Juggling

Adjusting to three children- it has been interesting to say the least.  I feel like I'm juggling a lot throughout the day.  The kids have been getting up about 7 am, which is a big change.  It's okay though, because the baby is up about that time anyway, so we may as well all start the day.  I will say, it's been great having Dustin home, and I have no idea how next week will go.  We both hit the ground running each day and tag team the kids.  We are officially outnumbered, 3 against 2.  It's been great though.  Truly, it's been hectic, crazy, funny, stressful at times, but truly amazing.  We've laughed and maybe wanted to cry but it's been great and I wouldn't trade these past two weeks together for anything.  It's almost surreal at times that this is my life.  I get to love on my babies all day every day.  We are so, so blessed that it is overwhelming at times.  I know it's going to be harder next week.  I have to say though, I feel great and have so much more energy than I did when pregnant.  I am ready.  Ask me on Tuesday if I'm still ready-ha!  I am jumping in with both feet on Monday, with a trip to get our milk and a dr.'s visit for Henry in the afternoon (for which I don't have a babysitter for the twins yet, but I'm not worried!).  It will all be fine.  Right?  Right!  :-) 
As far as Henry goes, he's doing great.  He does need to gain weight, so we are supplementing him with either pumped milk or formula at each feeding.  I will say, it is hard to nurse with two little ones running around.  He may be more of a formula baby, which is slowly becoming more okay with me.  I don't know why I feel a touch guilty about giving him formula, when the twins had less breastmilk than Henry has already gotten.  It's okay though, I've prayed for peace about it.  I am not super-mom, I am just human and I am tired at times.  My twins are so incredibly healthy and they didn't get much breastmilk (knock on wood!) so I know it will be okay. 
Anyway, we'll see what happens next week because that will be the deciding factor for sure when it's me against 3.  :-) 
As for the twins, they have been great with the baby.  They love him and have to know where he is at all times.  They are great helpers, Carson likes to hold his bottle when he eats.  They both bring me all of his things, like blankies, burp rags, etc.  Being away from them while I was in the hospital was the hardest thing for me.  I had the slowest nurse discharging me on Thursday last week.  Everything else was done and I swear, I was about to lose it waiting on that woman.  She walked in my room and said "You're waiting on me, I can tell by the look on your face.  I'll be right back.".  I had not said one word to her.....I was just SO ready to see my twins.  We got home and I got the biggest hugs and kisses from them.  It was so sweet.  Carson ran up to me, smiled the BIGGEST smile, then backed up and took a running start and ran into my arms.  It was awesome.  Emilynn just kept jumping up and down saying "Momma,Momma".  I missed them SO MUCH!  I'm glad our family of 5 is finally together! 
Well, I'm off to feed Henry once more before bed.  I may be taking Emilynn or Carson or both to the dr. in the morning.  Emilynn coughed all night last night with a barking cough, Carson started coughing a bit today.  If tonight is the same, I am taking them in the morning.  We'll see.  I hope it has passed.  We don't need any sickness. 
I will update more later!  

Henry is here!

Henry Paul is here!  He made his grand entrance into this world last week, on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14 at 1:50 pm.  He weighed in at a whopping 8 lb. 12 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long.  It was a good birth experience and we are both doing great.  I haven't had a spare moment to blog, or do anything else for that matter- but I will get in a better routine and be up and at blogging again shortly I'm sure.  I have lots to post- his birth story, what the twins are thinking of him, etc.etc. 
For now, I'm off to bed.  It is crazy at our house right now, and I think Henry and I are going to sleep.  He's been sleeping good at night- so I can't complain about that.  :-)  I'm getting a good 5 hours, so I'll take it.  More to come later-stay tuned!!!  :-) 

It's Showtime!

