She wore an itsy bitsy teeny weeny...

I just have to tell this story - it was just way too cute not to share!

My sweet husband and I were at Target the other day to update our registry and we walked past the swimsuits...not the baby swimsuits, but the normal women's swimsuits. Cody kinda stopped and looked a little sick. I asked him what was wrong and he told me he had a horrible flash into the future. I looked at him thinking he'd better not be thinking about the baby weight! But when he explained I nearly died laughing in the store. He said one day Kaitlyn is going to want to wear a bathing suit. I told him, yeah, she probably would. He informed me that he would be going with her to pick it out once she got older. I asked him what made him think she would want him there. His answer was if she wants to be able to wear one he was going with her and making sure it was "appropriate." He was so dead serious and already very worried. It was beyond sweet!! She's not even here yet and he's already got the protective daddy bit down! I love him more than I can say! :)



Oh, and we go to our birthing class this Saturday...I'm sure there will be a post after that!

7 Months Down!

Geez - where is the time going? I cannot believe I'm really seven months pregnant! I keep watching the count down and today it says 83 days to go. In my mind I think, "Oh, that's so far off," but when I really stop to think about it, it's not! I went to Garden Ridge last weekend and was shocked to see all their Halloween decorations already out. I froze and thought - Kaitlyn will be here in October. Garden Ridge is more prepared for October than I am right now!

We have the office all moved to downstairs and her nursery is on it's way to being complete! Her crib is up complete with bedding. That day was pretty amazing to me - just looking at the crib knowing that in a few months my little Katiebug will be there! (Okay, so I won't be able to call her Katiebug anymore, but that's what I had been calling her since we picked a name...but that's a whole other issue that just isn't "appropriate" for blogging...I'm getting past it....really I am....I just had to use it one last time.) :(

Darcy knows something is going on, but she can't quite figure it out. Cody and I keep using Kaitlyn's name and saying, "This is for baby Kaitlyn" but all Darcy does is turn her head to the side in confusion. It will be very interesting to see how she reacts when she really is here. Her world is about to change...as is ours!

As far as I'm concerned I'm feeling great, except for the massive heartburn I get almost every day (and night) now! I think it's more of acid reflux than heartburn, and I've read it's normal, but man, it is killer! I was out of Tums last night and near tears and Cody was so sweet to run to the store for me. You have never seen someone down those things as fast as I did last night. And I've heard it only gets worse from here. Great. Just great. But you know, when my back is hurting, or the reflux is really bad all she has to do is kick once and then I think it's all worth it. Soon I'll be holding her and all the aches and pains of pregnancy will be a distant memory.

Oh, and my grandmother has already passed down a sweet tradition to Kaitlyn. My grandmother has always bought a hallmark keepsake ornament each year for each of her six grandchildren. This year she got Kaitlyn's very first one so that the tradition can start for her. Trust me, it's great once you get married because you actually have ornaments for the tree. And each one brings back memories of Christmas in the past. My grandmother gets them in July and she already sent over Kaitlyn's. Here it is!

Working Mother

I swear...if I get asked this question one more time I'm going to scream! "Are you going to teach next year?"

YES!!! Now, if you're one of the ones that has asked me it's okay - not a big deal. It kind of goes with that whole pregnancy politeness of, "How are you feeling?" I know it's a normal question that I'm sure every working pregnant woman gets asked, but the thing that bugs me is that when I'm quick to say that I am going to work I get this I feel sorry for you look from some people. That's the part that drives me nuts!

The truth is I 110% LOVE my job. I truly feel it is a calling...trust me, if money were a deciding factor for me I wouldn't be teaching. I've never heard of someone thinking of going into teaching for the money - it just doesn't add up. Sure, the extra money does help, and we probably could afford for me not to work if we made some adjustments here and there, but I don't want to quit. I love what I do too much to stop, and I'm not getting my masters degree just because I'm bored or so I can stick some piece of paper on the wall and say, "Look what I did." I want to learn all I can about teaching and being the best teacher I can be. There is nothing better than hearing or reading about a new method and then seeing it actually work with a struggling student. Talk about rewarding! And honestly, I just don't see myself as the stay-at-home mom type. It's just not my personality - and I don't think that will make me less of a mom. Sure, I am going to love spending time with Kaitlyn and I will for sure enjoy the breaks and days off here and there, but I think I would go insane if I couldn't go back to work.

