News

I don't know why I've been putting this off but I guess I can't anymore. I feel so behind on this blog but I have no idea when I'll get around to catching up. However I felt like I should post an update with our BIG news.

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!!!! We are really excited. I kind of knew it was a boy just because this pregnancy has been a breeze which is so contrasting to when I was pregnant with Vivian. It will be interesting to see if this trend continues if we add to our family in the future. The only downside about learning it is a boy is we are at a total loss for boy names. We've thrown around a few but niether of us get too excited (especially over the same name). I don't dare mention them because our taste in names scare people a little more with boy names than girl names. I'm sure we'll find something and I'll let you all know when we do.

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John took the day off for the ultra sound (why he needed the whole day, I don't know) It was nice having our daddy back for a fairly normal weekday since our saturdays have been pretty hectic lately and we hardly see him on Sundays either as he has bishopric meetings all morning and a good portion of the afternoon. So after the ultra sound he dropped me off at the Lab to do my one hour glucose test and then he took the kids to the park. He had a lot of fun playing with them and taking pictures so here are some recent cute pictures of the kids.

Other than having fun at the occassional park we've mostly been holed up in the house while I've been canning. Yes, I found a new hobby. I will probably post more on that later. Our garden is doing quite well. Our tomatoes are delicious the sqaush are florishing and our watermelons will hopefully get big enough. We didn't plant them until the end of June but I still think they will do good. We have several the size of cantelopes already now we just have to wait for them to get the promised 25 lb or somewhere around there.

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I am also getting ready to start a Joy School for Michael. I found a couple sisters from church that are going to participate as well. We each have a younger child as well plus I babysit Malakai. So our group will consist of 3 four year olds and 4 two year olds. The only boys are Michael and Malakai. Because of all the little ones 2 of us are going to team teach and it should be a lot of fun. I am hoping to learn as much (if not more) from the experience as Michael does. He is so excited about going to school and sharing his paints with his friends.

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Vivian is growing up really fast. I am constantly taking away clothes that she has grown out of however they claim she is underweight. I think she's just going to be pettite though because she is a pretty good eater and she's got chubby cheeks. Her language apears advanced. She talks so clear and in very full sentences. She seems to sing more primary songs than Michael and she loves Dora with all her heart. However she is very UNinterested in the potty which is something I was hoping to take care of before the baby gets here but I'm not going to push her because she'll more likely revert back with the new one anyways.

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I had my follow up appt today to get the results from the ultrasound and the glucose test. I am thankfully not diabetic although I am slightly anemic again but not as severe as I was with Vivian. But I still get to have fun forcing the iron pills down again. He is also a week ahead of schedule in his growth however she didn't change my due date so I'm still on for December 6th I guess. We discussed the option of inducing early again which even though she had to talk me into it last time I was all for it this time around. They aren't allowed to go more than 7 days early now which is the same as what we ended up doing for Vivian. I was hoping to go a little earlier (like before Thanksgiving) But the earliest date she gave me was November 30th. Which doesn't give me the time with John after the baby because he doesn't have enough vacation to take extra time off. I'm also afriad of this little guy being bigger than Vivian (whom I barely got out of me at only 7 pounds 5 ounces) and I'm terrified that I will need a C-Section. The whole epedural thing and the longer recovery and not being able to laugh (yeah that one will be impossible as I am married to a pretty funny guy that always makes me laugh) all scare the crap out of me. And the whole mindset of once-a-c-section-always-a-c-section thing is not a fun thought either. So if you have any positive thoughts on C-sections or have questions that I should ask my doctor/midwife please let me know so I can be prepared for whatever may come.

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So other than preparing myself for the worst case scenario, the coming months will bring a lot of housework trying to get this house as organized as possible before the baby comes. Hopefully we can potty train Vivian and get Malakai to be potty trained here not just at his house. And then a lot of fun times with Joy School. I hope to get the blog up to date as well because this is pretty much the only journal I'm keeping track of. So look forward to pictures that are months (if not years) old and realize they are more for my benefit than yours. I'll look forward to hearing your thoughts on C-sections. I hope you are all doing well and have enjoyed our little update.