Do you wonder?

Where has the time gone?  This was my little turkey last Thanksgiving...I can't believe he's grown so much.  I have tons of pictures on my camera to share, but those pictures do me little to no good when I'm trying to put them on here :)  

I'd like to say I have a good reason for my lack of blogging and quite frankly, I will say it!  I have a GREAT reason.  In about 4.5-5 weeks I have moved houses, painted 4 rooms, almost completely unpacked, made a trip to Oklahoma, semi attempted to keep up with my school work and tried to finalize all things baby.  Most of those things have gone quite well.  I'm tired, to say the least, but we've been so blessed and life really has been pretty wonderful(ly tiring).  Husband asks me to update my blog all the time but there is laundry to be done, a house to decorate, food to cook, lists to make, things to buy, friends to see, play groups to attend...so pretty much life continues happening even when you think you don't have time for it!

Speaking of husband.  He is doing well.  Still loves his job.  We're still blessed to be afforded the opportunity for me to stay home.  He is happy which in turn makes me happy which in turn makes everyone happy.

Paxton is GREAT.  He's a sponge.  Repeats new words daily (thank the good Lord we're not potty mouths or we'd be in trouble...), asserts his opinions on everything, plays well with others,  uses manners and often lets us know when he has "uh-oh'd" in his diaper.  He's got a strong love for the word "mommEEE".  Lots of EEEs on the end too...he totally knows me and who I am but he mostly uses it to let us know "hey, someone please pay attention to me, like, um, NOW".  Sometimes I wonder though.  Am I doing enough with him?  Are we being musical enough, athletic enough, artistic enough?  Is he fondling play-doh enough?  Can he color well enough?  He can't sing his ABC's (although he did sing at the thanksgiving table "A-B-C-D", grammy as our witness).  He doesn't know his colors, he can't speak spanish, he hasn't found the cure for cancer....but you know, we're doing alright.  He's smart. He's handsome. He treats us well and gives great hugs and kisses.  I know my ABCs, so does husband. I'm sure he'll get them eventually!  

Emory and I are great.  Well aside from the fact the little dude is still breech.  I'd like to say it was the baby and had nothing to do with me but this is the second time that we've gone through this and I think the fact simply is I don't have child bearing hips.  I was breech, my brother was breech...I guess it just runs in the family?  We've got a section scheduled for December 30th.  If he turns, we can forgo that and just got about business as desired, but if not, Paxton gets a little brother this month.  Wow.  I don't think I believe it.  Not an hour goes by where I don't feel him several times.  He.never.stops.  Paxton didn't move a lot in the belly and he is very active now.  Maybe E is moving around a ton now and will be a calm, collected baby...hopefully?

I know this isn't much of an update but we're alive and kicking.  I'll get some pictures of the house as soon as we're 96% ready!  I've got some more things to hang, Christmas decor to display and a nursery to finish...it'll all come together, by December 30 :)

We're moving.

Literally.  Not the blog or anything like that (although it will be renamed if and when I actually have nothing better to do).  I haven't even had a chance to tell all of my family or Joe's family yet because technically, we'll be homeless.  Thankfully, we're not friendless so we've got a place to stay but as much as we appreciate and love our friends, that situation is never ideal as we've got two dogs and a baby that enjoys his stability and comfort that we've provided thus far.  He's a resilient little stinker though, he'll do great.  I hope that doesn't make it sound like we don't love how much our friends are assisting though because it will be such a blessing to not be forced to have to live in a hotel or for Joe to have to drive well over an hour to work if we were to have to stay with family in Hot Springs...again, it'd be appreciated times one million but when you're trying to find a house, move and close on your current house (in 10 days by the way), it makes it difficult if you're staying 40 miles away from where you need to be.  

So, there will be details on how this all happened but not this second as I have to see if I can do anything right now to help pack even though we don't have boxes :).

Shannon made this hat for Paxton.  It is perfect.  Everyone NEEDS one! You can look at her stuff HERE and just send her a message if you want something. You will be pleased!

Mom's Milk Boutique

Here is a great place to get some diaper things with free shipping as always.  Can't beat that! :)

www.momsmilkboutique.com

Check it out!

It's still raining. And raining. And raining.

Paxton loves to help his daddy and mommy clean.  When he sees us dusting or wiping something up or cleaning off a counter he runs and gets a rag and cleans too.  It's so cute and helpful!

Cuddle time with daddy while watching football.  What a great way to bond :)

It's Monday.  Joe is back at work and we're ready to get out and have a good morning!  I felt awful on Friday and got no sleep Thursday night.  I think I stress induced migraine and I don't get migraines but a few times a year (and they're usually related to my jaw) but this was stress for sure.  Joe stayed home with us that morning to help out with Paxton.  I'm glad he did because I needed the rest.  Joe went back to work and when Paxton woke up from his nap, he had a fever :(  It got up to 102.6 but with Motrin it stayed in the low grade range.  We ended up going to the clinic on Saturday just to rule out flu and thank goodness it wasn't. We didn't think it was but with me being pregnant, better safe than sorry!  His throat was red too and although he didn't have a fever anymore, she tested for strep too.  Thankfully that was negative.  Sometimes I think it'd be easier to have something like strep because antibiotics could clear it right up but they said it was viral and it'd just have to run its course.  Luckily he ate as best he could with a sore throat and we kept him pretty hydrated so it was a pretty quick.  He has been fever free since Saturday so needless to say, we need to get out today!  Thankfully the library is still open today, in spite of this "holiday".  

It's day one zillion of rainy time.  I don't mind the rain as it doesn't really throw off our plans.  We still play with friends, go to story time and things of that nature.  Once the rain does stop, however, we can play on the deck in the afternoons and enjoy the cooler weather.  Being cooped up helps nothing!

