I'm bored

Today I'm 22weeks 2days. I feel the little guy kick and move all the time and sometimes Dustin can feel him too. Usually what happens is he kicks really well for a few minutes, I tell Dustin and he rushes to put his hand on my stomache and then baby boy doesn't move again for 20 minutes. I'm starting to recognize the difference in feet kicks and arm movements and be able to tell the position of the baby.

Alex has definitely perked up at the thought of a baby brother. He talks to my tummy and always asks how big the baby is now. I have to tell him that he doesn't grow much day to day but comparing it to the size he's supposed to be when he's born helps Alex see the difference.

Dustin is at High Adventure camp with his dad and brother this week. The in laws bought an enclosed trailer in St. George so he's driving it up to his dad as part of the trip. He asked if I wanted to go but I had to decline. Camping with a group of 18 males isn't my idea of fun, even if I wasn't still on bedrest.

Yes, I'm still on bedrest. While I'm loving being home, I'm not loving not doing the things I want to do. We've got new shelves in the garage that I want to organize to make room for the other new shelves that aren't put together yet but I can't. I have been able to do some crafts that I've been putting off. I've made a Halloween wreath, a piece quilt top for baby boy's quilt, crocheted a baby blanket for a friend and figured out how to work the sewing machine my mother in law gave me. The quilt looks fantastic and now I just need to make curtains to match. That's the problem with custom stuff. If I bought a crib set, it would have the matching curtains, bumper, crib skirt, etc. Making the quilt means, unless I want to make all the other stuff to match, I'll have to try to find solid color sheets, bumper, etc. Since I'm barely proficient with sewing straight lines, I'm going for the curtains and then solids for everything else.

However the good news is Alex is getting baptized on November 6th! Anyone that wants to come is invited and we're having a family lunch beforehand. If you're planning on coming, let me know so we have enough food for everyone. We've been reading the Book of Mormon and happened to get to Alma chapters 10-14 the last couple of days. Some great chapters to help explain the beliefs of the Church. We quiz Alex on what we're reading as we're going through to help him understand the scriptures (except for the Isaiah stuff-we don't understand that either) and he's had some really great questions and observations about the Resurrection, judgement day, and how we're different from other churches. It's been awesome to watch.