Skating

Okay so this week I’m like 2 days behind my time to update but heck at least it’s before this baby comes out!

Well I took pictures of our Monday adventure. The girls LOVE ice skating right now so I decided to bring my camera and hopefully capture some pictures of these kiddos. They were pretty funny Maya hardly smiles at ALL which is crazy but she talks about it nonstop before we go and after we go but I think she’s just concentrating. Lehna this time wasn’t ready to go where as last week she was READY to go. The girls are asking for skating lessons and I told them that they should as Santa for ice skating lessons. I looked up the price and it looks like something Santa might be able to do.

We have been talking about what to get the girls for Christmas b/c we really don’t want to get them a bunch of toys because they have so many already so we thought maybe we could go “more expensive” just not as many. So I have been looking at maybe the Kenetic for the Xbox I think that the girls would really enjoy it and it doesn’t require a control to use, b/c they struggle with that with the Wii because of the remote so I figure it would be fun for them.

I was also looking at the American Girl dolls since we aren’t going with the too many toys and then just get them an outfit then for their birthday maybe get them another outfit, the dolls are freaking expensive but I thought that they would really like them, I just don’t want them to end up at the bottom of the toy box. But they have these “tea parties” for you and your American Girl Doll and Sharon whom I work with said they are REALLY fun that the girls just love it because the treat the kids like little princesses so I think that would be fun for the girls to do once the baby is born, maybe for their birthday. I don’t know just an idea; again I just don’t want the dolls to end up at the bottom of the toy box which with these to who knows it’s a possible thing.

On Thursday I got a prenatal massage at a local spa and let me tell you that were wonderful. The masseur did “trigger point therapy” which means he would feel in my muscles where the triggers are and he would slowly work them out. He spent a TON of time right around my shoulder blades and he said that I had a lot of knots there. So at the end he gave me some stretches to help keep my muscles loose which I have been doing because he made my back feel soooo good. He said that I should come back and I said “talk to my husband” it was just really nice.

But after my massage I took Friday off. I decided it had been a long time since I took a day off and I needed it. And it was good because Trent and Alta came up to visit us this weekend. I can safely say that on Friday I took the “tour” of the living room, I went the complete circle of nothing but vegging out it was WONDERFUL. Then on Saturday Tait, Trent, and Tim went to Madison to watch Indiana and Wisconsin play and I went to a Mary Kay party, which I had never been to one of those before, strange, but good.

On Saturday night my boss was in a Dancing with the Stars event which he was a competitor in. It was for a local organization that helps children with grief of a parent or sibling, the program part of the night was VERY sad but the entertainment of dancing was really fun. My boss actually won so that was fun it was 50% judge and 50% audience and we had 5 tables all yelling for him so it was good that he won. The event was really fun we hung out with my coworkers and other adults I laughed quite a bit.

I did go to the doctor on Friday and I found out that I’m 8 lbs up… yuck! I know it’s important but still sucks. And the baby is doing fine. The doctor was REALLY cruel and came in and goes “oh you what now 34 weeks” and in my head I was like “am I really 34 weeks already, maybe my calculation has been off” then he goes “oh no you are only 25 weeks they calculated it wrong” I was like DARN IT, but I knew that’s how far I was I was just hoping for a closer due date. Baby is moving around all the time, I have a feeling he’s going to be a night owl because he is all over the place a night and when I’m trying to sit still, of course this is probably the only time when he doesn’t feel mommy moving around so he takes full advantage.

Well that’s life. Feeling good, slowing down a little but still trying to function on all cylinders so it’s fun  that’s life right now. Thanks for reading about us.


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Okay so it's Saturday and I just posted last week and I'm posting again a week later... scary hua... yeah I know... don't get "too" used to it.

So it's been a good day but man I am BEAT!
Today we did a service project with our Cub Scouts with Y-Link, which is a Young Professionals group here in Kenosha. We were helping with a food drive for the local food pantry we handed out flyers at a grocery store and took the donations as the people came out, it was quite and EASY project but it was COLD today so it all makes up for it. We were there for 3 hours, we were there about 1 hour too much our cubs kind of "lost" it after 2 hours but it was okay because I think they had a good time. One even said he didn't want to leave. One told Tait that he is grounded at home so he likes doing this better than what we would be doing at home, so I am taking that as a compliment.

After that we went to the area right outside where I work and took pictures. My office is RIGHT next to the woods and with all the fall colors and rocks and such I couldn't resist such a pretty landscape so I took the kiddos there so YEP pictures! I already ordered some from snap fish... so exciting stuff let me tell you.

