Still Alive...and Baby #3 is Here!

Hmmm...I missed an entire month in blog land, and we are over half way thru March.  Oh well.  My days are full with 3 little kids age 4 and under and some days we don't make it out of our jammies.  Just keepin' it real. 

I took my last pregnancy picture the night before my c-section.  Only Baker accidentally erase all my pictures on the camera in the hospital just after being admitted.  Deep breath, went and changed into my hospital garb and took a new "last pregnancy" picture - while on the phone trying to sort insurance mix up stuff.  Real life people.  Real life.  This is it folks.

Baby Hayden joined us on February 7th @ 8:11am

8lbs. 4oz and 20" long

My sweet baby boy.  Chillin' with momma and getting some needed rest.

Going home from the hospital.  Just moments before he was screamin' mad.  My other babies did that too when I buckled them in their car seats @ the hospital.  Strange.

My three amigos on Valentines day.  So cute!

Who doesn't love a sleeping baby???

38 Weeks

Surely this belly can't get that much larger!!!

It's been an interesting couple weeks.  Feels like we live at the doctors office.  Natalie and I both had ear infections (I had two), then a week later she wasn't better...wasn't sleeping and woke up and vomited one morning.  Found out she had walking pneumonia.  Bleh!  Between ears, nose, throats, pneumonia stuff and pregnancy checkups...we've spent a lot of time at the doctors office and pharmacy. 

Hopefully, that is all behind us as this little boy is set to arrive Feb. 7th!

37 Weeks

36 Weeks

Miss Nat decided she wanted to take a belly picture too ;)

One day she showed me her belly and told me Baby Hayden was in her tummy! 

She cracks me up. 

She talks so much and is very smart...to much for her own good at times.

34 Weeks

(Jan. 1st)

33 Weeks

Apparently, I got all off schedule remembering to take belly pics on the even weeks.  Oh well.  This is our only baby born in an odd year...maybe it's par for the course???  After a lonnnngggg two days of celebrating Christmas...this is what this prego was looking like.  Not. So. Hot.

31 Weeks

I've decided black is the best pregnancy clothing EVER!  Although, this isn't a maternity top...so whatever.  Since I didn't get a full belly shot @ 30 weeks, I had Baker take this one at 31.  It's getting closer!

30 Weeks and Christmas stuff...

Yes, this is the only picture I got of my belly @ 30 weeks.  It was sooooo cold the day we went to get our tree, that we decided to bundle up and go 5 minutes down the road and support the local boy scouts.  Our Christmas tree cutting adventure turned into picking out a tree from the Four Square Church parking lot ;)  We still had a blast and found it amusing when Luke didn't like the tree I picked out.  "No!  Not that ONE! It's too little!  We need a BIG ONE!"  So we ended up with a taller, imperfect, crooked tree that met Luke's requirement of what he thought a Christmas tree should look like.  It was still a great tree in my eyes.  As long as you didn't view from the side to see just how crooked it was - HA!

Thanksgiving 2010

So thankful for this awesome family...that has been entrusted to me!  What a tremendous blessing and priviledge to call them my own. 

And to know my Heavenly Father feels the same way...well, that's just incredible! 

28 Weeks

Still growing!

Baby Wearing

With Baby #3 coming into our family in the next couple months, I have a question for all the baby wearing mommas.  What carrier(s) did you use and did you like them?  Here are the two I have been looking at:

(photo compliments of Target.com)

 The Moby Wrap

(photo compliments of Ergo.com)

Ergo

For my first two babies I used the Baby Bjorn, and wasn't overly impressed.  Mostly, it hurt my back.  If there is a carrier out there that doesn't put strain on your back, and allows you to have two free hands, will you PLEASE let me know?  Much thanks :)

A Great Wolf Birthday Blast

Since all four of us have birthdays in the fall, (September, October and November) my mom and step-dad took us to Great Wolf Lodge as our gift!  We had a blast, and what a great idea!  No cardboard or wrapping paper to clean up and no toys to pick up everyday for the next year (or more)!!!

Both my kiddos luv water and can play for hours...

 Our little family of four

He loved the yellow slide.

She loved floating around on her back.  Why swim or walk when you can just lay back and bob around?  Silly girl didn't have a care in the world which included knowing if she was floating right into people!

She also ended up being completely FEARLESS.  She wanted to, "go on the BIG, wello slide!"  And she did...again, and again, and again.  She also asked while we were in the wave pool to go on the "BIG slide," as she pointed to the ceiling.  Unfortunately, she was pointing at the heating/cooling tubes.  Ha, ha, ha!!! 

We had an awesome time and can't wait to go again sometime!

24 Weeks

 I have a folder full of pictures and blogs to write...however, these days it obviously just isn't a top priority.  Here is a picture of me...on my birthday (which was wonderful by the way)

at 24 weeks pregnant with a

...baby BOY! 

Baker won out.  I wanted to wait until the baby was born to find out the gender.  Baker...he didn't want to wait.  He had legit reasons and he saw during the ultrasound.  I however, did not see during the ultrasound.  Baker took me to breakfast and gave me the envelope with our ultrasound pictures in it.  I opened it and started bawling like a baby.  STUPID HORMONES.

I wasn't sad because it was a boy...we have talked about wanting another boy forever it seems.  I was sad because this is probably our last baby.  We have talked about 3, wanted three and now...we will have three.  But...there's this part of me that doesn't want it to be over.  And sitting there at breakfast, for the first time ever, Baker admitted that maybe we weren't done with three either.  That made it even more confusing for this hormonal preggo woman. 

