Devin's Birthday

I just recently became really

 excited for Devin's Birthday.

 I know exactly what

 I'm getting him and it's even better

 than what he is asking for.

 He is going to LOVE it. 

Don't tell him though. 

Did you know?

Did you know that having an Episiotomy can actually make a tear in the perineum worse?

Did you know that lying on your back to give birth is actually one of the worst positions?

Did you know that "wearing" your baby instead of taking them everywhere in a car seat can actually reduce crying and fussiness? 

Did you know that disposable diapers really aren't the best thing to be putting on your baby's bottom?

Did you know that there are a lot of risks with getting an epidural and there are close to zero risks with doing a natural birth? 

Did you know that it benefits baby more if you wait to cut the umbilical cord until after its done pulsating?

Did you know that I knew none of this till after I got pregnant? 

Do your research if you are pregnant. Learn about the options. 

33 Weeks

Today I'm 33 weeks pregnant. It's cool, but also frightening because I'm ridiculously close to having this baby. 

Devin is doing really good at work. Last week he got like 6 or 7 sales. He had 9, but some of them canceled. Lame-butts. 

Devin and I have been having kind of a hard time up here socially. 

I don't really having anything else to say that's nice/upbeat/happy. 

Memorial Day

Memorial Day was one of the best days I've had in long while. Devin didn't have to go to work so we got to spend the whole day together doing whatever we wanted. So we decided to go to Bateman's Island, which is on the Columbia River. It was pretty nifty. We weren't able to hike very far because there were huge puddles on the path that we couldn't get around. I was also having some pains due to the fact that my little baby has found some nerves to lay on. So we just went as far as we could then turned around. Here are a few photos that I took of the island. 

After we were done hiking around on the island we went and drove down the river a little more. We found a pond that had a ridiculous amount of birds at it. All varieties too. 

I also never would of thought that there would be seagulls in this part of Washington, but they are all over.

We later met up with some of the other couples that are up here with us and took some pictures. 

These are the other couples, minus Devin and I. The couple on the far left were just here visiting. 

Devin and I mostly just took pics of the others, cause I didn't really want a bunch of pictures of me and my ginormous belly. We did still get a few pictures of us together. Just not a ton. 

After we were done taking pictures we went and got some meat to cook for the office barbecue later. 

After we took the meet home to put it in the fridge we went and drove around the Tri-Cities area. Devin showed me some of the areas that he has worked in and we went on the other side of the river. Devin insisted on taking a couple pictures of me.

Here is a picture of the river.

And a picture of us on a swing that was right by the river. Ignore the odd look on my face.

After we were done here we went to one of Devin's follow-up appointment, where he got a sale. So that was good. Then we went to the barbecue. I don't have pictures of the barbecue, cause I forgot my camera in the car. The barbecue was a lot of fun though. 

Oh... and we went hot tubbing with the other couples that night. Unfortunately I don't get to sit in the tub, so I just sit on the side with my legs in. Still fun, but uncomfortable after a while. 

All in all yesterday was a very good day. 

Honestly

Honestly, I've stopped enjoying the

 feeling of my 

cute babe moving and kicking around

 in my tummy. Now I wish she

 was out and not kicking

 me repeatedly for long periods of time.

I still love her though. 

Of course. 

I just want her

out. 

Blueberry Muffins

Our lives really aren't all that exciting so I'm just going to post a picture of the

muffins I made this morning. 

They look a little handicap and special, 

but they tasted great. I promise.

It is kinda hard to mess things up when they come out of a box though. 

Oh well. 

This is the card/picture holder thingy we got for our ultrasound 

picture that we had done at the hospital. 

Our ultrasound lady was able to only get one decent 

picture of our baby's face. 

The card's cute though. 

Here is the picture. I tried to make it easier to see her face, but I might have just made it harder

& more confusing. Her face has filled out a lot though.

This weekend is Memorial Day weekend so Devin has Monday off. I'm really excited to get to 

spend the day with him & maybe/hopefully go do something. 

I would really like to go down the the river. But we'll 

see what we actually end up doing. 

Working out isn't working out

So I came up here to WA with every intention of working out so that I could somewhat stay in shape.

 So far it hasn't happened.

It's really hard to find the motivation.

Maybe after baby comes I'll be better. 

Actually I know I'll be better, cause I refuse to be one of those women who gains weight during pregnancy and never gets it off again.

I know it'll be hard, but it'll be worth it. 

Tomorrow we get to see baby again. Our new doctor wants to have an ultrasound done.

I'm totally okay with this, cause she is going to look really 

different now compared to the last time we saw her.  

Sometimes I wonder if I come across as a hard person to get along with.

It might explain a lot. 

I'm 31 weeks pregnant today. It's kind of exciting.

I'll be glad to have her company during the days.

There is still sooo much stuff that we need  to buy before she gets here. 

I'm not sure where how we are going to pay for all of it yet.... 

Life is good for the most part. 

Depends on how you look at it. 

Being emotional and 7 months pregnant makes me crazy. 

I'm sure of it.