36 weeks/La Canada's on fire

Here are my 36 week shots. Pretty impressive I should say. It's funny because when you're not pregnant you think "How did I ever get that big? I couldn't have actually been THAT big". So you have to document it to prove that it really did happen. One of my favorite moments this week was at church. My sisters Annie and Laura got ahead of me and then stopped to wait and just burst into laughter. They were like, "all we can do is laugh, it's not personal". I agree, the belly is in charge. And as much as it's making me uncomfortable and giving me no sleep, I know I'll miss it and being pregnant so might as well enjoy it. I also forgot to mention that I took Oliver to a sibling class the hospital was putting on and I tell you, that kid is a natural. He went right over to the baby dolls, picked one up and a bottle, and sat down to feed it. Of course towards the end the baby was getting dropped on it's head big time, but these things take time. The instructors were shocked that he didn't have a baby doll at home he had been practicing with. What can I say. I'm just so maternal that it leaks into my 2 and a half year old boy's behavior. It's only natural. As much as I told myself not to get psyched out about wanting her to come early, I totally am. It's just that right around my due date we have a million things going on with my sister's farewell and my entire family being here. So I either want her two weeks early or a week late. Hmmmm, I opt for two weeks early. You can't blame a girl. It's funny how I actually feel like I'll have more energy after she gets here cause at least then I won't be pregnant:)

And La Canada's on fire...

I think the last stats were that 1500 acres had burned and it was 5% contained. The view from Foothill Blvd. looks straight out of a movie, it's crazy. Ryan and I went outside yesterday to watch it around 6 just as the fire was coming over the mountain. In a matter of minutes, it came over the top and huge flames had taken over. It was crazy. So of course that night we had to drive up and get as close as possible. Why do I have a total fascination over fires? I know they are sad and destroy things, but sometimes it's just so cool to watch. So since just coming over the mountain last night, it is now all over the whole face of the mountain, threatening all the homes in Greenridge. My mom said she saw helicopters going into people's backyards and taking water from their pools. All yesterday and today, I'm just hearing this continuous drone of air crafts hard at work. It really makes me choked up to see firefighters and planes and helicopters fighting something so huge and powerful. It seems they are understaffed because we just kept saying, there's no way it will come down to there or there, and then it does. It is very scary. Thank heavens there are no winds because if there were, we would all be in huge trouble. For documenting purposes I'll put a few pics up I found online. Keep La Canada in your prayers...

Here is JPL and the view of the mountains behind. JPL is literally right next to my house although we are in no danger here. I think we're about as far down as you can get from the fires. Plus I know they would never let this thing get near JPL.