I am embarrassed that I haven't blogged in a while-- because so much has happened! Mostly my excuse is that my camera is having trouble uploading pics onto my computer, and I hate to post without accompanying pictures!
But, I thought I should make a little squeak about how things are going at our house...
First of all, we have decided to post less specific personal details on the blog (ie. first names, birthdates, Social Security Numbers, and credit card numbers...j/k! :-). However, I still reserve the right to post other personal details about our family that some of you, and definitely Big T would prefer I didn't... can't help myself!
I hesitate to "go private" with the blog, because I think it makes it much less accessible to some of you readers, so this is the next best thing, I guess. So, we'll have new code names for the kids- watch how creative T and I got this morning when we talked about what nicknames to give them- Big Sis, Big Bro, Little Sis, and soon to arrive... you guessed it, Little Bro. Out of laziness, I may decide to just use their first initials sometimes too-- S, L, H, and C.
Soon here I will sift through the old posts and change out all our names... sounds like a fun job! Its what I'll do the next time I have a long to-do list of household chores to get to and need an excuse not to tackle it- I'll work on the blog!
Other than that item of business, here is the backlog of news from our house:
1. The kids started school successfully... THANK GOODNESS they have GREAT teachers this year! Will post "first day of school pics" later. I just love sending them off through the doors of the school (we walk) and getting a dozen, "Bye! I love you! Bye! Love you, Mom!" shouts. And I also cherish the hugs I get after school. We like to play at the school playground with kids from the neighborhood after school if we have time. Its just lovely! AND twice a week I get "alone time" while Little Sis is at preschool... which brings me to news #2...
2. Little Sis started preschool, just 2 days a week and she LOVES it. And I am pretty sure her teachers love her too. She is such a confident, happy, agreeable child to be with that starting preschool was so fun for her and I. I have started to carpool to preschool with some moms in my neighborhood, but I told them- I am not willing to let anybody else pick Little Sis up from school yet-- I HAVE to be there to see her face light up as I walk in the room and to hear the report and watch her cute little jeans-n-sneakers body march out of class, hefting that Dora backpack with pride!
A couple of days I have had to yell, "STOP!" as we walked to the car. She stopps, and asks, "What, Mom?" And I say, "Stop being so dang cute! I can't stand it! And its not fair to the other kids! And also, stop growing up!!!" And she rolls her eyes and depending on her mood, she says, "I can't, Mom!" OR she'll run back to me (I am always trailing behind with my BIG belly) and gives me a hug and says, "Ok, Mom, I'll stop growing." And then she takes a pretend key, turns off the pretend growing switch, then eats the pretend key.
Ahhhh.... sweet moments!
3. I am due in just under 5 weeks! Yay! This baby is much anticipated and we are already completely in LOVE with him. His name is chosen and the kids talk about him a lot! Little Sis talks TO him everyday and gives my belly kisses. If she gets hurt, she comes to see me and get kisses, then she talks to my belly and tells the baby about it until she feels better. If I am lying on the couch, she'll bring a blanket-- not for me, but for him! "'Cause he's cold!"
The bad news is that since my belly is SO big, and so straight forward out there, my supporting muscles are so sore that I can't sleep in the bed anymore- lying on my side pulls and hurts so bad! And rolling over is a total JOKE! Not to mention the fact that when I try to get up and walk after a night's "sleep" (ha!) my stride is totally off and i have to take waddling baby steps until things balance back out. So, T and I re-arranged the bedroom and now I sleep on the recliner next to the bed. I suspect I'll be there for a few weeks after the baby comes.
4. I started a tiny little job. I know that 7 weeks before giving birth to baby #4 isn't the most likely time to take on a job, but I did! The gym where Big Brother takes gymnastics needed some help at the front desk and since my visiting teaching partner from church has worked there for 5 years, she recommended me to them and I took it! After a LOT of discussion between T and I, of course.
I work Wednesday and Friday nights. Its a sacrifice for me to be gone 8.5 hours per week, but T knows its good for me to "get out" and I really enjoy the people I interact with at the gym. The coaches, staff, and parents are ALL really nice and its been fun. BUT, I will say that about halfway through the shift I start to miss T and the kids. I guess absence makes the heart grow fonder! The cool thing is that now that I work a tiny bit, I have less desire/need to attend "girls night" or "mommy" events in order to--- well, in order to do whatever it is that we moms need to do when we get out of the house! Now I am completely on the same page as T when it comes to "wanting to just be together" on Saturdays and on non-work weeknights. And its fun to get a little paycheck, which we have decided to put toward vacations and family recreation. In addition, since the coaches are just LOVING Little Bro's gymnastics skilllzzzz, and he will likely increase his hours there by quite a bit in the next year (maybe joining the team), the employee discount will really be a benefit! Can't complain about that!
Wow, I guess that's all the news I have time to post right now! I am officially late for a playdate with a friend I haven't seen since before we moved here. And Little Sis has big plans to play "babies, strollers, blankies, and bottles" with her little girl.
Thanks for reading! -A
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