The end is nine

Here we are nearly a week later and I feel life has taken an energy drink and left be dragging behind it. All for the better though!

I started school (yes! school!) but not real school. Just an amazing class called successful life management that helps you learn how to become assertive and handle all of life's challenges. I absolutely love it.  Ive already learned so much about myself, the people around, and how to balance it all. after only four days i feel more confident about the future than I have my whole life. And the big bonus? It earns me a scholarship towards other schooling. SCORE!

I also started seeing a therapist. ahem. but we wont go into that one just yet. I'll leave you knowing that it was much needed and I am thankful the Lord provides us with tools such as these.

As for my doctors appointment it was like a dream. All the nurses and staff were just wonderful and I feel I learned more in one visit about whats going on with baby then i have my whole pregnancy. I will be sad to have to return to Dr. hairy arms in a few weeks. Until then I will take full advantage of this doctors office and ask whatever i can because i know ill get a straight thorough answer! On a little more of a sad note, the doctor did find that I was measuring almost a month behind schedule (and i was two weeks behind a month ago) so the baby pretty much hasn't made much progress growth wise. I'm sure she is just like her big sister and just on the petite size considering my husband is only 5'9 and I 5'4. Reiley was also at risk for Intrauterine growth restriction (a condition where no matter what you do the placenta has problems producing enough nourishment for the baby and baby is better off continuing growth outside of mommy) but after a few ultra sounds and heart tests they found her to be tiny. She came completely on her own at 37 weeks weighing only six pounds. So i have great hope that this one is following in her footsteps. I do have an ultrasound at 2 today for reassurance so it will be great to get to see her one more time before she graces the world!

As for Utah's fate? We will be here no more come the 15th at the latest. I have figured out a plan to continue therapy and classes in my ugly home state new Mexico and am working on a system to help strengthen our family before baby comes. My husband has child support hearing (ugh) come march 15th and we thought we'd turn it into one big road trip! so wish me luck as i embark on the craziest next two weeks!