Mean Meatless Mom

We are used to Chandler waltzing into our room, pre-sunshine, and demanding to be fed. He has a super high metabolism (didn't get it from either of his parents) and when he is hungry he is HUNGRY.

Normally he asks for "breck-ast" or "cee-lee-all". But not this morning. Nope, this morning he clambered up in bed, turned my head to face him, and said, "MOM I want meat!"

In my defense, I do let them have meat. I just don't like to cook it myself. My friends joke that my children steal the pepperoni off everyone else's pizza. Poor deprived children.

I guess we'll be breaking out the frozen hot dogs tonight.

Littlest Love

So I had my OB appointment this morning. Thankfully I was able to nab a babysitter so my 2 hour long Dr appointment was pure, quiet, bliss. I read my new book, "Peace Like A River" (I'm so in love with this book) the whole time. Well, except for when I got to look at this little cutie.

She had me completely enthralled.

And, a huge answer to prayer, my placenta is looking just fine and dandy.

No C-section here!

Monday morning musings

A friend just told me there was a study that proved mothers lose, actually lose brain cells while pregnant. Boy howdy, don't I know it! What she didn't know was if they ever get them back.
Lately my thoughts are so discombobulated I'm not sure if I can make a coherent post to catch you up on the goings on here.

Here goes nothing.


Last week was generally spent at home. C was sick for a little bit and we were also without wheels. So, it was convinient that the nesting bug hit when it did. I got my closet, um I mean, nursery, cleaned out and organized, the lawn mowed (but not edged and yes it looks funny) huge piles of stuff donated, the garage semi-cleaned, random and scary cupboards cleaned, little boy's hair cut, vacuumed under the couches, and a variety of other weird chores that only a pregnant woman with excessive hormones would think of.

We are going to try and get out of the house a lot more this week. So hopefully I'll stop thinking about how my windows have not been cleaned, and I mean really cleaned, since Chandler was born. Because I seriously have to remind myself every time I look at them that ladders and pregnant women don't mix.

On the agenda for today: Library, Costco, and pool. Not necessarily in that order. I do hope to spend most of the week doing my best impression of a beached whale by the pool. I'll have to dry myself off for an OB appointment on Wednesday (with another ultra sound) and friends coming to stay the weekend for a wedding.

Other than that, we'll just be enjoying the rest of our summer. Can't believe its almost over. I just realized that I was too late to sign the kids up for summer reading at the library. Oops. I'm not complaining though. The end of summer means the end of pregnancy. I am so ready to meet this little dancing queen. Seriously, it feels like a disco in there every night when I am trying to go to sleep. She is hands down my most active baby in utero and thats just a little bit scary to me.

Okie dokie artichokie, I'm going to go and start my day now. Hopefully I'll be back to post some pictures later this week.

Ciao

Where'd he come from?

Ethan and I have both been described by our mothers as amiable, happy, compliant and just generally easy children.

Not so with my son.

Obstinate would be his key describer.

For example:

I ran my self cleaning oven today (I have a problem with dirty ovens) and it gets really hot all over. The kids had somehow migrated the playroom into the kitchen so I told them to be very careful and not touch the oven. Anywhere. HOT. VERY HOT. WILL BURN YOU. I made myself very clear. They both responded in the affirmative so I know that I got through. 1 minute later I hear Chandler start to cry and Ruthie yelling, "Moooooooom he touched the oven!"

Don't worry he's not seriously hurt. I think he cried more out of shock than pain. But he just had to stick his little toe right on over the line for no other reason than the fact a line was there. I'm sure he never would have thought to even go near the oven had I NOT said anything.

Another example:

We were out past naptime today for my OB appointment. I could see he was getting sleepy, we were almost home, and I didn't feel like lugging a heavy boy out of a car seat and into the house. so I told him "Chandler don't go to sleep yet. Stay awake honey, we are almost home!" Up until the point I made the suggestion I could tell that he had been fighting it. I shouldn't have opened my mouth because the second I did, he glued his little eyes shut. No amount of coaxing would make him open his eyes.

He fell asleep with a smug little smile on his face. And if that smile wasn't so darn cute I would have been mad as I hoisted and hauled his sweaty little body into the house.

Clearly, we need a lot of prayer.

My Morning Laugh

I stumbled across these mama merit badges on Soule Mama this morning.

The only one I would want to add would be a potty training one. Definitely worth a merit badge.

Other than that I have to say, I think I have earned them all.

I just wouldn't spend $50 just to proclaim it.

I never thought I'd see the day

That I would be excited to drive a mini van!

Yup, we've moved up in the world.

We have a new ( new meaning 2003) Honda Odyssey. Magic sliding doors and all.

I don't know who was more excited, me or the kids.

Three cheers for mini vans!

Favorite Things

In lieu of boring you with how big and how tired I feel these days, I'm going to give you a few things that I am loving. You gotta accentuate the positive right?


1.My body pillow

How you can be pregnant and NOT have one is beyond me. Despite what I might sound like, I really am sleeping fabulous thanks to this. My problem is I just can't get enough sleep these days.


2. Olay Daily Facials

I don't know about ya'll, but at night, when I'm tried (this is a recurring theme here) I can barely motivate myself to brush my teeth let alone wash my face. These little beauties are a toner, mask, scrub and makeup remover all in one! Talk about multi tasking and I really do like how they make my skin feel. While they are probably not the most eco-friendly (they are disposable not reusable) they sure do cut down on having to wash all those wash cloths!


3. Mrs Meyers Counter Spray in Basil

I realize that smells are something pretty personal, but I just so happen to love this one. It really doesn't smell like basil, but it is most yummy and it actually motivates me to clean. It smells so good that Chandler has to remind me every time I use it, "Nebber, nebber, ebber, dink dis. Make me berry berry sick!" What I lacked in green-ness for my face wash, I make up for here.(who needs carbon credits?) This is made with natural bio-degradable plant oils. It works great and you can use it on a ton of different surfaces.



4. Pear Budget

Ethan and I have tried time and time again to get our budget in order. Not that we're terrible planners or record keepers, we've just never had a real plan of attack on keeping track of our spending. I tried to learn Quicken and Money with no success. They were just too darn complicated. This program is an online subscription for $3 per month and it is so incredibly easy! You can try it out free for 30 days if you don't believe me.

5. Orzo Salad

I could eat this salad all summer long. I brought it to a friend that had just had a baby and she got hooked too. Seriously. So light, fresh and just plain tasty. Not to mention vegetarian. :-)


Well, I could keep going, but 5 seems like a good place to stop. Plus, I have a little person begging me to read to him and that by far is my most favorite thing to do.