Who's been sleeping in my bed?

My sweet little Asher came in while I was cooking lunch asking for his "uh oh and wawa" and then headed into bostons room where Boston and Dallas were playing. He crawled up in bostons bed and went to sleep. How cute is that!!!!


- Cricket

Nesting, back labor and the waiting game

I have been nesting so badly it's like right out of a movie. I'm cleaning and vacumming under tables and couches and cleaningthings I normally wouldn't even notice were dirty. At least a lot is getting done!

I've been having back labor since the weekend. I'll take regular contractions anyday compared to these! I'm not very vocal when the contractions get painful, I usually try and stay calm and relaxed but that's not the case with these piercing back ones. The boys are always so concerned when it happens as they watch mommy freeze and moan in pain with a clinched face showing just how horrible the experience is.

I should be used to the waiting game by now. I remember working up until about the week before my due date with Boston and then each day wondering if it would happen. My mom and I would go out each day, eat lunch and enjoy each day...and he was 10 days late when they induced me because the fluid levels were getting too low.

With Dallas they changed my due date to a later date and he actually came 3 days early. But Asher made up for it when he was 2 weeks late!

Every morning I wake up without plans because there's just no point in committing to anything right now. And I'm so uncomfortable it's hard to do much of anything anyhow. The boys have been great just going with the flow as I try and get my to do list accomplished. It would be REALLY cool if she came on Sean's birthday next Thursday the 28th. But I know no matter what God has her perfect birthday picked out. Now I just have to be patient and hang in there until then!

Boston folding clothes

Boston got a wild hair today to start practicing folding things. So after he finished helping me with the laundry he went in his room and pulled out clothes to practice on. Boy he sounds a lot like me as a kid! So proud of him!! And he folds great!!!





- Cricket

Boston is a Tiger Cub Scout

Boston started scouts earlier in the school year but we just finally got his uniform today. What a cutie he is! He loves scouts and I just love that him and Daddy get this to do together. Boy Scouts is so familiar to me because my brother was in scouts all the way to Eagle Scout. I didn't do girl scouts, but I went on many family trips with the boy scouts. So it's so cute to see him learning the boy scout motto and wearing the uniform. And he was just so proud today when we got his uniform. The smile on his face was just priceless!

38 week checkup

Yah my parents are back in town from the mountain house....now I can have this baby! I started taking the Red Raspberry Leaf Tablets today (I was afraid to start them while they were out of town in fear they actually would put me into labor!) I have been taking Evening Primrose Oil since last week per the request of the midwife. Yes, I said Midwife! My doctors office now has a midwife on staff. It was an answer to prayers because we really had thought about changing this time around and going with a midwife instead and even doing it at a birthing center. But I've been with this doctors practice for so long they almost feel like family. I just couldn't leave! So now that they have a midwife I'm so excited because she's gung ho on natural childbirth and doing anything she can to help me out at the hospital. The only catch is that she's only at the hospital Tues-Friday from 11-5. So now pray I go into labor during those times! But I trust God and I know he always picks the perfect doctor to be there for each delivery, and this one will be no different.

So today I saw Dr Walker, one of my favorite doctors! I started having back labor over the weekend and they wanted to "check under the hood" as the nurse called it. I've never had back labor before and wow what a horrible thing that is! WAY WAY WAY worse than normal contractions across your belly. This is like a shooting intense pain that goes all the way up your spine into your neck. I pray that's not a sign of what this labor is going to look like! When they checked me today he said I'm very soft and about a finger tip. I honestly wasn't expecting much because I usually do all the work during my long long labors. And since Boston was 10 days late and Asher was 2 weeks late most of the doctors think I'll be late on this one. They aren't even sure my body is capable of laboring fully on it's owns since it never really has wanted to. It always needs a big shove. But I'm praying this one will be different. That she won't be late and that I go into labor on my own and it goes smoothly and fast and I'm able to experience a labor without pitocin or an epidural.

I told the doctor I'm not sure I'll even know when I'm in labor this time because I've been so uncomfortable for so long! This actually happened to my mom. She went in for her doctors appt and the doctor said to her, "Don't you know you are in labor?" She responded that she had been so uncomfortable for so long it just didn't even seem any different. I told my dr that and he laughed and said "You will know...trust me." We'll see...

Sacred Marriage

I'm in a monthly bible study with a group of homeschool moms and we are currently reading "Sacred Marriage: What if God Designed Marriage to Make us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?" It's the best book on marriage that I have ever read! Maybe even on of the best books I've ever read. It really gets you thinking and changing your perspective as well as your attitude toward marriage and your part in it.

Of course I'm so blessed to also get to hang out with some women that I truly love and adore and think so highly of. I always leave there with a little jump in my step, encouraged, and ready to face the challenges of life. How blessed I am to be in the company of such great Christian women!!

Tim Hawkins

Sean and I got the chance to go see one of our favorite comedians tonight who was performing at our church, Tim Hawkins. Thank goodness we got there as early as we did because he had a HUGE turnout. We ended up sitting way up in the balcony. If you have never heard of him you have to look him up on youtube, especially his chickfila song, government song and homeschooling song. I posted them on here a long time ago. I was laughing so hard all night I was crying! And it was really nice to get out just with Sean and no kids before Sydney arrives. We went to Chili's afterward and enjoyed some adult conversation.

The waiting game continues for Sydney's arrival....17 days and counting!

Asher's adventures

Asher has always been our easiest child so far, which has all started to change as he's ventured into the mid 2s. Now the word "no" seems to be his favorite response to everything. But that doesn't stop the hilarious humor this kid has. He's always got everyone cracking up. And he's so smart! Here's just a few pictures from today of his adventures. Above he was entertained by rolling the balls up and down the slide the big boys had put into the ball pit.

Below you see him with our new washer (our dryer broke and we got new washer and dryers a few days ago....they rock!) They are front loaders and his blanket which he affectionately calls "wawa" needed to be washed so I let him put it in the washer and we turned it on. He was amazed that he could watch it spin around and get wet! He wanted to stay there forever watching. It was just so precious!

Celebrating just because

After picking Dallas up from school today we headed to Sams Club to get some items and have pizza for lunch there. Of course I had plenty of errands and stuff to do anyhow and I really wanted to try and spend some quality fun time with the boys. I have been very emotional lately. Must have to do with the end of pregnancy. Never had this happen before but I do have a lot of extra hormones bouncing around with a girl inside. I am anxious about so many things and I'm working hard to just let it all go and enjoy the ride. But this nesting, hormonal pregnant woman is on a mission. And my poor boys sometimes have to encounter the crying mommy that's crying over absolutely nothing...or impatient mommy. I am really looking forward to feeling normal again. Ha! As I'm sure my whole family is!!!

But today we went to Sams and we saw a cookie cake and I decided to buy it to celebrate today. The boys then wanted to buy it to celebrate Sydney...how sweet is that! Here I'm trying to take the focus off of her and they want it on her. They all can't wait for her to get here and meet her and hold her and love her and teach her. It's the topic of conversation all the time. What precious hearts they have. So home we went with cookie cake in hand and we celebrated...and I smiled because I'm just so in love with my boys!

Bird's Eye View: 37 weeks

Wow am I ready!!!

Ready to not make my second home in the bathroom.

Ready for the heartburn to go away.

Ready to be able to move normally.

Ready for my body back...especially my feet!

But most of all...READY TO MEET THIS LITTLE GIRL AND HOLD HER IN MY ARMS!