Happenings

Here's whats been happening in our lives lately. :)

I had an appointment with my midwife on Monday. The baby is still head down which is such a relief for me. Lilli was stubborn when she was on the inside (Ok she still can be a little) ;) Anyhow, she did not want to turn head down. They finally had to turn her manually at 37 weeks. Apparently having her head in my ribs was just so dang comfy...for her. Anyhow, that is an experience I do not want to repeat! I have given birth without drugs 3 times and nothing compares to having them turn Lilli. Obviously I made it through just fine and if I had to I would have this one turned as well, it is much preferable to a C-section.
At any rate, so far this little one likes to be head down and we will just hope and pray he stays that way until he makes his arrival. (Which is coming up so fast, just about 9 weeks to go!!) Everything else looks great with the baby and I so we'll just keep on growing for another little while.

The next bit of news is so exciting and an answer to my prayers, literally. We found our missing hard drive!! All my pictures from the last 10 years or so are not lost as we had feared! So happy, seriously words cannot describe.

Last weekend, my dear wonderful friend Melissa was in town with her girls. It was so wonderful to spend time with her and the kids all had a great time playing together. I don't actually have any photos of the time they spent here but the memories are stored and that is what counts. :) Living in a state I didn't grow up in at all has one major disadvantage, I don't get to see my friends from teenage years. When people I know talk about how they got together with all their high school friends I do feel a little jealous, or sad or something. I think it makes it so my kids forget that I was young because they don't often get to see me with people from my past. To them life for me started when I became a mom because that is all they see evidence of. Anyhow, it is always so wonderful to me to reconnect with my past and most especially with Melissa. It was a short visit but still very nice. Hopefully we can see each other again soon.

I have also made a little more progress with my quilt. I basted it together so now all that needs to be done  is the quilting of the layers and the binding. I will post pictures as soon as it is finished.

On a side note, if anyone is interested in a rabbit we have one we need to get rid of. He is attacking our other male rabbit trying to fight over our female and so he is having to stay caged which I hate. So if you are interested.... :)

I guess that's about it right now. I'm sure I'll think of something interesting to write soon, but wether or not I actually get on and write it is a whole other thing. We shall see.

March...time marches on

Time does keep marching on, sometimes faster than it seems I can keep up with. Everyday I'm sure I'm doing to get a million things done and often I only get a few or other things come up that take priority. And yet time keeps on going. March has been like this for me. I really thought this month would drag but here we are half way through it and I am down to close to 10 weeks till my due date. With how quickly time is going he'll be here before we know it. (And we can't wait, love this little guy so much already!)

This week just turned out crazy. Sunday night at dinner Grandpa  suddenly got up and said he was feeling cold and went into his room where he has a small space heater to keep his room extra toasty. I went to check on him a bit later and he had a fever and chills. He usually only gets this when he has pneumonia, but that usually starts out with a simple cold or cough and then he gets the fever later. This time however he hadn't been sick at all leading up to this so we took a wait and see approach thinking it must be some other bug. Monday he thought he felt a little better but was still battling a fever and weakness. Tuesday morning he was convinced he was on the mend but by the afternoon he was feeling just awful. Shortly before dinner I talked to him about going to the hospital and he readily agreed. I had a meeting at church so Lars decided to take him so I could still go to my meeting. So the kids and I headed off to church and Lars and Gramps headed to over to the VA hospital. They confirmed pneumonia and decided to keep him at least overnight.
Then my dishwasher decided not to work. Perfect and such good timing. So add to the mix pregnant hormones and you had me, one overwhelmed woman. But again time keeps on moving and here we are Thursday evening. Grandpa is back home and feeling much better thanks to the modern miracle of antibiotics, Lars has fixed the dishwasher for half the price the repairman wanted, and I am feeling much happier. (It is amazing how much a broken dishwasher can reek havoc when you are so used to having one!)

So for the moment life is a bit more calm. March will keep on marching and blossom into April and before you know it we will have celebrated three April birthdays, one May birthday and the baby will be here. I'm sure I'll face another "crisis" or two before then, and I am starting to get the nesting bug. (Meaning that I realize the baby is coming soon and it will be a long time before I can really clean my house once he comes so I NEED to do it now.) The kids may not be too happy with me over the next 7-10 weeks. Chores, chores, and more chores! (I should have an evil laugh after that but I've never been very good at evil laughs. Oh well.)

On a very happy note, one of my dearest friends is coming into town this weekend with some of her kids. It will be a fun weekend full of chatting and playing! It doesn't get much better than that.

That's about it for the moment at the Andersen home. Monday is full of appointments. Henry has a dr appt, I have an appt with my midwife, and we have an appt to get our taxes done. (That will be such a relief) I might have something more to update then.

Love is...

...probably not what you think. But to me, at this moment, this is love, true bliss.

That's right! My Thin Mints came! You couldn't find a happier pregnant girl anywhere at this second. :)

Each bite is worth every cent (Or dollar if you want to keep it real.) 

They are just what I need to cheer me up on a day like this.

March...why do you have to keep this up? Let it be spring, PLEASE!

At least I can enjoy a few (ahem, sleeves) thin mints with hot chocolate tonight since it is snowy. I'll get to enjoy my frozen thin mints a little later. ;)

Where did this thing come from

Seriously just popped out! ;)

27 weeks. I swear this shirt was much looser 2 weeks ago! :)

I think my belly has grown upwards all it can, it will be straight out from here. Soon I will be as many inches out as I am tall. ;) But come on, who doesn't love a big belly?