10 PLUS MORE DAYS

  Man, this has been the longest last few weeks of pregnancy.

I can't even begin to say how ridiculously hard it has been.

I had false labor all Christmas Day.

Nate left the day after Christmas for California to pick up a few things we desperately need to finish the house. Since he only has a few weeks off a year it was either this week or wait until summer.

I have three kids who are going wild because they have been locked up in our basement apartment all Christmas break.

I have had an earache since Saturday night that finally broke last night.

I have had non-stop false labor except a beautiful night sleep last night.

Last night was a tender mercy.

Tonight, it started again.

I can't sleep and I can't get comfortable.

Contractions every fifteen minutes till three in the morning.

Then nothing all day long until about bedtime.

Seven at night. (Worst time for a mom!)

James has been a nightmare.

He won't take a nap and he won't go to bed a night.

He is overtired and whines constantly.

Which is more bearable now that the earache has passed, but is still ridiculously hard to deal with.

 

This evening I was just mad.

I don't mean to be.

I am so blessed, but I was so mad at contractions I could scream.

 

Dear Contractions,

If you want to do something! Then do something!

If not, stop!

You are making me a cranky, crazy, mommy!

Thank you,

ME

 

I wasn't sweet to my children tonight.

I think all of them went to bed scared to death to cross me.

What happened to love at home?

It died.

 

I just want Nate to come home.

I told him today.

You know you are ridiculously unhelpful during labor and delivery.

You are so scared that you can't even be present.

You zone out on the television or whatever to distract yourself.

But,.... I can't do this without you.

I don't know but the thoughts of you not being there scares me to death.

 

He said, I am not going to be back till Sunday.

THE 4TH! I just can't get everything I need to done.

I pleaded, "I can't do this without you!"

He said, "I think you will be fine."

 

Technically, I am not due till the eleventh.

Technically, I have always gone over my due date by four-five days.

He should make it just fine.

 

He should be grateful he isn't dealing with his crazy wife in the meantime,

but I hope his children survive.

Poor things.

Pray for them. 

CHRISTMAS MORNING

We made it to Christmas.

No small feat.

We had a beautiful Christmas.

The kids were so excited.

James got a lot of cooking supplies.

He didn't stop cooking all day.

He played with his daddy and cooked.

He couldn't have been happier.

 

Sierra got the Lego set she wanted from Santa

She also got socks, a book, and pastels.

Nate bought her/him an electric guitar as well.

We will see who uses it more in the coming months. Makes me giggle!

 

Madison got a Princesses Lego set.

Two Dora Adventure dolls, a Lite Brite, the book Peter Pan, Hair Clips and a t-shirt.

Nate bought her a remote control bug that was the hit of Christmas morning.

She loved it.

 

Nate bought me a pan set, I have never owned one in eleven years of marriage.

I cried because it was so thoughtful.

He also bought me a double jogging stroller for the boys.

He ordered it and it won't be in until the seventh.

I can't wait.

I am already plotting our first run together, I and the boys.

Maybe the sweetheart run in February.

 

That afternoon we went to Kay's parents Bob and Joanne and had Christmas Day dinner.

We sure love them.

They have been a blessing in our lives.

 

Merry Christmas!



 

 

CHRISTMAS EVE

 I can't believe how ridiculous I have been at blogging.

I miss it and I still don't do it.

I am going to be better.

You will be calling and telling me I haven't missed a single day of baby four's life.

He still doesn't have a name.

 I can't begin to say how grateful I am for good friends.

I mean sisters.

They truly are my sisters.

I know they would do anything for me.

I love them each so much.

Mary invited us over to make gingerbread houses and enjoy Christmas Eve dinner.

The food was so good.

I didn't remember how much I love green bean casserole. I never make it. I think I could have had an entire plate of just green bean casserole.

Nate came.

Social events aren't his thing.

I was so glad he came and mingled. He left before the gingerbread houses.

I know he would have made a fabulous house.

He had his fill.

