What's going on?

Life has been busy and has gone so fast since we've moved here. I was so lucky to have my company in Boise let me work remotely in IF until just last week. I think that I might have gone a little crazy with out working a little each day. Especially since Cole has been working really hard and long hours at his job everyday. We like Idaho Falls. We miss Boise because of the weather and all the stuff going on there, but we are happy to be closer to family. And it always takes a little while to get used to a new city and new people.

We made a ton of updates to our house and we are sick of painting!! Well, Cole is. I didn't really paint. But I got sick of watching Cole paint. :)

The baby is going to be here anytime now, but I'm due in exactly three weeks. I can't believe we're going to have a little human being to take care of in less than a month. Yikes! I'm so excited to meet her and see what she looks like.

I have felt so good this whole pregnancy except this week has been miserable. I was hit with a cold and it hurts so bad to cough with a big preggo belly. And I've been having some horrible hip pain to the point where I can't even walk...I guess it's my body telling me that I need to slow down. I've been so used to just go-go-going. I had to go to the chiropractor to get adjusted and it scares me so bad. I hate being popped. I feel so bad for the baby being twisted at the chiropractor today and me coughing so much. She's probably wondering what is going on out here. I hope I feel better soon because this has been a miserable couple of days.

I know I've been bad at my blog. But I've really wanted to keep it going because I wanted to keep the whole "Health" part up for after the baby comes. I'm really excited to track my progress about getting back into shape after having a baby.

Here are a few pictures of happenings since we've moved here.

Right after we moved to IF, I actually flew up to Portland for two weeks and watched my sister Molly's kids for a couple weeks while they went to Hawaii. Her kids are so great. I was nervous to watch four kids by myself, but I don't know what I was worried about because they are the best four kids I know.

I attempted to be an entertaining aunt by getting stuff for making jelly bean and toothpick creations. I think they like it. 

Calvin and I went to the dump truck graveyard at least four times. This place is sweet. People brought their old toy dump trucks to this sand pit at the park and left them there for other kids to play with. There was probably 30 trucks and Calvin loved it. We would always pack a picnic and then walk to meet Campbell and Jack at their elementary school afterward.

 You close enough to the TV, Calvin?

We made a little sign for Molly and Lee to welcome them home. The kids were so excited to see their Mommy and Daddy and hear all about their cool trip.

Back in IF, I used to spend a day or two working at Starbucks just to get out of the house. But then this "regular" started showing up with his cat so I put an end to that. Who takes their cat to Starbucks?

We have been working so hard on redoing our kitchen and we finally got it done. We repainted all the cabinets and got new hardware. We got new appliances and also tiled the floor.

Here's the before

Here is the after

There was wallpaper everywhere. We had a heck of a time trying to get it down in the bathroom. Here is the before of my mom trying to take it down in our bathroom. 

  

Here is the after

Here is the little forest decoration I put up in the baby room. It turned out really cute and only cost $20 on Amazon.

Cole's sister Jill got us this Notre Dame baby blanket which Cole loved. That girl is a fan of ND even though she isn't even here yet.

Jill also threw me a baby shower. It turned out super cute and fun. This was the only pic I got. Doesn't Cole look thrilled?

A few weeks ago we went to Salt Lake City for a "Babymoon". We had a really great time. This is us at a Salt Lake REAL soccer game. 

We went to temple square and went to Music and the Spoken Word. 

We also got to hang out with my Brother Kyle. It's always fun to visit him.

And...here is me at 37 weeks.

The preggo belly makes for a nice snack shelf.

I think I'm ready for the baby to come. Everything is set up, the hospital bags are packed, and I am uncomfortable so in about a week you can come okay baby girl?

 Well next time I blog, it may be a post about our baby girl's arrival. Stay tuned!

Changes are coming in 2013

A lot of changes are coming to the Seamons Family. A lot of big life changes. Cole and I both struggle with change, but I keep telling myself that these are wonderful changes about to happen in our life. I'm really excited for the next chapter of our lives.

