Found the snake owner....

Well, Will was concerned about letting the snake go in the hills above our house and called one of our neighbors who knows a lot about snakes. It just so happens that it was a snake he caught while he was working and his kids left the lid off the cage he had it in, so it ended up in my yard, which after all the fuss I guess was a good thing. It is not a native snake to our area and would not survive our winters. Our neighbor is planning a trip to somewhere warmer (California, I think( and will take him there. So goodbye snake, it was fun..... The NST test I had on Thursday went well. The baby had no trouble passing but my amniotic fluid was low so I really have to decrease my activity. So I am really BORED!!!!! I did try some crocheting today but got a little frustated and gave up, for today at least. Maybe tomorrow I will do more.

Wahoo! Single digits...

Well, we have made it to single digits as far as the count down goes. Today, however, it may be less than 8 days. I had another check up and found out that I have high blood pressure and have to go on bed rest, but that means my maternity leave officially starts today. Too bad I still had things left to do at work, I guess they will have to wait for 3 months..... I will have to go to the hospital tomorrow for a nonstress test (NST) to see how things are coming along but will keep everyone posted. For some other exciting news, yesterday I found a 4 foot Rat Snake in my back yard.... I thought it was a rattle snake or python or something really bad because it hissed really loud, I have not been that scared in a long time because my dogs were outside with it. Here is a picture of the culprit, notice the happy look on Will's face, he was way too excited to come home and catch it when I called him in a panic.

Baby Showers and Baby Update

I have now had 2 baby showers. My work (boss Linda and Valerie) threw me a baby shower a few weekends ago and they were so great! My mom and sister's and sister-in-laws threw me one last saturday. I have to say I am very blessed with what everyone has given me and a big thanks to everyone for everything (yes, I will still do thank you cards, mom). Here are some pictures of all the wonderful things the baby and I received. My doctor and his office nurse thinks the baby and I are just model patients. At the last visit I measured at 34 weeks instead of 35 weeks, but that just means that he has dropped...yes!! Things are moving in the right direction and I can breath again...at least a little better anyway! Will and I started taking a baby class and I decided that ingnorance is bliss.... Although I have a medical degree I did not know or understand everything/anything that went into delivering a baby.... Scary, intimidating, but exciting at the same time, at least we can be perpared. The best part about the classes though is they teach your coach how to give you massages....great stuff!

A few more pictures of Jackson Hole

Jackson Hole

Will and I had our last vacation before our little one comes in October. We spent the weekend in Jackson Hole Wyoming. It was beautiful up there, the Tetons mountains are aweseome, and the weather was great. We saw the town, pretty small but packed full of shops and places to eat. We shopped some, played mini golf and I even road the Alpine slide with my doctors approval. Our room was great! It was so nice to be able to relax so much I really didn't want to come back to work!! Here are a few pictures of the fun we had! And a few pictures of my growong belly. For my baby update there is nothing exciting to report.... which is a good thing!! He is growing right on schedule and has a great heart beat!! My next appointment is next week, they are now 2 weeks apart which means it is getting closer!!

Sweet Progress....

Yesterday was a very busy day. Alisha, our sister-in-law, will be moving in with us in November to help us out with the baby while Scott, her husband, serves in Iraq. In preperation for her coming we are working very hard to get the basement bathroom finished as well as the fourth and final bedroom completed. Will, Josh and April framed the bedroom and ran new electrical while James and I grouted the bathroom. We were almost done with the grout but found out we didn't buy enough and will have to finish on monday, but once that is complete we can install the fixtures in the showers, the toilet and the sink and yes it will finally be done!!! We started this project almost a year ago. I also worked some on our food storage at the local cannery. It's small but I am very proud of it.

Golfing!

One of the things I noticed once I got pregnant is that for whatever reason my golf game got better. Some people would joke and say it was because there was more weight behind it but it could be because my center of gravity changed..... Who knows but it has been fun!! Here is a picture of me on the golf cart from a few days ago at the Bountiful Ridge Golf course. It was a beautiful evening and the deer are so awesome! They aren't afraid of you or the golf balls around them. I had a lot of fun with Will, James, and their friends Steve, Chris and Will. Thanks for taking me along guys!!