37 weeks

Yesterday marks the beginning of my 37th week. I had my doctors appointment and it went well...this week I gained a pound and a half again..so I'm good with that and she isn't really saying much about it anymore...I guess she finally gave up on it...thank goodness..I sure was getting tired of the same stupid lecture. She got the results from my ultrasound and everything is completely fine..like I knew it was going to be. Ty is pretty much average size, according to the ultrasound anyways.. So she sent my info to the hospital to hold a spot for me to have the c-section on November 11th. Next week I should be able to schedule the time and get all my registration stuff started for the hospital stay.

I am still feeling good, but ever since we got back from the Oil Ranch, I am just exhausted. So I have been taking it pretty easy and not doing a whole lot around here...which is driving me nuts because there is so much I want to get done...but the truth is those things that I want to get done aren't really essential and don't have to be done before he gets here...I would just like it done... Then stuff I actually do need to get done is pretty easy, like washing clothes and blankets and stuff...so that's pretty easy. Needless to say we are all getting really anxious for Ty's arrivial and cannot wait to meet him!!!

Carmel Apples..YUMMY!

Every year at Halloween I make carmel apples...this year the boys were able to help out quite a bit. It was a lot of fun and they sure did turn out good.

Unwrapping all the carmel.

Ready to dip their apples.

Tucker covering his apple.

Tucker with his finished apple.

Trey covering his apple.

Trey with his finished product.

Trey eating his apple.

Tucker eating his apple.

Oil Ranch Fun!

Today I took the boys to the Oil Ranch. It is a very fun place to go..they have, hay rides where you can feed the cows, petting zoo where you can feed the animals,train ride, horse riding, cow milking, and a bunch of other "ranch" things to do. We have gone every October since we have lived here and I really love it. I was a little worried because yesterday it rained a ton and this morning it was still overcast, so I was worried about the mud, but it was actually really dry there and the weather was amazing....we even had to wear a light jacket when we first got there! It was just the boys and I which was a little strange since usually we do these type of things with our group of friends, but it was really nice to spend some quality time, just me and them. It was really funny on the hay ride because the cows are not shy at all about trying to get as much food as possible...Trey was okay at first when he was giving the cow the 2 pieces of food, but once he was out of food, they still wouldn't leave him alone and this one kept trying to eat on his leg, so Trey flipped out...I felt so bad for the little guy, but it was funny. Then I was excited because Trey actually rode the horse this year. He has never ridden any animal and he was so proud of himself for doing it. Tucker, has never been timid about riding the animals, so of course he loved it. The boys had a blast and got to pick out a pumpkin before we left. Tucker wanted the biggest one he could find and Trey wanted a little one. This sure did put us all in the Halloween/Harvest spirit!

Car seat canopy!

I think this is the coolest thing ever...well as far car seat accessories go anyways. One of my friends had her little girl a few months back and came to a playdate with her car seat canopy..I had never heard of this before, but it is an amazing idea. I searched online for directions and finally found a step by step blog to make one. It was super simple and was the first project I completed on the sewing machine with no complications! I am really happy how it turned out. These things sell for upward of 25 bucks, most sell for around $40, which is pretty outragous...because I only spent about $10 on the supplies and it was super simple to make! Thanks for the idea Jen...I hope to one day be as skilled as you on these crafty projects!

The car seat canopy. It will keep him covered without having to mess around with a blanket.

I can't wait for Ty to actually be in the seat :D

A close up of the fabric...I actually wanted the same print except with black instead of brown, but they were out of it at the fabric store...oh well still looks nice.

Finally getting to it...

So I know I keep talking about all the "things" I've been doing and now I'm finally getting around to posting some of the pictures.

I just painted the blocks and letters, then glued the letters on the blocks.

These were just blank canvases, that I painted and put some ribbon on.(I am still in the process of painting some other stuff for the walls because my original idea of painting a brown stipe on the wall just did not happen.)

This is just a plain travel wipes case and I decorated it with fabric and ribbon.

A diaper holder.

