This morning I decided to take a few photos- and since my camera is so terrible, I thought I would try and get a little more creative to get some better shots then I have. I also played around with some of the editing options on my iphoto- so they don’t all look alike. It’s a little random as far as editing goes- but I was having fun! 
So, I propped up a mirror and stood by the gorgeous snow that has been falling outside. We are getting a blizzard right with my mother in law and my parents are driving/flying into town- and I’m supposed to have this baby! Crazy!
Okay- first with the belly shots:
The baby is SO low, and I’m feeling like he is about to fall out, and I must squeeze my legs together to hold him in there! I am still having Braxton Hicks contractions all day long, but no labor yet 
. I’m at peace though, I want him to come when he is ready- and there are plenty of things to do around here to distract me! I’m still sleeping okay, it just hurts really bad every time I have to roll over. It’s so hard for my lower back and pelvic bone to lift this giant belly to make that happen! Wade and I stayed up way too late talking about how excited we were for him to come, and talking about how we envision his birth, and how amazing it will be. We are so excited to meet him!
Now, onto Capri- have you ever seen a more gorgeous little girl? She is definitely the hardest person to take a picture of, and especially with my camera that insists that its objects be absolutely still to capture a non-blurry photo. I almost wanted to cry and remembered why I hate trying to take her picture- but I kept at it, and I got THIS supermodel shot….
and then I got a few more…
Big blue eyed girl
So serious
Capri is really excited to meet her little brother. She talks about him all day long, and she knows that he is bringing her a special present, and she is really excited about that! I’m hoping that her excitement continues when the baby gets here! She has been so fun lately. One of my favorite qualities about her is her sense of humor. She is constantly making funny faces, and she understands sarcasm in a way that is way beyond her years. She loves to laugh with us, and make us laugh. As much as she tests the limits every day, and is so hard to manage sometimes, she really is SO much fun, and totally my best friend- I love her so much.
Soon we will look like this!
It is a strange time waiting for a child to be born, I remember the night before I had Capri I wrote about this too. Waiting for such a big life change to happen, is so strange. Last time around, it was just Wade and I, so we were soaking in the time of being child-less, and enjoying those last few days as a married couple. Not to say that our marriage ended when Capri came, but it definitely changed. We started a new season of our lives, of our families life. As we wait for this newest arrival, Wade and I wanted to have at least one special outing that we really soaked in the family time as a family of three. Obviously our family of three isn’t ending, it is just being added to- but again, it is a new season for us.
On Saturday we went to the mall. I wanted to make sure to walk around the whole mall in an attempt to move the baby lower, however hard that was! Wade took Capri on the carousel, which she loves and adores, while I walked and walked. Then we had something to eat in the food court and sat there, just the three of us. Capri seemed to take the moment in too, she was all smiles, and giggles, and kept giving Wade and I kisses. Wade and I talked about how much we adored her, and how much we love our family, how blessed we feel, and how excited we were for the addition of this little boy, and how he would add to the dynamic, and change things. Capri tried to give her brother her french fries (she is always concerned about him having toys and food, even in the belly!), and we enjoyed each other.
After that Wade took Capri to this big jumpy place in the mall, where it is filled with multiple jumpy blow up bounce houses (do you like my great description? LOL) I went to have a mani/pedi at the nail salon next door. I made sure she rubbed my feet a bunch (to induce labor!), and relaxed and it enjoyed it SO much. What a special gift, oh my! After we were finished, I met up with Wade and Capri, and we peeled Capri away from the bounce house, and walked through the mall holding hands. Maybe to everyone else it seemed like a normal trip to the mall, but with all the things going on with us, we haven’t gotten out of the house much, and this was very special to us. Especially in the light of the fact that this could be our last weekend, our last outing before the baby comes. I love my amazing husband, and my beautiful, hilarious little girl so much, and we all adore this little baby so much already.
Our next season will be as a family of FOUR- I can hardly believe it! I often think, how did I get here? I’m not really sure, but I’m so happy!
Back in the middle of January we got a bunch of snow, and Capri didn’t really seem that interested in it, but I thought that it would be good for her to go out at least once this year to play in the snow. I think it was like 0 degrees or something, so I didn’t want her to stay out there very long. She didn’t seem interested in actually playing IN the snow- but she loved being outside to see it all, and run around the paved sidewalks!
Since we are moving to Arizona, this will be our last official winter- unless we travel for the winter- so I’m so happy that I got her in her adorable snow suit-she’s such a cutie!
I’m not really sad to say goodbye to these snow filled days, and I don’t think she is either. We are both looking forward to being outside many days out of the year, and I think we need to start building up her swimsuit wardrobe!
