Ben's work has taken some hits with budget cuts and with hours changing when work isn't coming in and we weren't able to keep up with the hits and had to leave our beloved home in Teton and are now back in Rexburg. We miss our old home and still almost drive all the way back to Teton when we do our errands because it was our home for the longest of any of our homes.
We live now in downtown Rexburg (if you've ever been to Rexburg, downtown doesn't really mean that much) and are only a five minute walk from the school and Ben can walk to both of his jobs in a few minutes time and we are saving a lot of gas with our car. It's a cute little place. Definitely smaller than our last place but very cozy and cute and just what we have wanted and needed. We love it and are loving the close proximity to everything. Ben is able to come home now every day for lunch and I love that. It's a nice little moment for all of us when he comes home and we can chat for a few minutes before he is off to his second job. (Btw, both jobs are doing much better, we have been immensely blessed and I can't even begin to describe how the Lord has blessed our lives with this move!)
Now that we are settling into our new home, I felt it was time to start writing up on the blog again and to begin the 10 week countdown again to when Rosemary will come into our lives officially and permanently (as if it hasn't felt permanent yet, I can say the 8ish months I have been carrying her are official enough!). Just as I did with Mr. Finch, I will do a weekly blog about how we are doing and how I am feeling with my pregnancy. Things began to change pretty quickly with Finch around 35ish weeks and we are being cautious and preparing in case things go the same way with our little Rose and she comes sooner, so this may be a 10 week countdown, it may be less or more depending on how my health continues :)
So here goes:
I am 30.5 weeks along now and am doing pretty well. Rose has already dropped a little bit and I feel her sitting at the base of my pelvis and boy, let me tell you, I am already tired of it! I feel like I have been riding a bike and have the bruises on my tailbone and pelvic floor from being out of shape (no I haven't ridden a bike, my poor pelvis would die), and I also (sorry if this is too much info) feel like I have been kicked between the legs if I move wrong. I'm sure a lot of the women reading this post understand what I'm talking about.
30 weeks along!!
Besides that, and some scary water weight I had that took us to the doctor to make sure I wasn't getting preeclampsia early (don't worry I ended up being okay and the water weight is going away again) I am doing really well and I feel my little bird kick and move all of the time. She is very active and is all over the place. I am going to miss feeling her roll over and move my tummy, but probably not the times she headbutts my bladder and I almost wet myself in public.
My sleeping beauty. During our ultrasound a couple of weeks ago, she was asleep but her umbilical cord kept floating in front of her face!! IF you look behind the cord, you'll see a nose that looks like mine and some lips and an eye. She is just so lovely and such a sweet baby (in my tummy already). She responds when I talk to her and if she is hurting me I can ask her to stop or to move and there have been a few times that she responds and moves for me. This has been the case since week 16.
At this point, she is about three pounds (she was almost that two weeks ago so she may be a little bigger) and the size of a large head of cauliflower. I am so excited to meet her and have gone crazy making her headbands and getting her side of the nursery ready.
As for the wonderful men in my life, Ben is very busy with work and with school. I don't know how the man does it all and still manages to be the greatest friend and husband and father I could ever ask for to me and to Finch. He is still studying special education and is now looking for ways to incorporate American Sign Language into it because he loves sign language. We have been learning some words so we can communicate with Finch and with my partial deafness in my right ear it has been so helpful for when we are in public and I can't hear when someone or when he is talking to me. It's been a huge blessing and we are excited to see what we can find to help make this a part of his career.
Look at my handsome men!!
Finch is now 10 months. Yes, I said that correctly, TEN MONTHS!!! My sweet little man is getting so big and is so mobile. He is crawling and standing on everything and is getting so so close to walking. I love it and I love seeing how he is growing and learning so quickly and what an incredible little boy he is. He is the master of escaping and is so quiet about it you have to watch because he is like a velociraptor and is always looking for the weakness in any set up for his escape. I love it and hate it all at the same time, but it has made for some hilarious and impressive stories. He loves his daddy and he loves to cuddle with me and is so curious about Zola, and loves babies. I think he will love Rosie a lot and will probably just try to love on her a little too much. We are excited for them to be best buddies though.
My little mini me in looks but Ben's mini me in personality. He is just wonderful and so happy. We can't go anywhere without someone stopping us to tell us what a beautiful child we have or what a happy boy he is. I love it, and I love him!!
This was taken during one of our quieter moments. He is so busy and all over the place but sometimes he will crawl into my arms when he is ready to sleep and just passes out. I love this more that words can describe and I love that he feels so safe in my arms.
Finally, look at that smile!! Yesterday in line for a cookie, he kept smiling at the lady in front of me and she asked me if he is always this happy and smiley. I said, pretty much from day one he has been this way and we love it. I mean, come on, look at that smile and that face!
So that's pretty much it for a recap and for week 30. My birthday is this weekend and I am sure I will recap for you all on how that went when I write my blog for week 31!
Love you all!
Sincerely,
Liz, Ben, Finch, Rosie, and Zola
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