Wow...It is almost December!!! Woot! My favorite month of the year.
Thanksgiving went very smoothly, and for those of you who don't know my little secret, well, here ya go! I have never cooked a Thanksgiving dinner...ever! I used to go to my mom's, and then when that stopped, I never saw the point in cooking this huge feast for a bunch of little people. So, we just went to the local community center and ate there, sometimes volunteering afterwards or beforehand to work. One year, I tried to cook...this is the secret that you must not laugh at...I thought the turkey that was in a glass dish needed a little water, so I got some. Put it on the turkey and the glass promptly shattered from the cold water. It went everywhere, all over the oven, the kitchen and the turkey. I never knew a hot glass would shatter from cold water. You all probably know that. HAHA! So, that was it for me. Except this year, my almost 12 year old and my almost 16 year old wanted to cook. So, I let them. They did a ham, mashed potatoes with bacon, green beans, corn, rolls, and cherry cheesecake for dessert. YUMMO! I was so proud of them. It was good food, and fun for the others to eat at home.
I am now 36 years old. My birthday was the day after Thanksgiving. I am now really advanced maternal age, LOL! I can't wait for the tests to all be offered more often now. I go in for my level 2 ultrasound on the 7th, speaking of tests. I am excited to see this little person. I won't believe the sex of the baby, I am sure.. Have I ever mentioned why? They messed up 3 times with Nathan. All said he was a girl, and so ha ha...I had nothing to bring him home in, no name, and a very surprised husband. It wasn't funny at the time to anyone but me. I just went with the flow. I am almost 20 weeks and still am not feeling anything, so it will be nice to see that everything is going along smoothly.
Getting ready for Arkansas...Kids are excited about a trip and three days in a motel. I suppose it could be fun. I hope they do well. :)
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
travel and school
Oh my goodness, we are about to embark on a lot of travel..for me, anyway. I am the homebody to beat all homebodies. However, my kids robotics team won first place and are getting ready to go to regionals in Arkansas. It is only 3 or 4 hours away, but will be over 3 days and that means a lot of packing for this momma. Then, there is a large family retreat in Virginia that we are interested in the first part of next year. I would love to be able to do that too. It is pretty far from Oklahoma, and we could choose either one, two, or three weeks to stay. Then there is the micro conference again, which is in Arizona I believe, so closer than California, but still. I love to travel, but I don't love it, if you know what I mean? There is so much to pack and plan, and I am NOT organized at all. I would love to just go somewhere with Tony and I, and that is it...but that won't happen for a LONG time probably. Oh well...this is the life I want.
18 weeks pregnant and popped out like a watermelon. I go for the big ultrasound in 2 weeks...kinda excited. This pregnancy is so laid back compared to all the rest. I am not anxious and counting days and miserable like usual. I like it, don't get me wrong, but it is just different.
Rachel is out of therapy, and the school didn't much like us saying no to them, but I think we can do this. We know her, and we know what makes her tick. Just because we are not educated in special needs therapy doesn't mean we can't stimulate her the same as they can. We have music here, we have developmental toys, and lots of kids for socializing. We stand her up, and swing her, and do all the things they would do. She doesn't need to get sick from all the kids, and plus, if you think about it, the higher needs children (misbehaving etc) will get more attention by default than she will, so how would that benefit her? I just think God gave her to us just like he gave the rest to us, and we are qualified to teach them all.
We had a fun birthday party for her and Nathan. Went to a party of another kiddo who was born the same day as her, and in the same hospital too. Then after that, we went and ate pizza and had cake. Gave Nathan his own little cake. He didn't get forgotten about on his actual birthday, but we wanted to give him a little more.
Enjoy some photos for once. :)
This is the little boy and Rachel sharing a birthday...
Rachel and Daddy
Stuffing her face!
Nathan and his little cake. He didn't even finish it... HaHa!
Messy girl!
18 weeks pregnant and popped out like a watermelon. I go for the big ultrasound in 2 weeks...kinda excited. This pregnancy is so laid back compared to all the rest. I am not anxious and counting days and miserable like usual. I like it, don't get me wrong, but it is just different.
Rachel is out of therapy, and the school didn't much like us saying no to them, but I think we can do this. We know her, and we know what makes her tick. Just because we are not educated in special needs therapy doesn't mean we can't stimulate her the same as they can. We have music here, we have developmental toys, and lots of kids for socializing. We stand her up, and swing her, and do all the things they would do. She doesn't need to get sick from all the kids, and plus, if you think about it, the higher needs children (misbehaving etc) will get more attention by default than she will, so how would that benefit her? I just think God gave her to us just like he gave the rest to us, and we are qualified to teach them all.
