Life is Rushing By

I remember when I was younger it seemed like time moved at a snails pace. I sometimes wish life would move that slowly again. I cannot believe how fast the days are rushing by. It feels like it was just yesterday that I discovered the happy news about the pregnancy. And now...well I have 10 weeks left if she decides to stay in there until exactly her due date, 75 days...I feel so anxious and unprepared now. It makes me wonder if life will continue to pass by with increasing momentum, or if it will slow down so I can enjoy my child's childhood. More than likely it will still move quickly for me, but she will feel the same as I did as a kid, with Christmas and holidays seeming to be so far away.

Since moving to California we have had the advantage of going to Disneyland several times since we decided it would be worth it to invest in some passes. It has been interesting to see how my endurance for a full day at Disneyland has changed since high school and now as the weeks pass by in my pregnancy. It's a lot harder to keep up as my body changes, but I still love Disneyland. I especially love going to Disneyland at this time of year. Its so much more fun without the Summer crowds and with the Halloween decorations....soon I suppose they will be putting up the Christmas decorations. Here are some pictures from our last trip to Disneyland, right before Halloween:

There were too many people for us to take a picture in front of the big pumpkin Mickey....

He didn't remember Toon Town so we made sure to spend time exploring.

Such a strong man.

My favorite part of Halloween: The Haunted Mansion being decorated as Nightmare Before Christmas

Now even though we didn't go out to any Halloween parties, and stayed in for Halloween because Brian had to study, we still dressed up and had a good time.....plus ate a ton of candy since we only had about 7 sets of trick or treaters. I had the idea to be a pregnant skeleton, but decided it cost way too much money to buy one of the pre-made shirts, so in the weeks prior to Halloween I had a fun time designing and making the shirt on my own. Brian also made his own costume. As many of you know Brian loves anything to do with Batman. As the opening of the "Dark Knight Rises" drew near Brian started talking about making his own Batman costume....using motorcycle/dirtbike armor. It was really fun to go to the showing of "Dark Knight Rises" with him wearing his costume that he spent many hours planning, and since we made the investment in the dirtbike armor he is going to be enjoying wearing this costume for many years to come.

Prior to Halloween, showing off the finished product.

On Halloween, with my fun skeleton face painting.

The pumpkin I carved.

Brian "Batman" with his enormous cape spread.

Fighting "evil"...

I have made a lot of progress on the nursery, and am really loving the way it looks right now. Before we even knew the gender we had decided to go with an owl theme. There is so much you can do to build off of that concept. For awhile I thought maybe I was going a little overboard with the owls, but now that I probably have the nursery 95% complete it makes me smile with the way its all come together. So I thought I'd share my hard work. (This is what I have been doing with my days, along with other crafts and cooking since I have been unable to find a job since moving to California)

 

The tree wall cling I scored off of amazon for only $ 4.

I love this rug we found at Ikea.

I painted these a couple years ago and thought they fit in perfectly with the rest of the room.

Our little girl's name. I had fun drawing/painting the owls.

Cutest wall clock, say "Owl always love you"

I feel blessed with how well this pregnancy has gone. According to the doctors she is measuring right on for how many weeks she is. I did the 2 hour glucose test in the beginning of the month to check for gestational diabetes. It really wasn't as bad as what everyone makes it out to be. The worst part was waiting for the blood to be drawn, and that was just boring. No gestational diabetes for me, and I have been lucky enough not to gain an absurd amount of weight. At the rate I am going I will probably only gain 20 lbs total, which definitely makes me happy. The worst part of this pregnancy so far has been my back pain, but I am still able to work out and so spend a good amount of time each day stretching and trying to relieve the stress that my back is feeling.

I am so excited for these next couple months. Thanksgiving is only a couple of weeks away, and luckily since we are so close to my parents I won't have to stress about making the whole Thanksgiving feast....although I think a may still try to whip out a pie or two. And then December 1st I will be having my baby shower, and I am happy that Leanna won't be so pregnant at that point that she can't fly down for it. In a little over a month it will be Christmas. I love Christmas! I love California Christmas'! I do wish it was a little cooler, but I am so thankful that I don't have to fear slipping on ice this year, especially since I am pregnant. And then a month after Christmas our little girl should be making her appearance!! Wow, time is moving by way to quickly is all I can say, but I am so excited for the future.