Sunday, September 5, 2010

Treasuring Up!

This past weekend Mark and I decided to drive 2 hours north to visit the Logan temple. It was our little vacation before our little girl comes. It was so wonderful to get away and do that. The girls absolutely loved it! They were so excited to go to the temple and touch it. It was really rewarding for them and they are still talking about it. It's so fun to witness children learning and exhibiting their love for God. Mark and I took turns going to the temple, we were super excited because we had never been to the Logan temple before. What a georgeous temple by the way. I love the town and the atmosphere. The next day we drove to Bear lake, stunning I must say. The drive was so beautiful, the town it self was cozy and there famous raspberry shakes were yummy! Why did it take us forever to discover Logan and Bear Lake, Who knows.

P.s. I miss taking pictures by the way. It's important to make time for the things that you love and bring you joy!














The girls were so happy on temple grounds. It was so fun to see them overwhelm with joy!



















My wonderful handsome husband took these pictures of me as we were walking on the boardwalk to bear lake. Despite not getting any sleep the previous night and not wearing an ounce of makeup I thought they turned out pretty good. I actually enjoyed posing for him partly because I had his undivided attention and I know these past few days he's been a busy man, with schooling, application work, church calling, fathering etc. Let's just say I REALLY love spending time with him!



















I met with my midwife a few days ago (can I just say I love her so much)and she noticed that my baby girl has dropped a little. I actually noticed it this time around as well. With Eve and Esther I couldn't feel a difference but with my little baby girl I felt it in the middle of the night. My midwife thinks she might come early but I have a history to carry my babies full term. I actually expect she will come right after the second session of General conference that Sunday. At least that's what I'm encouraging her to do. I also mention to my little girl "hey let's save the drama and you slip right out in 1-2 hours" I think it just might happen that way. I have so much love for this little girl, she has been so good to me:) I know that Heavenly Father loves her so much, I've had a few experiences of him letting me know how special this one is and how I need to prepare and organize things before her coming. I actually feel better prepared with her then I did for her sisters. I'm getting this strong desire of reading as much as I can. I've been hitting 50 pages a day this past week. I'm almost done with Ina May Gaskins book on breast feeding, I just finished Hypnobirthing and The Happiest Toddler on the block. Mark and I are taking the Hypnobabies course independently, so that requires a ton of reading each week but I'm loving it. I also viewed two documentaries of birthing a few weeks ago The business of being born & Orgasmic Birth which by the way gets me so excited to do a home birth this time around. I feel at peace and I'm so excited to bond with her soon.

5 comments:

The Goettman Family said...

Juanita - you are such an amazing photographer! I wish you could take all of my photos! I love looking at yours. Also, I didn't even recognize Eve in the first picture - her hair has grown a lot! Best of wishes with the rest of your pregnancy and we miss each of you!

Da Denninghoff's said...

Thank you! We miss you guy's a ton. We hope our paths will cross in the near future. Do you guys have a blog? We would love updates of how you all are doing:)

The Kaufmans said...

Wow it sounds like you're totally prepared. I'm so excited for you and I can't wait to meet her!

Lacey said...

hey nita, it was fun to catch up on your blog. so excited to hear how birth # 3 goes. good luck. when i was reading about your book reading and how no one told you, i totally identify. so much out there that society has changed to be the norm. if your interested in another good read against the norm i read how to disease proof your child, by joel fuhrman. he is extreme, but very imformative and i really liked what he says. anyhow your girls are adorable and your pics are always the best. love ya

Da Denninghoff's said...

Lacey- thank you for the recommendation:) I'll look into it. I'm always looking for a good read. Yah whenever you come across a good read let me know.