He is almost here!!! Today I was complimented for being a very thin person to be expecting a baby.  I took it with a huge smile, glass half full people!  More like, my cup runneth over...life is so good right now.  And it will get even more exciting with our babe making his debut soon.  Jaylene sent us pictures of her "huge" belly, so cute.  She seems to still be feeling well at this stage, although she says her ankles have disappeared.   Each day we learn more and more what a GEM she really is, truly.  Yesterday she was making bathing mitts for us.  Okay, some of that was in procrastination of writing a paper but mostly it was self-less.  The other fantastic event that will be happening is that we are now able to move forward in adopting our 3 year old we have been fostering!  YaaaaY!  He is slowly starting to understand that a new baby will be joining us and that he will be a BIG brother!  Today at our church meeting there was a baby girl blessed and he kept wanting to leave our bench to go see the "white baby".  No reference to race here, just her dress : )

In more news, our ward boundaries changed today.  The Stake President created a new ward which affected all the old family wards except one.  It will be fun for me, many of my family members are within our new ward boundaries.  I don't know how the new people will feel about having many more extended members of the same family...we should build a complex or form our own township or something!  So, as of now, we are supposed to function in our old callings until April 10th.  After that we are released from them but could get a phone call in the meantime about something new. 

The basement progress - drywall mudding and texture is finished.  Tomorrow I will order some doors (amazing how many - 11 single and 1 double) so that Jared can experience the massive frustrating of hanging them.  It shouldn't be that bad, and we can always call an expert too.  If you've never tried it, I'm telling ya, it takes some kind of voodoo magic to do it well.  Then there's priming which isn't bad at all, we should be able to borrow an airless sprayer to make it go fast.  This will be ONE HAPPY WIFE if we get that far before D-Day.  Then we can slow down, do the trim work ourselves, paint rooms we want to use.  As if that isn't enough, it's nearly SPRING!  I am gushing here, don't know how I could be any happier and looking forward to what is ahead of us.  Yes, I know there will be some long nights and tiring days but that too will change before we know it.  So I'm just gonna enjoy the ride.  

True March Madness

Not even referring to basketball, although that is what guys would think of if they actually read this blog.  ONLY 33 days (or less) and our baby boy will be here!!!  To say we are excited would definitely be a  massive understatement!  We are telling Jaylene all the time how fast it has gone by - hopefully these last few weeks won't be too tough for her.  She continues to feel great.  Last check, the baby is probably about 18 inches long and wieghs 4.7 pounds.  Sound right?  Anyway, Jaylene says he moves like a champ and she doesn't have any idea how he is fitting in there!  She's starting birthing classes next week so if any of you sister-in-laws have some great tips, bring them on!

 

I am pretty sure we won't have everything as ready as we'd like but I think we will have the important stuff taken care of.  I guess the advantage to entering motherhood a little older is that I have some perspective on what is important.  As far as the pictures here, yes I  have a major case of Spring fever.  These are the tulip and daffodils that just poked out of the ground.  Early last summer I bought some tulip bulbs from the Thanksgiving Point sale they do after they pull all the bulbs used in their tulip festival.  I planted them soon after buying them (yes you can do it then instead of Fall) so I have been anxious to see them come up.  We have had a few days nice enough to do some yardwork and I always jump at the chance.  Our 3 year old loves to be outside too so it works well.  He was very happy yesterday when I used his dump truck for weeds.  He is slowly starting to acknowledge that a baby will be joining us, at least he knows where the babe will sleep.
       

 As far as March madness, I was referring to our ridiculous schedules this month.  One event I'm looking forward to is the baby shower that some sweet neighbors and my mom are planning.  Last week I was visiting area high schools that participate in UVU's concurrent enrollment program.  So far I've been to five and have one more to schedule.  Then we have to keep our foster care license current (expires in April) by completing in-service training hours (12) including an adoption class the state requires.  Not to mention Elder's Quorum, Young Women activities including regional basketball playoffs.  Then a portrait of 8 people which is only in the line drawing stage.  Oh yeah, then the matter of finishing our basement (which, gratefully we aren't doing much of ourselves).  And last but not least, the foster-to-adopt court dates we're facing at the end of the month.  But, it is ALL good, not complaining here, we wouldn't want it any other way and in fact have never felt so blessed.