Independence Day 2010

This Independence Day was very mellow for me, which is what I think our family needed. We had a nice easy morning, a trip to Target, followed by a trip to IKEA. We came home after that, and we all took a short nap. After that I went to the grocery store to buy some items for a barbecue, and had a really nice visit over the phone with Noelle while food shopping. When I arrived home, my parents, Barbara, and our good friends (Nate and Robin) were already there for the meal we had yet to prepare. We were kind of behind schedule, but everyone seemed to be in the laid-back mood we were, so it was no problem. We had a wonderful time visiting! Nate and Robin had to leave for another engagement for fireworks, but my parents and Barbara stayed.

The fireworks were great! Charlie and Sydney had about fifty sparklers to share between them, and enjoyed every moment of each sparklers life (which spanned about a minute). Charlie ran all over the driveway with great enthusiasm, while Sydney stood in one spot making round circles with her's. It was lot's of fun! We even were able to see some bigger fireworks, which was a treat, too.

December '09

Random Pictures Again

Some of these pictures are quite a few months old. The first one is from Easter at our house... along with the "food" one later. The pregnant picture of me was sometime around the 3-month mark (Charlie and Sydney's birthday party). Just thought it'd been too long since posting any pictures, so here ya go... in a very disorganized fashion! Haha!

Memorial Day - Charlie's View

Okay, so I know this is yet ANOTHER post about something that Charlie said, but...

Today is Memorial Day, and my parents and I (and the kids) were driving down to Silverton. On the last part of the drive, we took a short-cut, which took us past the cemetery that many loved ones (great-grandparents, great-aunts, great-uncles, etc...) were buried. As we slowly drove past it, we were overwhelmed with the fact that there were flowers on almost every single grave. It was very touching.

"Wow, Charlie... what do you think of THAT?" my dad asked.

Charlie looked at it, and his eyes got wide and his voice went high, "Ohhhhhh... wow! I think there's gonna be a party!"

Another Charlie Moment

I've been told that I should write this one down, and the easiest place to write is here on this blog. So here goes...

A couple of months ago, Tessa, Charlie, and I were in the grocery store. We got up to the check-out, and Charlie says to me, "Ummm... Mommy... That man," -- he pointed at the man behind us in line -- "That man is my father."

I said, "No, Charlie... Daddy is your father."

This is when he repeated emphatically and loudly, "No, Mommy... THAT MAN, RIGHT THERE... He's my father!" I had no choice but to just laugh, and explain to the man behind us in line, that apparently he must look like a "father" to my son. Fortunately the man thought it was funny, too.

May... So Far

I just have a few updates...

Charlie has been saying some pretty funny things lately. Every chance (I mean EVERY chance) the weather permits, I taken Charlie and Sydney on our usual walk to New Seasons. It takes us about 45 minutes to an hour each way, because of stopping to look at ladybugs, honey bees, dead slugs, etc. etc.... Well, this last time around, the sun was a little hotter than I was expecting, and we tried to find every piece of shade we could. However, today I noticed that Charlie's feet had gotten a little bit pink. In the midst of quite a bit of activity going on in our household, I asked him, "Oh, Charlie... did your feet get a little bit sun burned?" He was quiet as if he didn't know how to respond. About five minutes later, he came back to me and said, "Mommy... I think my feet got light hurted." In case there's any confusion: "light hurted" = "sun burned"

Sydney has recently gotten quite confident and (for lack of a better word) kind of cute-bratty. It's that kind of cuteness that's sooooo difficult to discipline, but you know you have to, because you know what that "cute" thing will turn into. Anyway, it's not really WHAT she does, but the way she does it... head tilting from side to side as she tells me why she doesn't need to do what I told her to do. That sort of thing. It's just too funny for words...

I'm 25 weeks along in my pregnancy as of today. At my last appointment, my due date got moved up by a week. So now our due date is August 31st! The baby is VERY active, and I can definitely feel the kicks, squirms, and rolls! My ribs started aching about a couple of weeks ago, and I know that that feeling is here to stay. It's as if someone is grabbing the inside of my lower ribs and pulling them outward. I think all of my babies just like to wedge themselves up in them or something. Oh well! It'll all be over before I know it, and I really am trying to enjoy the journey this time around. So if ribs hurting is all I have to complain about, that's really not that bad, right?!

Oops! Forgot the "Baby Update"

I totally missed the "Baby Update" part of the last blog post, so I thought I'd add just bit. I'm now 19 weeks along in my pregnancy, and have been feeling the baby kick for about three weeks now (although, the kicks are definitely stronger and more pronounce now). Last night I had a dream that I have octouplets (I can't figure out how to spell that word... argh!)... seven girls and only one boy. Hmmmm... not sure if it meant anything! Lol! I think we'll probably do an ultrasound sometime next month, just to make sure that everything has developed the way they should. It feels like the weeks are just flying by this time around, and I know that at times, I forget that I'm even pregnant, due to how many other things we've got happening in our lives right now. At least I'm obviously showing now, so that when I forget I'm pregnant, all I have to do is look down at my growing baby bump (more like a baby PLUMP, though... lol). Anyway, at my prenatal appointments things have looked good so far! They said that I needed to get more protein in my diet, though, and get into a regular exercise routine. So... that's all for now!