Finally a Post!

Well a quick update on GG, she has been doing much better this week at school. She had to miss out on going to the indoor water park last week and stayed home with me, Peanut and Amy. She was the center of attention and it ended up not really feeling like a punishment but the time with me was what she needed. Then on Saturday J took her on a daddy/daughter date and she was so excited about it. Since then she has been fine. The boys have gotten to have one on one time with J everyday during the week but with GG being in school full days and then having at least an hour worth of homework when she gets home it is hard to give her that one on one time. Now that we realize she needs it we have been trying to be more available to her.

I just have to mention how Red has been doing with her because it is too cute. He is consistently asking "Is the baby nursing?" "Is the baby sleeping?" "Where is the baby?" super cute that he loves her so much. Then there is the "This is my baby." "My baby sister." Then completely not related to the baby he makes EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING into a gun. But he calls it a shoot gun...very funny.

Monkey on the other hand has been very odd lately. He was holding Peanut the other day and all of a sudden he says to her, "You look funny." J took him to the store and the person at the counter had an accent and he says, "Daddy that man talks funny he sounds like a robot." He has been saying other things like that and I am wondering isn't he too old to be saying things like that? I know he is just saying what he sees or hears but sometimes it isn't nice or polite. Anyways here are some new pictures!

Normalcy somewhat

Today we got up early instead of laying around snuggling in the bed and went to church for my Bible study. I say we because my wonderful hubby has to drive me there and once there he carried the baby and diaper bag in so I just had to walk...slowly into the building. For our first outing I think it was pretty successful, well I guess it was technically our second as Peanut had a doctor's appointment yesterday and she was 8lbs 3oz. Anyways, it was just nice to feel somewhat normal!

This afternoon J took the boys to the indoor waterpark that is 5 minutes away from our house and I was able to sleep while the babe was sleeping. I think I could of slept much longer but the hour I got was great. I did get woke up by the phone it was GlamorGirl's teacher. She has been having some issues this week at school. In the last two years of school she has never gotten a note home or been in trouble. I have a feeling it is all the new things going on at home but we are going to need to address this and hopefully get it taken care of, otherwise she is going to have a rough year of first grade and I really don't want that. The issues aren't really anything major but still not my girl.

Contest

There is a contest going on over at 5 minutes for Mom to win a Pink Dyson Vacuum, for Breast Cancer awareness month. Just click on the link and leave a comment on the post and then link to the contest on your own blog. Very simple and you could be the winner even though I hope I am!

Nervous...

I sit here alone in the house with Peanut. Yes, that is what she is going to be referred to here on out. J took the kids to church tonight for dinner, children's choir and Awana clubs. I have some friends coming over later to see the baby but for now it is just me and her. Which means I have to make myself dinner! I am on so many different pills it is also scary to me to be left alone because what if I pass out or get dizzy and fall? I am taking two different pain medicines, an iron supplement, antibiotics (for UTI, so not fun) and regular vitamins. I can open my own pharmacy! I need to make sure I have plenty of diapers and wipes at the location I sit with her so I don't have to keep getting up to get stuff. The kids have been great little helpers with getting things and throwing things away for me. I am so emotional too, which is probably why this post is jumping all over the place. Sorry! Nursing is going good but she has injured my left side and I need new nursing bras because yet again they have gotten bigger then the last baby...I don't even know how that is possible. I feel pretty good today as long as I keep on top of my pain medicines. I just can't wait to start feeling better and get off of these pills so I can just be the mom again. Well I need to go tend to my little girl.

Home Alone!

J just left for the store and I'm home with the 4 kids by myself!!! Of course the only one awake is the baby! Nope scratch that she just fell asleep :) The chaos has already started and I love it. I was nursing the babe while talking on the phone when I realized she had poop on her dress! Since I can't move very fast or really much at all I had to have J take care of the mess. That is one plus to having a c-section...not that I would recommend one I think the other way is so much better. Anyways, I really got on here to show her off :) So without further ado our newest addition (and last Lord willing, unless we get a pet!)










If they went in the order I wanted it should be a picture of me right before we left for the hospital, her just out and in the position she was in my tummy, then her close up and her with me and daddy and her siblings, and her ready to come home. I just realized I didn't get a picture with me, her and daddy or all 6 of us together. Oh well she isn't going anywhere!

Announcing.....

Ivory Rae born September 14, 2007 at 3:48pm. Mommy and baby are both doing good. Mommy is sore from the C-Section but feeling better every day. Tonya will update with pictures when she gets home and has a chance.

I'm GOING...

The hospital just called and said they want to bump me up for the c-section. So I will be in surgery at about 2:30/3pm today. Prayers are welcome and greatly appreciated. Stay tuned for updates on me and baby along with PICTURES!!!

Life

Tomorrow at about this time I will have a baby. I probably won't get to hold her for another hour from this time but she will be born!! Also I will have the hubby update the blog when he comes home tomorrow night so be watching for info on her. I will do the pictures when I come home from the hospital. Ok with that out of the way...last night we did our first night of Children's Choir (GG only) and Awana clubs at our church, this year. It was a very nice evening. It was almost like a date for J and I to be able to sit and relax while all of our kids were being taken care of by church friends. I think that I am really going to like Wednesday nights! Oh yeah and GlamorGirl doesn't have much homework on Wednesday because it is church night :) Speaking of her she had her first test Wednesday at school and she came home with a 100% it was a spelling test with 23 words. I hope this is how the rest of the year goes...

Wordless Wednesday...Belly Shot

More baby details...

So are you sick of me writing about this pregnancy and baby yet? Well only a few more days and she will be here! I had an appointment today and I lost 2lbs. I couldn't change the time of the c-section so I am stuck not eating all day on Friday, but I have a plan. I am going to stay up until 2am so I can eat one last thing then I am taking my sleeping pill and sleeping the day away. I will get up shower and be off to the hospital. At least I will be rested :)

The kids had a great first day of school and surprisingly I didn't cry...I felt the tears coming but I held them back. I am looking forward to J being off work until the middle of October! He originally was only going to take 2 weeks but because of the c-section and me not being able to drive for 6 weeks afterwards he changed his plans and took off 4 weeks. I should be able to get help the last two weeks of recovery with the school thing.

Oh yeah one last thing, please continue to pray she turns because that would be ideal and I know that God is bigger than the medical field and He can get her to turn. Either way He is in control of this whole situation and so I am resting in that.

1st Day of School!

