Silly Saturdays....

Well it's no suprise the things we find around our house.....I guess this cow was getting worried about her weight...this is where I found her.

And this is my jewelry box that is always on my dresser in my room Jaron's favorite little box....He puts anything and everything in it....Jonah wanted some cheez its so Jaron was only sharing.... :-D

Then I drank a coke and was on the floor with some serious stomach cramps but just had to capture this moment...He has found better things to do with the baskeball goal....this is an EVERY DAY occurence.

Jonah would rather hold my camera....

Jaron brings me the base of the goal with something to show me...

Look inside mommy...

It's MICKEY MOUSE!!!

Jonah is fighting me for the camera....

Jaron is just laughing.....and my stomach is still hurting....

Dinner is done (Freschetta Pizza) and baths are finished...time to relax on the couch and calm down before bedtime....Jaron said "take a picture mommy" and he tried to fake like he's sleeping...

Laundry

Well I just went on a laundry spree and folded 3 loads that have been waiting for about 3 days to be touched. Jacob even noticed when Chris walked out of the bedroom wearing his white undershirt....."Whoa daddy your shirt is very wrinkly". He washed all the clothes and puts them in the dryer but then I have to find time to fold them. If he didn't wash any I would let them pile up all week. I like to make sure my children have enough outfits for atleast 6 days and 6 pairs of socks and underwear so if we don't to do laundry all week they still have something to wear. And me well I have 4 drawers full of PJ's cause that's all I wear. I babysit in them and stay in them and usually never go in my closet until time to go to church. Right now all my maternity clothes are hanging in the laundry room pitifully wrinkled from being in the attic for 2 years. Not sure if an iron will fix it might need to rewash them all. Anyway...I have a couple cell phone pictures not the best quality but they are too cute not to post.

Hormonal

Well I am obviously getting hormonal...I don't want to do anything...checkbook, laundry, dishes, dinner...nothing....Not sure why only possible cause would be pregnancy hormones. I didn't even want to write this but I am doing it for YOU. I need to go to bed after I brush my teeth but I really don't want to do either of those. I am bored and speechless. I must be going crazy....nope....just pregnant. :-) I love the feeling I get after drinking a coke...my only source of caffiene and it's not much but it gives me a boost of energy and I clean a little and get some stuff done. I am thankful for a husband who does laundry almost daily without complaining and never complains about dinner or the lack thereof. Tonight was grilled cheese.

I do have some sad news to report...I looked in Jonah's baby book at my first ultrasounds of him at 13 weeks and 5 days pregnant. That is when they told me it was a boy. I was so curious I also found a website online showing IN DETAILS the fetal genetalia as it changes. Girls and boys look very similar until about 14 weeks. Guess what....I will only be 12 weeks at my ultrasound....I could have sworn I was 12 weeks with Jonah but I was wrong (pregnancy brain). So because of my history they will be looking for a cleft or any other birth defects but it will most likely be too early to tell the gender. I will most likely be scheduled to come back for more ultrasounds about 4 weeks later. MAN...I was so excited but I guess it will be worth it to make sure they are accurate....don't want to be planning for one and get the other ya know.

Seriously....gotta brush my teeth! GOODNIGHT!

Why?

Why do I stay up so late even when I know I'll be exhausted the next day?
Why can't I resist those candy bars at the register?
Why do I crave coke? (maybe because I stayed up too late)
Why do I watch tv instead of doing something more productive at night? (sleeping)
Why doesn't time out work for my boys?
Why do I care if the toothbrushes are lined up in "age order"? (obsessive compulsive)
Why did I ever start coloring my hair?
Why does my camera click when I try to make videos?
Why haven't I read the book for my camera? (instead of watching TLC)
Why don't I take more pictures?
Why do people put SO many self portraits on facebook?
Why do women feel the need to show their boobs to the world?
Why did I just type that? :-D kinda annoys me I guess
Why can't I homeschool? I want to but not sure I could keep it all together.
Why haven't you left a comment on my blog? (I know you're out there)
Why am I still typing? goodnight.....zzzzzzzzz

After Dinner...

Well Jaron is usually the last one to finish eating at dinner time. He takes a little longer to chew and swallow his food so he ends up there most nights for about an hour. Jonah has learned to crawl in the bar stools so he wanted to sit with his "bubby". And Jacob saw me grab the camera so he jumped in the picture just in time. They are all bathed and fed.  We had chicken, corn & creamy chicken flavored noodles.

They love to play on the computer at http://www.starfall.com/ Jacob uses this website at school. Or they also like to go to http://www.pbskids.org/ Jaron has learned to read by doing all of this and with zero effort on my part. There are several shows on PBS teaching them how to sound out words I love it! I can't wait to see how quickly Jonah learns to read. God has blessed us with very smart boys....I must say :-D

PS. How do you like my new pregnancy ticker up top? Would love to hear some comments from all my readers....click below to leave some feedback.

