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 :)

Updates

So I finally have a camera that works so here are some pics of what has been going on with our little family!!

My baby girl turned 4, I can't believe she is already that old.  These aren't pictures of her birthday I will have to post those later, but it was a very relaxing quiet good day :) I cut her hair because it was getting long and stringy and she refused to keep anything in it.  But I love how it turned out it totally fits her personality. I am sad her curls are gone, but she looks soooo much better.

 Joel tested for his Orange belt last Friday and did an awesome job.  He now has passed a white, yellow and orange belt test.  I am so proud of him.  His confidence has really grown and he loves his karate teachers.  He now wants to own a zoo, be a zookeeper and a karate teacher. Awesome goals Joel.

 They also have to do a fitness and concentration test so they have the kids do all these pretty hard physical things until they are worn out.

 This was my favorite part of the night.  Joel passed his test but they didn't have enough orange belts to give Joel one that night.  But this little boy when he got up to receive his orange belt he said he wanted Joel to have it instead, so he gave his belt to Joel, and they had the 2 boys hug and everyone clapped for them, it was so awesome, and yes I did cry.

 I love gardening.  This year we decided to start everything from seeds, I have to admit I am a little scared because I've never done it before so I hope it works.  But the kids loved it!!! I let them pick out what they wanted to plant.  The girls picked out flowers and Joel picked out some veggies.

 We put them in this starter kit, and when they get bigger we will transfer them to the kids own boxed garden and they will get to take care of it. It should be a lot of fun.

 As promised here is my first prego picture!!! This is me at 15 weeks

I think I am over the nausea, but I am still waiting for my energy to kick it.  This has been a harder pregnancy on my body than the previous 3.  I can't seem to shake the fatigue and the urge to nap all day.  There was a problem with my blood test but they did them again and they came out normal.  My blood pressure is also really low, so I am constantly light headed.  But other then that I am doing well. At my 14 week appointment my Doctor took a peek to see if he could tell what the baby was and for now it looks like we are having another............girl. For Joels sake I really hope that something may have been hiding or is just growing slowly. But we will know for sure next month.  But boy or girl I am excited and I have a feeling this little one will be calm, at least for now :)

I almost forgot a Bailee update.  Yesterday she gave me quite a scare when she snuck out the basement window and ran to her friends house to play.  After searching under every bed, closet and corner in the house only to find the window open,  I frantically called friends in the ward to see if she was there.  Then I got in my car and searched the park and neighborhood while the Bishop and his family went out and searched on their bikes. I was in tears but after a little bit of searching we found her at one of the nonmember homes just across the street.  I have never been so relieved but angry at the same time.  The ironic thing was that I was talking on the phone to my mom and I commented on how Bailee hasn't ran off in a while and that I thought she was over that phase.  Then she told me to be careful that I might jinks myself.  Little did I know that at that very moment Bailee was planning her escape, I guess a mother is always right :)

Concerned

After having family home evening, I asked the kids what would they do if a stranger asked them to get into their car with them?   To which I get this very excited response from Bailee....

" Get in the car and go with them!!!!!!!"

Sigh, I wonder if that girl will ever learn.  So Justin and I were very blunt and told her exactly what would happen if she got into the car.  Then I asked what if they said they have a puppy or candy, what would you do?

Once again Bailee response is "Take the candy and go look at the puppy!!!"

Double sigh, I REALLY don't think she is getting it.  I think we will be talking a lot about stranger danger for a while.

But on a funny note Sydney has been sneaking in to the bathroom with Joel when he is going potty.  Much to my dismay and disapproval she has seen Joels little squirt gun.  So now she is standing up when she pees and very proud of herself, but the other day I get asked this question.

"Mom, when will my pee pee get big like Joels?"

Of course I explained to her that boys and girls have different body parts and that hers would never grow big like Joels.  It was a little awkward, but I love the innocence of children.  But from now on I will be watching the bathroom situation much closer.