Just some thoughts

Hot weather and myself do not get along very well. And to this mountain girl, hot weather means anything over 85º. I'm a wimp. 

Baby giggles are the best thing ever. The end.

My kitchen is clean still... but the rest of my house is kinda messy and it's making me anxious. Something needs to be done today before I go bonkers. Funny how now that I don't have much free time I actually want to clean...

I want to have my house painted and decorated all nice and purty, but I kind of stink at it. Too many choices for this indecisive woman.

Lately I've had the itch to hop on a plane and explore somewhere new and far away, but that's difficult because (1) plane tickets/hotels are 'spensive, (2) Dallin has this inconvenient but also very wonderful thing called a "job" and doesn't have much PTO that isn't spoken for already, and (3) I'm a leeeetle nervous to go on a major trip with a four-month-old. 

Speaking of said four-month-old, I just changed his second very poopy diaper of the day. It's 9:00am. Need I say more?

Yesterday I saw a bear in the wild. It was pretty dang cool. I'm glad I was in my car though, fo sho. 

"Gentle Ben, where's Bobby?" #namethatreference

Well, now that you know what's going in my head, how is your Monday morning going?

Are we there yet?

I'm struggling today. There's a lot on my mind that is stressing me out and I'm having a hard time dealing with it right now. I'm exhausted, both physically and emotionally, and ready to not be pregnant anymore. This silly baby just doesn't seem quite ready to come yet, no matter how hard I try to convince him otherwise. I really thought he'd be here by now, and it's becoming more and more difficult to be patient, especially since now I'm at the point where I need to make some decisions before my doctor's appointment tomorrow. 

Here are the top 3 scenarios we're looking at right now:

Option 1: Go into labor naturally, ideally soon. Like... maybe today? ;)

This would be very, very nice. For realsies. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem likely that this will happen. Who knows, though? Maybe it will! I hope so.

Pros: Everything, but especially the fact that it's more likely I could stick to my birth plan/wishes if this happened, and that would mean a lot to me. (Although I know the most important thing is to get my baby here safely, and I'm willing to do what it takes to make that happen... no matter what.) 

Cons: None. Come on, baby... let's do this! 

Option 2: Get induced Thursday or Friday. 

I'd rather not get induced, but my doctor doesn't want me to go past 41 weeks.

Pros: I'd be done this week. Dallin could take off Friday and then be with me the rest of the weekend.

Cons: I'd like to give my body a chance to start things on its own and maybe it just needs a couple more days... Thursday/Friday is pretty soon and I'll only be 40 weeks and 4-5 days along. Do I really want to be induced so early? I'd also end up spending much more time in the hospital. Not a big fan of that idea.

Option 3: Get induced Monday.

I am pretty sure I could convince my doctor (she's really reasonable and nice) to let me do this, even though it means I'll be going a few days over 41 weeks.

Pros: I'd have a little more time to (hopefully) get things going naturally. It's longer than my impatient self would like to wait, but I know that if you don't have complications (and thankfully I don't) there's usually no reason to be concerned about going a little past 41 weeks. 

Cons: Dallin will have a really hard time leaving work for very long, particularly at the beginning of the week when things are craziest. He is the only pharmacist and nothing can happen when he is gone. I know I'll be much more comfortable, happy, and calm with him there. I'm not worried about him missing the actual birth – I know he will be there for that, no matter what – but I really want him there before and after too. 

I know that things will all work out the way they are supposed to, but it sure would be nice to know how and when, you know? I'm ready to meet this little babe! Hopefully he will be ready to meet us soon.   

Also, if I only had a dime for every time I've been asked, "Are you still pregnant?" Oy.

Okay. Grumpy post over. 

On a happier note, here's some things I've been thankful for this week:

Daffodils

Beautiful, warm weather

XL t-shirts

Symphony chocolate bars (the ones with toffee and almonds, of course)

Facetime

Almost all of my dishes are clean, thanks to Dallin. Is there anything better?

I've been sleeping well still. Hallelujah!

My Les Mis and Simon & Garfunkel stations on Pandora. The best.

Orange juice

Uplifting blogs (especially this post)

Prayer

Wanna do me a favor? Are there any hilarious videos, articles, or other miscellaneous awesomeness floating around the interwebz I should be aware of? If so, you should send me the link. :) 

Brain Dump

My brain has been on overload, so enjoy this (mostly) unfiltered unloading of my cranium.

I do not understand Twitter or Google+ even though I have them both. So far, the only uses I've found for Twitter are following the people that live tweet General Conference to help me remember quotes for my notes, extra entries for giveaways, and also there is a slight chance I might possibly follow an undisclosed amount of Bachelor/Bachelorette-related accounts. Go ahead, judge me. DO IT.

Mulan is on Netflix. Need I say more?

I had a check up at the dentist today, and I came home and ate candy afterward to celebrate that it went well. Because somehow sugar-packed Sour Patch Kids seemed like an appropriate way to do it. Considering how much time I spend in the dentist's chair in the past year, I was just really happy that everything is looking good, knock on wood, and hope that it stays that way! I also get to have my wisdom teeth removed before long... oh joy! :)

I'm very thankful to have a husband that helps with the dishes. This week has been a little rough on me, and he was wonderful enough to pick up the slack a bit. Oh, I love him. I'm also thankful he comes to seminary every morning with me, even though it isn't officially his calling. It makes it much easier for me to get up at 5:45 when he does too, plus he drags the electric piano across the gym, helps set up chairs, makes copies, and pretty much does whatever he can to help me out. He's a keeper.

I'm not biased or anything, but I think I just might have the cutest siblings. My mom is (rightly) cautious about the interwebz, so I won't post pictures on my blog and you'll have to take my word for it. (Or follow me on Instagram!)

I see these shoes on fashion bloggers all the time. No offense to anyone that owns them, but they kind of scare me a little bit. However, I have to give mad props to anyone bold enough to wear them! :)

I sat out on my deck this morning for scripture study, and it was perfection. The weather was glorious, birds were singing, and my tummy was full of some of the most delicious strawberries I've ever had. It was rather nice, to say the least, and I think I might need to make it a habit. Morning is my favorite time of day, right before that golden hour around sunset.

Apparently we have an oak tree in out backyard, because there are gangs of mischievous squirrels and birds that find great pleasure in throwing them down on my neighbor's metal shed. I wonder if they know how many times a day they make me jump when they send a particularly large batch down... Oy.

This video makes me happy. Very happy indeed. You must watch it and be happy too, ok? Kthxbye.



Also, I guess this means we are getting a trampoline...? ;)

HAPPY THURSDAY!!!! It's Friday Eve, yippeeeee!