We Love Lilly

We have had so much fun playing with Lilly lately. We can hardly wait for her to come and stay with us for a week while her mom and dad go on vacation. The kids are finally getting along, and they are playing great together.

Bath Time!

I found this video today, and it was perfect. I needed a good laugh. Hope you enjoy!!

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/22726/1001720

Just highlight it, and right click then click on search for video and it will take you right there. So funny!

One

Well, I have had a few weeks of panic, but today I had my ultrasound. Let me backtrack first. Last night I had a doctors appointment where I was now measuring 20 weeks at 13 (YES I AM HUGE!). My midwife decided that I needed an ultrasound, which was something I wasn't going to leave without. So, today at noon Chad and I went and I got an ultrasound. I know I could handle twins, but there was a lot of relief when I saw that there was only one baby. I guess my body just knows what is going to happen, so it just gets big all at once. I guess it makes it easier to buy maternity clothes!

Purse Tag

So Shan, here is my purse. Luckily I had just cleaned out all of the receipts so I could finish up all my tax stuff.

1. My wallet. There isn't much money in it, but it keeps everything somewhat organized.

2. Receipts. I guess I didn't get them all out - oops.

3. Some lipstick - I'm honestly not sure when the last time was that I used it, but I really do like that color.

4. My gloves - a must in this windy cold area.

5. Pens - I think I collect them in my purse.

6. My $10 coupon to JcPenny. I think I will go shopping tomorrow.

7. My Checkbook - I'm not really sure why it wasn't in my wallet.

8. Finally a battery. Moms always need batteries!

If you want to share what is in your purse right now - no cleaning! I would love to hear it!

Wood Choppers

I have to say that I have handy men around my house. The only way to heat our basement (have I mentioned that our house is ancient??) is with our wood stove. I can hardly wait for our furnace to go out so we can heat the basement too! :-) But, it is a good activity for Chad and Owen to do together. Usually Claire will join them but this day she helped me make dinner. Owen will watch while Chad chops the wood, and then Owen helps bring it in. I'm not sure if bringing in wood or helping start the fire is Owen's favorite thing to do!

Fear

I am not trying to complain by any means, but I feel like this is my journal, so you all get to read my feelings. If you don't want to, skip this entry. OK, here goes.

From the first day that I got pregnant, I have had weird dreams. Mostly that there were 2 babies, and not one in there. I pretty much figured that it was because I am due in September (a bad time for a teacher), and was already trying to figure out how to keep the preschool running.

Well, I got big - fast (12 weeks and I am already in my maternity clothes). My last doctor appointment I told her to just tell me everything was normal and that there is only one. Well, apparently, my uterus was measuring twice as big (2x's!!). She kept asking me if my dates were right.

So, since I am the non invasive kind of girl, I didn't have an ultrasound, I am scared to death. I have my next appointment next week, and if I'm still big, I am getting an ultrasound. You have to plan for things like this! I have been OK for awhile thinking that it was just because it was my 3rd kid, but I'm losing my positive thinking!!

Sorry you all had to read this, but I did give you a fair warning. Hopefully my fears will be for nothing and I will be blessed with one beautiful baby (but if there is 2, I guess I will be twice as blessed and twice as tired!) :-)

UGHHH!!

Lets just say that I have never been so mad at my daughter!! This morning I got the kids ready, and then went upstairs to take care of myself. I went downstairs to get them to go to preschool, when guess what I found. A brand new bottle of apple juice dumped on my family room carpet. Now, our carpet down there is not nice by any means. I think it was original to the house, and we have not yet tackled the recesses of our basement (remodeled). Coming up soon on our list, so I don't usually mind if they eat down there because the only thing they can ruin is the furniture, but a whole bottle of apple juice!! Apparently she thought it was a good idea to dump it into Owen's train, but she did not realize that it had little holes in the bottom of it (I'm sure just for this reason). So now she can't watch T.V. (unfortunately he favorite thing to do), or play the computer today, but I'm not sure that is enough. I have made her do chores, which has been so funny, and now she is cleaning the family room. Next she gets to scrub the carpet. What do you think - will she remember next time, or should I do more. I was so mad at the time that I really didn't think it all through.