Going quickly

School is out Friday...yup, tomorrow. I am excited. Daeson is more excited because his bday is Saturday. It is supposed to rain. He is not excited for that. He will be six yrs old. What a darling kid he is.

Tevan finished preschool on Tuesday. He is not sad. He has hated school for about a month now. He is okay with the fact he can play and not have to stop for school.

They both wish the weather was a bit nicer. I mean it is almost June, but I have found that in Idaho that means nothing.

The kids went to the dentist. Daeson has been several times, it was Tevan's first. He reacted just how I thought...boobed about everything. He did like the TV and the fact Phineas and Ferb was on. I go to the dentist today...for the first time in eight yrs. or so. Nervous, nah. My teeth have served me well. However, I have had three pregnancies since then! We will see.

Tevan has an ear appointment today. Just a follow-up from his surgery. I will be glad to have all of that done.

This weekend we are having our yard sale. I hope to get rid of everything. What I don't get rid of, I am taking to the DI and getting rid of it. I am tired of the extra stuff in this house. Babies add so many things! Next week we have a few things we have to do. Other than that, it is getting ready for baby and cleaning up this house. I have some projects pulled out that are not going to be finished, and I am oddly okay with that. I have bills to get prepaid so Troy doesn't have to worry about it. My guest room is all ready for my mom and dad. I just have vacuuming to do downstairs, and a lot of dusting! I cannot believe how dusty it gets in this house. The kids are feeling change though. Tevan especially. He has started, finally, sleeping through the night though. I am excited about this. He goes through stages of sleeping and not sleeping. When he doesn't sleep, he wakes up screaming. Not just screaming, but hysterically screaming. It does not make Troy and I too happy. However, for about a week now, he has decided to sleep. I love it.

Well, I do need to get caught up on pictures. But, the necessary stuff has to happen first. You know, priorities. Soon, I promise.

She's coming sooner than later!

So I went to the Dr on Tuesday and expressed my nervousness to have a baby without being induced. I told him that I trusted his judgement and knowledge and would do exactly what he tells me to do. He said, "Well, lets induce you on the 7th of June then. Decide which hospital you want and we will get it scheduled next week when you come in." So...I am trying hard to tie up all the loose ends and get ready. I have one less week now to do so. Thank heavens my mom comes on the 5th!

Still here

Yes I am alive, no I have not had my baby. We have been extremely busy around here! I have not, as you can tell, even had time to blog! We have been on field trips, shopping for baby, packing the hospital and diaper bags, school meetings, school volunteering days, more meetings, doctor appointments, and church callings. I have been doing laundry...with only about 25ish days left, I have washed all blankets, onesies, sleepers and newborn size outfits. I have washed towels, bedding, and burpcloths. I am getting ready for this baby...premature? Maybe. But I will be ready.

Today we went to a local dairy for Daeson's field trip. It was windy and busy...and a lot of fun. I had nine kids in my group and three other helpers. It was a great time to see Daeson ride the school bus for the first time ever. It was fun to see him draw animals they found from the scavenger hunt. It was really great to see him enjoy the icecream cone at the end. I am glad I got to go with him. I enjoy things like this. I would take a busy field trip over housecleaning any day!

I went to the Doctor on Tuesday. I had the dreaded strep test. Yuck. I asked if I was going to be checked and he doesn't check until 39 weeks! What??? I was shocked. So I have changed my attitude a little bit: I can do whatever, whenever I want because the doctor didn't tell me not to. Out of town? Sure if there is a hospital. I have no idea when this baby is going to come, so I am going to keep on living. My other pregnancies were so different. My other doctor was so different. My body was so different. So, I will be different and do what I want! :)

We think we may have come up with a name too! Troy is still rolling it around, so as soon as I get the get-go, I will share it. It is one neither of us hate...so that is a start. It came to me today while folding the third batch of laundry.

Nothing too exciting going on. Just trying to stay afloat this crazy, hectic, wonderful life. Atleast the time is flying by to keep my mind off things! Tomorrow is the carnival. I have been stressing about it for months. Also, Tevan's last day of preschool is Tuesday. Daeson's last day of school is next Friday. Then, no more schedule. No more running to and from the school a zillion times. No more crying because Tev doesn't want to go to school. Only trips to the zoo, picnics in the park, and walks to the icee stand down the road. I am so excited for summer to be here. I am excited to have freedom again. School really threw me for a loop. It changed life as I knew it. However, I am grateful Daeson has learned so much. I am glad he is a bright kid. Now if I can get him to WANT to read, we will be sailing through this summer and on to first grade. He can do third grade math, but reading just doesn't interest him! We will change that this summer! I have big plans and high hopes!

