Andrew's Halloween Party!

Andrew got to dress up for halloween for his school party!  I have to admit, he makes one cute Dr.  It was fun being able to hand out with all the kids and parents.  I have always been confused when the teachers tell me that Andrew is perfect at school, and it was great having a chance to observe Andrew at school.  I have to say that Andrew listens to everything the teacher says and he is very calm.  If I could just find out how to make him do this at home, I would be in business!  I guess I'm happy that we don't have any problems at school, and I'll take what I can.

Six Months Pregnant

So I'm finally 6 months pregnant and I'm feeling worse then ever.  I seriously think that I have had every bad side effect of pregnancy!  So now, my nausea has gotten worse.  My medication is only helping so much, and I feel nauseas from the moment I open my eyes in the morning, until the minute I go to bed at night.  UGH!!!!!!!, is all I can say!!!!!!!  I'm also having insomnia, my fibromyalgia is acting up still, and now I'm getting restless leg syndrome.  Of course my legs don't get restless until I want to to go bed at night.  I find myself walking laps in the house, and going up and down the stairs to get rid of the feeling, and sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and have to do the same thing again.  I'm also getting the traditional heartburn and indigestion, but those problems seam like nothing compared to the other problems.  The other weird thing that has been happening is, I have a strained ligament in my leg from the pressure of the baby.  My midwife said there is nothing I can do at this point to allow it to heal, because I'm only going to get bigger, so I'm just trying to deal with the pain when I have it, and hopefully after the baby comes, it will heal quickly.  

So aside of all the negative of feeling horrible everyday, I am getting very excited about this little addition to our family.  I'm still working on her room, but I'm about done.  The other day I ordered a wall decal that has her name on it, and then a verse that says "Every good and perfect gift comes from above".  I can't wait till I get it and can put the last detail in her room.  If you notice in the picture above, I found a little chandelier to hang in her room.  The funny thing is, it isn't a regular light, but it is a night light.  I fell in love with this, when I saw it and couldn't resist getting it for her.  As you can see, I'm not doing the traditional nursery but instead I'm going for a more elegant feeling for her room, that she will grow in to.  After 3 kids you start to realize that a baby nursery decorated for a baby will have to be redone after a few years, and I'm intending on leaving her room the way it is for quite some time. 

Five and a Half Months Pregnant

So I'm really trying hard to document as much as I can of this pregnancy.  I still look at this pregnancy as a miracle, and an opportunity that I thought I would never have again, so I want to remember as much as I can about it.  So I'm almost 25 weeks so I kind of missed that 5 month picture, but better late then never.  I have to say my baby bump has grown into a baby hump!  I can't believe how big I am now!  I've been struggling with gaining weight and growing so big, since it has been 13 years since I've experienced this.  I guess I need to suck it up, and embrace it for all I can.  I will have the rest of my life after this baby to loose the weight, but for now I need to focus on giving the baby what it needs.

So here are some more details about my 20 week ultrasound.  Everything did check out perfect for the baby.  The baby literally measured exactly to my due date in size, and there were no abnormalities.  We also were beyond excited to find out we were having a girl.  I was so excited, because it has been awhile since I have had a baby girl in the house.  I have to say shopping for girl clothes is way more fun then shopping for boys clothes.  I've also had a blast working on the baby's room.  I've decided to leave the colors in the bedroom the way that they are.  We have a teal blue color and brown, and I found the perfect crib set to match.  It's on the crib in the picture above.  I also have lots of pretty little girl things to put all over the room, but I just haven't gotten to finishing anything quite yet.  

So I'm still having the nausea every day.  I don't throw up, but I still take my medication so I can stomach the thought of eating.  I'm also struggling with the heartburn and indigestion, so I feel like I'm constantly downing a pill for that as well.  I have also had my fibromyalgia acting up big time in my legs at night.  I was waking up in so much pain that I couldn't even fall back to sleep.  I tried a few different things, and then suddenly I just asked Cain if he could rub my legs one night before bed to relax them.  Needless to say that did the trick and the pain has pretty much gone away, except if he slacks off and doesn't rub a certain part of my leg enough.  I feel bad, but I think Cain will have to do this every night till I have the baby.  Wait a minute, I shouldn't feel bad.  I am carrying this baby everywhere right?  The least he can do is rub my legs!  

I am ready to have this baby out of me, but I do have about 15 more weeks left, so I  better suck it up a bit.  I have to say though, having a baby in your thirties is nothing like having a baby in your twenties.  I'm so glad that this will be the last pregnancy.  I don't know how women would ever do this in their forties?

We are getting pretty excited, and we just can't wait to meet our little girl!  She is also moving and kicking all the time now, which makes it just so much more real that were having a baby.  We are also now in the process of choosing a name, but Cain and I just can't make a decision in that matter.  When we do decide we are not going to tell anyone but our girls, and when the baby comes it will leave a little surprise for everyone.   

Labor Day!

So we always try to head to our favorite park at least once a year, so I don't think we made it there until Labor Day.  Better late then never!   So we picked up some KFC and ate at our favorite picnic table by the lake!

My little tree huggers!

My 3 kids!  or at least for now!!!!

So this is Megan carrying Alisha!  I can't believe how Megan has caught up to her sister!

So Cain heard about these carvings in the woods that a path would take us to.  So we found the path and we started walking looking for these carvings in the rock.  I have to say that we should of researched this a little more before doing this, because we walked about a mile down hill, and the path suddenly ended.  Then Cain looked at the map, and we realized that we had to turn around and walk back up the 1 mile hill to get back to our car.  Meanwhile, we never found the carvings.  Me being 5/1/2 months pregnant, I wasn't to happy.  I was so tired, and then it started raining on us.  Cain meanwhile wanted to trot through the woods to keep looking for the carvings.  I told him I had enough and headed to the car by myself.  Good thing I didn't go into labor with walking up the hill!!!!  Cain never did find the carvings, and since then he keeps talking about going back there.  I told him not until the baby comes!

What's wrong with us?

First Day of School!

I can't believe my little baby girl is going into 8th grade!  Where has the time gone?  I will have to say that Megan has grown into an amazing young lady, and I feel she is ready for the challenges that middle school will bring her this year.  I can't wait to see what is to come this school year!

Then there is my little man who is staring his 2nd year of preschool!  This little smarty pants is ready for kindergarten, but he isn't old enough yet.  I'm hoping he will not be board in school this year, because that is when kids like Andrew start getting into trouble!  His teacher told me that he would be challenging him along the way, so we will see how it goes.  

We also decided to let Andrew ride the bus this year to preschool.  Since he started preschool with the public school system, due to his speech delay (which by the way he no longer has), it's an option to send him to school on the bus.  I would of never even considered this with my girls when they were Andrew's age, but Andrew is of a different sort.  He is so independent and ready to tackle everything in life.  Just the thought of the bus, got him soooooo  excited before school even started.  He has been telling everyone, "My mommy is having a baby and I get to ride the bus to school this year".  I guess both events were of equal importance to him.  I did have a little anxiety when the day came to put him on the bus, but as you see in the pictures, there was no fear in his eyes, but yet pure excitement!  I felt like I let my baby grow up today, and just in time for the arrival of his sister in a few months!