8 weeks...EIGHT WEEKS!!!!

Holy crap. I am SOOO not ready for this baby! Only 8 more weeks! This pregnancy has seriously just flown by. AND, it's almost Christmas, and then I'll just have 4 weeks! YIKES!

Anyway, I haven't had any problems with this baby. She moves just about as much as Lily did (which is a LOT), and has hiccups every single day at least once, just like her sister did, and I think she has the same Dries booty that Lily does, because I can totally feel it pushing outwards...which is not comfortable. She enjoys getting her limbs right underneath my ribs (specifically my right one), so that's always a battle between us to see which one of us can win. But even though this pregnancy is almost identical to the first, my weight gain is significantly different. I've only gained 7-8 lbs so far. Compare that to last time where I had gained 13 lbs by 30 weeks (I'm 32 weeks now). I think it's all the stress since July, because it's not like I'm starving myself! Though one of my midwives told me to eat more. Ha, if I could, I would...

Last time I mentioned that Lily was saying many many words - and thanks, Katie, for thinking so highly of our daughter! Well, I completely forgot to go to her appointment in October and I couldn't get another one scheduled until last week, so here are her stats:

Length: 33.25" - 90th %ile
Weight: 22 lbs 1 oz - 10th %ile
Head Circumference: 45.4 cm - 10th %ile

So she's still long and skinny! She didn't enjoy the doctor's visit very much, though. She saw the dum dums on the way in and wasn't happy until she got something. And then she hated being locked in the room with me because she wanted to go say hi to everyone! I'm not sure where she gets her socialness from, because it's definitely not me! Anyway, when we counted in October, she could say 80 words on her own! Crazy!!! Now, I know she says easily over 100, and she's started to say sentences! She said her first sentence on November 14th - she said "Mama, more juice." Jonny and I were both totally speechless! It was great! But, even though she's a little social butterfly and chatterbox, she's learned how to answer "no" to everything. "Lily, will you pick up your toys?" "No!" "Lily, say doggy." "mmm mmm" (with a head shake). So that's really fun to deal with.... I'm trying to get her potty trained before this baby is born, but she's been sick on and off for a month, and now is afraid of sitting on her potty for some reason...so I'm not sure what to do. I really don't want to have 2 in diapers! or have to potty train Lily with a newborn - because we all know that that won't happen. But, she IS in her toddler bed! Yay! I wasn't sure how she was going to do, but we just laid her down in it one night about a month ago, and she slept all night! She did fall off once, though. Oh, actually she has slept on the floor right in front of the door for the past several nights (and naps). Any advice on how to change that? She won't sleep in her bed anymore at all. I've just been letting her sleep there, and sometimes I'll go in and move her onto her bed. But as soon as I close the door she starts crying and walks right back to the door. Hopefully she doesn't make a habit out of it...

So I've been crazy busy with things lately. I always take on too many projects at once, and I don't realize it until I've already invested too much time to turn back! My main priority right now is making my mom's home videos into DVDs for a family Christmas present. It's slightly time consuming, but the geek in me absolutely LOVES it. Plus, I enjoy watching the old videos. Though, I think I've seen every tape at least 3 times so I probably won't ever have to watch them again! Anyway, I was able to find this absolutely amazing software that allows me to do everything I need (editing-wise) and create a menu for the DVDs. It's awesome! I also started to crochet a blanket for the new baby, but by the time I sit down at night, I'm too exhausted to even think about crocheting. So we'll see if that even gets finished by the end of January. And then, we happened to buy a new Wii game, and that's addicting, too!! It's called Harvest Moon, if you're wondering. Seems silly, but it's super addicting! So add all that onto my mommy duties, growing belly, new home...eek! So I apologize for never updating this. It's just not in the front of my mind these days.

But I did upload some new pictures - you can see them on the left. I have some videos I need to upload, too. And I'm going to have Jonny take another belly picture tonight. I'll upload that when I can. So, sorry there are no new pictures, but I hope you enjoyed the update!

Oh, and by the way: the new baby does not have a name...and she won't until she's born - so don't ask!! ;)

Life works out after all!

