as time flies by...

June 16th is almost here! We will be moved in to our brand new house June 16th. (17 days from today).
Even though it took longer than we were hoping, the end is here and we couldn't be more excited!

Our fence is being finished, our porch railing is being finished, and then we must landscape!
Our carpet will be put in just days before we move in so there is ZERO chance of ruining it prior to move in.
Other than that, our house is all ready for us!

We "broke ground" on our property June 6th 2010. It has been a long but amazing year. Time has gone by so fast! It has been an epic adventure.

And now only two more months until little Baby Bruce arrives : )

The love of my life...

(This photo was taken Sophomore year homecoming 2002)

Justin Adam Bruce, what a wonderful man : )

I love him so incredibly much. I never thought love could be the way we experience it together. You see romance in movies of being rediculously happy and being swept off your feet. Well that romance is normally found in the first few months, or years. But we are on year 10 and it hasn't changed a bit. I don't know what it is, maybe because we are still young or because we have watched other relationships fail, but we always make sure, every single day, that we show eachother how much we love one another.

I would say that we easily tell eachother we love eachother at least 10 times a day, but probably alot more than that. We say it periodically, and we also say it whenever we say goodbye, whether that is in person or on the phone. Some people may think it's silly but if you love someone why would you ever hesitate or cap the number of times you tell them?

We also call eachother, all the time. If I am at work or Justin is at work we call eachother at least twice while gone, but normally Justin calls me more than that : ) I love hearing from him and telling eachother stories about customers or people we are working with. We always have so much to talk about!

Our connection runs very deep. It would be hard to suprise one another with anything because we always want to tell eachother everything, and the second it happens! lol. I have heard so many stories about special ways women have told their husband they are pregnant, I couldn't even imagine suprising Justin about the baby, the second I found out, he found out, lol.

It is going to be interesting revolving our life around someone else. As much as I am excited to have this little Peanut of ours, it will be hard adjusting to life around Peanut, instead of life around Justin.

I am so lucky to have married such a wonderful man, and an amazing best friend. He makes me laugh harder than anyone in this world. He knows what I like, what I love. He knows how to make me feel so extremely special, all the time. We always have fun together, we love going on new adventures. Life is just amazing.

This past year has been so crazy and hectic and we are still so strong. It hasn't put pressure on us as a couple, or husband and wife for that matter. For the last year we have been building a house, I received a promotion at work, Justins company went out of business, Justin got hired at Boeing, and we are having a baby. If there was ever a time to stress out and lash out at one another, it would be now. But our relationship has just gotten better and better. I have heard a few times now, "If you really want to test a marriage, build a house together", well we are doing just that and it has only made us stronger and closer together.

Someday... I will be able to relax again...

27 weeks pregnant... 13 weeks to go!

Today is the big "wedding day". Along with working full time and building a house, Justin and I are also in a wedding. I am the "Maid of Honor" and Justin is a groomsman.

It has been a very hectic last couple of months but the wedding is finally here. I am so excited to see how this wonderful day turns out. Don't worry, I have a beautiful dress that fits perfectly : ) I actually ordered it two sizes too big and had them alter it last week.

We haven't moved into our house yet. Still not done. Well for the most part it is done but it's all the tiny annoying things that are left. We will be moving in the next couple weeks and I am so excited! We will have about 2 months between when we move and Peanut arrives... AHHH!

I wish I had more time to get everything ready but oh well, what can you do? At least everything wil be new!

leaving my 2nd trimester behind me... and welcoming a midwife ahead of me!

As of Wednesday I hit 26 weeks pregnant. Only about 14 more to go. So crazy to think that we have been expecting a little one for that long already! Feels like just yesterday that we found out we were going to be parents! Next week marks the beginning of the third and LAST trimester.

http://www.baby2see.com/development/week26.html

So much has changed...
Well besides the belly growth and the back pain, alot has changed in our minds as well.

So we had this great doctor, Dr. Joshua Nathan. But for the past 5 months our appointments were rushed, 10 minutes long, and gave us ZERO direction. We would ask questions and receive support but no real answers. We could always tell that Dr. Nathan was trying to avoid the "sue factor" and would just support how we felt but not give us any guidance.
Last Monday (April 25th) we had our 25 week appointment and when Dr. Nathan mentioned that his wife was due with a baby in a few days, I then asked him where she would be delivery the baby. He then told me that his wife is a midwife and that they are using a midwife in Seattle...hmmmmm....
So, MY baby doctor, the one responsible for my entire pregnancy, his first choice for his own child is a midwife?
This left Justin and I a little confused. So we went home and watch a recommended documentory called "The Business of Being Born"... TALK ABOUT AMAZING! It opened our eyes to a whole new world! We felt so touched by the knowledge, guidance, and support of this documentory that things for us have changed 100%.
So this past Monday (May 2nd) we met with a midwife... And she was amazing!
http://www.cascadebirthcenter.com/
We have never been happier with our decision to switch. I feel so much more relaxed and cared for.
We will not be having the baby at home but at the Cascade Birthing Center, which  is located right next to Providence Hospital.

Life is goooooood : ) And we are more than thrilled to be bringing our baby into a peaceful, loving environment.

25 weeks pregnant!