Happy Mother's Day!

Spencer fell out of bed one night but continued to stay asleep!

Easton's head has had a rough week. You will notice in most of the pictures he has nice goose egg on his forehead. Tuesday he fell on the sidewalk and scraped it and then later that day he fell and hit it on a chair causing it to turn black and blue. Poor child, he is going to be a walking bruise the way he keeps running into things! He's also back on antibiotics. He cut 2 new teeth this week and I think they caused him to get another ear infection. I asked the ENT doctor when we were in to see him if I could just make an appointment now for baby #3 to get tubes!

We had Gavin and Maddie over on Monday while their parents were at meetings. Gavin and Spencer play so well with each other and it's fun to watch them entertain themselves. It also makes things easier for us. They are both welcome back anytime!

Ryan had a work Happy Hour on Friday and Grandma agreed to watch the boys. We met for a quick lunch and then Ryan and I were kid free for the next 24 hours. Finley was also at Grandma's since Auntie had to work. I don't think either boy missed us. I heard dinner was wild so I'm glad I missed that. While the boys hung out with them, Ryan and I enjoyed a kid free dinner / happy hour and then we even made it to a 9:30 movie! I had a hard time sitting in the theater that long and ended up standing for part of the movie. We enjoyed going out to breakfast together the next morning and getting a few things done around the house.

I can't believe they both napped by each other.

 Spencer got to go to Auntie's. They went for a walk and had lunch.

Saturday my mom, sister and I went to watch some family friends in the Sound Of Music. It was fun to watch them in the show and they all did great. It was on the way back to Eau Claire that I realized I can no longer take long car rides without getting really uncomfortable.

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. Being a mom is one of the best and most challenging things at times. I feel very blessed to have 2 and soon to be 3 little boys in my life. They mean the world to me and I would do anything for them. I'm also very lucky to have a wonderful mom and grandma to my boys.

You know you are a mom of 3 boys when you get a pink and black baseball glove for mothers day! The boys also got me perfume.

 The boys got Grandma stuff for her garden.

We went out for lunch and then took pictures in the gardens afterwards.

 Easton had just about had it with pictures.  

 Carol and Bill also joined us for lunch!

House Update!

Not a lot to report this week. I'm sure Ryan could tell you everything that changed and all the new stuff they did but I don't pay attention to all the details. I do know they started to put the shingles on this week. We sat and talked to our new neighbors for awhile on Friday night. I think it will be nice for the boys to have friends right next door to play with.

An update on our current house. We did have a showing on Wednesday. We haven't heard anything about it and hopefully our realtor will be finding out some feedback this week. It would be nice if our house would sell and we could close on it when we are ready to move into our new house. It's been suggested to us that we think about lowering our price. When they did the realtor walk through that was the number one suggestion. So Ryan and I have a lot to think about in the next week or so.

Baby Update!
After an interesting Monday and I will spare everyone the details I ended up going into the hospital that night around 9:00 pm. I really didn't want to go because I had an appointment that following day and even the on call doctor was torn on what to do. I was hooked up to the monitors right away and we watched for contractions (I had a few but nothing major). They ran a few other tests and after about two hours I was on my way home. I decided to go to our local hospital instead of making the hour drive to Eau Claire. It was a nice place to visit but I still want to deliver back home.

The heart rate stayed mostly in the 130's

On Tuesday I had my appointment with the maternity counselor. We talked about delivery and the events of the night before. While we chatted I got to drink the orange sugar drink so I could be tested for gestational diabetes. They always tell you they will call if anything is abnormal. Well about two hours later I had a missed call. I was worried that something came up in my lab work. After talking to the nurse I found out I'm a little anemic this time around and that I need to start taking extra iron. I didn't have this before and I'm not to concerned as I was only a few points low. Everything else checked out normal. I'm currently 29 weeks. I still have a hard time believing we are going to be a family of 5 in 10 weeks or less! I'm getting very anxious and nervous!

Quick Update!

Spencer and Easton reading their book "Hockey Numbers"

Spencer is stitches free! We got them out on Friday and his chin looks great! He was pretty upset getting them out but did WAY better then I thought. He's such a trooper! He never picked at his stitches once.



Pregnancy is getting the best of me today. My patience are thin and I'm uncomfortable. Or it could be the weather. Ryan and I find that entertaining the boys inside is getting old and we would rather be outside playing. Therefore I'm putting no effort into this update!

