Things I love

I Love reading other blogs. I love to see that I am not the only one that does things a certain way, or I find new ideas to do new things that I had not thought of before. We all have busy lives and sometimes that hinders getting things done. However, I thrive on busyness. In some people's eyes, it is sad that one can be that way. But I think alot of moms can identify with me of that truth. I have been home for 8 weeks with our newborn. Being home all day makes me brain feel like mush. I can do the cooking, cleaning, bills, take care of the kids etc, but its almost as if that is not enough. I can understand why so many moms have play groups, work from home, have blogs etc. Its that need for stimulation other than catching up on Desperate housewives all week long.

I am a working mom. Even with three kids, I will continue to work outside the home. I find that the outside stimulation with my work (which is very detail oriented and requires research) helps my mind and then I can organize all the other things in our home that need to get done each day. I dont feel like my brain is not functioning because there is so much going on in it, I have to prioritize it all. I think if I did stay at home, I would get a good schedule down, but because I have never done that, I dont know how to make one. Im used to being gone all day working.

I feel that working makes me a better mom. I can talk to other adults and moms during the day while away and when I come home, my family is my priority and i can relax from the demands of the day at work and focus on things at home. Sure, sometimes it is overwhelming, but i love every minute of it. I love being super busy and getting things organized.

This time at home has allowed me to think about things like that. I have been working on organizing things more so that when I do go back to work, it is not so crazy at home that nothing gets done. By reading other blogs and seeing what other moms do with several kids has really given me some great ideas too that I would like to implement. It has given me a new challenge and I feel refreshed again!

What kinds of things do you love?

New Baby and being at home

I have looked at my blog over and over and thought that I should update and post...but then I get sidetracked and it doesnt happen. We are now a family of 5....and loving it so much!
Nolan is 6 weeks old. Born Feb 19th at 7:46am weighing 8 lbs 12 oz and 20.5 inches long. He is so laid back and such a great fit in our family.
The first few weeks were spent recouperating from the c-section and getting up my strength to take care of everything for when Don went back to work. It all seems so natural having a third child, not near as hard as I thought it would be. However, I have not gone back to work yet, that will be the true test.
What I am finding being at home though, is that there is way more work now than ever and I cannot get it all done. It takes me all day to do what I used to be able to do in a few hours. But, I would not change it, as this little man is so great.
Today, I organized our bills, and things to get ready for taxes, did 5 loads of laundry and 2 loads of dishes. Got the grocery shopping done, and made dinner. Even though it didnt feel like I got alot done, reading it all typed out, I really did get alot done.
The kids are ALL in bed and we are catching up on dvr'd shows and Im updating the blog. One would think that with being home all day I would keep this thing updated....apparently not ha!
Here is a pic of Nolan when he was born...so proud ;)

27 days

27 Days to go until Nolan Edward enters this world.....wow. Its mind baffling to me at how fast this pregnancy has gone. And how fun, interesting, and wonderful it has been.

We have yet to still paint his room, get things organized and ready for him to be here. But I do have a plan ha! The room should be painted next weekend. I have the diaper bag almost ready, my bag will get packed this weekend and then the miscellaneous things I need to get done will happen in the next 2 weeks or so. I dont expect him to come early, but I want everything done just in case for some reason I happen to go into labor on my own.

so far, I have gained a little over 7 pounds with this guy, but they think he will be at least 9 pounds or bigger based on how I am measuring and how he feels, "solid" according to our doctor :) I dont know if that is good or bad. But we are so excited about meeting him and bringing him home to his sisters. If I dont post before we have him, will do when we have him. Making time for anything else these days is getting harder. I guess that is another way to get prepared too:)

My time is so busy

I can see that its been since summer when I last posted. As I have progressed in pregnancy, my time has dwindled. Its funny how just being pregnant takes so much time. And I dont think it is the being pregnant part, its the preparing for the baby, maternity leave, taking care of the things that have always been so normal, but adding in baby appts, holidays, a side business.....it all makes such a difference.
We are down to 8 weeks now until Nolan is born. We found out in September that it was a boy this time. We are thrilled, and the girls are so excited, since all they wanted was a brother. We are working on trying to get his room completed, although it is taking a while since we are so busy. We hope to have it done by the new year.
Its hard to believe that 2009 is almost over and then 2010 will be here. Its also hard to believe that this pregnancy is almost over and we are going to be holding out son soon too. We are in awe over it all. We are very thankful we have been given this opportunity to have another baby, since Im pretty sure this one will be our last. I will keep everyone posted as to how things are going as we start our final countdown in january :)

Where is time going?