My First Appointment

I went to the doctor for my first pregnancy check up. She gave me a due date of Dec. 8th. I also was able to schedule the ultrasound with the specialists for May 27th. We are going primarily to look for any birth defects but I hope to see the gender of the baby. I will be 12 weeks pregnant and that's kinda early to predict the gender but they guessed it right for Jonah that early so I trust them. It is after midnight and right now my priority is sleep....I'll try to take some pictures of something or someone tomorrow and maybe that post will be more interesting... :-D

Guess WHAT!?!?!

We are having another baby! We were trying and we hope God gives us a baby girl. Of course if it's a boy we'll be happy too. I am about 8 weeks right now. I go for my first doctor visit Thursday. I am pretty sure they will schedule me for an ultrasound near the end of May. We need to check for a cleft lip since Jaron had one. There's only a 5% chance. I really hope we can see the gender of the baby then. I am not having any symptoms really. The boys are very excited!

Jacob had pictures made at school and they are adorable.

And before I forget I have to tell this story. At school Jacob gets rewarded if he goes 20 days straight without getting in trouble. He did it last week he got to pick a prize from the prize box and he came home with a bracelet for me. I cried. I can't believe my little boy picked something for me instead of himself. He is so sweet.

Jaron loves Woody from the Toy Story movie. I went in their room the other day and found him like this. I guess he's in trouble not sure why he did this. But I thought it was funny!

Good night I'm sleepy and now you know why. :-D

Wet weekend....

Well we had a TON of rain Saturday so the park was out of the question. We stayed inside an watched movies. We had a youth service at church Saturday night and then church this morning. Chris was invited to preach under an old fashioned tent so we went to that service tonight. The boys behaved suprisingly well, it could have been the possibility of getting to play on the playground at the church when the service was over. Jonah was quiet which never happens THANK GOD. We had a little bit of a drive home so they all went straight to bed. Jonah is talking more and I am so glad because I was getting worried there for a little while.

Oh I do have something to write about....Jacob got in trouble at school Friday. This was his first time every going to the principles office. He was on the playground playing and some girls asked him to chase them. Then they told another boy to protect them from Jacob. So the boy twisted Jacob's arm an wouldn't let go so Jacob punched him and then got on top of him and kept punching him. I first read the note in his book from the teacher then asked him to tell me his story. He did and I asked him why didnt' he run from the boy and he said "Mommy I couldn't he wouldn't let go of my arm!" Then I asked him did he feel bad about what he did and he started crying and said "yes but he thinks the girls were trying to get him in trouble". He is not a fighter and even begs Jaron to stop wrestling with him. I am shocked at his behavior but also glad he defended himself. Punishment was 2 days to sit out of recess.

I cannot even begin to imagine what kind of trouble Jaron might get into in kindergarten....he LOVES to wrestle and fight and jump and tackle...next year should be very interesting...goodnight...I'm tired.

Skater & Skateboarder

So the boys wanted to playoutside again today and they dug out their skates & skateboards from last summer. Jacob was not in the mood to wear his pads so I just hoped for the best....

WOO HOO~ that was a close on he almost hit the ground!

Jaron LOVES getting all geared up and boy did he need it!

He fell atleast 10 times in these skates and never cried...he was actually laughing!!!

They had fun out there and I was sorry I couldn't go out I was babysitting and there is no way I could keep an eye on all of them....Jonah always runs to the road!!! Maybe we'll go to the park saturday...

Dinner Time!!!

Can you guess what we had for dinner? Jonah loved it!!!

Weight & Worries

Well I am worried about Jaron's weight because he does NOT like to eat. So I weigh him every day at bedtime. (I know another obsessive compulsive thing that I do) But he has always been between 32-35 lbs. depending on if he's sick or whatever. But the last few days he's been 36 LBS!!! I am so happy my baby is finally gaining weight. He'll be 5 in June and he's so tiny but he does seem to be getting taller. His feet aren't growing that fast though either. I am thankful my children are not obese but I just want him to be normal size. Jonah just turned 2 and he's 31 lbs!!! Won't be long and they'll weigh the same. I am praying for something to change for Jaron. I've talk to so many doctors and therapists and dentists about his eating habits. No one seems to really be able to help me. I am hoping our trip to Boston in June and meeting with the specialists up there might uncover some new information. He's starting kindergarten in August and I am worried he will lose weight because he won't eat as much. It takes him twice as long to eat the same thing as Jacob. Will the battle of the cleft ever end?

Daddy's Boys

Well we got the boys all dressed for church and I HAD to get a picture of my 4 handsome men. Jacob of course was miserable because I made him wear a tie. I took two pictures and he didn't smile for either one. He's not choking I always make sure I can fit 2 fingers in the top of his shirt. To tell you the truth I think he is embarrassed by all the attention he gets with it on. So many people at church comment on how handsome they look when we dress them up. Jaron loves it and so does Jonah. Jacob is just getting more aware of his appearance lately. He tells me how to cut his hair and he must pick out his school clothes. I can't imagine if I had a 3 girls how getting ready for church might be. :-D

And I got this other picture of Jaron and Chris...he said "same white shirt daddy" He loves dressing up like daddy...

