Our walk

Tuesday we have playgroup now and it was so nice out today.  All the kids played outside while us mom's sat around the patio table and talked.  I sprayed all the kids down with sunscreen when we got there, but should have done myself and got a lil burned on my right arm and right side of my neck.  Stupid really, because I am a sunscreen fanatic normally. 

After dinner tonight it was so nice that Summer Girl came out and asked her hubby if he wanted to take a walk around the block.  My 38 week pregnant self wasn't quite sure if she wanted to but Summer Girl insisted so I strapped on my belly band and we made it just fine.  It was so nice and we let the kids, well Aaron, walk.

 I dug out Grace's sun hat and it still fit her enough for her to wear.  Plus she was wearing purple today so she wanted to wear the purple side.  Aaron's sun hat doesn't fit anymore and I think I sent it along for my new nephew anyway.  So I dug out the Navy ball cap (got represent Uncle Tay Tay) and we tightened it up and he kept it on for the entire walk!! He was so stinkin cute with it, my lil slugger!  We stopped on the corner to have K take this picture and the house across the street was playing basketball in their backyard and Aaron was so excited to see basketballs popping up above the fence.  He kept saying, "Ball! Ball!" 

Tomorrow I have my 38 week OB appointment in the morning.  I am not sure if I am excited or not.  I am not sure what he can tell me that will get me excited...but he still has to check everything out.  K was supposed to travel to Idaho tomorrow for an overnighter.  But since the trip is 5 hours one way he is skipping out on it in case she comes.  So since that is not on his schedule anymore, it would be really nice if she came tomorrow morning.  Like wouldn't it be great if we went to the appointment and the Doc says, your in labor now, head on over to the hospital!! LOL
We will see what tomorrow brings!!!!!!!!

Easter 2012

I love this picture of Air Bear and K.  K was lying on the floor on his stomach and Aaron had to copy him when K let him play with his phone. Heads down together, his little finger touching the screen, so precious!

Easter morning, Grace showing her TinkerBell coloring poster.

 Aaron was into the candy first thing...can we say Chubby Bunny? Not sure what he thought of the Peeps, he ate the heads off a couple, but that is all.

 Grace wearing her Easter "Pepaw" dress.  She kept talking about her 'pretty dress'.

 Showing her bracelet and cross necklace off.  Such a precious face!

 He had just woken up from nap...can you tell? Sweet boy.

 Hunting for eggs at Grandma's, Aaron was great at getting them.

 Zoom!!!! Off to find more eggs!!!

Today my OB appointment got canceled and rescheduled for Wednesday morning.  So we ran to Costco to get gas and then some banks and right back home.  Grace's friend and his mommy came over and played and had lunch and then left so the kids could have naps.  Aaron took a nice solid 2 hour nap. 
I filed a complaint with the police because as soon as I put the kids down for nap these 2 guys were racing their dirt bikes up and down my street.  It was so nice out today (75 degrees) that I had the kids windows open.  So annoying, they stopped after about 4 runs up and down the street and I saw the police come by about an hour later.  I just kept waiting for the police to call me so I didn't rest myself. 
After K got done with work we ran thru KFC and headed to have dinner at the park and play.  It was such a nice day for it and the kids loved it.  Then back home for baths (filthy kids!) and bedtime. 
Now K and I are watching a movie and hoping little sister comes soon!

38 weeks, Easter Egg Hunt

Today I am 38 weeks along.  My week date is on a Saturday and it was the same with Grace, however I went into labor early Saturday morning on my 38th week with Grace, so this pregnancy is officially the longest I have been pregnant!  But at this point it's fine because tomorrow is Easter and I want to see the kids in the morning and spend it with my family. 

This Easter weekend we are having nice weather, so it makes it more fun.  Yesterday we looked up a free Easter Egg Scramble with 10,000 eggs and decided to drive down there this morning and participate.  It was fun, it was just super windy and since we got there at 9:40 it was still pretty cold, I think about 35 degrees.  But we got there at the perfect time and we parked a little farther away to avoid the traffic and walked to the park.  It was a good little hike for me, but it worked out nicely and I think tuckered the kids out a bit. 

This was right before the kids were allowed out into the circle.  They basically just set all the eggs out into the grass and then spray painted a big orange circle around it so that the age groups stay separate and they wait until the right time.

 Daddy warming up the little boys hands.

 Before it 'started' you can kind of see all the eggs and the crowd line up.  That sign on the left said no adults allowed, but of course K saw dad's sweeping armfuls of eggs for their kids.  Which is silly because we were in the ages 1-3, so it's not like your 1 year old really needs to have any more than they can get.  Aaron actually got the concept, he couldn't carry his basket but he was picking eggs up 2 at a time, one in each hand.  Grace was a little bit more cautious, but they both got about 10 or 12 eggs.  It only lasts for maybe 5 minutes before the eggs are GONE. 

 Mass egg attack!

 Afterwards showing off their eggs...love Aaron's face!  He was so proud of himself!

