34 weeks and still feeling good....

So robert and I have about only 6 more weeks before our lives change forever. This last week I started back at school, and lets just say my little belly is no longer little. Over chrsitmas break this kid just grew. All of my students would comment on how big the baby has gotten. And yes-- I am starting to feel the effects of it. I went to the doctor this week and she said that I'm almost there and that everything is measuring great. She also told me that the baby has started to "drop." But she re-assured me that she's not concerned, because if he hadn't started to drop yet, that meant that he was a big baby. Lets be honset, I think genetically its kind of impossible for robert and I to produce a child that was "large in stature."

Over christmas my mom tried to tell whitney and joshua that I was having a baby. Whintey looked almost appalled... but quietly said... "oh...." You could tell that she couldn't quite figure out how it was possible that a baby was in me... I'm she she was wondering if I have eaten a baby. But she would inquire about the baby asking " what is he doing right now?" What does the baby eat?"

I asked whinety what the babys name is, and she said :" I don't know...... James...." (we don't know where she got that name from... but every time we would ask her, she would always give the same response. It was cute.
By- the-way- our child seriosuly remains nameless. Robert and I still have 6weeks to think of one.
Can I just say I LOVE my sisters kids---- joshua and whintey are the cutest kids EVER!

"Mine is a house of ORDER..."

Well robert and I started off the new year great--- both of us were sick with this "flu like" thing... so the first few days were us eating crackers, lipton soup and jello for three days.... Anyway-- we were excited to get our lives and house in order before our little boy comes. Maybe I was experiencing the "nesting" phase of pregnancy, but since our chaotic move to houston rob and I have really never gotten out lives or home or personal scheduals in order. I love it because now our bedroom is finally together... pictures are up and all.






The babys clothes are all washed and hung, his bassenet is all together (thanks to my mom and sister for baby stuff) and kiersta for the finishing touches--- I think we can say we are ready for the baby to come. I just figured that we should have it all ready, because in the next couple of weeks I am not sure how much energy I will have to get it done.





Rob and I also were able to set family and personal goals and get everything.....our home and finaces in order. It is the best feeling to be organized. I spent three days non-stop organizin and cleaning. I sometimes think that I could be borderline OCD, because I LOVE having a place for everything!!!!



We started our "Home Blessing" sheet, which helps robert and I keep up on our daily cleaning and Ten min tidys! This weekend it was such a relief to have everything clean--- and instead of spending Saturdays cleaning and running errands it was relaxing. It is so much easier to maintain a home, instead of constanting trying to clean it up!!! ( and granted we don't have little kids running around tearing up the house.. yet....)

Tis the season

Our time spent with family over christmas was alot of fun! We enjoyed this year with my family in wichita kansas. As always, robert and I seem to hit bad weather when driving back to kansas. This year we left on December 22nd for kansas, and we though that coming from texas, instead of utah this year, there was no way that we would hit snow.... but coming through oklahoma was a different story. The 9 hour drive took us 14 hours.... driving 35 miles an hour through oklahoma to kansas. I was thrilled though, because being a canadian It just doesn't feel like christmas unless there is snow. So robert decided to live it up and take advantage of the snow and build a snowman--- Here are pictures of his masterpiece. The challenge was figuring out how everything would stick together when the snow was dry.....












Speaking of snowman-- for my kindergarten "fun Friday" activity and to celebrate the "holidays" my kinders made snowman out of paper-- super cute and the kids loved it. Well, I decided to teach them the primary song "once there was a snowman" with the actions. Kids at this age love singing and music.... its amazing how you can get their attention in an instant if you just start singing "wheels On the bus".. or somthing to get them to settle down in line. Well last week, my kinders were lining up to leave, and some of them called out " Mrs. weight can we sing the "snowman" song.. and then they just start singing away and doing the actions ..." Cute!!!! The assistant principal was walking by and thought it was just darling.... I am sometimes tempted to teach them "pop corn popping..." but living where i do... in the bible belt-- some may take it the wrong way.