Pics of Clara

Swaddling Clara

Clara's First Bath

Guerin Talking With His Hips!

Guerin as a Ghost!

Noah Doing Yoga

McDonalds for Breakfast? = Not Fun

We thought we would start out this beautiful (HOT) day by going to McDonalds for breakfast. The kids had already eaten breakfast, and so I thought - YAY! They can play on the indoor playground and I can eat and have some quiet time to read my Bible. You can't really plan with Guerin right now. He is pretty unpredictable with his moods, and immediately upon arriving was crying due to having to remove his shoes in order to play on the playground. So he screamed and threw fits the entire time we ate . . . not such a peaceful morning. Upon arriving at home he requested to go to bed, and that is where he remains as I write. Tonight we are going to a wedding - with kids in tow - so we'll see how that goes!

Scary Evening Last Night

So . . . we took the boys to the pool and chris was catching guerin while he was jumping in off the kiddy step into the big pool. chris was taking a break from doing that, and I was standing right in front of guerin on the kiddy step (I was in the deeper part of the pool) when I got distracted by another child crying. Next thing I know I look down and to my left and Guerin is floundering and falling to the bottom of the pool. I don't know how long it had been but I pulled him out and he was gasping for breath. It completely freaked me out, and with my friend drowning last week, it brought out a lot of emotion. Not a fun feeling. I said to Guerin that that was very scary for mommy, and he said - yeah - that was scary mommy . . . we were with friends and i had to step away for awhile while I got a hold of myself. It really just takes seconds for a child to drown. And I am a terrible multi tasker.

graduated from medium to large . . .

Finally had to do it. go shopping for large maternity clothes. i know what that means. i will be in extra large clothes once again by the end of this pregnancy. found some old maternity bathing suits that will probably work for family camp in arkansas this summer . . . and also proceeded to head to ross to get a cover up to wear over it. :) got good/bad (but mostly good) news yesterday that we are in need of a new roof after the storms. good news is our out of pocket is only $2700. that's a lot, but would have had to get a new roof at some point and now we've had help paying for it. one of guerin's schoolfriends mom's told me this morning that her son has croup (spelling?) and i am hoping that our little guy doesn't have it. he has developed somewhat of a cough over the last few days and hasn't really had an appetite. hmm. we'll have to keep an eye on it. found out melanee is coming at the end of july to visit - yay!!! the little guys get to see their aunt. gotta go get the boys. love you guys!

June 24, 2009

Each pregnancy has come with complete strangers coming out of the woodworks to go out of their way to help me. This pregnancy has been no exception. Today I took the kiddos to Costco and it was sunny as we walked in. We were in there maybe 20 minutes, and as we were leaving it was pouring buckets of rain. I hadn't planned on this so i didn't have an umbrella and we just had to make a run for it. Have you ever tried to run when you are not only pushing a cart with a case of water, a case of rice milk, a case of diapers, 6 packages of pasta, 2 large bottles of salsa, a huge box of brownie mix, 6 pounds of ground beef, 70 pounds of kid, and 15 additional pounds on your belly that you aren't used to? It's just not going to happen. So . . . we got to the car and I loaded the kiddos as quickly as I could and then proceeded to get the groceries in. This lady who was driving through the parking lot literally stopped her car in the middle of the parking lot, and got out to help me load. Wow. A lady! I just thought that was pretty stinking cool. Being pregnant just brings out the best in others. This topped the flight attendant who brought Chris and I ice cream sundaes from first class while we were flying in coach . . .

It's Chris's Bday!

So today Chris is the big 33! Once again he is only one year younger than me instead of 2. We threw a little early surprise party for him a week ago with some friends we hang out with once a month, and today we are making his favorite dinner and cake. A little tri-tip steak, potatoes, corn on the cob, and salad, topped off with his favorite yellow cake with chocolate frosting! Can't go wrong! I was a little over the top with gifts for him . . . eek. He'll probably be thinking more about the money I spent rather than the actual gift, but oh well. The boys got him a WII fit (nice boys!), and I got him an engraved decantur, which doesn't arrive until tomorrow. So . . . we'll open the gift from the boys tonight. I would be worried about posting this on our blog before he opened the gift if I thought he actually read this, but I'm pretty certain he doesn't - so I should be safe! It's summer time for the boys and they get a little break from the norm at school, so I am off to find sports shirts for them to wear tomorrow. I'll post some pics soon of Serena and I showing off our bellies this weekend. I'm about double her size - literally. We watched a show on cruising last night and now I am ready for another cruise - and realizing that is not going to happen for a very long time, especially now that we will be tasking someone with 3 kiddos if we would like to go away by ourselves for a bit. :) The babies are worth it!! Love you guys!

