The Busy Month of June

This month has been a busy one and it has just flown by! We did a lot of things and took some pictures too, but now we can't find the USB cable to put the pics on our computer....grrr...bummer! So sorry but no pics for this post. We'll have to post them once we find the cable....I know it's here somewhere! Anyways, this month we went to a Mariners game, birth prep classes every Tuesday night, celebrated Mama Jackson's birthday, Kaylee's graduation, and Father's Day, and we bought some fun baby stuff including the car seat and stroller, cute clothes, and a camcorder. We don't actually have the camcorder yet, but we're supposed to get it tomorrow from UPS. Nate is especially excited to get it all figured out before the baby comes. This little girl is going to be so spoiled with attention...I love it! I can totally see it too...we'll probably back down on camera time when other babies come and our kids will grow up jealous that Emma got the most camera time as a baby...lol. I guess we'll see how it all goes. The Mariners game was lots of fun. We got some pretty good seats through my work for an awesome price. I swear I have one of the best employers ever as far as benefits go sometimes. We were down on the first level at the top of the section behind the Mariners' dugout. The game was a good one because we won, but we also got to catch a foul ball! Nate and I have never gotten one before so we were pretty syked when it came right to us. One of the Minnesota Twins players hit it and it came over to our section. It bounced off of a guy's hands quite a few rows in front of us and then hit the cement in front of some empty chairs and bounced in the opposite direction right to Nate. Totally random! We decided Emma was our good luck charm. So it was a great game! Nobody hit any home runs though, but I guess we can live without that. :) The only bad part was that we were going to ride the train up to Seattle, but we just barely missed it. So we had to drive and park at extravagant prices, but oh well...what do you do? Our birth prep classes have been so nice for me and it makes Nate excited for the baby every time. I learned so much about what to expect at the hospital and how they do things there. I've also had a lot of questions answered about newborn care, breastfeeding, how labor works, and what my options are with pain management and anesthesia. I was seriously so uninformed before taking this class and now I feel so much better having some preparation for what is to come. How come sex ed never covered the stages of labor and how birth really works?? ...lol. Anyways, we have our last class this Tuesday and this one is going to be a tour of the new birth center at the hospital and then we will be learning breathing and relaxation techniques to cope with pain. Should be fun! As far as all of the celebrations, they were nice and we enjoyed the occasions and ate some good food. So our busy month of June is coming to a close soon and now we're going to be starting the last month of this pregnancy...yay!! We feel like we really don't have everything we need yet for the baby so we're not ready for her to come yet, but we also can't wait to see her and hold her in our arms. We've also been waiting to hear back on our offer that we made on a short sale home here in Covington. Our real estate agent told us last week that we should hear more tomorrow so we are really hoping we do! The house is supposed to go to auction on July 6th and the mortgage company that holds the loan has to get back with us before then. So here's hoping!! We would love all of the prayers and faith we can get too!! Most likely we won't be in a house, even if we get this one, before Emma's born so it'll be fun to add her to our already crowded room until we are able to move. Yay for the joys of transitions! It'll all work out I am sure, but I find that I am a worry wort about such things. Anyways, I'm really excited for July and all of the fun things we'll be doing then. We've got the 4th to look forward to, a baby shower put on by our ward, me quitting my job on July 10th, Harry Potter 6 coming out, and the possibility of the baby being born. I'm so excited!! Life is wonderful!