Well, he's held out.  Unless I go into labor in the next few hours, we will be reporting to labor & delivery at 6:45 am.  Yes, I should be sleeping, but I am not tired!  I'm too keyed up and excited.  I'm also pretty bummed about leaving my twins for 2 days.  I almost cried putting them to bed.  I let them stay up an extra hour just so I could soak them up.  :-)  I know, it will go by fast, especially tomorrow. 
I did sleep in till 11 am this morning (thanks Daddy!) so I feel pretty well rested.  I remember not sleeping much at all the night before I was induced with the twins.  I was nervous then.  Now, I'm excited.  The only part that REALLY makes me nervous is the magic question- just how big is this boy?  All I know is, we can't keep sharing this stomach!  He's getting cramped, as am I!  Today we did some last minute preparations.  I got the kids' milk from the farm, filled the car up (again!), Dustin had a list of honey-dos to do as well.....he did send me out for lunch with my sister, to relax.  ;-)  I went to the full service gas station too, I've been pampered a lot lately!  I might just miss all that attention-haha.  My dad and sister will be with us in the morning, and Meme is bringing Cousin Hunter, along with my grandparents.  So, we will have a few people there.  At first I was worried we wouldn't have anyone!  Dustin's Dad is stopping by at some point too, and I know we'll have people in the evening.  It's just nice to know you have support in the waiting room DURING labor. 
Anyway, I should go TRY to rest.  I do need to be up again in about 5 or so hours.  I knew last night was my last night of true rest for a while, and I'm fine with that. 
I will post when I am home, I don't plan to take my laptop or Kindle with me, even though I think they have Wi-Fi.  I can always send Dustin for it if I miss it too much or feel the urge to post.  I think I'll be busy enough though!  Prayers for a quick, painless delivery of a healthy, happy, baby boy!!!! 

2 days to go!

Actually it's more like 1 day to go, since today is about done.  :-)  I'm ready to meet my little man! 
I'm also ready to breathe easier and not have to go potty every 2 minutes.....but that's another story! 
Dustin has been off since Friday, so we've just basically hung out around the house and done a few last minute things to prepare.  Friday I went and had the car serviced while he watched the kids.  I also went to the store to get some food for the kids.  I had a nice lunch with my sister & Joyce ("juju") and just relaxed a bit.  Yesterday we took Carson for a haircut.  He doesn't like haircuts anymore, so it's a challenge.  I'm always glad when it's done for a spell.  I wasn't sure when we'd get another opportunity, so we did it yesterday, along with a few errands Dustin needed to get done.  We also stopped by to see his grandma, which was nice since we hadn't seen her since right before Christmas.  It snowed while we were there-ever so briefly but the kids were very excited!  I kind of was too.  :-) 
Last night I went and supported our Relay For Life team at a dance we were sponsoring.  I don't dance but I love hearing a live band, so after the kids were in bed, off I went.  I don't know when I've stayed out so late!  It was a lot of fun, not very smoky, and we raised almost $1000!  Yay!  For the record, I did dance to one song!  My uncle drug me out there.  It was fun and everyone thought it was either a hoot or cute.  Go figure!  I was tired this morning since I was out till almost 2 am!
 Dustin and I both feel like we are just waiting around to have the baby.  Today we got Mexican to go and enjoyed a late lunch together while the kids were napping, it was really nice to have time to just talk and laugh.  We've always done things to make each other laugh and crack up.  I would say maybe we aren't all that mature acting at times...hehe.   I'm grateful for these few days he's been home with us, one for the company, two for the help with the kids.  It is almost impossible for me to lift them right now!   I think we definitely will have to plan more date nights once the baby is here and settled.  Especially since my sister Abbey can drive now and is very eager to earn extra cash.  :-)  I have a hard time leaving my kids, but I know I need to do it more often.  I feel so refreshed after even a small break, like running to get lunch and enjoying it kid-free with the hubs.  I think it makes me a better Mommy.  I miss them terribly though the minute I walk out the door.   Well, I'm off to wake the kids up from nap or no one will sleep tonight, and that's just not an option here!  (unless you're the new baby of course!)
Tomorrow we have to pack the car, take the twins' car seats out, and do a few last minute things.  I probably won't sleep tomorrow night because I'm always afraid I'll oversleep when I have to be somewhere so early (6:45 am).  We will probably pull out about 5:30 Tuesday morning.  The countdown is winding down! 

Still hanging around......

