Randy+Brooklyn: August 2019

The end is near! We had our home visit this month with our midwife and two doulas and they dropped off the birthing tub. It is all set up and ready to go! With the end of this pregnancy approaching I've been having weekly appointments and everything is looking good (vitals, baby's position, labs, etc.). I have to admit I partied pretty hard last month gained 10 lbs in about a 2 week time period so I decided to go off refined sugar for the rest of my pregnancy and I ended up dropping those 10 lbs in a couple weeks. I don't think the majority of it was actual fat but mostly fluid retention bc my ankles look amazing now compared to a couple weeks ago and I'm feeling a million times better!

My sweet friends, Emma and Bridgette, put on a lovely baby shower for me at Shark's Cove. The kids played in the water while the mamas chatted and ate. It felt so nice to have many of my friends together and I'm not gonna lie that was my first time wearing a haku lei and I kind of felt like a preggy, mother-nature goddess!

I am happy to write that Randy's workload is starting to slow down! These past few months have been insane because of the house but we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! Randy is still working his tail off on this house and picking up OT but it isn't as intense as it was the past couple months. He literally cleared out the entire backyard of all the California grass on his own in the sweltering summer heat with many other projects. His work ethic is insane! I tried to take out ONE California grass root and I couldn't do it ha!

We've been really focusing on our relationship more starting this month and it feels so good. It's so easy to get busy and caught up in life and relationships do require work but just like anything worthwhile it is sooo worth it!

Also my dear friend Raye came to visit from Maui! Her time was short but I was so grateful I got to see her! We also had breakfast with Robyn and Annie (our niece) who will be starting at BYU-Hawaii. I love catching up with family and friends and am excited to have Annie living so close to us!