Fun little story, Exciting news and This weeks adventure. :)

FUN LITTLE STORY
As many of you know, I have always been a very "small" sleeper. And by that I mean that I have always curled up in a ball or against a wall when going to bed and not moved from that spot until I wake up. I have been this way for as long as I can remember. It is the reason My sister Abbie always wanted me as her sleeping buddy on camping trips. I would flatten myself against the trailer wall and she was free to have the rest of the bed to herself. :) (You're welcome Abbie!) Well apparently this has changed in the last month. It seems that with a growing belly and growing discomfort, I am no longer the "small" sleeper I once was. Several times Jeff has told me that he has come into the room while I was sleeping, only to find that there was no room on the bed for him. I refused to believe him, as I have never been a sprawler and didn't believe I ever would be. Well the other day I awoke to a triumphant husband holding a camera with a picture of me the night before. He had come in to go to bed, only to find once more he had no room. This time he decided to take a picture as proof. See below.

Poor Jeff has put up with so many mood swings and craving and now must fight for a place to sleep. He always insists that I am beautiful and not at all moody, but I don't feel that way and am just SO grateful to have such an extraordinary and loving man as my eternal companion!

EXCITING NEWS!

I finally got a job! After over a month of trying to find a job that was okay hiring a 5 month pregnant woman (something like a call center rep., receptionist/secretary or an at home job), I wasn't having any luck and was getting pretty downhearted. However, I started to get hopeful again when I found a babysitting/nanny site and created a profile. I soon began to loose heart again, as all the people who were interested in me, changed their minds after finding out I was pregnant. (Which is completely understandable as people often want someone who can commit for a long term, which I couldn't.) When I was once again about to give up hope, I was hired by a wonderful single mother to take care of her little girl while she was at work during the week. (She works three jobs) It has been so much fun tending again and I am so grateful for this opportunity to get to know this little angel. :) 

THIS WEEK'S ADVENTURE

We went to the Zoo! Jeff found this great deal online for the Austin Capitol Zoo and we decided that since today was a cooler one and we didn't have anything planned, we'd go. We didn't know what to expect when we found out the Zoo was in the middle of nowhere and saw that the entrance building looked like a petting zoo, but we were very pleasantly surprised! There were so many different, cute and even exotic animals! They had fossas, lemurs, a black bear, lion, white tiger, hippos, and many different types of birds and monkeys! (One parrot even knew how to say "hello pretty bird" and would repeat me when I would say it.) There were even antelope, wildebeest, alligators, a camel, boars, pigs, black leopards, snakes, deer, zebras, and so so much more! Below are some pictures of this little adventure! 

 Albino raccoon.

 This cute pony had free range of the zoo. :) 

 Fossa!

 Some comical duckies that followed us around the zoo for a bit. The tall skinny one just followed the short round one, while the short one ate all the food. Jeff thought they could be cartoon characters. :) 

 Feeding the guinea pigs. There were close to a hundred of these in one pit!

 On second thought, I think there was more than a hundred. . . 

Of course Jeff had to catch one! Shhhh don't tell. ;)

 Desert Tortoise. 

 Feeding the goats and deer.

 They REALLY wanted that food! It wasn't long before they started fighting one another to get closer. 

 Jeff didn't like how much they slobbered over his hand. Haha 

 Black leopards! We really were this close to all of the cages! It was really neat! The vast majority of the animals were very active too. (Which I had never seen at a zoo before.) 

 White tiger! He came right up to the bars and was walking all over the place. He even took a little bath in his tub while we watched. :) 

 African Porcupine. I would hate to get in a fight with this guy. 

Lion!

  Feeding the zebras, deer, antelope and wildebeest. Jeff was so excited he finally got to touch a zebra! 

 Lemurs. (ZABOOMAFOO!!!)

 Servals! Yes I want to adopt one. Yes I know it is illegal. And yes I am going to anyways. :) 

I feel a deeper bond with pigs lately, not sure why... ;) 

This may look like a lot of pictures, but I assure you it is only about 1/4 of what we took. Haha. Most of the animals we saw I can't remember the names of, and I didn't think ya'all would want me to post so many. :) 

Jeff and I are having so much fun here in Austin and think it's crazy that we've already been here 2 months! We've meet so many people from different cultures/backgrounds and it really is such a wonderful experience getting to know all of them! However, we do miss our family and friends back home in Utah and hope to see all of you soon! Know that you are constantly in our thoughts and prayers and that we love you! 

Until next time!