Eight months and counting...(33 weeks)

Well we are reaching the home stretch and i could not be happier. Sarai has gotten LOTS bigger and there doesnt seem like there is anymore room for her to fit. Now since she has gotten bigger she has turned around and stretched out into my ribs, and it is the most painful thing i have ever felt. In addition to feeling like an elephant is sitting on my rib cage, i feel like there is a horse kicking me in the back. I think she is going to be a pretty big baby, i have gained about 26 pounds and it all seems to be belly so she may be a 10 pounder like Keith. Anyway i have 7 weeks to go and i have no idea how i am going to handle her getting any bigger, but i am taking it one day at a time. We are quite excited about her arrival, i love the thought of having a baby, but no one told me the process of getting her here was soooooooooooooo long and painful. I am definitely looking forward to the labor. (Yes i did say i am looking forward to the labor, shocking!)

Hanging with Brian..

It has been lots of fun having family around here in California with Keith and I. It makes it feel more like home. So when we aren't studying we try to take brian around to see the sights. Keith and Brian have also gotten into skim boarding. He's been spending alot of time studying in preparation for basic training, and keith has been working him hard going on runs, doing sit ups and push ups. But i am glad we were able to hang out with him and see him before he ships out.

Ace and Tiger's nap time with Sarai...

Ace and Tiger have made a habit of snuggling on my lap with Sarai. I can not keep them off of me completely so they find ways to either lay directly on top of her or snuggle around my belly. I think it is a quite cute, although they sometimes forget that they are forbidden from being ON top of my belly and try to climb up, but i think they are dealing with the changes pretty well so far. It will be interesting to see how they react to her when she finally gets here.

Keith's Authentic African Outfit

Keith commented on how great one of our church member's outfits looked, and they were nice enough to give us authentic african outfits. I of course could not fit into the outfit but Keith was able to get into his i think it looks quite nice on him, although its a little big.

Maniyah's 3rd Birthday

I got to spend time with Maniyah for her 3rd birthday and it was alot of fun. She got lots and lots of presents, so she was definitely a happy little girl. She's growing up so fast shes only 3 but sometimes it seems like she is a preteen already.

Maniyah's B-day part 2

Florida Family Vacation...

After my baby shower i got to spend some time with my family down in HOT florida. I was very excited about the trip because i hadnt seen my family in soooooooooooooo long and it was due time for a visit. The bonus was that we went to universal studios and it was maniyah's first time, and kiras second time (first time she was a baby) so i got to see there first reactions to the rides and cartoon characters. I also go to go to an arabian night dinner to celebrate my birthday. I was very happy to spend some quality time with my family, i had alot of fun, even though i couldnt ride most of the rides (on acccount of being a little over 5 mths pregnant) and i had to be pushed around in a wheel chair because my feet swelled up like balloons. I cant wait for the next family vacation hopefully keith can come too.

Family Vacation 2

Family Vacation 3

Baby Shower

I know this is wayyyyyyy late, but i am finally getting around to posting some new pics on the website. There are just not enough hours in the day! Anyway there were TONS of pics, alot of family pics to chose from but i narrowed it down to just a few, i will post those in a different section. So to those who have been asking about baby shower pics, here is a glimpse of a few.