We're moving!

We're off to beautiful San Diego! Dustin took the job his company offered him to be an assistant project manager. It's a stable job, and we plan on living there for a long while.

Now we have to figure out where we're going to live. We're planning on moving October 9th or 10th. That will give us atleast 2 weeks before the baby's due. We're so so so thrilled that things are working out!

Getting Ready for Baby...

Here's not the best, but the most recent prego pic of me. It was taken tonight. I'm not showing too much for being due in 5 weeks, but at my last appointment I measured at 34.5 centimeters instead of 33 (I was 33 weeks at the time). I don't really get that... but that baby's head is already down and that kid never stops moving. I haven't gotten a decent good nights sleep in a few weeks.

With just 5 weeks left, and absolutly no idea if/when/or where we're moving, I've been doing everything I can now to get ready for this new baby.
Here's the quilt Dustin and I made a few nights ago. Dustin did all the cutting and pinning, and I sewed it all together. The back is a really really soft brown material (that cost a pretty penny).

Here's a close up of the fabric. I LOVE it! The top fabric says things like, "Come," "Fetch," "Good Dog," "Shake," "Roll Over," etc.

My mom and sister taught me how to can peaches about a month ago. We accidently ate all the jars I brought home... so we canned more! Dustin and I (yes, Dustin really helped) canned pears, peaches, raspberry jam, and strawberry jam.

Smiths also had a caselot sale, and we stocked up on cases of peanut butter, tuna fish, cream of chicken soup, Ramen, flour, sugar, rice, honey, and other canned goods. Then we drove to Pocatello to go to Costco and bought large amounts of TP, paper towels, dryer sheets, garbage bags, baby wipes, and a few other items.

As you can see, we're running out of room for everything.

I took out the box of baby boy clothes we've been collecting all Summer and washed and put away the Newborn and 0-3 month size clothes. We have so much! Thanks again everyone who's been giving us little gifts here and there (and thanks to Dustin for letting me buy so much).

And as for other news, Dustin's job will be done in a week and a half! September 30th is the final inspection. Dustin's company also found out Dustin can do draftsman work and can draw up plans and things on the computer. They've been keeping him busy doing that on the side.

As for moving, nothing's official yet. His project manager threw out some ideas on Friday of possibly having Dustin take an office job (in San Diego) or also having us just plan on staying here until we have the baby and doing more drawings in the meantime. We would both rather move somewhere before the baby's due, and Dustin doesn't want an office job doing things you don't even need a college degree to do. So... we'll see what happens.

And today is day 6 with no accidents for Lillie! She's doing so well.

7 weeks to go

Just 51 days to go?? I can't believe it sometimes. It has me a little worried.
First of all, I will say right now that I do actually love being pregnant. I hate the feeling sick for 3 months, being exhausted from doing nothing, and having raging heartburn, but honestly love carrying a baby around for 9 months. I think it's fascinating. I love feeling this baby roll, kick, and sometimes even tickle me (I think he's opening and closing his fingers or toes, but it feels really weird). I love maternity jeans, the way my skin looks, and everyone holding open doors. I'm grateful to be able to reproduce! I love, love, love babies and love being pregnant.
However, with just 7 weeks until my due date I'm getting pretty anxious. We're still in Jackson, WY and Dustin's still working away at getting this building completed. We have no exact completion date, and for all I know we could be here another 4 weeks. We also have no idea where we're moving to. Dustin's boss told him 2 days ago that they were being very careful and making sure that wherever we go will not be a short-term job. We've heard of the possibility of Homestead, FL (Miami), Houston, TX, Tacoma, WA, Richmond, VA, and someplace in Colorado. I just wish they would make up their flipping minds! I wish we could have moved 2 weeks ago. Or better yet, August 7th like the original completion date.
I have nobody to blame. It's not Dustin's fault, it's not his company's fault, it's not the US Fish and Wildlife's fault. Everybody wants to get this dumb job completed, it's just not happening.

So, for all of those people who think I'm always so optomistic and positive all the time, I'm not. I know everything will work out, it always does. I'm just sick of always having to move when I'm pregnant, and I would just like to know when we're moving, and where to.

So feel blessed all you people who have regular jobs and live in houses!

Potty Training Day 1

Thanks to my good friend Randi (and her amazing little boy Caleb), Lillie and I are giving it a try at Potty Training.

Lillie has gone once last night, and 3 times today. She's had no accidents so far! She gets to play with her new toys only while she's on the pot, and gets an M&M every time she goes. A few different people told me to have her start out wearing "big girl undies" from the get-go so that when she does have an accident, she'll realize it's uncomfortable and have another incentive to get to that potty as fast as possible. I know she'll have lots of accidents in the future, but it'll be easier to clean those up now than with a newborn baby! We're using lots of positive reinforcement and crossing our fingers that this works!

Go Lillie!

Haircut!!!!!!!!!!!

I finally did it! After lots and lots of debate (and a realization that long hair isn't always cute hair), I chopped off my disgusting, dry, frizzy hair! They took off 8 inches.

Before:
After:

It's WAY different. I'm still getting used to it. I like it 70% of the time right now, but I'm sure as the days go by I'll like it 100% of the time. The best part, it only takes about 3-4 minutes to blowdry and style.

Ladybug Birthday

Lillie turned 2 on Monday, August 17th. Her Ladybug party was Saturday, August 22nd and she had a blast. We held it at Kate Curley Park in Idaho Falls, and every single one of her cousins was there. They made ladybug jars (with real ladybugs) and played some water balloon games, but most importantly had cupcakes and Reed's Dairy ice cream.
Lillie got tons of presents. Dustin and I got her a little play kitchen (that took Dustin 4 hours to assemble). She got everything from cute Levi jeans, to play shoes and coloring books. She's been playing with all of her toys nonstop today. I'm most excited about all the clothes she got.
It was a fun party and we were happy everyone could be there. Lillie had a great time, and that's all that matters!
Here are some pictures:

Owl

We were driving home to Jackson last night when this little incident happened. We were driving over the pass from Victor to Jackson (Dustin was driving) when I looked to my left and saw this big white thing flying. I knew it was a huge bird of sorts, I was just confused because I've never seen that large of a bird flying so low to the ground. I said to Dustin, "What is that thing?" Before Dustin could look over the darned bird smacked right into our car, scaring the crappers out of Dustin. I've never heard him scream like that before! haha!!! (He denys that he even screamed at all)
The "large bird" ended up being a white owl with a wingspan of about 3 feet. That thing was huge. It left a bunch of crap and guts and blood on our window that we had to ignore until we made it over the pass and could stop at a gas station to clean off.
The bird whacked so hard into our car that it also broke our drivers side mirror. Not only is the glass missing, the entire structure is cracked (you can't see it in the pic though) and a bunch of screws and stuff are gone, too. Whatever. We both couldn't stop laughing about it the whole night. We were in bed and one of us would just start randomly laughing at the flashback of that thing smacking into the car about 12 inches away from Dustin's head. What the are the chances??