6 weeks to go...

Only 6 weeks to my due date! or if this baby is like Ben, we could have him/her here in as little as 4 weeks!
Went in for OB check up today & all is well. I only gained 1 pound this time (I'm so cumbersome, I would've sworn 10 pounds) so I'm up to 25 lbs. with 6 weeks still to go...trying to stay under 30 lbs. The doctor is predicting a 7 lb. baby, but I thought this one might get up to 8lbs. Anyway, it's head is down & ready...

I am getting nervous, anxious, because of the unknown - will my water break in the middle of Target? Will it arrive in 3 hours like Brinley or will there be time for my MIL to make it up here and watch the kids? How long will I labor before I get my epidural? (Last time I got it only about 15 minutes before Brinley was born!) Will Bryce be pestering me about "where's the floss?" while I'm laboring? And so many more things I'm wondering...

I do have a couple of goals this time: I would like to shower before I leave the hospital! And even put on makeup!! Which I have not accomplished with the first two babies (I know...eww, gross!). I left 24 hours after Ben was born and only 17 hours after Brinley so this time my plan is to leave when I'm ready.

I'm also excited to meet this new little person - Is it a boy like I think? what kind of personality will it have? will it have a headful of dark hair like the other two or will any of my children be blonde w/ blue eyes like their dad?

And of course I pray it is healthy no matter what and I also throw in a little prayer that it is a good sleeper - lol :)

Weekend pics

We did lots of jumping this weekend! Okay, not me...but the rest of the family. Although I found myself wondering as I near my due date if a little bouncing might help - lol, just kidding.

Saturday was really cold but that didn't deter my kids! For fear of CPS being called, we had to insist they wear hats & jackets.

Brinley, of course, quickly discarded her jacket and as she jumped her hat fell over her eyes... She soon took it off as well.

This is my favorite...
A couple of days ago they started adding balls into the mix and Ben loves to do mid-air kicks. Future soccer star???

They love when Daddy joins them!
I cringe because it gets wild.
Here he is playing a game they call "bomber" in which he does a big seat drop and usually makes them lose their balance.

This one they call "popcorn" - they lie down and Daddy makes them bounce all around.

New Magazine

I got this in the mail today... What the heck??

C'mon people!!! I'm still in my fertile child bearing years for heaven's sake!! Let me enjoy my "youth"!

If I start getting stuff from AARP, I might have to track down someone & do some harm - lol...no, seriously.

What the kids are up to...

I can't go too many days without posting some pictures of my kids : ) (although these aren't great quality)

These are from earlier this week when it was too cold to go out and jump, but yesterday they had gym and it should be nice enough to go out today - Yay! that means they (and mommy & daddy) will get some good sleep.

Getting practice -we're in full baby mode around here!

Looking for "clues" in the dryer. They each have pencils and Pocket Medicine spirals that they can write in -they sit down and discuss their "schedules", too funny.

I love this storage ottoman I got for my blankets, unfortunately it's usually filled with stuffed animals and acting as a treasure chest or boat.

P90X "guideline"

Okay, I won't blog about P90X everyday, I promise - but I gotta tell you a little secret my husband let me in on (he must have been testing me, I guess)...there's another, more flexible, way to prepare the meals other than the meal plan!!!
Which would have me making stuff like:
8 oz. Swordfish with 3 tbsp. mango-ginger sauce, Miso soup, Halibut, Gazpacho, Quinoa, Steak & Arugula Salad - forgive my ignorance but I don't even know what some of these are!! (and I don't even like seafood)

The other way is a guideline telling you how many fruits, vegetables, protein, carbs, dairy, etc. to have each day and it gives a list of "acceptable" examples like chicken, v-8, a banana, turkey bacon, whole wheat bagel, carrots, cottage cheese....ya know stuff easy to find & prepare!

What was he thinking??? I'm not a good cook and I might just have given up if I had to make Butternut Squash soup again like last night. Have you ever made that? Chopping it up is like cutting a brick!!!

And, I caught him cheating this morning!! I made him turkey sausage with egg whites on whole wheat english muffin (his only carb for the day :0 ) with 1 cup of v-8 and he snuck in orange juice!! He only gets 1 fruit and I put a banana in his lunch, I told him. Can't say I blame him but his response was "it's only a guideline", haha.

Little odd fact

Something about OK I found out about the hard way....
I had to get wine for last night's soup so I went to the wine store on the corner by Subway, which is how we ended up getting a sandwich, but anyway...I saw on the door it read "under 21 not permitted" and silly, reasonable me assumed it meant minors without an adult.
Nope, I walked in both kids in tow as usual and the lady said "oh, they can't come in here". I was like "really?" and then a man (owner/mgr?) explained it's a weird OK law.
"Um...okay" I say "well, I can't leave them out on the sidewalk." I bet they love people like me, haha but seriously they are 2 and 4 and it was about 30 degrees out.
So I told him what I needed & he got it for me and while we stood by the door.
Then as we were leaving I realized they never even checked my ID - so much for obeying the law, huh?

P90X dinner

Just a little update - the P90X workout made Bryce sick because it's so intense. So, really, is there any hope for me?? LOL.
Dinner was salmon (I bought lemon-dill seasoning & didn't use their recipe for it -too much work) with wild rice, asparagus (easy enough) and Red Pepper soup. Which was time consuming - not difficult, just lots to cut up. But get this...the recipe is for 12!! Bryce's serving? one cup!! So I've gotta find a way to preserve it because I'm not wasting an entire pot of it.
The kids and I split a sandwich from Subway :) and I baked Chocolate Chip Walnut cookies, heehee.
Bryce did the dishes...woohoo!
Oh, and the weights we were getting off Craig's List? The guy sold them to someone else! What a rat!

P90X

I cringe when I hear "P90X". Have you seen the infomercials? Get ripped in 90 days! It's all I've heard about from Bryce for months and he got it for Christmas plus the pull up bar & we have arrangements to pick up weights and a bench this weekend (good deal, craig's list). Does he need all this? Have you seen my husband? No, he's not in desperate need of a fitness plan.
I'm happy for him, I admire him, he's excited.
The catch??
Besides the fact he'll try to recruit me to join him as soon as the baby is born :0 ...It comes with a very precise meal plan. No more nice winter soups & stews, which I love cause the leftovers are good (hence, less cooking for a tired mom) but I will try to cook dinner according to his P90X plan. His compromise -which relieves me from preparing the specific breakfasts, snacks & lunches, haha.
He's doing his first video right now. I think I'll go lie in bed and watch :)