I Will Probably Be This Kind Of Mom....Don't Tell Ross.

Remember that one time when I got married and thought I'd magically be a mature adult? It didn't happen. To this day I still laugh when I fart, enjoy giving Ross wet willies, (K so we grew out of that one after a few months of being married, but he did it first, so I'm not to blame.) and am currently plotting to hide a rubber snake in the shower to scare Ross. My poor daughter. She's coming in less than 2 months and she only has one responsible grown-up for a parent.

That being said, I stumbled across an old blog post from The Pioneer Woman. If you haven't read her blog, I highly recommend it. I adore her. And idolize her. She keeps me entertained when baby girl thinks it's play time, but it's really BED time. I would love to meet her someday. Anyway, this particular post is an audio clip of her with her kids. I was laughing SO hard and thought I'd share, mainly because I will probably be this kind of mom--but probably not when Ross is around.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/blog/2006/09/farewell_dear_r/

I love her. My day is off to a great start already, even though baby girl is keeping me awake. Enjoy.

I Gave In.

Well folks, we have a new record here. I bought Ross' anniversary presents over a month ago and just gave them to him last night. Only 13 days early. I had only been asking him if he wanted his presents for a couple days before I gave them to him. I was determined to make it until the actual day this time.

Ross has a pretty big load this semester, along with work, pregosterone wife, and baby coming in less than 2 months now. So last night he was pretty stressed and just having one of those days. When no cure could be found, even after tasty meat, a good chat, and massage, I gave in. After all, what better remedy for a bad day than presents!? At first, he was only going to open one, (I got him three) but watching him open the first was so fun, I couldn't stop!

All of his presents were themed, and somehow connected. Because we'll soon have a little princess, I figured actual date nights were going to be hard to come by for a while. So each present was a different thing we could do as a stay at home date. I love stay at home date nights. We love games, so I got him the Monty Python Fluxx game, Ticket to Ride Europe, and then the Three Amigos.

Funny part. When we finally went to bed, we were talking and I was expressing how I felt a little bad that I didn't get him presents that were just for him.

K: Man, I should have gotten you a sweater or some shirts that actually FIT you. (He's been getting buff. And he's really really tall.)

R: No, I hate spending money on clothes.

K: Exactly! I should have done it FOR you. I love spending money on clothes! Before we got married, I'd spend money on clothes all the time! That's probably why I had no money when we got married. To be honest, I just married you for your money.

R: *sleepy smile* Yeah, I know.

I love him.

Cinnamon Roll Fridays

I love Fridays. But really, who doesn't?! Over the last few weeks, I've gotten into the habit of having a hot breakfast ready when Ross wakes up. It isn't anything big, usually some muffins, banana bread, or blueberry pancakes, but Fridays are special. We get cinnamon rolls. Orange sweet rolls to be exact. I can't think of a better way to start off the last day before the weekend.

When we were first married, we'd make waffles every Saturday. Yeah, guess how long that lasted. I love cinnamon roll Friday, though it probably isn't very kind to my derriere. I hope it sticks around for a while. :]

I Want To Be A Soccer Mom.

Let me explain. Last night I was grocery shopping at Macey's when a soccer team came in for ice cream. I'm guessing they just finished up with a game. There were a couple boys that were so excited and kept yelling out to their mom who had gone to their game and went with the team for ice cream. Right then I decided I wanted:

A huge SUV, or even the 15-seater van

Mom jeans or capris with the sneakers

the Mom hair cut

with the Mom baseball cap/visor

Every single Saturday to be taken up by 7 soccer games in 5 different places

Window decals for the SUV of each family member in the Mickey Mouse ears. And one for the dog, too.

My own tribe of little boys to yell Mom!! Mom!! Mom!!! Did you SEE me?! That was SOOO cool!!! Across the grocery store with sticky ice cream streaking their face.

I want to be a soccer mom.

Month Eleven.

I can't even believe that we've been married for almost a whole year! Here are some things I've learned.

1.) Boys don't like it when the floor in their room is covered with clothes.

2.) Sharing a bed is STILL hard, we're going to need a King, or two Queens shoved together.

3.) You can tell Ross doesn't like dinner when he doesn't go back for seconds. He won't SAY anything, he just won't take more.

4.) Husbands make the greatest male cheerleaders and biggest fans.

5.) I have the greatest best friend in the whole world.

6.) My husband is a spider slaying, bug squishing WARRIOR. And he's not scared of anything.

7.) Being married is just plain FUN.

8.) We've been so busy having fun, we've forgotten to take more pictures. Oops.

9.) I will probably be treated like the Queen of Sheeba for forever.

10.) It just doesn't get any better than this.

A Potpourri of The Last Few Weeks.

I get really particular about keeping a clean house. I'd probably vacuum the carpet by the front door every time it was opened if Ross would let me. The last few weeks, we've been working on our house. We put up some autumn decorations on the piano, and got some new pictures and posters on the walls. The posters are super epic, heroic posters and I love them. You can check them out here. We got a HUGE one for Ross' study room, and a medium sized one for the front room. They look SO much better in person than on the site. I'm really excited about how they turned out. We're still waiting on a temple picture we ordered. At Costco, there was an artist who does custom paintings, both religious and not. It was really neat, so we decided to get one of the Portland temple.

The nursery is finally painted. That was such a pain in the butt, but I'm really excited about the way it turned out. I'm waiting to take pictures till the room is actually finished and put together. Right now it's just a mess with the new stroller and car seat I put together and I'm still trying to figure out where I want everything. Yesterday we found a crib, mattress, and bedding on KSL for super super cheap. I can't wait to get it set up!! I've rearranged all her drawers about a million times, painted, moved her furniture around, and put together the travel system; so I figured I'd let Ross build the crib so he wouldn't feel left out or anything. I'm definitely ready for this little girl to get here.

We had a surprise in our bank account a couple weeks ago. I've secretly been saving up for a new TV, something Ross and I have talked about for a while. I wanted it to be a surprise, but after the bank account surprise, I just went ahead and told him and we ended up getting a new TV. Ross also ordered a custom PC to hook up to the TV as a media system. It came last week!! We've had a lot of fun loading movies onto the PC and getting the media system going. I think I won't mind the 3 AM feedings as much anymore. :]

Yesterday I decided I wanted to read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. I really liked the First Presidency Message in the Ensign this month, and decided to make that my personal goal. There's a really cool site that lets you create your own reading plan. You input what you're reading, when you're starting, and when you'd like to finish. So I made one for beginning yesterday and scheduled to end on December 31st. I would love to invite you to take on this challenge with me! You can find a link to the site so you can create your own reading schedule here.