Kaden's Big News

Well, let me tell you, just a couple of days ago did we ever have an exciting evening! Daddy bought Kaden a new fishing pole that REALLY works, and Kaden has quickly become a pro at casting - (practicing in our living room with a little plastic fishy on the end for hours on end). Just the other day, we FINALLY had a beautiful day outside, so we went to Core Creek with a couple of friends from here. Our little boy caught not one, but TWO, little sunfish ALL BY HIMSELF! It was the cutest thing in the world - he was SO pumped, and Kevin was SO proud! Kaden kept saying, "Oh man! Oh wow! Oh boy! Can I put him in my dump truck?" We convinced him to put them in his little bucket so that they could still maybe have a fighting chance to live but so Kaden could still enjoy them, as well. Sorry to admit, one did indeed kick the bucket, but we let the other go before leaving. Our little boy has become a man!!!!

TRYING....to slow down

So, we had a bit of a scare last night. Nothing major, but after a couple of long days of babysitting twins, cleaning my house, getting groceries, and doing massive loads of laundry, last evening, I suddenly found myself feeling like I was going into labor! Just for a couple of minutes - but pretty severe pains in belly and back. And my back has been killing me for a couple of days now - very reminiscent of my back labor with Kaden. So, sweet hubby of mine is quickly checking things off of my "want to do and need to do" lists one by one and informing me that I need to slow down. I don't know about you - but this is no easy task for me. I feel like I have two switches - "Off" and "On." I don't tend to turn off until about 8:00 once Kaden is down - but until then I like to GO! Anyway, I feel fine today, and I have an appointment on Thursday. But, as of this morning, at 34 1/2 weeks, I am officially no longer a "working woman!" Ah - the bliss! Now, I'll just try to focus on finishing up my final assignments and begin to "nest!" Can't complain....

Spring - Glorious Spring!

What a bee-you-tiful day! After four days of yuckiness and rain, today the temperature finally hit about 80! Spring has finally sprung - and did we ever savor it on Mom's last day here! We all got up super early and hit a couple of block yard sales. Oh my - yard saling is seriously one of my most favorite things to do - EVER! And Kaden is totally hooked, as well. We didn't even get him anything today, but he just loves going to each sale, playing with whatever toys are there, meeting whatever family pets may be wandering around the dooryards, and then he happily moves on to the next sale with us!

Mom took us to Cracker Barrel for lunch, then we came home so Kaden could get a little nap. While he slept, Mom helped me beat out a rug (all the while being stressed that I was gonig to go into an early labor!), and I set up a cute little bookshelf that I had painted. Then, as soon as Kaden woke up, we went for ice cream and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening at our local Core Creek Park. Mom and I vegged on a blanket and chairs while the boys fished and fed the ducks and we just SOAKED in the sun! It was so so nice! What a lovely ending to her visit with us. So so much fun. Nice and lazy, the way I like it!

So sorry Bloodsworths, for the lack of sun while you were here! Good grief! :0)

Pink or Blue?

So, my midwife thinks that - judging by the heartbeat, I am having a girl. Hmmm, how accurate is that, anyway? That's been my gut all along, but it was rather interesting to hear her confirm what I've been wondering.

Mom has been here these past few days, so she was able to come with me to my appointment, meet my midwife, see my birthing center etc. But, anyway - upon hearing that tidbit of news, when we went to Wal-Mart yesterday, I saw her sneaking all of these girly, frilly things into her cart!! I had to remind her that I will need to be gently EASED into "frilly, girly things" as I am not of that flavor, myself. After pondering this a moment, she finally agreed - seeing as how she hasn't seen me in either a dress or skirt for YEARS myself!!! Oh my - the bane of my existence. Good heavens....... But, I must admit, there are some pretty adorable things hanging in my closet now.....just in case. :0)

Hmmmmm

So, I have seven weeks left to go before bambino numero two comes along! HOLY COW! I'm at the point where I go to see my midwife every two weeks now. Last time I went, I had gained only a half of a pound between visits and was Oh so proud of myself! Well, this time - let me tell you - it was NOT THE CASE! Oh my word - I stepped on those blasted scales and I must have reweighed myself six times before finally confessing to my midwife that I have gained.....ahem....SEVEN POUNDS since my last visit! HOLY BLAST!!!