Now, at the same time I don't think any less of the moms who do stay at home. That works for them. Some people are just wired differently. And I've been told (mostly by moms who have ended up staying home) that I'll change my mind once she's here, but I don't think I will. I have such a desire for my job that I can't explain...it sounds silly, but again, I just love it. But yes, I do get upset when I think about how I'm going to have to leave Kaitlyn already when I do go back to work. And I know I'll cry when I do, and I'll be one of those crazy moms calling all the time at first just to make sure things are okay. But I'm not going to feel guilty for going back to work and I'm not going to let anyone else make me feel that way either. I strongly believe you can still be one amazing mother and work - trust me - I grew up with one! :)

A Mother's Prayer

I LOVE this song so much!!! I play it on iTunes and hold the computer speaker up to my belly so Kaitlyn can hear it. The words just mean so much so I thought I would post them on here.


A Mother's Prayer (Celine Dion)

I pray you'll be my eyes
And watch her where she goes
And help her to be wise
Help me to let go

Every mother's prayer
Every child knows
Lead her to a place
Guide her with your grace
To a place where she'll be safe

I pray she finds your light
And holds it in her heart
As darkness falls each night
Remind her where you are

Every mother's prayer
Every child knows
Need to find a place
Guide her with your grace
Give her faith so she'll be safe

Lead her to a place
Guide her with your grace
To a place where she'll be safe

Love and Pillows

I have one amazing husband. I already knew it, but sometimes he blows my mind.

I've been having a horrible time sleeping lately - I never knew how much of a stomach and back sleeper I was until I couldn't do it. The whole sleeping on my side thing was good in theory, but my arms would go to sleep and I just couldn't get comfortable. I was telling about all my aches and pains to one of my friends, Melanie, and she told me about this pregnancy pillow. It's in the shape of a c and she was swearing by it. So I went home (well, to my parents' house...read the other blog for that one) and searched to see what it was all about. I read reviews from other preggos saying it was amazing as well, so I told Cody I was going to give it a shot. Trust me, at the point I was at I would have tried just about anything.

Well, that Saturday I had a wedding to work at church. I had to be there at 11:00 and I wasn't finished until after 4:00. I got back to my parents' house and Cody was out helping some of our friends pick up a lawn mower - the perks of having a truck! :) I went upstairs to change my clothes and there on the bed was the pillow I had been talking about. He had said nothing at all to me about going out and getting it, and I had just got off the phone with him and he didn't even so much as mention it. Maybe it was the hormones or exhaustion, or the combo of the two, but I started to cry. I am so very thankful to have a loving husband that cares so much for me. It wasn't even the "purchasing" of the pillow. It was that he had listened to me, knew I was miserable, and went out of his way to do something to help me. How very blessed I am!

Oh, and for anyone wondering - it actually does work! It's a funny looking thing, but I love it and can actually sleep now! :)

Kaitlyn, I hope you will hold out for a man just like your daddy. I want you to find someone who listens to you and who cares for you. I want you to find someone that loves you and wants to see you happy and that still surprises you after years of marriage. I can't wait for you to meet the man that does that for me! He loves you so much already!!!

FRUSTRATED!!!

So tomorrow will mark two weeks of no air conditioner in the Bush home. Talk about bad timing - it's July now, we live in Texas, and I'm six months pregnant. ICK. That's about the only word I can use now - ICK. Cody and I have been staying at my parents' house, which I am so very thankful for, but gosh, I just really want to be home. I had just about packed up the office and was ready to move it all downstairs (well, to be honest, have Cody move it downstairs), I was actually catching up on my scrapbooking, and just enjoying my summer of doing nothing I absolutely had to do. I promised myself I wasn't going to teach summer school and I was taking a semester break from grad school because this is my last summer that is just to me - preKaitlyn. Now I know I probably sound like a little kid because really two weeks isn't that big of a deal, but it's just frustrating. I'm not the type of person to just sit around and watch t.v. or movies - I like to have a project going on. And at my parents' there just isn't much to do. I've done the shopping thing, done the reading thing, and even went through some of my old stuff that my parents so graciously store over at their house still. But now I am bored out of my mind!! Hopefully we'll have air tomorrow though...at least that's what the air company is telling us now anyway. Of course we thought we were going to have it Monday, and the Saturday before that...just FYI - DO NOT get your home warranty through First American. They are horrible! After being put on hold forever and FINALLY getting someone to come out and look at our problem we find out they will replace the unit, but that we have a ton of charges we're responsible for in "upgrades." Reluctantly, we approved the upgrades and waited on our air conditioner repair man to come out...only the day we were told nobody called us, so we called to find out what was going on. Oh, First American had forgotten to place the order. SERIOUSLY. OH, but they did offer us $75 to buy fans - come on. Did I mention - July, Texas, six months pregnant??? Oh, and try cooling off a two story house with a few fans - not happening.

Oh well, it could be worse. I know I should be counting my blessings. Thank goodness we have family close so we don't have to stay in a hotel. I'm very thankful that we will eventually have air - I know I have lots to be thankful for - I really do. I just want to go home!!! Hopefully the next time I'm writing will be from MY house.