 They also had the local fire dept out there with a truck with their ladder, so K held the kids while he walked around the truck to show them.  We thought Grace would like it a lot because she always points out fire engines and ambulances when they drive by, but she was kind of freaked out.  I think she thought the sirens would be on.  But I guess Aaron thought it was great.

 Afterwards we came home and Aaron passed out of course, and its a good 20 minute drive, so I was resigned to a short nap with him.  However they both slept really good for about 2 1/2 hours and I got a good nap as well!  So that was delightful.  All in all we had a lovely Saturday and tomorrow should be great as well.  We are supposed to go over to Grandma's for dinner and I am sure we will do an egg hunt there, but it is supposed to be highs of 72, so it will be warm by then!

Hope everyone is enjoying there Easter weekend!

37 weeks and 5 days...counting

So yesterday was such a good day energy wise, that I was hoping for a repeat.  That however did not happen.  What did happen was I made my way to the grocery store with my 2 adorable children (who behaved so well like usual) and got some groceries before driving home.  I did cart in all my groceries which I did not want to do because I was feeling BEAT and make the kids some lunch.  Then ate my own lunch before cleaning out the leftovers from the refrigerator and run the dishwasher.  I then put the kids and myself down for a nap where I promptly fell asleep.  It was delightful. Especially because our window was open a crack and I could hear the neighborhood kids out playing and laughing, and even though it wasn't that warm out, that sounds just makes my heart glad.

Aaron did wake up a little early and that woke me up and I didn't really want to.  I had a lot of contractions today but nothing anymore intense than usual. 

I also realized that this Saturday I am 38 weeks and I have never carried a baby past 38 weeks exactly before...so that was an interesting thought. 

I fed the kids early because it;s Thursday and Grace had dance class and then K came up and found himself something to eat.  I went out with my girlfriends to celebrate a birthday and had a delicious dinner.  Which was nice because, like I mentioned before I haven't been into dinner or eating anything for dinner and tonight I ate plenty! Great fun at The Last Samurai which where they cook your meat and such in front of you a grill.

Also it is to be officially noted that if any grandparents or great grandparents or whomever reads this, wants to, or feels a strong urging to buy clothes for my children they are now in 4T clothes for Grace and 24 month clothes for Aaron.  I realized a few days ago that Aaron doesn't have a lot of summer clothes (all his shirts are long sleeved 18 mth) and Grace is quickly outgrowing her 3T clothes.  I was going to have her wear some leggings she has today that are 3T and she told me she wanted to wear jeans, however her jeans were all dirty, so I remembered I had some 4T clothes stashed away in one of her top drawers and found a pair of 4T jeans.  She was thrilled and they fit perfectly.

If you do feel that calling please let me know, because otherwise I will be buying them some new clothes in a month or two, definitely after little sister is born. By new I mean new to us, because we are perfectly content with second hand and hand-me downs.  Just saying, because I know people want to know... :)

And now, I think it is time for some cookies and milk and my book! Night!

Spic and Span!

Wow what a day today.  I spent the day cleaning my house and I did a lot!  I dusted the whole top floor, I vacuumed the whole top floor, I picked up kid toys (Grace's room was a disaster, she helped too), I cleaned both bathrooms, I oiled the bassinet and put the clean linens on it, I did the dishes and I mopped the floors.  My house is looking so good!  Now if only dogs and kids don't mess it up again right??!!! LOL! I don't know where I got all the energy, maybe I am nesting and little sister will be coming soon?


This was tonight at dinner, I heated up some leftover pizza for the kids and Daddy asked Grace if she wanted a bite of his dinner, he was having leftover BBQ.  Apparently we forgot the girl was a meat eater! :) She ate about a 1/4 of her piece of pizza and then proceeded to devour K's ribs and brisket.  It was too funny.  Aaron enjoyed his sauce and bread...he is a bread lover like his mommy!

 He was making a silly face here though you can't tell. :)

After dinner we watched Beauty and the Beast and we all had a snuggle fest.  Although I think maybe Aaron shouldn't have watched it.  He doesn't like the wolves and the Beast and holds on tight to us, but...he won't not watch either.  I have tried turning his face away.  I just put him down to bed and after about 5 minutes in there he started screaming.  I went back in and laid him down and turned on another night light and then another minute later he was screaming again.  I think he was scared, but he only cried for maybe 5 minutes and now he is quiet again.  Poor kid, he is so tender hearted.

Looking forward to a dinner out with my girlfriends tomorrow to celebrate a birthday.  That should be fun!
I am hoping little sister comes soon, though because K found out today that he has to go to Idaho next week for a job...an overnighter. :(  It's a good training opportunity, so he wants to go so he can get signed off, but I of course don't want him to because what if I go into labor!  What a double edged sword! Please pray that God's timing is perfect and everything will work out so he can go and be here for me as well.  I suppose if I have energy like I did today I won't mind him traveling for 2 days!
And I don't necessarily want to be in labor/the hospital over Easter either...
I am trying to be patient and trust that God knows the best time for her to come. 

