First Gray Hair

Well, I found my first gray hair as I was getting ready for church on Sunday morning. It was a short, wiry, wavy thing sticking straight out of my cowlick. I was rather horrified, so I yelled for Scott to come see it. He never came. Apparently, gray hair isn't that big of a deal to him. He did later ask me if I was going to pull it out, and I told him no. I remembered an old wives tale that if you pluck a gray hair, 7 more grow back in its place. I'm pretty sure that's what the foreign exchange student from Spain told me in a very irritated manner after I rudely plucked a gray hair out of the back of his head while he sat in front of me in high school Spanish class. Yeah, I was a bit of a weirdy back then.

Anyway, I guess the timing is perfect. I feel like I'm still too young to go gray, but at least now I can blame it on being on mom, right?

Oh, and I couldn't find the gray hair again last night or this morning. But tonight as I was searching for it, I found another one in my part near my forehead. Let's just say I don't think I'll keep looking for that first gray hair. At least the gray seems to blend in pretty well with the little bit of blond hair that I have left. I sure hope my daughter doesn't mind her friends asking her why she lives with her grandma. :)

And while we're on the subject of age, I have to tell you about a conversation that I have had numerous times throughout my pregnancy. It usually occurs with an acquaintance or a ward member who doesn't know me very well. It starts with me saying something about how excited I am to become a mom and how I'm a pretty old first time mom. Then..
Other person: You're not that old. How old are you?
Me: 34
Other person: Oh (in a tone of shock and slight horror)
I usually find this amusing, but sometimes not so much when I really am feeling old. I know I should just be glad that I look younger than I am. Most people who guess my age say late-20's. But I guess that's all about to change with this awesome gray hair. Good, good times.

Baby's Room

Our baby's room is finally (mostly) done. Scott and I learned a lot along the way about our lack of painting expertise and our lack of home improvement knowledge. Trial and error is not my favorite way to go, but I guess it's a glimpse into how parenthood usually goes.

Scott and I agreed on a lady bug theme (without too much pink), and we are actually very happy with the results.

We hung the matching valance, and our fabulous artistic friend added the cute paintings on the walls. This area still needs a small bookshelf under the window.

I'm sure I will be spending a lot of time in our new glider/rocker.

We bought a matching crib, changing table, and dresser. Scott loves to play the mobile. :) We are also going to hang my favorite picture of Christ over the crib.

A closer look at the cute crib bedding.

We love the dragon fly. And the pillow pet--courtesy of my cute niece Faith.

The most boring wall, but I will soon be hanging the shelves on the wall and adding pictures.

Now we need to transfer this huge pile of gifts that is in our room into the baby's room. Do you think we can fit it all in?

**Update on our baby: We had a doctor appointment on Wednesday, and he did an ultrasound to determine that she was still breech. So we scheduled a c-section for December 21st. If she turns before then, they will induce me as early as the 17th. Or if I go into labor, they will check to see if she has turned and then go from there. We are still hoping she will turn on her own. And I'm actually feeling like she might have turned during my pre-natal water aerobics class later on Wednesday. We won't know for sure until our next appointment on Wednesday, so please keep praying for us. Our main hope is that she is born healthy no matter how she comes. We will definitely be parents in 11 days! Yay!

Thankful

I am so thankful for...

FAMILY & FOOD:

We enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with my fabulous family at my grandma's house.

Most of my adorable nieces and nephews were there.

We enjoyed a 2nd yummy Thanksgiving dinner with my wonderful in-laws (some of whom love public displays of affection).

A couple of days later we had good Mexican food with great company.

I love my loco nieces and nephews!

FUN:

Scott took me on a fun Rockettes date for my birthday. He liked the wooden soldiers the best.

I really liked the show, and I think Scott liked it more than he is willing to admit. :)

We ate delicious sushi (cooked rolls) after the show.

FUTURE:

Since Thanksgiving, I have been thinking a lot about all of my blessings. I have reflected quite a bit on where I was exactly 5 years ago. My divorce was barely final, and I was devastated by the belief that I would never realize my dream of having an eternal marriage and children. I am still amazed by how quickly life changed for me. I am so incredibly grateful to have found Scott. He is an amazing husband, and I feel so blessed to have him in my life. We are overwhelmingly thankful for the opportunity we have been given to become parents. This is a dream that we have both had for a very long time, and it's so fabulous to share this joy together. We are very thankful for all you loving friends and family who have supported us through this journey. We love you all!

**I think that I should add, for those of you who don't already know, that we found out last week that our baby is breech. Our doctor offered to try to do an external version to try to flip her, but we decided that the risks, pain, and cost wouldn't be worth it for us. So we are waiting and hoping that she will turn on her own. If she doesn't, we are grateful for modern medicine that will make a c-section a safe alternative. Please pray that she does turn for us but that above all she is healthy! Thank you!!