there was this one time…
on our way to tennis- i just loved this:
while at tennis… i LOVE this sight. my big kids doing their homework.
caleb learned to volley. look at that face following instructions. i could just squeeze him.
"i could think of a million other things i would rather be doing" -kira
and after i asked cam why he ate some gum out of my purse without asking, he got some change out of his wallet and said sorry. he wanted to pay me back. awwww. 🙂
my friend, shannon, mentioned that when you are pregnant, each week goes by so slowly. SO TRUE. each week, i check the pregnancy calendar to see what developments baby has made, and check to see how long until such and such happens. i look online at different people's ultrasounds and compare them. i am just amazed at the whole process. what little miracles babies are. 🙂 just lots of waiting, though. so, you can tell from my unenthusiastic title post that we weren't able to find out the sex. we saw the bum shot, and something in between the bum. the doctor said that it would appear to be a boy BUT it can still be a girl. i won't go into details. 🙂 the good news is that she is going to give me another ultrasound in four weeks, and by then, the 'part' should be adequately developed. my gut is telling me that it's a boy. we shall see. what else? today is the first time a stranger asked me if i was pregnant. i dunno. i find that kinda exciting. 🙂 i think this will be our last baby. so i am trying to truly enjoy this pregnancy, the little details, because after baby comes and years go by, you so quickly forget. i know this because my girl is ten. and it seems forever ago when i was naively asking the nurses how to change her diaper. so for now, i wait. as patiently as i can, yet grateful as ever.
’nuff said. 🙂
angel wars episode 1 is in walmart stores now. how cool is that?! 🙂 WALMART, people!!!! WALMART!!!
we are proud and happy!!!
we are finally set with a new doctor and a new hospital. we were having insurance issues and are now taken care of. i am so relieved. we put the whole baby name thing aside because we don’t know what we are having, and i get so antsy until then. i like to find out what it is, name it, and that’s it. that’s who they are when they are born. and it’s like i have connected. it’s like i know that baby once it comes out. SOOOOOOO, we are set for monday. i’m having an ultrasound and will hopefully be able to find out and share with everyone. let’s hope for a cooperative viewing, please. 🙂 chris is taking the day off. caleb will get to go with us. happy about that. hurry monday! come quick! 🙂 you don’t know what a pain this insurance thing was. i am so happy it’s settled i could scream. for now- i will leave you with a picture of dr. waters. he actually thought he could hear the baby with that little foam stethoscope. what a kid. 🙂 (this was is in august– tummy has grown quite a bit since then) lol.
caleb started his very first sport lesson yesterday. he has been trailing along while cam does baseball, kira does soccer, softball, etc. for the last couple of years, so this was a big deal. the little guy finally got to participate!
look how proud he is. 🙂
look at that follow through. what a stance. 🙂
one handed! totally keeping his eye on the ball!
1. wear the thickest corderoy pants you own. they are stylish and will benefit you at the end of practice.
2. being the only boy in the group is not a bad thing.
3. miss a few shots and when the coach thinks you haven’t been listening, pelt him straight in the tummy with a tennis ball.
4. at the end of the lesson, be dripping with so much sweat, (because you wore the corderoy pants) that you sweet talk mom into buying you an overpriced $3.00 Gatorade even though she brought 2 ice cold water bottles along.
5. for the rest of the day, or maybe week, whenever you get into trouble, be sure and say, “but you loved me so much at tennis!” in a really cute voice, so that your parents will burst out laughing and forget that you did something naughty.