We have our girls back.  They are doing REALLY well.  On a day like today, when it is raining and we have to go places, they can't be in the garage so instead they are in our bathroom.  They've got their beds, water and each other.  The bathroom is pretty decent sized so they'll have a good day back there.  If it stops raining I'll let them out this afternoon so they don't go stir crazy (that is when things get bad).  Maybe we'll keep them after all.  Having them home does feel right.  We'll make it work!

I'm sleepy. It's Monday. It's rainy.  Nap time, I love you.  I can't wait to see you today!

FDA

Paxton enjoys helping mommy cook...kind of.

Nothing to update.  Nothing new going on.  It's rainy and chilly and I love it.  

I do have a bone to pick with the ignorant people I seem to encounter far too regularly.  I am pregnant.  I am aware of medical issues surrounding pregnant people.  I am aware that the flu is no fun, especially for pregnant people.  What I am not aware of is why anyone in their right minds think they have any opinion on MY body and what vaccines I choose to or not to put in it.  I am aware we are all going to die of the swine flu (sarcasm?) and that if I don't get a brand new vaccine that has not been in circulation long enough to be tested (in MY opinion) that I'm just flippant and I don't care about my health or my unborn childs health.  I get it. I do, sure, fine, whatever.  But again, what I do NOT get is why you think it is YOUR business.  Why are you so concerned about MY health when you know nothing about me.  You have not gone to medical school.  You can't even figure out the difference between their/there/they're.  Why do you feel like it is any of your business? 

I am not trying to be rude but MY body, MY choice.  YOUR body, YOUR choice.  I educate myself on matters concerning my family and I encourage everyone to do the same...but please don't assume your choices are best for everyone.  

Oh, and this is what the FDA has to say about the H1N1 vaccine for pregnant people (not CNN, not Fox News, not Yahoo...the FDA)

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM182404.pdf

"8.1. Pregnancy
Pregnancy Category C: Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine or Fluzone vaccine. It is also not known whether these vaccines can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed."

My soapbox is a little worn out now, so I will step off of it.

Have a great day :)

Fall

One of my favorite things about a child is seeing them in their jammies.  It just kills me.  Especially one piece union suits.  LOVE them.  Daddy has a pair too so maybe a matching picture is necessary? :)

It is no secret to those around me that I do not love summer.  I dislike it so much that I won't even capitalize it simply out of spite.  On my season ranking list, summer takes 5th.  Yes, there are only 4 seasons...that should tell you something.  

Although Fall is not my favorite season, it is a close second.  I love Fall.  The air is crisp, the temperature is near perfect (although still a little warm for my liking) and the smell is a.maz.ing.  I love Fall because daily we can venture outside and play.  Play play play.  We don't even need toys outside because nature gives us sticks and leaves and rocks and

 hills.  Tell my toddler that those aren't toys and he'll call you crazy.  I'm looking forward to days outside, pumpkin patches with my boys, homemade pies and lots of time spent with family and friends.

Peanut is doing wonderful, as usual.  He's such an overall happy little dude.  He is so helpful around the house and I couldn't appreciate it more.  When he eats his snacks in the living room, he takes his empty bowl the kitchen and puts it in the sink. Same goes for my spoon when my cereal is empty, my cell phone when he's not calling 911 on it and all the dish rags he takes out of the drawers.  He loves the dish rags.  He takes them and cleans the floor, the tv stand, the tv...everything with gusto.  A hopeful yet unrealistic sign of things to come!  A mom can hope, right?  

Emory is still-a-floatin'.  He (I) is measuring big.  Not even close to used to the idea of a big baby.  I had a midget for so long that rolls and chub kind of freaks me out, I'm not going to lie.  I never had to clean between folds in the thighs because he never had it.  What if E does?  Because I am measuring big we are having another ultrasound at our next appointment.  I am not sure what it might tell us but I'm not concerned in any sense of the word.  I'm more concerned that the little dude is still breech.  Ack, no more thinking of that at the moment.  Moving on.

We've painted E's room and now need to clean it up and get the decor going.  I am very pleased with the colors we chose and I'm excited to paint peanuts room now too.   I think it'll all be coming together shortly.  I think around the beginning of November we'll get down P's clothes and start to sort and wash and hang and get ready for little man.  P pretty much lived in sleepers and I'm kind of assuming that E will as well.  It'll be that time of year so it'll be nice to not have to buy a ton of new stuff.  I did feel semi badly about that...P got all these cute new things when we were pregnant with him and E gets P's hand-me-downs.  Now I am NOT opposed to second hand, third hand or anything of that nature but I've had to buy a few new things that I just find cute. I went to a garage sale down the road from a friends house and just happened to stumble across about 

20 NB-6 month things, all name brands, all perfect condition.  I picked up the lot for 7.75.  Not new to the world of babies but new to us.  Love it!

Speaking of clothes for E.  I was SO thrilled to find this beautiful hand knit set for his coming home outfit.  Not only is it super cute but it is soft squishy wool that will work great with his cloth diapers.  I'm going a little more old school this time and getting some prefolds (very similar to what your mom used on you I bet) and pins to hold them together.  I'm kind of excited, not going to lie.  

Well, my neighbors mid life crisis (really farking loud motorcycle) seems to have woken up P so off I go to take care of him.  I get that you have to turn it on and rev it up daily and NOT ride it, you know, just making sure it is still really loud and annoying, but can you do this in the morning when my kid is not sleeping by chance?  Thanks, the management (aka, your cranky pregnant neighbor). 

Enjoy your weekend!

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