All is Well, All is Well!!

This could turn into a lengthy post BUT it has a happy ending AND pictures. I know what you are thinking, and yes, you are lucky. ha ha.

First off, I FOUND ERIC'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!!!!!!! I was so happy and relieved!! The only bad part is that I found it today instead of on Friday. But you know what, it didn't even matter. Let me start at the beginning.........

There is a company in Utah called Mountain States Line Contractors. They do a lot of hiring for Apprentice Lineman which is just what we want for Eric. We started our application for them back in June. You have to start it online, they email you an application number, you enter some basic info online and then you have to mail in your driving record, copy of drivers license, copy of birth certificate, resume, high school transcript (in a SEALED envelope from the school.....) and I think that is it. So we got all the paperwork and mailed it off around the 6th of June or so.

Eric waited a week or so and called to make sure they got everything. They said it takes 3 weeks to process. He waited about 4 weeks called back and they told him it still had not been processed. He called once more, same answer. One of his buddies at school is doing the same thing but on Wednesday last week, he tells Eric he got an interview set up. So Eric calls the office to check on his status and is told they have not received his driving record, copy of driver's license or copy of his birth certificate. What?! And you couldn't tell us this one of the 3 other times we called???

This is where the panic sets in for me. I KNEW I had mailed all of those things and surely going from here to Midvale (it is about 1 3/4 hour away) it did not get lost in the mail. Eric got his driving record and copy of his license again and faxed them over to them immediately. This is when we are told if we get the birth certificate in by Friday we will be good otherwise there is no guarantee. I was at work and was not able to search high and low at home for what I had possibly done with it.

Fast forward to today. We have a PO box and so I only check our mail every other day or so. I went to get it this evening and there is something from Mountain States Line Contractors. Hmmm....what could this be? I open it up and it is a letter saying "We have received all of the necessary paper work and your interview is tentivly set up for August 18th. Please call our office to recieve your scheduled time and to confirm you are still interested." The date on the letter is August 7th. FRIDAY! This can only mean one thing, they found the paperwork I had sent in over 2 months ago and orginaly claimed they did not receive.

I thought about being mad for a half of a second but then realized I was just SO releived they had everything and that Eric had an interview!!!!! Yes, my Friday was full of panic, tears and stress but that was then and now I am so happy, AND Eric still has a birth certificate. (It was immediatly placed in the safe:)

Now, onto something totally different, for those of you still here.
I am 21 weeks!! I kept forgetting to take a pic so before Eric left, I had him take one quick. I am not looking my best but I decided I didn't care. :)

Please tell me you can see a difference from 3 weeks ago? I swear this pic doesn't do my belly justice. I am sure it seems bigger to me.

Notice the lovely iron wall hanging behind me? I bought them while we were building and it has taken me this long to convince Eric to hang them for me. He is not a fan of hanging heavy things on the walls.

What do you think? (Don't mind the unmade bed) I had not totally decided where I wanted them in the bedroom but I came home one day last weekend and Eric had surprised me and hung them up! I was just so happy they were no longer leaning againts the wall that I didn't care. They really are pretty cool!! Thanks babe!!!

And lastly, here is what is going on with me at 21 weeks.......

*NO HEADACHES!!!!!!! I have had ONE, yes ONE in the last 3 weeks or so!
*Last I knew, I have gained about 13 pounds. Hopefully this is not too excessive! But really, I don't care. :)
*My "inny" belly button is slowly (but surely!) disappearing.
* This little guy is still a mover. I am going to be sad and probably paranoid when he slows down.
* Sleep is starting to get slightly uncomfortable.
* Still no cravings or sensitivity to smells. Is this weird?

I think that is about it! Oh yea, and this is Eric's LAST week of school!!!!!!!!!!!!