Today was the kids first day of school. GlamorGirl is a 1st grader and Monkey is in Kindergarten. We got up this morning and had a nice big pancake breakfast. Then off to school for pictures :) We will be getting Monkey from school in about an hour and GG will be there until 3:35 seems like such a long day. I feel bad for Red because he has asked about 10 times already where the kids are. I hope he gets used to them being in school! I'm sure once the baby comes it will help...






Ok these pictures didn't come out in the order I wanted but I'm not going to worry about it.

Enough Baby talk for now!

This morning I started a new Bible study at my church. It is about the inner lives of men and how they think and act differently then us women. I am really excited about getting to know the women in the study better and learning more about how my hubby thinks and feels about things I say and do. The best part is it is biblically based.

I also wanted to get on here and say that the kids start school in 3 days! I can't believe how fast this summer has gone by. Also GlamorGirl starts her ice skating on Saturday while Monkey is in gymnastics. She is super excited about learning how to ice skate. But now I have to go dig out some pants for her to wear on the ice!

As for Red he has started this new thing that I remember GG doing when she was about his age. When he gets in trouble for doing something with daddy he comes running to me crying, "Daddy yell at me. Go scream at him." I then ask if he was naughty to which he replies, "yes" still sobbing. Then I explain if he was naughty then he should of gotten in trouble. It's just so funny they think I'm going to go scold their daddy for discipling them. I look at him and just can't believe how big he has gotten. He is completely potty trained during the day and does pretty well at night but still is wet some mornings but dry for the most of them.

No Baby

Well I guess God wants this little girl to stay in for 8 more days. She would not turn at all and they pushed and pushed and the best part was I couldn't feel it. But now I sit here with the after affects of the epidural and no baby. There is nothing else for me to do but to wait. I'll be honest am very sad right now.

Whirlwind of thoughts and emotions...

I don't think I mentioned that yesterday at my appointment they offered to do an amniocentesis to see if the baby's lungs were developed and if they were they could try turning her earlier. I immediately said no for two reasons, I've never had one before and I was scared it would hurt. Well I talked to two moms I know and trust who have had one done and they both said it didn't hurt and it was not a big deal. I called the midwife and told her I wanted one. Here we go...I went in today to get the amniocentesis done. Before hand J and I talked to the doctor about the risks and so on and then we scheduled a external version with possible c-section for tomorrow morning at the hospital, because we would know if her lungs were developed by then. Well during the ultrasound and they couldn't find a pocket of amniotic they would be able to use. Either the pocket had cord in it or when they pushed on my belly her arms and legs moved into the spot they would be testing. Both situations are dangerous for her so we didn't get one. I was almost relieved as I really hate needles. Then my next thought went to they are going to cancel my appointment for tomorrow. I was happy to learn that they still want me to come in and get the external version done with an epidural this time. If it works they are going to induce me but if it doesn't they will be sending me home empty handed and I will have to wait until the 14th for a c-section. I just hope I am going to be able to sleep tonight. I really want to meet this little girl. Please pray for safety for me and the baby, wisdom for the doctor and midwife who are performing the external version and for success so she will be born tomorrow. I am to be at the hospital at 6am with the doctor and midwife getting there around 7:30am. I will hopefully be able to update in a day or two with a little girl in my arms :) If not you will be hearing from me tomorrow afternoon.

Update

Yesterday we had a fun day going to the swimming pool. The last day of the summer swimming fun and we took advantage of it. It totally tired out the kids and myself so we slept great last night! Score :) After we ate dinner we decided to get out the video of Red as a baby. Watching that video makes me so excited for this baby girl to come out. I don't know if it helped my waiting patiently though! This morning J, told me that watching that video made him realize that us having another baby was a good thing, I think he was unsure but now he is so completely excited as are the rest of us. I really want to watch the other two kids movies but I am afraid that will make me not be content to wait, especially GlamorGirl's video.

Today I had another appointment and nothing has changed. I am still 4 and everything is ready to go but she is still butt first. So I scheduled a c-section for the 14th unless she turns on her own and comes out before then I will have a baby in 10 days. Other than my appointment we took the kids to their orientation for school and went to a couple volleyball games which was fun, but extremely hot! I'm going to bed now and it is only 7:45 :)

Weekend

Yesterday J and I got to go to a wedding with no children with us. It will probably be our last date alone before this baby comes. It was a really nice wedding the only bad part was it was a dessert reception so the only thing to eat was sweets with some fruit. After I got home I felt sick to my stomach and ended up throwing up everything in me. Have I mentioned that I despise throwing up? But I will say I felt better afterwards.

Today after church we went out to eat with the G's, they have become really good friends. We stopped by my in-laws to look at some things they were getting rid of but ended up not taking them. We didn't stay long because they didn't have their air on and it was really hot and making me feel sick again. J tells me every morning my body is freezing cold but I feel so hot. When we got home I laid down and J took GG and Monkey to the pool. When J and the kids got back they informed me that GG had gone off the *high dive* twice. She was really excited about that. I can't believe she is going to be starting 1st grade in a week. Anyways, Red was taking a nap so he stayed with me. I didn't really get much sleep as I feel asleep Red woke up. I put him on the potty, gave him a drink, put a movie on and went to lay back down. About 20 minutes later he comes running to me saying he has to poop. At this point I realize I'm not getting a nap. Oh well maybe I will get to go to sleep early tonight!

Game Plan

I had another appointment and baby girl is still breech. My body is completely ready for her to come out as the only thing that needs to happen is for her to flip which the midwife believes will put me in labor. The game plan is for me to keep my appointment for Tuesday the 4th and then we will schedule another attempt at the external version and if that doesn't work they are going to do a c-section. She will be here no later then the 14th of September. It could be sooner if she decides its a good idea to flip...which I am desperately praying for because her head being up HURTS so bad. It isn't like a little foot that can easily be moved away, it is a hard part of her body. I did take a 37 week picture today but I really am not motivated to post it, sorry.

I need to go take the kids outside it is absolutely beautiful here.

8 things!

I got tagged by Tammy and so I thought I would follow through and do the 8 facts/habits of mine.

1. Habit: I have to brush my teeth after getting out of the shower even if I have already brushed them.
2. Fact: My favorite book is the Bible
3. Habit: when I go to subway I order the same sandwich with the same toppings every time.
4. Fact: I got stabbed with a pitch fork when I was 10 years old.
5. Habit: I fall asleep every night with the tv on and set a sleep timer.
6. Fact: My birthday is exactly 9 weeks from today.
7. Habit: I give my family kisses every morning, when I leave the house and at night before bed.
8. Fact: I love going to sports games. We are leaving in 10 minutes to go to a Volleyball game.

Today

I'm having a pretty emotional day, but this video made me laugh so I thought I would share!

Still Pregnant...