I can look at my post and see that I am very bad at updating. Life is already crazy and baby number three is not even here yet.
Summer has come to a close and fall is quickly setting in. Sydney is in first grade and i believe there are about 19 kids in her class this year. She was a little apprehensive when she first started school because none of her friends from kindergarten were in her class. But, she has already made new friends and is loving all the new things she is learning. She has also started going to the Boys and girls club after school which provides even more stimulation and friends for her.
Bella is quickly approaching her 4th birthday. she is in daycare while I am at work and helps with the babies that are there in preparation for her sibling that is coming in February. We will find out on Sept 23 what we are having and keeping fingers crossed for a happy healthy baby.
work has been super busy, and my Scentsy business that I have on the side is also picking up very rapidly. I have plans on using my income from that to support my 12 weeks off work since I dont have much PTO at work right now.
We did just get a van, in order to accomodate three kids, so that has been our newest news. We are enjoying the roominess of it, now just trying to get used to less gas mileage than what we were getting with the car. We are really trying to make sure everything is in place before the baby comes. My official due date is feb 18th, but we might have the baby a few days later due to C-section scheduling. We are doing things a little differently with this baby. We decided we are not going to vaccinate this one.
There is tons of research posted on the web about vaccines and what they do to children and I feel that if our bodies were created perfect and equal in the eyes of God, then I need to trush Him with my childs health. I believe that He is leading us in this direction right now. I feel very satisfied and ok with the decision that has been made and am now just working on the other things to boost our immune systems to get through the winter. The girls have both been well for several months now and we are very thankful for that.
So, i guess that is about it right now. will post as soon as we know what we are having.....

Vacation and babies

We are on vacation in Sunny and very HOT California, visiting my husbands family. And we are having so much fun.
We finally figured out the secret to keeping our kids asleep in the same bed all night. Together. Friday we went to a waterpark since it was 100 degrees, and we needed to stay cool. I had bought the spray sunscreen in a can.....and that did nothing but get us even more burned. We applied every 2 hours and it was spf 50, but that just magnified our skin 50 times apparently. I burnt worse than everyone else. Ouch. After the park, we went to the local county fair and were there for almost 4 hours. Walking. Riding Rides. Eating cotton candy and ice cream. The kids fell asleep in the car and didnt budge when we put them in their bed, washed their feet and put their jammies on them. They didnt move all night long. It was heaven. They woke up this morning refreshed and ready to go, which we did more of that wearing out stuff today. We slept till about 9 this morning, ate breakfast at our hotel and went down for a nap at 1030. Yes, an hour and half after waking. We have alot of sleep to catch up on. We then went to lunch at 2 after we woke up and then to my sister in laws house for a bbq and swimming her pool. Dinner wasnt served until 8 so they swam for a good 4 hours, and we didnt get them to bed until 11, so here is to another night of great sleep.

The weather has been very hot, tomorrow is supposed to be 105. We just found out a week ago that we are expecting baby number 3. What is interesting about this is that we are hoping for a boy. Part of me is scared because with two girls, I know just what to do. With a boy, I have NO clue and it scares me to venture into the unknown. Well, at my sister-in-laws tonite, we did the necklace test. This is an old wives tale where you hold a necklace above the palm of your hand. If it goes in circles, it is a girl and if it goes back and forth it is a boy. When it stops you are done. So, the first time and second time, it went in circles to represent the two we have. Then it went back and forth to represent that we are having a boy. The next time we did it, it did nothing, meaning we are done after this one. This is so interesting because we knew we were done at 3, but this was weird seeing it done. And it will be interesting to see in Sept if we are in fact having a boy. So, if anyone has ever done this test, I would love to hear what you think.

That is about it for now, sorry I dont have any pics to upload, but when we get home next week, I will upload some pics of the fun we have been having. I normally am not one to like hot weather, but right now not only do I like it, but food is my best friend and tastes SO yummy and therefore I cannot get enough:)

Farting Birds

The thunder and lightening really bring out the best in people, especially our girls. This is the first time they have ever heard thunder and really seen a storm like this. In an effort to help the kids not be so scared, I told them that the thunder was just a bunch of birds farting as they flew by. This made them laugh and accept it a little easier than some scientific conversation about cold and hot air that is way over their heads. That is what they are running around telling people now is that the thunder is birds farting.

I know, at first I wondered what I had done by telling them that. Then when I saw that they were not scared, and it helped them accept a sound that really scared them before, it made me happy to know that the little comment which helped their imagination made things all better. What I didnt see coming was this conversation:

Bella: "Mom is there going to be anymore Sunder? (thunder)"

Me: " No, Bella, the thunder is all over now"

Sydney: "well, I think it was Angels bowling, not birds farting"

Me: "Yes, it could have been that too"

Bella: " I dont like sunder", " It was birds farting, Sydney"
"and mom, I just won't be your friend anymore"

Me: Not sure what to say to that because I was too busy laughing at how she had to get the last word in to both of us.

So, needless to say, the storm has passed, everyone is safe and the Farting birds have moved on to taunt another family!