Seattle!! :)

Well, as usual, I have a ton to catch up on.  I will start with the current and work backwards.  We got to Seattle about 3 weeks ago.  Our apartment is great, but we really haven't unpacked too many boxes, because we will be closing on a new house March 15th (if our appraisal goes well!!).  :)  You may be thinking... WHAT??  You are due March 11th?  Yup, I am.  I just went to the doctor for the first time last week and things look like they are going to take a downward turn for the last month like they did with Moira and Madeline.  My blood pressure was pretty high and I'm starting to get swollen.  :(  BUT... at least I have a doctor and insurance!  Ha!  Well, here are some pictures.

Here's Moira and some boxes.  I just love this outfit on her.  She is doing unbelievably well with the adjustment.  She LOVES going to nursery at church and is sleeping much better than she was that last month in Indiana.  We are now having stay-in-the-bed issues until she falls asleep, but I can deal with that.  Funniest thing with Moira lately- she has come up with the ultimate mean word to call Madeline.  She calls her a "bully-butt!"  She says it with such fury, "YOU ARE A... BULLY.... BUTT!!!"  We have no idea where it came from, but it makes Madeline cry every time, the worst part is that Josh and I think it's super funny.  We both can't resist calling each other and occasionally them (under our breath) bully butts.   

Like I mentioned before if everything goes well with our appraisal next week, this puppy will be ours on March 15th.  It is absolutely beautiful inside and the people that owned it before us took immaculate care of it.  (Seriously, we just had the inspection and there was nothing wrong with it... the guy was floored... that's never happened!)  We had put an offer in on a bank-owned property a couple weeks before this and are SO SO SO grateful that it fell through.  We are learning a lot and feel like Heavenly Father is really looking out for us!  :)  We'll have more pictures to come and will keep you updated if everything works out.  We have our apartment contract through April, so we will just slowly move over and out of our apartment (because we will have a new, new, new baby!)

Madeline took this cute picture of Josh while we were out house-hunting.  They LOVE to house shop.  We only love to have them when the houses are vacant.  :)

Madeline has been doing surprisingly AWESOME with the adjustment too.  She misses her Indiana friends (I say hear, hear to that!!), but she really enjoys going to primary and there is a play group that meets once a week that we've been to.  She stays busy playing with play-doh, playing house with her toys and Moira, coloring pictures and making presents for everybody in the family, and teaching Moira and me Jillian.  :)  She draws the cutest pictures of me lately- everybody in our family is a stick figure, except for me, she draws me as a stick figure with a circle on my tummy and a baby inside of it.  A couple of days ago she drew him with a beard.  I love, love, love it!  She's getting concerned, because she's not sure how my tummy is going to get much bigger- I completely agree!!!  

Madeline takes the best pictures of Josh.  He started work about a week ago and has mostly been getting situated and set up.  We don't live too far from work, but he is learning the importance of getting up and beating the traffic.  Madeline and Moira are real proud that he'll be 'building airplanes!'  

We bought a pass to the Pacific Science Center.  Our favorite part is the butterfly house.  

Here is Moira talking to the butterfly.  :)  She likes them as long as they keep their distance!

Madeline loved them!

Awww!

Here's me with my big tummy.  I'm 37 weeks today!!!!!  I've been doing well!  It's been a little stressful trying to put together a list of emergency contacts just in case this baby comes early, but there are super nice people in our ward and we're getting it worked out.  I knew this would be hard for me, because I feel like there were about a million different people I could call before and any one of them would LOVE to help me and my kids would love to be with, but everything will work out and it will all be great.  I just had my first appointment on Thursday and have another one on Tuesday because my blood pressure is way too high!  :( Hopefully this isn't the beginning of the end... We'll keep you updated!

It was really cold, but not raining so we went outside to shoot the water guns... that's why there is no competition.

Cute girls!

We saw a 3-D IMAX movie...

the girls were terrified!  

Remember the 'grumpy old troll' who lives under the bridge?  We went to visit him in Freemont!

He's pretty creepy!

In his fingers!

Don't you love his shiny eye?

This is a park called Gasworks.  It's beautiful!  You can see all of Seattle and lots of sailboats.

It was FREEZING, but not raining!  :)  So we stayed out!

Me and Madeline!

To complete the day Josh suggested we dine down town at Ivars and feed our fries to the seagulls afterwards.

We were throwing them up in the air and the birds were catching them left and right, one was not so patient and bit Moira's finger.  It really scared her... 

We think this is the one!  

Josh got the girls and I some beautiful roses and chocolates for Valentine's Day.  

Every day Moira asks me where all the chocolates went (we all finished eating them that day!)  :)  

Life is good!  We'll keep you updated!  Hopefully this little boy is coming sooner than later!  We miss you- if you are reading this from Indiana!!