Updates, updates, updates

So my 2 times a week has turned into a month later...

Kids started school the beginning of September, Becca was so excited to ride the bus I thought she was going to piddle on the floor each time she thought about it! I was not near as "sad" for her to go to kindergarten as I was for Sam, he was the first and it was a new experience...now it's just routine. I'll probably get that same way when our last one goes to school, although at this point I wonder if we will ever truly have an end to our childbearing...ha ha ha!

Addy had a tough time adjusting to the kids being gone at first, but is now doing really good being home alone with mom and even being my sidekick to go to buildings, drop off bids, etc. Grandma Becky and Grandpa Jim help out a lot too when I have work or meetings so she gets some fun play time over there and loves it. At first she did not want to leave my side, but now it's like, "bye mom, see you later" and she's off!

I had a ultrasound on September 8th and found out that it is a.................baby! ha ha ha...I'm really glad we don't know what it is...makes it a whole new experience for the whole family and the kids and I go back and forth with the guessing game. I still don't have names picked out, Jason thinks he knows what we are naming it if it's a boy, but I will only have that be the middle name for several reasons, and for now I will leave it at that. I have some girl names I like and one has been on my list the last few years so we will see if a "he or she" comes out and what they look like to us! The baby weighed approximately 1.1 pounds and was moving like crazy...I had to go to the bathroom 2 times during it for drinking too much water, which each time was like someone took a load off my...shoulders, man it's hard to have a full bladder with someone kicking it! I am so amazed at the whole miracle of life...I mean, to see this "person" inside of you and feel it is just amazing!

We feel the baby A LOT now, I am currently 25.5 weeks along, and the first time Becca felt it, her eyes about bulged out of her head and she smiled so big...I knew she really felt it then. Sam and Addy have both too now and they love it. One night Sam was laying next to me and I put his hand on my belly and the baby kicked it really hard...he just laughed and said, "whoa!" I love that the kids are so excited, it really gets me thinking that everything will be just fine with 4 of them running around!

As far as complaints, I have gained too much weight, which is partially due to my naughty eating habits and excellent baking skills! I don't think I will go over my usual 40 pounds for sure, but I was really hoping to keep this one around 30...which isn't going to happen in the 15 weeks I have left! Also heartburn is becoming a daily, several times a day, event...tums, tums, tums! And finally the sleep deprievation (sp?)...truly I wake up everynight for one thing or another, usually a family member who needs me...and then I'm up! Most nights it is from like 2 to 4 ish, but tonight when I got woken up the first 2 times I fell back to sleep...but when Addy needed me to find her puppy that was laying right next to her (hear the sarcasm there) around 3:30, that was it for me...I really intend on taking a nap today when Adelyn does or I know I will not make it through Cub Scouts tonight! I have only taken a nap 1 other day during this pregnancy, and I remember it felt so good! So overall, a great pregnancy with quite minimal things to complain about...I'm very blessed for that!

We had the boat out more times than we thought we would have since the weather was getting so cold when we bought it. It warmed up again, and I think it was warmer than in the summer. We got a "tube" thing for the kids and they LOVE it, especially Sam. Becca likes it, but wants to quit soon after going on. Addy tried it behind the pontoon one day with the kids but ended up crying and coming back in the boat. We usually go to Lake Wissota for the size of it and look forward to going to some campgrounds next summer with large lakes to camp and boat. I get to teach the kids to waterski next year and look so forward to that. And for myself too, maybe that will help tone up these "thunder thighs" I'm getting!

No sign of Jack the snake...the pet store told us he could live for a long time, even 2 years...but then we kicked the heat on in the bathroom and put a mouse (dead one) in there and he did not take the bait, which means he has probably left the vacinity.

So I will end this on a funny conversation I had with the kids the other day while making breakfast. I said, "that baby was kicking my tummy SO hard last night that I thought it was going to pop a foot through my skin!"
Sam: what does it look like now?
So I got the pregnancy book and showed them the photo for week 25 and we talked about it.
Becca: I don't ever want to get pregnant cuz I don't want to have my belly cut open.
Mom: Well, not everyone has to have their belly cut open, I never had my belly cut.
Pause....
Sam: Well, how do your babies come out then?
Pause...thought, "shit, what'd I just do?"
Pause....
Sam: Oh, I know, your mouth.
Mom: No, You know how you have a hole you poop out of?
Kids: Yeah
Mom: And you know how you have a hole you pee out of?
Kids: Yeah
Mom: Well, mommies have another special hole that the baby comes out of too.
Sam: Oh, no wonder why they need a bath!
Becca: Gross, what if they throw up?!
Mom: It's not the same hole Becca, it's a whole different area.
Sam: Oh yeah, cuz, you know, your poop hole is farther back.
Mom: yeah.

It was too funny and I kept waiting for the school to call me wondering what the heck the kids are talking about with their peers! ha ha ha

Okay, I think I will end it here! Have a good day!