It's baby day

Baby will be here today. Im feeling all kinds of emotional about it. Mostly worried for Thomas and how he will handle all the changes headed our way. He's almost two but I still consider him very much a baby, he is so small and I feel like he just got here yesterday. Two years has flown by. I hope we can handle this transition as smoothly as possible. And I also hope he develops a love for his new sister. I'm so happy they will grow up close together in age and be buddies, but finding a balance and system that works has me all kinds of worried. Despite all the worry, I cannot wait to meet our little girl. I know she is meant to be apart of our growing family and I am so thankful the Lord has trusted us to be parents of another sweet baby. Getting pregnant this time happened SO fast, and I know she's ready to be here and be ours. 

We went on one last family date tonight as a family of three. We ate at pizza factory and then went to kangaroo zoo for the first time. Thomas was not interested at all when we got there--JT basically threw him on screaming. But this was right before we left. He left so sad because he didn't want to go. He absolutely loved it and went down all the biggest slides. 

It totally wore him out. He just laid here like a dead fish at one point because he was playing so hard. JT got quite the workout too. 

The hospital will call me this morning at some point and let me know when to come in. They have two c sections scheduled but I'm first on the induction list so it should be early hopefully. Why is labor so scary?! Even though I've done it once I am petrified all over again. 

Thomas is going to my moms for the day. Allison is still in town with her boys so he should be in heaven playing with them. JT will come home at night to sleep with him so I'll be there tonight and most likely tomorrow by myself if I stay two nights. With Thomas I ran a fever all throughout labor which is why he was in the NICU. I'm just praying and praying that doesn't happen again. I haven't slept much tonight which I expected. It's 330 and I'm hoping I hear from them in a few hours! Wish us luck. We're about to be a family of four. The real question is-will she be another ginger baby?? We shall see. 

Birthday trip to Utah

Thursday of last week, jt asked me where I wanted to go for my birthday dinner Friday night. I jokingly said mi ranchito, my favorite place in Utah that I crave on a weekly basis, and he just said okay. Good husband right? Which led to us looking up flights and deciding to take a spontaneous Utah trip. We left Friday afternoon and I get to stay ten whole days! JT went back Sunday evening but I'm just happy he could be here a few days with us. And have my birthday dinner at mi ranchito. So this trip has been my rather expensive birthday present which I am more then okay with! Thomas had never been on a plane before and I seriously was having anxiety about it the entire time waiting for our flights/on the flight. But he ended up doing great, even with a long layover and long flights and getting in so late. I just have to get him back to Utah alone....so anxiety is still going strong. I'm sure he will do great though. 

Our three hour layover in Phoenix. I was so swollen and sore from flying, JT occupied Thomas most of the time and let me just sit and be a prego whale and eat my pizza and diet coke. Thomas ran around the entire time I think. Literally. But it paid off because he crashed out for the entire flight into Salt Lake. We didn't get in until 11:30 so we were all tired but it was nice to have a sleeping baby for one of the flights. 

We spent the weekend at JTs moms house. Amber and Casey were staying there too, we saw JTs dad and Shelle, Ashlee and rod and the girls, and of course his mom and Troy and little sister. I took no pictures I can't even believe it! But it was great to see them, even though Thomas was a whiney clingy crib hating stink the entire time there. The last hour or so on Sunday he finally was a little happier and allowed grandmas and aunts to play with him. 

His new thing is to do something, clap for himself, and then stare down every person in the room until they start clapping for him too. It is so hilarious. 

Before JT left we went for a quick drive up AF canyon and let Thomas walk around a little bit. He loves the mountains just like we do. 

And apparently it wore him out because he fell asleep like this. 

We've had a great week so far but are definitely missing daddy. I'll post more in a few days about our trip. Allison and Guy get here tonight and I am so excited to see them!! Thomas will have so much fun with his cousins and I can't wait.