We are still hanging in there, no baby as of yet.  I am just sitting around waiting till Tues. I guess.  My grandma wouldn't let me drive them to the dr. today because I might go into labor she said. I feel like an outcast-haha.  No one wants to be around me in case I go into labor.  No one wants that on "their watch" and get stuck with my two-year olds!   It was a messy day anyway, so it was nice to stay in.  I've been very grouchy today for some reason.  I'm not even sure why.  Well, I have my theories.  One is that the house is a wreck.  Toys are everywhere.  I just have no energy to pick them up.  My mom suggested I pay my little sister to pick them up.  I had contemplated that, but then they'd just get scattered again in 5 minutes.  I know it's just 5 more days....but sheesh.  You can't walk in this house without stepping on a toy and some of them hurt your feet! I am used to picking them up twice a day myself, but I just don't have the energy for all that bending.   I do know that once we are at the hospital, I'm sure Mom will get the kids to pick up, and for some reason, they listen to her.  Another reason for my dismal mood is the kids' behavior.  They were just raunchy today.  Everytime I told Carson "no", he'd have a complete meltdown.  Like, throw yourself on the floor and cry like your heart is truly broken meltdown.  Emmy had been more subtle with her misbehaviors.  Yesterday we woke up and she was playing so nicely in her room, so I did a couple things real quick and in the 30 min. she was playing....I went in and what did I find?  A winter wonderland of sorts....complete with a white, white Emmy.  The brand new bottle of powder that was on the changing table, which is in a "child-proofed" closet, was everywhere.  I do mean everywhere.  You could not breathe in that room!   It took me almost all day to clean it all up.  All she had to say for herself was "I itchy Mommy".  You think? 
Today, she was again quiet, and I peeped in once to make sure nothing looked too out of place, then I took my medicine, did a couple things real quick.....and went in to find all of Carson's clothing all over the room.  Yep, she got in the other "child proof" closet.  I was lecturing her on being good, I told her "Emmy you need to be a good girl."  She replied to me, "What's that?".  Sigh.....that's our Emmy.  She's so full of mischief, you can't help but not be mad at her for long though.  Yesterday when I was scolding her for the whole powder incident, she started whispering back to me, as if to say "Lower your voice Mommy".  That girl is definitely my challenge.  People say boys are rambunctious and all, but after Emmy, I think one girl is enough and I'll keep the boys coming!  She will keep them in line for sure! 
So tonight we made a trip to the store to get MORE locks for the closets....we'll see how they hold up.  I have to say, it's never, ever a dull moment in this house.  The positive was, we got quesadillas for supper!  Or, as Emmy calls them "K-dias".  She eats a whole order herself, then Carson eats like 2 triangles.  They were yum.....not as yum as last night's dinner though.
We went to eat with our friends Mary, Clyde, and their 3 year old, Addison.  It was nice to eat a homecooked meal since that is a rarity around our house right now.  Well, the kids were again, totally unruly.  They actually ate a bit, which surprised me because they don't normally eat when there's excitement or new stuff around.  Of course dinner included several rounds of musical chairs, plates, cups, and escape attempts.....but it was as good as I would expect in a house full of "new to them" toys I supposed.  The real fun began after supper when they were just crazy.  They wanted to touch everything, go in every room, pick up glass items.....fret the dogs, anything to embarrass us, you name it.  The only thing Emmy did not do was declare her butt "itchy" which she was doing that afternoon.  It's from her eczema, but still.  And it's truly not her butt, it's her back where the diaper hits the top....but anyway.  Just so you don't think my child is weird or anything! 
Carson was fairly good, except he wrote on the carpet with crayon, I think accidentally, and knocked over a set of glass candlesticks that luckily didn't break.  I blame all this on Dustin, who plays very rough with them every evening.  They get in the floor, wrestle, jump on stuff, he shows them how to ram their monster trucks into the doors.....all kinds of "boy" things.  I think that's cause he's a kid deep down too!  Anyway, for the next play date, I think we'll have to have them here.   That way it won't hurt anything if they break something.  I think poor Addison was in shock at all the commotion.  She was laying it on thick too, which was cracking me up.  She kept saying "look at all this mess in my house.", "I never pull out more than one toy at a time." and all kinds of other things that her parents said was NOT true! 
For the twins' birthday, they gave Emmy a baby Ariel doll which she cuddled the whole way home and slept with.  Cousin Morgan had gotten one for Christmas like it from Amanda and Emmy really took to it for some reason, so I'm glad she's got a Disney baby doll of her own now.  Carson got a "tractor" which was a Toy Story truck that he of course sleeps with.  He has so many "tractors" in his bed, it seems uncomfortable to me, but he HAS to have them.  If you sneak one out, he knows.  Silly boy. 
Anyway, all three "kids" here are sleeping and I'm getting ready to head that way soon.  Another day down.....several more to go.  Chocolate milk is calling my name!!!!  Let's hope tomorrow is calmer.  Lots of good listening and obedience, especially since it's dance night.  My last night of taking her for a bit....I've got grandparents lined up the first few weeks after the baby comes.  I'm letting go of some of my control issues and allowing others to help! 