I had a doctor's appointment today and nothing is happening with my body anymore. I am a little sad about that but at the same time ok with it because she is still in a breech position. The kids and I spent a couple hours outside today because it wasn't too terribly hot and J was only home for about 2 hours from 11am to 1pm, being out helped with my sanity. We had to come inside because Monkey was getting eaten alive by mosquitoes and I had put bug spray on him. It was fine because it was starting to get hot out anyway. Hopefully I will be able to send out a quick update if I end up going to the hospital sometime this week.

Stress!

We just got power back! We lost it shortly after my last post so it has been a little stressful around our house with the rain and water gathering in the crawl space because we had no electricity (don't have a battery backup but looking into getting one now!) for the sump pump to run, not to mention we had no AIR CONDITIONING, I'm pregnant people and it was hot and sticky last night in our house. I want to leave you with this song because I just love it. I hope you enjoy.

It's been a few days...

Well Tuesday I went into my appointment and they check to see where little girl was and she was still in a frank breech position which means butt first. They also checked to see if I had dilated more and I did I am at 4 centimeters. With everything going on with my body and the baby they wanted me to go to the hospital at 6pm and they were going to try and do an external version to get her head down, the idea is to avoid having a c-section. If it worked they were going to put me in a binder to keep her that way. I didn't have an epidural and it was the WORST pain I have EVER felt in my life. They were only allowed to do the procedure for about 5 minutes because I was screaming for them to STOP. I didn't get an epidural like they usually do because they thought it was going to be easy and quick and didn't want me to have to wait for the epidural to wear off. I can understand that but I'm telling you if they want to do this to you, tell them NOT without an EPIDURAL. I got to come home at 8 sore and with no change in my baby position. I felt very defeated. I was so hopeful that she was going to turn for us. The midwife sent me home with instructions to help more her myself. Of course, I go home and lay down calmly and trying get her to move. I am almost positive I was able to more her head down but I couldn't do anything until the next morning. That night I had contractions all night long and was stomach was in major pain, baby girl was going crazy all night moving and shacking my belly needless to say I didn't get much sleep. I woke up to bruises in the shape of the doctor's fingers on my belly. I went into the office to get a scan to see if she did move for me but she was in a completely different spot then I thought I had moved her but she was still not head down. Ok no problem she has time to turn, I just hope my body cooperates and holds off on labor until she does.

Yesterday around 4:30pm my contractions started to get stronger and with each one I felt like I was dripping pee into my pants. I called and they wanted to check and make sure my water bag didn't break from the version I had done. They checked and it wasn't my water they think it was my cervix thinning out. They kept me there for a few hours to monitor me and the baby and checked me again and I was still 4 so they sent me home with strict orders that if my contractions got more intense or frequent to come back in. This pregnancy and delivery is making me extremely nervous because I haven't had a breech baby before and really don't want a c-section. I was in bed and my contractions were coming 8 minutes apart and the 6 minutes apart, if it was any of my other babies I wouldn't of gone back in and I probably won't even of given the contractions a thought. I called and they wanted me to go back so I did. Once I got there nothing had changed with my body so they wanted to give me morphine (which is a shot in the butt) and keep me over night. Ok I really didn't want to sleep there if I'm not getting a baby out of it, I don't like needles, and the last time I got a shot in the butt the area hurt for 2 years. We ended up coming home with a sleep pill I could take for the night. Let me tell you I haven't slept that good in months. I didn't even get out of bed to pee. My plan is to chill out and stop obsessing about where the baby is positioned and trust God knows what is best for her and that my body will tell me when the right time for her to come out is...even if it has to be a c-section. Prayers are still needed because this worry/anxiety I have over her coming out is a huge struggle.

Oh yeah and the kids are getting disappointed (especially GlamorGirl) every time I go to the hospital and come back without their baby sister. We all just really want to meet her.

The kids!

GlamorGirl is my little entrepreneur every time we see my dad he pays the kids to scratch his head, they get a dollar for every 4 minutes. He loves to have his head scratched and his back snapped so I bet in a few years when the kids are a little heavier they will be walking on his back to make money too. Anyways, Sunday my dad and step mom came over to play games with the kids, the plans we had with them got canceled because of the rain. Shortly after they were here the offer to scratch my dad's head came up and GG jumped on it. Monkey usually scratches too but he didn't want too. Well after my dad paid her he asked if she has used any of the money she has gotten. I told him that we have told her she could but she doesn't ever want too. She then tells me she is saving to get a bunny for a pet. Thus began our research on bunnies and how much they cost and how much more money she needs to save. She has $20, not all from head scratching! I told her once she had $100 saved we would talk to daddy about getting a pet bunny. I am all for it as I think it would be a great way to teach her about money and how much things cost there is just so many lessons to be had from her saving, buying and taking care of a bunny.

Also over the last few weeks we have started a chore chart for the kids to earn money it isn't very much they get 5 cents per job but it has helped make the house run smoother because they know what is expected from them. Plus, it is another way for GlamorGirl to earn more money towards her bunny! We normally do chore charts during the school year to make everything run. Summer time is so relaxed and laid back we get away from it. But in preparation for the new baby and school starting in 3 weeks we started it early. I have also changed our bedtime routine from summer hours to school hours in hopes that by the time school starts they will get enough sleep. I am excited for school to start but I really am going to miss GG because she is going full days this year.

I have my doctor's appointment today at 1:30 then we have a visitation right afterwards then I need to eat and go to my Bible study so I might update either really late tonight or tomorrow morning. Prayers are very appreciated!

Waiting

I am waiting to go to the doctor tomorrow and find out what is going on with my body and baby. It is so hard not knowing where she is positioned. I know she has moved but I don't know if it is the right way or what's going on. Also my ticker says 32 days but the most I have is 25 because at 39 weeks (if I make it that long) they are going to induce me and flip her if she hasn't flipped on her own. Why is waiting so hard? This pregnancy has seemed like the longest I have ever had but so far it isn't...is it because I know what that outcome is going to be a new baby to hold that is making it so much harder?! Please pray for me and my family (I am miserable and I am struggling not to make the misery known to them but I fail A LOT) just that we will hear good news tomorrow and I can make it these last few days.

Of all the days!

Last night before I went to bed J said that he would get up with the kids and take them to their last day of VBS so that I could sleep in. He knows that these last few weeks I have had a hard time sleeping due to the pregnancy and needing to use the bathroom at least 2 times a night. Well this morning soon after the kids woke up the city started to working outside and it was extremely loud. There goes my morning of getting to sleep in. Thank. You. Very. Much!

