Fires..Record High Temps.. No ac.. AND pregnant

Well the past few weeks, 2/3 of the southwest states have gone up in flames including like 5 within a 20 minute drive from me. From the craziest reasons too.. a garbage man picking up a dumpster and a spark ignites and lights everything up, a gun shot hitting a rock and sparking, and of course, a someone throwing a cigarette out their window. I can only imagine what is going to happen during the 4th of July when all the geniuses that live in this wonderful city go act like well.. geniuses. On top of all these fires Utah is having record heat highs. It was 104 at 6 pm the other night. I have never seen that in my 4 years of living here. Ugh it's hot. I suppose it won't be so hard to convince Brandon that 10 degrees more is not big deal and we can just go live in Mesa!! YAY!! (I wish). 

Well having all this hot weather makes me just want to sit inside all day. Awesomely enough, our AC is out. And not just out, but out for about 2 weeks now.. ordering parts and such takes a long time. So our land lord came over the other day and flipped off a bunch of breakers and turned everything off in our house. When I got home, the fridge was leaking all over the floor and surprise!! It's broken!! Everything in there is room temp and it smells so bad when we open it. It's gross. There is zero relief from this hot weather anywhere. So, I decided I should get out of the house and head to a lake.. Turns out Utah hates dogs and they are not allowed even out of a car near the lakes.. so much for that. Not to mention I keep getting told to stay out of the lake and avoid bacteria that can harm the baby. So no fun for pregnant mom here in Utah. Luckily, I can pretty easily convince Brandon to come places like hobby lobby with me. Anything to get out of this apartment. 

Other things that have happened this past week:

• I keep feeling those little flutters, pretty sure it's baby Jax but no way to tell for sure.
• Jess and Brad's birth mom had the baby last night at 3:30 am. Yay for baby Ruby! Can't wait to meet her! Holy lots of hair!! I hope Jaxon get's those same kind of genes!!
• Still house hunting.. or at least at this point it's apartment hunting.. Obama is still in the white house.. doesn't inspire much confidence in the economy here. Awesomely enough, our dog is a restricted breed, so where pets are allowed, huskies are not. Go figure. --Anyone want a dog? :)
• I officially hit the half way point in the pregnancy. Hooray!! 
• I made my first craft for Jaxon's nursery. I just want to buy and craft things like crazy. 
• Anyone know anyone in Utah who wants a photo shoot? Prices are ridiculous just because I want to get out there again!! 

And for updates on baby Jaxon:

 

Week 20 HALF Way There!! Holy cow, it’s already the 5-MONTH mark. Can’t believe you’re only 20 weeks away from being in our LIVES. Time to start COLLECTING things for your cute room! GRANDMA Killian is working on your first baby QUILT. Everyone is so excited to meet you. Cousin RUBY was born this week! I keep feeling more and more little TAPS! I hope they are from YOU!

Facts: You’re the size of a banana and eating more and more amniotic fluid to help you grow bigger and bigger.

For my baby book

Week 10 FIRST Ultrasound! We finally got to take a look at what’s INSIDE! Although you just looked like a KIDNEY BEAN, the doctor said everything was looking GOOD and right on schedule! Meeting the DOCTOR was exciting! Daddy was there every step of the way. You are due NOVEMBER 17TH!

 

Facts: You’re about the size of a prune and have begun to kick and swallow. Your little fingernails are starting to grow!

Week 11 No morning SICKNESS yet. We finally ANNOUNCED to everyone we are having a BABY! CRAVINGS are starting to set in! GUMMY bears and smoothies are some of my FAVORITE things right now.  Daddy gets to make runs down to the store when they set in. He’s just as EXCITED as I am to meet you.

 

Facts: You’re the size of a lime now! You have individual fingers and toes and your teeth buds are forming.

Week 12: Time to do my first BLOOD test. Dreading this every day. These SCARE me so much. Turns out mommy is TOUGHER than I thought. Blood test was a breeze and found out everything is HEALTHY and looking great! 

 

Facts: Critical period is up and you are the size of a plum this week. All your body parts are in place and ready to continue growing bigger and bigger. You can curl your toes and fingers now!

 

Week 13 Debating on NAMES. If you’re a GIRL, we like Bristol Grace Potter and if you’re a BOY, we like Jackson David Potter. This week I have been drinking so much WATER and trying to take all the steps to keep a HEALTHY pregnancy. Still don't feel PREGNANT!

 

Facts: You are the size of a peach and your vocal cords and teeth are finally there. You also now have teeny tiny fingerprints!

 

Week 14 Second doctors APPOINTMENT. We got to hear your little HEARTBEAT today. It sounds PERFECT! Doctor says you’re looking healthy and great. Daddy gets so EXCITED talking about you. Next appointment we get to find out what GENDER you are!! 

 

Facts: You’re the size of a lemon. Doctor says you may be starting to wiggle your toes and sucking your thumb.

Week 15 Sister is PREGNANT too! Due one month before you! It’s a GIRL. You will have two girl COUSINS now that are your age! Sometimes I walk around sticking out my BELLY PRETENDING I’m farther along than I am. I can’t wait to start getting a belly! That means you are GROWING and healthy.

 

 Facts: You’re the size of an orange and may be hiccupping and squirming all over. You’re already starting to have a personality.

Week 16 Your first trip to DISNEYLAND. Although I just went as a baby SITTER, it was fun to have a PREGO sister to hang out with and I got to ride all the kiddy RIDES. No KICKS yet. Still no morning SICKNESS, I got to be one of the lucky ones with no SYMPTOMS! Grandma K took me SHOPPING and got a lot of CLOTHES for my growing belly.

 

Facts: You’re the size of an avocado. Now that your ear bones are formed you may be able to hear mommy’s voice. Your eyelashes and hair are starting to grow!

Week 17 I’m FINALLY starting to notice a WEIGHT gain and my belly is starting to GROW. I’m so HAPPY knowing everything is still PROGRESSING. I’ve waited forever to get to have a little BUMP! One more week till we get to SEE you again. Eating HEALTHY is a must right now but I can’t help getting a TREAT every now and again. I can't help but to cry about EVERYTHING anymore. Movies, ultrasounds, EVERYTHING!

 

Facts: You’re the size of an onion are starting to gain some real weight and get chubby cheeks. Now the real weight gain begins.

Week 18 It’s a BOY! Somehow we knew you’d be a boy. JACKSON David Potter, named after GRANDPA David Killian. Ultrasound was AMAZING, we saw your cute little feet and you actually look like a little BABY. We opened the GENDER picture at lunch together and got to share the EXCITING news with everyone! We can’t wait to MEET you.

 

Facts: You are the size of a sweet potato and are sucking, kicking, rolling and swallowing like crazy. Feeling you move is more and more likely!

Week 19 GRANDMA Potter bought you your first pair of CLOTHES. Each week it gets closer and CLOSER and everything is becoming more REAL.  I’ve officially graduated my old jeans and moved onto MATERNITY clothes. I finally have a noticeable BELLY that people recognize as a baby BUMP! I constantly think about you and even think I’ve felt a couple FLUTTERS from you moving around. Can’t wait for the first KICK that is undeniably you! 

 

Facts: You’re the size of a mango and now all your senses are starting to form.