Update

I'm already worn out from the day and it's only 2! I've been doing laundry like crazy, trying to catch up. I also cleaned our very messy living room. Joseph and I went for a walk for about 30 minutes. And the heat index is 97 degrees today. I'm too tired to think of anything else to write. We have made a lot of progress on packing. And things are good.

Packing and Fun Pregnancy Stuff

Mitchell stayed home from work yesterday and we cleaned and packed most of our office. We have 6 packed boxes and 2 that are almost full. He also cleaned our living room carpet with a carpet cleaner we borrowed from a family at church. It had so many stains and it looked horrible even though it's only 3 or 4 months old. Now it looks beautiful again. Our place is back on the market. We haven't had anyone come look at it, but I'm not expecting us to. For some reason, the realtors don't like showing properties that have people living in them. Stupid, huh? I guess it's okay for now, because only the living room and dining/office look nice right now, the rest is a disaster.

I'm 22 weeks along now. And I'm dealing with lots of fun pregnancy symptoms like heartburn, leg cramps, weird skin issues, fatigue, memory loss, abdominal cramps (it's almost like having my period!)... not to mention (TMI alert!) the uti and yeast infections that I had at the same time. Yesterday, I said, "Why does being pregnant have to hurt so much?" Mitchell says, "Because that's what the Lord told Eve. There's a verse in the scriptures, do you want me to look it up and read it to you?" The last part was said a teasing/sarcastically. I love my husband, he's good at making me see the good/valuable side of things.

I'm feeling depressed today. I don't know why. It's frustrating.

Joseph has been driving me a little nuts lately. He's getting a molar, so that explains some of his behavior. He's very clingy and whiny. He's been pulling my hair a lot lately and climbing on my head if I'm sitting or lying down. He's been mostly refusing to eat anything. Yesterday, all he had for breakfast was a corner of a Poptart, lunch was 1 Ritz and 1 Frosted Mini Wheat, but he came around for dinner and had a couple tablespoons of brown rice and corn and half a Chick-Fil-A chicken strip. I think Mitchell got him to eat a couple blueberries and grapes, too. I really hope he decides to start eating again soon.

On a good note, I was right! I'm having a little girl! We're very excited. And this will be the first girl grandchild on Mitchell's side of the family, too.

I can't believe it's been nearly a month since I've written anything. I think part of my problem is that I think this isn't a big enough priority, so I do other things instead. I haven't really been allowing myself very much computer time, lately. The thing is that blogging and journaling have always been therapeutic and relaxing for me. So I'm going to try harder to remember to post. But things are pretty busy right now.

We went to Georgia to visit Mitchell's dad and brother on the first weekend of the month. We had a really great time there, especially Joseph. I took a few pictures that I'll try to post eventually.

We have an apartment in Provo now. It's in the BYU student housing. We just paid the deposit on it this week.

I'm 20 weeks along in the pregnancy and this afternoon, we'll be finding out if the baby is a boy or a girl.

We should be leaving in about 4 weeks or so. I only packed my first box last night. But I've been cleaning out drawers and closets and posting things on craigslist.org. I'm probably going to try to organize a yard sale in a few weeks.

Liz will be getting here in a couple weeks to help me with packing and Joseph. She'll be driving halfway with us. We'll leave her in Texas and she'll fly back to Idaho from there. I know she's going to be a lot of help.

Joseph is moving from the sweet baby stage to the tantrum-throwing, trouble-making, picky, cranky toddler stage. He's also getting another molar this week, which is making it even worse. He's 18 months old today. We just got back from his appointment. He's still in the 3rd percentile, which is really worrying his doctor. We just have to keep trying to fatten him up.

Alright, I still have to finish eating and take a shower before my ultrasound. Life seems to be getting busier everyday. I can't wait for the trip out to Utah and I can't wait to see family and friends.