Pillow talk

[I'm coming back from the bathroom in the middle of the night]

"Mary?"

"What?!"

"Mary? Are you Mary?"

"Huh??"

"Are you my mom?" (Tanner's mom is named Mary)

"No, I'm not your mom! Who do you think I am?"

"I know who you are."

"Don't you think your mom would be at home in her own bed, with your dad?"

"Ok, I'm just saying, it is possible you could be a mom."
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[Coming back in bed a different night]

T: Are you ok??

N: Yeah, I'm fine.

T: People these days, ya know? Sometimes I wish we could just sort them out like bad luggage.
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T: Looks pretty good, eh?

N: What does?

T: Oh, the corporate, um, filing statue.

N: (laughing) Ok, what is a filing statue?

T: I don't know! It's a filing statue!!

(When he starts to get frustrated by my asking questions, I know he's about to wake up, so I stop)

Feeling good

I was at work yesterday, talking to one of my coworkers about childbirth and asking her what it was like. She started telling me about the first time you see them, when they're out and they put them on your belly. She then said some things that I just loved and wanted to record so I will remember them. She mentioned how amazing it is when you first see this little person, that they really have been growing inside you and now they're here. My favorite thing was when she told me that we are here on earth to progress; and with that progresses our ability to love. First we love our parents, then other people around us. Then we find the person we want to spend our lives with, and we think there is no way we could love another person as much. Then you meet this sweet little person, that the two of you made, and it's a different love, but you do love them just as much. And it's completely selfless, and gives us the smallest glimpse of the Lord's infinite love for us. She has two kids and said with her second she didn't think she could love another child as much as her first, but you do, and that love only increases.

I thought that was amazing and it just made me so happy and even more excited to meet him. He is getting so big, I can't believe it. The other day I was sitting there with my hand on my belly at church and suddenly I felt a little foot push against it, I could tell exactly what it was, it was amazing. Tanner felt it too the other night and was so cute, he was so excited. We just feel so blessed!!

I was bored and surfing the web when I came upon this thing that puts your faces together to see what your baby will look like. I was very surprised to find out that apparently our baby will look NOTHING like either one of us! It just made me laugh really, the goofy expression and the apparently full set of adult teeth already. I'm sorry that sounds horrible, but who can look at that picture and not just laugh? It's weird looking I just can't stop laughing.

I am now six weeks from being full-term and so excited and completely terrified at the exact same time. We still only have a crib, but we haven't had any showers yet, so I'm sure those will help. I can't believe we're so close to actually meeting the little guy. He is growing a ton, we sat on the couch the other night and watched my belly move as he kicked me. I'm starting to get pretty uncomfortable, but I don't let myself think about it too much because there are still two months of getting even bigger ahead. I know it sounds silly but a part of me still feels like I'm not old enough to have a kid. It's a little weird to think of myself as being a mom and Tanner being a dad. We're so excited, I know we have no clue what we're in for, but we can't wait. :)

So cute

Tanner is going to be the cutest dad ever. He says he hopes little Eric gets interactive soon because he is so excited to play with him. Tanner is just like a big kid, in a good way. We were with my niece yesterday and Tanner wanted to see her reaction to a snowman, so the three of us went out and built a snowman together. I was taking the pictures, so I'm not in any, but I helped, though Tanner did most of it.

Our finished snowman

Tanner getting stuck trying to get through the tunnel he made for Noelle

Tanner trying to convince Noelle to go through the tunnel-but she was having none of it

Such a cutie, we love this girl!

So excited to help! She kept dropping the snow as she was trying to put it on the snowman and saying "Ops!"

So cute together, I love it. What a fun day.

End of semeser sleep-talking

Tanner's sleep-talking always gets worse around finals because of the stress. Here are some things from the last three days (two of them were when my alarm went off in the morning):

[Alarm goes off]

"It's a little irrational, don't ya think?"

"What?"

"You know, this obsession with San Francisco."

[Say goodbye before work]

"I must be, not just become." (He's been reading Hamlet, we think that's why he said this"

[alarm]

"The process only has a few minutes left."

"What process?"

"Well how should I know?!?"

"You're the one that said it!"

"Oh, right. I love you so much."

He's had a couple others in the middle of the night, but I can't remember them again when I wake up. He was awake when he said it, but the other day he was talking about something and stated "I'm so excited, I could moonwalk all over the place." I couldn't help but laugh that he equated his happiness with moonwalking. He is just too funny.