Funny Girl

Julia's just getting into that copying phase. The other day we got home and I got out to open our garage (the automatic opener is broken) and there was a cat in our garden acting like it was going to go to the bathroom. So I started yelling at it to get out of our garden. When I went to get Julia out of the car, she furrowed her brow and shook her finger saying, "Meow, Meow!" So I said, "That's right, tell that kitty not to poop in our garden!" She said, "Meow! No poopoo!" Later that night she was sitting in the middle of the living room with her brow furrowed, shaking her finger and saying, "Meow! No poopoo!" By the time I got my camera she had stopped of course and couldn't be coaxed into saying it any more. Here's my best attempt. Every once in a while I can get her to say it again.

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Family Pictures

Or at least the attempt at family pictures. I'm so bad at taking pictures and like with Julia, I really didn't get any pregnancy shots until right at the very end. I look tons better with this baby than I did with Julia though! Not nearly as much face fat!

We were using the timer and just couldn't get Julia to be happy long enough! Oh, well, she's still cute!
For Mother's day, Ben is giving me real family pictures after the baby is born! We've only taken Julia to a studio once for her one year pictures and we've never had professional family photos taken (except for our wedding). I'm so excited to coordinate our outfits and have some nice pictures to put on our walls!

So I am 39 weeks today, and while I feel good and would be fine waiting a week or two more, I'm really ready to be done! Ben heard that a pedicure can help send you in to labor, so I called Tyson's aunt who does foot zoning (like an intensive reflexology sort of thing) and I'm going to see her this afternoon. I guess ideally I should have been having treatment all through my pregnancy, but she said that even if this doesn't send me into labor, it will help a lot when the time comes. I'm trying not to get my hopes up about going into labor in the next couple days, but I've been cleaning and shopping and baby prepping last night and today just in case!

Snow in May!

So yes, we woke up to snow on the ground this morning!!! And it's still only 33 degrees outside! I am so tired of this cold weather! one might think that since I'm 36 1/2 weeks pregnant I'd be glad that it's not hot outside, but the only maternity bottoms I have that fit decently are shorts! So I'm cold all the time!

This has been a really good pregnancy. I haven't gained as much weight as I did with Julia and I've been going to water aerobics as often as I can so I feel stronger and have less hip pain. I can't believe my little baby boy will be here in less than 4 weeks (hopefully I'm not jinxing myself) I haven't even packed my hospital bag yet!! There is so much to do! It's so nice to have my husband home after a couple of weeks of being out of town a lot. It's not like I get to see him that much when he is here, but I sleep better at night and those few minutes in the mornings and evenings make a world of difference. I'm much more motivated to keep my house clean and get things done. I also eat better because I want to cook good meals for him instead of just finding something to fill Julia's and my bellies.

Julia said her first name this week: Bac (Beck). She loves her cousin Beckham. They play really well together usually (yesterday was an exception). After he came over yesterday she kept walking around saying "Bac, Bac, Baky!" and calling and talking to him on her toy phones! It is so cute! We also babysat Bruce and Kiri's little baby boy Crosby here at our house. I was interested to see how Julia would interact with a baby here and how she would do having her mommy's attention split between her and a baby. She was very loving and gentle with him. She had some trouble sharing the toys I'd picked out for him to play with, but didn't show any animosity or jealousy toward him. We'll see how things go with a baby around permanently!

Julia and I decided on Monday that since Daddy was out of town, it would be a good time to take a trip to Logan to visit Brian and Traci and Dallin and Audrey and see Traci's beautiful twin filled belly! I was planning on going alone, but that morning, Jenae offered to go with me. It was a really great thing she did! It was wonderful to have time to talk with her on the drive, and really wonderful to have someone else to drive on the way back. I got way more wiped out by the trip than I'd expected. We went to a cool park, I hit a car in the parking lot backing out, we checked out the new Sub Zero, got Aggie Ice Cream, played Phase 10, and ate really yummy pizza! Julia and the kids had a fun time playing until exhaustion started setting in! Thanks for the wonderful, fun filled day Brian and Traci! Can't wait to see you and be able to spend some time with Jeff and Heather too at Kirk's reception!