swollen feet.

Y.e.s. I am making a new post....It has been a crazy busy/fun past couple of weeks. I have been working with the kids and Joe is still busy as ever painting multiple houses each week. My belly is growing and little Ryah can't wait to get out of there! only 41/2 weeks to go...

Y.e.s. People told me the last month of your pregnancy is the worst, and for some reason I never listend untill now. Last night my feet swelled up like porky pines...my toes were like fat sausauges... and my back feels like it will detach my waist from my legs with every step I take. My wedding ring can't and won't fit and my double chin is now trippleing...and last but now least, all my teeth are going rotten. I am SO ready for this baby to be in my arms...and out of my ribs/back.

Y.e.s I will miss her movements in my belly, feeling her toes tickle across my navel, her little feet stabbing at my one side, and her hands pushing against the other side. I will miss the waddle walk and constant pressure down below...(yes, i said down below). I will miss her hiccuping and most of all I will miss knowing that my little girl is safe inside me.
I just can't wait to meet her most of all... I just can't wait...

it's [official]

so so so... it is official. Joe and I have come to an agreement on our sweet little girls name. no more well...this or that name.. it is a for sure thing now. Her name is going to be Ryah Jane Denhalter. I just learned this last weekend that Joe has a great grandma whos middle name was Jane. I think her first name was kaziah or some kind of cool name like that, but Joe's cousin already got to that. But Jane was the only middle name we could really come up with that goes with Ryah. I guess its just a bonus that Joe has a great grandmother with that name. But anyway, more official news from this past week is that my brother and sister-in-law had their baby,her name is Emma Ray. She is a doll, they are going to be great parents. It gets me so excited to see new babies, i cant... cant wait to see Joe and i's little one.

ive been tagged by Krista

5 things on my list of things to do today:
1. FIND JOES WALLET!
2. call Bekah for a good fabric store
3. go through downstairs closet
4. take Gavin and Mckinley swimming
5. Go to a craft store
snacks I enjoy:
1. LOVE cottage cheese and tomatoes
2. otter pops
3. Apples and peanut butter
4. Popcorn
5. grapefruit with chili powder
5 things I would do if I suddenly became a billionaire:
1. get new hub caps for my car:)
2. buy a big piece of land in Snowflake
3. build a dream home buy a cow, some chickens, a horse, and maybe some ducks
4. invest in some apartments or town houses or something
5. and.. dimond earings:) (and of course be charitable with it)
5 places I've lived:
1. Snowflake, AZ
2. Thatcher, AZ
3. Mesa, AZ
4. ....
5. ....maybe Tom and Angie's? kind of...
5 jobs I've held:
1. Maid
2. Server at El Cupidos
3. nanny
4. CNA
5. ....
5 things people don't know about me:
1. I'm not as eaily convinced as I seem to be.
2. played basketball and volleyball in college
3. I want to run a marathon in Mexico after I have little Ryah
4. I was a bad delivery for my mom, she almost died with me.
5. If I could be naked at all times I would. I hate having cloths on. They weigh me down!:)
5 people I tag:
1. Amber
2. Christa
3. Kate
4. Bekah
5. Laura

and of course Jess!! sorry:)

why be a mean-spirited, intellecutaly-stunted moral barbarian?

A couple nights ago Joe and I watched a war movie and for some reason it really got me thinking on a few things about our country. Then we went to dinner and I saw a picture that was like wow...it was The Statue of Liberty crying...I won't go into detail how I was relating all of these things in my head to the church, but I do want to share with you something I found that might make you think. The guy who wrote this had so many interesting things to say, but this was great...He's just talking about how people have become mean-spirited, intellectually-stunted moral barbarians and can't express empathy or guilt...it deffinatly makes me want to be better...He gives us the examples Jesus left us to follow and then shows how people now react to those attributes.
The poor in spirit are considered to be impotent and irrelevant in a culture that thrives on egoism and self-promotion.
Those who mourn over moral injuries and tragedies are instructed to “get over it,” take some pills to mask the pain, and “move on”.
The meek are crushed by aggressive, acquisitive mobs.
Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness find that their efforts to satisfy, slake or quench are in vain as they wander a seemingly endless spiritual wasteland.
The merciful are considered weak and fall prey to those who abuse their compassion for their own personal gain.
The pure in heart are exploited as a reward for their decency.
The peacemakers are ridiculed as idealists, cowards, and collaborators with the latest enemy our plutocracy has created to justify its endless wars.

31 weeks! (2 more months)

So for everyone who wants to see a belly, y o u got it. Here I am at 31 weeks, i've already started my 2 a week appointments. woahhh. I can't wait for the little one to get here! My back is already hurting everytime I wake up, I must be sleeping weird? The 80 degree weather already feels like the 120 degree weather, I walk with a slant, I walk so so slow, I have a hard time getting in and out of my car, I can't bend over, I have to lean to the side to grab something, constant runny nose.(don't understand it), swollen feet every time I wake up, I find myself going through the baby cloths I already have over and over again, i'm a little bossy:), my body does odd things...(moms understand) my dreams get weirder and weirder...and i'm going to the batheroom constantly! (those are signs of being pregnant right?) wowow, we are so lucky ladies to get to "experience" all of this! haha..oh the joys

dear laura

Laura, this ones for you...ADD ME you stinker!
love your sister..chelsea
joeandchelseadenhalter@gmail.com