A pregnancy update...

Well, I'm well into my third trimester and less than 6 weeks away from my due date! I think this post is another "bullet point" type, simply because there's too much going on to work into coherent paragraph's (don't worry, I tried).

-The worst thing about the long road trip was my legs got MAJORLY restless. I think it's called restless leg syndrome, and it sometimes happens during pregnancy. Mostly, I just wanted to move my legs when I would be sitting in the car. Half the time we stopped not so I could just use the bathroom but so I could get my legs moving. Not fun.

-So, everyone else who's pregnant that I know keeps talking about their really bouncy, wiggly baby. Don't get me wrong, our baby definitely moves around and gets a little kicky sometimes, but overall I wouldn't describe this baby as especially bouncy. Which I think is great! I hope it means that we'll have a nice, calm, mellow baby, like Jordan was. Really, I just hope our baby is like Jordan was as a baby...

-At my doctor's appointment a week ago, I had an ultrasound to determine the position of the baby and such. Everything looks great, and the baby is still measuring about 10 days ahead! Woohoo! I really hopes this means the baby is going to make an appearance a bit early... although my mom likes to dash my hopes and just says I'm going to have an 11 pound baby a week late. Not cool!

-So, I managed to get the flu while in Connecticut visiting. It seems totally unfair that a huge 8 month pregnant woman gets the flu longer and more severe than anyone else in the house, but that's what happened. I've also been fighting a cold, which recently moved into my chest. It seems rather than my immunity being up, I feel way more susceptible to any little bug going around. I wish this cold would go away...

-Fun Fact: When I had the flu, I discovered you CAN throw up out the window of your car going down an interstate at 70 mph. But your car will need a wash afterward...

-Because of my cold, I went to the doctor yesterday to see if I could get something to help me sleep, and I found out in the last week I managed to LOSE 5 pounds. I don't know if I've ever heard of that in the third trimester...

-I still haven't packed on a bunch of weight with this baby because my appetite just hasn't really ever returned. I am officially 3 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight. When we would go into restaurants while on the east coast, I think the waiters would look at me very pregnant and go "Score!" They were sorely disappointed when I would just order a salad. My poor tummy is so squished that I can hardly eat much at all.

-Heartburn is so not my friend. But I think I eat more tums than regular food...

-Here's my feeling on the gender: I think the baby is a boy. Now, this might be because Jordan's brainwashed me (he really wants a boy), but... I think it's a boy. Which is kinda sad because I sorta want a girl (I have so many cute cute girl clothes from my mom!!!). But my "mother's instinct" is saying "boy." Let's see how accurate that is!

-Overall, I'm getting super excited to meet our little baby! It's coming fast and I feel... calm. I'm trying to stay emotionally flexible and relaxed as much as possible, and I"m trying not to over-think things. We still have some necessities missing, mostly due to the fact that we may or may not be moving to Boston before the baby's born. So, the baby still doesn't have a place to sleep or a car seat or anything. But, you know, if I had the baby today, Jordan promised me he would go out and get those things I need, and we'll be just fine. I'm so excited to meet this little person. I know our lives are going to change dramatically, and that's always scary, but it's also fun and exciting! We have each other, and we have the gospel and can pray to Heavenly Father, and we have really supportive families behind us. I think we're going to do just fine. :)

The Baby or BYU Football?

Jordan and I just returned from a long roadtrip across the USA, and with that we had LOTS of time to talk. With college football season fast approaching, we talked a lot about BYU football and such. Now, I know Jordan loves BYU football, but the amount of his obsession only recently became clear. On our way there, we had this conversation:

Amanda: "Now, Jordan, you realize that we won't ALWAYS be able to rearrange our schedule every single BYU game day, right?"
Jordan: "Why not?"
Amanda: *shocked* "Um, because you're saying that almost every Saturday from September-December we'll have to work around a football game for the rest of our lives."
Jordan: "And this is a problem because..."
Amanda: "Uh, what if our kids have a soccer game?"
Jordan: "Oh, I'll have a smart phone by then and I'll be able to watch it there."

etc.

Of course, when ever I start getting to involved in talking about baby stuff and when the baby comes, Jordan's favorite change of topic has been to turn it to BYU football.

