Laundry Day

I did my first official load of baby laundry today - and I was amazed at just how many little outfits fit in the washer (everything is so small)! Would you believe that 66 baby clothing items fit in one load?! This is great! But it's going to take me two years just to fold everything...

34 Weeks & 7 Years

I'm already 34 weeks along (actually, just a day shy of 35 weeks, now)! I can't believe how fast it's gone. And things are still going very well - despite the scare in CA, everything looked good at my recent dr. appt. In two weeks, I'll start going in every week. Crazy!

In addition to celebrating Dave's first Father's Day this weekend, we are also rejoicing over 7 years of marriage. Happy Anniversary, Love!

California, Here We Come!

Or rather, there we were. The trip to CA for Alison's wedding certainly was eventful! Here are a few highlights:

On doctor's orders, I had to get out of the car every 2 hours & walk for 15 minutes. That doesn't sound difficult until you actually try to find somewhere to walk while on the road! So I got to know the truck stops very well...and people were quite curious about the pregnant woman power-walking around the building 27 times! Here's Dave and I braving the elements on my first walk in Wells, NV (it was 34 degrees out!)

I also wore compression socks while in the car to keep from getting blood clots. Those babies are a bit tight! Here's me putting them on for the LAST time at the very end of the trip.

It all seemed worth it when we got to Vegas and saw a beautiful sight: In-N-Out Burger. Ah, the tastiness!

And if the pending nuptials weren't enough, I gave everyone something extra to get excited about: I caught a stomach virus & got horribly ill, and spent most of Saturday at the Torrance Memorial Medical Center! I was dehydrated & having contractions, so they had to keep me for awhile to run tests. Everything turned out just fine & I made it to the wedding (even stayed standing the whole time!), but I gave us all a little scare. Yuck!

It was a great trip, though - the wedding was beautiful and my sister was absolutely gorgeous (Austin wasn't bad looking, either!) Congratulations to the newlyweds!

Twin Falls Shower

The weekend before we left for CA, Baby's Auntie Heather threw me an amazing baby shower in Twin Falls. It was awesome - great food, fun games, and lots of familiar faces (and even a few ladies from the Jones side of the family that I'd never met before)! And once again, an overwhelming shower of generosity: the gift table was completely buried with adorable, useful baby things. I think it took me a few hours just to open & enjoy everything!

Many, many thanks to Heather for making it happen, and for so many ladies who came. I am so blessed!

32 Weeks

Now that we're back from the wedding, I'm having to play catch-up a bit to get all of our news & pictures on here. This is from June 3 at 32 weeks (almost 33)...

Alison is Getting Married!

Baby Jones' Auntie Alison is tying the knot! She's marrying Austin Henken on Sunday, June 10 on the beach in Redondo Beach, CA. It is going to be a gorgeous event, complete with a very pregnant woman as the Matron of Honor (yours truly).

Since I'm just about 34 weeks along, my dr. recommended that I not fly. So Dave, my Grandma, sister Heather and I will be embarking on Thursday for a Road Trip Extraordinaire through the Nevada desert, with pit stops in the sagebrush every two hours. Wish us luck! And keep Alison and Austin in your prayers as they begin their own exciting adventure.