I didn't get on here yesterday because our day was very packed. Got up took kids to VBS and then to the car dealer to look at some more used cars. And I am very excited to announce that we finally bought one! We got a 2001 Toyota Camry with 38000 miles. We are both happy about the car and price we paid. These are very nice cars that can run over 200,000 miles so maybe this will be the car GlamorGirl learns how to drive with?!

Also we had a great date the other night. We went to this little coffee shop and each got a smoothie because those were the only drinks without caffeine. Then we went to see Bourne Ultimatum it was a good movie. It did make me a little sick during the action scenes because they were so fast and the camera was bouncy, but other than that it was good.

Another Doctor Appointment

This morning I had another appointment to see if baby girl flipped. They also checked to see if I have started to dilate. Well she hasn't flipped and I was told that she probably won't flip on her own because of the location of her feet. Which means I have to keep doing the exercises and help guide her in the direction she should move, not fun. But during the ultrasound she stuck her tongue out at us, it was too funny! Then I was told I am 1 to 2 centimeters dilated so that was good. Also I didn't gain any weight over the last 7 days which surprised me because we went to Old Country Buffet for lunch yesterday and I stuffed myself like always! I have another appointment next Tuesday and they will check everything again.

Other than that we aren't having any success with the car buying which is stressful and I am too exhausted to even tell you what we have been through the last few days.

On a happier note, J is taking me on a date! We are going to be leaving in a few minutes.

Wordless Wednesday Baby Thug!

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Monday!

The kids started VBS at school today which was kind of weird to have them gone. But J and I took advantage of it and went to look at more cars. We found a great deal on a new car from 06 but they didn't want to budge on the price so we walked. We plan on going to look some more tomorrow while the kids are at VBS. They both had a blast and can't wait to go back tomorrow!

Yesterday was a super fun day. After church Amy came over and she took GG and Red swimming. I really didn't feel like going and Monkey didn't either. I ended up taking Monkey on a mother/son date. We went to get an ice cream cone and then to the library. While at the library I picked out some movies. We got home about 5 minutes before Amy and the other two did and then we had a picnic dinner in the living room and watched one of the movies I got from the library.

I can't believe my baby ticker is under 40 now! I am getting so close I can't wait to hold this baby girl. I find out Wednesday if she has flipped for me :)

Obsession/ Random

I told you about the kids obsession with the caterpillar they found outside! Well last Sunday their Children's Church teacher brought a monarch caterpillar to church to show the kids. Yesterday she called me and brought over the crystalist and the kids were super excited about having it in our house. Then this morning when I woke up the monarch butterfly was just hanging there so I have a few pictures from yesterday and today. Very cool. GlamorGirl made a book with pictures she drew to remember the caterpillar turning into a butterfly. Here are the pictures I took.



Also we have started the whole car shopping process. Which is extremely hard with 3 kids that need to have car seats. We have decided that we are only going to look online until next week when GG and Monkey are in VBS at school and then we only have Red which will make test driving so much easier. Since we were out and about we took the kids to Rain Forest Cafe for lunch they loved it. It was Red's first time eating there and he was a little scared but sitting next to daddy helped calm his fears. Anyways, the whole reason we are looking is that I took J's car to my last appointment and it was shacking the entire ride. I don't feel safe in it and I really don't like the idea of my kids being in that car...it seriously feels like at any moment the wheels are going to come off or something else is going to go wrong.

We also took pictures today of my belly with the kids! I hope you enjoy we had fun taking them :)





On the kid front I am excited about their activities this year. I was trying to figure out what to do with GG and being in school full days. Well she doesn't want to do gymnastics this fall. She wants to ice skate which is fine. Her class in on Saturday morning and so I looked at the gymnastics schedule which is what Monkey wants to do and found a class the same day, almost same time and in the same building. I'm excited about this because J will be home so one of us can take them or both of us.
The only other situation I have is GG wants to be in the Children's Choir at church. She has waited to be old enough for 3 years now. Our church is about a half hour away, J works evenings so it would be me and 4 kids, it is on Wednesday nights and it is right before the Awana program at our church. We have been going to Awana's at the church two blocks away on Thursdays because it is close and later in the week. If she did choir they should probably go to Awana right after practice since we are already there and also the church choir practices during Awana which I want to join. They have nursery available for Red and the baby. I just don't know if I want to make the commitment. I also don't want to disappoint the GlamorGirl.

Doctor's Appointment

I had my Ob appointment today and I have gained 26 lbs total. The baby girl is still breech and I have a list of exercises to do to help encourage her to flip! I have been trying to do them but it is so hard with everything else I have going on. While I was with the midwife only about 30 minutes I had 2 contractions and she wanted to check my cervix but I had GlamorGirl with me and didn't feel comfortable having it done today and it wasn't necessary. They want me back next week at 35 weeks and I am hoping that I will get an ultrasound to see if she is in fact still breech and they are also going to check me, oh fun.

Wordless Wednesday Shaving

I'm sick of my BED!

Well over the last couple of days some pretty funny things have happened to me so I thought I would share and get them recorded so that I remember them.

Tuesday when everything went down I got light headed and they laid me on the kitchen floor. I was working in the kitchen with another mom and a high school aged boy. We had watermelon for snack that day so I had brought my huge knives from home to cut them with. After about the third person coming into the kitchen to see the pregnant women laying on the floor and asking what happened the high schooler decided to hold up the knife and tell them he was about to preform a c-section on me. We all started laughing and it made my injuries hurt worse. Teenagers!

At my Ob on Tuesday when they gave me an ultrasound they wanted me to give them a urine sample. Ok all women know that peeing in a small cup is hard to do with two good legs to balance with it was really hard only having one. J had to come in the bathroom with me to help hold me and me trying to do it by myself shifted my weight towards the wall and lost balance and pulled the whole toilet paper roll out of the wall trying to regain it. Needless to say anytime J sees me touch the toilet paper roll he gets nervous I'm going to rip it out of the wall.

After two days with no shower I was starting to feel really gross and so we got Becky to come over while J helped me take a shower. He placed a step stool in the tub for me to sit on and then turned the shower on for me. I washed everything I could and realized that I couldn't get my butt clean...I was sitting on it. He had to come in the shower and hold me up so I could wash that HUGE area. I guess it is called the love between a husband and wife, I can't image anyone else who would want to help in that situation!

Yesterday I had my doctor's appointment with my primary doctor who gave me a referral to physical therapy 3 times a week for 3 weeks. GREAT. Also he gave me a referral to see the orthopedic doctor. Not to mention my regularly scheduled ob appointments. I am going to be one busy girl should be interesting since J has to go back to work sometime so he has time for when the baby is born. Please pray for us as I am basically disabled for approximately 3 to 6 weeks unless physical therapy works really well and I get better really fast.

