A treat

Here's a little treat for today. I was working in the back room this morning, trying to adjust the lighting and windows, and what not, and Patrick, who in the last year has decided that pictures are evil, decided to let me grab a few of him. Of course this means making funny faces, I did not get one photo of him that did not contain some kind of a non-Patrick face. Maybe I should catch him while he's sleeping, lol.

Slowing Down

I have come to the conclusion after spending the last week painting, moving furniture, and throwing out trash, that I just might need to start taking it easy. I know I am pregnant, but because of the fact that we have gone with a midwife, pregnancy really has just felt like normal life, and I sometimes forget that I am in my 9th month about now. I tell you what, Patrick's pregnancy was wonderful, a few inconveniences here and there but nothing big. This pregnancy has been worse, and if it only gets worse after that.....I don't know if we will go on. Jerry and I have talked about it, and as much as we would love to have a house full of children, I think we are going to be done with this one. I love my child, and the unborn one I will meet soon, but Jerry and I have always talked about providing a home for children in need as well. We both would like to adopt some day. Only time will tell if this will be a reality, and for as far as the present, we have our own kiddos to worry about.

It is hard to believe that we are almost done with this adventure, and soon will be beginning another. Having another baby will be loads of fun I am sure, but regardless of my knowing everything will be just fine, I am still nervous of all of the adjustments we are all going to have to make in order to accommodate this new little life. We have all been set in our ways and routines for the last several years, and I wonder how forgiving Patrick will be of his routine being disrupted, lol. Regardless, as I stated, I know everything will work out just fine, and we will adjust. Jerry only gets 4 days off for this year, so I sincerely hope the baby comes on a weekend so we can have that extended a little.

So in any event I have decided to slow down. All of the activities I have attempted to keep doing, are catching up to me it seems, I am slower and most definitely more uncomfortable. Not the heat that bothers me, but the aching pelvis, and swollen feet. I figure at this point I have 4 weeks left, and it seems like the perfect time to slow down anyhow. Keeping all of this in mine of course, I am also so excited about starting my photography and will make another post about it soon, perhaps in the morning.

Maternity Session

Well, I had some photos taken of this humongous belly Saturday morning. I was up at the early hour of 4 am as to make it there on time for the sun to rise. We got some great shots, and silhouettes. I have not seen them all, but she did give me a sneak peak, and now I am going to share them with you. You ready?

A little update

Well, we are counting the weeks, and soon it will be the days until our second little baby Druba arrives. I am so thrilled I could scream. Being pregnant really is not a horrid curse for me like to some, I have the blessed privilege of being a wife to a wonderful man who takes care of me. Because of this wonderful man, I do not have to work while pregnant, I get to stay home. Because of this man I am treated like a woman who is having his child, which apparently comes with great respect. The only down side I see to pregnancy is two things. The first, no matter how badly you want to slip and slide while pregnant, it just aint gonna happen, and the 2nd, as you may have guessed is the hideous deformed swollen feet I tend to get. How they hurt! But as I told the man at LOWES today, they may slow me down, but they don't stop me. Got our birthing kit in this week, and I am excited about that. Now we have just about everything that we need to have this baby at anytime.

I tend to be in the last few nesting weeks that come on pretty strong for me. With Patrick, this was the time when I was down on the floor scrubbing base boards, this time around it is painting and organizing. Sleep? Who has time for sleep? My mind is constantly running right now, and I am finding it quite hard to slow things down.

Bought some paint today, called Well Water, to paint the back room with. I am preparing it for my photography studio. We will see what it looks like soon, for as soon as my feet un-swell, I will be on them again painting, lol.

We be Slippin & Slidden

So the summer pool has always been a failure for us. It only gets used a few times and then gets popped, or yucky and then no one wants in it at all. To much hassle, and every year we throw away a $5 dollar pool from wal-mart.Patrick has never been a fan either of the concept of submerging your body in water, so last week I thought, "slippin slide"! Eureka! Patrick loves it. As if you can not tell from the look of severe concentration on his face. It has been really warm here and is the perfect thing for him to cool off and have some fun. Of course I cover him from head to toe in sunblock before hand, and then as you could not have guessed, I hang out in the shade....eating frozen pineapple. How I wish I could slip and slide, but alas an 8 month pregnant belly has temporarily handicapped me, lol. Here are some photos of our kiddo getting some sun

the other day.

