Baby Booties

I knitted some baby booties for Ada to wear on the day of her blessing :) I'm not going to lie, I think they are so cute! Thank you to my friend Kelly for showing me where to find a free pattern online, and for the free yarn!

Good News, Everyone!!

I DON'T have gestational diabetes. Surprisingly, I failed my first test... like, really bad. It was rough news for me, very surprising; I took it pretty hard. After talking to my mom and sister, though, I felt a little better. Because I failed my test, I had to go back to the doctor a few days later to take the 3-hour test. I was pretty worried about what the results would be, but also prepared to do what was necessary to continue to have a healthy pregnancy. Thankfully, after drinking the super sugary syrup, my blood sugar level showed a decrease with every blood test they took. I really have no idea why I didn't pass that first test; must have been a big week for sweets for me, I guess. I'm very grateful that I don't have gestational diabetes, but even though I'm in the clear, I'm certainly still going to watch my sugar intake.

Cupcakes

I have found a new craft! I love decorating cupcakes. Last night at my Relief Society activity, we learned how to make cute animals out of cupcakes. I had so much fun! I now want a cupcake decorating book for my birthday, and will demand that my children have cupcakes on their birthday, not just cake. That way I can actually make something cute for them, and have fun doing it. I'm no expert; my puppy's snout is crooked and the picture I have of it doesn't do his ears justice. I hope I will get better though. I also made a cupcake with some sunflowers and M&M lady bugs, but I ate that one. I wish I had taken a picture of it first.

Bun in the Oven

Who came up with that phrase to describe a baby growing inside a uterus? With the patience I am having to endure, it's more of a crock-pot than an oven. This baby's slow-cooking! I am so anxious for her to be here, and I still have four more months of waiting. It doesn't help that it's Spring so every animal (and what now also seems like every human) is bringing a baby into the world at this time. I have seen so many pictures of new born babies on Facebook, and I even have family members who have had babies in the last month. I love seeing all of the babies, but I sure cannot wait to hold my own.

Thank Goodness for Hardworking Husbands

Niels recently got hired on at Hook Advertising as a graphic designer. The company is in Utah and there is somewhat of an "office" here in Rexburg. Luckily, Niels gets to work from home on his computer. It was an enormous blessing to us! I have, for a long time now, HATED my job. I could make a good, long list of complaints about it, but I'll save everyone the time. Niels has always wanted to get a better job so that I wouldn't have to work, especially now that I am pregnant. We had a couple of disappointments the past few months as Niels searched for jobs, but then this miracle happened, right as we were wondering if it had been a mistake to stay in Rexburg for one more year. Now that Niels is working two jobs, one of which is something that he LOVES doing and is what he went to school for, I am able to quit my job. I was planning on leaving it in a few months anyway, because it's very physically demanding and the bigger I get the harder it will be for me to perform my job responsibilities. Instead, Niels is letting me quit sooner than expected. He's either really excited for me to be at home with him during the day, or he got tired of hearing me constantly whine about my job. I'm pretty sure it's the former, because he keeps expressing how excited he is to have me home. Tomorrow, I plan on marching right in there and giving my manager my two weeks notice. Oh how heavenly it sounds to not have to drive a half hour to and from work every day. It was hardly worth it anyway. I can now just focus on growing a baby and preparing for it's arrival. As I was desperately needing/wanting to quit my job, Niels got an amazing job offer and is now earning a bigger income than when we were both working. It's like my brother-in-law says, "the Lord loves pregnant women".

I look forward to spending the day with Niels at home now, and am grateful he gets to continue to do so when the baby comes, at least for a few months. Then hopefully at the start of the new year we're off on a new adventure in another state!

Well, it finally happened... I lost my blogging virginity. Actually, that's a lie; during my sophomore year of college, my roommates and I decided to start up a blog so we had an easy way of sharing our craziest adventures with our families. We thoroughly enjoyed writing about rotten potato fiascos and making sure it sounded REALLY interesting to those reading it. Unfortunately, it was a short-lived blog. We all lost interest. I'm hoping history won't repeat itself, and that I remain up-to-date with my friends and family. That means I need to start making my life interesting enough to write about. I figured now that I'm married and a soon-to-be mommy that finding interesting topics to blog about won't be a problem, so I say let the blogging begin!!