Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Remember who you are...and don't let it get you down.


Tiffiny said this to Alex the other day, and it just cracked me up. Another favorite is Tony's dad saying "come back when you can't stay so long". Anyway, I looked at my blog this morning and realized that I still had St. Patricks day going on. It's been a hectic month, with me on my behind in bed for the majority of it. Tony and I received the blessed news that our baby boy/girl is perfectly healthy in every way. Amazingly after we received that news, the cramping that I've been experiencing since the amniocentesis has wained. For those who would like to guess the gender of the baby please take part in our online poll at expectnet.com. The game is called XYor XX.

I had all the best intentions in the world to have Wrapped in Love organized during my one week break from school, but the time got away from me, and here I am in the midst of madness with school again. For those who love me enough to forgive me, please send in your donations, I'm sure the Lord will forgive at least one of your sins for this good work that you are doing.

The kids are doing great. Tiffiny is so excited about her trip this summer. Alex is getting really involved in boy scouts....finally. Joseph is brushing his teeth and taking a shower on a regular basis, which if you've ever had a nine year old boy is a HUGE accomplishment. Ian is doing really well learning his sight words, and read me most of a Dr. Suess book last night, most days I still want to strangle him. Liberty is the biggest DRAMA MAMMA i've seen since Tiffiny's days of toddlerhood, talk about a princess. I finally got my chore charts organized much to the chagrine of the children. Tony is doing really well at work, getting a lot of atta boys from the boys club for work well done. I haven't caught any babies in a while and I'm having withdrawals.

Well...I hope to continue to have a non-eventful rest of my pregnancy with a beautiful home birth at the end. I'm trying really hard not to step on the scale, and only step on it backwards at my doctor's appointment so I don't focus on my ever expanding backside too much. Just think, with this being our last, I have the rest of my life to lose the weight I gain with this pregnancy....maybe just one more Oreo then. Happy April, oh, and send me your blankets, no pressure!