Any day now

I’m really ready.  I think. I know I’m ready to not be pregnant anymore.  On the flipside, it makes me a little bit sad to know this is it. I won’t ever be here again.  I’m ready to find out if this is a little girl or a little boy.  Really ready for that.  But not ready to give this baby a name no matter what it is.  Sweet Pea may stick. Who knew naming your little baby got harder each time? The clothes are ready. The car seat, bouncer and swing are scrubbed down and washed and fluffed.  I’m down to 2 pairs of pants that fit. I wore my huge Mumu to church today and it was not attractive.(PS 2 ladies came up to me and said they had no idea I was pregnant. I guess that’s what happens when you hide out in nursery.)  The baby’s hospital bag is packed. CC & E are getting tired of me telling them I’m sick every morning.  They used to ask, now they just say “I know Mom, your baby is making you sick.” Um yah.  I haven’t slept much in about 6 weeks. I’m tired. I love feeling the baby move.  I will be exited to not use the potty every hour, if not more.  I’m a little nervous about being a mother to 4 children.(can I do it? am I enough?) I’m loving how excited CC & E are to meet their little sibling. They talk to my belly multiple times a day. I will miss that. About 5 weeks. Not really “any day now”, but soon. Maybe too soon. I’m a little bit… Hmmm… not sure what I am.

I do know that most of all I’m excited to hold that new yummy smelling little bundle straight from Heaven!  It makes it all worth it! I’m grateful to be a mother!

Christmas

‘Cause I might not get to it if I don’t do it now. My favorite thing this year was the kids buying gifts for each other.  Seroiusly, made me cry. (Not that crying is new around here. I do it daily, sometimes several times!) Anyway… They were so excited to get something for each other, wrap it, put it under the tree and just kept telling each other “I have a present for you.”  Then the Christmas morning reaction… awesome! Loved it!

 

Then there was Rapunzel. Make no mistake, and don’t call her Ellie! And if by chance you forget she’ll say “You mean Rapunzel!”

I love these with the Grandpa’s!

We had a great day. We had my parents over for breakfast and Troy’s Grandpa, Dad, Cousin Wendy and his brother’s family for dinner. 

It was a great Christmas!

Picking up the slack

This guy has been doing his share  of it! I know he hates it when I get all cheesy, but I am sincerely so grateful for him right now. Sleepless nights and raging pregnancy hormones make for a crazy wife who isn’t all that fun to be around. Yet he still gives me whatever I need and has really pitched in with the kids whenever he’s around. His schedule has been crazy and he still checks on me and is so good to us! I always love him, but I truly am appreciative of who I’m married to and I am reminded again that this was the most important decision ever made and I’m glad we found each other! We’re on the home stretch for little Sweetpea. Wahoo!!!  Thanks Troy!

Christmas past

(yes… we are a  family with double chins)

Whenever I look back I feel even more blessed to have such a great life with so many blessings! I am so grateful for this season of reflection to remember what is truly important in life.  Hope you have a great holiday season!

Merry Christmas!

Today will be better

Yesterday I called my mom 3 times in 47 minutes.  The first time I chatted like everything was fine.  The next call ( 4 minutes after we hung up) I called her back bawling hysterically.  Seriously had lost my ever freaking pregnant mind.  Can I do this? Can I have 4 and still keep it all together?  It’s not the baby.  That’s the fun part!  It’s the everything else that’s getting me worried.  So after  really nice encouraging talk only a mom can give I felt a little better.  Then I went and got my meatloaf out of the oven and went  to pour some of the extra fat off it into the sink and dumped half down the drain. Then the real crying began.  And another hysterical phone call . Today will be better.

As I was writing this the boys climbed on the counter, into a box of packing peanuts, then fell off the counter (still in the box) and spilled them all over. 

Merry Christmas! Packing peanuts… the gift that keeps on giving!

Today will still be better!?!

Brothers don’t shake hands

I cannot keep the boys off of each other.  Then I started thinking… I never will.  It’s been like this since birth… or before !  I’m glad they love each other this much!!!

Where did the time go…I could cry over how big they are.  Gosh, I love those boys!

Christmas Cheer!

I love this time  of year and the kids are AMAZING at the ages they are! I love that everything makes them excited.  Santa and stockings are HUGE around here, so I’ve been trying to remind them daily of the true meaning of Christmas.  I think it’s actually kind of sinking in.  We talk about Jesus being born in Bethlehem and the shepherds and wise men. I grill them throughout the day just to make sure they remember the story. My hope is that it will sink in more than the craziness that everything else brings.  I feel so blessed and happy(despite the grouchiness that seeps out)! I have a great husband and beautiful healthy children and one more little blessing on the way.  We have so much family support and love! How lucky we are!!! Hope you are feeling the love and joy of the season wherever you are! Merry Christmas!

Now speaking of my cute little bugs… here is the new set of pictures! (Thanks to Jos!) 

(And yes I do get asked about once a week if they are triplets !)