Week 31- Baby shower, birthday, updates on job searching, and dr. appointments oh my!

Cake Malone got from work

Our new crib! I love it!

Last week my sister-in-law Natalie and my mom threw my baby shower at my parents house. The theme was "Baby under construction". I thought a construction theme would be a cute theme for baby Bullock's nursery too since his daddy is in construction. Natalie pulled it off with some really cute decorations and we also had colors that I wanted for his room too which was great. It was fun to see all my friends and family there. It was a good reminder that there are people in my life who care about me and support me. It's a really good feeling. My mom had us play this one game where everyone got a piece of clay and had to make a baby. I got to judge the best baby! It was so funny and I think we all had a good time. Baby Bullock got all sorts of good stuff- blankets, clothes, pacifiers, bottles, diapers, etc. It's all sitting in his room now, I need to go through and start putting things away and organizing his room and figuring out what else I need to get so that we are prepared for when baby comes. I don't have all the furniture I was hoping to get for him, but we'll have to do with what we have. When I got home from the shower, Malone had a big construction cake he helped design with a lady from the Rexburg Broulim's bakery. It was so cute! Then Malone walked me upstairs and surprised me with a beautiful crib that he went out and bought and put together himself. It was just the exact one that I wanted! He knows I've been wanting to start the nursery forever now, and finally I have something to start with! I really want to go out and buy some bedding for the crib now. So excited!

Thursday night Malone and I went to a BBQ at my coworker's house. We always have an annual bbq at his house every summer. It was fun to hang out with everyone from work! Afterwards, Malone had to get packed and get ready to leave to drive down to Salt Lake City Airport to catch an early morning flight at 6am to Texas for an interview. He decided to just drive through the night to get there at 4 to catch the plane. He was able to travel there safely, get his rental car, and have his interview. According to Malone the interview went well. He'll be hearing back from them this week hopefully.  Malone hung out in Dallas for a little while after his interview and caught his plane around 9 that night. We arranged for him to stay at my aunt's house when he landed in SLC so he could get some sleep. Long day for Malone!

Malone had mentioned to the people in Texas about how we are expecting a baby in October and how he'll be available after the baby comes. Today we found out that they think he's a good candidate, and want him to get in touch with them after the baby comes. So we'll see how that goes! In the mean time, Malone has also spoken with a guy who might be interested in hiring Malone for his company in Arkansas, which we'll have to also wait and see there too. I just pray that this job thing is timed just right for us and for when the baby comes. Malone really wants a good job to help provide for our baby, and it's getting closer and closer now. He's such a good provider, I have no doubt that things will work out for us financially. It's just a little scary not knowing what to expect right now.
Monday was my 27th birthday! I can't believe I am that old. We celebrated over a few days- Saturday my best friend Deidra and her hubby met up with me in IF. Her hubs went and wandered the mall while Deidra and I got pedicures. After pedicures, I got a hold of Malone and he met up with us (he was traveling home from SLC) at Olive Garden where all of us had lunch! We called it a birthday celebration for all of us August birthdays. Me, Deidra, and her husband Kacey are all August birthdays. Then Sunday we celebrated my birthday with my family at my parent's house. We had steak and funeral potatoes (yummy!) and I got a birthday apple pie, just what I wanted! We played a couple games and just hung out. Then Monday I worked all day at the Physical Therapy office. My coworkers got me a basket of goodies from the candy shop across the street. Then my boss bought lunch for everyone to celebrate all us August birthdays in the office. After work Malone and I went to Idaho Falls and got some dinner at Texas Roadhouse. I got a free dessert for my birthday of course. Then today, the corporate office at Broulim's bought me a cake for my birthday. It was a good birthday.

He's got his hand in front of his face

Tuesday I had a Dr. appointment at Madison Womens Clinic. We did an ultrasound to test to see how things are going with baby boy as far as measuring fluid, movement, if he is practicing breathing, etc. He passed with flying colors- so he's doing really good. I'm also doing good too, bp is still looking good and everything. Thank goodness for that! Even though baby has his back issue, he is still pretty much a regular healthy baby. We'll just have to take a couple extra steps after he is born and hope he stays that way. I had another appointment with Dr. Beauchamps today (our perinatoligist) and she said that baby's vents are a little bigger than last time, but everything else looks good. I will be seeing doctors once a week to twice a week over the next few weeks to monitor baby.

I am scheduled to go to University of Utah for a follow-up there on October 3rd. Malone and I both think it's a good idea that I stay there in Salt Lake City until the delivery sometime between Oct. 14-19 just in case I go into labor early. So we'll be making arrangements to find a place for me to stay at that point.