husbands...

they say the darnedest things! Last night we were laying in bed watching tv and talking about how we're going to have a baby soon, it has come so fast, etc. I said something along the lines of Carter is going to need an eviction notice and I really thought he would have been here by now. Joe says "he's lazy like his dad". It could not have been funnier. I said I was going with "stubborn like his momma".

Had my 39 week appointment yesterday. BP was high... again. Seems every other time it's high. Dr says "do you want to have a baby today?" me "um, I don't know!" (while in my head I'm thinking, yes I kinda do, but oh my god is this for real?!) They checked for protein and rechecked my BP. Dr came back and said I was "off the hook, no need to have baby today"

2cm, 80% effaced and a membrane sweep to possibly get things moving. They say a membrane sweep is 50/50. Based on either stubbornness or laziness I'm not too hopefully I'll fall on the 50% of the time it works :) But time will tell!

Next appointment is on MARCH 18TH. Carter's DUE DATE! If no baby by then we'll start talking an induction. Apparently I am "inducible" but that natural labor is much better so she's holding out for that. She told me I could drink some castor oil..... no thanks.

In the mean time I'm making sure to enjoy my sleep and showers as much as possible. From what I hear those are the first two things to go after a new baby.

2 things!

Joe found his ring!

And some more photoshop playing:
straight from the camera:

tucker's senior picture pose straight from the camera

this diamond ring....

Looks like we're headed for divorce! Joe Troness has officially lost his wedding ring! It was only a matter of time.... this was the ring that sat in the cup holder of his truck, on the nightstand, at work, on the bathroom counter, it flew out of shirts or pants pockets when I did laundry, etc. I'm actually surprised that ring made it as long as it did. One year, four months.

No longer will he have the ring that made the trip to Mexico with us, and that I lovingly put on his finger on November 2, 2008. Now it will just be an imitation ring.

RIP Joe's first wedding ring. I hope someone finds you a loving home.

38 and counting!

Come out come out wherever you are! We are now in the single digits waiting for Carter's arrival. 9 days as of today. At the very least we know we will have a baby in 16 days. (due date the 18th and they'll induce before 41 weeks)

37 and 38.... look the same to me

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food for thought

Just wanted to shed some light on why everyone that says we'll move back is crazy! And here is why I think you should move down here (not Flagcraphole, but Gilbert)

Weather
MN - humidity, snow, sleet, ice, wayyy below freezing temps, dreary days/weeks/months. Snow and ice storms, shoveling, warming up your car, ice scraping. Dirty snow, wet jeans, salt rimmed jeans. Always have to watch the news to catch the next days forecast.
AZ - sun, sun, sun and more sun, few really hot months but overall very pleasant temps. No need for ice scraper, just a sun shade. No need to watch the news for the weather. Sunny and warm 98% of the time.

Dress
MN - hats, scarves, mittens, snow boots with a few months of shorts, flip flops and t shirts
AZ - flip flops YEAR round! fleece coat is the heaviest coat you'd need. shorts, t shirts, tanks and dresses almost year round

Community
MN - hard to find the perfect place to live - young families, newer houses, good schools but not rich people schools, job proximity, etc you have to sacrifice something
AZ - Gilbert is hands down the place to live in AZ. Great schools, newer houses, maintained neighborhoods, good mixture of family ages, close to everything you need. No need to sacrifice.

Houses
MN - higher taxes, more expensive houses.
AZ - lower housing prices = more bang for your buck, plus lower taxes. You could sell your house and move into our neighborhood with money to spare. And then literally be within walking distance.

Outdoor life
MN - limited to the summer months
AZ - only limitations are during the summer months. But then there are always pools and misting systems. Daily walks! I miss daily walks up here in the tundra.

Looking toward the future
MN - three story house, icy steps, shoveling, etc
AZ - one story house, no ice and plenty of vitamin D to keep you going!

Bugs
MN - spiders, centipedes, MOSQUITOES, ticks. Bugs in the house too!
AZ - granted we have way worse bugs in AZ - scorpions, black widows, etc but they aren't in your house. I've killed more spiders in my few months in Flagstaff than I did in Gilbert total.

that's all I've got for now. I'm sure Joe might have a few things to add.

fringie!

I finally finished my fringie! It was very time consuming. From cutting all the yarn - heck even getting the yarn untangled and cut to my specific size was tough! There has to be a trick to unraveling the yarn. The yarn that came in balls were super easy, but I got some that were in a big loop and man those were tricky.

Anyway I cut up 10 different colors of yarn and tied them on to a braided strip down the middle. I started tying on one at a time and then had a brilliant moment that I could tie on more than one at a time. Went a little faster then! And I bet if I wasn't 9 months pregnant it would have gone much faster too! Big bellies and sore hips hindered my progress some.

Anyway, here was my inspiration. I went online to buy one to find out they were 85 dollars!

Figured I could make my own for way cheaper! My pics should look better next time. Didn't realize my camera was set on florescent white balance. Oops.

My inspiration definitely has some more funky yarns but hey it's my first time! Plus I have no idea where you buy those funky yarns.