Two More Days

That's right folks only two more days until this fellow gets home from his mission

I couldn't be more excited to see him.

My brother is pretty awesome and two years is a long time!

He lands in Indianapolis Tuesday evening and I wish I could be there.

Too bad this little baby is due the same day.

He is already letting me know who is really in charge.

So Mike just know that you are loved and the three of us hope to see you soon!!

On a side note here is my belly in all its glory just two days before my due date.

Pregnancy Craziness

So I feel like I finally had a crazy pregnancy moment.

A couple nights ago Ryan and I were laying in bed

It was midnight and I couldn't fall asleep because I was starving

Seriously it felt like I would die if I didn't get something to eat immediately!

Thankfully Ryan was also hungry so we willed ourselves out of bed,

made a midnight snack,

and watched Duck Dynasty.

Now in case you forgot this is so not me.

I'm the type of person that would prefer to go to bed at 9pm.

So Ryan was thrilled to finally have a midnight snack buddy.

I will sadly admit that this has happened a couple other times this week but at hours that Ryan was sound asleep.

Oh the joys of pregnancy insomnia.

So if you're ever up at like 4:30 in the morning feel free to join me for a bowl of cereal!

Little Bachelor Shower

So for those of you who don't know I have a guilty pleasure.

Every week (when the show is airing) I get together with some girls from the ward and we watch The Bachelor.

There is just something so enjoyable about getting together and analyzing that show to pieces.

Seriously it is one of the highlights of my week.

So when these lovely ladies offered to throw me a baby shower it just had to be Bachelor themed.

Now I bet you've never seen Bachelor themed baby shower ideas show up on your pinterest feed so here is what you need to make it happen.

1.  Your future child needs to be pretty much the only boy born that year in your ward.  I mean this little guy is seriously going to be surrounded by girls! 

2. The colors are red and black (roses and tuxes)

3. Food is centered around a cocktail party with appetizers and virgin drinks

4. Party favors and prizes are chocolates and roses

There you have it 4 steps to a Bachelor themed shower.  Now hopefully my pinterest feed will be slammed with future Bachelor baby showers and you have Eliza, Stephanie, Mylia and Kaylee to thank!

The delicious spread of food for our cocktail party

 The prize table.

We played a game called "Daddy Knows Best"

Ryan had to answer the questions like how long babies sleep each day, what he doesn't want to pass on to his child, how to describe my mood during pregnancy, etc.

Then I had to try to guess what he put.

The guests picked the number of questions they thought I would get right and whoever got the closest won.

It was tough! 

Especially since Ryan had some pretty funny answers but I think I did pretty good.

 On the show there is this room with a picture of all the Bachelorettes.

The Bachelor always goes into that room before making a decision at the rose ceremony and there is always a shot of him with a contemplating look.

So at the shower all the guests brought pictures of their daughters and I played pin the heart on the girl of my son's dreams. Haha

So I had to get a contemplative shot of me on his behalf.

The heart landed on Eliza's daughter and I think Jake chose wisely. (Seriously though he'd be lucky to end up with any of those girls!)

The classic rose shot!

The shower was a success and I had a lot of fun!

I may have to drive to Madison every week to keep watching the show with these girls when we move.

A big thanks to Eliza, Kaylee, Mylia, Stephanie and my mom for all their hard work and planning!

Nesting 101

First I think I deserve a little freak out.

4 more weeks people!

Seriously we are under 30 days.

I can't believe it.

Time has gone by soooo fast.

If it is going by this fast when I feel huge and uncomfortable I can't even imagine how fast this little guy will grow up!

 

Naturally my retirement has brought on a lot of nesting.

Currently I have successfully cleaned all base board, door frames, doors, and kitchen cabinets.

Baby clothes are washed, folded and put away.

Car seat instruction manual has been read.

Half of my freezer meals have been made.

Don't worry all my retirement hasn't been this productive.

Especially on days like today.

Seriously, snow 

in March

Why didn't we get a job in San Diego? (jk, but really!)

I've spent lots on time pinning, reading blogs, and watching my favorite shows (so sad The Bachelor is over).

For instance, I came across this little gem today.

I'll admit I laughed pretty hard.

I have been extra giggly since I've become pregnant.

Ryan thinks it is because now I actually have a belly laugh.

I think things have just magically gotten funnier.

 

Also, my back pain has been more manageable.

I've been very careful about how I sit.

I am now a dedicated floor sitter.

However the getting up and down off the floor is getting progressively more difficult.

I make sure I "exercise" (if you can call it that)

I use the recumbent bike and take a gentle movers water aerobics class.

Lets just say it is hard to take exercising seriously when everyone is able to do more than you.

When I say everyone I'm including the 90 year old woman in my water aerobics class!

So yes I may have days like today where I'm still in my pajamas, 

but I think I've made some good nesting progress!

February Updates

I am failing at updating this blog.

I blame it on the fact that February was crazy.

The bad part about a busy month though is that now I have about a million five things to write about.

So buckle up my dedicated blog readers!

1. Retirement

I am now officially retired!

The family that I worked for found a new nanny in the middle of January so now I am free to become the ultimate nester.

2. Alamagordo

  My best friend, Charise, moved to New Mexico over over the summer.

It nearly broke my heart.

I mean going from next door neighbors to being thousands of miles away is rough.

But the week they were moving my sweet husband surprised me with an airline voucher so that I could go visit them.

Well despite our best efforts we couldn't find time that would work between our two schedules.

Then when we both found out we were pregnant the trip seemed like it would be years away.

Needless to say when I found out my job was going to end sooner I call Charise up and we set a date!

It was so good to see the Millers again.

I had tons of fun just hanging out and staying up late talking.

Thanks for letting me come visit!

1. Reading stories with Cooper and Lynndon   2. Eating muddy buddies and watching the super bowl   3. Sledding down the sand dunes with Cooper  4.  Enjoying the wonderful sun  5. Building sand castles with Lynndon (Well I was building, Lynndon was knocking them down)

3. Utah Trip

I also used my extra time off to go and visit Ryan's family in Utah.

It had been over a year since I had been to Utah and boy did I miss it.

There is just something about it that feels like home!

Of course I made sure to get at all of my Utah favorites like Cafe Rio, Pizza Factory, and Orange Peel.

It was so nice just to hang out with the family.

I only wish Ryan could have come with me!

My in-laws are the best and offered to throw a shower for me while I was there.

It was a great idea because I got to see so many friends and family at once.

The decorations were darling and the food was delicious!

Sadly I could only stay for a week but hopefully we'll be able to see them all soon when the baby comes.

Thanks for an awesome time in Utah Calders!

4. Pregnancy Update

 So I'm kinda freaking out about the whole pregnancy thing.

Time is going by way too fast!

I less have 7 weeks until my due date.

That is 46 days people!

Okay, okay enough freaking out.

But seriously where have the last 7 months gone?

Hopefully now that I have all my world traveling out of my system I'll have time to get things ready.

5. And the winner is....

February has also been full of job searching.

Ryan was busy traveling for interviews.

Then both of us were stressed trying to decide which job would be the best for us.

Well it is now official.

We will be moving to Milwaukee in June.

Ryan accepted a full time job at a company called Unico.

Don't ask me what he'll be doing because I'm not too sure but he's excited about it.

So it looks like February isn't going to be the only busy month at our house.

April = Baby

May = Defend thesis and graduate

June = Move to Milwaukee and start a grown-up job

Bring on the Madness!