moving? Yes. Again? sigh, yes....

But, it will be a much better situation for us.  And this little efficiency apartment would have worked if it was just Truman and I.  Not saying I am wishing I were not pregnant, but Im saying it would be easier to live here with just adults.  Adding a newborn into the mix is just a tad more difficult especially as we strived to make the apartment liveable for a family with a baby.  It is doable, but we lack the finances to complete the plumbing, heat, and stove problems, especially before the baby is born since we have to buy quite a bit more baby stuff. 

So just where are we heading?

45 minutes towards Fort Stockton.  15 miles out of the grand big town with a Wal-Mart, and only an hour  to the city of Odessa!  No more 2 hour drives to go to the mall, or super Wal-Mart.  That is way exciting especially since we can make a little trip of going to pick out baby stuff :)   My aunt and uncle own some property (25 acres) with a 4 bedroom house.  We are going to go live with them.  They found out yesterday that they are being transfered to the San Antonio prison systems where they have wanted to live.  Both my aunt and uncle work for the prison.  They are excited about going back to San Antonio and living there, they do not plan to move back at all.  And that leaves their house.  All alone.  But! We are going to live there.  We are going to take care of their great dane---yikes for the year until they find a house and they can move him with them.  So our dogs will join him-all 3 :)  And then all their barn yard cats.  Our 3 cats will join them.  So all in all we will live pretty good out there on the ranch.  Depending on how the court thing goes within the year for T's previous employer--lookin good so far--- if we have to stay in the area, we will buy the place.  Its nice, a little deserty for my taste, but since its on well water, I can water a little or ALOT in the front and have a nice little yard and garden.  Maybe...MAYBE eventually I will let truman have his chickens.  Not sure how I want to eat fresh eggs and fresh chicken.  Im a bit weird like that.  Its more about the whole I just saw this chicken outside yesterday....and oops cracked open an egg and out comes...ummm bleh just gagging about it.  Truman says this is impossible unless we have a rooster, and well we would not have one.  But....still.  I dont know if my mind will wrap around that completely to let me comfortably sit and eat the eggs or chicken for that matter.  We shall see.   Best part about moving?  My mom is actually allowed to visit the premises!  * I know---In Craig Fergusons voice.   Dont ask.  Long story, and too frustrating.

Lets just say that quite possibly this move may just very well be the happily ever for the time being til we know whats going on court wise and job wise.  No more moving for at least a year.  And bill wise?  Electric and rent.  And dont forget we would like to have internet, satellite and phone, thats one pretty package in one low price as it always has been.  So 3 bills...ooops 4.  Forgot insurance.  But 4!  And all that tallies waaaaaay below what we have ever paid.  Very nice.  And to top it off, I am sure our grocery bill will be cut in 1/2 because we will be able to shop at Wal mart instead of Porters which is about 2/3rds jacked up in price.  Go to Porters (either) and spend 100.00, you can come out with maybe 3 bags of groceries IF you are lucky.  Go to Wal mart and spend 100.00.....I can fill the back of my car with groceries.  Take that Porters Monopoly!


Baby wise.

We are doing great.  He is tumbling, rumbling, kicking, and grooving.  Some days he is more active and others I barely notice a move, which scares me but he moves a bit to let me know he is fine.  I just cant believe its almost here.  Wow.  Just wow.

Love to all.

Nearing 23 weeks.

In the begining of my 6th month and already at times, especially after I eat, do I feel huge.  Since packing,moving, and unpacking, I have really neglected my walking, but with my mom coming back into town, I will have a motivational walking buddy.  It will be great to have my madre back in town, where I can visit on a daily basis and be able to get back into a more suitable shape for pregnancy. 

