Active little Ryker, Lamaz, School, Apartment, DANGER

I feel like my stomach is a bounce house.
Ryker moves around pretty much everytime I sit or lay down. I really like it a lot but it's the weirdest feeling. Nate's so excited because he can actually feel him now.
One morning as we were waking up, he reached over and put his hand on my belly. I guess Ryker didn't like this too much because he kicked Nate's hand so hard that I jumped. Nate screamed, "Oh my gosh!" Haha. He's gonna be a socca playa!This is at our Lamaz class! Oh boy, it is the funnest class I may have ever been to. Our teacher is hysterical! Last class we were talking about labor and she had the funniest things to say about the mother's mood changes throughout labor. She said in the second stage, the mother gets really mad and looks at the husband and says, "My mother doesn't like you... My mother has never liked you and I think I'm beginning to know why!" She also talked about the nesting instinct and that the mother will want to clean out all the closets in the house and then she won't get them put back together until the kid goes back to college. haha. Seriously, I should have recorded this last session cuz I was rolling out of my seat.
I really think that these classes are made for the husbands. She talks to them the majority of the time. She acts like they are the ones who will be in the most hurt throughout labor. haha, this may be true! So far, Nate has learned to give me massages and that it's his responsibility to coach me through breathing exercises and no matter how much I act like I hate him, to be with me during the contractions.

Nate has really treated me well during this pregnancy. I never thought I'd say it, but I'm thinking that I might actually enjoy being pregnant! The last couple weeks have been wonderful. Nate doesn't let me do any heavy work - he does it himself and he always takes me out for ice cream! Not only that, I've felt very self confident. I am content with how I look right now and I'm just happily going along. i'm wondering if this is why so many women suffer from post-pardem depression. They feel so good the last few months of their pregnancy (heartburn and back aches aside) and then go back to feeling crappy after the baby is born. I hope I don't get that way.


Monday was the first day of school. Ugh... I guess the first few days aren't bad - at least there aren't projects and tests due. But believe me, THOSE ARE COMING UP. I really don't know how they have time to come up with all of the things that we have to do. I also don't know how I'm going to keep it all straight and in on time.
It's nice to be second years. Although I'm not excited for it, at least I'm not scared out of my mind. First years, on the other hand, are another matter. haha! They wander around looking lost and confused and usually travel in packs. I came across one little girl who had a big box of books in her hands and was pacing back and forth in the lobby muttering something to herself. She seriously reminded me of Dory from Finding Nemo. I asked her if she needed some help and that's all it took - her eyes teared up and she bumbled, "I lost my clinic manual!" I had to hold back a giggle but I told her we'd find it. I opened the nearest door which was our locker room and pointed on top of the fridge that is in there. Sure enough, it was her clinic manual. She looked a little embarrassed but said thanks. Haha! She was so cute. But seriously people! You think Dental Hygiene is a fun little program laa laa laa where we make cute posters and look all pretty but they will eat you alive!

We moved into a new apartment this last week. It's on what those from Logan call, "The Island." It's a beautiful area with trees everywhere and there is even a little stream that runs right next to our house. I'm pleasantly surprised because we already have the apartment pretty much unpacked!
So you may not think this is a big deal but when we moved into our first apartment, Aggie Village, I did not have decorations on the walls for about 1 year! Nate says I'm exaggerating but I doubt he took a second look at the blank cinder block walls. Here I am in our new kitchen. Everyone wants to see pictures of my belly so here ya go.


Along with the new apartment, we also have a new dog! Yes everyone, that's right - KaDee got her dog before Nate got his baby!!! I guess this really isn't true because we are just babysitting him for my brother James but I still consider him mine for the time being. everyone meet, DANGER. Isn't he handsome?!
You know you gotta love that face.
Sadly, right now, Danger is in time out. :-( He took off after a cat and I then had to chase him through people's backyards until he couldn't find the cat anymore. He's an awesome dog besides cats. They just get to him I guess. He's gotta eat them when he sees them or his whole universe will explode. He's usually pretty chill - he follows us from room to room and sleeps. It's funny to see him attack the vacuum though. He'll run away when it's coming right for him but he'll come back for an attack when the vacuum is turned away. Haha.
The best part is when we come home from shopping or something. He gets SO excited! He has no tail to wag, but he wags his whole back end and turns around in circles. It's the greatest.
The one other times he gets excited is when I feed him. He only gets to eat once a day so you can see why it would be exciting but he'll act like he doesn't care while I fill the bowl but when I set it on the ground he runs around the room and half way up the stairs and then rears up on his hind legs. He'll stop again for a minute and look at me, once again acting like he really don't care that much and then when I turn back to what I was doing, he runs for the bowl. He always grabs one mouthful and takes it back to his bed, dropping a bunch on the way. He savors each bite and then vacuums up what he dropped on his way back to the bowl where he takes about 3 minutes to finish it off.