8 hrs...

That is how long I spent at the hospital yesterday. We have VBS at our church this week and I was helping out in the kitchen, can't anymore. I slipped on some water on the floor and as gracefully as a 8 month pregnant women can fall I did. I hit my elbow on the chair I was trying to brace myself with but ended up taking down with me. I twisted my ankle as I tried to miss hitting my stomach on the chair...I got my boob instead. Then I rocked my knee on the floor finally landing on my very padded BUTT. A paramedic wrapped my ankle for me and then I had to call my ob. I went in for an ultrasound and everything looked ok then to the ER for x-rays on my ankle and for 5 hours of monitoring the baby girl. I have an air cast and crutches oh so much fun! We are both fine, I must add. I was released from the hospital at 10:15pm last night and used my crutches for the first time getting into the house. We have three small steps into the house and on the last step my good leg gave out and I fell into the house. It was NOT my day I tell you. I stayed home today and rested most of it as I did not sleep much last night only to realize today the pain meds they gave me a prescription for I am allergic too. That was super frustrating so I was sick feeling and in pain. Then Jeff unwrapped my ankle and the pain I was having completely left...which leads me to believe they wrapped me too tight. I just hope I will be able to sleep better today. So please pray for me, I am in pain and I feel sick to my stomach from the pain killers.

Contest

Yes there is another contest going on over at 5 Minutes for Mom it is for a 37inch flat panel HDTV. So click on over there and sign up for it by Aug 17th.

Another Boating Day!

Today was J's first time on my dad's boat and we had a blast. We left our house at 9:45am and we just got back a few minutes ago. J is giving the kids a bath to get the lake water off of them. We rode the boat then we parked it, ate lunch then anyone who wanted to swim got out and swam. My dad blew up the Big Maple for after swimming. Red didn't like the water so I got him to take a nap on the boat while everyone else swam. Then the fun began and J, my dad, GG and Monkey got on the Big Maple and we pulled them with the boat. Monkey didn't like to go as fast as his sister though. Various people took turns riding on the tube except for Red and I, him being to small and me being pregnant, we just had to watch the fun, which was fun. At one point J and Roberta were the only ones on the tube and somehow the tube went underwater and they went in. All of us on the boat were laughing so hard my belly still hurts! Their faces were priceless as they sank. Then watching them try and get back on the tube was hilarious. We docked the boat around 5pm after being on the water for about 5 1/2 hours and then we went out to eat with my parents. It was a great day out too. GG actually got burned a little on her shoulders and cheeks and I put water babies on her. The boys seemed to be fine though. Well that was our day in a nutshell. Tomorrow J gets to go golfing with his dad and mine. They should have fun ;)

Wonderful Friday!

We had a great day together celebrating J's Golden birthday. He wanted to go to Rain Forest Cafe for his birthday lunch but we didn't end up getting to go there because the kids and I had a dentist appointment at 1:15 and it was taking too long to get seated. We ate at a different restaurant in the Mall instead. Then it was to the dentist...not my favorite place to go while pregnant because my teeth and gums are really sensitive and I end up bleeding A LOT. When we got home J wanted to go to the store to get paint and other things needed to do our bathroom. He has the whole week off so it is a prefect time to get it done! This evening my dad and step mom came over and we finished off the brownie cake I had made. I got a video of Red and I reading his favorite book but I have to do something to the size of it first which I hope to get done tomorrow but for tonight I want to leave you with 32 week belly shots!

Birthdays

Monkey's birthday was on Sunday and J's birthday is tomorrow so I made a cake for the both of them because that is what they wanted me to do. I tried to make a ice cream type of cake and it turned out pretty good. I used brownie mix and made two equally sized brownies. Then I took mint chocolate chip ice cream covered the first brownie then laid the other brownie on top and then covered that with the ice cream. It was really yummy! Tomorrow is going to be a fun day with J's birthday plus it is his first day off and he doesn't have to go back to work until next Friday a full 7 days off!!

I don't think the exercises for getting this little girl to turn are working. I still feel her hiccups in the same spot. But I will say I got to check off a few more things from my list of things to do and get for her. We got the outfit she is going to be coming home in today, I just need to wash it. I got her a baby book and some diapers and wipes, too. I think we found the type of car seat we want but they didn't have any at the store we found them, bummer. J thinks we can find that brand online somewhere else cheaper...I don't really know but it is worth looking into.

The Monkey rides on...

Yesterday Monkey learned to start his bike without help from me. It was a great day as I didn't have to keep getting up and helping him start the bike. He also learned a few days ago how to turn around so that he didn't have to fall to turn the bike around. These two things have made being outside so much more enjoyable for me.

On the Potty Training front. I had a baby sitter last night while I went to Bible study and when I got home there were no accidents to report! Yay. Red woke up last night in the middle of the night and went potty, which meant that this morning the pull up was dry again. Two mornings in a row. I am so happy. Also today we went swimming and he told me while swimming he needed to pee and he waited until we got out and went in the potty. He is really getting it! But we are taking it one day at a time. I know when the baby comes there might come a few accidents because of the adjustment but for now he is doing GREAT. Way to go RED!

Not doing WW today....

Even though I have the cutest picture of J and Monkey shaving after their shower. I will hopefully put it up next week. It is stuck in my camera until I get the batteries recharged! I also have to get a video of Red when we read his favorite book The Quiet Little Cricket by Eric Carle. He pretty much knows all the words but I want to get it on video because the way he says it is too funny! If you have never read that book it repeats the same words on every page almost.

Well I need to go research getting this baby to flip and be head down so later...

This may not make sense!

Well I had my ultrasound today and she is still a she ;) Also she is not head down so I'm praying she turns by my next appointment or I will have to take serious measures to get her to flip. They estimate that her weight is a little over 4 lbs...she might be a big one! As for me I only gained 3 lbs this past 4 weeks so much better then the 10 I gained last month, bringing my total to 23 gained to date.

Moving along, it is now day 10 I believe in the potty training of the Red-man. This morning was the first morning he woke up and his pull up was completely dry! I was so excited. He has also had one full day of no accidents, which I believe was Sunday and none so far today. He tends to have accidents at night when I am by myself and I am at exhaustion point and have let my guard down. I am very pleased with how well he is doing. The only rewards he has gotten are hugs, kisses, high fives and a lot of praise too!

