Brotherly Moments

I have waited my WHOLE life for moments like these!  And let me tell ya...it was SO worth the wait!

Love Love Love

All my worries and fears melt away every time I see this little one:

I get anxious a few days before every appointment but one of the perks is being able to see this little one every two weeks!  It's a definite plus!

In fact I think I could have layed on that ultrasound bed for the next 15 weeks watching this little baby yawn, kick and suck it's thumb.  I was in awe.  Pure love.  Everything was perfect...short (stable) cervix and all.  I couldn't stop smiling and I think I repeated over and over and over again, "Oh that's the most beautiful baby ever, oh that baby is just so beautiful, wow! look how beautiful and perfect my baby is."  And then to be told the baby's heart is still the same and looks good and that my cervix...get this...is 1 mm longer than last time!  Hooray!  Yes indeed today was a good day.  Topped off with a lunch date with the hubby!  I'm feeling like a very blessed woman to be able to love 3 beautiful healthy babies! 

One On One

So last night I was bored out of my tree!  Bored-er than usual.  I baked banana bread.  And was still bored.  I facebooked.  Still bored.  I read blogs.   Still bored.  And cleaning the floors on my hands and knees is out of the question so I decided to call it a night at 11:30 (Kev was at a business dinner and the kids were fast asleep).  I went in to kiss little Nate goodnight and he opens his eyes and he says "Papa?"  "No it's momma"  "Papa?"  "No Nate it's momma"  That boy is beyond obsessed with is papa.  His hair was crazy and his sweet little face was beyond sweet.  I needed snuggles (and pictures).  I thought it was the perfect opportunity to nab some.  So I picked him up out of his crib (after taking pictures-who can resist bed head and that sleepy little face), and sat in the rocker with him.  He snuggled for a total of 2 minutes before he wanted down.  Well I had nothing else better to do so I let him down to see what he would do.  And that boy wanted to party.  I couldn't say no, he looked too sweet.  So we partied, in  his room, with the lights off (except for the hallway light).  And it was perfect.  That boy makes me smile.  And his personality is just as crazy as his hair.  And one on one time with him is rare so I took it all in.  It's funny to watch him by himself without his brother competing for my attention too.  I wish I had more moments like last night.  Sitting in a dark room watching him do his thing was the perfect end to my day long boring day on the couch.  It also made me realize I need a little more one on one time with my littlest...maybe just not at 11:30 at night:-)  When Kev came home Nate ran out of his room yelling "dada"  It scared the bejesus out of Kev (he thought I was sleeping and Nate escaped out of his crib and was running around the house unsupervised).  But nope we were partying and I think I fell even in more in love with my sweet little Nate (OK I know I fell even more in love with that little guy:-).  That boy knows how to melt my heart!  Oh I love him to pieces!

I Heart Mornings!

I heart mornings!

Bed head babies, in pj's, watching cartoons, eating cereal:-)

Happy 1st Birthday Blog!

Happy 1st Birthday to my blog!

The Christmas Bug!

It's hit me...the Christmas bug!  It always does when September comes!  And I'm in full on Christmas mode.  I've started making lists and buying stocking stuffers and researching the perfect Christmas gifts for the kids.  I ain't got nothing but time on my hands so what better way to spend my time then dreaming of Christmas!  My only set back...oh the bedrest!  That'll do it!  It's moments like these I praise God for online shopping.  The only thing that would make the online shopping world more perfect...online shopping at Zara and H & M-come on stores!  Get with the times!  Seriously why can't you buy online from those two stores?    And seeing as Christmas is my favorite time of year...it is only fitting that this baby will be born around Christmas (yes cervix this baby is staying in until after Christmas)!

And I can't wait to fill a room with presents!!!!!

And find the perfect Christmas PJ's:



And waking up to this:

And I Also Want This!

I'm not a car person (or in this case an SUV person) but this vehicle makes my heart pitter patter over and over again!  I'll take it in aspen pearl with graphite leather interior please...fully loaded:-)  I'll be adding this to my wish list (and Kev the 2010 will be fine as well)!  I WANT!!!!!!!

I WANT!!!

Is it unpractical to have a fabric couch when you have kids?

TOMS!!!!!

Ordering these for the boys!!!

23 Weeks

23 weeks!

#3

Nathan

Lincoln

Mommy Time

Today I got some mommy time.  When Linc woke up today I told him he was going to mama and papa's house.  He asked if I was going to work.  I said "no I'm going to have some mommy time"  He replied, "no Lincoln time."  Sorry kid-this day is all about me.  So what does mommy time include?  Well...this:

A baconator burger from Wendy's, pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks (finally), and the new Life & Style magazine!  I'm still laughing at the pictures...really who does this?  I thought it was funny!  I also have way too much time on my hands!

And I'm actually quite happy to see that today was cloudy.  It feels like September and a pumpkin spice latte was in order for a day like today.  Now I will put up my feet, relax and catch up  on some gossip.  And since today is so "fall" like I think I'm going to make shepard's pie for dinner which I'm sure will make Kevin happy because that means he DOESN'T have to make dinner tonight!

The Good, The Bad and The Shitty (litterally)

Today was shitty.  Maybe it had something to do with the fact that I woke up on the living room floor with my tummy still hurting or maybe it had something to do with finding Nate sitting in his crib crying "mama", diaper on the the floor and shit everyone (the word poo just doesn't justify the moment).  Ugh!  I guess I should count my blessings that this is the first "shit every where" encounter I've had.  But where do you even begin.  And let's remember...this isn't just gross baby poo, this is real human crap.  I did have a brief pause in my "what the heck do I do" moment where I thought "do I grab the camera?"  The answer was "no" it was just too gross!  He started with a bath where he was scrubbed cleaned.  Then came off the sheets (thank the Lord for the "sanitize" button on the washing machine because Lord only knows those sheets need to be sanitized" and then came the Lysoling of the crib.  And then this was all followed by a blood finger.  Clearly Nate didn't receive the "mama's on bed rest and needs to take it easy" memo. 


Sorry no pictures to complete this post.  Just the thought of poor little Nate sitting in his crib with his own crap.  And no he didn't eat it.  That's all for now!

If Only I Could Go Back and Re-Live These Moments...

It's true...they really do grow up too fast!

Um...Where Did the Time Go?

I have all the time in the world now to flip through all my facebook photo's albums (gotta love facebook for that).  And there before my very eyes I watched my precious first born turn into the sweetest (at most times) little man!  When did this happen?  Nothing but sweet sweet memories:-)