   This baby of ours.....Boy o boy has he been moving, and kicking!  Its exciting that I feel more definate punches and kicks, and tumbles.  Alas, at times though, I feel like its a big jab that I would not be surprised if I was bruised on the inside!  And sometimes it surprises me, like when he really kicks my bladder, or something, out of the blue when he was quiet in his little home.  He seems to really enjoy the times when I drink my E7 drink- a healthy concoction that is filled with vitamins, minerals, and fruits and veggies.  For more info go to this web site- http://healthy-living.org/   My father-in-law sells this stuff and it works wonders!  There are many products on here that I have tried and will personally vouch for that they are awesome!  So after drinking my E7-preferably the power fruits flavor, but I ran out of that, so I am doing the berry blend, which is a bit more taxing to drink, not much, but the flavor is just not power fruits, and my preggie taste buds dont clap for joy when I drink it....but anyways, I drink it and our little baby boy just tumbles and moves and swishes away.  I think he likes it too, and his little body loves the nutrition from it as well. 
    I have been very blessed with some people giving/selling cheaply their baby boy clothes.  We have quite a collection going and I have seperated it into bags and into months.  And I have written down what we have and how many of what we have in each size.  This will help me when I register.  I can register for the things I really need.  I am hoping that soon we will have a nice little reserve of baby clothes and that I will not really have to register for anything baby clothes related.  That way I can register for things that we need and that will really help us....like diapers, creams, washes, boppy pillow, and things like that.  All the other little things that add up.  Of course I am also going to do cloth diapers in the begining.  I want to try them out and see how we do with them, since I was able to try them out with little Elise.  I want to use them at least until he starts eating solids, and then we shall see how well I do with washing really stinky diapers.  We will see if my stomach has solidified a bit more from the jelly substance that it is and how I cant stand anything really icky or gross.  We shall see. 

    It has been getting cooler these last two days, and I am excited.  I am hoping that the weather is gearing up to fall and soon winter.  I can not believe how fast this month has gone!  Since Halloween it seems like life has moved on the fast pace.  And now its almost Thanksgiving.  This holiday season will go by really quickly, like it usually does, and then shortly after, our little darling baby will be here.  I am excited, and nervous.  I need to read up more on the Bradley method of labor and birth, and inform myself more of what I want my brith to be like.  I know there may be obstacles or possibly my birth wont be what I want it to be exactly because of possiblities of something happening, but I am ok with that.  If my labor is normal and our baby is fine, I want my birth plan, but if something needs to happen, I am ok with what needs to be done to get our baby safely out and have him be happy and healthy.  Main goal: Happy and healthy baby.  Second goal:  My birth plan. 

  Okies, well as the time nears 9 pm...I am feeling tired...I dont get much sleep at night, so I get tired more earlier and I usually nap during the day...:) growing a baby is hard work.    So good night to all and love to all.

Its A Boy!!!!

So after a very looong ultrasound in which the tech guy kept trying to look at what we would be having in 4 months, baby was very persistent in not letting him view anything that would tell us if it would be a boy or a girl.  So Dr. George said we would look at everything else and measure and such and then look again.  Baby had his legs covering the area and not wanting to move it out of the way for anything.  He made several attempts to take a peek in between measuring and looking but to no avail.  We tried to get a 3d picture of baby's face, but he had his hand covering his face and would not move it to get a good picture.  Finally he moved it, but turned his head towards the placenta so we could not see him at all.  Baby is very stubborn.  He wants to be a surprise apparently.  During the last few minutes, Dr. George said we would have another look.  And low and behold, baby moved his leg for a few moments and let him see his little boy parts.  Truman said he kept saying little prayers so that we would be able to find out what we were having.  As was I.  During the first part of the ultrasound, Dr. George said it looked like a girl, but the leg was covering most of the area, and so was not sure.  He said its more easier to make a mistake on it being a girl than a boy.  A boy could be hiding the parts, and so could be mistaken for a girl, but if he sees the parts, then most definetly it is a boy.  After the ultrasound, Truman and I went to Walmart and indulged a bit.  We bought a package of boy onesies, and a bottom piece.  I even bought an Ariel pj set that Truman scoped out for Elise *the little girl I used to watch, but who now resides in PA*.  We then had dinner with my aunt, her son, and a few friends from church who lived in stockton.  It was a great anniversary day for Truman and I.  We got back to Alpine, and then stopped at a friends house who has a little boy and who is growing out of his clothes and bought a few bags of clothes off her so that she could take the rest to Kid's Kloset.  I appreciate that she held on to her boy and girl clothes til we were able to find out what we were having.  Truman and I wanted to have a girl, because of little Elise, she was so much fun to be around, but buying the boy clothes and thinking of boy names, its been so very exciting and I know my brothers are excited to have their first nephew, as my mom is excited to have her first grandchild.  And maybe someday we will have a girl, and I am exited that this baby boy will be her big brother.  And that we get to start our family with him.  He is such a blessing and Truman and I have treasured him since July 4th, 2009, which is the day we found out that we were pregnant with him.  Another thing too....its another priesthood holder in our household.  That, my friends and family...is very exciting!  We are truly blessed.  I am excited that I will have the opportunity to raise our child, our baby boy to adulthood. 
  Name wise, Truman and I have not decided yet, but are close.  But I think we are going to announce the name after he is born. 
  Love to all!