The Nursery

Here are the nursery pics!  I love the nursery.  It is so different from the twins' nursery.  I loved their nursery too, it was green and yellow and very neutral, very soft, very basic.  I had my pictures from my nursery growing up in the twins' nursery.  The new baby's nursery is more boy-ish but still has some "old" touches, like the old rocker I found at a yard sale and had refinished-it's 150 years old.  I also have our old dresser in there, some Longaberger baskets.  Well, without further ado- here it is: 

This is when you walk in the door, the crib is right there, with the rocker to the left of it.  The bedding is "transportation" themed with cars, trucks, fire engines, etc.  I know the mobile doesn't match, but it was Carson's and I saw no need to spend money on a new one.  He has a dalmation dog in his bed, and a blue pup Hunter gave him.  So cute!  The walls have decals on them, some more 3-D, some stick on with transportation theme.  The curtains are from my favorite curtain website- so simple, and homemade- Valance Station.  And very reasonably priced! 

Another view.  The bookshelf has the pinata from the gender party and I don't know if you can see the "it's a boy" poster, but that was also from the party.  Everyone who was on the boy "side" stood behind that.  :-) 

Crib

Here is the dresser, which is doubling as a changing table. 

Toys!  These are all the twins' baby toys.  If they come in the room, they play with them like it's the first time they are seeing them.  Yes, I'm going to be cleaning up even more toys very soon.  The closet is the closet-nothing to say about that. 

There you have it, Baby Boy's room.  Just waiting for his arrival.  I'm proud of it, because if you saw that room before, you'd be amazed.  It literally had a path through it.  I have worked so hard to clean it out. 

The shower at church yesterday was very nice and I've already put those gifts away in the room.  In fact, these pics were taken after I did that.  :-)  The devil tried to keep us from having a good time I think, but he didn't succeed.  Our furnace went out last week at church, so we knew we wouldn't have heat.  Then before worship started, the power went out.  It was definitely an old fashioned shower I'd say, with light from the windows lighting the way and no heat.  Of course, I'm never cold these days so I was fine, but everyone else was definitely troopers!  I couldn't believe all the gifts for our baby!  We are so blessed to have such a loving church family.  I am the third church member to have a baby, so that is neat.  (The church is only 5 years old). 

Well, that is all for tonight-I think I've caught everyone up on just about everything.  Now if I can figure out how to change the main pic.  Our pumpkins just bit the dust last week, so I thought I'd change the pic too.  Actually the big white one is at the edge of the woods and the kids "visit" it daily.  They LOVE pumpkins.  We've had them on the porch till last week because they were so crazy over them. 

Hope everyone has a blessed night!  The baby countdown is on!

A Sesame Day!

"Sunny days, keeping the clouds away.....on my way to where the air is sweet!  Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street????"

Don't you just have that jingle in your head??? 

Here are the 2nd birthday cakes from our Sesame Street birthday.  This year, we opted for a small family party in leiu of a big friend/family party and then something else on the actual birthday date.  It worked out really nicely, but I did miss having some people there!  As it was, our house was packed! 

We started the big day with going to pick up Poppy's Christmas gift for Meme, so we had a new Sesame DVD to watch about birthdays in the car.  We had a Wendy's lunch, colored in new coloring books, and then ALL of us took a nap.  It was a nice, slow day. 

In fact, Meme & Poppy woke us up at 5:30 pm when they arrived early with the helium for balloons.  It was a good thing or we may have all been asleep when the guests arrived!  