First of all, we are having our first baby! Due on June 14. That makes me almost 20 weeks. My pregnancy has been really good. I haven't gotten sick and have felt pretty normal for the most part. I'm starting to get more tired and my lower back has been hurting a bit, but I've been able to keep up on my exercise and that makes me feel 100 percent better! I've been doing everything I can so that I can be strong for labor and be able to bounce back quickly after the baby comes. We went in at about 17 weeks and the doctor tried to tell if it was a boy or girl, but she couldn't tell. So now I have to wait until my 21 week appointment on January 31. The suspense is killing me! Here are a few pics of my growing belly. I haven't noticed a ton of change yet. But I'm to the point where I want it to be noticeable that I'm pregnant because I feel like a just looker thicker and chubby.

13 weeks

19 weeks

The next big change is that we are moving to Idaho Falls and Cole is starting a new position at his company. I have had the hardest time with this big change as I will have to give up my job here in Boise. I love my job so much and have felt like I've learned so much about the business world. I just wasn't quite ready to give it up yet. I also don't know what I'm going to do with myself until the baby comes in June. I like to be active and busy. It just makes me happy to have a lot of stuff going. I want to find another job, but don't know who will want to hire a girl about to have a baby in a few months. I do feel that this is the best choice for our family though. The hard part too is that I'm in Boise by myself for a month because Cole has already started his job in Idaho Falls. I decided to stay here and work until we could find a place to live in I.F. while Cole is just commuting from his parent's house in Poky. It has been lonely here. My Mom came and stayed with me for a week which was wonderful. We picked out fabric for a baby blanket, watched movies, and went out to eat a lot. It was really fun and so nice to have the company.

The next big change is that we bought a house!! We are so excited to finally have a place of our own with a yard and a baby room to fix up. We close on February 4 and will hopefully move in on February 9. It will be nice for our baby to be so close the grandparents which is another plus to moving to I.F.  Here is a picture I stole from the Internet of our first home!

So between a baby, a new city, a new job, and a new house, we have a lot to take in in 2013. It should be a great and eventful year. I'm so grateful for these blessings! We have both worked really hard to get here and it will be nice when this whirlwind of changes settles down and we can get into a routine again.

Oregon

Cole and I had the chance to go to Portland and the coast a few weekends ago to see my sister, her cute family, and my brother. It was so fun to see my nephews and niece. We just love them to death!! One thing we always realize when we go up there is how dry Idaho is! It's so pretty up there. We always get lucky and have sunny warm weather. I wish I could have gotten more pictures of everyone. Here are a few, okay a lot of pictures from our trip.

The Olympics are making me lazy

The Olympics are making me lazy. I love watching them, but all I've done since they've started is sit on my booty. I keep telling myself after this event I'll go run, walk, grocery shop, prepare my young women's lesson, clean the kitchen, fold the clothes, and the list could probably go on and on. It doesn't help my guilt that these athletes are so fit while I'm living a sedentary lifestyle for two weeks. But they only come around every 4 years so I guess it's okay right? I'm building up my motivation to work toward an Olympic-fit body...

Some of my favorite things to watch have been: Missy Franklin's swimming, beach volleyball, and women's gymnastics.

Have any of you watched track cycling? Now that is craziness!

90 years of life

Can you imagine living 90 years of life? Our world has changed so much since 1922. If you were born in 1922, you would have lived through many wars, many presidents, many technological discoveries, many people coming into this world, and many people leaving this world. Well my amazing Grandpa did just this. He turned 90 and he's still just as handsome, smart, witty, and mobile as ever. He is one of the best guys I know. I love him so much. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have Grandpa Jack in my life. Happy Birthday Grandpa Jack. One year older and wiser too!!

36 Mosquito Bites

Cole and I decided to be spontaneous and go camping at 6:30 pm last night. So we threw everything in the back of our Subaru and drove an hour and a half past the Anderson Ranch Reservoir and down into a little river canyon.

We thought that we had everything we needed until we found a camp spot and got out of the car. Mosquitoville!!! We didn't have any bug spray. Ugh. We sat in the car and thought about whether we should just go back home or stick it out. We decided to stick it out. And even though I counted 36 mosquito bites today, I'm glad we went! We had a good time sitting around the campfire and waking up to the beautiful river. We decided to sleep in the back of the car and it was pretty comfy. We even had s'mores for breakfast. You can't beat that.