Happy 7 Months!

My little tigger is 7 months today!! Time is flying by way to fast! Her first Halloween...i would love to put a costume on her everyday! So cute. The whiskers were difficult to put on...who doesn't want their face to be drawn on with mommy's eyeliner! She held on to her tail for dear life and chewed on it a lot. Love my little girl!

Fall

Here is my little pumpkin! She is so happy! Might have to hold off on this pumpkin costume till next year. I love love love costumes....if I had the money I would dress her in costumes everyday! I came to work and this pumpkin costume was sitting on my desk. I love our 64 yr old man controller here. He lives of coffee and cigarettes and is always leaving me little clothes for O at my desk. So sweet!

New Toy

Some one is teething! Check out my new craigslist find! She was a bit overwhelmed at first but is loving chewing on things!

Hair!

I just can't help but laugh every time I look at this picture!! She is fresh out of the bath and daddy fluffed her hair up! so funny. Actually right before I snapped the photo she was chewing on his head! She is hours of endless entertainment!

word to my wednesday

Honey Bunny

So here is my little one! She will be 3 months this week!!! Yikes time is going by so fast. She is smiling and laughing and she slept through the night last night!!! I'm a new woman! I still got up at 2 am to pee. But 8 hrs!! Yay!! Here she is in one of the first outfits I bought while I was pregnant! I'm not a pink ruffly person but this was way to cute to past up!

Hi Ho Hi Ho

It's back to work I go! I survived my first week back! So here are my thoughts....Wow what happened to my maternity leave? It flew by. It was a haze of countless episodes of Law & Order, lots of naps, poop, spit-up, sore body parts that I didn't know could hurt like that, and my cute, lovable baby girl! As much as I miss her through-out the day I'm glad to be back to work. It was nice that they were all excited I was back. (really just happy to not be doing all my work) But nice to be wanted :) Now that I'm thrown back to work and trying to adapt to my new schedule and finding time for cooking, cleaning and working out. I just come home exhausted (so miss my afternoon nap) and I want to spend my last hours of the day with my baby girl before we crash and go to bed at 9pm. Then up at 5 to start all over again. I've been finding some comfort and encouragement on a working momma's web board where I can share and learn from others how they do it. I have a whole new appreciation for working moms they really do Kick Ass! Ok so this blog is so rambly I'm staring at the computer screen and my eyes are crossing I'm so tired. I just tell myself it will get better....each day will get better and you will adapt cause you are good at that! Here is my latest favorite pic of my baby girl. She is just starting to smile and laugh! love it!

Bath time with Daddy

Our nightly routine- Bath time with Daddy! I love that Chris does this every night with her. She loves the warm water, and I love how calm she is after her bath. Here are some pictures my mom took while she was here last week.

she has arrived!

Here is our baby girl!!

Getting Excited!!

So I've hit the 38 week mark and at my Dr. appointment yesterday I'm 2 centimeter dilated!! Yikes!! Reality is setting in and this baby is coming! I'm so excited and nervous and could hardly sleep last night. Kept having dreams of dilating some more and baby coming. Not to mention my pillow barricade that I have built around me when I sleep that I constantly have to readjust every time I roll over. My cat has taken it upon her self to sleep on top of it all. I think she knows I'm pregnant she has been way more clingy especially at night when I sleep. Practically on top of me and not at the end of the bed where she usually sleeps. We have all our baby stuff set up. The baby's bed is right next to my side of the bed and is all made and ready for her arrival. Right now it has tinfoil all in it to discourage the cat from sleeping in there...which I caught her doing once (hence the tinfoil and water bottle now stationed there too). But aside from just getting the car seat loaded in the car and a few items to throw in my packed bag lets get the show on the road!

Aside from all the baby stuff I spend most evenings relaxing at home after work. Chris got me a sewing machine for Christmas and I've finally broken open the box. I made some rice bags (for delivery) to break in the machine and make sure I still know how to thread the machine & bobbin and get all the tensions set up correctly. Took some time getting re-acquainted but it was like riding a bike. All came back to me while I was tinkering around with it. I'm currently working on a quilt for the baby. I have all the squares cut and pinned and now just need to get them sewed. Grandma is going to have a nice sewing project to work on when she comes to visit if I'm not done with it soon. Which I have to say I'm super excited to have my mom in town for a week in April!! Yay!!!

So that's it for us right now....waiting in anticipation for baby's arrival :) Keep us in your thoughts and prayers for a safe, healthy, and quick delivery!

Happy St. Patty's Day

Happy St. Patty's Day to you all! All my green clothes are in a box and it's nothing I can squeeze myself into with this big bump! So thankfully my co-worker had some green nail polish which I put on my toes at work today. You should of seen me do it. It involved a yoga ball and practically falling out of my chair. My body doesn't really bend that way anymore. Next week I'm going with some girlfriends for a mani pedi! I can't wait! I really need someone to scrub the bottom of my feet!! It's already sandal weather here and I need my feet cleaned up. Plus I want to get them done before labor. You know it's just the little things that make you feel a bit better :) So we are almost there! I'm officially full-term!! YAY!! 37 weeks....wow! I'm mostly organized. Still have to get some more diapers and some sheets for the crib. We have our last baby shower this weekend. Chris's work is putting one on for us. So nice of them!! It's been amazing to see how much has been given to us to begin this baby adventure. Truly blessed and provided for! God is good and truly has us in the palm of His hand. Had my Dr. appt yesterday and I'm 75% effaced. Which is good. My cervix is getting soft and thin then the dilating starts. So getting closer! We are excited. But she said I'll probably go full term. Most 1st time mom's do. I'm still hoping for early! But she will come when ready.

