Since I have a second...

and am not holding a crying baby yet, I figured I could do a little blogging!

Baby Update: (because this is REALLY the reason we check each other's blogs ;)...) I am going to the doctor now (and have been for about a month) for bi-weeekly Non-Stress Tests (NST) and once a week ultrasounds. It has been SO SUN to see our little guy every single week! He is quite the character and cannot decide which position he wants to be in. He has had his little head on my right, left, up and down all within a months time. He is also a big boy (has measured in the 70th percentile and 2-3 weeks big on every ultrasound from the beginning) so it's not exactly comfortable for mom when he is trying to still do flip-flops in there! It has been fun watching my belly grow (and stretch :-/...) and has been fun letting everyone feel him kicking and wiggling around. Katelyn especially loves to feel him wiggle and it's been fun to watch her bond with him...she is going to be such a fun Aunt!
I have felt REALLY REALLY GREAT with this pregnancy up until New Year's Day. I woke up during the night really sick and then I started to itch on my hands and feet. The next day went into get an NST and the doctor noticed I was swollen. They ran labs and had me do a few tests and determined that I have Preeclampsia and that I may also have Choleostasis (still waiting on more labs). Both of these things would explain my symptoms. I have been trying to feel better but I have been up every night ofr hours itching and just feeling blah so it's hard to function during the day. I finally asked Matt for a blessing last night and slept for 10 hours! It was great! I have an appointment today and am hoping they can do more for my itching...I am starting to bleed/scab and am not to fond of sleeping with ice-packs to make the itch go away. So far the doctor has just told me to take it easy and they will continue running labs and watching the baby to make sure everything is ok. At this point he thinks it's best to let him cook a little longer and keep on track for our c-section date of the 17th. I am a little nervous because I know what I have can get worse and be really bad, but I have confidence in my doctor so I guess I will just have to hang on a bit longer to meet this little guy! AND as much as I am not liking being the cranky, itchy, swollen, pregnant lady (especially after such an easy pregnancy)....IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT!

37 Weeks and counting!!! :)

Name: I never ever thought I would be one to name my baby before they were born. In fact I could never see how people could do it. BUT our little man has a name. He has actually had a name ever since Matt and I started dating, but we didn't know it was him until now. When I was at esthetic school in SLC  I knew a girl whose boyfriend's name was Bode. I had never heard the name before and fell in love with it. When Matt and I talked baby names (because that's something we did...even when we dated...weird?), I mentioned it to him and he loved it too. Matt and I also talked a lot about our families and we knew we wanted our kids to be named after people we love and admire. Matt was close to his grandpa Klingler and has always told me stories about him. His name was Dell. I thought Dell would make a great middle name and even went with Bode. Fast forward to now. We know a couple more "Bode, Bodie, Bowdy"'s but still love the name. Actually EVERY SINGLE PREGNANCY I have had, we have talked about calling our baby boy Bodey Dell. This pregnancy we finally let it stick once we found out it was a boy. We just couldn't call him anything else! So we had to pick a spelling (which was SO HARD) and explain to people that it's "Bodey" not "Brody" (lol). But we still love it. And Dell worked PERFECT for a middle name because Matt's grandpa K's bday is on the 22nd of January and my original due date was the 24th. So our little boy's name is (drum roll please)......

Bodey Dell Bitter

Other stuff: I love winter. Not the snow, but the fact that my husband gets to be home! It has been a blast having him around. He has taken me to all my appointments and has been helping me get things ready for Bodey. I am so grateful to have a patient, loving husband who puts up with me!!

We have both been busy with new callings and work, but we have somehow managed to find a ton of time to hang out with the family over the holidays (which I took ZERO pictures of...) and get Bodey's room all ready. Here are a few shots...I still have nothing on the walls, but I'm okay with that :).

 Matt chose the crib bedding/theme...AIRPLANES! I love it.

 This is a dresser I refinished/painted. I love how it turned out. The picture doesn't do it justice! The red looks awesome in the room and with the bedding!

 So, I THINK we are ready for him to come now. Between an amazing baby shower my family threw me and such a thoughtful surprise shower the Young Women gave me...we have so much stuff for Bodey and he is so spoiled and loved already!
Life it great, just need my baby to finish cooking and life will be even greater!! :)