How Sweet!!

Arlee and I were getting ready to go to "Back To School" night and I look in the baby's room and see Paul sitting in the rocker. I giggle, and he says "just getting ready and taking the position." I thought it was sweet that he would be thinking that way and ready for our new little one. He said "it is almost baby time." And yes it is. I think he is excited to have another little one around. Arlee has stopped giving loves to either one of us, on a rare occasion she will but when asked she gives us the blow off. I think that can break a daddy's heart a little bit. He has always been pretty tight with her, and not that he isn't anymore, but she is just getting bigger and doesn't always want a "daddy squeeze". Hopefully it comes back in the future because I know I still like to get "daddy squeezes."

Apple Picking

On Saturday we went Apple Picking. It was so much fun and a nice little family outing. We went with my good friend Kris and her kids. They all had a blast.

When I get my apples every year it means to me that Fall has arrived. We had never picked apples, I usually just buy them at the Farmer's Market or I go to Penrose and buy them from a little place off the side of the road. But I thought this would be more fun this year, and I was right. We got HUGE apples and they have made great pies. The kids had fun and wanted to pick more but I didn't want to buy all the ones they wanted to pick. Our Little Family!

Paul and Caden walking our apples to the store to pay!

"Is this a good one Mom?" That was a common question the whole time.

My cute boy!!

Look at all of them I picked!

Yummy apples!

I enjoy this time of year soooooo much and love the smell of cinnamon and apples in my house. Today I have peeled and cored 36 pounds of apples. I am drying some of them and then I made 8 apple pies to freeze for a treat throughout the year. It was a lot of work but boy will we enjoy a fresh apple pie in January or even next summer.

Running

Guess what my boy can do? He can run a mile and half in about 13 minutes. I was pretty darn impressed with him. Soccer started and coach is making them run ALOT because they will be playing older boys. Good for them, but gee they are out of shape. I also think he is doing it because there is one boy on the team who beats everyone when they run, and even laps some. So knowing my competitive son, (where he gets that I don't know), he probably wants to try and beat him. :) hee hee. Silly boy! At least he is doing it and all on his own initiative.

First Day of school!

How Far Along Are You?

This seems to be a VERY popular question these days. So.....I am 33 weeks and counting............
Today I was at the grocery store and this lady asks me "When is your baby due?" I say "Oct." She says "And your carrying a girl?" I looked at her and said "Yes I am how did you know." She said "I'm a retired nurse." Amazing to me that she could tell by looking at me what I was having. But I have had a couple other nurses tell me the same thing. So how do they know? Do they just see a million pregnant women and figure it out by the way we carry? Or do they just get a lucky guess? Either way I think it is very interesting.

I go to the Dr. tomorrow for my two week check-up that had to be rescheduled because the Dr. had an emergency. I was all ready to ask some questions and now I can't remember any of them. Hopefully over night I will come up with some new ones. I do know one of them will be "How early will you induce me if she doesn't come?" Hee hee. I doubt if she will but I am ready to have this baby. I really think she is coming early anyway, but just incase.

Well off to be a mean mom and make my kids go to bed, although they don't have school tomorrow, I still think they should be in bed SOON!!!!!!!

Time Flies

Time Flies by. This week I have watched my baby girl go to Kindergarten and my baby boy go to 4th grade. It seems like yesterday that they were born. I really thought that I would be a mess with Arlee going off to school, but I handled it pretty well. I watched her get on the bus, I met her at the school to take her to her class, Paul and I dropped her off in her class, AND then the teacher hands us an orange cardstock with a poem. Oh yeah, a sappy "I am going to Kindergarten, I will take care of your baby" Poem. I cried!!!! But just a little! Needless to say Arlee loves it and it is fun to watch her come out of school with a smile on her face. On Friday she was bouncing off the walls because "We got to have 2 pupcakes today and I am hyper." Oh Boy, good thing she went with Nana rest of the day.

I am sure time will continue to fly by as it always does. Right now I am hoping so because I REALLY want this baby to come out, then it can slow down, if that is possible.

17 weeks and counting!

It is Tuesday and I am ready for bed. The kids are down and I am not far behind.
I have felt the baby move a lot the last week. I first felt it last Wednesday on the way to work in the car. It was a little flutter and I am sure it was not gas. :) And then I have felt it a lot since. Just little flutters here and there or little kicks. I think it may have had the hickups tonight, if that is possible at 17 weeks. Only 3 more weeks and I will know what is in there, a boy or a girl! I will try and take some pictures this week and post them on here, I don't really want them posted all over Facebook. No one really needs to see the fat belly but I know some of you would LOVE to see it.

Paul is gone this week, so pray for me. He is working in Denver painting a house. It is good for him but hard on us. We aren't use to him being gone. But at least it is only a week and not months, I am not sure I would be a good military wife. I truly admire those in the military and all the wives that "do it alone" with kids. They are amazing.