31 Weeks

Yesterday (8/14) we celebrated our 2 year anniversary AND our 31st week of pregnancy! Our actual anniversary was yesterday but we are going to celebrate by getting away this weekend. Shaun booked a quick trip on Cornado Island in San Diego.. it is one of the places I have been saying for years that I wanted to stay at so I am excited to go relax at the beautiful resort, get some sun, and maybe a spa sesh! I'm really taking advantage of those lately.. can't use pregnancy as a reason for much longer :) 

I can't believe how much has happened in these two short years. That said, I couldn't have done half of it without the amazingly encouraging, supportive, incredible man that I said "I DO" to on Aug 14, 2010. We have been "together" now for 10 years and I still grow more in love with him each day. It is so neat how our love has changed so much since we were 15 :).. but just keeps getting better with each milestone we cross together as we get older, take on more and build our lives together. He is such a special person and knows me better than I know myself. He keeps me laughing, lifts me up, makes me smile, protects me, calms my nerves in stressful times, soothes my aches/pains and is my very best friend. I am SO blessed to have such an incredible husband and to be on this journey called life with him by my side.

All that gushy stuff aside, we are so excited to see our life goals unfolding as we had hoped for. We have always said that by 25 years old we wanted to own a home and have a baby and its all happening! We signed/accepted the counter offer on the house and should be in escrow by next week!!! Who would have known, on our 2nd anniversary we would be signing the papers to our first house.. SO COOL! It's all working out and at this rate we should be moving in right before Trenton graces us with his presence! Yahooo! Life is so crazy..

Ok, back to Trenton.. a little less than 9 weeks to go!

I did have a funny craving the other day.. KFC! haha I think Shaun fell more in love with me.. he loves this new Fat Taylor (I know, I know.. I'm not "fat", I'm making a child). Anyhow, it made for a very romantic date night as you can imagine ;-) Shaun, my brother and sister all said "did you see a commercial or something?" Nope, just sounded amazing at the time. Go figure... fried chicken. Never in my life would I have done that.. but it was pretty unreal.

Besides the KFC, he is really growing.. I can tell I get bigger every couple of days. It's so funny how I just keep growing straight out, although I have noticed that I am carrying lower than I was a couple of weeks ago. I was carrying really high there for awhile. I also feel more pressure on my bladder now, especially when he is head down. I can feel & see him on both sides of me and across my whole belly. Poor lil' guy can't be comfy in there... good thing we don't remember being in the womb. Now that I know what comfort is, I feel for him. In total I think I have gained about 20 lbs.. that is A LOT OF POUNDS on my short body! And, he still needs to grow more!! Good thing is.. no stretch marks and no swelling yet. I don't really use anything special on my belly, just a normal lotion when I get out of the shower most times and, when I remember, I use a belly oil that was given to me that has essential oils in it like lavender which smells amazing. Thanks mom for the great baby makin'/ no stretch mark genes :)

Other news, my parents sold their house and bought a new one. They will be moving around Trenton's due date as well. So on top of our own craziness, my parents are moving, Trevor graduated and will be starting a new job and Paige graduated/is moving out/ starting college in the next two weeks. Life is a little nuts right now for all of us, lots of BIG changes, but it is all very exciting.. a whole new chapter is unfolding for our family and we are so blessed. We are very excited for my parents new beach house, as much as we will miss 21 Belaire. It is crazy to us that Trenton will never know that house that I grew up in and that we have all grown to love, but once my parents get done with this new one it will be just as incredible.. if not more. And, we are so lucky to have our son be able to grow up going to gma & gpa's every week a block or two from the beach.. we really wanted that lifestyle for him. 

Believe it or not, I think that about covers it.. for now. Thanks again for reading (and commenting lately!). 

Hugs, Tay.