It's how much!

Matthew and I had such a funny experience at wal-mart the other day! We love to look in the $5 movie bins (we have a seriously movie addiction) and so we decided to browse through the baby section while we were there. We looked at all the cute clothes and blankets. Then we got to an end cap and there was baby changing pads, which is something we need. I looked at the price and told Matthew we should get it since we are here. He looked at me - almost shocked - and said no and that we should wait until we have a little more money to be able to spend. I almost wanted to laugh because I thought he was joking. I told him we could absolutely afford it and I really wanted to go ahead and get it since we were already here and looking into them. He still said he didn't think it was a good idea so we started to walk to the check out area. I could not figure out why he was so against getting a changing pad. I started to get frustrated in my head: why doesn't he want things for our baby, why is he being so stingy, doesn't he want this baby as much as I do? So I said something! "Matthew, I don't understand. Don't you want to get things for the baby? It's only $25. Why are you being this way?"  He stopped, turned to look right at me, his eyes got big and he said....."It was $25? I'll be right back" then he walked off towards the baby section again. I was confused. What was he talking about? So I started walking after him and when I got there he was looking at the price tags. He still looked really confused. Apparently, the price tag for a glider and ottoman was under the changing pad on one side of the end cap and that is the price he thought it was this whole time. He thought I was pushing him to buy a changing pad for $350! When we finally realized what was going on, we had a pretty good laugh! Oh the joys of life!

Progress

WOW, we are really making progress on the nursery. We are almost done with most of the 'big' things and all that is left is the finishing touches of cuteness! We are having such a fun time working together to put the room together and it has been such a blessing in our lives. Matthew and I get to really sit down and talk about baby Larson and who we think they will be and the kind of person we want to help him or her grow up into. We talk about our parenting ideas and things and things that we all want to do together as a family. I cry basically every time. Story of my life. We have already decided that I am going to be the embarrassing mother that is ALWAYS crying and so proud of my baby's accomplishments. I about to start crying right now just thinking about it....pretty pathetic ha. But, I can't help it. I am so ready to start a family with the man that I love and work through the trials of motherhood. I love you baby Larson already so much! I cannot wait to meet you even though I already feel like I know you in my heart!

Matthew and I were talking the other day about how crazy it would be for us to set up this whole room and not have a baby placed with us before we move from Rexburg into our first home. It made me really sad to think about because I feel like baby Larson is so close already. I just have this feeling and push to get things ready for him or her like they are already on their way to us. I can feel the tug at my heart. But, what if I am wrong and we still have a long wait ahead of us. So naturally I start crying and my loving husband always knows exactly what to say. He just holds me, wipes my tears and tells me "Well if we move before the baby comes, we will at least know exactly how we want everything." It is such a small thing, but its true and it made me laugh and that is all that matters. For me, it is the little moments that Matthew and I are getting to enjoy while we work together on little projects in the nursery that make waiting no struggle at all. I know that the Lord will bless us in the right time; and while we wait, at least I have the best partner to be able to share that with.

We're Still Here!

It's been about a month since I've updated the blog and so while I have a little time, I just wanted to jump on and let all our readers (haha....yeah right!) that we are still alive. We are working hard on the nursery and getting everything together for our baby Larson that is out there somewhere! I am almost done sewing (supervising someone else sew) the custom bedding for our crib! We have some really cute prints and decorations that I cannot wait to get up on the walls and we just hung some super cute curtains! When the nursery is completely done I'm going to give it it's very own photo shoot and get them posted so everyone can see...and hopefully love! What is killing us right now is not knowing if baby Larson will be a boy or a girl. I see an adorable dress and I can't buy it! Seriously, this is torture for me!! But we are doing great with everything else. We have officially been waiting a few days less than a month now and we are R-E-A-D-Y for baby Larson to arrive already! But we are keeping busy until then. I am graduating on April 11th and Matthew just signed up for his next semester classes. We are looking into some internships for him to take next year and he is counting down the days until he graduates! I started a new job as a personal assistant to a fabulous lady named Brianne Serrano. She is a Mary Kay Sales Director and one of the sweetest people I know. I seriously LOVE my job! It is so fun being the brain for her while she works her magic for other people. I told you I love organizing....like as a hobby.... I know, I know, I am a different kind of person, but I love it! So that's life for us here!

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