Well, I'm late on the news, but Jonny finally got a job!!! He heard back last week from an interview with Canyon Stone in Salt Lake. The want him to start on the 20th, so he did a small temp job that he absolutely hated. It was basically assembly line work, but he did it because we needed it. I'm so proud of him. So the job is for a sales/estimator position, which is a mix of what he was doing here and in Virginia. The company does exterior stone and stucco for commercial and residential properties. He's been doing flooring for the past 3 years, so it'll be a little different, but I'm sure he'll pick up on it quickly and do amazing!

But, since the job's base pay isn't high enough, we don't qualify for our townhome. :( But we found this great townhouse in Pleasant Grove that's similar to the townhouse in Lehi. 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 2 car garage. It's almost perfect for us! It doesn't have a backyard or a basement for all of our crap, but that's ok. It does have a common grass area in the back, so that'll work. We'll be just fine! So we signed the papers last night and we'll be in on Saturday!! Woo hoo!! I will try my best to get pictures up ASAP (along with another belly pic that I know is long overdue).

Lily is growing SO much! I take her in tomorrow for a checkup, which she hasn't has since she was 9 months! But last week, Jonny and I wrote out a list of words that she can say. Not ones that she copies, like "Lily, say microwave" or something, but ones that she actually knows and comes up with on her own. Any guesses as to how many words she can say???

I'll leave you in suspense and post the list when I update after her appointment. It may or may not be tomorrow... :)

The inevitable...

Well, the inevitable finally happened: we lost our house. I was just waiting for it to happen, so I've come to terms with it. It really really REALLY sucks, but maybe something better will come along for us. As for Jonny...well, I think he's in denial. He doesn't like to admit or talk about things like this, so I think he's just trying to forget about it. Poor guy.

It's going to be extremely sad to see this house go, especially after the months we spent watching it being built. I'm not sure we'll get into another house by the end of the year...or by the time the baby's born, but someday I suppose. I'm still waiting for my long lost rich uncle to die and leave me as his sole heir! Ha, I wish!!

Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. We really do appreciate them! And we know that Heavenly Father has *something* in store for us...even if it's not what we thought it was!

So anyway, sorry for such a downer post! I'll try and work on a happier one this weekend!

There's really a baby in there!

I know it seems silly to second guess it - especially after positive pregnancy tests, multiple doctor's appointments where we heard the heartbeat, and feeling the baby move inside me, but it still just doesn't seem real! But there's really a baby in there and I've got the pictures and video to prove it!






And finally...the moment we've all been waiting for...
It's a girl!!! We are very excited to add another girl to the family, especially since Lily and this baby will be so close in age (about 20 months). Plus, I don't have to buy any baby clothes! :) However...we have ZERO girl names picked out, so we get to have the fun of doing that! Cross your fingers that we'll be able to agree on at least one!

And here is the video of the ultrasound. I tried to make it interesting for those of you who watch it. I made sure to explain what was going on so you wouldn't get bored...or clueless. There's two videos, and they're both the same, except they have different music. So choose your mood: Video A has slower (not boring) music and Video B is more upbeat. Enjoy!

Video A:

Ultrasound Video A from Jonny & Lorna on Vimeo.

Video B:

Ultrasound Video B from Jonny & Lorna on Vimeo.

Girl or Boy??

Actually, we don't know yet! :) But we'd like to hear YOUR guesses!! So, if you haven't already, head on over here (click on it) and enter a guess! Our ultrasound is actually tomorrow morning (Wednesday, 9/3), so maybe you can get your guess in before I post the news, which will probably be in the afternoon sometime when Lily is napping.

All in all, I'm doing well - pregnancy-wise, at least. I'm quite tired, but that's a given. And I'm pretty satisfied with how I'm growing thus far. Not too much different than when I was pregnant with Lily!

And for those of you who are interested, Jonny is still jobless...which means we're still houseless. But he interviewed for an estimating job with a tile company last week and we're waiting to hear back from them. There's huge potential that this job will actually go through and that the salary will work for our house loan! If this job goes through, we could potentially be in our house by next Saturday! So PLEASE keep us in your prayers.

Well that's it for today! I'll be sure to get something up tomorrow about how the ultrasound went!