I'm back!

I think I might try to start updating this more often. Haha. You know, like actually keep people posted about things.

Here's what's going on.

Friday - had my 34 wk appt. Lost .5 lbs from last time. Which means I am only up 10.5 lbs from my pre pregnancy weight. It worries me a little bit, but I'm measuring fine and my dr doesn't seem worried! She said she'd let me know when I need to worry. Haha. Next appt will be the beginning of the end. Internals start and so do weekly visits. AHH!!
Next was the baby shower at Ryan's work. It was neat to meet all of these people he works with. Mostly just a bunch of ladies... I think 2 guys stopped in. We got our travel system (the gender neutral one - and it really makes more sense in the long run.), a HUGE box of Pampers Swaddlers diapers (I think it is 256 diapers... 1/2 size 1 and 1/2 size 2), and a really cute quilt. I will try to get an album up and going to post these things in.

Yesterday - In laws came in town. Got in about 1:30. We just relaxed mostly (we'd been cleaning and running errands all morning, so that was nice) and just chatted. We had an AMAZING dinner! Grilled some steak, twice baked potatoes, salad, and cake. I got to practice my decorating! They were impressed! haha

Today - church. We went to sunday school AND service!! Usually we just leave after the music, but the ILs wanted to stay. Glad we did. VERY good message! Then out to lunch... Doug and Linda left to head home. Yep, they came yesterday afternoon and left today. They were here for exactly 24 hrs. Yes, it does take them 8 hrs each way to drive. Insane! I dropped my brother off at the ER to see if he had a broken arm. Turns out it isn't, just really bad bruise I guess. Sucks for him. Can't even get pain meds! While he had my car... I worked on Riley's room a little bit. Last weekend we went through TONS of hand me downs and so today I separated them in to sizes and put all of the 12 - 24 months stuff into a storage container.

I still need to do some laundry (which includes Riley's stuff too) and vacuum again (dog sheds a lot), but overall... we accomplished a LOT this weekend!! Next weekend is our shower back home with family! Woo hoo!

Pregnancy update. As of today I am 34 weeks 3 days. This means 5 weeks 4 days or 39 days until my adjusted due date. It's getting soooooooo close! I cannot believe it!! In no longer than 7 weeks and 4 days I will have my little girl in my arms! (that's giving that she has until 2 weeks after my due date to get here). I'll be glad to have her out of my ribs! However - I've had such an easy and uneventful pregnancy. I looooove feeling her move! It's so neat! I'll miss that a lot!! But I think that holding her will be so much better! I'll try to update and post belly pictures as well!

heart broken

It absolutely breaks my heart these days to see what people say and how they do not value other human beings. The message board I am on on a regular basis proved to me that my little world is not so realistic. I like to believe that people are not so hateful and not so selfish that if they were to find out their child was not perfect, they would love it all the same and continue with the pregnancy. Apparently... this is not how it goes! I was shocked to see so many women - who are pregnant, have children, or are trying to get pregnant - said they would kill their baby if they found out it had some sort of severe disability. What are they going to do if something isn't detected and they find out after birth that the child has a severe disability? How many times have those tests been wrong? How many times have people beat the odds? How could somebody still decide to terminate a child based on a probability?

There are some things that I will just never understand. Ever. Maybe it is because I have been touched by people with special needs. I have been touched by families of those with special needs. I could never make a decision to kill my baby because it wasn't perfect. God would not give me something I couldn't handle. Not to say it wouldn't be hard - I'm not saying that at all. But, if God brings me to it - He'll bring me through it. Even if I am kicking and screaming and crying the whole time! Haha.