I have the office cleared of the computer, books and bookshelves, games, etc. Right now it's fairly empty except for the tons of baby boy clothes and diapers piled in the closet! And the fun toys and gifts we got for Caedon at the baby shower. I've ordered the nursery furniture and bedding and it should mostly be here this week so soon and very soon I can post pictures of the nursery all ready for a sweet baby boy!
The baby shower was lovely. Amanda did a wonderful job with decorations and food and games. She's so organized! Plus I had yummy chicken salad sandwiches left over for lunch and dinner today so I'm one happy mama! :) And I enjoyed spending time with family and friends who already love my baby boy!
Along with preparing for the baby, I'm trying hard to believe that my big boy will be starting first grade in 3 weeks! He has enjoyed his summer with me at Mother's Day Out but I hope that he loves going back to school this month! He is a little worried because he says first grade is going to be harder than kindergarten. I think he's like me and just doesn't like change. He'll do great and I'm sure he'll love it just like he did kindergarten!
I'm more worried about how Melissa's going to do with Kyler gone again all day...and we won't have Mother's Day Out for the first couple of months since we'll be home with Caedon AND she won't have Laura here to play with like she did last year. Hopefully special Mommy time and helping with Caedon will keep her happy until big brother (also known as her best friend) comes home from school each afternoon!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
If it's not one thing, it's another...
I had my 36 week check-up with my midwife today. Found out that my rotten little son is breech. Gah! She (and a friend) gave me some ideas of things to try to get him to turn but Tina (my midwife) was very calm and encouraging about the idea of delivering him breech if it comes to that. Why I need this complication thrown at me after everything else I've dealt with (and am still dealing with...) during this pregnancy, I don't know. But if I've learned nothing else in the past 5 months, I've learned that I can handle more than I ever imagined possible. And even though I hate it, I CAN be flexible. So I'll continue on over the next 5 weeks praying for a safe delivery and healthy baby and mommy and I'll throw in a few (dozen) prayers for little man to turn himself the right direction!
Getting ready for my baby shower on Saturday! I'm excited to spend some time with friends and family celebrating this new little life that God has entrusted to me! I am thankful for my wonderful friend, Amanda, who has gone to such great lengths to make sure that the day will be perfect for me. I love her for caring so much! I can't wait to get his room all put together. We're turning our office into a nursery for him. I don't do well with babies sleeping in my room and I didn't want him in with Kyler right away so we decided this was our best option. I've been working very hard on getting the office cleared out. I'd say I'm over halfway done but there's still plenty left to do. And then I get to start setting up baby furniture! I just love preparing for a new baby!
I spent this past weekend at a scrapbooking retreat with my aunt Doris. I enjoy spending time with her (and with my cousins when we are all able to be together at the retreats!) and it was wonderful to just relax and let someone else take care of the cooking and cleaning. I took naps, chatted, ate, watched movies, scrapbooked and not much else! :) It was a wonderful break from the reality of being a mom. I enjoyed being back home with my kiddos today, though. They are such awesome little people!
Getting ready for my baby shower on Saturday! I'm excited to spend some time with friends and family celebrating this new little life that God has entrusted to me! I am thankful for my wonderful friend, Amanda, who has gone to such great lengths to make sure that the day will be perfect for me. I love her for caring so much! I can't wait to get his room all put together. We're turning our office into a nursery for him. I don't do well with babies sleeping in my room and I didn't want him in with Kyler right away so we decided this was our best option. I've been working very hard on getting the office cleared out. I'd say I'm over halfway done but there's still plenty left to do. And then I get to start setting up baby furniture! I just love preparing for a new baby!
I spent this past weekend at a scrapbooking retreat with my aunt Doris. I enjoy spending time with her (and with my cousins when we are all able to be together at the retreats!) and it was wonderful to just relax and let someone else take care of the cooking and cleaning. I took naps, chatted, ate, watched movies, scrapbooked and not much else! :) It was a wonderful break from the reality of being a mom. I enjoyed being back home with my kiddos today, though. They are such awesome little people!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Yet again...this lady at Wal-Mart yesterday says "You're about to pop, aren't you?" Nope...not until the end of August. "Are you sure?" And then she proceeds to comment on how I look like I have a watermelon in my shirt and says, "It's a girl, isn't it?" Nope, boy, just haven't gained alot of weight this time.