OB appointment and Grumpy Mommy

Today is my sweet hubby's birthday.  And bless his heart he did more for me than I for him.  Lately there have been days when I feel so out of myself... the kids get on my nerves more, and I am more tired and I feel more snappish with my hubby.  Today was one of those.  I wish I could say why it was, my only thought is that I am just tired of being pregnant and don't feel like myself. 

I dropped the kids off at playgroup this morning, we switched days and it worked that they could hang with the other kids and moms while I jetted to my 37 week OB appointment.  K was there waiting for me, he wasn't sure if he was going to finish his job this morning in time to be there for the appointment, but he made it. 

I was just in a grumpy mood when I got there and then we had to wait, which is annoying when your early.  And my OB checked my cervix again.  He said that I was a solid 2 maybe 2.5 centimeters dilated and 50-60% effaced...so we are moving in the right direction.  Nothing else new there except I scheduled another appointment for next week that I hope I don't make it too. 

I avoided 2 major traffic incidents today as well, so you would think I wouldn't be so annoyed with stupid kids on their spring breaks driving 65 in the fast lane.

I picked the kids up and we headed out for a late lunch at Del Taco, which Grace was thrilled about because we went inside and I told her she could play.  She kept saying lets surprise Aaron, because he fell asleep on the way to Del Taco, and she just knew it would be a great surprise for him when we would eat inside.  Of course he wasn't really thrilled to be woken up, but he did eat his soft tacos well. 
Grace found some boys to play with and they raced up the play area and then down the slide and back again, over and over.  She was very upset and wanted to 'Hug JJ goodbye' when we left.

By the time we got home of course Aaron was very awake and didn't really want to sleep.  He fussed for awhile and then I went in to see what his deal was and he had thrown his Lion, bunny and paci over the edge and pointed very determinedly to them.  I gave them back and then laid him back down which he got mad about and fussed for another 10 minutes before he fell asleep.

I then passed out myself and was in a very deep sleep coma when he woke up a short hour later screaming his head off.  I laid there trying to ignore him for awhile and felt some weird kicking or contractions I couldn't really be sure because I was still asleep and trying to focus on my belly and not the screaming from the next room.  I finally got up to get him after about 10 minutes, not that it did much god because when he wakes up from being overtired or whatever he is just inconsolable.  It didn't matter that his favorite mommy was there and had gotten him up, he still didn't want his paci and just threw himself into my bed and cried for another 8 minutes. 

K had come home while we were all sleeping and finished up his paperwork and then came upstairs around 5pm.  I had planned on making his birthday dinner but was in the WORST mood.  I had accidentally bought the wrong ingredients this morning and though we had everything anyway to make it was annoyed with that.  Dinner time has really been making me lose my mind lately.  Aaron has become such a picky eater and me I am just tired of eating dinner too.  I feel bad because I don't want to waste my time cooking a big dinner when the kids aren't going to eat it and I don't feel like eating it and I feel like I am in a dinner rut. Phooey.  It is the worst on K because I am sure he is getting soooo tired of leftovers.  And it's pretty terrible when your wife is a big mess and you have to make your birthday dinner yourself.  Poor guy.  I love him and he loves me, but I am sure he is ready for this baby to be here so his wife will get back to normal!

Tomorrow it is supposed to be nice and about 70 degrees, so maybe I can scrounge some energy to make him something yummy.  Sunny days always do me some good!

37 weeks

Saturday I was 37 weeks and officially considered full term.  So that means that if little sister is born now she wouldn't be considered premature and her lungs should be fully developed.  Of course both my children were born early and of good weight too!

Saturday was a gorgeous day outside and K and I just relaxed and let the kids play outside.  We finalized some vacation plans for September and are going to go to Cali and see a place called Angels Camp which has a lake and hiking and museums and stuff and then we are going to drive down to Anaheim and take the kids to DisneyLand for the first time.  Grace has been so into princess stuff and movies lately that I don't think I can let her get any older without taking her! I just can't wait to see her face when she sees the Cinderella castle and the different princesses. 
After lunch on Saturday the kids had great naps and so did I! Almost 3 hours it was so nice, and then we let the kids play outside some more before we hit a new local fast food joint that has all sorts of stuff.  It was pretty good.  Then back for a bubble bath and bedtime for the kids. 

This morning we woke up to rain and then it started snowing while we were at church.  (Our church is closer to the mountains than our house is) and so when we got home K made a fire and we had lunch then naps.  The kids took good naps for 2 hours and I did too, cozied up on the couch next to the fire.  The only drawback was when the fire would die down, Briggs would come click clacking out from his hiding space (he is scared if the fire) and wake me up.  The other thing was I must have been really hormonal today because one minute I was good and happy, then the next I was snapping at K and the kids and feeling tired and crampy. 

After dinner K took the kids downstairs and watched a movie with them while I took a bath.  That was nice.  He is so good to me.

Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment so I guess I better go to that and get that out of the way.  And then Tuesday is my next OB appointment. 

K has a busy week this week so we will see how the week goes.  I hope its nice weather, although I have no idea because I haven't checked. 

Little sister is still just as active as ever!