The boys got another Easter package in the mail from Grandma Julie and Grandpa John. They sure are lucky and should be on a sugar high for the next year.

The weather has been awful this week. It's rained and snowed most of the week. Luckily the two days I had off the sun was shining and it was pretty decent outside. We went to a park on Friday and I am getting to the point of being able to watch Spencer from a distance and not have to worry about him falling and now I find myself following Easton all over. I can't wait for both of them to be a little more independent.

This week we had conferences at school for both boys. Here's how both of them ranked.

Spencer:
He scored a 1 (meaning he always does it) on:
     *Crawls between, under and around objects.
     *Pastes bits of paper together
     *Combines sentences with the words "and, or, but"
     *Identifies 3 or more colors correctly
     *Understands concepts - size, number and shape
     *Counts 4 or more objects when asked "How many?"
     *Recalls details of a story
     *Uses bathroom independently
     *Washes hands without help
     *Says first and last name
     *Plays with at least one other child
     *Competes in games like tag, hide and seek (our child is very competitive!)
     *Plays cooperatively with minimum conflict and supervision
     *Recognizes feelings of others and verbalizes own feelings.

He has a few areas where he scored a 2 (usually) or 3 (sometimes)
     *Hops on 1 foot repeatedly without support or stands on one foot for 5-10 seconds
     *Swings on a swing, pumping by self
     *Draws or copies a complete circle
     *Cuts across paper.

Here's how Easton made out!
He scored 1's in:
     *Walks without help
     *Stacks 2 or more blocks
     *Throws a ball while standing
     *Scribbles with a crayon
     *Turns pages of books one at a time
     *Lifts cup to mouth
     *Wants stuffed animal or blanket in bed (He LOVES his blanket)
     *Gives hugs and kisses

Areas where he scored a 2, 3, 4(occasionally) or 5 (never)
     *Kicks ball (Ryan will probably be working with him on this one!)
     *Language: In general Easton isn't saying or signing much. He only has about 3-5 words that he will occasionally use and we don't see him sign very often. I'm hoping in the next few weeks that will change. Even his teachers wrote in the comments area that he recently started showing interest in signing and that he will use his signs when he really wants something.
     *Insists on doing things by himself
     *Helps with simple tasks
(Some of the things he is scored on is for a 1-2 year old evaluation. I guess I will start to worry if by the age of 2 he still isn't doing some of these things).

This weekend we went to Bill's 80th birthday party! Carol and Bill are my godparents. We were very excited we were able to share in this special day with him. Happy Birthday Bill!

We hung out at Grandma and Grandpa's for a little bit before heading home. The boys haven't all played together in awhile and I think they missed each other. All 3 of them look a bath together and then it was time to load up and head home. They must have had fun because both boys slept past 9:00 am this morning and that never happens in this house!

Easton wanted to put all of the stickers on his neck.

House Update!

Things are really moving along. It seems like each day we are seeing major changes. First it was we had 4 walls, then a second floor and finally they started on the roof. We know this part of construction is always fun because you can see the big changes.


Looking at the back of the house. The living room on the left and kitchen sliding glass door on the right.



The front of the house. The den is on the left and the garage will be on the right.





Looking from the kitchen into the living room at the fireplace. The arch separates the dining from the living room



Looking from the living room into the kitchen. The windows straight ahead is where the sink will go

This is a view of the back of the house.

The window on the top left is ours, next is the baby's room, and then Easton's room.

Below on the left is the living room, and then the patio door and the window in the corner is in the kitchen above our sink.



The Front of our house.
Spencer's window is on the top left, the window next to that is open to the stair case. You will be able to see up to the 2nd floor from the front entrance.
The window on the bottom left is the office next to the front door.



They gave us an estimated move in date of August 12th. This makes me excited and even more overwhelmed all at the same time!
Ryan, Zoey and the boys have enjoyed taking many walks in the evening to the new house. Spencer has already taken advantage of the baseball, soccer fields and basketball court. Even Uncle JB stopped by one night to play with him.

Baby Update!

Not a lot to report this week. I've been noticing more and more "practice" contractions. As if I don't know what real labor feels like. I'm also feeling very big these days (my manager saw me one day and the next couldn't believe how much bigger I looked). I also find myself getting worn out quickly. I'm running out of space on my lap for the boys to sit and when they do try and sit on my lap I become very uncomfortable fast.

I go in this week for my appointment. I will also be tested for gestational diabetes. It's hard to believe I'm 28 weeks already and after this appointment I will start going in every 2 weeks.