Playing at the Park

We decided this morning that we needed to get out of the house so we took the kids the local park. And to our suprise the YMCA was setting up a full day of fun with bouncy houses and face painting and snow cones and popcorn!!! We couldn't have picked a better day and it was all free!!! But, of course, I forgot my camera and only got a couple of pictures with my cell phone.

Jonah going down the slide...

Jacob & Jaron jumping in the bouncy house...

Then we got silly with the camera...

GROUP HUG!!!

Jacob eating some oreos

Jaron cracking up laughing...

Jonah being silly with the hat...he put that on and took it off about 20 times...

We had a fun day....I had to make a quick trip to the store and before I say this....I want to be sure you know that I realize I am not a perfect mother by any means....I just don't think I am this bad. I saw a lady coming out of the store with two teenage boys one pushing the buggy and he said "LOOK!" and she yelled "I can't look~I'm TYPING!" so of course I looked at her and noticed she was wearing her blue tooth and texting on her phone....OH MY GOSH!!! Seriously did she just say that out loud....I can't look I'm typing!?!?!? WOW she must have been typing something very important....

Words of Wisdom

People who have changed the world, have been people the world could not change.

God likes to work when nothing else will.

P.U.S.H~ Pray Until Something Happens

Don't let the devil steal your joy!

If you think our hands are full, you should see our hearts.

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6

"Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but the Lord pondereth the hearts." Proverbs 21:2

"Open rebuke is better than secret love" Proverbs 27:5

"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He shall lift you up." James 4:10

Hats & Homework

Well I didn't get to go to church tonight because I was babysitting but Jacob went with Daddy and he looked so handsome I just had to get a picture.

UPDATE: I emailed his teacher about the 3 chapters she wants him to read each night....she said he is very smart (he is always above grade level in reading on his report cards) and she thought he could do it faster than 45 minutes. She said it was okay to only do 2 chapters if we wanted. But I tried going in the bedroom with him last night and we laid on my bed in the quiet away from his brothers and he read 3 chapters again without stopping and it took him 45 minutes again. So tonight we only made him do 2 chapters. He loses interests and fidgets a lot. Before this week his homework was to read 10 minutes per night. Not sure why she increased it so much? Atleast she was nice about it...

Jonah got Daddy's hat this morning and it was so cute watching him with it on....he knew he looked cool...he just looked at us and smiled....oh and he loves those tiny boxes of raisins too!

Imaginations...

Well we got a new camera and I haven't taken time to read the book yet so not sure what the clicking noise is during the videos I take....try to ignore it :-D

Jonah has been trying to use the potty some today but not 100% in underwear all day...we've got a long way to go. He asked to sit on the potty this morning so I let him while I was drying my hair and Jaron came in and gave him a book to read...He looked at me and said "Bible"....HOW DID HE KNOW? That only one book of the bible but he was right!!!

Later this evening Chris got out the vacuum to do their room because apprently someone got a little carried away smashing crackers into the carpet...but he was distracted by a phone call so he left the vacuum cleaner and walked off....the boys are facinated with it....so Jaron walks over and says "Hey Jonah you want to change the oil in it?"

Peeing for gum

Well I woke up this morning thinking I need to start potty training Jonah. So he did his usual morning poop and then I put him on some big boy underwear. I told him "no pee pee in the underwear, tell mommy when you have to pee and we'll RUN to the potty" So I took him in there in a few minutes and told him I'd give him gum if he went. He never gets gum so he was VERY excited....oh and I put some cheerios in the toilet to make it fun. He peed in the toilet!!! I could NOT believe it. So of course I gave him some gum and a little later he told me "potty mommy" so we went back and he peed some more so I gave him a little more gum. The a little later he stood right in front of me and peed all OVER himself. I said "OH no Jonah! WHY? you were doing so good!" So it was naptime and I put a diaper on him. We tried underwear again later but he never peed anymore he said "it's stuck". He couldn't get any out so he didn't get any gum....HE WAS NOT HAPPY!!! He pitched many screaming fits and we went back and forth to the bathroom without any success. So we'll try again tomorrow and see what happens. I think I'll get some M&M's they might be safer to swallow.

just a little side note: Jacob came home today with a chapter book and his new homework was to read THREE CHAPTERS EVERY DAY...he's only in first grade...it took him 45 min and he was in tears at the end. I will have to email the teacher about this!

Handsome Boys

The other day when they were playing outside the boys wanted to catch a butterfly and I said to them "if you put that butterfly in a jar it will cry because he wants to fly around outside". Jacob said "no mommy, butterflies don't cry because it's not a person"

We had a little photo shoot before walking out the door for church this morning....It's not easy to get them to all stand still and look at me and smile....but they are so handsome!

There was one more thing I wanted to put on here that Jacob said but I can't remember it right now...I'm sleepy....goodnight.