Oh baby, Oh my BODY!!!

Well, I'm not sure how long it's been for me not to notice, but I just realized that on my baby time ticker that the last baby is highlighted now which makes me even more excited/scared for our little baby to come. I'm going through so many mixed emotions right now. Moments of where you just feel like you can't go on anymore and you wish the baby would just be born RIGHT NOW and then an hour later when it's just me and I'm finally sitting down relaxing and feeling the baby move around that I just wish I could always remember that feeling and enjoy having another LIFE inside me. This pregnancy has by far been the most difficult as far as the way my body feels. Lately, it's all I can do to get out of bed in the morning and with this week being above 100 degrees is sure can wear a person down. It makes me appreciate feeling well when I do and I'm looking forward to feeling normal again. By the way, the photo above was taken by my wonderful sister-n-law Cody who worked so hard to make this photo shoot turn out great. Thanks Cody so much for capturing this time in my life.

I'm ashamed to say, but I guess my patience has been wearing thin with the kids because for awhile when Cameron would say his prayers he would pray that I could be nicer. (which always breaks my heart) But, on Sunday Cameron prayed at the dinner table for everyone else to be nicer and for me to be pretty. :) I couldn't help but giggle out loud. I guess I'm looking like I need some help in the makeover department. But hey, that's better than being mean right! :) Then, tonight he just prayed that I could get a good nights sleep. So, by Cameron's prayers I guess I can judge at how well I'm mothering him. ha ha. I love being a mother and know that it has and will continue to refine me into a better person if I work hard and do the things that Heavenly Father would want me to do. I've realized that by taking the easy way out isn't always the best way when it comes to parenting. I'm thankful for Jesse and love it when he comes home and the kids just swarm him. They love him so much and I appreciate what a good husband he is. Life is good.

Happy Anniversay to us!

7 Years ago...

It's been a week, but I wanted to mention that Jesse and I just celebrated our 7th Anniversary. I remember when my sister Jeanine and her husband David hit their 7th Wedding Anniversary and I was of course a much younger person, but I remember thinking that 7 years was a long time. Now, 7 years is nothing; I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. Having 3 (pretty soon 4) kids, Jesse completing Optometry School and moving around to 3 separate states and then settling down into a home and just enjoying raising our family is what I call squeezing a lot of events into 7 years. We had a nice Anniversay. Jesse took me out to go -ol Olive Garden and then we were gonna shop till we dropped at the Outlets, but since it was Memorial Day the stores were closed by the time we got there. So, instead we went to the movies and watched Indiana Jones.

I'm so blessed to have a husband who loves his wife and family more than anything. I always knew that if I married Jesse that he would be fun to live with and a great father. Thanks honey for a great 7 years...looking forward to eternity. :)