28 weeks and counting!

A 28 week baby gut picture - It is growing!
Thanks for the clothes Kary!
My belly is looking pretty poofy now. I am in that weird "it looks like I eat too many twinkies" stage.
So today is Sunday. I love Sundays. I especially love fast and testimony meetings. It is like a box of chocolates - you never know what your gonna get! Today Charles and I decided to share our testimonies. It was a good feeling. I love to share my thoughts on living the gospel and why I believe, or know, why certain things are true.

Today I shared an experience I learned from running. I spoke breifly about running pushing the children in the stroller and how I learn many lessons while I run. One of them I have been pondering lately was strength and gaining strength. I mentioned how it is when I am running up hill pushing against the stroller - that is when I am gaining the most strength. It is the most difficult part of a a run, going up hill, but it is the part where strength is gained the most - just like life. It is in the challenges we face, the trials we go through that strengthen us. I also shared how when I am out running I see many examples of great strength all around me. That there are so many examples of strength that we can look to. Yet, people have weaknesses. I mentioned how we have a perfect example in our Savior. If we look to Him as an example we cannot fail - if we try to be like Him. We cannot look around comparing ourselves to other people and their examples, rather, The Savior as an example will never let us down. How great is that! Anyhow, I am badly paraphrasing what was said but that was some of it. Having strength and following our Savior"s example - good things. : )

All is going well here right now. Just pressing on looking to the future, wondering what is in store. I am really feeling the baby now - he kicks so hard! Most of the time I love to feel it but at night when I am trying to sleep, that is another story. I am starting to consider what it will be like to have another baby around. The kids are so much older than the new baby. Daniel will be 4 and Sammi almost 6! Sammi lucks out, in the future she will probably always get her own room since she will be so much older than any other children to come. I imagine I will wait about 2 years after Will is born to have number 4. From there, I have no idea. But I want at least 5 or 6 children. If my body holds out - great! If not, we will adopt more eventually. Originally, we wanted 12 children but now about half that should do just fine! : ) For now though, 3 is exciting to me!

I had my hair done on Friday for my birthday. It had been 7 months since the last time I had it done. I usually have it done about every 6 months or so. It was nice to have someone fix my hair for me. The lady that does my hair has her salon right out of her home and she usually plays Hilary Weeks music as she cuts. She is really a sweet lady. The coolest thing she does for me is thin out my hair. My hair was getting so heavy from being so long. After she was done with my hair I felt a huge weight lifted off of my head - it was amazing! Anyhow, it looks much healthier now and most importantly, feels so much better! I should have taken a picture of all the hair on the floor - it was crazy! What a relief for me! Hooray!

So, I just want to put a plug in for good old fashion "jumpers". You know, the kind that women wear when they are pregnant. Well, I personally think, there is nothing more beautiful than any women wearing a jumper. There is something about them that are so appealing, and always have been to me. It makes a woman look like a woman. I think women should ditch the spiky heals, boots, short skirts, and trashy clothes, and "jump" back into "jumpers". How beautiful the world could be if women dressed like women! Something about those jumpers, you just want to hug those who wear them because they look so sweet. : )

That is all for now. I am getting a little sleepy. I went and dropped off some Krunchies tonight. Krunchies are still a huge hit! I love dropping in on people and handing them goodies. I also love it when people do that for me! Nothing better really, than sugar appearing unexpectedly! Gotta love it! I had forgotten how good Krunchies are. I have not had them for SO long. I think I should have them more often. They will be good for my thighs I am sure! : ) Wink!

Lots of love!

Mari