My Family

Getting Our Work On!

Last weekend Alex was here and boy did I put him to work!!! The next time he is here will be when Makenzie is making her grand entrance so I needed some help with this stuff.

The bouncer was pretty easy to put together. My job was putting batteries in everything and making the hangy things hang.
The swing was a bit more challenging. Again I was in charge of batteries and I put the mobile together all by myself!!! This swing has 10 music choices and 6 natural sound choices. Alex and I got a kick out of the natural 'shot gun' sound. Its actually supposed to be a heart beat but it really sounds like a shot gun blast!
This was simple, I just watched. But fair warning on future diaper genie buyers...it doesn't come out like sausage links!!! The picture is a bit decieving, but its gonna keep the room smelling pretty!
EWWWWWW! This one took a college engineering degree to do! Alex was only an engineering major for 1/2 a semester so this was a challenge. The basic box part was already put together so that was simple, just push the red button down in the middle of the bottom. The rest of the contraption was a mess! Alex put it all together and helped me label the poles so when I have to do it on my own I can match up the stickers we put on them :O) Once we got it all put together we had to take it apart and get it all to fit back into the travel case it comes with. Getting it all back in that one pack was like a life size game of Tetris but we did it (after a few tries!!!) It is a great Pack N Play and I know it will get great use!!

We also washed all the 'newborn' sized clothes, blankets, crib sheets, socks, and bibs. I'm not convinced this was at all necessary but everyone says to do it so thats what we did. While baby clothes are small they still take forever to fold and doesn't make laundry any more fun :o)

The Time Has Come!

My feet are gone and the Cankles have arrived. I don't know what pushed me over the edge but the last two days my feet have been swollen and haven't gone down, even at night. They are numb and tingly too. These Chaco flip flops are the only thing that fit in my piggies! I was 33 1/4 weeks along on Saturday.

Employment!

I got a job!!!

This is more than welcome news, even if the timing is a little crappy. I was hired on with the department of family and protective services as a statewide intake worker. I start on August 17, with 7 weeks of training. 7 weeks = the week after Makenzie is born. This makes me a little nervous but the way the training is set up HOPEFULLY it wont be a problem to start maternity leave a little early. So keep your fingers crossed and prays lifted that they have an open heart and keep me on staff through maternity leave.

Alex got a better job!!!

Alex has been working at Lowes in Lubbock for the last few months and has really enjoyed his time there. Last weekend when I was in Lubbock I got sick on Saturday morning and so Alex called in sick so he could stay home with me. That night we went to church and happened to run into his store manager. A few days later they called him into work for an extra training and he saw that his name was not on the schedule. After a small heart attack he found out that his managers had moved him to the delivery department because they could give him more hours and a pay raise!

So all in all God is good and is answering our prayers for his guidance and providing for our family, even while we are all separated. I am very thankful for His blessings and hand in our life plan, even when I can't see the big picture that He is painting!