It's a boy!!!!!!

You probably knew that but you might not know that baby Griffeth has arrived! I was texting with Lindsay and she was relaxing (epidural already in place) reading a book and dilated to a five...about an hour later she calls and Wes is holding the baby. She went from a five to delivering in less than an hour and with four pushes he arrived.

I'm in Utah right now so I don't have photos to share but Sam sent me some cell phone photos and he is quite handsome. No wrinkly, cone-head for Lindsay's son. No word on a name yet but I do know that he is 7 lbs., 12 oz. and 20 inches long. As soon as I hear a name or other news, I'll let you know.

Ali

My Water Broke

Yes, it absolutely broke this morning and luckily it wasn't in public. I had somewhat of a hint this morning that something was going on and it kind of just came in spurts. I was at my doctor's appointment and she confirmed that I did in fact break my water and so we're headed to the hospital.

I'm at home grabbing the bags and waiting for Wes to get here from work (so of course, I had to update the blog!) and then we're headed to the hospital! My mom is actually in Utah today for a funeral. She kept going on and on on Saturday afternoon that if this baby was born the one day she was out of town she was going to die. I think she jinxed us. :)

I can't believe that it's happening now! It's so strange to think that in a matter of a day, our lives are about to totally change.

I'll have Ali update you all when he's born!

My Favorite Treat - A Homemade Slush

I love any kind of slush ~ slurpees, Sonic slushes & limeades, Icees, or even a slush from the gas station. Every summer I use my snowcone/slush maker but for some reason I kinda forgot about it this summer until last week. We found it buried in a cupboard and I swear I've made at least 3 a day since I found it.

We don't use traditional snowcone syrup....we either use lemonade or juice. Wes found a great guava pineapple juice that is so tasty. I even just have water as a slush.

I highly recommend getting one of your own if you enjoy a good summer slush. It is as simple as putting ice in the machine & within 30 seconds you have a homemade slush. Yum.

3.....2......1.....

Yep, I have one week left until my due date.

Physically, I am so ready to have this baby. But on the other hand, I’ve really enjoyed having this week for me. Being able to be at home without much responsibility has been heavenly. I love how much I can get done at home when I’m here during the day! So, as ready as I am to deliver this child, part of me hopes I have another week at home before he comes. Only time will tell!

I’ve had many people ask if “anything is going on” and I have to say that the answer is no. I go to the doctor every Monday & at this past appointment I was dilated to a 1. Until a few days ago, I hadn’t felt anything different but on Wednesday afternoon I started getting these pains that would last for about 15 minutes or so and then they’d go away for a short while and then they’d be back. It was a lot worse on Wednesday than yesterday or today. This is definitely one of those things that regardless of how many labor stories you hear, you’ll never know what your story will be until it happens to you. So, we just wait and see!

We will definitely keep you posted. For now, we wait.

A week to myself & a pretty cool boss

I've been working from home this week ~ sort of as a mini-transition to my new life at home. It is definitely a different lifestyle than getting up and going straight to work and getting home around 6. It's also unique because I can do whatever I want since I'm not tied to a computer since my email is on my phone. I'm not a "stay at home" mom yet so I still have absolute freedom. I was supposed to take this week to relax, but I really have a hard time sitting still unless it's on a raft in the pool. I've been able to get quite a bit done around the house, what seems like endless errands done, & a little bit of relaxing. I would be in the pool every afternoon but our weather is not allowing me to do so. Lots of rain and lightning!

I have to say that I've been pretty lucky for the last 2+ years. I've been able to work side by side with my dad who is so incredibly good at what he does. It's been the ultimate learning experience for me & I got to spend priceless time with my dad. While I'll still be working with him after maternity leave, it won't be the same since I won' t be in the office all the time. He's been such an awesome boss. He not only agreed to let me take some time before the baby comes, but he encouraged me to do so. I know me not being in the office is hard on him. He loves spending time with his daughters and the fact that he could have at least one of them with him almost every day for the last two years was ideal for him. I guess you can say we're both adjusting to this change. However, he loves nothing more than his grandkids so he's thrilled to have another one.

I'm hoping to be able to relax a little more on Thursday and Friday to take advantage of the last few days of "Lindsay time." Once the kiddo comes, I'll never have a week to myself again so I'm definitely taking advantage of it!

As if the desert heat isn't enough

While it does get very hot out here in the desert during the summer....it's a DRY heat which makes it bearable for me. I'm not a fan of humidity. In fact, I hate it.

However, the last few weeks nature has decided to give us both to deal with. The heat & the humidity. According to the weather man, one day last week was up to 87% humidity in the morning. Today we're at 53%. Those numbers are WAY too high for us in Las Vegas. There are a few reasons I enjoy where I live and NO humidity is one of them. I find it gross to walk outside your door and within 5 minutes, you already feel like you need to shower again. Not to mention the frizzy hair.

I'm just hoping we get back to our normal dry heat soon. I can't hack the humidity.

Surprise Date for Weston

I don't think I fully realize how lucky I am to have Wes as a husband. He does so much around our house to help out.....he cooks daily, cleans, does laundry, goes grocery shopping, etc. He has been especially helpful the last few months with my crazy "nesting" projects & my desire to have the house pretty close to perfect before our child is born. He does anything I ask him too....almost always without complaining.

I wanted to do something for him to say thanks. On Friday night, I took him to his favorite restaurant....The Pasta Shop....for dinner & then we headed to The Planet Hollywood Hotel where we had some of the best gelatto ever and saw STOMP OUT LOUD. For those of you who haven't seen it, we definitely recommend it. It was so entertaining and funny. The nice thing about it is locals can get any available seat in the house for $50. So, we were front and center on the 7th row and it was great. Of all the shows we've seen, I've never seen Wes enjoy anything as much as he liked this. We had a great night out with just the two of us.