 

The girls had the best time.

 James found the baby Jesus and kissed him over and over again.

I thought it was adorable.

Sierra and Madison are wearing their traditional Christmas pajamas.

I ran out of energy on James's pajamas.

Boy pajamas are harder.

They pilled in the same bed on Christmas Eve and watched Grinch stole Christmas.

 

THANK YOU MJ

 Madison played with James all morning, so I could get his Christmas stocking made.

She was so sweet.

He had so much fun.

She found every blanket and fuzzy thing in the house.

She buried him.

He laughed.

He has be so sick with a cold.

It was nice to not have him clinging and crying for a few minutes.

She really is the sweetest girl.

And incase you had to take a double take in the picture above.

Yes, she does look like Kimberly at that age with bangs.

BANGS

 Well, I am on a quest to blog every day till the end of the year.

This year has been pretty pathetic as far as blogging is concerned.

I am going to give it a final ditch effort.

 

We have had so many amazing people visit and so many amazing things happen I am kind of sad most of it was missed. WE will move forward.

 

I took my camera with us to my parents for Thanksgiving but the day I was going to break out the camera, Thanksgiving Day. My two youngest were throwing up all day. We were trying to contain the pretty aggressive bug by staying up in one of the rooms.

 

It didn't escape I or Sierra.

We were both sick before the week ended.

Every time I loaded up the our stuff thinking I was going to head home another one us would fall victim to the pukies.

 

It was a long weekend.

Nate didn't come, he was going to work on the house.

I think once we left the peace of the house got to him and he spent most of the weekend getting some much needed rest.

 

I told him I would make him Thanksgiving dinner when we got into town.

He said, "That would be nice!"

Yesterday, I finally got around to making Thanksgiving.

Madison said, "I am so glad that you are making Thanksgiving because I didn't get to eat anything because I was puking."

I guess we were making dinner for everyone who felt yucky.

I didn't make a lot of sides, but we did have turkey and pumpkin pie.

 

Tonight we were eating leftovers.

I cut Madison bangs, because she has been asking for weeks.

She exclaimed, "I look like AUNT TAM!"

I snapped a picture of my three adorable kids tonight.

I love them all.

I am excited and terrified to have four.

 

Nate took me to out to dinner the other night, an older gentleman asked if we were expecting our first. I said, "No, this is our fourth." He said, "So are you done?" I looked at Nate to hear his response and he just looked back at me. I said, "We will see." The gentleman said, "My wife and I had six, she wouldn't stop till we had a little girl. Five boys and one girl." I thought he was cute.

PRACTICE

Practicing for an upcoming photo-shoot at the Mall. Nate chose the back ground. I will be practicing tomorrow. If you want your kids captures in some candid poses, like this beauty.... stop on by! I would love to snap a festive picture. #wearuglysweaters (I was going to facebook this but thought twice about it. Nate thinks his backdrop is fabulous.)

JAMES and an UPDATE

The two youngest love to sit here to watch television. I don't understand it. I bought the most comfortable couches in existence and they prefer the bar. I wish I could convince them not to, James has almost fallen off several times but seems to have the reflexes of a ninja and has always adverted catastrophe. Thankfully!

This little boy is seriously the cutest thing but is an absolute menace. If I had a fancier phone I would start an instagram account and use the hash tag #mymenace. He seriously gets into so much trouble. On Sunday, I asked Sierra to watch him while I took a bath and did my hair. She consented reluctantly and I should have taken that for a sign that it wasn't going to happen. He got a hold of four cubes of butter. Unwrapped all of them and smeared them on every surface he could find. I think any artist would be impressed with how thoroughly he cover his canvas, the chairs, the table, the counters, the floor. He was painting with butter. It was everywhere! Everywhere! Luckily, he confined his painting to the kitchen. I guess I can be grateful for that, but everyday it is something, something that makes me count to ten. Yesterday he got the chocolate powder and filled three different cups and was drinking it, dry powder. It was everywhere. This morning he ripped open a package of macaroni and cheese and started making it for himself, when I took it from him and tried to help. He grabbed some measuring cups and started scooping flour onto a plate. He emptied out the entire silverware drawer onto the floor the other afternoon. Whenever, he gets a marker he proceeds to draw on every service he can. When I get made he glares and me and yells and tosses the marker across the room. I spank him, not hard, and then I give him a rag and tell him to clean it up. The next time he finds a marker he is back to putting his art all over the wall.

