My new car!!

I'm so excited because yesterday we went to just go test drive a car, and ended up buying it! We've been talking about getting a new SUV for me for awhile, but wanted to hold off until the end of the year. The more we've thought about it, though, the trooper I drove just wasn't going to work out the best. It's been great for us, and I've loved having the room of a SUV, but it's just not the most comfortable or reliable. Plus it's a stick shift, and I could just picture myself trying to drive, shift, and throw a binky in a screaming baby's mouth, all at the same time...just asking for trouble! We had pretty much decided that we wanted a Dodge Durango, so we've been looking around a little bit, just trying to get a feel for prices and things. When we came across this one, it was a really good deal, so we decided to go test drive it, since we hadn't driven one yet. Well...like I said, we ended up driving it home! It worked out great because we could trade the Trooper in, and actually got more out of it than if we had tried to sell it on our own. This is the nicest car we've ever owned, and I'm so excited about it! (If you can't tell!) I feel like we are even more prepared for the baby now. It's a 2003 Dodge Durango with 76,000 miles, and it's in EXCELLENT shape! It's so funny because Andy drives a Dodge Dakota truck, and now I drive a Dodge, too. We're just a Dodge family I guess. Andy laughs at me because every once in a while last night, I would go look in the garage, just to look at it for a second. That sounds so vain, but I was never really that excited about the trooper that I drove, so I am loving this! Now I need to go think of some errands I can run, so I can drive it!

How much longer....

Well, obviously we need the baby to come to I'll have some more interesting stuff to write about, or something to write about at all! I'm 34 weeks tomorrow, so we are getting closer! We are both so excited, but it seems like so far away still!! Maybe more for me than for Andy. I really shouldn't complain because I've had a pretty easy pregnancy, but I am really starting to feel it now. I am loving our HUGE jetted tub! I take baths probably at least 3 times a week. I love it. It's so pathetic, though. I can barely roll over in bed without hurting, and this little guy is strong! It is the coolest thing being able to feel and see him move, but, dang, his little kicks, aren't so little sometimes. They can be pretty painful. I had a baby shower in Idaho, and then one here in Utah last weekend, and I think we're about ready. We have such cute clothes and stuff for him, I can't wait! There's all this pressure with the whole name thing!! We've talked about it for years, but now all of a sudden that it's so close we're not sure any more. It's a big decision!! Most of the pregnancy we've been pretty sure that we were going to name him Andrew, after Andy of course, but call him "Drew". The closer it gets though, the more unsure Andy is about it. He's worried that it's going to be confusing for people, even though they would have different middle names. We also like the name Treyden, or "Trey" for short. So most likely it will be one of those, but we'll just have to wait until the little guy is here to decide. Hopefully we'll receive some divine inspiration or something so we know for sure. My blood pressure was high at my doctor's appointment last week, and that's had me a little nervous. It went down after 10 or 15 minutes, and the doctor didn't seem overly concerned about it, so I probably shouldn't worry. We've been waiting for so long that I just don't want anything to go wrong. I have the tendency to be a worrier anyway, so...I'm just doomed to worry I guess. But hey, maybe that would mean we could have the baby early! Haha, probably not, but I can hope, right? Well, I'll quit blabbing, but I felt bad that I hadn't posted anything for awhile. We'll have that little one here soon, and then I can post all sorts of cute pictures of him. If anyone has any suggestions about the whole name thing, please let me know!!!