It was such a BEAUTIFUL day today! We decided to take Eli to the park before Jared had to go into work. We went to the state park..where they have elk and buffalo. Eli LOVES being outside and he is so intrigued by watching the animals! Eli had tons of fun going down the slides and throwing rocks! I feel pure JOY when I see Eli having so much fun!:)
The weather here has actually been nice all week and I had the hope that maybe we were done with the snow, but this morning when I woke up to see 3 inches of snow on the ground and more coming down made me realize how crapppy the weather is here..well atleast the winters anyways. If this snow doesn't stop I am seriously going to SCREAM!!!!! I am soooo ready for some nice warm summer weather...I mean dang, it's nearly MAY...is that too much to ask?!
After a year and 1/2 of neglecting my feet, I finally went and got a pedicure today!..YAY! The last time I got one was right before Eli was born...and boy did I need one bad! i forgot how relaxing a pedicure is!..I about fell asleep in the massage chair! I told Jared that I can pamper myself once every couple of years when I'm having a baby..haha:) (I really should pamper myself more, I just have the "think about everyone else first syndrome"...I'm sure many of you are familiar with that). And to top it off, my sweet friend Melinda went in to the salon before I got there and paid for it to suprise me!!!..Thanks Melinda..you're awesome! So I can have this baby with confidence now that i have nice, smooth pretty feet!:)
I went to the doctor today and she said that I am progressing along. In fact, the babies head is pretty low....which would explain the pressure and pains I have been feeling! But my next appointment is on the 25th and she said that if nothing has happened by then she will "scrape my membranes" and hopefully that will kick start things. But if that doesn't work then she said she will induce me at 39 weeks!!! YAY! So who knows, it could be anytime now! Man, the more I think about the possibility of maybe having the baby next weekend, the more i realize how much I really need to get done before she is here!...oh well, isn't that how it always is?! So cross your fingers for me!
Well Eli has really done it this time! Last night I was down stairs, and it got wayyyyyyy too quiet upstairs, so I knew he was up to something! So I ran upstairs and sure enough, he had upzipped my makeup bag and managed to unscrew the tops of my EXPENSIVE makeup....my bronzer non the less, and he had poured it EVERYWHERE! By the time I got to him he had my makeup brush putting it all over his face! Needless to say, that was a pain to clean up!
This morning I was downstairs talking to my parents over the webcam, and Jared was upstairs with Eli, or should I say what I thought watching Eli....it's never safe to assume! Well as I was getting ready to end the call with my parents, here comes lil' Eli down the stairs with a postage stamp slapped on his head, and as he came closer I noticed he had slapped stamps all over his pants as well. He must have wanted me to mail him to North Carolina to see Mimi and pawpaw. I couldn't help but laugh!:) That boy is always getting into something. The other day I fell asleep on the couch and when I woke up, he was sweeping up the huge mess of flour he had poured all over the kitchen floor.(I should have taken a picture!) But, oh well, all I can do is treasure these moments bc I know one day I will miss these days...as hard as that is to remember on some occassions.
Last night was long to say the least! Eli refused to go to bed, he cried and screamed and screamed some more. So I finally gave in and brought him downstairs to lay down on the couch. Well, that didn't help much, he cried and threw his little hissy fit until finally Jared asked him if he wanted a snack...that always works..haha. So finally around 11:30 he fell asleep. My goodness, I have heard sooo many people say that their kids were worse at 3 than they were at 2...if thats the case I better prepare myself, bc lil' Eli definately has some terrible 2 moments!
Hey there! To be honest, I never thought I would start up a blog, but with friends and family so far away, it started to sound like a pretty good idea. Hmmm..where to start! Well, I'm Laurie and I am married to a wonderful guy, Jared and we have a VERY busy 22 month old, Eli, who is the joy of our lives. I am pregnant and only have about 30 more days till we will be blessed with a lil' baby girl..Sidney!!!..i am so excited! But hopefully she will be here sooner than later, this last month of pregnancy really blows! Jared works as a detention officer at the jail here in Evanston,Wy and I work a couple days a week at an eye doctors office, which I have really enjoyed, but once the babe is here I won't be working anymore.(Daycare is just way too expensive and not worth it in my opinion..no offense you daycarers) But i have been taking classes to become a medical transcriptionist..and once i am done with that..hopefully this fall....I will be able to work from home, so I am looking forward to that. I love to laugh and listen to music and love love love to DANCE!!...it has been wayyyyy too long since I have though!..i think if I tried to dance now I wouldn't have an ounce of rhythm in me. I love my family and church. I am in the Young Women's and love working with the girls. but anyways, thats just a little about me.