my girl- hasn’t missed a day of school since 2nd grade (she’s in 5th now). she hardly ever gets sick. but now, she has a little scratchy voice and over the weekend her throat was hurting. so this morning i let her sleep in, thought her and i could have a little QT today while the boys were at school. but nope, she was up and dressed, telling me she is much better– in that cute little raspy voice…totally trying to sell me. she hates to miss out on school stuff. especially since they start band tomorrow- and she will be learning to play the flute. awwwww. so she goes. off to school with her thermos of soup and healthy snacks. gotta love her dedication, though, huh? i watch her go and hope to God that the throat thing disappears and i don’t end up being ‘the-mom-that-sent-her-sick-kid-to-school’ that everyone hates so much. haha. don’t worry, i know that green snot/fever/diarrhea means STAY HOME. just wish all moms knew that. 🙂
today is a day to be relished. for the first time in about 10 years i am alone. all of my children are in school. caleb started his 3day preschool this week. when kira started school, i was taking college classes…not that fun. when cam started school, i already had caleb. and next year when caleb starts kindergarten, i will have el bebe in tow. so these next 6 months will really be appreciated. and now-all is silent except for the tapping on the keyboard. what does one do with one self? there are a million things to do like clean the house, laundry, pay bills, etc– but that is so ordinary. so expected. like the kids are gone, i should be able to get lots done. yeah right. i just want to sit and soak in the silence. i did take care of things like go to the DMV- and as i was driving home, i was wondering what i should do. i passed our little coffee shops and saw other moms from our school socializing and having their lattes, and if i was feeling the least bit social, i would have stopped, but i’m not, so i didn’t. i thought about getting a pedicure. now that would have been a treat. maybe i will do that friday. 🙂 instead i stopped at our little candy shop, bought my favorite little treat and came home. to scrap. my favorite thing to get lost in. to be able to create things and cross things off my list. love that so much. laundry- do not love so much. so you see, the choice isn’t really that difficult. 🙂
don’t even hate the chocolate gummy bears until you’ve tried them. they are delightful. 🙂
when strangers ask me if they are ALL mine. today, while shopping at williams sonoma, the gal at the counter who was being oh-so-helpful says completely incredulously (can i say that?! well if i can’t- it’s just to explain how totally dumbstruck she truly was!) “are those ALL your kids?!” and instantly she fell off my nice list. i am just totally amazed that people ask things like this.. or tell me that i look too young to have so many kids. i mean, 3 is not the brady bunch. and even if it was, why point out the total obvious to a complete stranger?! who cares?! get a clue! many people have told me that i should take it as a compliment. well, i don’t. AT ALL. i am so over it. so once again, my fake smile was plastered over my face and my dagger eyes appeared next to the fake twinkle in ’em as i entered a conversation that i have had over a 500 times with various strangers. ‘yes, they are. yes, i am young. yes, they keep me busy.’ crazy lady. no, didn’t you know? i like dragging around 3 squealing, racing children all over your fine store…it’s fun. NOT. 🙂
school started today. kids went to bed a little late on accident. i was worried it would be one of those crazy, grumpy, rushing mornings- but it wasn’t. i dragged myself out of bed and was pleasantly surprised to see my little 2 lovebugs up and getting ready. they were pretty happy. caleb on the other hand, did not want to get out of bed… he was… not so pleasant.
i love this picture of them. the 2 big kids- looking at the new changes at school… caleb trailing behind- probably thinking about his quiet day without them.
they’ve been the 3 musketeers all summer.
sad to think he’s left behind for the day.
ok. not so sad. 🙂 haha. we went to our favorite bakery for breakfast- something we used to do a lot since caleb was a baby and the big kids were at school. he would sleep in his carseat and chris and i would have quiet time to start our day. today, was not so quiet.
and also, on this first day of september in 1976….
one of my favorite people was born. autumn rosa!!!!! 🙂 (the momma here- not the girl- she’s cute too but it’s momma’s day) 🙂 my funny and so-cute-when-she’s-serious cousin… one of my bestest friends…love you girlie. happy birthday!
we are having one more. 🙂 i took the kids with me this morning to my ultrasound. they seemed pretty fascinated- we saw some good leg movement and belly rolling. it was cool. caleb said he wished it was in color, though. 🙂 haha. the doc said that he might have been able to see what the sex is, but the baby kept moving. active little kid. 🙂 and apparently the doctor didn’t have the same itinerary as me- i would have gladly waited until he had a better view. but i guess there are other patients besides me. lol. anyways, the kids start school tomorrow and probably won’t be with me the next time i have an ultrasound, so i thought it was cool that they were with me today. today made it so much more real. makes me remember how much i look forward to prenatal doctor visits. that heartbeat alone brings me to tears. 🙂 such an amazing, wonderful miracle that this all is. we are excited, y’all. excited and happy. 🙂
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