2 reasons I love being a mom

I love my boys!  They are such a challenge on most days - but in a picture they can look so innocent and angelic.  I can't believe in less than a month I will be a mom to 3!  Denin and the boys got me a new camera for mothers day - I love it!  Of course I couldn't be the mom that I am with out their dad!

Baby Girl's Room

The baby's room is finally finished, although still missing a few necessities and decorations, we have to bring our baby girl home!  Denin did a great job painting the room - again...  This is the 4th time the room has been painted in the 6 years we've lived in our home!  The crib and changing table were used by the boys, the dresser and the nightstand were once white that we painted pink to go with the room.  I think the room turned out great!

  

 

This is one side of her closet - these are just the 0-3 months clothes!!!!  Hey, shopping is what I do best :)

As far as the rest of the pregnancy goes - 6 more weeks to go!!!! Being pregnant with a girl has been very different - way too much estrogen for my sanity!  I am also constantly hot!  Poor Denin has to endure the ceiling fan at night, even when it's 30 degrees and snowing outside - I feel like I should be checking him for frostbite every time I wake up during the night!  I haven't slept well in weeks now, and I have so many contractions during the day, I think she's having a party! Some days I think she will make her appearance before June 5th, other days she seems to be quite content where she is at. Whether she comes tomorrow or in 6 weeks, life will change greatly!  The boys seem to be used to the idea of having a baby sister, although I'm convinced they have NO idea what havoc this little bundle of joy will have on their life! 

Cellmates!!!!

Kole and Kamden are now sharing a room - this weekend we finished up their new room.  Denin repainted Kole's "old room" and used the surfer theme from Kamden's room, to make their new room, and Kamden's old room is back to being the nursery.  We got the boys a bunk bed, new bedding, and new decorations to make their room special.  They were so excited to sleep in their new room tonight!  Although fun for them, the new living arrangements have been interesting so far...  For the past week the boys' have been staying in Kamden's room - gone are the days of sending them to their individual rooms when they are fighting, Kamden sleeping in (since Kole is an early bird), and Kole taking naps, but we will all survive!  Here are pictures of the new room:

My 6 year old!

I can't believe Kole is 6 today!  Where does time go????  He started out 5 pounds 11 ounces, and now is 51 pounds!!!!  It is amazing to me how he still looks like he did when he was born - some babies drastically change, but other than getting bigger he still looks the same (and just like his dad)!

 

Unfortunately Kole is sick today, on his birthday :( dumb germs!  I have 30 cupcakes waiting for him to take to school, hopefully he is better so he can take them tomorrow (even in my pregnant state, cake is not my craving)!  He was so disappointed to not go to school today and celebrate his birthday with his friends, and he was bummed because he had to stay home with me today instead of going to Grammy's - I see where I fall on the totem pole!  Happy Birthday Squish!

Updates on me!

I usually don't post unless I have something funny or interesting to blog about, so for the handful of people that read this and are bored by it - sorry, at least I posted something!

• I have reached the halfway point, I'm now 22 weeks along, and by the end of February I will have less than 100 days to go.  Wow, that is exciting and scary!
• At the 20 week ultrasound everything was working like it should!  She weighed 12 ounces and was 9 inches long.
• I'm on my 2nd sinus infection in 10 weeks, I feel like I have had a cold all winter long.  I cannot wait until spring!
• I have purchased the bedding for my new baby girl, nothing too girly (of course), but it does have pink!