Yesterday was a fun day we went to the library in the morning and got the kids reading rewards and then after dinner, which we did picnic style outside, we went to Culver's for a free kids sundae. Then we went to the department to bring daddy one. I was feeling energetic so we walked over to the fire station which is right next to the police department but it is a huge brand new building. J came with us and they gave us a grand tour of the fire trucks, ambulance, sleeping quarters, living quarters, kitchen, training room and weight room. I think it was because J was with us because I've never gotten to see all of that before.

GG was being funny and took one of Monkey's streamers that had come off his door and taped it to her behind. Then ran through the house telling everyone she had a tail. She's goofy. But today she proved to be a great help! While Red was taking his nap I needed to get the 7 loads of laundry folded and put away. It probably would of taken me his whole nap but she helped fold and put away which I think cut the time almost in half.

Happy Birthday Monkey!

Five years ago today I was holding my little boy for the first time. I was so happy and I was already in love with that sweet little man. I wanted to write his birth story but instead I think I want to write about all the fun we had today with him. I am hoping to have each of the kids birth stories on my side bar in the future but today is not the day. I just can't believe he is a whole hand now! Time really does fly and I have enjoyed these 5 years so much.

As for today we started the morning out with Monkey waking up and coming into our room with the biggest smile on his face asking if today was his birthday. I think the streamers, balloons and cards hanging on his door were a big indicator :) (I just have to say that my sweet GlamorGirl helped me decorate his door and she loved it) He crawled into bed with daddy and me and opened his cards. Then we got ready for church and made a quick stop at Dunkin Donuts so Monkey could bring them to Sunday School to celebrate his day. After J played a few songs in Children's Church we got the kids and headed out for the big birthday lunch of Monkey's choice. So we went to Wendy's for lunch. Red was so excited when we got there he said, "We see Peter Pan?" It was funny.

This afternoon J had to work but Amy came over and we took the kids to an open field and they flew their kites for the first time this year. Monkey and GG did great getting the kites to fly. Red had a little trouble but did pretty well for his first time ever and with no help! Then we came home for drinks and dinner. While I made dinner Amy traced the kids bodies and then they got to paint, color, glue, glitter and use whatever other art supplies they wanted to decorate themselves. Very cute finished products...I might have to take pictures and share ;) Oh and somewhere in there I told GG and Monkey about the night he was born. I went into labor on the 21st but he was born at 12:05am on the 22nd!

"Thank you Lord for giving us this precious little boy to raise. I pray that we can teach him Your ways and to walk in Your truth all the days of his life. Amen"

The List Gets Smaller!

I can check one more thing off of my to do list before the baby is born. I just sent 769 - 4x6 and 4 - 5x7 pictures to get printed off and I got a great deal! It cost a little under $55...Wal-mart can't even beat that price! I got my 5x7's for only 29 cents each. It is just a great feeling to have one more thing done. The only major thing I HAVE to get done before the baby is born is getting her an infant car seat. The one we used for the other three kids had expired and J didn't feel it was safe to use anymore. I was just so excited to finally get those pictures off to print, it seriously took me about a week to upload them to the site because of my busy schedule.

What's Grosser than Gross?

Stephanie over at Adventures in Babywearing is having another contest! We get to tell our gross mommy stories and could possibly win a Dirt Devil Kone. So as I sit here I was thinking about what gross story I could share. Everyone knows that us moms handle some pretty gross things in our time.

I think this story has tied with one of my puke stories but I am only suppose to share one! We had gone on a day trip to visit my mom at a Mall halfway between her house and ours. As we were shopping Monkey said he had to go poop. I left the other two kids with my mom and took him in the bathroom. He did his business and we came back out. About 5 minutes later and after my mom had run out to her car to get something he grabs his butt and says, "I NEED TO GO POOP, AGAIN!" I proceed to the bathroom with all three of them. I get in there and we didn't make it in time. It was diarrhea-ish. I had to throw the underwear away, they were so gross with poop. It had leaked through them and got on his pants and I wanted to worry about cleaning them instead of the underwear. After I cleaned the pants my daughter dried them under the blower and I cleaned him up. He had poop everywhere from his arms down to his feet. Poor guy was so sad and kept saying he was sorry. It was so gross and a day I will never forget. Oh yeah did I mention I was pregnant at the time.

Holy Hotness...

Our air conditioner hasn't been working very well, as in it will kick on at 9am and run all day long until 1am and I don't even have it set low I keep it at about 76. Throughout the day I will go look and the temperature will be getting hotter in the house instead of colder. Basically it was time for a new unit. We priced 4 different places and then we choose one we trusted to do a good job, which they did. They came yesterday and got it all installed then ran air through to make sure everything was okay. Well there was a leak in one of the hoses, a factory defect, so we ended up packing a bag and heading over to my parents house around 7:30pm. There was no way we were going to be able to sleep in our house with the temperature being in the 80's!

I was just in the kitchen and I have decided it looks like a Farmers Market. On the counter top there are tomatoes, corn on the cob, potatoes, onion, head of lettuce, green pepper, bananas, apples, and nectarines. Then if you open the fridge there are cherries, strawberries, pineapple, a lime and watermelon. I guess you could say we love us some fruits and veggies!

Tonight it is in the high 60's with a nice breeze so we ended up opening the windows, after we just spend all that money we don't need to use it tonight! J took GlamorGirl on a daddy/daughter date to the pool and I have the two boys. We went outside and did a bag of pop it's we had left over from the 4th of July and our neighbor came over and brought us some sparklers and so we lit a box of those too. Now we are inside because it is actually chilly out and they are watching Tom Thumb.

Randomness

Today we went to playgroup and when we got home we had a package. Inside was all of GG's books for this next school year. It is making me realize that the summer really is getting closer to being over. We looked through the books that she will be doing next year in school and I remember doing the math and reading in these books in 2nd or 3rd grade. My feelings about the books are mixed, I'm excited but sad because my baby girl, who is my oldest but still and will forever be my baby, is going to school full days. Moving along, Red kept dry at playgroup today and only had one accident so far today and that was at nap time. It was a hot day today and on a whim we decided to go to the pool. That is the beauty of having the pool passes we didn't have to worry about going only for an hour and 15 minutes because we didn't have to pay to get in ;) GlamorGirl went off the diving board for the first time today and she did AWESOME. The first few times J was on the side of the pool to help if she needed it but she didn't so from there on out she was on her own. She even went off the big slide in the 12ft 6in deep water. I have Bible study tonight and J is doing something fun with the kids he refuses to tell me about so I'll have to wait until I get home to find out what they did.

