So, in case you didn't hear, we are leaving Logan (finally) and are moving to SLC in about a week. Zack got a job as a security guard and he's really excited. So am I. I can't wait for a lot of things but moving closer to my family and Zack getting started with his career (he wants to be a government agent) has been something I have been looking forward to for the past 3 years we've lived in Logan.
We've had some good times but Logan isn't home and never really has. To be honest I cry every time we have to come back to Logan from being anywhere else. We've made some really good friends and had some wonderful experiences with work and school but as with everything...it must come to an end.
We are having to find a new home for our cat Jazzie and that makes me sad. I've never really been a cat person but she's grown on me these last two years. Hopefully we can just have her stay with family until we can get a pet friendly place...praying really hard for that one.
As for now, Zack is in SLC working and I'm still in Logan packing our life up. Strange to see how much junk we have accumulated since moving here. Our whole lives seem to be exploding in every room I have to go through...it's been crazy.
Baby girl seems to be growing and doing just fine. I talk to her while I get ready, drive, do chores and I've even started praying and reading scriptures out loud so she can hear...it's never to late to start teaching good things! I really hope Cali loves the gospel as much as Zack and I do. I just read what I wrote to her and she moved...I shall take that as an approval spin. Speaking of the princess, here's her weekly update:
How Far Along? - 23 weeks
Total Weight Gain? - 8 lbs
Stretch Marks? - Yep!
Sleep? - Depends on the night now but mostly I sleep hard.
Best Moment This Week? - Today I was participating in floating Zucchini boats at work and I was wading out on the rocks to keep the boats from getting stuck. I was using this rickety old stick to balance and I almost fell in. As I was wading around I was talking to Cali, (everything says to talk to the baby now - she can hear me!) telling her that I was sorry if we got cold and it seemed as if she was laughing at the idea...she was moving like crazy and I could just see this little human laughing at her mom. Don't know how I know it but, she's going to look like me but be Zack's twin in personality. I can't wait!
Worst Moment This Week? - Zack left on Wed to go start a new job and left us here in Logan all alone, sad and lonely. I was so sad and depressed and to make matters worse, regardless of what Zack believes or thinks, I could tell Cali knew he had left and she didn't move for almost a day and a half! I was so freaked out that she had died!!! Luckily she moved while I was singing in the car so I felt a lot better.
Miss Anything? - Massages and Code Red (I will always miss Code Red.)
Movement? - Every chance she gets. So far she sleeps like Zack...in circles.
Food Cravings? - Weirdly, a quarter pounder with cheese from Wheeler's in Mt. Pleasant. Man, those were so good!
Anything Making Me Queasy or Sick? - Men's cologne, Mexican food and this soap that Zack picked out for the bathroom - talk about disgusting!
Gender: - GIRL!!!!!
Labor Signs? - Not yet and it better stay that way for a little longer!
Belly Button in or out? - In
Wedding Ring, On or Off? - Wedding band on, Engagement ring off :(
Happy or Moody most of the time? - I am stressed out due to the move but I seem to be staying pretty happy for now. Let's all hope it stays that way.
Looking forward to: Zack feeling her kick and being back in the same house as him. Getting our own place and not mooching off of family.
Baby is the size of an: Large Mango
Baby's development this week: She has a well developed sense of movement now. She can feel me move around or dance to music. she's almost a foot long and weighs over a pound. Her kicks are stronger and about now I should be seeing her squirming around soon. Her cochlea are fully formed in her ears and her hearing is becoming more keen. Her blood vessels in her lungs are are developing to prepare for breathing. She's growing so fast!