Getting it done

I was able to put the baby room together this week. She has curtains and the twin bed is set up. The toys and books have bee cleaned. I started working on baby clothes today. I have packed the hospital bag and the diaper bag. The kitchen didn't get finished, but it will after she's here. Maybe around August. The spring cleaning is done. I have every weekend booked from now until she comes. The kids get out of school soon and I am feeling more relaxed now than I have for a while. I have actually been able to keep up on laundry!! Can you believe it?? I need to get some stains out of some of the hand-me-downs, so if any of you have a great solution, let me know. They are cooked in from the dryer, but I would love to get them out. The clothes are so cute.

I have only 30 something days left. She is due a month from Saturday. I am very excited! Now if I can find the camera, I will post some very needed pictures on this here blog. I have some cute ones!

Happy Mother's Day!

I am lucky enough to have wonderful women in my life to set examples for me. I am grateful for all the examples in my life. My mother always taught me to turn to our Heavenly Father for help. My Grandmother Lish taught me to serve. My Gram Smith taught me to work and to do things for myself. My other Mother taught me that nothing is worth stressing out about. My friends have all taught me that life happens...and it is okay. All these women have taught me that being a mother is amazing. It is not a praised job or glorious, but it is amazing. I am grateful for all these examples in my life...Thank you!

Happy Mother's Day!

Put your shoulder to the wheel

Lately when I feel like I am slacking just a bit, I sing the song "Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel". I love this song. It makes me try a bit harder. In the last week, I have started painting my cupboards in my kitchen, I did some diaper shopping for baby, I helped Troy put the door in the baby's room, marked all my yard sale stuff, and I have kept caught up on laundry. I guess this is the nesting part. I have 43 days left...not a lot of time, but I have changed my attitude a little and decided it was enough. I can be ready and I will be. I just have a few more things to take care of. I need to get the spare room ready for my mom. I need to get Troy's office cleaned and organized, and I have a pile of scrapbooking stuff that needs filed/organized. Then I can thoroughly clean the family room downstairs and be ready. I need to finish the kitchen, but unfortunately pregnant women are not supposed to use paint thinner...so the cupboard doors have to wait. I like the color on the cupboards, and in a few years when we can afford to add on, we will change the whole kitchen. That's another post though.

So when I feel like I am sitting, spinning my wheels and I cannot go anywhere, I sing this song...

"Put your shoulder to the wheel, push along.

Do your duty with a heart full of song,

We all have work, let no one shirk,

Put your shoulder to the wheel!"

Sweet testimony

A few months ago Daeson asked me if he could bare his testimony in Sacrament Meeting. I told him he could, but he would have to do it with no help from me. I explained to him that I can set the example of testimony baring, but I cannot tell him what his testimony is. I have too many friends who lived off other's testimonies and have now strayed from the church and they have never developed a testimony of their own. I want my children to develop their own testimony. I will not force them to have a testimony.

Yesterday in church it was testimony meeting. Daeson was coloring and I had no idea he was really listening. About fifteen minutes before the close of the meeting, he said, "Mom, I want to go bare my testimony." I told him that was fine and that he could go up. He started walking to the front (we were on the last row of the chapel) and about row number four he turned around, red faced, and ran back to our row. He buried his face behind me and told me he was scared. I told him that was fine and he doesn't have to bare his testimony. He can wait until he was ready. A few minutes later he saw some more primary children go to the front and bare their testimonies. He asked me if I thought his primary teachers would be proud of him. I told him we would all be proud of him but if he didn't want to do it he didn't have to. So he squared his shoulders and headed to the front. He pulled the microphone close to his mouth and said, "I would like to bare my testimony that I know this church is true. I know my Savior lives. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen." He walked back so proudly and said , "Can I do it again in June, Mom? That was really fun."

It made me so happy to hear him bare his testimony. I had no intention of baring mine, but after that I felt inspired to share my beliefs. I am grateful for his example. My five year old sets such an amazing example for me. My three year old surprisingly sets an amazing example for me. I am proud of my two boys. I am proud that they are such strong little boys. I am truly blessed and so proud.