eviction

Ok Kid,

I have officially filed an eviction notice. You have exactly 8 days to relocate. The sooner, the better. 

Thanks,

Managment

numbers

Everything these days seems like a number....

38 1/2 weeks

0 more days of work
1 protruding belly button

0 cm dilated

10 more days until the due date

6 batches of texas toffee

1000 more things to do on my to-do list

Here are some more for your info:

29 lbs gained this pregnancy

2 swollen ankles

39 inch waist

3 loads of dreft-ed laundry done and put away

5 pillows I sleep with

contractions every 12-15 minutes

With all these numbers, my mind has trouble sleeping but I know as soon as Baby is born, the number list will only change and grow.

# of diapers a day

# of feeding and # of hours spaced apart

# of hours Baby slept and at what times

# of hours I actually get to sleep

##############s are my life.

it makes me happy though. :)

True Love

True Love from my favorite guy is:

Putting lotion on my fat feet while we watch tv WITHOUT me asking.

Surprising me with sour belts from Dylan's Candy when he comes home from work.

Biting his tongue when I leave trash in my car.

Admiring my cakes.

Ordering an extra tub of special garlic sauce from Papa Johns WITHOUT me even asking.

Tolerating my crafting ADD.

Not saying anything when I incorrectly use terms like "addicting"

Reading the blog and chatting with me about it.

Doing the dishes. Amen.

Not being selfish with our time together.

A sweet text message during the day.

Love you Chris. 

Happy Birthday!

Love, 

Leslie

sharing

Me: "We don't share our lunch. You need to eat your own food so we can all be full until dinner."
Kid: "You're already full Mrs. Hokanson. Who shared their lunch with you?"
Me: "No, there's a baby in here."
Kid: "Why did you eat a baby?"
Me: ::Sigh:: "Just finish your cheeseburger."

ahhh... so THIS is why people wear stretch pants

CanNOT even begin to describe how uncomfortable I am all the time.

Sitting... Laying... Standing...

Stretching... Scratching... Itching... Pulling!

 Uncomfortable!

The cure: stretch pants!

I am was not a fan!

I definitely am now!

4 more days of school left before I'm outta there. I will miss the kids and especially my wonderful co-workers but I cannot wait to be home with Baby. Not looking forward to the whole delivery thing but being home with him.... oh soooooo excited about that!

38 Weeks:

 This is how I feel about 98.4% of the time... yeah, that's an exact, made-up, percentage in case you were wondering :)

Current pregnancy stats:

-I've been wearing the same pair of maternity jeans for about 4 weeks now... I wash them, no worries.

-Baby H is in position.

-Nesting instinct is in full throttle... doesn't everyone have the desire to scrub that under-the-drain part of your sink?

-Last Friday I literally lost my ankles... I'm shocked I don't have stretch marks from it... gross.

-One day I decided to count how many bathroom visits... 23 my friends... 23.

-Still get asked everyday by the kids "You STILL got that baby in there Mrs. Hokanson?!"

-No meltdowns this week! woo hoo!

-2 weeks (OR LESS) till I get to meet my little goober :)

Teens and Tacos

OMG... we've hit the teens! Only 19 days left.... and that is only IF this kid/momma can hold out that long!

I can't wait to snuggle that little goober and gently remind him in long story form of all the movin' and groovin' he did for 9 months! 

Our little guy is quickly getting ready to make his appearance and meet his 2 big families and be absolutely snuggled like crazy. 

Speaking of one of those big, crazy families, we had a nice, fancy, sit-down, family dinner last night and officially completed 3 nights of Mexican food in a row, from 3 different restaurants.

Last night's was my favorite... 

El Ultimo Taco.... I mean, if you're going to call yourself the ultimate something, it better dang right be true! And it totally is!

Is it a taco truck? Yes

Is it off of shady mcCreepy Longpoint? Yes

Does it maybe share a parking lot with a car wash? Yes

Does it have delicious horchata or "check-up" as Adelaide calls it? Yes

Is a parking-lot-taco-truck-eatery just the absolute PERFECT place for a large family to gather and dine along the ordering bar?  YES!

Belly Brain

I've actually been told that my asking something repeatedly or repeating something a thousand times is actually not a symptom of pregnancy.... it's just something I do. So, call it pregnancy brain, call it belly brain, or just simply call it Leslie brain... either way, here's a little taste of it.

When I bought milk at the grocery store: The expiration date is October 4th... will he be here before this milk expires? Will this be the last gallon on milk I buy before baby?

Open House Night at school: Do we have to go to the gym at 6:30? (repeatedly insert in conversation about every 2 minutes to get the full effect)

At the gas station: Will this be the tank of gas that gets us to the hospital and then that we take our son home on?

Hope your week is a good one! 2 more weeks of work for me! CanNOT wait to be home and with this sweet baby boy :)

Here's a sneak peek at some of the baby belly pics we took with Heather Hess this week. Enjoy! More to come and then even more to come from our sweet family friend Shailey!

Is this shot even optional... it's like a pregnancy must.

Funny smile but still love it.

Don't even try to read the name... she blurred it out on purpose. 

;)

Love y'all!