Serena's Coming!!

Serena's coming tommorrow and this is a very special visit because she is pregnant also, due 2 weeks after me, and is also having a girl. We found out 1 week apart that we were pregnant, and 2 weeks apart what we were having, and it has been an amazing journey together so far. We didn't really grow up with cousins our age, so I am just thrilled that we will be able to provide that relationship for our kids. So far the only plans are shoe and bra shopping, and we may go to the red, white and blue festival in Highland Village. I don't really know what goes on there, but any festival sounds fun, the weather is beautiful, and the kids will have a blast (you can pretty much take them anywhere and create an adventure out of it). I am feeling quite huge at the moment, and I am certain that I am about double the size of Serena so that should be interesting! Love you all!

Friday, May 22, 2009

I am currently sitting downstairs in complete silence hoping that Noah doesn't get back up and realize that i was not completely honest when I told him I would stay upstairs awhile. I am wondering when this little trend of needing us to stay upstairs while he is going to sleep is going to end. We went to the park today and met our friends there (the Fryes) and had a blast. We had a little picnic and let the boys run around. They have 3 of their own. Tomorrow we are off to McDonalds for breakfast and then in the afternoon, weather permitting, we will wander over to the neighbor's house for a crawfish boil. Should be a good time.

So . . . we are having a girl!! I am excited and kind of scared as well. What am I going to do with a girl? I have lots of questions. I definitely don't think it will be the same as raising boys! We are still pondering over lots of names. Noah told us the morning that we were going to the doctor to find out what we were having that we were going to have a baby girl and that her name would be Sarah. He's halfway there to a fulfilled prophecy! Go Noah go! Maybe we have a little prophet on our hands. :) Off to get a few things done before I crash, and it's only 8:15.

Learning How to Blog

So . . . I am still learning how to use the blog. There is a video tutorial I should probably watch. I know enough now to get you all the basics - including updates, pics and videos - fun! Family - when you sign into the blog there should be an option to become a follower of our blog so then you will know when I have posted something new - I think it sends you an email. We are off to Chick Fil A for dinner and then haircuts for the boys. Love you guys!

Guess what? Noah learned how to take a pic! This is his first piece of work! He is so gifted! :)

A pic of my belly taken by my little love Noah!! Great job Noah! This is the only way I can get pics of myself . . . :)

19 weeks pregnant ! we find out if the baby is a boy or girl in 2 days!

our tree bit the dust and is going to be cut down tomorrow . . . :(

The Birthday Song

Daddy tackling the boys and then Guerin singing happy birthday to mommy (with noah helping)

My impact is not always good

This is going to be a short entry. Today Noah told me that when I yell at him it makes him sad. My heart completely broke in 2. I had a really bad headache this morning and have for about 2 weeks now, and I just didn't have the patience for crying this morning. It started with me asking him to put his shoes on while I was getting some things gathered for his brother's 8am doctor's appt. 5 minutes later the shoes were not on and Noah was asking me to turn his light on in his room so that he could see his shoes. I promptly responded by letting him know that he didn't need the light on to get his shoes as they were in the exact same place they are every single day. It wasn't an unreasonable request, but the headache didn't want to walk up the stairs to help my sweet little boy. I suck. I asked him to just put his shoes on in the car, and he agreed. About 2 minutes into the car ride I could hear him starting to get worked up because he couldn't get his shoes on. Before he even got into real whining mode, I asked him to stop crying. He stopped the very quiet whining, and then about 20 seconds later it started again, and I again asked him to stop (in a not so nice manner - it wasn't really yelling, but it wasn't very sweet). He said - Mommy - I'm not crying!! It's true - he wasn't - and I could hear in his voice that he was telling me he was trying to be strong and not start crying even though he was very frustrated with his shoes. He completed this conversation by asking me to "please" not yell at him because when i do yell at him it makes him sad. he said this in the most desparate way - and i nearly started sobbing. I profusely apologized and reminded him that I love him infinity. He was okay - but I'm still not. Good thing we are covered by grace. VERY good thing. Sorry family for not taking great care of your amazing grandson, son, nephew, great-nephew today. The rest of the day went much better.