Last's in Pullman

Wow, 2 weeks from today we'll be at our new place in Selah, WA (basically Yakima)!  How do we only have 2 weeks!?  But I'm super excited!  This new phase is going to be awesome!  It's going to be a busy/fun couple weeks, including a work party with my kiddos, baby shower, glucose test ugh (does eating a lot of sugar give you gestational diabetes?  Cause i eat a lot of sugar...), and we are literally leaving town the morning after my last day of work!  Glen will be busy packing while I'm at work.  But I moved everything here while he was in Alaska, so it's ok.  ;)

I am procrastinating starting the packing process.  I haven't done anything.  I made my families delicious banana cookies today tho!  It's probably about time to start but it's just hard to decide where/how.  Glen's parents are coming up here to help us move, especially since we have like 4 vehicles we need to drive up to Yakima.  But I suppose the motorcycle and scooter will go in the u haul.

There are so many things we never did while we were here in Pullman:  The Lentil Festival, Haunted Palouse, a few restaurants, and many other things that I can't think of right now.  We've been here for over 5 years!  But sadly, I never considered it home.  Maybe because it's a college town that fluctuates so much, maybe because it's where my grandma lives and my mom grew up, so it's not "my" hometown.  It always seemed like just a step, but we will definitely miss it.  I think we'll miss the people mostly, and the small town feel, the excitement with the college, the beautiful seasons (maybe not the long winters tho), and Glen loves the Snake river.  Yakima will probably just be a "step" too, but I hope to make it not feel that way.

Here's to Pullman!!!  Football games, basketball games, dances, snake river, fun with friends, engaged, graduation, and baby boy on the way.  We've come a long way and gone through a lot together Pullman.  Yes, we will definitely miss you!  Without you, I would have never met the love of my life and made the most awesome friends.

Coug Dad

Bachelorette Party!

Coug Mom

Family of Coug's

'Man'venture

Halloween dance

Half Marathon

Welcome back Corynn

Snow Bunnies

Our tiny house

Melissa and Joel football game

Kayaks

Kara, Shelayne, Halloween

New Car

Baby shower with Micall

Baby on the way!

It's a boy!

Engagements

Steptoe Butte

Tailgating

Singles Dance

Basketball Game

Butch

Adam and Bridget

Alysa, we did it!

Graduation

Katie Bond and I

Arlie

Football games

Shelayne- ice skating

Our family group

Christmas with my love

Can I do this?

I'm just gonna be real here.  I was expecting a girl, and slightly hoping for a girl.  Cause let's be honest, I get girls.  I understand them.  I get the long conversations about nothing, the melodrama, the ups and downs, and the singing about everything they're doing.  Lol.  Glen still thinks it's weird that I sing a narrative of what I'm doing sometimes.  Isn't that normal for girls....?  Maybe not super normal, idk.  But the point is, I knew what I'd be in for with a girl.  And I was ready.

I was ready for the bows, the pink, the sparkles, and even the meltdowns about stupid things.  And I was excited to see Glen with a tiny girl wrapped around his finger.  How cute!  All the signs pointed towards girl and I was ready!

When I saw that it was most definitely a boy, I was shocked!  No, I was planning to have a girl!  This isn't right!  I was still incredibly excited, don't get me wrong, but I had to rethink all my thoughts.  I'm a planner and this was a major change of plans, for me.  With all the emotions of being pregnant and seeing our beautiful baby on the screen, I just exploded with emotions that night.  Haha.  And all I could think was, "Can I really do this?"  Can I raise a boy?  What do I know about boys.  They are silly, wild, gross, etc.  I'm girly, I don't do bugs, or horseplay.  This would be a whole new world.

But I've composed myself since then and held on to those sweet boys at work and realized, I CAN do this!  They are still so loving and caring and sweet!  They are not dramatic or sneaky or complicated... well, not as much.  And they sure love their mama's.  Boys can be just as fun.  And it will be fun to watch Glen and our son do "boy" things together.  Thank you to all you other mothers with sweet baby boys, that I can watch and think "I want a boy like that."

I'll refrain from posting the "Yep, that's a boy!" picture.   :) 

I can do this right?  Any tips for raising boys?