Work wise, we have been really busy, more the crew than my end...and I had our nanny, Jamie since Addy was 3 months old so she was like a second me around the house with the kids, cleaning, and laundry...Since Sam and Becca are going to be going to school, and I will only have Addy home (til January when baby comes) and the calls and appointments are slow, I decided I would not have Jamie come once school started, then she got a job that will be really good for her resume, but it started immediately, so I am all alone, and of course, the phones ring, people set up appointments, and I am busier than a 1 legged man in an ass kicking contest! I'm not complaining, it's good, but very tiring and stressful at many points of the day!
Then we fed Jack, Sam's snake on Thursday, Aug. 13th like usual. Then we were gone for the weekend and the week was SO busy, Thursday came again in a blink of an eye...I went to get Jack, to see the cage cover was opened...and no Jack inside. Becca forgot to close it, and well, there is a snake somewhere in the house. The problem is he is so small he could fit anywhere...I'm now realizing it has been 2 weeks since he ate and not sure what to think at this point. Sam is sad and Becca feels bad, and I'm kinda mad...there, did I hit most of the "_ad" words? I'm trying different tricks, but so far none have worked. When do we put the cage away and agree the search is over? I'm not sure, I hate the fact that he could be out there suffering and hungry!
I took Becca in to get her kindergarten shots, I've never seen a child so excited for her shots, and she didn't even cry. She is VERY proud of herself for that accompishment. I finally remembered to get my lab work done and so we did it together...what a nice mother/daughter event, huh? ha. I met my new doctor on the 26th and like her very much. The heartbeat was around 150-155 steady and strong, as well as the kicks the baby was doing while she was trying to get the heartrate. I am now feeling the baby move several times a day rather than sporatically throughout the week. I even have felt it on the outside, but the little stinker stops as soon as my hand is on there most the time so I haven't even tried to get the kids to feel yet, probably another week and they will be able to. I'm very excited. We are still thinking a boy and I am ordering things to convert the room incase it is...and if its a girl, no complaints here, but a boy would be nice for Sam to have a brother...that's about the only reason really.
Jason, the kids, and I went to the lake and had a ball...we had some friends come out for the day and dinner, bs, pontoon ride, etc. It was so much fun and really relaxing. We also went to see our neice's play, she played Belle, and did a great job, they all did. We had some other friends by the lake visit and went to their house where the kids were able to ride in and on a real army tank...they thought that was really cool.
We took our crew and their families to Valleyfair for a summer picnic, it was really nice (although I would have had more fun if I didn't have a bun in the oven...oh well). We took the party bus from Rock N' Roll To Go and that was the best, the kids were climbing the stripper poles like it was a jungle gym and we of course were teasing that they learned it from their mothers...it was too funny.
Adelyn has so many funny phrases...the newest one is "you naked!" every time we go to take a shower, get dressed, go to the bathroom...it's too cute. She also plays the "whose girl are you game" by saying different people to see them get "mad" for her not picking them. The other day we all went to the Chiropractor, and Addy told Dr. Judy, "No hurt my momma tummy." She is very aware of the baby in there and wants to see it often...I am so excited for her to be a big sister.
We were going to move her downstairs with Becca before school, but she isn't ready yet...or I'm not anyways. I decided to wait until Christmas break which will give her more time to be next to our room and Becca to adjust to school...then over break we will put the baby monitor down there to see how they do together and if she wakes Becca up with her "night whines" if she still does them at that time. Now I'm just bummed that I can't get the same quilt we have for Becca...it's discontinued...I keep searching ebay and online but no luck yet...not sure if I want to get two new ones or just a new one for Addy, I LOVE the quilt Becca has and so I need to think more on that one.
And the newest excitement is that after much debate, and tons of research, and finding a deal we couldn't pass up...we bought a boat! It is a 2007 Baja 202 Islander...a perfect mixture of a speed/race boat that Jason wanted and a family ski boat that I wanted! We really were trying to wait until winter or spring for good deals or when we have better job line up for the business, but we are booked and the deal was too good to pass up and it was exactly what we wanted. We are going to take it out tomorrow for the first time, but it is suppose to be cooler and very windy, so we'll see what happens. I assume we will go out at least for a little bit to try it out. When I took the kids to see it the first time, they said, "This is a dream come true!" So dramatic! Ha.
I will try to post photos of above events as soon as I get a data card that doesn't kick me off when I try to download or upload photos...gotta love technology!
Well, I think I am all caught up again. I know I miss a lot of the day to day funny things the kids do and say when I wait so long, so I will make it a point to get a blog on here at least 2 times a week to share more of our day to day adventures!