We had a fun birthday party for her and Nathan. Went to a party of another kiddo who was born the same day as her, and in the same hospital too. Then after that, we went and ate pizza and had cake. Gave Nathan his own little cake. He didn't get forgotten about on his actual birthday, but we wanted to give him a little more.
Enjoy some photos for once. :)
This is the little boy and Rachel sharing a birthday...
Rachel and Daddy
Stuffing her face!
Nathan and his little cake. He didn't even finish it... HaHa!
Messy girl!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
pregnancy update and Rachel therapy
Had a Dr's appt yesterday, and I was pleased to note that I lost 2 pounds. Ha!! 17 weeks pregnant and I am losing. That is kind of funny to me, especially since I am overweight to begin with. Baby sounded great and measured right at 17, so all is well.
Football season is almost done, thank the Lord. My kids have been working the robotic teams concession stand, and they are gone for hours and hours...It did provide a lot of job experience, but enough is enough.
Robotic tournament is on the 3rd of Dec, I think? Still not sure if I am going with them, or if me and the kiddos are staying home. It would be fun to get out of Oklahoma, and see somewhere else, but the venue is loud, and I don't do loud well...Neither do a couple of my kids. We are just going to pray about it.
Rachel graduated her therapy program simply by turning 3. So, we had the experience of going to the public school to see their special needs program. I do not want to do it though, so hopefully they will allow us to make that decision and not try to interfere. We have been doing her therapy for the most part anyway, so I think we are okay to continue. Its very basic at this point, because that is all her cognitive level is. If she advances, we will figure out what to do then.
Football season is almost done, thank the Lord. My kids have been working the robotic teams concession stand, and they are gone for hours and hours...It did provide a lot of job experience, but enough is enough.
Robotic tournament is on the 3rd of Dec, I think? Still not sure if I am going with them, or if me and the kiddos are staying home. It would be fun to get out of Oklahoma, and see somewhere else, but the venue is loud, and I don't do loud well...Neither do a couple of my kids. We are just going to pray about it.
Rachel graduated her therapy program simply by turning 3. So, we had the experience of going to the public school to see their special needs program. I do not want to do it though, so hopefully they will allow us to make that decision and not try to interfere. We have been doing her therapy for the most part anyway, so I think we are okay to continue. Its very basic at this point, because that is all her cognitive level is. If she advances, we will figure out what to do then.
Monday, November 09, 2009
Moving on to November.........
Moving on from the Halloween rant. I know so many people have no problem with it, and that bothers me, but...moving on anyway.
How pregnant am I? This is so strange. It is sort of flying by and I can't remember. Maybe I will look at the medcalc and see where I am. I certainly don't feel pregnant still, which is a blessing. No contractions or pain or overly large this early like usual. Very very sore breasts though...That one is killing me.
Sprained my ankle, which is horrible when you have things to do. I was going to my son's basketball game, where we are the concession stand coordinators. I was stepping of a little curb, and where it looked like there was grass, actually was a pothole covered in leaves. I hit that and went straight down. OUCH! It is pretty shades of black and blue now, but I can finally walk on it a bit.
Nathan just turned 4! We didn't get many pics because I can't find our good camera. We took one of his cake and him with Ashley's camera, but mine is so much better. Got to find it!!! I hope it is still here and not accidently left somewhere. Rachel turns 3 in a couple of weeks, so we have another picture moment coming up. Pray we can find it.
How pregnant am I? This is so strange. It is sort of flying by and I can't remember. Maybe I will look at the medcalc and see where I am. I certainly don't feel pregnant still, which is a blessing. No contractions or pain or overly large this early like usual. Very very sore breasts though...That one is killing me.
Sprained my ankle, which is horrible when you have things to do. I was going to my son's basketball game, where we are the concession stand coordinators. I was stepping of a little curb, and where it looked like there was grass, actually was a pothole covered in leaves. I hit that and went straight down. OUCH! It is pretty shades of black and blue now, but I can finally walk on it a bit.
Nathan just turned 4! We didn't get many pics because I can't find our good camera. We took one of his cake and him with Ashley's camera, but mine is so much better. Got to find it!!! I hope it is still here and not accidently left somewhere. Rachel turns 3 in a couple of weeks, so we have another picture moment coming up. Pray we can find it.
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