26 weeks and counting...

6 and 1/2 months...14 weeks to go...oh my goodness. I keep thinking to myself every weekend "Man I better hurry and get some maternity pants..." But before I know it this pregnancy is going to be over!!! I'm feeling great and am continuing to exercise...and continuing to put on the weight...oh well I'll just have to work extra hard afterwards!!! We've FINALLY made progress in the baby's room! We've moved out and given back the queen bed that was in there. So next comes the paint and organization of Benson's things. We only have 13 weeks left!!! Baby continues to grow and make my belly very heavy...big 1/2 Samoan boy growing in there...whew he's wearing me out already.  I love him very much and we are anxiously awaiting! My nephew Jaxon is so sweet, he loves to say hi to baby, kiss my belly and tell me my tummy is as hard as a rock. He seems excited for the new addition. His twin Abbie is a little wary. I don't know if she likes the idea of her auntie having a baby, but she's slowly warming up to it. I think because her mama is having a baby as well in August!!! Babies all around!! Here is the updated belly picture 26 weeks. Also a picture of the twins kissing my belly :)

Benson's update, along with waiting for baby we are also waiting for the acceptance letter from BYU. Bense has decided to go back to school and we are so happy. There was a stressful weekend at the beginning of the month where Bense was running around trying to get everything together to get his application in on time. He was able to get it all in and now it's just the waiting game. Benson continues to work full-time, but now has Sunday's off. I am so excited to start attending our new ward. We've been warmly accepted and I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father and the gospel in our lives.


VALENTINES DAY!!!
We kept it really simple this year. I had to work later than I expected and was in a grumpy mood because of it, then I had to drive home in Valentines day traffic. I just wanted to be home with my loves. I completely procrastinated Valentines day and it ended up being real simple and we celebrated at home. I was craving L&L's katsu chicken, Bense grabbed a kalua pork plate. We went home watched a redbox and chilled in our jammies. Bense gave me a gift basket of bubble bath supplies and to have a home bath night. It was so sweet and I'm very excited to use the basket he he he :) Bense rubbed my feet and legs and it was so nice!!! He made a grumpy girl into a happy girl. The weekend before Valentines we went had bought Bense some new sharp looking church clothes. He is so handsome, I love him in a shirt and tie. So that was his Valentines gift that we decided on.

All in all things are going amazingly well. I can't wait to be able to take some time off working to learn and grow to be a mommy. Then I'll start looking for work again to help with finances again. How we'll do it in the mean time? No idea but I trust that the lord will guide us along.

The Nesting Is Setting In...

I feel so anxious...ALL THE TIME. I hate when things are mismatchy, all messes throw me for a loop and all of Benson and I's things... well lets just say we are already outgrowing our apartment. We don't have a ton of storage space and it is starting to drive me crazy. We were using our spare bedroom to store everything that couldn't be put into the front closet, hall closet, our bedroom closet (which my things has TOTALLY consumed), and our spare bedroom closet (Benson's clothes are now housed here). I am getting so anxious to start on baby's room, but we have NO where to put our things. We truly don't have a lot of junk either so it's not things we need to get rid of. So I've decided now that I have weekends off, I'm going to start consuming myself in home projects to get things decorated, organized, and kept tidy just the way I want so I can cut out some of this anxiety.I just feel like I constantly need to be consumed in a project so I've made a list of things I'd like to get done before baby comes :) Lets just say my nesting instincts are setting in and I need to do something about it. Hopefully Pintrest can help me out with cute, cheap, DIY things to help me out. Here is my own personal list of things that NEED be done...here we go and wish me luck!

1. Clean out spare bedroom and find places for Bense's things.
2. Pick out and Paint Baby's room.
3. Find chic organizing tubs, containers, or baskets that go with the theme of our rooms.
4. Refinish our bedroom dresser to match our bed.
5. Get bedding stuff for our bed (it looks so plain) pillows, new sheets.
6. Paint our bedroom to add some flavor to our little space.
7. Make a weekly "duty" list for Bense and I.
8. Start designing and decorating baby's room.
9. Go through my things and see what I can donate or get rid of.
10. Reorganize all closets and spaces.
11. Get more creative (if you see a fun project start it and finish it).
12. Create a work out list to keep mommy and baby healthy :)

I'd die if my house really looked like this...but this is what I feel like right now! Too much stuff not enough room!

24 weeks and counting...and name explanation

We went for babies 24 week appointment! I feel like things are flying by...too fast. It's crazy to think that by Memorial Day we'll have baby boy!!! But our little Kymani let us see his cute chubby cheek face and his sweet little heart...FINALLY!!! I just sit and stare at the ultrasound pictures and try and make out his features. I try and imagine what he may look like and who he'll take after. I wonder if he's going to have fairer skin or dark like his daddy. Will he have hair? (with this plague of heartburn he better have hair!!!) Will he be chubby? or skinny? I am sad to think that I seen him probably for the last time until he arrives in May :( My favorite part of the appointment was watching him yawn on the screen. It was so stinking cute!!! My favorite thing to do is to just lay down in bed and place my hands on my tummy and just close my eyes and feel his movements. One minute he'll kick at the top of my tummy then next kick is at the bottom. He's a little mover...all over. I love knowing that I am capable of creating this little miracle inside by body and I'm sooooo grateful!!! So everything is still going well and I truly can't complain other than still the limited wardrobe (and it doesn't help that my work told me that I can no longer wear my black leggings). 

So we have come up with our name most likely. Kymani Mosese Powelson Purcell.
Kymani- It is one of Bob Marley's son's name that Benson and  I really liked and it isn't very common.

Kymani Marley

Mosese- This is Benson's best friend that passed away a few years ago in a tragic accident. He is sorely missed but he had a huge impact on Benson's life. I didn't know him very well myself but Benson said he was an amazing person and an excellent example to all. So we couldn't think of a better person to name our first son after.

Mosese

We made sure he was present at our wedding day and trust me he was in spirit.

Powelson- This is where my family and influence comes in. Powelson is my Dad's middle name. I didn't care weather or not Powelson fit, it was going to be in our first son's name. I love my Dad so much and he has done SO much for me in my life and he STILL takes care of me to this day. I don't know any better way to thank him other than to name our first son after him (and the first one in my family to name our kids after our dad).

My hero

Purcell- I am so happy to be able to carry on the name of such an amazing family. I truly am so grateful for the relationship I have with my in laws. I know too many people who just don't care for their in laws, and it makes me so sad because I love mine so much.

Tumu and Vaelua Purcell