for a bit. Back to work I go...seriously good Michael is working..I am making no money these days. I love working for insurance.

So here's the picture of week 23! not the best shot but I was at work.