Couches for Sale and a Prego Question

Couch and Loveseat

Loveseat

Couch

We are selling our couch and loveseat. We would like to get a new couch, so we're selling our great looking furniture. They are a beige color and are in pretty good condition. We're selling both of them for $450 (price is negotiable) so if you're interested or know anyone who might be interested, please let us know!

On another note, for those of you who have more than one kid.... I feel big all ready. I'm not fitting in my clothes and I can't suck in my tummy anymore! Did this happen to you on your 2nd, 3rd, or whatever pregnancy? I don't want to start wearing maternity clothes yet, but I'm barely squeezing into my other clothes. Maybe I eat too much. Hmmmm. Just wondering if I'm the only prego lady who feels huge when I'm only 6 weeks along.

Thoughts 'n' Things

I might as well get it in the open, now that I am finally out of shock and am dealing with things. Yes, I'm pregnant. Surprise!! Well, it was a huge surprise to Nate and me. Probably the last thing on earth that we expected, and it's now taken 5 days to sink in. Well, for me at least it's been 5 days. Nate still doesn't know what to think. :) I don't know why I felt hesitant to tell people, and I don't know why I felt like I needed to keep it from people. I think the majority of it is I know how badly some people want to have a baby and can't have them and then Nate and I aren't even trying and we get pregnant. I wonder why it's so easy for me and not for others. My heart goes out to you ladies who are trying. It really does. I want you to know that you have courage, bravery, and patience. Things that I probably won't ever posess.
So, now that I'm dealing with things, I'm starting to get excited. I'm due the middle to end of September.... oh it seems so far away. I don't feel pregnant yet. I don't have morning sickness, I'm not nauseous (or however you spell that dang word), I'm not moody (well, not anything more than I normally am). However, I am a little worn out by the end of the day and I do have an extremely magnified sense of smell. That's it.

A couple of weeks ago, Nate and I were asked to be the Ma and Pa of our ward for our stake's Youth Conference. The bishop said that he knew we were inspired to be called. We have a huge responsibility to prepare our youth physically and spiritually for this trek. Ideas have all ready started flowing and Nate and I were excersing 3 times a week and doing crunches and pushups every night to prepare ourselves, and then we get this surprising news that we're having a baby. Maybe that's another reason I was hesitant to tell people. We told our bishop (who is also the trekmaster for this trek) and he was a little nervous. But I know that Nate and I are supposed to go on this trek, it'll just take a little more preparation from us. I know I can walk this trek. Sure, I'll be 7 months prego, but if the pioneers can do it, so can I.

So, needless to say, this little surprise has changed our whole plans. I will no longer go to school after this semester. I would like to have the summer to prepare for the baby and to spend as much time as possible with Ava and getting her ready. We will have to move her to a big girl bed and potty train her. I DO NOT want 2 kids in diapers. I just want to be with her instead of worrying about school. Nate will probably go to school this summer so that he can finish up with his bachelor's this winter and start on his master's in the spring.

Sometimes I wonder if my body can handle this again. Not that my pregnancy with Ava was difficult, in fact it was pretty easy... it's the labor and delivery part that scares me. I am having a hard time visualizing how I'm going to take care of 2 kids. How can I love this baby as much as I love Ava? I guess my heart will just have to grow. :) I know Ava will be a big help. She loves babies. And, she's very good at minding me. She knows where to put her bib away, and she knows where the garbage is and will put things in there when I ask her to. She knows where to go to brush her teeth and to take a bath. She also runs to the door when I say we're going outside. She also is a big helper. She helps me unload the dishwasher and load it back up again. She's in charge of the utensils (minus the knives and forks) and helps me dust and wash the cupboards. She is such a big girl!

Please don't ever think that I'm ungrateful for this opportunity to have another child. I know that this baby is supposed to come at this time and that it's waiting patiently to come to earth. Being a mother is the greatest blessing I've ever had. No amount of money or schooling will ever compare to the love I have for my little girl and for this baby.

Have Faith

I'm not really sure where to begin with this post. It seems like I've been in a whirlwind the past week. School started for Nate and me. It keeps us busy, but I'm grateful to have the chance to go. Some things have been on my mind and while I don't want to go into too much detail yet, I just need to write. It's funny, I never thought of myself as the type who would ever feel the urge to just write and write, but that's where I'm at right now.
I know my Heavenly Father loves me. I've always known it my whole life. I've never questioned it because every day I feel His love. I know He has a plan for me, even when my own planning seems to go in a completely new direction. That's one thing I've learned the past couple of days. I can plan, plan, plan, but ultimately, I'm not in control. And as much as I want things to happen one way, I am humbled when things happen another way. If you're reading this and thinking "What in the heck is she talking about?" just keep updated on my blog and in the near future you'll find out what I'm talking about.
I am grateful for the blessings I have in my life. I have so much and have so many wonderful opportunities ahead of me. I just need to learn to embrace them. I am grateful for a husband who is supportive of me in whatever I do. It seems that he is always on my side and is the one person I can turn to for comfort, even when he laughs at me while I'm crying through the whole episode of Biggest Loser. :)
I once heard a quote that said, "Have faith in God and have faith in His timing". I know that things happen for a reason and that I need to increase my faith. I will be okay, and things will work out for the best.

The 2 C's of Today

This morning I woke up at had the SUDDEN urge to go somewhere..... mainly California (the first C of today). So, when Nate woke up, I tried extremely hard to convince him to just fly to Cali for like 3 days and forget all our grown up responsibilities and just soak up the sun.... being the realistic human he is, he said No. So, I then tried to convince him to go to St. George or Oregon or Park City, just SOMEWHERE out of Magna. (Can you tell I have just a hint of cabin fever?) Plus, I think it would be so much fun to just fly somewhere and not have any plans for once. Just go and do whatever you feel like for a couple of days.... well, he said No, No, and No to everything. Iwas completely bummed, but I understood where he's coming from. I mean, I'm completely grateful that he's so practical, otherwise we would be going nowhere. He keeps me grounded, and I love that about him. But that doesn't change the fact that I was still bummed.
I did have to go and get some scrapbooking stuff as I am feverishly trying to get caught up on the hundreds of pictures that need to be scrapbooked. So, I was looking at Roberts coupons online and I saw a Cricut bundle for wicked cheap. I let out a small gasp as I saw the ad because the price was so ridiculously low. Nate heard my gasp and wanted to know what it was about. I told him, knowing there was no way I could ever get a Cricut...... but then my cute hubby totally surprised me and said, "If you want it, go out and get it." My jaw dropped. But he kept insisting that I go get one, so I GOT A CRICUT! (The second C of today.) So, I got a Cricut, the lime green tote, a Jukebox for the cartridges, a spatula, 2 replacement blades, the Design Software, and 3 cartridges. I'm so excited!!!!! YEAH!!!! Now, I guess I don't have to go to California anymore. Hee hee hee.