It seems as though there is something in the water. So many women around me are pregnant or just had a baby. Good grief. Is someone trying to tell me something?
(By the way...I did go to the doctor & he said there is a 3% - 20% chance of the pre-eclampsia returning) Hmmmmmm......
A little while ago, I thought about the phrases that I say to my kids throughout the day. Yesterday, I decided to keep track of them, and I wrote some down to post to this blog.
1) "Well, life is not fair."
2) "Eat around it."
3) "Where are your shoes? Put on your shoes!" (x5)
4) Me:"What was that?" Child:"Nothing" Me:"Nothing doesn't make a noise!"
5) "Don't use your straws as swords. You could poke an eye out."
6) "Don't hold your pencil that way. You could poke your eye out."
7) "Because that's the way God made it."
8) "Eat this or eat nothing. I don't care."
9) "You need a shower....because you stink."
10) "Not today, not tonight, not ever..."
11) "We don't say that..."
12) "Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite!"
Next time I'll keep track of the things that my kids say during the day! Stay tuned.
I finally did it. I made my appointment to see my "high risk" doctor. No, I'm not pregnant (yet or may never be again). Stephen and I are TRYING to make an educated decision about having the last little one that we planned before we got married seven years ago. I know a lot about the condition that I had (postpartum preeclampsia), but I still completely freak out reliving it now and then (every time I take my pills, for instance). This is the first step, though. We go October 28th; I'll let you know what comes of it. Yikes....
This is my wish list...just putting it out there!
1) To win the lottery (either by finding a winning ticket on the ground or other means)
2) To move to a larger home where the kids can have their own space (and I want a grown up bathroom!)
3) The ability to sit and be still & think of nothing at all...NOTHING
4) A perfect place of worship & learning that the whole family will love & grow in God
5) A dish washer
6) The ability to travel whenever & where-ever
7) A get-away home in the mountains of Virginia that I can escape to at the drop of a hat
8) To have my kids stop growing at the age of 5...to just stay 5 forever
9) To lose like 50lbs. with little to no effort or giving up the foods that I love
10) To have one more little baby join our family
Ever feel like no one is listening?
Ever feel like you're out of the loop...with the rest of the world?
Ever feel like you just don't fit?
Ever feel like you are in a funk?
Ever feel like things have changed & you don't know why or how?
Ever feel like you are in a rut?
Ever feel like you have a lot to say but no ears to tell?
Ever feel like if you were to actually say these things, people
wouldn't get it...or even get annoyed by it?
Ever feel like you have much to offer but have no outlet for it?
Ya, me too...
Yes, I have three children. I don't think that having three children is unusual, but these are situations that I've encountered regarding my family:
* Strangers stopping me in public (while all kids are in tow) just to ask if they are all mine. Um, yes?
* People that I know have seen me walking to/from weekly events asking me if all the kids were mine. Um, yes? Then continue to act completely shocked.
* When meeting people, Stranger: "You're a mom?" Me: "Yes, I am." Then I proceed to tell them how many we have & their ages...I get this, "What, you? WOW, that's a lot of work. Really? I can't believe that..." You get the picture...
* This one is my favorite, only because I was shocked that someone would actually ask me this..."Are they all with your husband?" OR "Is that why you got married (at the age you did)?"
C'mon people...We have three kids, and I hardly think that TLC will be calling us anytime to do a series on our family...
Hunter, thank you for joining our family when you did. We love you so very much and hope that your birthday is great. You may be getting older and bigger, but you'll always be our 1st little baby boy. WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!