I enjoy disproving old wives' tales. Carrying low means it must be a boy, right? That's what I heard all through my pregnancy with Kyler. And then I carried Melissa even lower and she's definitely NOT a boy. You carry girls all out front and boys make you "spread" a bit? Well, with my first 2 pregnancies that was accurate. This one, though? While I can't guarantee it's a boy, the sonogram was pretty clear. I think it has much more to do with weight gain than gender. I gained 50 lbs with Kyler so, yeah, I was going to be huge all over! This one, only about 17 lbs so far, so it's pretty much going all out front. Oh, yeah, and the heart beat. Caedon's heart beat is consistently fast. He's still not a girl. (He better not be a girl. I'm getting ready to have a baby shower and get all kinds of fun little boy stuff.)
While I'm still not ready to be done being pregnant, I am getting very anxious to meet this little man. I'm ready to see his sweet face and see if he looks as much like his brother and sister as I expect he will. I want to see how my labor and delivery will go with him (praying for a smoooooth, easy delivery just like his big sister). i can't wait to get an idea of his personality and watch Kyler and Melissa interact with him.
But I will continue to tell everyone who asks that NO, I'm NOT ready for him to come yet - no matter how huge I may be! We have decided to turn our office into a bedroom for him which is going to be a BIG project, even bigger if I end up having to do most of it on my own. We have 5 full bookshelves in here so all of the books will have to be sorted into keep/get rid of piles and then we'll be moving 3-4 of the shelves into our bedroom, depending on what we can fit in there comfortably. We're moving our computer into the living room. One of my main concerns with that was the idea of keeping Caedon away from the computer and cords when he started crawling. Thankfully, the very generous parents of a dear friend are getting rid of a computer cabinet that closes! They're giving it to us and I'm so very grateful! Our living room will be a bit crowded, but we'll make it work. And it will force us to move into the world of wireless internet. *Gasp* : P Then there are all the other things we store in the office that will have to find a new home. I get overwhelmed thinking about it but I just need to get started and figure it out as I go.....
In 4 days I get to go out with other grown-ups and have dinner and watch HP 7part2. And in just 9 days I get to go with my aunt on a scrapbooking retreat and spend 3 nights and most of 4 days without my children. As much as I love and adore both of them, I'm so burnt out with being with them 24 hours a days, 7 days a week. I miss the days when I could run errands on a Saturday and leave them home with Brian or go out for a ladies' night and not have to depend on my parents so much. I don't like feeling like I'm taking advantage of people but I just need some down time....
Baby shower in 16 days - yea! I love baby showers and I love spending time with my family and friends! I can't wait to start getting everything ready for my sweet Caedon Joshua!
I enjoy disproving old wives' tales. Carrying low means it must be a boy, right? That's what I heard all through my pregnancy with Kyler. And then I carried Melissa even lower and she's definitely NOT a boy. You carry girls all out front and boys make you "spread" a bit? Well, with my first 2 pregnancies that was accurate. This one, though? While I can't guarantee it's a boy, the sonogram was pretty clear. I think it has much more to do with weight gain than gender. I gained 50 lbs with Kyler so, yeah, I was going to be huge all over! This one, only about 17 lbs so far, so it's pretty much going all out front. Oh, yeah, and the heart beat. Caedon's heart beat is consistently fast. He's still not a girl. (He better not be a girl. I'm getting ready to have a baby shower and get all kinds of fun little boy stuff.)
While I'm still not ready to be done being pregnant, I am getting very anxious to meet this little man. I'm ready to see his sweet face and see if he looks as much like his brother and sister as I expect he will. I want to see how my labor and delivery will go with him (praying for a smoooooth, easy delivery just like his big sister). i can't wait to get an idea of his personality and watch Kyler and Melissa interact with him.
