I've found that if I push on my swollen feet with one finger, the indentation will stay for a couple minutes. Gross.

Scorpions

So the other day, George was fixing our ceiling fan light and found a little dead scorpion in the light. EW! At least it was dead though. BUT......... today I was vacuuming the baby's room and found a LIVE scorpion by the rocking chair!!!! It was about an in or so long and brown. I am seriously FREAKING OUT!!!! For some reason, if I would have found it in the kitchen or even MY room I'd be semi OK with it, but it was in my baby's room!!! I'm on the search for someone to take care of this problem STAT!

Happy Lady

For the past almost week it has been quite warm here. Yesterday I'm told it was in the 90's. This heat has resulted in this......


Fat, swollen feet and hands. I filled up this bucket/garbage can with cold water and was alternating between soaking my feet in that and then elevating them on a kitchen chair. It was actually nice. My friend, Stacey, called and I was telling her that I just wanted to go to the pool and float for the next few weeks, like never leave the pool :) She talked me into buying a maternity swimming suit, even though I don't have much longer to go. But it's a tankini, so I think it'll hide my pooch for a while after the baby's born.
So, today I went to Target, bought a suit and some sunscreen and went to the rec center and swam outside for an hour. It was so wonderful! I just floated on my belly and on my back. I did some laps of actual swimming, crazy, I know. It felt so good. My car thermometer said it was 95 outside. The water at the pool was so nice and cool. I am officially going to be there everyday until this baby is born. I'm not joking. If you need me, I'll be there :)

Love

Today has been a really good day. Actually, this past week has been really great. I've just felt so happy and content. I really enjoyed General Conference last week. One talk that really stood out, and hasn't left my mind since, was Elder Holland's talk about the Savior and His Atonement. The part that specifically stood out to me that I never really thought about was when the Savior was on the cross and calls out, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Whenever I've heard or read this, I guess it's just become something that I hear over and over and never really thought about it twice. Elder Holland points out that in this specific moment, Heavenly Father HAD to remove His spirit from Jesus Christ. Why? So that He could feel completely alone. He had already endured so much and felt all the pains and sorrows of the world, BUT He had his Father's spirit to guide Him and help Him get through those moments. So, He had to have that moment of feeling completely alone so He could really, truly feel ALL the sorrows and loneliness and heartache that people had and would feel. I just think that's so amazing. It really hit me. His talk was so great.
As sad as it is, this might be the first Easter that I am actually focused on the real reason why we celebrate it. I am so grateful for my wonderful parents that raised me in the truth. I'm grateful to be sealed to them. I am so grateful that I am sealed to my wonderful husband and that when our daughter is born, she too will be our wonderful daughter for eternity. I can't imagine only being able to be with my family for this short earth life.
Well, Happy Easter everyone! I hope you all have a great day.

As Mindy said, "April Mean"

***Read Melinda and Garret's blog to get the title***

Ok so yesterday morning my mom thought I was for sure going to call them and tell them I was in labor and in the hospital. I actually totally forgot it was April 1st, so decided to play a joke on George. I seriously knew that I wouldn't be able to get him. I can never keep a straight face. Anyway, with his job, the only time we can talk is when he is driving from place to place, but he knows that he always needs to answer his phone now because it's getting closer to when this baby will come. So he answers and is obviously busy, awesome, so here's the conversation....
ME- Hey, I just want you to know that I'm on my way to the hospital.
GEORGE- What?! Why!?
ME- (in laughing/crying voice, easily disguisable on the phone) My water broke! I'm sorry!
GEORGE- (completely panicked) Oh man! Ok.... uh..... oh crap! Ok.
ME- (realizing he thinks I'm serious) Oh, honey, I'm sorry. April Fools! I'm sorry I was kidding!!!
GEORGE- .... Becca, that wasn't funny at all. I'm hanging up on you. **click of phone**
ME- He hung up on me!?!
I try to call him back 3 times and he won't answer. I'm almost crying I'm laughing so hard. Finally about 13-20 mins later he calls. I ask him if he's still mad and he says yes and that he pas so scared and didn't know what to do! Poor guy. I really felt awful. By the end of the conversation he said he was just mad that I totally got him. I try to play jokes on him all the time and I never get him. HA victory is mine!!!

Now I'm just scared that when it's the real thing, he won't believe me.