Finally!!!!

 Ok so finally catching up.  It's amazing how easy it is to forget to blog.  Oh well .  This is Easter!!!!

 Bailee had a dance recital and she did awesome.  She is so comfortable up on stage it's amazing, she did not get that from me.

 Then a week later she had kindergarten graduation which was sooo cute.  They sang songs and had a slide show, cookies and we got to meet some of her friends. I can't believe she will be in 1st grade!!!

(Bailee, Kira, Shandee and Katlyin)

 Here is my birthday boy.  He is 8!!!! We spent most of his Birthday at my sisters house so I don't have too many pictures, but he had fun and this year the theme was Star Wars!!!

 He started cub scouts and loves it!!! He will also be Baptized the beginning of July.  He has turned into such a handsome grown up boy, it's so weird.  I am already getting worried about when he drives and dates :(

 Fun at the park

 Love, love, LOVE this picture!!!

 Proof that I was there.

 This is one of the projects I was working on.  Justins parents had this bench so I decided to take the boards out, get new ones stain them and paint the frame.

 And here is the finished product.  I had to have help drilling holes and bolting them in.  But for $8 dollars it's like getting a whole new bench!!

 Some more fun pictures.

This is Sydney being Syd, she's so weird, but I love her.

 Joel and Bailee celebrating school being out!!!! I am happy to announce we have made it through 3 weeks of summer, Hurray!!!! Only a couple months left to go. Luckily we have trips planned to help pass the time.  But next year I will have a 3rd, 1st, preschooler and a newborn.  Crazy, life is going too fast, hopefully I can keep up with it :)

22 Weeks

 Okay so this is me at 22 weeks. Over halfway done hurray!!!

 

Sorry this picture is sideways but I couldn't figure out how to turn it, so you'll have to turn your head to see.  But this is my precious little girl. We were able to finally figure out what she was going to be after being told that it was a girl, then a boy, then back to a girl. Justin, Bailee and Syd were very excited when they found out it was a girl.  Joel was very sad and even went out to the garden and laid down in the dirt. It breaks my heart that Joel will not get a brother, he has been praying for one ever since we told him I was pregnant. But I am hoping that he will be okay and love his new sister. (This is actually an ultra sound picture at19 weeks)

 

Everything so far looks pretty good the only concern is my placenta is laying in front of my C-section scar, so the doctor said the delivery could be much more difficult and I could loose a lot more blood. But thankfully there is still time for things to move, so at 32 weeks we will check again and hopefully things will be different.

Things I have noticed with this pregnancy:

I understand the "waddle", now. None of my other kids were low enough for me to feel any pressure or pain when I walked, but this baby seems so be sitting really low, so I am a waddeler. Not looking forward to how much more it's going to hurt when the baby gets bigger.  And of course with the increase pressure down there all it takes is one kick and I loose most of what is in my bladder. (I used to make fun of my sister for that all the time)

I Love and crave, hot mustard!!! You know the stuff that comes with the sweet and sour sauce at Chinese restaurants.  I literally cover my food in it, soooo good.  I can't get enough of it.

My desire to clean and organize has almost diminished.  I would on a weekly bases clean and organized my kids rooms. You know taking out all of their clothes folding them, going through all the toys and putting them in the right bucket. But now I just shut their doors and pretend like I don't see it. Occasionally I will get into the cleaning/organizing mode, but it doesn't happen very often.

Nesting has been replaced with gardening. Love it!!!

Ok this one might sound really bad, but I'll share it anyway. I've never been one to swear, but every time I drop something or hurt myself the "S word" just comes flying out. I don't even know where it comes from. So I am hoping that once this baby comes that will stop.

I haven't really posted much lately so I have a lot to catch up on, Easter, dance recitals, kindergarten graduations, birthdays, the beginning of summer, projects and everyday fun. So watch for those upcoming posts.........hopefully :)