• I have done some shopping for her, but nothing too crazy... yet!  If there is one thing I am good at, it is shopping! 
• I have purchased yarn to make her an afghan.  I am terrible at crocheting them.  The first one I made for Kole was gigantic and soooooooo crooked, Kamden's was much better, but it's been 4 years since I last made one - I can't see this ending well!  Yes, both boys love them, but...
• Baby girl names haven't even been a topic of discussion, I'm too afraid we wont agree on anything!  Of course several people have given us their suggestions, but none are being seriously considered (sorry mom)!  She may be called baby girl forever!
• I am growing larger everyday, unfortunately I grow everywhere, not just my belly.  I believe I have approached the max weight I should gain, good thing I still have over 4 months to go!!!  Denin was very sweet and got me a treadmill, but I've been so sick, and so tired, I just don't have the energy after work to exercise.
• I'm already uncomfortable!
• Baby girl is a Kung Fu fighter, but she likes to play possum when her dad is around - he's felt her kick only a few times! 
• I am tired and wish it was June 5th already!  I cannot wait until my maternity leave, going to work is a challenge some days.
• The boys are going to be great big brothers!  Today they were talking about their baby sister, giving her things, making things for her.  My only concern is them sharing a room - they may spend most of their childhood in time out!  We are going to move them in together in March so we have plenty of time to repaint the baby's room, and they have time to adjust to their new living arrangements.

See, not much going on, but I guess that isn't a bad thing either!

Cruisin'

(Updated - now you can click on the pictures and see who/what is in the picture!!!!)

We were invited by my brother-in-law and his girlfriend to join them on a cruise - we figured why not?! What could be better than a week away from everything and spending 7 days in the sunshine????? We booked our reservations last summer, at the time I was not pregnant, nor was I planning on being pregnant, but we had fun anyways, and we saved a TON of money since I could not drink!

When we flew into Miami on Friday it was cold - apparently it was the coldest Miami has been in 20 years... Saturday it was raining and cold, we all hope we will sail out of the rain and into blue skies and warm temperatures! Sunday was our first stop at a private island in the Bahamas, Half Moon Cay. It was beautiful, and would had been so much fun, if it wasn't so cold! Denin let me and Michelle bury him in the sand - we of course had to make it inappropriate! Denin was also the only one brave enough to swim in the ocean that day.

Monday was our first day at sea and also formal night - it wasn't very warm on deck, so no chance to work on our tans, but we still spent the day relaxing and napping (something we rarely get to do at home)!

Tuesday our port was St. Thomas, USVI. It was a beautiful place known for it's jewelry shopping, it was also the first day the sun was shining when we woke up!!! We spent the morning shopping and then went to a beach in the afternoon. We were very disappointed in St. Thomas - the beach was not that great, the traffic was horrible, and the taxi drivers were beyond scary! St. Thomas ended up being our least favorite port, when we thought it would be our favorite! If we ever go back, we will definitely take a boat over to St. John!

Wednesday was San Juan, Puerto Rico. We expected this to be our least favorite stop, but it was actually very cool! We looked around the city, did some shopping, and even saw some historical sites. We ate lunch at Senor Frogs (I was just happy to eat something other than cruise ship food) and had a great day. We had another sunny day, and it didn't get cloudy until we were back on the boat!

Thursday was the island of Grand Turk. We had a blast! The day was beautiful, sunny, and warm. We spent the day snorkeling and soaking up the sun! We brought home sea shells and sand dollars that Denin and Jared got off the ocean floor - way cool! That night was also our formal night - although slightly sun burnt, we had a great day!

2010 Already?!

I can't believe we are on to 2010 already - I'm already behind and the year just started! We had a great Christmas - the boys were spoiled rottten, but it was so much fun this year! The boys really got in to the Santa "thing" this year (great scare tactic) and Kole is still making naughty and nice lists - Kamden usually gets put on the naughty list.... Overall, they both got what they asked Santa for, and over a week later, all of their toys still work!!!




As far as the pregnancy goes, I'm surviving - some days better than others! I've finally gotten over the naseauted stage, headaches seem to be infrequent, and am starting to feel like a person again, but I can be an emotional train wreck! We are getting ready to go on our cruise - although I am soooooo excited to go somewhere warm, finding a dress and a swim suit for this mom to be, was less than exciting and a bit emotional (see, I am crazy and emotionally unstable). I know I am my own worst critic, but still...