Goals Update February~

The year is bopping and getting away from me!  Ah!  I always like to update at the end of every month, but somehow we are already in the middle of February!  Here's an update for right now, though.

1. Pay off Alex's undergraduate loan by October 1, 2015
We had 100% of the loan to go on January 1.  As of right now, we are down to 100% 93% of the loan left.  We haven't made as much progress on this as we have been getting ready for the baby.  We had quite a few things to purchase, and we were saving up a bit of a nest egg just in case we needed one while I was off.  You just never know what life will throw at you, and I like to be prepared.

2. Establish a will
We have made contact with a potential will writer.  It will happen!  

3. Read the Bible in 2 years
I'm behind.  I'm not horribly behind, but I'm not caught up.  I read a few days at one time, and then I fall off of the routine again.  I wish I could figure out a time of my day to be consistent to do this.  I already get up at 5:35, and I don't have time to read it in the a.m.  That seems like the best bet, though.

4. Go on 1 family vacation
We paid the travel planner, so she is supposed to be planning.  I previewed two possible accommodations, and they both looked delightful.  We are early enough that she told us we needed to hold off, so we could get a better deal.  This is going to happen, so I sure hope we have a good baby on our hands;-)

5. Have a baby
Six weeks!  Baby is a coming!

Rowan~

Alex is loving his new camera, which means we have oodles and scoodles of pictures now that are great quality;-)  Rowdog got glasses, had a birthday, and was in his first ever Pinewood Derby!  How about a little Rowan celebration;-)

Handsome boy sporting his specs!

Birthday!  The big 7!

He thought he needed to use Grandma's cane now that he was 7~

Legoes!

Aunt Reesa and Grandma and Grandpa Darby came to celebrate!

The cake!

Make a wish big guy!

Oh, she's too cute to ignore~

Stud Muffin in his uniform~

The excitement of the Derby~

Fingers crossed our cars go fast~

The Tiger Cubs~

Silly faces~

Oh, the anticipation~

The race~

 Rowan's car did well but not great.  Alex took it hard; Rowan took it harder.  We'll just say they bought a book when it was over.  I'm sure next year it will be bigger and better;-)

Baby #3 Update~

Whew!  Time is flying whether I want it to or not!  

This is at 31 weeks~

Latest Doctor Appointment: I went to the doctor a week and a half ago.  No news is good news when pregnant, so I have nothing to report there;-)

Weight Gain:  I've gained 24 pounds now at 33 weeks.  I've just given up on really accounting for this.  I still eat fairly healthy with the occasional Jolie cravings.  I'm growing a human being, my husband tells me I'm beautiful, and I feel good.  I'm just going to roll with it and tackle it when a human isn't rolling around inside of me;-)

Cravings:  I still miss wine...  A LOT!  I can't wait for that to come back into my weekly diet.  It is Cadbury Mini Egg season now, which is a craving of mine pregnant or not pregnant.  I just keep buying the little packages to avoid downing too many at one time;-)

Complaints: I'm really doing okay right now.  I don't know if I've just gotten used to the pains or if they are letting up.  My tummy muscles are really stretching, but other than that, it isn't too bad.  My back doesn't hurt, nothing is swelling yet, and I can still sleep.  Life is okay.  

Nesting: We are 95% done and ready for a baby.  I need to buy curtains for the baby room and put her letters up on her wall, but that is it.  Next time I'll take some pictures of the baby's room to share.  We installed the car seat on Sunday which means we could roll at any time!  I worked diligently on my lesson plans for school last week.  I'm like 85% done with those, so I feel much more at ease than I did even a week ago.

Countdown: Six weeks to go until we see our little addition!!  The anticipation is building! Woohoo!!!