Baby Update

I had a regular doctor's appointment today. I am 23 weeks and I am measuring 27 weeks. They scheduled me to have another sonogram just to make sure that everything is okay. The doctor said that she just thinks there is a big baby in there but she wanted to be sure. I have not had unusually large baby's to date, Jacob was my largest at 8 lbs 13 oz. Emma and Seth were both in the 7 lb range. I guess we will wait and see but I sure hope this one is not too big. Emma came with me to the doctor's today. She wanted to hear the baby's heartbeat again. It is exciting when you have older siblings old enough to understand what is going on somewhat.

First Day of Kindergarten

Jacob is at school today. He was so excited when he woke up this morning. He kept asking me how much longer until we leave? I did pretty well this morning. I only cried a little bit when he got around the corner of the school and I could not see him anymore. I am anxious to pick him up this afternoon and see how his day went. I did not sleep well at all last night because every time I would lay down all I could think about was Jacob being at school today, so I would get up do some things then try again. It is hard for me to believe that he is old enough to start kindergarten. I have been doing pretty well throughout the day. I did get a little teary eyed again when Emma, Seth and I were getting ready for lunch and Seth said "Jacob is going to eat lunch at school today?", that made me miss Jacob.

Another Busy Weekend

This weekend was busy again, but wonderful. Saturday we headed to Fredericksburg to spend some time with Sean's family. I was also able to go to a baby shower of a friend on Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening Sean and I went out to dinner and a movie with Sean's brother Adam and his wife Angie. It was great to spend some time with them since they will be moving this week. We are really going to miss them but plan to visit them in Michigan. Then on Sunday we went to church in the morning, had birthday linner (lunch/dinner) for our niece Ashleigh and cake (an ice cream cake, my favorite) and then Sunday evening she was baptized. I love going to baptisms and am glad that we could be there for her special day. It was a quick but wonderful weekend.

When we got home last night there were two messages from my dad so I knew something was up because my dad never calls two times in the same weekend unless he needs to tell us something. So we called last night when we got home and were given the news that my little sister Heidi is engaged!! We have meet Christian, her fiancee, several times and really like him. Most importantly my kids love him and are excited to have him as an Uncle. There is no date set yet but I will be sure to keep everyone posted.

On a sadder (is that a word?) note Jacob starts school tomorrow. I am really going to miss him. I am sure that he will do great and have a wonderful time but as the mom I am a nervous wreck. I will let you know how the next few days go in our house.

Backyard Campout

Last night we had a camp out in our backyard. We roasted marshmallows and made some s'mores. The kids really enjoyed that. Seth is not afraid of the fire which was a little scary. Then we got the tent set up and headed to bed. I had not intended to sleep in the tent since my bed is less then 100 ft away, but Emma informed me that "I promised" I would sleep in the tent with them. I am fairly certain that I did not promise anything since I did not intend to sleep on the hard ground, in my backyard when I could walk to my house and bed, but I stayed outside and slept okay. The kids did great. They all fell asleep quickly and slept through the night. We had planned on having a backyard camp out for a while but wanted to make sure to get it done soon since we had a terrible experience last time we went camping (see earlier post). Last night was a success and kids already want to do it again.

Busy Weekend

We went to Buena Vista this weekend to visit Grandma & Grandpa. We have been trying to get down there all summer but between their schedules and ours it has been difficult. We had tons of fun there. They have a pool at their new house which was a big hit with the kids. The pool even has a slide. Jacob was brave and went down it 3 times. Mommy even went down it a couple of times. The kids love to play the "scary" game with their uncles Hyrum and Wesley and aunt Rebekah. I think Aunt Heidi even played a game or two. We are grateful that we have grandparents that live close enough to drive to.

Pumpkins

Our very own pumpkins.
I had a friend from church tell me last year that every year they throw their pumpkin guts off their deck and they grow pumpkins for the next year. We decided to try it out. When we carved our pumpkins last October we took the guts out back and threw them in some dirt on the side of our house. As you can see, we have pumpkins. These are the first two and there are about 3 or 4 more growing. The kids want me to make pumpkin pie out of them. So I am going to try, we will see how it turns out.

Camping Trip

Our ward had a camp out on Friday night. We went to Greenbriar State Park in MD, it is about 40 minutes from our house. We were all excited to go. Once we put our tent up we went swimming for a little while. Then we came back and roasted hot dogs for dinner. It was fun to be with members of our ward. There was a cub scout pack meeting after dinner. Then of course, as with any good camp out, there were smores. The pack meeting started late so Emma, Seth and I went back to the tent about 9:30pm, before everything was finished. While I was in the tent Jacob won a contest where they had the kids put there hands in ice and see who could keep it in the longest. Jacob was beaming that he beat the older boys. He won glow in the dark glasses. Well, that was about the end of the fun. It started to rain about 3:00am, which is not anything bad but then about half an hour later the lighting and thunder started. I do not enjoy thunderstorms when I am in my house, much less in a tent in the woods. Unfortunately, Jacob had inherited that from me. There was talk of driving home but we stayed and were able to make until morning. Seth slept through the entire thing. Emma woke up but was able to go right back to sleep, with her hands over her ears. Jacob, Sean and I did not get much sleep. We all survived and had a good time must of the evening.