But I will continue to tell everyone who asks that NO, I'm NOT ready for him to come yet - no matter how huge I may be! We have decided to turn our office into a bedroom for him which is going to be a BIG project, even bigger if I end up having to do most of it on my own. We have 5 full bookshelves in here so all of the books will have to be sorted into keep/get rid of piles and then we'll be moving 3-4 of the shelves into our bedroom, depending on what we can fit in there comfortably. We're moving our computer into the living room. One of my main concerns with that was the idea of keeping Caedon away from the computer and cords when he started crawling. Thankfully, the very generous parents of a dear friend are getting rid of a computer cabinet that closes! They're giving it to us and I'm so very grateful! Our living room will be a bit crowded, but we'll make it work. And it will force us to move into the world of wireless internet. *Gasp* : P Then there are all the other things we store in the office that will have to find a new home. I get overwhelmed thinking about it but I just need to get started and figure it out as I go.....
In 4 days I get to go out with other grown-ups and have dinner and watch HP 7part2. And in just 9 days I get to go with my aunt on a scrapbooking retreat and spend 3 nights and most of 4 days without my children. As much as I love and adore both of them, I'm so burnt out with being with them 24 hours a days, 7 days a week. I miss the days when I could run errands on a Saturday and leave them home with Brian or go out for a ladies' night and not have to depend on my parents so much. I don't like feeling like I'm taking advantage of people but I just need some down time....
Baby shower in 16 days - yea! I love baby showers and I love spending time with my family and friends! I can't wait to start getting everything ready for my sweet Caedon Joshua!
Monday, July 4, 2011
Happy 4th of July!
I took the kiddos to see Royse City's fireworks on Friday night and I think we're going to go see Rockwall's tonight after a cookout with my family. Lots of 4th of July fun! Here are some pictures we took at the RC show the other night:
Here are my kids being "cool." They are nutso and I love them. :)
Melissa and a big firework!
Handsome boy watching the fireworks:
This week I also reached the 32 week milestone in Caedon's pregnancy! Although everyone seems to think I should be much further along, considering all of the "about to pop" comments I'm getting. Seriously. Do people think that HELPS? Cause I gotta tell you, it doesn't. Besides, why does everyone just assume I'm ready to be done being pregnant? I'm not. Yeah, I'm tired and I'm really, REALLY hot. But I truly do LOVE being pregnant and I'm not at all ready to be done with it. And our house is really not ready for Caedon to come yet. There are a few things that need to be done before I can welcome this little one. Plus, it would be nice if we had approval for Brian to be back home before the baby comes.....
Thankfully, physically this pregnancy has been much easier than the first two, once I got past the morning sickness phase (which was much harder than the first two). But with all the mental and emotional drama I've had going on in my life, I'm blessed by such an easy pregnancy. I haven't had any leg cramps, no swelling, and by the time he's born I'll probably be around the low-end of the normal expected weight gain for pregnancy.
Here's my 32 week belly picture. Yes, I'm aware that he's low and that I'm "all belly." Can you tell that I've heard these things a few times?
Here are my kids being "cool." They are nutso and I love them. :)
Me and my first 2 babies. :)
Melissa and a big firework!
Handsome boy watching the fireworks:
This week I also reached the 32 week milestone in Caedon's pregnancy! Although everyone seems to think I should be much further along, considering all of the "about to pop" comments I'm getting. Seriously. Do people think that HELPS? Cause I gotta tell you, it doesn't. Besides, why does everyone just assume I'm ready to be done being pregnant? I'm not. Yeah, I'm tired and I'm really, REALLY hot. But I truly do LOVE being pregnant and I'm not at all ready to be done with it. And our house is really not ready for Caedon to come yet. There are a few things that need to be done before I can welcome this little one. Plus, it would be nice if we had approval for Brian to be back home before the baby comes.....
Thankfully, physically this pregnancy has been much easier than the first two, once I got past the morning sickness phase (which was much harder than the first two). But with all the mental and emotional drama I've had going on in my life, I'm blessed by such an easy pregnancy. I haven't had any leg cramps, no swelling, and by the time he's born I'll probably be around the low-end of the normal expected weight gain for pregnancy.
Here's my 32 week belly picture. Yes, I'm aware that he's low and that I'm "all belly." Can you tell that I've heard these things a few times?
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