Santa Clause Water?!?

Isaac has said some pretty funny/strange things, but today just blew everything else out of the water. He was talking about things being silly and saying his "that's silly pizza," etc. thing, then he just said, "that's silly Santa Clause water!" HUH?!? I think this falls under the "darndest things" category.

I went in for my 3 hour glucose test and spent the morning at the hospital getting poked and prodded, and thank goodness everything came back normal - no gestational diabetes. I also had an NST done while I was there and baby did pretty well with a strong heartbeat pattern and lots of movements.

Jarom pushed his interview in Texas back a week so that he could help me out a little bit, and so that we could see how some more local jobs play out. We feel very encouraged that he will have a new job in the next few weeks, and hopefully in Utah!

Today marks 30 weeks being pregnant - WONDERFUL! I love being big and uncomfortable and awkward and able to still get out and about! To celebrate (and because I was in no mood to cook dinner), we went out to dinner at the Mayan. Isaac loved watching the cliff divers and begged to go swimming the whole way home. Their menu has changed a lot since I was there last and I didn't like it nearly as well, but the atmosphere was fun and we had a good time.

Done is good, free is better

I've been putting of finishing my taxes for a while until I could find the rest of the papers I needed, and while I was cleaning out the office today, I found the rest of the papers I needed. So I bit the bullet and just finished filing my taxes - they are DONE! And I was able to do it for free too, which is always nice. Our refund should be here in about two weeks, so that will be appreciated.

I also got new glasses this morning (or at least ordered it today, they won't be ready quite yet). My eyes have gotten a little worse since last year, but being pregnant may affect that. Our vision insurance (along with everything else) expires on Friday, so I thought I might as well get a new pair of glasses while the insurance would cover most of the cost.

We got the website up with the pics of our home, click here to see the pictures. The MLS listing can be seen here.

It's Official

My cute little brother Chris came by today with our For Sale sign (that's his mug on the sign, and his Mercedes parked beside it). He also took a bunch of pictures and will be putting our info in the MLS in the next day or two. We're going ahead with selling our house, but whether we'll be able to find a job in Utah and continue building our home in Saratoga Springs, or if we have to move elsewhere remains to be seen. Jarom has a job interview on Thursday morning in San Antonio, Texas and still applying like crazy to jobs in Utah, so hopefully we'll have more answers in the next couple of weeks.

I'll post the link to our MLS listing when it's available. If you know anyone looking for a cute townhouse, send them our way!!! :)

29-week visit

Since Isaac was sick last week, I canceled my 28-week appointment and rescheduled for today. And despite the snow, we still made good time and were able to get my glucose test done before my scheduled ultrasound. I just heard back from the nurse though that my glucose level was a little bit high (145, they like it to be under 140), so I have to go back next week for the 3-hr test where they check your glucose levels every hour. I need to go in next week anyway for a Non Stress Test, so I'll just do the glucose test around the NST.

Good news from the visit though, Baby is still doing great and my cervix (AMAZINGLY!) is still 4 cm long. I'm just progressing like a normal pregnant mommy I suppose and I am so grateful for that. I guess from here on out I'll have weekly visits and NST's, so that should keep things exciting (especially since our insurance runs out next week, but that's another story). :)

We got a good look at her feet, and sure enough, she's got Jarom's feet (her second toe is longer than her big toe), very cute! She's measuring a few days ahead of her due date, which is great, and is estimated to weigh about 3 lbs. 7 oz. right now. What a good girl! While they were looking at her head, they could actually see her hair, so she's a Hatch baby all right - lotsa hair.

That's silly pizza!

As most active toddlers, Isaac is often doing things that we find to be quite silly, and we tell him so. He loves singing "The Wheels on the Bus" and loves to end with "all through the ..." and fills it in with truck, train, Gabby, Mommy, etc. He laughs uncontrollably and things he's the funniest little guy (and we agree). We play the game by coming up with silly answers and making each other laugh. Well, the last few days, instead of saying "that's silly!" Isaac has been saying "that's silly pizza!" (for those who don't understand the reference, there are two Signing Time episodes where they sing the "Silly Pizza" song as they learn different food signs and Isaac loves singing the song.)

Thanks for everyones support and well wishes with our little situation we're in right now with Jarom's job. He's already had some interest with a few companies and had a phone interview today with a follow-up one tomorrow. It takes time to find a job and hopefully we'll hear even more in the next couple weeks as to where he'll work and if we will need to relocate elsewhere at all. Luckily, Jarom's a smart guy and has made lots of connections that are helping to refer him to quite a few different companies. We'll keep everyone posted as things unfold, and until then, I'm keeping him plenty busy working on things around the house. No rest for the weary! :)

I have another doctors appointment tomorrow morning and will have the dubious pleasure of taking the glucose test (yuck!!!). I anticipate more good news, although my contractions are increasing in frequency and intensity, especially in the evenings. It's probably just a normal part of being 29 weeks pregnant, but I wouldn't know - I've never been this far along before!

A real pain in the @**

Jarom's pretty happy - he got to give me my progesterone shot today. He's been begging and pleading to let him give me one of my weekly shots, but I've been having my sister the nurse give them to me. I couldn't get a hold of her this morning, so Jarom got an evil twinkle in his eye and eagerly volunteered to administer the shot himself. The shot itself isn't too bad, although the needle is kind of thick (the Progesterone is about the consistency of Karo syrup) and very long and it goes right in the bum. I must admit, Jarom did a fine job with the shot, although I didn't appreciate hearing him describe the feeling of the needle going through the different skin/fat/muscle layers.

To celebrate Presidents Day, Jarom and Ammon are ripping out the tile in the entryway right now and are getting ready to lay down the new tile. Isaac is so curious and has to watch whatever they are doing and tries to help out where he can. He's "daddy's good helper!" I guess the best part of Jarom's temporary jobless status is that he has the time now to work on some of these unfinished projects. :)

Not so much love

In a feeling of no love nor generosity on this Valentine's Day, Jarom's company laid off all their employees today. Luckily he gets a few weeks of severance pay and had some vacation time saved up, but needless to say, the job hunt begins. If you know anyone looking for a talented, smart, hard-working Linux System Administrator, let us know!