Then after we took pictures we went to the park I promised the girls we would do something fun today and Maya choose that so that's what we did. I rode the tire swing with the girls and baby peanut did NOT like that, so I had to stop trying to ride it. Lehna wanted to have a Movie night... so we did that tonight as well we rented the new Tinker Bell movie and the girls were TOTALLY attached to it. Lehna this summer got a necklace that has fairy dust in it and THANKS TO MY WONDERFUL NEIGHBOR told her that there was no such thing as fairies and that it is just a great story but they don't really exist. I was sooooo upset that the mother, who's a school teacher, tried to take that away from Lehna, Lehna who didn't bat an eye goes "but what about the tooth fairy?" And the Mom didn't respond back to that, so I was proud of her. So I was a little worried. Lehna said "mommy can I try to catch a fairy" I told her that, according to the movie, that they only come from fairy land during the summer time so she would have to wait till then. So she was okay with that answer. So she said that she'll have to build them a house and put it in the backyard, just like they did in the movie, and hopefully she would catch a fairy.

I'm totally beat though I think that part of the problem is I didn't sleep really well last night. I was really worried about work for some crazy reasons just lots of things going on and worried about deadlines that we have going on. Hopefully this open house we have scheduled for Monday will yield a good work force... we are getting people in but nothing at high caliber and it's kind of a problem. So about 4 this morning I emailed one of my staffing people the list of things I wanted done on Monday. I know I know but can't help it it was PLAGUING me, I didn't hear anything from here today so I don't know if he didn't get the email or is just ignoring it... either is possible.

It feels like midnight and its only 8 pm what a sad sad life I lead. Although I do forget about baby Peanut quite a bit and I know that he takes so much of my energy but can't use that as an excuse on the weekends, that's what I use during the week!

So on Monday we usually take the girls swimming after we get home from work, at the gym we go to. Well on Tuesday Maya woke up and ran into our room and goes "daddy you can't go to work today we have to go ice skating today" Tait goes "Maya we have to go to work" and she didn't take that as the correct answer b/c she was convinced we were going Ice Skating... So I pulled the schedule for ice skating and on Mondays the same time we normally swim they have open skating, at the gym, so we are going to take them to open skating. Tait is going to go out on the ice I'm going to sit on the side lines, I don't think my doctor would recommend ice skating being 6 months pregnant... just guessing on that. So every day Maya and Lehna have BOTH been asking how many more days will it is before we go ice skating... I hope they don't expect ice skating EVERY Monday I do enjoy my swimming :)

Well on Tuesday Tait and I meet with the Bishop about our callings. We both have been in cub scouts for the last year and a half and I have been concerned because they haven't shown any sign they were planning on releasing us anytime soon and with the new baby coming I'm REALLY concerned about having Helen watch another kiddo on Tuesday night so we can fulfill out callings. So we asked if we could be released... talk about guilt. It's funny b/c the Tuesday before we had two parents come over and tell us what a great job we do with cub scouts and how much they really enjoy us being the leaders and how grateful they are that we are in there... so it was like total guilt in asking to be released b/c I know that Heavenly Father calls us to these positions so I feel like I'm being bad asking to be released but I'm just ready I guess. I understand why we were called in there together, I got the message loud and clear, but after going through the book 2 times already I'm ready for something different. I think I'll be released soon and then Tait will come out not too long after that. The bishop did tell us that people have requested us in their "openings" but he said that since we do such a good job in the calling that he wanted to keep us in there... so I guess that's a good thing, I just wonder, where in the heck am I going to end up next, hopefully it's nothing "made up” I mean I don't want one of those. We have SO many people in our ward and they really try to give everyone some thing and so they kind of come up with callings that I'm like "Really?" so I don't want one of those but who knows... I guess then next place will come when it comes.

So baby update. I'm feeling baby peanut move around SOOOO much I feel like Alice Tinker but seriously if it keeps moving around in there like it has been I swear it's alive... I love Vicar of Dibley. He kicks and pushes and does the thing where it feels like he's stretching out his fingers I HATE that when they do that... I don't know if its fingers or toes but it feels HORRIBLE, it's like he's trying to claw through my stomach hate it! Maya did it all the time too I used to hate it and baby Peanut has decided to take the same path as his older sister. (sigh)

I tried to go to the doctor on Friday but when I was there he was called into labor and delivery and was going to be there for another 1/2 hour before he was going to be back and I had two other people in front of me, and I was like "Hum seriously I don't want to wait" so I left and rescheduled. It sucks though b/c I had free tickets to go see Bill Rancic which if you don't know who that is, he is the was the FIRST winner of the Apprentice and he has a reality show call Bill and Guiline on E which I LOVE I think they would be really fun people to be friends with, and they just bought a house close to where we live... so I'm thinking of stalking them, okay just kidding. But I was really excited to see him but I found out that he wasn't going to speak until 10 and my appointment was at 10:30 so I wasn't going to be able to see him THEN on top of not getting into my appointment I was a little bummed b/c I missed Bill b/c of the doctor. But oh well I guess it's just not to be that we are supposed to be friends.

Well that's life right now... exciting exciting exciting...

Enjoy the pictures!