32 weeks

Hey everybody! Sorry for the lack of stuff on here as of late. I've gotten lazy. But guess what? Only 8ish more weeks til our little guy gets here! Bahaha! I can hardly believe it. I get a little giddy thinking about it, in case you couldn't tell.

This morning at work, Clark the woodshop guy asked me how far along I was and laughed when I said a little more than 7 months. He said I didn't look it, and then proceeded to animatedly tell me how huge his wife got with all their kids (imagine ballooned cheeks as he drew a big half-circle in the air over his stomach with both hands and outstretched arms. haha). 

But he's right, and I'm grateful. I haven't gotten very big with our first baby, and that's saved me a lot of grief in the discomfort department. I've had sciatic nerve issues, but they've mostly gone away since we hit the third trimester. Weird, huh? Guess who's not complaining. Yesterday and today the sciatic nerve thing hasn't been cooperating as well, but I'm hoping it'll settle down again. If not, only 8 more weeks. 

So here's the customary naked illustration of what's going on:

And here's my 7 month belly shot we took last night (actually, 7 months and 5 days if you care to know):

In other news, Chad went on a sweet hike last weekend with a couple friends from our ward. They went up to the Y first, then left the trail and blazed up to the top of the mountain next to Y Mountain. Cool? Yes, most definitely. Then they came back down Slate Canyon, after making their trail again to the start of the canyon. They were soooo scratched up when they got back. Luckily, Chad was in jeans and tennis shoes. The other two guys were in shorts and one of them was wearing Chacos (which I have wanted for SO LONG! But I digress). Poor fellows were in even worse shape than Chad after all was said and done. 

Pics from Chad's hike:

Chad's really got an eye for pretty vistas :)

Cody and Jordan

Can't imagine why they'd be all scratched up.... Apparently the way down was even more dense than this:

See the rattlesnake? Chad almost stepped on it! He had to jump aside at the last minute when he saw it moving across his path. Scary!

More snake, a little easier to see in this one:

From the top:

Still snow up there:

I'm so glad he got to go :) He'd been wanting to do that for a long time, and Jordan and Cody wanted to go too, so it all worked out. And I sure can't do it right now. Looking at all those briars, I don't think I'd want to do it even not pregnant. They gained 4000 feet in 4.6 miles! Good job guys.