This pregnancy has been the hardest.  I feel like someone can look at me and think sick and I will get sick.  Knock on wood that it is over.  The flu whatever bug we had is over anyway.  I have entered into the most pleasant part of pregnancy if you ask me.  That is when you actually start showing a baby belly instead of just feeling frumpy yet not ( Read more... )

When you can't watch the Wiggles without getting weepy you know your hormones are out of control.  The Wiggles prolly bring many to tears for different reasons but I just keep thinking about Greg and start crying.  Oh man.  You do have to feel sorry for the guy and his current health problems but you shouldn't need to hide from your kids over it.  ( Read more... )

Owen is becoming quite the little talker.  We have so much fun making him say things because he will parrot anything.  My favs are when he asks me to draw and to eat pasta...not necessarily at the same time.  Owen also does a great growl and while growling he points his head to the ground and looks up at us.  It is so funny.  Twinkle Twinkle Little ( Read more... )

There really is so much I should be writing about.  Not easily dismissed even for a moment is the expectation of our new family member in September.  I keep thinking am I get wimpier or how amazing it is how I forget what these first months feel like.  I don't have it as bad as so many but blech.  We are really excited!  And as many on both sides ( Read more... )

Yesterday was fast Sunday in our ward.  There was a woman who bore testimony about how grateful she was to be able to sit in sacrament meeting and be a "participant" in the sacrament.  It was a lovely testimony really, but I found myself secretly resenting her.  I thought about just moments before rushing my sacrament experience.  I was closely ( Read more... )

You know your 3 year old is past ready to be toilet trained not only because he is 3, but because he has such control that he can pee in small increments to get as many treats as possible.  Nicholas has really pysched me out on the toilet training thing.  He went for several days around his 2nd birthday without much coaxing.  I was thinking sheesh ( Read more... )

I have mentioned before how we take vacations in our own backyard so to speak.  We pretend we are on vacation somewhere else but sleep in our own beds every night.  Brad took Thursday and Friday off and we played.  It is fun and we still feel like we need another vacation to recover from our vacation.  We eat well and usually too much.  The laundry ( Read more... )

Nicholas has informed me he is no longer cute.  He is big.  However, Owen is still cute, because he is little.  I asked what I should call him from now on.  He said I could call him big mostly, but sometimes handsome.  Isn't he cute!

I lost my sister Katie yesterday.  I sent her on a walk right before dinner, something she does when mom and dad are here.  A little over two hours later, still no Katie.  We had eaten, something she doesn't generally miss, and cleaned up.  We bathed and got our kids ready for bed.  I then drove around the neighborhood a few times.  Brad rode ( Read more... )

The summer has put stops on my sit at computer time. The summer has/is going by so quickly. I have enjoyed much outdoors and have really enjoyed being a kid with my kids. My house has paid the price. But every time I see the laundry pile, for instance, I just chuckle and recite what people always tell me... your kids don't stay little long ( Read more... )