I also elected to get Pizza Hut pizzas for the food, so I didn't have to do a lot, which was really nice.  We had a few veggies, chips, dip, cake, and punch to go with the pizza.  It was simple, yet fun.  I had gotten the kids shirts, Emmy's was pink with the Sesame Characters on it.  Carson's had the characters too, but his was so cute-it said "Everything I know I learned on the Street."  So funny. 

My sister, Amanda, had Sesame games for the kids to play.  When she told me about her games, I reminded her she would only have a few kids and they were pretty much all little.  She never gets discouraged and LOVES games at any occasion.  We had pin the nose on Elmo, Ernie's Lost his Rubber Duck, and a Letter and Number of the Day game.  The kids had fun and we still have an Elmo poster in the twins' room. 

Gifts were another story....that was interesting.  The twins kept hopping from me to Dustin to Poppy to whoever, so gifts were flying and every gift was their favorite.  So, they didn't want to keep opening stuff, especially Carson.  Emmy is funny because she says "Awww" no matter what she opens. 

Carson's favorite gift was probably a "mudslinger" tractor from my uncle.  It was a John Deere with mud on it.  He sleeps with it every night.  He also got other "tractors" which means any type of tractor, truck, or car; a dump truck, clothes, his name in a puzzle, a coat, and a work bench. 

Emmy loved everything, I don't know that she had a favorite-she loves her baby dolls a lot.  She got 3 babies, Bitty Twins from American Girl that look like her and Carson, a tea cart, clothes, a coat, a name puzzle, and other stuff I'm probably forgetting also.  I was actually able to figure out what everyone gave them once it was over and the twins were in bed.  Oh, they also got a picnic table together which will be for spring.  I put some of the stuff back for long winter days when we can't go outside, it's always neat to get a new toy out.  It worked well last year and I hope to do this each year until they are wise to it.

I have to say, the kids loved their cakes so much.  I was surprised.  They just beamed when they saw them and loved everyone singing to them.  We always sing individually to each one, and they grinned ear to ear as we sang.  It made all my hard work on the cakes SO worth it! 

I don't know how many years we can get by with the same "theme" for parties, but we'll see.  I'm glad I don't have to think about that for about 9 months!  We'll see what next December brings.  I think they had a very special, very "Sesame" day.  :-) 

Medical Updates

First of all-an update on my grandpa "Patom"- He came home Saturday, and seemed to be doing great.  Sunday as Nanny and I were leaving for church, he told us his shoulder pain was coming back, which is
how all this started Thursday.  So, he is going to his oncologist Wednesday, which is the best move (in my opinion). 

Baby update- today was my last prenatal visit.  It was fine.  We are at 2 + cm dilated.  We are all set for Tuesday.  He was not thrilled that the hospital is considering this an "elective induction", when it is for a medical reason.  He considers the baby's size a medical reason to induce, the hospital does not.  I consider it a medical reason because I am trying to avoid a C-section, which is medical to me!  Anyway, we aren't splitting hairs over it because it's just one day......but still.  Just sayin'. 
He seems to think my labor will go quick, and I do too.  It did before with the twins, so we'll see.  I'm not getting too excited about going into labor myself, I never did with the twins and was 3 cm for a week. 
The best thing was he gave me a Z-pack of antibiotics to hopefully clear up this cold and cough I've battled since December.  I am so glad, I just can't take it anymore.  I am so sick of being sick.  I don't normally like to take meds but I am giving in on this one.  I was so happy to hear he wanted to get this cleared up, I didn't know what to do.  I love my dr.!  He's the best! 
Anyway, gotta go try to post some pics I've been promising-stay tuned! 

My Last Prenatal Visit....

