Lil Miss "I'll show you!"

I am so concerned about my sweet Adelyn. Now Becca was sassy, and is still a little sassy, but has really tamed down over the last 2-3 years. Adelyn, not sure how to handle her...she isn't "sassy" but just so...what's the word..."take that" attitude.

Example 1: being naughty and saying "no" when I tell her to go brush her teeth for bed...repeatedly. I say, "Adelyn, I'm not saying it again, do you want a spanking?" She says, "yes, spank my butt." WHAT? I don't want to spank you...I just wanted you to think I would so you would go brush your teeth you little shithead!

Example 2: she did NOT want to take a nap today, usually she lays down great and likes her naptime, but every once in awhile she will pull this for a couple days and give excuses, "potty, thirsty, different baby or animal to sleep with, etc." So today she went through the list and I was firm in saying we aren't doing that and need to go to sleep so we can be rested to play again when we wake up. She continues with excuses and calling me and getting out of bed, etc. Finally she wants her door opened...I say, "I will keep your door opened, but you need to stop talking and calling me and just close your eyes and go to bed" As soon as I get into the kitchen, she starts crying...and crying...I yell, "Adelyn, Stop Crying or I'm going to shut your door!" So I hear her get out of bed and slam her door shut, then crawls back in bed and continues crying! Where did she get this from? Even sassy Becca would stop as soon as my voice got firm or a consequence was laid out!

This should be interesting! I have to say that 95% of the time she is really a GREAT girl and such a fun, loving, humorous child...but that other 5% is definately going to give me a run for my money! It will be interesting to see if she relaxes more or gets more attitude when the baby is here.

Speaking of the baby, I had an appointment yesterday. Baby is growing...of course you can tell that by looking at me and I can tell that by the "kicks" being more "rolly nudges" at this point, things are getting squished in there! I measured 34 cm, and I am 32.5 weeks along, so just a hair over but the doctor said that it is well within the allowed measurements. The heartbeat was 140...I know that lower heartbeats are traditionally "boy" and I felt for a long time it is a boy...but lately I've been thinking pink...so basically I have no idea. All three other kids ranged from 140 to 160 with the heartbeats. When I think of this one being consistently in the lower 140's, I tend to lean towards boy...only 8 weeks left and we will find out! The baby has his/her head down and is laying on the right side, which I figured cuz that side is a little "bumped up" from the other side, and when he/she "shifts" their body, it looks like I have an alien about to poke through my belly! I LOVE this feeling of the movements, I love that you can almost tell if it was an entire hiney moving or if a hand or elbow is poking you or if a foot is pushing against your tummy/ribs/side while the baby tries to stretch those legs out! Weight wise, I am exactly where I was at 32 weeks with Sam, just checked his book tonight...yes, I gain 40lbs. each pregnancy and usually lose all but 5 with each, which puts me 20 lbs overweight! ha ha ha I will be doing the workout I did before where I saw some great results in pretty quick time.

Sam is doing better with eating, and his reading is going GREAT! He was struggling but all of a sudden he is like "I got this"...he LOVES the Dr. Suess books and reads them very well. Tonight I was making supper while he did his math homework and he did not stumble on any of the story problem or directions...I almost cried...when your child struggles with anything, you feel their pain and struggles...when they conquer it, it is the BEST feeling EVER! His confidence has boosted SO much this last week or two!

Becca, my super confident, "I can do anything" girl, is really good at whatever she tries (except Golf...ha ha) Her big news this week was that she lost her FIRST TOOTH! She pulled it out at school and everyone cheered and was so excited for her...just the attention she would expect! She was SO excited to come and show me. The toothfairy left her $5.00, a note, and the tooth for a keepsake. She like the "fancy" writing the toothfairy wrote her name in and has since then been bringing home pictures with that same "fancy" writing on them. Her birthday party is Sunday and I thought I would just buy her cake from the store...she let me know she wants me to make it, and put make-up stuff on it, and hearts, and sparkles...real girly. It made me feel good to know that they really like my cake making, and if that is one thing I can do to make them feel special and loved...then that is what I will do.

I love my children SOOOOOOOOO much....they are all so unique and fun and different, and yet so similar. I found a poem/story thing I wrote when Becca was just a baby and it brought tears to my eyes to read it...this time goes by SO quickly. I should post it on here...I will in the next few days.