14 weeks

I am officially done with my first trimester and into my second! I wish I could say that I am feeling better and not nauseous ALL the time but I am a lucky girl and part of that small percentage of women that feels crummy for 9 long months. I should be getting used to feeling like this though it has been almost five years!

Sometimes I wish I could just lay in bed and do nothing but have people wait on me...do the dishes, clean the house, the laundry, feed the kids, it would definitely make my life easier but I can't. Those things still need to get done even when my stomach is turning and chin quivering and feel like I am living on a boat that is constantly crashing into the waves. I think because I am still doing everything I was doing before I became pregnant that people think I must be feeling fine and don't get that I am always in a state of feeling completely miserable. My brother asked me the other day, so how are you feeling? I had this urge to punch him in the face! I was thinking what do you mean, you know how I'm feeling dumbo!
I am usually a pretty pleasant person to be around but I hate that question. I get asked that question so often that I have decided the answer from now on is..."just fine!"

I had my first appointment with my midwife the other day and it went well. I heard the heartbeat immediately and always love that. My midwife said as we were listening to the heartbeat, "she sounds great" and then said, "I feel like you're having a girl this time I am feeling a strong girl vibe." That's just one of the perks of going Hippy and having a cool midwife, she can read the babies Ora and tell you things a normal doctor wouldn't! She also took some blood samples to test and see if there is anything wrong with my thyroid that is causing me to feel sick but I doubt it. I really think it's just the way my body handles pregnancies.

The good thing about this being my fourth pregnancy is that I am used to how things go. I don't get as stressed about weight gain, or worry about bringing a newborn home or labor or making sure I have every gadget a baby might possibly need. I know how it goes and I really am excited for another baby to join our family.

Some people have asked me why I would want more kids or give me a crazy look when they find out I'm pregnant again especially with Robby so busy with work and school and still having so much more schooling to go (seriously I think I will be 40 when Robby will finally be done) but here's one reason why "I" choose to have them: There is something really wonderful even magical about watching my boys play and interact with each other. My favorite moments of my day are watching Paden and Evan play make believe! They get in their own world and are best friends and then there's Kai following right behind them.
Paden said yesterday while he and Evan were sitting on my bed/space ship, "Mom do you like my world?" and then Evan responded while shooting the bad guys with his fingers, "yeah, I DO!" Later on I saw Paden helping Evan pull his underwear up after going to the bathroom and then the both of them were dressing Kai up and sticking a gun in his diaper! Almost every day I am told where I can and can't step so that my feet won't get burned by the lava or that I won't be eaten up by some creature swimming in my house.
I have these silly moments and so much more every day and they are so precious to me. It is a lot of work having them so close in age but I know it's the right thing. It's the BEST feeling and impossible to explain the type of joy that comes from watching them grow up together!

...So, it's worth going through BUT I do think my body is ready for a long break after this!!!

Halloween Fun

Yesterday was Halloween and we had the best day!

Weeks before Halloween I kept hoping and praying that we would all be healthy so we could enjoy this day, we had been sick with different colds, flus, and stomach viruses for over a month and I was worried we wouldn't be able to enjoy one of my favorite holidays but luckily as you can see we had a blast and were all healthy.

Actually, I crammed so much Halloween stuff within one week that I am completely DONE with Halloween!

Yesterday afternoon my brother in law Dustin and I took the boys to downtown Fairhaven to go trick or treating..it was so fun and something I want to do every year!

Evan was a funny boy, he would run inside all the stores and yell trick or treat really loud and if any of the other kids' buckets were on the ground he would try and take their candy thinking it was put there just for him to help himself. He also wanted to take lots of candy breaks as you can see!

Halloween Night = More Trick or Treating!

In the evening we picked Robby up from work and headed over to home girl's house for more Halloween fun. We first took the boys around the neighborhood to do some more trick or treating...





Evan kept trying to open the doors and find the candy and then he would yell really loud, "TRICK OR TREAT!!"

He had me laughing so hard.

After we were finished trick or treating we headed inside for a bowl of warm yummy soup.

We also found this guy sitting inside, still not sure who he was!

When Anna Kate arrived Evan ran to the door to meet her and announced, "my girlfriend is here!"

I guess they couldn't do any arm wrestling this time because of Jeremy's hand...I think it was a fake bandage!

Thanks for all the fun!

I hope you all had a fabulous and memorable Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving

Here they are, aren't they just beautiful!

Mine is the bright orange, really cute one in the middle, a "Cinderella" pumpkin.
The little boys weren't too interested in cleaning them out, way too slimy and gross for them...weird boys!

Mine was done within a few minutes, I don't really get the whole pumpkin carving thing. Robby and Dustin took a little longer planning out what they were going to create.

Uncle Dustin and his pumpkin!

Look at Robby's pumpkin, he carved a tulip on it just for me...true love!!

Evan thought that the funnest part of the evening was blowing out the candles!

Kai wasn't quite sure what to think of the round glowing orange things sitting on the deck.

Preschool Halloween Party!

Today was Paden's preschool Halloween party!

When I dropped Paden off for school in the morning he was so excited to see all of the other kids' Halloween costumes but was a little surprised when he saw his teacher Miss Mimi dressed up as a super hero from the movie Incredibles...he got a little shy after that! There isn't anything Paden loves more than super hero's especially pretty ones in tight black spandex pants!!

Later on the rest of us moms showed up for a yummy lunch and also to watch the kids do a fun pumpkin project and put together haunted gingerbread houses.

Here are the kids waiting patiently to put their haunted gingerbread houses together, the candy looks oh so good!

Putting their houses together, even Evan got in on the fun...my little Mongolian Prince!

Paden the Pirate

Here are pictures of the other kids in Paden's class...

Braxton a firefighter

Joey...Batman

Jethro another Pirate

Joshua...Buzz Lightyear

Carlee the bunny

Elisabeth the ladybug

Sophia the Indian Princess

The whole class!

Playing in the leaves

I have been wanting to take some pictures with all three of my boys playing in the fall leaves but the weather has been cold and rainy and I haven't had a chance until yesterday. Here are some pictures of just Kai, hopefully soon I will get some pictures of all three of them together.
Kai thought it was the funniest thing when I threw leaves at him he would scream, laugh, and yell!
I love this age!

Cute chubby hands!

Happy First Birthday Kai!

I can't believe it, my little Kai guy has turned one! To celebrate I spent the day making yummy food including beef stew, clam chowder, chicken salsa dip, mummy hot dogs, chocolate pudding with oreos and gummy worms, and sugar cookies THEN invited over a few people and ate and partied!

Kai didn't hold back with the cake he just went for it...

Getting a ride on his new toy that Grandma and Grandpa gave to him.

He tore a piece of wrapping paper off and then had to examine it for a while!

Paden helped with the rest.

Aidan enjoyed playing the bean bag game the most and walked away with a big bag of prize candy.

And of course no get together would be complete without arm wrestling!

Dustin was the one to embarrass Robby this time. Thank you to everyone that came it was fun and now I am exhausted and going to bed.