Conversation with a 4 year old

Explaining having a baby to a four year old. Here is a breakdown of my conversation with my son today about the events that will take place.

Patrick: When is the baby going to get here?

Me: Well, would you like for me to show you on the calendar?

Patrick: Yeah!

So we count the weeks, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Patrick: Ugh! That's to far away, I want the baby to be here now. When the baby gets here I am going to kiss it, and hug it and love on it and it will be my favorite baby in the whole world.

At this point I am mush inside because how absolutely adorable is that? Patrick is going to be the best big brother ever.

Me: Well it might seem like a long time away, but it's going to come fast, I promise, and then next thing you know we will have a new baby, a new family member.

Patrick: (Jumping in the floor) Yeah! I'm so excited! But.....how does it happen again?

Me: Well, when mommy feels like the baby is ready to come be with our family, mommy will call the midwife. Then when Leah our midwife and her assistant get here, they are going to set up a big swimming pool right in the middle of our kitchen and fill it with water.

Patrick: That will be cool! Can I get in it?

Me: Yes! Then, mommy will be walking around the house and sitting on my big ball and waiting for the baby to come.

Patrick: Will it hurt?

Me: Yes, it will hurt. Mommy's belly will get really tight and it will hurt, but it is part of the baby coming and I will be okay, I promise.

Patrick: You will be okay!

Me: Yes! And then when it is finally time for the baby to start coming, mommy will get into the big swimming pool and work really hard to get the baby out.

Patrick: Out of your pee-pee!?!

Me: Yes, out of my pee-pee. And then before you know it, the new baby will be here.

Patrick: Who will be here?

Me: Well you daddy, our midwife and her assistant, and your grandma Tonjia. Grandma will be here to help with you, so that if you need someone to play with, she can play with you.

Patrick: I don't need grandma, I can just play by myself!

Lol. I love my child. He is so eager to welcome his new baby brother or sister into the world, and has already put the responsibility on himself to potty train the little one, lol. Patrick is a wonderful child and I just love the fact that he is so capable of understanding the process, and not afraid by it. I don't have to lie to my child. It will hurt, he knows this, but he also knows that it is the way it works, and I will be okay. And he is okay with that. We are all so excited.

Happy Fourth Of July!

Happy Fourth!

Jerry got a three day weekend, which is always, and I mean always, nice. We slept in today, as late as we could which was around 8am or so, lol. The day was pretty slow and great as a Saturday or holiday should be. We had breakfast burritos for breakfast. We played chutes and ladders, candy land, and a scooby doo memory game today. We built a fort, jumped on the bed, and ran around the house. In the afternoon Jerry and Patrick went to go get my brother. We BBQ'd and it was yummy. I made some baked beans, corn on the cob, salad, and set out some fruit to go with out grilled steaks. Man was it good. The boys ran off and bought some fire works, and then by 8pm we were leaving the house to go see the fireworks display in town. It started to rain, but...our secret little spot, (that was not so secret this year) is near a baseball field, and we hid out in the dugout until the rain stopped, right about 9:15 when the show started. Patrick liked the show, and when the really big ones went off he told me that it made his heart hurt. I knew he was talking about feeling those biggins in his chest, I remember how enormous they were as a child. Patrick kept his ears covered for most of the show, but still liked it and clapped at the end. We took boxes of cracker jacks with us to snack on. Yummmm! After the show we walked back to the car and came home, a short trip, and then the boys did some fireworks at the house. Now as I type, all three of them are at the kitchen table with it covered with Lego's, building. They are building together, singing together, and it truly is the perfect ending to the day. We had a good day, and the best part of all is that I still have my husband for another day!