So this Sunday I will officially be 8 months pregnant! I will be a mom in eight or less weeks . . that's a reality check if I ever heard one if you ask me. But today I experienced what people have told me what will eventually happen when you are pregnant: forgetfulness, loss of balance, not being able to touch your toes. Well, today I can sympathize and share my own stories that new pregnant girls just smile and nod at. It started when my shower was finished. Sometimes our shower door gets stuck, and it will only open a little. Well, today it happened, but for the first time I couldn't squeeze through the opened shower door. What is this?! So a scrape on my belly later, I got out. Getting dressed, I realized my favorite maternity jeans are probably a little too small, or a lot small, and today was my farewell to those lovely jeans. And socks. Who thought they would become the article of clothing that makes you frustrated and make you think about crying! As I attempted to put those stupid socks on, I couldn't reach my feet, despite my grunting and trying different "put your sock on positions." All failed, and then a humbled pregnant lady calls for her husband, and gives him the "don't laugh or I'll cry/kill you look." Kudos to Grant, he quietly put my socks on with only a slight smile on his face. That was not the case when I got home from work and attempted to change into sweats. My jeans somehow got tangled on my foot, and over I fell. If this is only the beginning, I need some more chocolate milk and brownies.
2 days old. They have him "surfing." Inside the burp cloth underneath him is a gel cool pack that helps him not get too hot under the heated light that is above him.
5 days old. Dad finally gets to hold his son for the first time and the ventilator is removed! A feeding tube is added in through his nose to his stomach to finally begin to eat food! Previously nutrients were just added through his IV.
6 days old. Enjoying life breathing without any assistance! He kept pulling his breathing tube that just stuck in his nose. You can see it there in front of his face. the orange tube is his feeding tube. 
1 week old! Ten minutes before we got to the hospital his IV went bad. Instead of his IV putting liquids into his bloodstream, it was leaking into his arm, resulting with severe swelling from his elbow to fingertips. They had to prick holes in the back of his hand to manually drain liquid from his arm. It was sad, but he was tough and didn't complain at all except when they were pushing the liquid out of his arm.
Jeff after the horrible ordeal. He slept pretty much the rest of the day.
While we have been in California, we have been taking advantage of what it has to offer! First of all, we had to head to the beaches, Newport and Huntington with our some of our family and friends. Grant favors Huntington Beach, for the waves are bigger for his boogie boarding
adventures! I usually just get pummeled! Our last visit we attempted body surfing, which was quickly ended after a few wipe outs, sand filled swim suits, and salt water infiltrating nasal passages, not very amusing. We also found a gun shop that Grant especially loved! :)
Disneyland and California Adventure thanks to our sister's wedding gift. (Thanks Autumn!) Grant had never been, so he was VERY excited to finally meet Mickey! We enjoyed Space Mountain and Tower of Terror the most! The whole trip was a lot of fun and we were able to go with our sister, Stephanie and her husband TyRell. It was an ejoyable weekend and a wonderful break from work! 
