15 Weeks!

Well, 93 days into this pregnancy - wow! It is flying by. While I can't wait for it to speed up in some ways, it is only because I want to see more of what happens, not because I am not enjoying it... I LOVE it so far and I hear it only gets cooler as the baby starts to move and kick and get bigger! My energy is back... I actually feel like getting out and doing things (don't get me wrong, I LOVE having a good excuse to be in bed by 9pm), but I am generally not a sluggish person and having a little more energy is making me feel really good. There are only 173 days to go! That does not seem like very long! I am reading Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth M.D (thanks Laurie) right now.... It is really fascinating and such great research and advice all about the importance of sleep, napping, scheduling, and a rested child. I have already marked my calendar for major milestones and when I should be incorporating certain napping/sleep schedules in the little one's life. So help me God, I do NOT want a crybaby on my hands. That just won't suit.

Baby Howell - BOY ? GIRL? What do you all think??? I'd love to start a pool or guesses? I sure have no idea. Part of me thinks it's a girl... Pete thinks it's a boy. Our friends are about 50/50 at this point.

Looking abit more bloated and round... I have a "pooch" now which doesn't ever go away and I do enjoy rubbing it and talking to it. Apparently it can feel me poking it and will move around when I rub my belly... I hope it doesn't mind :)

Updates: Pete is coming out of camp tonight!!!!!!! I will be meeting him in Belgrade and we will be staying at his parents house tonight. This is a few days ahead of schedule! I can't wait to have him back and we can hang out again. I have also missed the little dogs... It has been nice and relaxed with just Old Man Brutus and I, but I am ready for some commotion in the house again.

My dad will be here on the 19th for a week. The day he leaves mom and Jim will be here and stay through Thanksgiving weekend! I can't wait to have all this family time. I have so many things I want to do with them. We are hoping for a big snow so Jim and can get some skiing in, mom and I have LOTS of shopping and baby room decorating to do, and there are some fun projects I have in mind for dad's house while he is here.

I love my new jobs... I am waiting tables / bartending (smoke free very nice high end restaurant, I am not whitetrash) at the Bistro. I am done training, so I now have regular shifts. I am working occassionally at The Obsidian - a friends boutique downtown. That will be easy and fun work and now I know where I will get all my Christmas presents and baby toys.

The caretaking of the two homes is going well, I have a good schedule now for checking in and seeing about the houses. Pete will again be working at Heidi's place, taking care of horses, fixing things, moving snow, and anything else that comes up.

I will hopefully be helping out at Angler's West for a few weeks during the holidays, trying to sell some things for Christmas.

Pete and I have lots of work to do for Willow Ranch - booking and marketing trips, designing a summer pack trip marketing plan, preparing for 2009 hunts, and getting all our paperwork in a row.

I am constantly amazed that just when I worry that I won't have anything to do - wala - schedule is full again! We can't wait for ski season and some snow!