Sunday was the first time he started to be done with girl things. He found a doll in my church bag. I asked him if he wanted it. He glared at me and threw it. His dad was proud. He has been carrying around cars lately and making car noises. I think our baby doll phase is over.

I often have these moments of absolute fear. I don't know how I am going to take care of a two year old, that is as busy as James, and a new born baby. I know a lot of people have done it before and two years is a decent space, but I am still so scared. Madison was four when I had James. Sierra was three when I had Madison. Sierra at three was more independent than Madison at four. I have never had two babies, so dependent on me for everything, the thought is killing me. Potty training was a complete disappointment. I don't want two babies in diapers, but I am scared to death to try again. I have resolved to wait until summer to try again.

I feel bad I haven't been updating on the house, but my parents and my sister Karalee and her husband Benje came out a few weekends ago. They were such huge help on the house. Although, we still have a ways to go, we are getting closer. I am still praying we can be in their before I have this baby, but I know it will take a miracle. I seriously can't imagine having it finally finished. It is going to be adorable. I will take lots of pictures when it is done.

FOUR PRINCESSES

Madison wanted to have a carnival style birthday party out on the farm and invite a dozen kids but with Daddy and Chris working on the house it just wasn't going to work out. I encouraged her to have a princess tea party at home and only invite a few close friends. Saturday was a crazy day, we worked the party in between Truck'n Treat and the Church Halloween Party that night. It was a busy day but we had a lot of fun and the girls were so precious. I think I could have watched these four play princess tea party all day. They decorated their cupcakes and had snacks and passed around our tea pot. We found the crystal cups at the thrift store. The table cloth and the plates and napkins all came in a basket at the thrift store. It was a set and so cute. When I brought it home I realized I had cupcake liners that matched perfectly. Look at how cute the girls are, don't you want to eat them up. Lucy was the Little Mermaid. Braylee was Jasmine. Kaylee was Rapunzel. Madison was Belle. I wish I had a pictures of them all together. I could have eaten them up. I was going to give James a nap during the party but his sister invited him to play too and he loved it. Four princess and a bum, classic.

TRUCK'N TREAT

We went to Truck'n Treat on Saturday. We didn't expect to, but we pulled up and parked just behind our friends. We were so excited to have someone to share our fun afternoon with. Truck'n Treat is an annual Fruita Halloween event. They have crazy trucks and fun everyday trucks parked on our main road, the only main road in Fruita, and the kids trick-or-treat from truck to truck. They have Big Rigs and Tractors, Police Cars and Ambulances, Buses and Fire Engines. The event lasts exactly two hours. At noon, on the dot, all the trucks honk their horns and pull out. With the crowds of people everywhere, it is amazing they clear out as fast as they do. I am always floored. In minutes it's like the event never existed. James was the happiest I have seen him in days. I think he is teething again. He is so grumpy but the whole event he was all smiles. People just put candy on his tray as we walked by. He ate candy and looked at trucks. Funniest day ever!

HALLOWEEN 2014

I found this old yellow prom dress at the thrift store a month ago for five dollars. I cut it down to fit Madison today. Don't look too close. It isn't perfect. It is kind of slopped together but that is what I love about Halloween costumes.

I found this old wedding dress at the thrift store a few weeks earlier. It was priced too high. Twelve was a bit much for me but when they dropped it to three dollars I knew it was meant to be ours. Isn't it perfect. No down sizing necessary. It fit her perfectly. Let the holiday begin!