Have a wonderful Patty's day! I'm cooking my corn-beef and cabbage this weekend! Yum!

Some quotes to start your week off.

Just a couple good quotes to start your week off! Happy Monday everyone!

"Don't allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not."

-Paulo Coelho

"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."

-Maya Angelou

Productive weekend!

Yay for productive weekends!!! My protestant work ethic got a good work out this weekend! Felt so good to get some items off my on going to do list. I had some big items to move around the house and it has been killing me that I couldn't do it on my own. Chris and I working opposite schedules makes it difficult to get these things done. Rearranged the living room and it feels great! Doing this task made me see just how fuzzy my mind is. Yeah I can be indecisive at times but this pregnancy has pushed it over the edge. I nearly drove Chris crazy. :) But we got everything situated and I love the new layout and just how much cleaner everything in. Chris went to work on assembling the baby swing. We are now bringing out of hiding some baby items that will take permanent place in our space. Oh the days are getting closer and this reality is becoming more and more real! Next big project is the assembly of the shelving for all the baby items and loads of laundry!! Then I can rest my chubby feet!

This moth lives for just one day, and yet, you will never see it fall to the ground and curse the futility of its existence. Nor flowers week when winter comes. Nor the moon sigh when dawn approaches. We are only ever given just so much. But it is always, all we need.

-I wrote this for you-

I want to be like water, I want to slip through fingers but hold up a ship.

— Michelle Williams

43 days and counting!

We are getting down to the end!! Excited, nervous, scared all rolled into one. We just finished up our 3 part birth class. Which was so much fun! We had a class of 22 couples and one amped up RN. She was hysterical and really broke down the entire birth/hospital process going over everything that can happen. Our last class was fun doing breathing techniques and teaching all the dad's different massage techniques to use during contractions. I feel a lot better about labor & delivery after that class. Still nervous about it but I at least have some idea of the process and what might happen.

I've been cleaning and trying to organize the house like crazy. I need Chris to move a lot more heavy furniture and go through his giant shoe collection :). Still trying to figure out a dresser/shelves for all the baby cloths. Not sure what I'm going to do yet. I need to hit up some more stores. I have a baby shower this weekend with a group of my girlfriends. I'm so excited about. Then I can let my shopping begin. My work bought us our car seat! Which is a huge blessing. All the big expensive stuff has been stressing me out and I've been squirreling money away to cover some of the necessities. Through it all God keeps showing me that he has us in his hands. May not be the way I think it will be but there is more to the story than I know. I've gone from a stress ball to more relaxed in trusting in someone greater than me!

Oh and new addition to the Moody family. Sofia Elizabeth made her appearance on Tuesday! Mom and baby are doing great! Luke comes home from Afghanistan March 15th for his R & R. He can't wait to see his new little one. She is beautiful with tons of black hair. I can't wait to meet her too! So many new baby girls in the Moody family this year!

Many blessings to you all....hope to write some more before baby comes!!

Winter time!

Winter for most of you would be snow and cold. We had a cold snap here in AZ a few weeks ago. It got down to below freezing at night and day was in the 40's....I know heat wave right?! Now that is cold for us. Everyone was bundled up and all plants in yards were under sheets. I'm noticing that being pregnant I'm warmer than normal. Last weekend I was back in snowy NY and it was 14 degrees! Yikes! I normally would of froze but thanks to the heater strapped to my stomach and all that extra blood coursing through my veins it wasn't as bad as it would of been with my thin AZ blood. Thanks baby for keeping mama warm :) Here are a few pictures from our AZ cold snap. We spent the day walking Tempe town lake then on to China Magic Noodle House. This restaurant has become a fav for me. A little Chinese noodle place where the guy stands in the back making handmade noodles yummy!!! I love watching him make the noodles. Then I have a nice Boba tea. I love the tapioca's in the bottom. Anything chewy texture or creamy has been my cravings lately. We are in our count down and getting more excited! Can't wait to meet this new little addition to our lives and the change that life is bringing us. Hope you all are well and keeping warm!

Is Church Life Stifling Your Creativity?

I just love Don Miller! He just has a way of wording things that are just so on point. Is Church Life Stifling Your Creativity? Do what God wants you to do....I think back over some choices I've made and if I had listened to the opinions of others and what they thought I should do. Wow I wouldn't be where I am today...God only knows where I would be and what I would be doing. Stick to your heart and what God tells you to do.

Double Didgits!

Well we are now in the double digits in our countdown to the baby due date! Yikes. Less than 3 more months to go. Time is flying. I'm getting so excited to meet this little one! 2011 is bringing a whole new life to us! I've been meditating on 2010 and all we have gone through that has brought us to this point of the beginning of 2011. Wow...God has been so good to us! He has brought us through a lot. Out immigration trial ended in 2010 yea!!! We hit our 2yr marriage anniversary! :) and then prego. I've been pregnant for half of 2010! That just seems so crazy when I think of it. So just looking back in retrospect and thankful for the good, bad, and ugly that we have been through and just seeing how faithful God has been to us. Taking care of us in more ways than we can see or even know. I'm quite excited to see what 2011 brings us! We as a couple are getting a bit more focused with some of our goals. My prayers have been for vision and some movement in the directions that we have been longing for. We are never at a loss with our far off goals and dreams its just the tiny little steps that are needed to get us there. Being a visionary person I tend to get caught up in the distant dreams and miss the tiny steps. I hope to be more present in the tiny steps this coming year, and more open to the deeper things in life. Wish you all the very best as you kick off this new year!