Finally getting settled

Well hello again everyone,

I just thought that I would start off by saying, "I hate moving." I keep telling Cameron over and over again that I will never move again pregnant. I can't lift anything, and now that the Braxton Hicks have started, I am even more limited sometimes. Who knows when those things are going to kick in. I have also never been so tired in my life.

We arrived in St. Louis on November 13th, and it was a beautiful fall day. We had the movers come in on Wednesday, and trying to get Emma to stay out of the way was hard. We had to take shifts with who was going to tell movers where to put things, and who was going to watch Emma. We finally got everything in, and I did get Emma's room pretty much settled before we went to bed that night. Thankfully, she slept well.

Cameron's parents came the next day to help us unpack. We did get a lot done on the first day. We did get a lot done over the course of the weekend, but we also played. On Friday, we went to the St. Louis Zoo, which is free. If was very chilly that day, but I have to admit, I saw more animals in an hour than I ever have at almost any other zoo. Here is a picutre.

We also went to a place called http://www.magichouse.org/. It was really fun. I think I had just about as much fun as Emma did. Here is another picture.

Rod and Loa left really early on Monday morning. We were all sad to have them go, and I have already been homesick. Everything is going great, and I almost have everything the way that I want it just in time for the Holidays.

Thanksgiving was great! We were invited to Nick and Allison's for dinner. It was wonderful! The food was good and so was the company. I am grateful that we have such wonderful friends. I was still homesick for family, especially my own but we will hopefully see family soon. We are going to play host to the missionaries for Christmas. There are two sets of missionaries in our area, so I will have four hungry Elders. I swear they look younger and younger every time I see them. And I know that is because I get older and older as days go by. Well, we love everyone, and I will post soon.

Literally, a day in the life.....

Okay, while I am waiting for Cameron to find out about his job, I thought that I would shed some light on our oh so exciting lives. On a day to day basis, I generally have nothing to talk about. I thought that I would let you all in on how a typical day in the Owen's house operates.

8:00-8:30 a.m.-Emma generally wakes up at about this time yelling "Maaaammmaaa." Que for me to get up.

8:30-10:00 a.m.-Emma makes a mess eating her cereal, and we have now watched 1 episode of Saved By the Bell, and The Price is Right. I know, I know, we watch too much t.v. Either that, or Emma watches a Baby Einstein (which I now can't stomach anymore), all the while I have read 7 or 8 books, played with our flannel board (which Emma LOVES), or let her bounce on the bed.

10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.-This is generally the time frame that we shower and attempt to do laundry or clean, eat lunch, hose down Emma after she eats lunch, pack her bag for day care, and get out the door.

12:30-10:45 p.m.-Work, oh lovely, lovely work. Enough said.

10:45 p.m.-12:00 a.m.- Sit and relax a little, and then go to bed.

So you see, days and days go by before anything exciting happens. I am sure everyone has a life like this to some extent, and I am also sure that it starts to get on your nerves sometimes. There are days that I feel like tearing my hair out. I guess I will have a change to my routine come early March, and it will be wonderful.

I am not sure that I have said anything, but I will find out what kind of parasite I have in my stomach on the 17th of October. I am excited, and I am hoping that the baby cooperates with the doctors. I am also hoping that if it is a boy, it is very obvious. I don't want to prepare for a girl and then be surprised later on. Hey, I know people who have had that happen. Hopefully I will also be able to get some of those ultrasound pics up on the blog for you all to view.

One last thing. I just thought that I would let everyone know that I love that new t.v. show Life. It is really good. It hasn't received the best ratings, but I think you should all watch an episode and tell me what you think.

Well on a final note, I hope that you enjoy the picture of Missouri, and get used to the idea that that may be our home soon. Thanks.

Happy Fall Everyone!!!!

Well, you can't get any better weather than this! Arizona has been wonderful the past couple of days, and I can't help but think that maybe we should just stay here. It is so nice at night that we can open up our windows. Sweet relief, sweet relief. Ironically enough, the first great day was on Sunday, the first day of Fall. Now you have to remember that nice to an Arizonan, is different than what everyone else might think. It has been low 90's in the day, and low 80's at night all with a cool breeze. So that is an update on the weather, in case you wanted to know.

Cameron's job is still going well as far as we know. He will be going to St. Louis the week of the 8th. They told him that they would pay for his flight, but that he had to pay for everything else. How wierd is that? Anyways, he went to talk to his manager to see if that was protocol, and come to find out the people in St. Louis don't have much of a budget, so Cam's boss is helping him out. Maybe Cam will finally be able to use his corporate card. We will keep you updated, but it will still be a couple more weeks.

Just found out that my sister is Young Woman's President. She has sixty girls in the program. I can't imagine. I think we have 12? So she has been really busy. She also has 18 piano students as well. I really give her props for pulling all of that together. Just to give you an idea of how big of a ward, or at least how many kids are in the ward here is a breakdown: 60 young women, 125 primary kids. I think she said there were 250 kids total in the ward. Once again, can't even imagine.

Excited that the fall shows are starting this week. This is what we are watching for anyone who would like to comment (some of these are shows just for me): Heroes, The Bachelor, Journeyman, House, America's Next Top Model, Life, Ugly Betty, The Office, and Project Runway. Now that I have listed them out, I just realized that I watch a lot of tv. Oh well, my life is boring. Let me know if any of you watch these shows and what your opinions are.

Talk to you all later.

15 More Days

Only 15 more days, until I am allowed to decorate for Halloween. My husband has placed a no decoration in site rule until that time. If I had it my way, I would celebrate Fall and Halloween year round.

Cameron is on a final interview with Bank of America for the Branch Manager position. If he gets offered the job and it is the pay that we need, we will probably be moving in the next 3 weeks. I am nervous about the whole thing. Its always a challenge to move and get to know a new area. I am excited though about getting a house, and a yard, moving during the fall, and to not work ANYMORE! Nothing of course is set in stone, but we are excited about the change.

Emma has learned a few new sentences so far. She can say, "I don't want to", "I want that", and "What's that?". Along with her other favorite words, "Mine", "No", "Bye", "Shoe" and "Blankie". She is getting quite the vocabulary down, but unfortunatly some of those words weren't what we hoped for. I guess that is the way the cookie crumbles. She still can say "Thank you", although it is coming out less and less. We are working on "please" and "Yes". I am also trying to teach her Trick or Treat. She is growing up so much! I love to see her learn something new. Just today she threw a tantrum because she wanted to wear something other than what I put on her. So she tried to take those clothes off. When she didn't succeed, she tried to put on the clothes she wanted over the other ones. That was interesting to watch.

As far as my pregnancy goes, everything so far is a go. I have an appointment on the 19th again. I probably won't find out what I am having until October, but if we move, I am going to ask that he do an ultrasound before we leave. I really will miss my doctor. He is one of the best C-Section doctors in Arizona, and I am nervous to have to find a new OB. I don't get as much indegestion anymore, and my appetite has really improved. I am trying hard not to stuff whatever I see into my face. It is cooling down here, so pretty soon I will be able to walk in the mornings again.

Thanks for all the support, and we will keep you posted.