Behind the Times

Yet again, I am almost a month behind on Little Lady's updates. I was doing so well too! Things have been pretty hectic over the last few weeks. I have been wrapping up my last semester of my AA degree in transfer studies, preparing for my next semester (which starts in two weeks) in upper division work, housesitting for a week, and changing wards. But without further ado, here is The Lady's last month.

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At her last visit with Dr. W, she weighed in at 12 pounds and 15 oz and was 24.5 inches long. And here I thought she was a chunker all this time! Nope. A lot of changes have taken place this last month. She has rolled over more and started to say "die" and "guy" and "tata". She has finally changed her mind about baths and LOVES them. She is holding herself up with her arms every once in a while when on her tummy. And she has staring contests with Dexter Dog.

She also outgrew her swaddling blankets which made me really nervous because that was originally the key to getting her to sleep through the night! After one rough night, she was down and out for the count at 8:30 and not a peep until eight the next morning. Whew! That was a close one.

She is such a fun kid. She goes wherever I go and never complains. What a trooper! I truly enjoy being her mom and can't find a real complaint, myself. (Not to say I don't complain, let's be honest...) I really can't believe how quickly time goes by!

Relieved the Sleeping Fairy isn't Swaddle-Exclusive,

D

Studies and Parties and Pink, Oh My!

Life has been so hectic these last few weeks with preparing for Baby D and trying to cram finals and final projects in with three weeks less than everyone else in school. Some how, though, I was able to squeeze in a baby shower that was so graciously given by the women in my church; my extended family of sisters.

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That evening was so fun and quite delicious! I was truly blessed with great friends and wonderful memories. Not to mention, I went home with some awesome loot! I can't think of anything more that I could possibly need for when Baby D first arrives. And I think I am almost used to all of the PINK!!

With only 10 days left until Baby D's debut, I am looking forward to tomorrow being my last day of school this semester, Thanksgiving just a couple days away and few days in there to spare for nesting and relaxation.

A big congratulations to cousin Stacy, Aaron and little Jake welcoming baby Kaia into the world yesterday!

Ready to Wind Down and Eat Up,

D

Color-Coordinated Days

Boy is life busy these days! I started school back in mid-August, but only now with my first round of midterms behind me am I feeling the full-force of this semester. I have only one semester left to earn my Associates degree. I've been playing catch-up with my degree ever since I did the whole "military thing" right out of high school. My degree is an AA in Transfer Studies which gets all of my general education requirements out of the way so I'll only have upper-division coursework when I transfer.


This semester I am taking 14 units, which consist of:

• Music: Theory
• Music: Vocal Technique
• Music: Concert Choir
• Music: Piano
• American Cinema (Film)
• English: Research and Writing
• English: Critical Thinking and Writing

Having school six days every week gets a little overwhelming, but I've been blessed with impeccable organization skills which I have decided to implement. (I think the implementation is what makes the difference this semester... ha ha) For whatever reason, I don't think organization reaches it's fullest potential unless it is color coordinated. This, for example, is my weekly planner broken down by week, day, and hour, with color-coded to-do lists for each class and other miscellaneous things:

Yes, every week looks like that. At least until Thanksgiving which is when almost all of my professors have allowed to me to end my semester instead of mid-December. Otherwise, I would be due the week before finals and that's just no bueno.

Nothing else is really new or exciting, I've been too busy for new and exciting! I have another ultrasound next week, so that's something to look forward to. I actually have a few fun things this month that will be a nice break from school, first starting with General Conference this weekend. General Conference is when the leaders of the Church all gather and broadcast to the world a number of inspired messages in a series of meetings twice a year. I'm really looking forward to it.

Other than getting more "robust" (to say the least) and more learned (or so I hope!), everything is the same-ol' same-ol'.

Increasing in Belly and Brains,

D