3 more days!

That is right ladies and gentlemen...only three days left of student teaching and then I will be able to graduate on the 23rd and 24th of April! I am so excited! I think the best part is that my parents will be out here for a week staying with us! It will be so nice to have them here!

So a quick update on the last few weeks. A few days after my last post, I was in a car accident. A teenage driver pulled out from a residential road right in front of me. It was pretty scary. All I know is that the baby and I were very protected. I got to take my first ride in an ambulence, which was rather interesting and extremely uncomfortable! Once they determined I didn't have any broken bones they took me up to labor and delivery to monitor the baby and check fluid levels. I was a wreck for several hours because I hadn't felt the baby move after the accident. It was such a relief to be able to hear her heartbeat.

I've been to the doctor several times since then for various things they wanted to check because of the accident, but in the end we are both well. Since the crash I have had an increase in contractions, which at 25 weeks has had the doctor a little worried. I've been ordered to take it easy and I've decided that I really don't know how to do that very well. When I feel well I want to be busy doing the things that need to be done, not sitting around hoping that I have enough energy. So, that has been an adjustment - haha and so much for my new found exercise routine that I was so ecstatic about! Oh well - having a baby that goes full term will be much more worth it than being in shape.

Shortly after the accident Joe and I went out for a treat and got to see Shannon perform in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story - two back-to-back productions that BYU's Theatre Ballet put on. It was wonderful and once again I have to play the bragging sister - Shannon was incredible; literally the best one on that stage.

I love my cute husband who indulges his wife and goes to ballets! He is such a good sport! He even poses for pictures afterward. He is wonderful!

Belly

Well, here are a couple belly pictures. I look funny in them, but oh well. Is it really that obvious that I've never posed for one of these before?

So, what do you think? This is the 21 week picture.

It has been so fun feeling her moving around more and more. She definitely has a little personality. She loves to wiggle. Something that is fun now, is to wake up early in the morning and just feel her move. I've really enjoyed it! Joe is so eager to put his hand on my belly to feel her move whenever I start to giggle that she's moving around a lot. We are so excited to be parents!
Oh, and I feel like I've finally hit my stride with this pregnancy in last two weeks. I have so much more energy than I did before! It is wonderful! I ran a little bit for the first time since October and I was so excited. Joe and I went to the gym and normally I just take it easy, but I was on the treadmill and was feeling good, so I decided to see if I could run a little. It felt so good, and I was really sore the next day, but I can't wait to go again. It has been really hard for me not to run these last five months. Funny how much you come to appreciate activites you didn't really like much as soon as you can't do them anymore!

I thought I would post this picture for fun. Here is Joe wanting to be included in the belly pictures: