Final Days

So here we are, waiting..... *sigh*

I am 39 weeks pregnant, huge, uncomfortable and confused as to why this baby has not made his appearance yet! We all know he's plenty big enough by now, cuz I AM HUGE! lol Keagan still has no idea what he's in for (not that we really do either). Anytime we ask him about having a baby brother or being a big brother he just says...NOOOOO! lol Great....

We recently switched to a midwife and will be delivering at Group Health in Seattle instead of Evergreen hospital. Kinda crazy to change care providers so late in the game, but I am really trying to avoid another c-section and felt this was the best way to do that. Now if the baby would just get here already things would be peachy! We have most of what we need for the baby so far, there are a few things we still need to get, but nothing too major. We do need lots of prayer for adjusting to 2 kids and Keagan adjusting to not being the only adorable boy around!! He's always exceeded our expectations on the things we thought would be tough though, so....I'm not super worried about it.

So we will let you all know when the baby finally gets here!!! =)

BACK ON THE WESTSIDE!!

So I am a horrible blogger! Ha ha! Sorry! As of a few weeks ago we live back in Seattle!!! Its great to be home! I am working part time at Massage Envy in Kirkland and loving it!

In other news, the pregnancy is going really well. I feel good, the baby is kicking away and I am not swelling up like I did with Keagan. And speaking of the Big Bro, he is having a fabulous time this summer playing in the sprinkler and the pool and the park....etc...etc

So...we're back people! Let's get together!!! =)

Visit

Our visit home was fabulous!!! Such a breath of fresh air! Let me start with a funny story...Keagan and I were driven to the airport by Nathan very early in the morning. Nathan parked, walked us in, saw us through security as far as he could go and then had to drive home. Keagan and I all but had to strip to our underwear to get through security (we are very threatening I guess) and get on the first plane. This first plane was the smallest I'd ever been on! We were in row 6 of 9 and they literally asked one person to switch sides of the plane for take off and landing to balance out the weight! ACK! Anywho, we made it to Seattle around noon and I had a hair appointment at 3:30. I came home to find my husband (who had dropped us off at the airport earlier that morning) sitting in my mother's living room with a big smile on his face! "Hi Honey!" LOL His brother had bought him a last minute ticket and they kept it hush hush! So funny! I was not expecting him to be there at all! Then, instead of only one week, he got to stay the whole 2 weeks that Keagan and I did! We have such great family!!!!!! I really didn't want to leave at all!

We got to see almost everyone, even Nathan's Dad from Japan on the very last day we were there! We really had a great time!!

Thanks everyone for being so wonderful!!! We love you!!! =)

It's a.....

BOY!!! Yes, that is right folks, we are adding another Justus boy to the group! Now....if we could just pick a name we'd be set! lol

We went on Friday for the ultrasound and everything looks perfect! And, as with Keagan, there is no mistaking that he's a "he"! We are super excited!!! We got nuthin as far as names go tho. We only had a girl name picked out, so now of course we are having a boy! Oh well, brothers will be fun and that just means we get to try at least one more time for our baby girl!

I am doing great. I am 21 weeks pregnant now, half way! Which is insane, because I feel like I just found out and now we are half way there! Ack! =) I feel good, tired and slow, but good. As my tummy gets bigger Keagan seems to weigh more an its harder to carry him around, but other than that there isn't a lot I can't do yet. I can still tie my shoes and bend down to pick stuff up, which I have to do a lot because Keagan likes to chuck stuff on the floor when he's done with it. haha

So that is the news!!! See you soon! Keagan and I will be in Seattle from June 11th thru 25th. Yay!

Progress

So, Nathan finally had an interview yesterday and it went really well! They were very impressed with him! We are fairly certain that as soon as they can they will hire him on! yay! There is a process they have to go thru before hiring a new person so...in the next week or so we should have a *final answer.* This is a big step in the right direction and the reason we moved here, so we are both pretty darn excited! Nathan is studying hard to get his next certification, CCNA. He takes that test in the next couple weeks.

Keagan is doing well. Seems like every time I put shorts on him he falls and skins his knee tho! Poor little guy! But he's talking more and being more independent. It's fun. Well, it's mostly fun! Sometimes there are major fits that are not so much fun, but what can you do? He IS almost 2!! =)

The weather here has been great this week! Like a Seattle summer! I wish it would last, but I know it won't. Soon it will 95 degrees outside with 95% humidity and I will have to stay inside all day! We are looking into local pools and beaches tho to cool off. We also plan on getting a kiddie pool and sprinkler for the backyard, now that it has been reclaimed from the dog! I'd like to say I'll get used to the heat....but I'm pregnant now and even if I wasn't - HOT HOT weather is not my thing. Oh well. This is where we live now so I gotta suck it up!

Crafty

I made two pillows! Hand stitched! Made with a mother's love. ha ha Did I mention that I have no idea how to sew?! lol Its one of those things on my list. I wanna be the cool mom who can hem pants, make curtains and stuff like that!! This time my creativity came from need. Keagan has a big boy bed that has a safety rail, but it doesn't even go half way down the bed. Since he sleeps like me, ALL over the place, he keeps falling out of bed. If it was a twin size bed buying a safety rail would be no problem. But his is a toddler bed and the one option I found was $50!! As much as the bed!! So...I made one. =) Its not perfect, but it seems to be working so far. Just gotta reinforce some of the stitching. The other pillow was made from the extra fabric I had left over. Like I said, I am not "Suzie Homemaker" so of course I bought way too much fabric, and a few other things to be returned. But the little pillow I made for Keagan turned out quite cute if I do say so, and its pretty cozy too! =) It was pretty fun to do...now to take some classes so I actually know what I'm doing!

Test Day For Nathan

So Nathan had his first test today and he passed!! Yay! That means he gets the first certification he needs to get his job!! Once he gets the job then he has to take another test to get anoter certification to keep the job. That will be in a month and a half or so. Then he will continue to get more certs to get raises. Things are looking up! This one was the big one though since he hasn't been studying very long and the job opening came up a week sooner and cut into his study time. So he was really nervous, but he did great!

And to add more fun to the day Keagan stuck a bubble wand in his mouth and made the greatest face!!! Lol Surprise and disgust all at once! A very scrunchy face indeed.