Today is my last prenatal visit-ever.  Sniff Sniff  Dustin says we are done having babies, and while I would love to keep going, I respect that.  He is our sole provider, which can be a stressful position to be in at times.  He is also a great hands-on Dad who always watches the kids and tries to give me breaks and time to myself, so I guess three is a lot for him to handle on his own!  I'm wondering how I'll handle 3 on my own!  It should be a lot of fun though, the kids are getting more into it now.  They LOVED going through all the shower gifts last night.  Carson would pull stuff out and say "baby, baby".  Emilynn, the dramatic, would pull things out and each time say the same thing, "Awwww, that's SO CUTE!".  Funny babies-errr...toddlers.  Guess I can't call them babies anymore.  The nursery is finished, I stayed up and finished that last night, I even took pictures to share-so I'll try to do that tonight when I have more time. 
I got my new-to-me camera from Meme yesterday, so I'm thrilled about learning how to use it this week.....I'm so glad she decided to sell it to me and I don't have to learn a whole new one.  :-)  I already know I love it!  Well, I gotta run but will post more tonight after my dr.'s visit.  Gotta get ready now to have lunch with Juju & Amanda.  Have to get milk from the farm too, so our Monday is normal.  I must say, it will be weird NOT going to the dr. every Monday.  I'm just assuming I won't go next Monday since I'm having the baby Tuesday.  Although......everyone thinks I'll go this week.  We'll see.  We are ready now-so anytime I good I guess.  Can't wait to see our little man. 
Oh, another thing.  I keep hearing about the full moon tomorrow night, so I did some research on that.  Apparently that is somewhat of a myth that babies are more likely to be born on a full moon.   What isn't a myth is that more women are likely to go into labor during a change in barometric pressure.  I'm no weather man, so I don't know what that means....I'll just see what the good Lord has in store and go with that!!!!  Just a little trivia to start your week.. :-)

Update on Pa & I'm throwing in the towel.....at least for now!

First of all-update on Pa:  He is spending another night at the hospital.  They are observing him one more night and sending him home tomorrow.  They say they are 99 % sure he did not have a heart attack, which he knew.  He said it wasn't his heart.  Anyway, they still think he has infection around his heart, so I'm guessing he will come home with antibiotics.  Basiscally, that is all we really know.  I hope he will follow up with a regular doctor of his, but that is out of my control. 

Second of all- I am throwing in the towel.  I am letting go of the idea of cooking much of anything until after the baby is born and I'm recovered.  I am just tired and I just can't handle it all right now.  I've been beating myself up over it, and eating out IS expensive.  I will try to get some conveniency type things this weekend and use some of the stuff I've frozen.  I mean, I should get a pass, right?  I'm having a baby in just 11 days if not before, he's at least 8 lb. by now.....my twins are 2......I think I deserve to rest till he arrives, don't you?  I'm going with that anyway.  If I have any free time in the afternoon, I like to take a nap.  That will probably be a luxury in a few weeks, so I'm going to enjoy it now.  I have no more nesting desires whatsoever.  I'm SO done with that!  I also bought paper products for us to use and I've dove into them too.  I am always environmentally concious but I am letting that go for a very short while as well.  That won't last long because I truly don't care for eating on paper anyway.  So.....don't come to my house expecting a meal!  hahaha!  Luckily, Dustin is laid back as far as eating goes and the kids are happy with peanut butter & jelly, or pizza, or something simple like that.  I must remind myself, this is just a short season of life and I will feel more energetic soon. 

Patom

My grandpa, "Patom" to us, "Pa" to the great-grandkids is in the hospital tonight.  I think he will come home tomorrow on meds.  He was having pains in his chest when he would breathe, so he went to the dr.'s office & was sent to the E.R.  They seem to think it's an infection around his heart (I'm sure I'm not being very technical, so forgive me) and antibiotics should clear it up.  Pa insists that isn't what it is.  He of course still has his tumor in his lung, but that is small and hopefully not a problem right now.  I won't say where he's at, but I honestly don't have much faith in his care tonight, unfortunately.  If I were in a position to spend the night, I would have felt better doing so.  Before we left, a nurse had tried to give him medicine for gout, which he doesn't have.  We luckily were there to stop her.  They also tried to give him a blood pressure pill he didn't need.  Urrgghhh...  Anyway, say a prayer he heals up and also doesn't get anything he isn't supposed to.  I am hoping (and praying) we get a second opinion.  It just makes sense.  We'll see.  I am so thankful that I can be there when family calls.  It's a perk of being a stay-at-home mom.  Sometimes I have to get a sitter, but other times I've had to take the kids along.  Whatever needs to be done at the time.  I will say tonight I wasn't all that comfortable being in a hospital because a lot of patients in the E.R. had diaherrea and vomiting, so I sat and waited in another waiting area by myself.  Oh, and the hospital doesn't deliver babies.  I didn't realize that was optional!  Glad my sister's driving didn't really put me in labor like I thought it was!  Hehee.....
Jokes aside, I hope Pa heals up nicely.  His spirit is fine and I have a feeling his nurse is going to have her hands full tonight.  :-) 
I checked on my babies when I got home and found them both asleep in Carson's crib.  So cute.  Love, love, love them when they are sleeping!  So angelic!!!  So quiet- LOL! 
They had a busy, busy day, visiting with Poppy and "helping" him work on our generator.  Also, they got to ride with Papa to feed the cows, so they thought they were big stuff.  Then we had dance of course, which required 3 outfits before we even got there.....but that's another story.  Oh that Emmy! 
She did good again this week.  I'm so proud of her, she is really coming along.  We'll see what Carson gets into as he grows.  He's happy being a farm boy....but who knows. 
Well, I'm off for now.  Will update tomorrow when I know more. 

