19 days to go!

I'm about 37 weeks now which means I'm full term, so hypothetically this baby could come any day now. But everyone reminds me that most first babies come late rather than early! So I most likely have a few more weeks. I went to the doctor this morning and I'm dilated about 2 cm so that's good news that at least my body is getting ready! Here's a picture of me and my big baby belly...

I remember when we were younger and we would whine to my mom that we we're bored, she would just reply with, "yeah, doesn't it feel so good!" But with 19 days to go until our little one is due, I find myself getting a little bored. I'm sure once she is here there will be times when I will want these "boring" days back and I'll really know what my mom meant when she would say that it feels so good to be bored.

To occupy some of my time I've started on another baby quilt. The last one I made was more neutral colors, so I thought I would make another one that is a little more girly. Also in our ward there are like 6 or 7 other girls that are either about to have a baby or just had a baby so we're all working on making little baby sleepers together. I'm afraid a sleeper might not be as forgiving as a little quilt. But we'll see. I'll be sure to post some pictures once I've finished. I've also been going to a water aerobics class at the student recreation center which is actually really fun. It sure does help that you're only a tenth of your weight while in water!

Also I had some over ripe bananas I didn't want to throw out so I tried a new Banana Bread recipe. I don't have loaf pans and I didn't feel like making a trip to the store for just muffin papers so I made it in a Bundt pan and it turned out really good! Here's the recipe if you wanna give it a try...

3 ripe bananas
1 c. sour cream

1/4 c. margarine
1 1/3 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. walnuts (or however many you like)

In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla, bananas, and sour cream. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; stir into the banana mixture. Stir in walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.

I guess that's about all I've been up to. Let me know if you have any ideas of things I can do to stay busy for the next couple of weeks...

You're It!

Here's a fun tag to try...

Google each of the following things and post the first image that comes up...

First Name:

Sarah

Middle Name:

Elizabeth

Last Name: Whitman

Age: 24


Place I'd like to visit someday:

Paris, France. And this could actually happen sooner than I thought because Andrew might be doing a study abroad program there next summer...woop woop!

Favorite vacation spot:

Destin, Florida. Don't you wish you were there right now??

Past celebrity crush:

Wentworth Miller

College Major:

Actuarial Science, it's an emphasis in the Statistics major.
Yeah, it's about as boring as this picture looks!

Place I grew up:

New Orleans, LA. This picture is after Hurricane Katrina obviously, poor little city.

First Job:

Front desk assistant person at Tulane's Reily Recreation Center.
Basically I swiped people's membership cards and folded towels.

Favorite treat:


Devil Cremes and Twizzlers
(you can't have just one favorite treat, right?)

Favorite food:


Favorite color:

Aqua

Somewhere you've gone today:

The doctor's office.

What's for dinner:

Chicken Dorito Casserole. I was kind of surprised this picture came up...
I didn't think many other people knew about this delicious Mormon casserole :)

I tag everyone! :)

Labor Day

We decided to do some sightseeing on Labor Day so we headed up to Kirtland, Ohio to see some church history sites. We went to the Visitor's Center and saw the Newell K. Whitney store, the Whitney's home, the Ashery which was a very profitable business for the Saints in Kirtland, and the Sawmill which was used to help with construction of the Kirtland Temple. We also visited the Kirtland Temple which is now owned by the Community of Christ Church. Lastly we visited the Isaac Morley Farm, which was a gathering place for early church members in Kirtland.

I learned so many new things while visiting these sites in Kirtland. Both the Morley's and the Whitney's played a big role in the survival of the early church. Newell K. Whitney was especially helpful in sustaining the church financially in Kirtland. He was very generous with his inventory and he also donated three years of the Ashery's profits to the church.

Here are some pictures of the places we visited...
(don't mind the big pregnant lady in some of these)

This table is upstairs in the Newell K. Whitney Store. It is the same table that Joseph Smith sat at and received revelations such as the Word of Wisdom.

This is the Whitney's house. Apparently yellow was the most expensive color of paint.

Kirtland Temple

It was really neat to visit such special places. I am so grateful that I know the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth. I am also so grateful for those early Saints who knew that and were so faithful and sacrificed so much.