A Surprise Visit and 36 Weeks

I had a surprise visitor this last weekend....my mom!  Tyler knew I really wanted to see her before the baby came, and was missing my family so he arranged for her to come and stay the weekend.  The really fun part was I had no idea that this was happening.  Tyler had told me we needed to pick up one of his uncles from the airport, which I thought was sort of strange but his mom is out of town so I really didn't think much of it.  As I am sitting in the car looking for this person that I have only met once before I spot my mom.  But it was one of those moments where I thought I was daydreaming and did a double take.  Of course Tyler got a little love punch when I realized it was my mom.
We went to dinner that night and then the next day we went to Estes Park and went to Zoo lights Saturday evening.  It was nice to be able to just spend time with my mom and have lots of baby talk!  I rarely get to just spend time with her because she usually comes down with my sister and the kids and whenever I'm home it seems to be a busy time.
Tyler is always thinking about me and how he can make sure I am the happiest I can be.  He is such a thoughtful person.  Definitely one of the many traits I fell in love with.  I couldn't ask for anything more in a husband. He is amazing!

As far as baby stuff goes....we are 36 weeks.  One more week and the baby is considered full term and can be delivered at the birth center!  I am hoping to make it until at least 40 weeks and I am totally fine going even a little longer.  There seems to be tons to do still to get ready.  We are only measuring 34 weeks now, but the midwife thinks that seems appropriate since Tyler and I were both little babies and my body size.    The heartbeat is 150 and the baby is still in a good position.  Other than pretty normal things like not being able to breathe and having my ribs crushed I feel good.  Oh and the not sleeping thing, which I might as well get used too!   We had our car seat installed yesterday during our Bradley class.  Of course now I am reconsidering our car seat purchase and will probably debate it with Tyler for the next two or three days (which means I will just talk his ear off).   I still LOVE being pregnant and I am trying to enjoy every moment of it.

The Long Con Boom Roasted

For those of you that don't know me, Lost was, and always will be my favorite TV show. My favorites were always the Sawyer-centric episodes. I don't know if there's a cooler accomplishment than the Long Con.

You also probably know that one of my larger daily goals is to Boom Roast as many people as possible.

You don't know what a Boom Roasted is? It's kind of like this.

I say "I think you're really really ugly".
Then you say "That's a really hurtful thing to say".
Then I say "I don't care. Boom Roasted".

That's lame...fine. Click Here for a much better Boom Roasted.

Know what's even cooler? Combining the Long Con with a Boom Roasted.

Here's an example...to date...my best Long Con Boom Roasted.

My little brother got married last June and I figured that since I've been bullying him my whole life I should probably continue the glorious tradition.

A couple months before the wedding he fulfilled his brotherly obligations and asked me to be a Groomsman in his wedding (on a side note, I asked him to actually marry Anna and I, thus one upping him, thus Boom Roasted).

Obviously, I was honored and quickly accepted. Then, I decided to go for my first Long Con Boom Roasted.

The next weekend I had dinner with my parents. As soon as we sat down I put on my most excited face and voice and went on to tell my parents that Ryan had asked me to be his Best Man.

Going in, I knew 3 things.

1) My mom knew that Ryan had not asked me to be his Best Man, and that she would think that I misinterpreted the conversation.

2) There was no way Ryan could ask me to be his best man leaving our other brother Clint as just a Groomsman.

3) There was no way she was going to set me straight...she would leave that duty to Ryan.

One of the harder things I've ever had to do was keep a straight face throughout this process....I had to let it play out.

Obviously, my mom talked to my brother who was shocked and devastated that I had misinterpreted the Groomsman conversation in such a confusing way. He knew he would have to talk to me about it, but in total fear, he avoided the conversation for a while.

Then, I got the call I'd been waiting weeks for.

Ryan - Hey bro...how's it going?
Tyler - Good....you?
Ryan - Good...hey....uh....I've uh got to talk to you about something....it's uh...kinda awkward.
Tyler - Ok....(Anna and I are both almost on the ground at this point)
Ryan - So...uh...did I ask you to be my best man?
Tyler - Yup
Ryan - Oh...well...uh....let me see....ummm the thing is that...
Tyler - Hey Ryan
Tyler - Boom Roasted

Lets just say that to date I haven't come close to doing better. I think I set the bar too high.

The closest I've come was actually this weekend, which I'm sure Anna will write about, and culminated with another bruise on my arm.

What an Amazing Week!!!

Sometimes you just have one of those weeks where everything just seems to fall into place.  That was definitely one of those weeks for us. 

1) First of all....MaKenna's latest scans show no signs of cancer!  We couldn't be more elated to have that news.  It is and always will be one of those things that is constantly in the back of our minds; however, just having some reassuring news is good for now.  That is definitely the best present we could have asked for.

2) Mashaela also had an appointment while they were down here and that also went well.  Her A1c levels keep coming down, which basically means her average blood sugar is decreasing.  This is good news.  She got a sensor 3 months ago, which lets her know if her sugar is low or high.  It is actually constantly working for her and helps Mashaela take more control. 

3) The baby is definitely head down!  As Tyler described in our last post, that is such a huge relief for us.  Now if I could get the feet/hands/whatever it is out of my ribs that would be awesome :)

4) Tyler got a bonus at work, which we weren't sure he would get.  This is going to allow me to stay home for 12 weeks after the baby is born.  Again such a huge relief!

We just wanted to share all our awesome news!

We hope everyone else is having a great holiday season too!!!

Ultrasound and Wabbit Hunting

Last night during our 34 week appointment we saw our baby's head!

The midwives have been having some trouble figuring out if the head is down. Considering that would be a "risk-out" of the birth center, it's kind of a big deal, so they wanted to do a quick ultrasound to take a look.

So, they turned on the ultrasound machine, put it on her belly for under 10 seconds, confirmed the head was down, and let us be on our way.

Let me tell you, this was some head. Unfortunately, I was a little bit distracted and was having some difficulty focusing on how awesome our kids head looked. Why you may be wondering? I'm glad you asked.

See, before we actually got into the appointment, we were forced to hang out in the waiting room. This is usually a good time for me (they have this humidifier sort of thing that smells really good and always relaxes me), but not this time.

Perhaps the single biggest idiot in the state of Colorado was also in the waiting room yesterday.

First of all, he was wearing a hat nearly identical to the one bel0w.

Keep in mind that it was probably close to 70 degrees yesterday. Want to wear a baseball hat? Fine by me. Want to wear an Elmar Fudd hat? Don't get mad at me if I'm asking you if you're heading off to hunt some Wabbit's after your appointment.

I wish that was the end of the story, but no, this fella had another trick up his sleeve.

Let me first describe the waiting room. It is small. Really small. Maybe 6 people could sit in it at the same time, and it would not be comfortable. Ugglies would be bumping, and if anyone in the room had bad breath, everyone would know it.

Well this genius decides to pull out his little Ipad or something and starts reading to his Baby Mama.

He begins with the headline of some story. At this point, I don't really think much of it. I guess if I owned an Ipad, and felt the need to bring it to an appointment (where the average wait time is under 5 minutes), and came across an entertaining story, I may also read the headline of said story to my Baby Mama.

But then, in utter astonishment, I realize that his intention is to read the entire story, front to back to said Baby Mama.

Not only this, but she is looking over his shoulder, reading the same exact story as he's reading it to her as she has the biggest smile on her face I've ever seen. Seriously, she almost looked like Jim Jones just convinced her that the Kool-Aid is actually that good.

There was only one thing to do. Look at my Baby Mama and say "Well, I know what I'm blogging about tonight".