The team is in place :-) And other news....

• Well, when I found out I would be having a baby in February, one of my first thoughts was, "I sure hope my nurse is back from her maternity leave by then!".  :-)  Yes, my favorite nurse, Shaun, who was with me when I delivered the twins, is working on the 14th and will be with me, barring any unforseen events......like the baby coming early.  She is not working on the 13th, so I guess God worked all this out for me!  :-)  So....my wonderful nurse and my doctor that I love will both be with me again for this delivery.  Our same team, different baby.  I am excited and relieved.  They both bring me comfort, so I hope all goes as planned.  (Like no baby till the 14th...).  We'll see how it goes.  But for now, that is our plan! 
• I had a stomach "thing" late Monday night and Tuesday morning.  I only threw up once, but I was in a LOT of pain for hours.  I don't know what the problem was, but I was so tired from being up all night.  I called my mom about 7 am, she arrived at 8 am and took care of the twins.  I missed them terribly, I could hear them going about their day.  Emmy said, "Where's my Momma?".  :-(  I was just too weak to chase after them.  I have to say, I love when my mom is here.  She manages to keep the kids straight, do dishes, laundry, clean.....it's so nice.  I felt a lot better last night and today.  I am so glad because I thought I was headed for the hospital to prevent dehydration.  I personally think it had to do with the Coca-Cola I drank at the dr.'s office to get the baby kicking.  I have thrown up after drinking it before.  Weird.  I have nothing against Coke, Sprite is a favorite of mine.  I just can't drink traditional Coke. 
• I have been a slacker lately as far as cooking goes.  I know I should give myself a break, but seriously....eating out is expensive.  Convenience stuff isn't all that good.  Dustin's grandma sent us some soup and we've eaten that the last two nights.  It is awesome.  She makes THE BEST soup in the world!  I think that's why I got well so fast.  Love her!
• Sunday is my baby shower at church.  I am really looking forward to it.  I wasn't a member there when I had the twins, so they are pampering me with a shower.  Fun!  :-)  I really didn't think I'd have a shower this time, so I'm just going to enjoy it.  My church family is awesome!  I feel so uplifted when I leave church.  The music, the sermons, the fellowship, it's great!
• I think Emilynn is starting to understand something about the baby.  She points to the cradle and says "baby".  We'll see.  I feel kind of guilty that they can't understand what's going to happen.  We'll get through it. 
• I am seriously, seriously craving sweets lately.  I hadn't craved much at all this pregnancy....but I have to have something sweet every day now. 
• The weather has been so nice, the kids have been playing outside every day.  Where is winter?  I'm not complaining.  It's nice to get fresh air.  I just can't chase the kids too well these days.

Well, I'm off to bed.....just felt like rambling really.  That is all the updates for now.  We are just plugging along, counting down the days- less than two weeks to go!  :-)  I can't believe I'll have 3 kids in less than 2 weeks.  3 in diapers.  3 two years old and under.  It's going to be a wild journey!  I need to get myself mentally prepared for lack of sleep and increase in duties around here!  No matter how tired I am, when I walk in those bedrooms each morning, the kids expect a smile, energy, and a great day.  It's awesome and I've never felt so loved like I do when I go in to the kids each morning. Dustin and I always talk about how nice it is to feel so loved, they are so happy to see you no matter what.   No where else does anyone jump up and down to see me and scream for hugs, kisses, and to talk to me about all kinds of things.  It's precious!  We are so blessed!!!!!