Baby Adam is getting so big! I can't even handle how excited I am to meet him!
Pregnancy Updates:
How far in: 35 weeks. Time flies!
Baby is the size of a/an: Honeydew!
Feeling: I have a surprising amount of energy and focus as of late. I love it!
Total weight gain: Overall: 21ish pounds.
Wearing: I'm shying away from my maternity leggings and trying to look more professional at work.
Sleep: Touch and go, but it could be worse.
Missing:
Not Missing: My period. ;)
Next doctor's appointment: Next week. Excited to see my sweet little guy! (via ultrasound)
Movement: Somersaults every day. Lots of kicking.
Food cravings: Frosted Flakes.
Labor signs: Braxton hicks here and there. No real contractions, thankfully.
Looking forward to: My baby shower!
Missionary Updates:
"Howdy Y'all
We have been focusing this week on finding more people to teach. We
have been going through our huge list of potential investigators and
tracting quite a bit. We have two progressing investigators and we
hope to bring that number up to 6 by this next week. Today is
transfers, but Elder Baker and I will remain in this area for another 7 weeks. We have been having a good time being companions! We found out that there are batting cages in the area so we will probably be going out today to go find out more. We have slowly but surely been getting to know the area better and better and the members here are really great and continue to offer help in any way that they can. As I have continued to study the missionary handbook (the white bible) I have come to further understand my purpose for coming out on a mission. Although it is rather frustrating to see people not keeping commitments, I recognize that it is not my purpose to make them. Service seems to be one of the most effective ways to get in the door with people here. We are on the lookout for apartment complexes, trailer parks, and mobile homes because they are perfect places to find those that need an uplifting message. The work is continuing to progress as it continues to get warmer each day!
The message I wanted today is actually from the addiction recovery
program through the church.
The reason that I really like this video is because it takes people's
experiences from the lowest point in their life and teaches them to be accountable to themselves and to God. These are very important lessons that all of us to come to understand and I would recommend that you all look through the ARP packet. The video us based on the fourth out of the twelve steps to recovery, truth. How often are we being real with ourselves and understanding our downfalls to make a change. We must be consistently taking a moral inventory and remembering the reason that we are on the Earth. The gospel blesses all of us and without it, we would all be lost.
I love you all and hope that you have a wonderful rest of your week!
Sincerely,
Elder Arciniaga
Please write when you can
Alexander.arciniaga@myldsmail.net "
Recap:
Ryan replaced our leaky kitchen faucet! Before...
...during...
...and after! We love it!
I bought this kiddo a new shirt! He loves it.
Weekly Obsessions:
- Gossip Girl (seeing Blair & Serena's summer adventures in Paris is killing me. I love it so much! It's every girl's dream!)
These memes!
Thankful Thursday: my sweet Ryan, Baby Adam, our cute little home, hot chocolate, body pillows, hot water, ambient music, people that have a calming presence, opportunities to branch out, maternity tee shirts, impromptu dates, milk shakes.
Happy Thursday, everyone!
XOXO,