We don't know what the future holds, but that's okay. 

That is part of what makes life stressful interesting!

My Birthday Wishlist

My birthday is later this month...and I always love to go shopping for fall clothes and shoes to refresh my fall and winter wardrobe.  However, this year being six months pregnant it's a little hard to go shopping for cute jeans.  I mean really...who wants to spend a lot of money on jeans that won't fit in 4 more months???  Not me!  And honestly, there's not many stores close by that carry cute maternity clothes.  So...I've been keeping my eyes open for gift ideas other than clothing. 

Our current camera we bought the weekend before Luke was born...almost 4 years ago!  It's taken a beating and I'm concerned it's gonna go out on me when I need it the most.  Meaning...right when the baby is born.  Ha ha!  So I've had my eyes on this updated version of our current camera.  On sale @ Costco this month! 

I've decided that watches are a great accessory.  And I luv the Fossil chunky watches...and I luv HOT PINK!  How cute is this???

 And of course a new purse always helps a girl feel cute and trendy!  This bag from Fossil comes in various colors.  I love the metalic silver.  And the purple.  And the red.  Go figure!

I use to have two of these Starbucks cups.  A venti cup and a grande cup.  I used them ALL THE TIME!  My kids loved using them too!  Unfortunately, both of them busted within a week or two of each other and I had to throw them out.  I was sooooo bummed.  I can't wait to get my hands on another Venti cold cup.  And seriously people...I know there are TONS of other companies making these cold cups in cute prints.  But it's not the same as the real deal.  Just so we are clear. 

PS - I have visions of taking this cup with me to the hospital.  Big plans for this cup.  HUGE!

About a year ago my MIL introduced me to Philosophy skin care.  Up until that point I was a very faithful Mary Kay skin care follower.  I saw a big difference in my skin.  I really...really...like the philosophy skin care!  This is the skin care set I tried and loved.

 This particular vitamin C serum is awesome!  It reduced the redness in my face, evened out my skin tones and softend my skin.  This stuff rocks!

 Smallest, but certainly not least is my most favorite chapstick EVER!  I love mint and I love how it feels on my lips.  One chapstick seriously last me a year or more.  I gave this to Baker in his Christmas stocking one year...found it a year later unopened and took it back for myself.  He totally missed out.  Oh yeah...you can find it @ Bath and Body :)

Oops...how could I forget this awesome fragrance by Philosophy?!  This fragrance is light and smells like a mixture of vanilla and blackberries...so yummy!  I love the fruitier fragrances and I've had my eyes on this one for almost a year now.

There 'ya have it.  Whether you wanted to know or not...those are some of my birthday wish list ideas. 

What Kind of Mother Are You?

I was blog hopping the other night...when I ran across Steady Mom's Blog and her post on being an Introverted Mom. 
She included a link to a little quiz you can take, so I thought to myself...why not?
Here's THE LINK if you're interested and want to take the quiz yourself.
And for your enjoyment - these are my results (as provided by motherstyles.com).

Your type is: INTJ —The “Individual Integrity” Mother

“My kids are better off arguing their own point of view than telling me, ‘But everyone else is doing it.’”

Individualistic and independent, the INTJ mother is both a role model and teacher of how to be an individual and live life with integrity. She is introspective, defining her own success from within, and generally confident in her decisions. She is unlikely to be persuaded by her children saying, “But all the other mothers are doing it.”


The INTJ is competent in providing for her children’s basic needs, but she is likely more focused on developing their self-esteem and confidence. Observant and insightful, she puts great importance on independent thinking and self-sufficiency, yet she is comfortable providing protection and boundaries.


Self-motivated and intense, the INTJ works hard and takes life seriously. As a mother, she lives for those moments when she can impart knowledge and offer her children perspectives on life and important issues.

If you take the test, let me know what your mothering style is.  It made me look at myself a little more realistically and realize that the strengths I see in other moms don't necessarily mean that I'm lacking in the motherhood department.  God made us each unique and knew just what type of mothering our children would need.  Isn't that awesome?  I definitely need to be reminded of that from time to time...and I bet you do too.

Excuses...Excuses!

If anyone out there is still reading this blog than congrats!  I simply haven't made time for blogging.  I have pictures.  Tons of pictures to turn into bloggy fodder...and I am way late, still need to download them etc.  In all honesty I was gonna update the blog with Natalie's birthday last week.  We went to the coast for a long extended holiday weekend.  Tuesday we were catching up, cleaning up, grocery shopping and wouldn't ya know?!  I came down with the flu somewhere late in the afternoon right around 3:30-4pm.  The whole nine yards.  Okay, no fever...but everything else.  And it didn't leave in 24 hours.  It stuck around for the rest of the week.  Not all of it.  I got better each day, but I still can't eat much.  And my energy goes as quickly as it comes.  I think my stomach shrunk, which is kinda weird when you're pregnant and food looks so good.  So in case you were wondering, I spent my week sleeping, sipping gatorade and well...I'll leave the rest to your imaginations. 

Here's to a new week...and maybe, eventually some new blog entries!

Sunday Worship Song

We sang this song in church today and I couldn't get it outta my head.  All day, I was singing (in my head of course . . .)

I'm so unworthy, but still You love me
Forever my heart will sing of how great You are.