Just to clarify if you have read my blog before now, you have noticed I have changed the kids names. I have been doing a lot of thinking about my kids safety and the internet. I don't really want to explain my reasons or do I feel I need to elaborate on them they are my kids and I feel I need to protect them in this way. So my oldest will be referred to as GlamorGirl or GG for short. My second oldest will be called Monkey and my youngest will be called Red. When the baby is born I am thinking of calling her something like Baby Girl but I haven't completely decided on that one yet kind of want to meet her first. I know people have not liked this change and I am sorry, I hope my making the connections between the kids age and name is helpful.

Potty Training update!

He woke up with the pull up wet again, he is obviously not ready for nighttime potty-ing. I will wait and see each morning how his pull ups are and go from there. Anyways, we left our house at 9:20 drove the 30 minutes to church. We made it there and everything was DRY! I took Red to his sunday school class and told the teachers about our new adventure and how he had no diaper on or underwear for that matter. I then took him to the potty before I left him with them. I picked him up after our class was over and they took him once because he said he had to go but he didn't actually pee. So daddy took him and he went and I dropped him off at the nursery and gave them the whole run down of the potty training and instructions. I picked him up a little early from the nursery and took him potty again before we headed home, well we actually went out to eat for lunch, but before we got in the car. We ate our lunch and he went potty before we came home and then he took his nap. He woke up and went potty and then Amy came over with some movies for the kids. Since we had rearranged GG's room Monkey wanted his done too. I am totally at the nesting stage of this pregnancy so sure we cleaned his room and changed it somewhat. I left the bed and nightstand in the same place. While I was doing that and the kids were watching their movie Red had an accident. Ooops bad mommy for not being available or around. I had gotten slack in my watchful eye because he had done so great that morning and then after his nap. He had one more accident and then started getting everything else in the toilet. I think he honestly forgot he didn't have a diaper on! Tomorrow is another day.

My MonkeyBoy...

After I posted my friend Amy came over and we took the kids outside to play, even Red with only shorts on. A neighborhood boy came over to play with his dad and the first thing out of GG's mouth was, "Red is naked." I said, "He's not naked he just doesn't have a diaper on." Which then started the potty training questions from this father, which I answered them the best to my experience with the other two kids. I asked him how old his son was to which he said, "He is 3 1/2 and his birthday is in October." Then my Monkey says to the kid and loud enough for everyone to hear, "You are 3 1/2 and STILL wear a diaper. GROSS!" Extreme laughing from both Monkey and GG at this statement. What was I suppose to say to that?!

Well as far as the potty is going Red has done pretty good today. He has only had three accidents one of which was really bad because he had shorts on but the other two were little tinkles followed by running to the potty. And he pooped again today in the potty no problem! Tomorrow is church so we'll see how that goes I am bring tons of extra clothes and a towel for him to sit on in the van.

Other than that Amy and I along with the help of GG rearranged GG's room. I think it looks so cute and it actually looks bigger for some reason. She has a special reading place which she is extremely excited about. I just hope it stays clean! I will also mention that Amy did all the heavy lifting, I would just push if she needed help.

Kids

Yesterday and today the kids have been fascinated with a caterpillar they have named Poosie. It is about 2 inches long and really fat for a caterpillar. They put it in their bug house and gave it "food" which was a leaf. Then today they let it go in the tree and about 30 minutes later wanted to play with it again. It ended up falling out of the tree and they can't find it now. They are pretty funny to listen too. Well they just found Poosie

In other news Red has been without a diaper since 2:30 and has had no accidents but has gone pee pee in the potty twice. I am expecting to have at least one or two accidents today though. He is currently sitting right next to me (with no clothes on) in the kitchen coloring his new cars coloring book.

On the nesting front I just have to label all of the school supplies you know each crayon and marker and so on. Oh so much fun. I have there extra clothes for their locker and art shirts packed, too. I know I'm on top of it, not really but I'd like to think so. I also found out when their orientation for school is so I can mark that on the calendar.

Well so I had to stop this post to run Red to the potty because he did start peeing on the kitchen floor, which is hardwood, so it was easy clean up and it wasn't a whole lot because he stopped himself to put the rest in the POTTY! I'm so excited, he seems to really be getting it. Then I started typing again and noticed out of the corner of my eye Red doing a funny squat type thing and looking down. I asked him if he had to pee again and he said no then I asked if he needed to poop to which HE ran to the potty shacking his head yes. He pooped and now he is back to coloring. My other two kids were so easy to potty train that I thought Red was going to be hard but he is proving me wrong. We are doing the Potty Dance ;)

The nesting continues...

But first let me tell you how clumsy I have been...I was making myself dinner and I spilled salsa all over me and the floor! Anyways, I got the kids doctor changed, their books for school ordered and paid for, and started roundin' up their school supplies. We are going to go shopping for the rest tomorrow but I had almost all of them on hand. I buy throughout the year so it isn't such a shock to the wallet. Last year I didn't do that and I believe between the two kids their supplies were about $150 at the cheap Wal-mart price. I am hoping to get away with about $40 tomorrow ;) I am preparing myself for having all 4 kids in school! The only other nesting thing I have been up to is those pesky pictures I need to get printed off. I think I only have about 40 more to download and I will be done. It just takes so long to download them to that website. But I can't find a better price, 6 cents a print, that is AWESOME especially when you have to print off more then 600.

I have a picture of me and my older brother with my grandpa when I was about 2 years old. My friend saw it today and said how much that Red looks like me. I have always thought that of him but hearing from her was cool. I took the picture and showed it to Red who is only 2 years old and asked him who it was in the picture. He said his name. I told him it was mommy when she was his age. He started laughing and said, "no" like I was never his age. It was really funny to see the look on his face as he was trying to process mommy as a little kid!

Well I'm tired so I'm going to go crawl into my bed.

Summer

Have I mentioned I LOVE summer? Yesterday we were so busy doing things that I didn't even get a chance to get on the computer. We had playgroup in the morning, a noon playdate with one of MonkeyBoy's friends at McDonald's playland and then a pool date with one of GlamorGirl's friends and her 3 siblings and the youngest is Red's friend from playgroup, we got home at dinner time and had breakfast food for dinner and then I went to Bible study, and then hubby and I had a date on the couch watching a movie.

Today we got groceries and then had lunch, it was a full morning event! After Red's nap we meet a boy from GlamorGirl's class and his twin brothers who are MonkeyBoy's age at the pool for another pool date. Can I just say I have the nicest tan ;) Between the new to us swingset we have in the yard and the pool passes we have been in the sun A LOT and I totally have the skin to prove it. I am so getting pool passes for next summer too. We have already more then paid them off and summer is only half over, score. Not to mention that we have 2 pool dates already lined up for next week.

