The Baby Scoop and a VENT

Well, since I really don't talk much about this baby on the blog... here is a little update with some ramblings on the side.

I am due with baby TRES (as in #3- guess I could have wrote that) in several weeks and am between 35 and 36 weeks as of now. I went to the DR last week and because JUST FOR FUN (ha), my DR checked where I was... EEEEKK. I think he screamed a bit under his breath when he told me that I was 4cm and 80% effaced. I kind of panicked for a second wondering if his measurements are off (hey, maybe is phalanges are really small... or would that be really big???) EWWW. Sorry, that may have been a bit too much! Honestly, I don't know how they measure you, maybe a mini measuring tape!??

Needless to say they don't want me to do much, if anything for another week and half. I am trapped in my house, on my bed or a couch and it is JUST NOT MY CUP OF TEA. I like relaxing, but on MY time! Now the baby blanket that needs a swath of ribbon or lace (from a fabric store that I now dream of perusing the aisles of) will sit there staring at me like a kid in time out. I trust Jon with many things in my life (actually MOST everything) but a couple of yards of lace or ribbon for my blanket is not something I would trust him getting :) Alas... So long, lengthy list of to-do items I needed to finish up before baby.

And to top it off, I have a fabulous group of friends that have put together a brunch to celebrate this baby. They have made the MOST KIND effort to relieve my lonely pregnancy and here I am: stuck. Well guess what world... I am not having this baby until after the brunch. That is pretty much the only thing that I have to look forward to since I can do little much else. So if my water breaks at the brunch, so be it. I trust this baby would want a little excitement while coming into this world, Right?

Another Year Wiser

It's that time of year again when the kids start school. We are on Tracking School so the kids started back on Tuesday! Belle is in 3rd grade and Sam is in 1st... ALL DAY! I am finding myself a bit lonesome in the afternoons... missing my Sammy Bear! It amazes me each year how much my children grow even from the short 6 week summer vacay they have! I adore these beauties!

it happened

it happened. sam grew up. he is so special to me. he is six today and i love him six BILLION times as much as I did when he was born.

i feel incredibly fortunate to have children to raise. i know i have been given so much. i have no good descriptive words that tells of the true depth of love and utter joy my children give me. there are none.

challenges/hurdles are all around. my peace comes from my children. their love tickles me inside and out.

happy b-day my big, birthday boy. here's to a pirate b-day worth more than GOLD.

Sam 6th b-day invite

IDEAS

In case someone still DOES look at my blog for unknown reasons, we are all alive and well! Seems as though the Holidays are busy and I look forward to down time in January, but not so. Work is as busy as ever and family is even busier.

I have been trying to keep sane with some hobbies in the mean time. A few of my recent favorites are anything with FABRIC, BAKING and PARTIES! I have so many fun projects and tutorials that I want to try but still haven't tackled. I'm always looking for something new, so if you have a fun website that you love that contains projects, ideas etc, by all means... Share! I would love to see/hear of any fun new ideas of what you have tried! Send me an email with pics or call me and we can CREATE together! Below are links to some of my inspiration!

Prudent Baby (great EASY tutorials with fabrics)
Hostess with the Mostess (party planning ideas GALORE)
How about Orange

impending doom

so i am not much of a pessimist nor are my children but something funny occured this eve.

Backup a week: our cat likes sam's room. so much that, he has marked his territory in there and i wasn't too happy about this. since then, i have SCRUBBED his carpet numerous times becuase the smell just wasn't coming out... (sidenote: cat has been banned from this room- his door is shut 24-7). so this past week i have gone in out of his room putting laundry away, getting him ready for bed etc. and his room CONTINUES to stink-a-roo! i again, spent hours scrubbing his floors wondering HOW on earth this cat has been getting into his room. as brilliant as i know i am, this was not one of those moments. today, jon astutely asks if maybe it is SAM peeing on his carpet........

DUH.


glad: that sam is an honest-abe and admitted to the whole thing.

sad: that he cannot walk ten feet to his bathroom in the mornings to get it done.



as WE were cleaning his floors for my fifth time this past week, i gave him a look and said, "sam, i am not happy about you peeing on your floor. please do not do this again. if this happens again, you will have a more serious consequence." sam kindly apologized, kissed my cheek and said, " if i do it again, i will be doomed?" yes, sam..... doomed!