Sundays

Sunday is definitely my favorite day of the week, and today was an exceptionally good one. I have been looking forward to Sunday because we've had such a crazy week, doctors appointments, basement flooding right before Mike leaves for a business trip, naughty and sick kids (Mitch missed 2 days of school this week), and just plain grumpiness from me. So today was a great day for me. Mike left yesterday for Las Vegas for an oil convention until Thursday and Mitch ended up spending the night at Grandma Lindsay's so it was just me and Libby last night. She slept well and I woke up this morning to the birds chirping and it was just so nice, just to lay there and not have to get up. Libby and I started getting ready for church and listened to the Sounds of Sunday on the radio, which is one of my favorite morning routines, and one that always gets me in the spirit to go to church. Then we picked up Mitch and went to Church with Grandma, Grandpa and Marcus. It's always nice to go to church with my parents, especially when Mike is gone. I like to go back to the ward I grew up in, even though it's a lot different now there's still home there. Even with the rowdy kids, I still love going to church and feeling the spirit and learning so much that I swear was just for me that day. So overall a good day, can't wait until next Sunday!!!!

We'll know more when he's here....

Today I had an appointment with the perinatologist. Always nerveracking for me. I still have to check first thing to see his heartbeat, but I know it's there, just a security issue for me. Next his head, which today is looking good, and then we just have fun looking at our baby and the U/S technician Leslie is so sweet and snaps lots of pics for us. He is still growing well and things look good. We saw Dr. Ball today and he said more of the same, "we'll know more when he's here." That should be a reassuring phrase, but for some reason it's not really. It makes me so scared. So scared to get my hopes up, and so scared to let him go. So we're still in limbo mode. I ran across this blog yesterday and let me tell you it was perfect timing. It was a good reminder that no matter what happens, a mother loves her child. You have to start by reading Nella's birth story here. And today's post was exactly what I needed, and a tear jerker, so have your kleenexes ready and read it here. It was so worth my time to read these.

Sunshine and Storms

I think spring has finally sprung and we're loving seeing some sunshine and spending some time outside. The kids have been busy riding their new bikes and jumping on the trampoline and swinging on the swingset, all the fun kid stuff. I must admit that I think I might have died if the sunshine would have showed up any later. But the ironic thing with the spring sunshine this year is that it's bringing some major storms into my life.

The last few weeks have been so calm, and peaceful, and maybe a bit depressing. I don't know if I was in shock or numb or exactly what I was suffering from, but whatever it was it was kinda nice. The thoughts of the baby are always on my mind, but during this time it just wasn't a big deal. I told Mike that it felt like this time was the calm before the storm. I knew as soon as spring rolled around and things started greening up and changing that it was time for our changes too. And nothing can green up without some nice rainstorms, so metaphorically that's where I'm at, in the storms.

We're down to counting weeks in the single digits, never thought that day would come. Physically and emotionally I'm getting tired. My body is telling me that it's getting close to the end, that it's time to have a baby, but I'm not ready. Not ready for this reality, not yet.

I'm not ready to see the outcome. My days have been a bit chaotic, and a little annoying. Sick kids, I'm sick, nosy people, missing important calls, dirty house, and the list goes on and on. And the thought that scares me the most now is that this is all going to be over in a few weeks. No matter the outcome, this time will pass. We will have a new aspect on life, our lives will be changed forever. So the storms rage on, but on the bright side I can go out and enjoy some fresh air in the warm weather with the kids, and life is so bittersweet.

Easter 2010

Easter this year was so nice and relaxing. We had General Conference the same weekend and I love listening to the leaders of our Church. Saturday we went to my mom's to do our annual egg dying. It's always an adventure with the kids, but they really enjoy it.

Mitch's finished products

And his lovely dyed hands

Libby's finished product. The kids really had fun, but they were being pretty naughty. I threatened them that the Easter bunny wasn't going to come, but they didn't seem to believe me. Later that night Mike and I went to do the Easter Bunny's errands. We had the gifts in the car and didn't take them out for fear that the kids might see them. So we went about our night and we both fell asleep and didn't get the Easter gifts or baskets out. The next morning we woke up to Libby screaming, "Call the Easter Bunny, he didn't come to our house." Mitch was out in the living room crying because the Easter Bunny really didn't come. So it worked out in our favor, we had a nice talk with Mitch especially and told him that he needed to be nice or he wouldn't get anything. We sent him downstairs to call grandma JoAnn and apologize and make his bed and in the mean time the Easter Bunny showed up with bikes and easter baskets so it all worked out. Hopefully a good lesson for Mitch, we hope that Santa comes too this year. We finished our Easter by going for Round 1 dinner at Victoria's with the family. After we left there we went for Round 2 dinner at my parents, so like every holiday we end up eating way too much. We had a great Easter overall!

Tagged

So here goes at this game of 4's

Four Shows I watch
-Dora the Explorer
-Scooby Doo
-Fox News
-Grey's Anatomy

Four Things I'm Passionate about
-My Family
-The Gospel
-Learning
-Sweets!!!!

Four Phrases I Say A lot
-Seriously
-Do you want me to call your dad?
-Mitch, Libby ....
-You need an attitude change (I've said that way too much lately to my 7 yr old)

Four things I've learned from the past
-There's no grey area in life, it's pretty black and white
-Laughter is the best medicine
-It's best to always be nice
-Prayer is the best thing in the world!

Four places I would like to go: (Only 4???)
-Hawaii
-Japan
-Mediterranean Cruise
-Washington, D.C.

Four things I did yesterday
-Mowed the Lawn
-Started a new book
-Went grocery shopping
-Enjoyed the SUN!!!

Four Things I'm Looking Forward to
-Graham
-Summer
-Michael coming home from his mission
-Having an open schedule

Four Things I Love About Winter
-Waking up and looking out the window at fresh snow
-Christmas and all the festivities
-Making a nice warm meal
-Watching the kids play in the snow

Four things on my Wish List
-A post-baby wardrobe
-A finished yard
-Steam mop at Macy's
-Weedless flower beds

Four people I tag: (well since I'm a little short on blogger friends, I might not be able to complete this)
-Diana D.
-Mandi H.
-Allison M.

Where did she come from???

Today Libby woke up with a runny nose and by 11 o'clock her nose was sore. So here was her solution. Put a band-aid on it, a band-aid makes everything better.

She's crying and upset but can still say "cheese" for the camera, what a girl.

Now she decided that one band-aid wasn't enough so she put on two, I told her she wouldn't be able to breath, but she kept saying "my nose is bleeding" so she got her way. At this point she was really upset, not sure if it was more because her nose hurt or she was ticked that I couldn't stop laughing.

And 10 minutes later she's passed out! Whew! I managed to get one band-aid off so she won't suffocate. What can I say, she's quite the girl and I needed a good laugh today!