As for the list of boredom busters we can now also check off #13, #18, #25, #29, #36, #45, #50, and #53. We are going to try and do a couple more things from the list and then we will probably repeat some of the things because the kids really enjoyed them. #13 the flash light tag is probably one of my favorite things to let the kids do. It gets dark out and they run through the house with their lights with screams of delight and giggles! We bought them some really cool flashlights too that can either be laser pointers or regular flashlights. They tend to like the lasers ;)

Other than that I have been nesting like CRAZY, and it is actually driving me crazy. I have 10 weeks before my due date and I haven't made it to the date so far so the chances this time around are slim to none. With all the activities it is hard to find time to keep up with the normal up keep of the house let alone tackle some projects. But I am very motivated lately so things have been getting done. I need to get the doctor situation taken care of tomorrow and also pay for the kids books for school and get their supply list. I am going to beg the office to have an advanced copy of the supply list because of my pregnancy situation. Once I have those two things underfoot I will feel much better and relaxed.

Spider Baby

The Fest

This years Festival is over last night being the last night of it and we stayed until closing. We were a little bummed though because hubby was suppose to have the day off but it got canceled because of injuries at work. Anyways, I had at least one other person with me every night which was a great help because the kids don't always want to go on the same rides. On Saturday night I had Becky and Amy with me then 3 high school kids showed up from our school and totally took over taking the kids on rides. It was AWESOME. They each had one and away they went. Of course, the high schoolers thought it was cool to be able to go on the rides without paying for them. The one boy ripped his pants going on the carousel, which was pretty funny, maybe he shouldn't have been wearing his pants so low! Anyways, I will have to remember for next year when I have 4 kids to enlist the help of the high schoolers! TheKing is off the next three days so we are planning on taking it easy especially since he didn't get home until 3am last night.

We have had so much fun these past few days that today we (I really mean I) needed a little down time. So Amy came over right before J left for work and took GlamorGirl and MonekyBoy to the pool. I laid Red down for a nap and I have been working on getting my pictures uploaded to the print shop online. I have over 500 on there now and have about 60 more to go I think, I have two folders on my computer to go through still. Anyways, I thought I would show you some of the things we have been up to!

We have gone to the carnival the last 3 days and we are headed there again tonight. I have only spent $5, which was last night because the pregnant one wanted a funnel cake :) Of course, I shared with the kids but GlamorGirl didn't really like it but my boys did. I can't wait til next year and I can ride on the rides again because GlamorGirl is so MY daughter. She loves the fast spinning rides like the Tilt-a-whirl, or what J calls barf rides! She is tall enough this year to go on them by herself and she does! I have a feeling that Red is going to be just like her and MonkeyBoy likes the rides like the bumper cars and swings. We have been staying up really late too, oh summer nights! The main thing is they are having a blast...isn't that what summer is all about?

Contest

Another contest, I am so excited. I have some friends who are having babies and I want them to have slings because I love them so much! So I am going to try and win some. There is a contest going on over at Steph's and you guessed it, the prize is a sling :) It is an all new type as well so I am hoping if I do win I won't fall in love with it and not want to give it away. Anyways, Jenn from All Natural Mommies is the one making the sling it is called the Podonbutai and it looks really comfortable. I bought a Mei Tai from Jenn about a month ago and I love it. She does great work, so hurry up and go sign up for the contest at Steph's and make sure you make a post about it with all the links so you are eligible to win the contest ends July 11th.

Happy 4th of July!

We had such a jammed packed fun filled day! We got up and went to the 2 hour parade. Yes, that is right the parade lasted 2 HOURS! At least it was overcast and so we weren't hot! Then we went out to eat for lunch right afterwards because it was lunchtime and I was HUNGRY. When we got home we set off some fireworks and pop its MonkeyBoy had gotten for his birthday, J told the kids that he would have some more tonight after he came home, we'll see. Then it was naps for everyone even ME. Both the boys slept but GlamorGirl just took a quiet time in her room resting. J called to tell me he got some special wrist bands for us ;) A total perk of his job! So Amy came over we ate an early dinner and off to the carnival we went. The kids went on so many rides and had a blast I wish I had brought my camera, they are real thrill seekers. Then it was off to the fireworks. The kids played with sparklers and wore their light up necklaces we had gotten in Disney. I love J's job sometimes but at others I wish he worked somewhere else. He didn't get to watch the fireworks with us which was a bummer but we did get special parking and were home in a matter of 10 minutes. The kids enjoyed the $40,000 fireworks display that the town puts on, I just can't believe that they cost so much money. I hope everyone out in blogland had as much fun today as we did.

Nesting

I have a list of things I want to get done before the baby comes one of them is to get all the pictures that are only on my computer printed off so I have the actual picture. So the last few days all the computer time I have I have used to upload my pictures to this server so I can have the hard copies. I found a website that prints 4x6 pictures for 6 cents a print that is a great deal considering I have about 800 pictures on my computer that need to be printed. I have uploaded a little over 200 and have 25 folders to go through still, it's a very slow process and I have very little computer time as it is with it being summer. I haven't printed pictures since Nov 2006: note to self keep up to date with the printing of pictures. I know I am going to have a ton once our new bundle of joy is born which is why I need to get the ones on here done NOW.

I do feel like I have accomplished some stuff though because I went through all of GlamorGirls old clothes and pulled the season and size she can use and then put them away up to size 9 month I only had 3 draws to put clothes into.

As for the home front we were going to camp last night in the yard but the kids were being naughty so it got postponed. Tomorrow on the 4th the kids got invited to ride in one of the squad cars during the parade. J has to work it so I don't know how it is going to work out but GlamorGirl really wants to be in the parade and MonkeyBoy wants to get candy. I told them that if they rode in the parade they had to be together as I would have Red watching the parade. I am still trying to work out the details as to where they go after the parade because they are at the beginning. I am leaning towards just having the kids with me watching instead of riding so less complicated. We'll see! I think it would be easier if J was driving the car but he's not.

Oh yeah and I put our blanket out for the parade tomorrow. I used duck tape that had been in a hot car so as I was unrolling it the sticky stuff was on both sides. My sandals kept getting stuck and coming off. Just as I got done with the last piece of tape my sandal got stuck came off, I tripped over it and rolled my ankle, fell onto J's squad, ripped a piece of skin off of my arm from something on the car and fell on my butt. Very graceful I tell you ;)

Have a GREAT 4th of July!!!

Picture Time

These first pictures are of my 28 week pregnant belly!




Slide show of our day yesterday we went to the zoo after church and then to a bbq with some people from church. It was a very fun day as prefect as it gets this side of heaven!