Here's another we had during our many car rides:
Amanda: "So, Jordan, do you promise that if I go into labor during a BYU football game that you'll come to the hospital with me."
Jordan: "Well, I mean, if you're just 'in labor' with an epidural and it's going to be hours before the baby's born, wouldn't be ok if I went to the game? I mean, if you're going to have the baby RIGHT THEN, then I suppose I'll miss the game..."

The big question came on our trip home, when I asked:
Amanda: "So, Jordan, if BYU went to a BCS Bowl this season, what would be the bigger event of 2010: Our first child being born, or BYU going to a BCS Bowl."
Jordan: *silence*
Amanda: "Did you hear me?"
Jordan: "Yes, I'm thinking about it... that's really hard to say."

....

Amanda: "YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT?"
Jordan: "HA! If BYU goes to a BCS bowl, they won't play until 2011! So, the biggest event of 2010 will be the baby, and the BCS bowl will be a 2011 event!"
Amanda: *stunned silence*

So THAT'S where his priorities are... :) Hahahaha

DISCLAIMER: Of course, Jordan is very excited for the baby, and I'm sure that if I was going into labor, he'd miss the game (but we'd probably watch it in our hospital room... hey, I like BYU football too!), and I'm sure he'll be very happy to have a baby AND have BYU win.

Connecticut!

So, after Mandy and Casey left for Missouri, Jordan and I decided to take our oft rescheduled trip to Connecticut! What a great decision it was, too. The drive was INCREDIBLY long (3 days of driving at least 12 hours... ouch!), but it was fun to drive through states we'd never been in. Jordan and I tend to be pretty happy travelers and we enjoy our time together (although by that last day we were getting a bit short with one another...). The hardest part is my pregnancy, and drinking lots of water and needing to use the bathroom basically once ever 1-2 hours. We soon figured out the best method was to use rest stops instead of stopping at a gas station off the highway every time. On the East Coast, too, they have cool rest stops that have gas stations and McDonalds and stuff, so you don't have to really get off the highway. AWESOME!

My new favorite discovered pregnancy/travel meal? MacDonald's smoothie with a large fry... SO good!

So, we got a Connecticut and proceeded to thoroughly enjoy ourselves just spending time with the Jacobs! I think Kelly was concerned that we weren't out doing enough stuff, but really Jordan and I just enjoyed hanging out at her place, eating out at the GREAT restaurants they took us to, and napping on her couch. I really loved just being able to walk into her kitchen just to talk and such. One day we went swimming, which was super fun in the hot weather, and another day we went to a monster themed miniature golf course (where I beat Jordan!). Kelly is due with her baby in October just a few weeks after me, so we got to complain and talk about babies together, which was SUPER useful for me. If I had a weird symptom, I was just able to ask Kelly who would usually say, "Oh, yeah, that happens all the time!"

The other big thing that happened was Jordan got an interview with a company in Boston, about an hour away from Kelly and Braden. We drove up there and stayed the night for that. The interview went super well, although we still haven't heard back yet. Think good thoughts for us! Boston would be a great place to live.

We drove down to DC to spend some time with Kelly, her girls, Kaitlyn and Jordan's mom. The drive was way interesting, driving through NYC and Baltimore and such. I was utterly TERRIFIED! It was so scary to drive through NYC! Jordan laughed at me the whole time because I found myself clutching my seat belt in anxiety.

The two days in DC were fun, although I was limited in stuff to do because of the pregnancy. The second day we went to the Smithsonian, and on the way we saw the capitol and the Washington Monument from a far, so I feel that I got my "DC sightseeing" in. The Smithsonian was SUPER cool, although by the end I'm pretty sure I was having some contractions and I was totally exhausted. We ate at some really excellent restaurants in DC as well, and overall we had a great time.

Traveling back to Utah, we stopped in Bloomington to visit Mike and Anna for a couple of days. I really enjoyed seeing the Bloomington Library and going to their ward with them (also, Anna makes AMAZING cookies!). We played some games and got lots of chances to talk. We stayed an extra day hoping to hear from some companies about an interview in Michigan, possibly, but no luck. We drove the last two days back to Provo!

Our trip lasted about 3 1/2 weeks! Really, I am so grateful we went, because I would have been so bored just sitting in Provo. Instead, I got out and saw family, Jordan and I were able to feel like we made progress in the job search, and now we're just weeks away from the baby being born! We had so much fun seeing everyone. It was a great way to use our last big of freedom after school, but before work and a baby keep us tied down again.