So, ladies.....here's the cause. Should you so desire to pack on the poundage as I have, here is what you do. Simply take one power packed protein shake every day - and for added oomph just add one banana and a scoop of peanut butter! Good times! I've had to bump my protein up to 80 - 100 grams a day, and let me tell you - that's hard to do. I'm trying to prevent what happened with Kaden - the whole preclampia and major rippage, and this was suggested to help. Anyhoo, we're going to do the protein for two more weeks and see what happens. If the same thing happens next visit - we are DONE with the protein. Good grief!!!

Safe Travels Dear Friends.....

Our sweet friends Steve and Jess along with Jess' parents left us this morning after spending four days in our glorious ghetto with us! If you are reading this post, it was SO nice having you here for a few days with us! I kept looking over and seeing Jess sitting on my couch, and I just couldn't believe that she was actually here - in Philly! How fun was that?!

We got to have some really good time with them - they came to church with us, we all spent a day at the aquarium together, and they took us out to dinner last night. Steve went to a class with Kev and they also played guitars together all one evening while Mom and I went to one of my classes. Kaden keeps asking, "Where our friends go?" "Why they go home?" "Why they not stay with us?" You've made a LARGE hit with our little guy!

Anyway, much love to the both of you. It was SO nice being able to see you for some extended time. See you all in August! Hopefully I'll be a little smaller the next time you see me! :0)

Been Awhile...

Wow - I've been a slacker lately! Been busy - but who isn't?!

I tell ya, folks - when it rains, it pours! Tomorrow, not only is my mom coming from Maine to visit us, but so are some dear friends from our church and their parents! Good times! So, I've been frantically trying to get our apartment ready, their ghetto "guest" apartments ready, a little food cooked ahead, and all of my homework done so that I won't have to give it so much as a thought while they are here! I'm SOOOO excited! It'll be tons of fun. I'm taking mom to a sweet little tea room someday, we're ALL going to go to the big Philly zoo together, and we're just going to have lots of visiting, vegging, and relaxing to the max!

Tonight, as a final last hurrah before most of our couples from here graduate and leave - all of the husbands are going to go to a local beach for a fishing expedition and have a big old bonfire. They plan to get home around Midnight or 1:00 a.m. Not to be outdone, all of us wives figured that we should do some partying, too. So, we're all ordering in - too crazy with so many chitlins to go out somewhere, and then when all of our wee ones are snoozing away, we're going to all convene in one place - with about five monitors - and visit, eat junk, and watch movies! Fun!

Although, I'm really not having high hopes for how long we'll last. We've got two pregnant Moms feeling yucky in their first trimester, me feeling tired and large in my third trimester, and two new nursing moms who are still up in the night with their new babies! We should be a wild crew!

30 Weeks Today!

Well, I have nothing overly exciting to post today, except that I have only ten weeks left to go before we meet our new little addition to our family. How crazy is that? This pregnancy has absolutely flown! I really have no complaints to report as of yet, either. So far, I feel really good - healthy, happy, and strong. Although, these last few weeks are when I do tend to get, how you say, a wee bit more "cumbersome!" I can't say that I'm one of those women who really LOVES being pregnant, but for the most part, I really have enjoyed this pregnancy.

In typical Kevin and Amy fashion, we have yet to even really begin to discuss names yet. On our way to the hospital with Kaden we still had no name chosen for if it was a girl, and we only solidified a boy's name just two weeks before he was born! So, if you have any good ideas, send them our way. I don't know why I agonize and analyze over this so much - I just figure it's the name they'll carry forever, you know? But when you stop and think about it, I'm sure there will come a day when they'll hate it, anyway, no matter how much we fell in love with it!

Anyway, I'm off to conquer while my sweet boy sleeps. He has a cold this week-end and is a bit under the weather. As a result, he's more clingy and cuddly, but no complaints here as he has recently found it hilarious to refuse my hugs and wipe off all of my kisses! :0) I'll get 'em all in while he's sick!