Ok, I am getting up!

So I am so happy to see Ginny's blog back up and running. Shout out to Ginny! Anway it has been an uneventful week. The weather has been totally gorgeous and I have been on my back. I went to Walmart on Monday and I am afraid it did me in. I started contracting again and Justin has made me stay either on the couch or in bed. I have not been sleeping well at night so I have been trying to get little naps in the day. But Justin came home from work early yesterday and took Hilton to get a couple of groceries for dinner and then he mowed the lawn and made sure I was ok. He is being a saint. And then he tells me, Thanks for doing such a great job of keeping the house clean. He NEVER says that. It made me feel great. Especially since I am not doing a great job of that right now. I can wipe off the counters and pick up a couple things off the floor, but he has been doing everything. He is also in another play, sending off applications daily and teaching an extra class that he did not expect to teach. He is a gem. Anyway, I am going to go grocery shopping today because we are really out of food. Even though Justin wants me in bed. I just cannot stand it anymore. I have got to get out of this house! Out of my room! Off of the couch! I have even put on mascara and lipgloss. Oh, now don't get too excited. I am still pregnant and miserable, but I am wearing a very cute lacy top today, so I figured I must make some sort of effort. So I am even wearing jewlery. I am hoping my huge, hoop earrings will take the focus off of my gigantic belly... like that will happen.

New discoveries

Hilton discovered his heartbeat today. He discovered, on his own, that if he runs, his heart will be faster and it takes a little while for it to slow down. He still hasn't figured out that what also happens when he runs is that he has an asthma attack. He just doesn't get the connection! But it amazes me everyday what he is learning to do and learning about himself and the world around him. Unfortunately he learns on his own since I am always on my back. No, I am not a ho... that is not my profession... yet (although it may come to that if Justin doesn't get a job soon...hahaha!) But "taking it easy" is a rather tiresome job. I find that I am always sleeping. I have been reading some great books though. I just read The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. And The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale. Both were equally entertaining but in completely different ways. So check em out if you have nothing on your current reading list! I have discovered that I am indeed a housewife. This was pointed out to me by my friend, Vicki who did not necessarily put it in those terms. But I was telling her all about our brand new dishwasher. We got it Friday and it works like a dream! Our glasses were gleaming and the dishes sparkled! I didn't even have to wash them before I put them in! It has a seperate washer for the top rack!!! The fact that she was jealous and I was so incredibly excited about an appliance, prompted her to tell me just how pathetic and old we really are...

One more thing

I am supposed to be in bed today. I had to go to the doctor for another glucose test yesterday. Which was FINE! These doctors have gotten me so worked up worrying every month I am going to have to go on insulin. But I was good to go. Anyway, on my way to the doctor, not a block away, I was rearended. I was stopped at a green light to turn left and the girl (emphasize "girl") behind me decided she did not want to wait for me and just kept going. Fortunately, my van was much bigger than her tiny little acura so there is only a tiny little scratch. But consequently, I had to stay at the doctor's office forever, hooked up to monitors to make sure my contractions didn't get to strong, or too often, and to make sure the baby was ok. All is fine, but I am sore and I have to stay in bed all day. Yesterday I was grateful for it, today I am just frustrated. I am not taking that advice lying down. I had to get the breakfast dishes cleaned up and the toast crumbs wiped off the counter. I am starting to get a little woozy, so I will now go lie back down. I would just like to say, that I am sooo glad that in 3 months I am gettting a sweet little baby out of this. Otherwise it would totally not be worth all this. Not to mention that I am gaining back the weight I lost before I became pregnant. Not all, but more than I wanted...

Day at the Spa

Yesterday I finally used my birthday gift from Justin. ( my birthday is in Sept) I went to a spa. I got the full treatment. A facial, a massage, and a pedicure. The most wonderful, indulgent thing I have ever experienced was that facial! How amazing! I cannot believe what I have been missing out on all these years! I thought that the massage would be awesome, but it was nothing compared to the facial. If you have never tried one, you have got to treat yourself. It was so worth it. My skin is softer than a baby's butt and I look radient. I swear I look different. I didn't even need makeup afterwards. The rest of the experience was great too! Believe me! I just relaxed and got pampered. I got all the bottled water I wanted. I got gourmet cookies and chocolates and a fancy drink. It was the "Pregnancy Pampering Package." It was all devoted to a pregnant woman. I was in heaven. Now my feet are summer-ready, and I felt invigorated all day yesterday. Of course, it doesn't carry over to today, unfortunately, but I can sit here and remember...

The play and our weekend

Caroline was in The House of Bernarda Alba. And this was closing week. Justin took some pictures of her on the set and in the makeup room getting ready. She played a daughter of a beggar woman. On another note, it is so nice to have Justin home again! Saturday was uneventful. He literally stayed in bed all day until 4:30 when we took the kids to McDonald's and then he went to the Priesthood session of conference. So we all just watched conference. Yesterday, he got up and cleaned the entire house! I did the rest of the laundry and he cleaned the house from top to bottom. Except the bathrooms. But the kids rooms are picked up and vacuumed, the livingroom is clean, the kitchen is clean. He even got me to clean off my desk, and I found things I had lost months ago! We listened to and watched conference and in between sessions, the kids built a "foam bunny cottage" with a tiny little bit of help from me. I will get pictures of it today and post them tomorrow. The problem is that Hilton has been carrying that thing everywhere so I can never pin it down. But that thing kept the kids occupied for literally over 3 hours!!! I mean, they sat there and glued and put together this thing with no fighting, no food, nothing. When the second session of conference started they stayed put and every once in a while would look up when a talk mentioned baptism or something else that interested them. It was a very nice day yesterday. Not to mention how great it is to have an immaculate house again. Justin undertook everthing that I cannot or should not be doing right now. He is just a gem!