2) Josh went to lunch with some coworkers and they ended up being seated at the bar because it was so crowded. The funny part of the story occurred when the waitress singled Josh out and carded him. He questioned why he would need to show ID because all he ordered was a Pepsi and she told him he doesn't look old enough to be sitting at the bar with everyone else. He is 30 just in case you were wondering hahaha.
3) We were so excited for Austin to turn 18 months old so he could start going to Nursery, allowing Josh and I to enjoy 2 hours of uninterrupted peace and learning. Oh the ironies of life! We got called into the Bishop's office on Sunday and were asked if we would accept the calling of Nursery Leaders!! We accepted the calling and sadly watched the vision of "adult time" fly out the window. Our ward is huge so there are two nurseries. Austin will be in the younger nursery in the classroom next to us. The Bishop said we could put him in our class if we wanted to but he loves his teachers and is doing so well with the kids his age. So we are going to leave things as they are.
4) Grandma Helm had knee surgery this week and is doing well. I visited her in the hospital the day after the surgery while a friend in the ward watched Austin. My Aunt Nancy from Texas is staying with her for now and then it will be up to me to continue taking care of her as needed. I love my Grandma and will happily accept the caretaker role, but it feels like just one more stressful thing to add to my crazy life.
5) Speaking of stress, I have been feeling this overwhelming feeling of anxiety that the baby will be here in two short months and I can't keep up with my life enough to prepare for her! I have a to do list that just keeps growing and growing and there's just not enough time or energy to do it all!!
6) Austin almost died this week. I'm pretty sure he almost dies every week but this time was especially scary! I was at a friend's garage sale going through her baby girl clothes while Austin happily played with her daughter next to me. Then suddenly I heard the garbage truck coming up the street and just happened to glance in that direction when I saw Austin running out into the street!!! I bolted after him screaming with horrible visions of his tiny body being crushed under those huge tires running through my mind, but he ignored me (of course). The garbage man didn't see him and kept driving, literally almost running him over! I grabbed his arm and yanked him out of the way just as he was within a foot of death and then began yelling "NO! NO!!" over and over at him as my shaking body carried him back to the sidewalk. I have no idea how my fat, 7 months pregnant body got to him in time but I thank God that I did and he is still alive! Well, for now at least. Everybody said boys are fun but they left out the little detail about how hard it is to keep them alive!
7) They've started building homes right in front of our house :(. That means we are losing our beautiful view of the sun setting over the mountains AND construction starts bright and early at 6:00am. I can't even tell you how loud it is! It is so irritating because I get up at 3:00am for work and really depend on my off days to catch up on sleep. Back to that irony thing again!
8) Josh is flourishing at work and has been bringing in a lot of commissions! He has stunned his employer with how fast he has caught on. Apparently you don't normally get your first commission check until you've worked for about 6 months and he got his first check after two weeks!
9) I was going to wait until summer to schedule Austin's 18 month immunizations because he picked up Croup from the doctor's office the last time he got his shots and I will do anything to keep from going through that again. But I changed my mind due to the huge Measles outbreak going on all over the country and made the appointment for next week. Fingers crossed that we can get in and out without bringing any fun germs home.
10) Allergy season is here!! I have dealt with horrible seasonal allergies my whole life and sadly I passed on that gene to our son :(. The poor baby has had he worst allergies and there is no allergy medicine for kids under 6 years old! The drainage has gone to his lungs and he now has a cough that keeps us all up every night and a runny nose that leaves me chasing him around the house all day trying to suction his nose out! I'm going to have to ask the doctor about it at his immunizations appointment and see if they can make an exception for Benadryl or something.
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