Valentines Day and our silly church class

So did you know that Valentine's Day was named after a priest named Valentine, who continued to perform marriage ceremonies after the ruler of the country banned marriages because men were too committed to their wives wouldn't voluntarily join his army. Valentine was put to death for performing weddings on February 14th.

There is a little history for you that I got out of the tidbits newspaper Josh and I looked at while at dinner Valentine's Day (well actually the day before, because Valentine's day was Sunday). Valentines Day is a time of celebrating love so I just thought I would mention how much I love my husband. I love Josh so so so so so so so much (pretend there are like a zillion more so so sos in there).

Anyway- we had a good weekend. Saturday took a birthing class and took a tour of the hospital- I'm getting really excited for our baby to join us. I think we are going to have such a busy time coming up, but it will be really fun.

At the new year the class at church we teach got changed and we have a new class (11 boys and 1 girl) ages 7-8. They sure are a handful, but it's fun getting to know new kids and there personalities. I don't have quotes from them per say but there have been a few funny things.

There are a few boys in the class that seem really out of it- like no idea what is going on at all most of the time. It's ok though because they are quiet and usually don't distract the other kids, they just sit there. We were talking about birthdays and we said a birthday of someone in the class and they had to guess whose it was and not say if it was their own. We said one and one of these out of it kids raised his hand and asked if it was his... it wasn't his, apparently he doesn't know when his birthday is. We asked and all he could tell us was that his mom was going to have a baby sometime in the summer. This same boy when asked if there were any vistors claimed he was from Japan in effort to be silly- the boy next to him (who is from England) started talking to him and he got so excited "hey this kid really is from another country... he's not even kidding!"

We also have a couple boys that come to church complete with the cowboy boots and accents. When asked something that Jesus gave them that made them happy one boy said "bicuits and gravy." Not what I would have first put my mind to, but I like biscuits and gravy too.

In class yesterday we were talking about babies and we asked how you get ready to have a baby come to your family. Some of the answers we got were "paint the walls" "buy lots of things" and the best "you feed it- by eating." We asked if they think that their moms got excited when the kids in our class were born. Here were some of the answers "no, because babies kick you and it hurts" "my mom was suprised when I was born" "my parents were unhappy when I was born because I was shaped like a football" and "well, my parents were excited, but my brother wasn't, he tried to throw me away." Oh the perspective of 7 year old boys.

A couple weeks ago one of the boys asked if I was going to have a baby and if I was going to bring it to class. I said yes, I was having a baby, and yes, I would probably bring it to class. He got all excited and the boys next to him turned and said "what, you think she's actually going to let you play with her baby?"

The whole class is set that it will be a boy (although we don't know and won't be finding out before it's born) they are sure that it has to be a boy because boys are better. They also suggested the names Freddie and Landon. Landon caught on with the rest of the class and although we told them we probably would not name our baby Landon (we won't be) they kept talking about it the whole class. So I guess if you ask them, their teacher is having a baby boy named Landon. If you ask me, I would say that is not true.

Being Creative

The last few weeks I have been spending a little time in the afternoons working on a project. I can't say what it is because it is a Valentine's surprise for my dear husband. But I want to say how much I enjoy doing it. It's not very big and not very beautiful, it will probably only be seen my Josh and I, but the time creating something has really made me feel good. I thought about the talk Happiness, Your Heritage that was given a while ago to women. In it we are told that creating things, any thing is an important part of feeling fulfilled. Now, I will never be a very talented crafts person- I may never sew beautiful, intricate quilts, I may never keep thorough scrapbooks, I may never be an amazing cook. But I still like to create- whether with paper, fabric, food, or some other means. So if you have any ideas for simple projects, let me know. I'm going to try and be more creative.

Pregnancy Update

How far along are you? 30 weeks

Total Weight gain/loss? at my last appointment it was around 15lbs gained

Stretch marks? No, some red dots on the sides of my belly though

Baby Movement? This baby moves all the time, this week some of the kicks started hurting a little they were so hard. There is also becoming a pattern to when I feel kicks- for some reason this baby is always awake in my sociology class.

Best moment this week? Date night with Josh! Although the baby was on my bladder the whole time we were in the temple, it was good. Along with dinner, a show on campus, and some frozen yogurt it made for a long but very nice night.

Food Cravings? Spicy Chicken Fingers from Wingers. I had them last month for the first time ever and now I can't stop thinking about them.

Belly button in or out? It's just flattening out- I told Josh that the way it is going now it might just disappear.

Milestones? 10 weeks left- that is so weird.

Weekly Wisdom? Know what you are looking for before you try and shop for baby things. Today we tried to get some crib sheets at Walmart and we forgot to bring the measurements of the mattress. So we didn't end up getting the sheets. We bought a package of onesies instead.

the best is yet to be

I am a big worrier- sometimes one little thing will get me worrying every time my mind has a spare moment. I've defiantly had plenty of things to worry about lately, and they aren't even really big things. For example, one worry that has been on my mind a lot since school started this week is one of the classes I need to take next semester they may not be teaching online anymore- which was the way I was planning on doing all my classes next semester.

On Monday night Josh and I read an article from the Ensign "The best is yet to be" by Jeffery R. Holland. It was about not looking behind us and holding on to the past It also talked about having faith in the future. Having faith that Heavenly Father will make the things to come better than the things that have passed.

So I was thinking about those things today and I realized that by letting myself be overcome with worry I am not practicing faith. Faith that the Lord is guiding our life to the best that it can be. If I have to take a class on campus than that answers some other questions Josh and have been thinking over.

If I just do the best I can to make correct decisions and right choices the things that need to work out will and the other things will just lead to other paths. Those paths will lead to the greatest happiness, because if we trust Heavenly Father, the best is yet to be.

So I'm going to work on practicing faith in the hand that is guiding my future... and really try and remember that the best is yet to be.

New Years!

Happy 2010!

I hope you had a good 2009- we did. Our year in review seems pretty short. We went to school, did our internships, found out we were pregnant, and went to school some more. That's the basics anyway. It was a good year. I love being married to such a good man and it seems so weird it has been over a year already. It also seems weird that, as of tomorrow, it is 2/3 of the way until our baby comes.

This year coming up seems like it will bring lots of changes for us. Our baby is due in three months- April 2. The week after that Josh will graduate. With that comes a lot of decisions about what we will do or where we will go from there. I will graduate in July.

I'm excited about what this year will bring though- I know that everything will work out just the right way.

So again- Happy New Year!

Christmas

We had a good Christmas- well actually, I thought it was pretty great. We have tons and tons of pictures but I figured I'd better narrow it down a little, so I don't bore every reader we have to death (sorry, I probably already have). But Christmas eve we went to Josh's brother's house, we had treats, a few talents, gift exchange, and leg wrestling. (Not really sure where that last tradition came from, but they seem to do it every year)
Christmas morning we opened our gifts and played a little and then took a nap. We stopped by his parents house for a bit, I talked to Krista!, and then we went to my grandparents and had dinner with them and my cousins. It was a nice relaxing day. We were so blessed with family and gifts, I don't know how the day could have gotten any better.
I hope everyone else had a Merry Christmas- we did!