It's the last day of 2009!!!!!!!!!

Wow! 2009 has been an interesting year...we have had a lot of hurdles to get over with just about every aspect of our life, the good news is that each hurdle has taught us valuable lessons that we gain knowledge and strength from. Some things we dealt with were just annoying: employee (former employee), family, a certain customer, etc. Some things were very difficult that still cause pain and saddness: the loss of a friend. Some things we still deal with on a daily basis: Sam's "choking" fear still lingers, mealtime is a battle. But, no matter what the issue, we have used each other's strengths to make it through and have come out as a closer family.

Now for some of the fun 2009 things that we are currently experiencing:

The girls' room (I love how that sounds!) is pretty much done, I have the names to paint and put up along with some of the wall decor, but Adelyn has been sleeping in her big big bed since the 23rd and I cannot believe how well it is going. She and Becca do not even talk at all at night time, they go right to sleep...I wonder when we go to bed earlier with school if they will talk though. I better try it out as school starts Monday already!

Jason is working out in Kansas and is loving it. He has it all planned to move out there in about 3 years...we'll see. I truly wouldn't mind moving but always thought if I did move away from my family it would be somewhere that winter boots were not requried ever. Kansas has winters like us, but they are usually very short, sometimes a few days, then nothing for a month...still, to take me that far away from my family would make me feel "isolated" which is what Jason likes, he hates crowds, malls, shopping, people, etc. He would be so happy with a group of about 10 people to hang with and never think twice about it. I'm much more sociable, I like going to events to meet people. He tells me not to worry, I can still have Facebook out there! ha ha He is enjoying hunting out there and got 2 new guns for Christmas...I had gotten him one and he begged me for one not knowing he got one already...I'm glad he is getting into hunting again, maybe he will do more at home and have a hobby.


Sam is getting bored over vaction now and his friend called yesterday, it was good to have him reconnect with a buddy. I tried to keep them busy and I tried to have some friends over, but everyone was gone or celebrating with family...so a few more days and he will be back in school. I'm ready for that too so the house can stay cleaned for more than 1 hour! Ha!


I had the 38 week prenatal appointment yesterday (technically 38 weeks, 2 days to be exact) and there is no action happening yet, which is just what I was hoping for, Jason wants to stay out on the job in KS til the 9th, so no early births is part of the plan. I'm usually a day to a week late anyhow, and due to the size of the last one, I am not wanting to go over too much. The baby has "dropped" and is head down, but is not yet fully engaged in the pelvic area. I was not effaced at all and dialated only a pinch, so not even a 1. I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions and at my next appointment, Jan. 7th, I will have her strip my membranes. I will also discuss my concern about her constant mentioning of C-Section...this really frustrates me tremendously. I have never had one, but since Adelyns shoulder got stuck for just a few seconds, they are making it like I need to do a C-Section...I feel it was a fluke, she was a BIG baby, and they had to turn her inside so she was facing the right way which could have caused her to be in an akward position. I just got up to get Adelyn a drink and could barely walk due to another BH...it's weird to think that our baby could arrive really anyday, supposidly within 12 days, which means NO later than 19 days...wow!!!!! I'm excited and still feeling like I'm not totally ready yet either! Maybe it's just not having the room completely set up because we dont' know if we're having a girl or a boy. At first I thought girl, but assumed it was just because the last 5 years had been all girl stuff...then I was really set it was a boy...but now I'm really leaning towards girl again...who knows! It doesn't matter, but I like to have things in order, and not knowing is making me feel unprepared with the room, which is so silly because I have everything washed and put away and ready, so it will only take about 30 mins if its a girl to have it complete and about a day if it's a boy as we have to remove a border, paint a stripe, put up a border and switch things over...not a big deal at all!

Well, I better go now, I don't post enough so when I do it turns into a book! Have a great 2010 everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!