i really need to be better about writing down all the things about life that i know i'll forget by next year. maybe next month, we'll see. here's to me trying...
life is pretty great. pregnancy isn't great, but i've only got 6 weeks left. i've just got to stop being a whimp. when i was pregnant with arthur, i was huge in the fall/winter. let me just say, being pregnant in the summer is a thousand times worse. i've got to plan better next time. also, having no ac doesn't help. lately, after making dinner or doing dishes, i look down at my feet and they're swollen to at least double their size with not an ounce of ankle in sight. i've got cankles, fellas. no more denying it. basically, imagine if you were a regular person and then, over the course of a few months, you grew to the size of a whale. gross. i am burning through my stretch lotion twice as fast as last time, but it sure doesn't look like it. stretch marks everywhere... except my belly, which i'm happy about but i don't understand. i'm officially 140 +lbs. and almost always sweaty, but luckily chubbs pretends not to notice and we don't pay for water so i can take a cold shower 10 times a day if i need to. we have 3 fans going almost all the time and we always have popsicles in our freezer because they help a lot actually. also, seven peaks.
yes. we live 7-10 minutes (walking) away from seven peaks. once those pass of all passes went on sale, of course we had to get some and they have been worth every penny and more. we try to go every afternoon because it just gets so bleeping hot and there's only so much you can do with no ac. the lazy river is the best. the first time we went, the boys went on the boomerang twice because there were no lines. now there are always lines, so we just float around the lazy river a few times and then walk home. best thing to do in the summer. especially a pregnant summer. arthur hated everything about seven peaks for a while, but he realized how silly he was being and now he loves it. he used to just sit on the tube with his feet in the water while we floated around, but now he wants that water to be all up on him. cute little guy. we can't ever get enough of him.
other than the heat, life goes on. chubbs dropped one of his classes this block and it ended up being a really good thing. he talked to his pre-med advisor and it turns out he has to get soooo so many volunteer/service/patient/leader hours before he applies to med schools. 100+ in each of those sections. he's going to try to bust out as many as he can before fall semester starts and he has no time. poor guy. he's so dedicated though. if anyone can do it, he can. it really does give me much more respect for doctors though. i had no idea everything they had to do. chubbs' major is a lot harder than a lot of pre-med students, but still.... so much to do before he can apply to schools. silas moved in with us a couple months ago, and chubbs has really been enjoying that. they go to the gym together almost every day so they can get "jacked". we'll see how it goes. in my mind, chubbs better take full advantage of this little lull in school/studying because he probably won't get another chance. so i'm all for them getting "jacked" if it makes life a little better.
arthur is finally (FINALLY) starting to talk. barely. we'll take anything we can get. he really only does it when we bribe him first (outside, popsicle, treat, dane, etc.), but at least he's trying. he's been saying things like, "uh-oh" and "wow" for a while, but those are mainly just vowel sounds and don't count for anything. ok, he really only says two words. "thank you" and "please." both sounds just so cute and ridiculous. he kind of sounds like sid the sloth when he says "please" but I don't even mind. when we took him to his FIRST doctor's appointment last month, they said kids his age are usually saying 7-20 words. nope. hopefully he's caught up by next appointment. here's to hoping. he is getting bigger every day. he looks so huge to me and i know it'll only get worse after i have this baby. at his check-up he was 64%tile for weight (25.5 lbs), 71%tile for height (33.25 in) and his head was in the 27%tile (18.38 in). he's all about his binky and blanket right now. i can see that being problematic in the future, but we'll deal with that as it comes. for right now, they're really helpful. he still loves elephants, and his new favorite movie is the lion king. no complaints there. he's really the best kid. the main problems we've been having are just mealtimes and church. he likes food, but when he's supposed to eat, he never wants to. it's a struggle the entire time. church is similar. he hates sacrament meeting and has recently started to hate nursery. i can't really get mad at him for those though. sacrament can be really long and boring sometimes, and in nursery there are stinky snotty kids who hit and push and steal your toys. also, they teach him to hit and put everything in his mouth, and that's not very cool. but, we're working on it and hopefully he turns out alright :). he's such a good kid. i think he is going to be such a good big brother and i'm so excited to see it all. i just hope i catch him teaching hugo the tattletale oath in robin hood....
i just have to write this story down so i don't forget it.
the other day, arthur woke up before us so i brought him in bed with me and chubbs. usually when i bring him in bed, he just jumps right off and starts playing with things he shouldn't (computers, fans, garbage, etc.). this time he layed with us for a good 10-15 minutes. he was being so good and sweet, and we were actually falling asleep again which never happens. well, he snuggled up close to me and i could tell he was just staring at my face. next thing i know, i heard him pop his binky out and he gave me a sweet little slobbery kiss (he thinks kisses wake people up... and he's usually right.) i looked at him and smiled and whispered "thank you," and then i shut my eyes again. after a couple minutes, i heard him pop his binky out again and i knew another slobbery kiss was coming for me. wrong. he poked that binky right in my eye. i couldn't help but laugh and then he thought it was a really fun game and kept doing it. that was the end of our quiet, snuggle time but i loved it all. i just love him. my cute little arthur guy.
i guess this is the end of today's post.
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