I didn't sew these from scratch, but I hemmed them all to the length I wanted them. I still need to get some ribbon so I can gather the door curtains in the middle.

This is just some(the rest is in the deep freezer) of the food I have premade and froze so we can have some easy dinners on hand. (Hopefully this will keep us from eating out so much..which is one of our worst habbits) So far I have 10 main dishes and 2 sides done. I am hoping to get a few more done in these next few weeks.

My funny boys!!

The boys are always making me laugh with the things they say, whether they mean to be funny or not. Today when I picked Tucker up from school he told me he had homework...which is funny because he assigned the homework to himself. So I asked what his homework is and he said "to trace my foot."

Tucker is obsessed with maps and the weather. So we watch a lot of stuff on the weather channel and lately they have been having a lot of shows about tornadoes. Tucker asks about a million questions about the how and what and pretty much everything about the tornado and I do my best to explain it so he can understand it. Trey, of course, is watching and asking questions too, but he calls them "tormadoes" you know like tomatoes...and no matter how many times I correct him he says "tormadoes."

There are so many funny things they say, I will have to start posting about it more often!

Less than 3 weeks left!

As of yesterday I am 36 weeks....holy cow!!! That means because I am having a c-section I have less than 3 weeks left.....wow! I am in total denial about this...overall I still feel really good...I don't remember feeling this good being this far along, but I do. By the end of the day I am pretty tired and definitely ready to relax and put my feet up, but I'm not miserable, so that's a good thing.

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and things went well. I only gained a pound and a half, but the week before(I have to go every weeks now) I gained five..whoops :P But I don't really care so much about that..my doctor does, but I don't. My belly measured 37 last week and then 42 this week...but my belly can change in size in a matter of minutes because of the way he is positioned, it really just depends. She said that it is still looking like we are going to schedule the c-section for the 11th of November, as long as everything goes well at the ultrasound (which is today..and I will bet to that in a minute) and as long as I don't go into labor or my blood pressure gets high for some reason..which I doubt either of those things will happen anyways.

Now on to the ultrasound, that went really well. The same doctor who did it last time did it again and he said everything looks good. Last time the baby was breech, but this time he was head down...which doesn't matter, but I really thought he was still head up because my stomach still feels the same as it when he was breech. We didn't get to look at his face today because his head is facing my back and the doctor just could not get him to move. He really sticks out far in the front...so I can pat his little butt and rub his back already. The doctor said he was just over 6 pounds which is right about where he should be and thinks he should about 7 and a half pounds at birth. We will see about that though...But anyways, he agreed with my doctor and the 11th is good as long as nothing comes up.

Oh man, do I have so much to do still...and it sucks because Vinny wasn't suppose to be working next week, but taking a class, giving us some extra time to get things done, but now he will be working, so that sucks, but oh well....such is life. At least I know if I really need help with something I know my friends are there for me. I still need to post on all the crafty stuff and other stuff I have been doing...and I promise I will get that done soon... right now though I am going to bed...I'm sleepy! Oh and pictures are still yet to come..soon...

A subconscious reaction

Yesterday at the boys practice while I was watching them, I heard someone whistle(not a whistle from an actual whistle), not a quiet whistling a tune whistle, but one of the loud attention getting whistles...and I automatically turn to look around for my dad...he always whistled to get our attention while we were outside playing or playing sports or for various other things...he always has and he still does and I'm sure he always will. I obviously knew my dad wasn't here, but I had to look for him. I always miss my parents, but things like these really make me feel like we are missing out and I really hate being away from them. It's funny the little things I never imagined I would miss, but I have come realize as strange as it may seem, it is something I will always cherish.

A little suprize....

Today the boys and I over to our friend's house for a playdate..which is not something unusual, we get together all the time, but when we got there it was a little baby shower for me! I was really excited and it was a lot of fun! I think the funniest part about it was the kids were all confused about the "shower" part...and then one of the little girls, Kadence, kept telling me happy birthday because it was a party for me...she just figured it was my birthday. The boys were confused because I told them it was a party for me and the baby, Tucker said..."but the baby isn't here yet, so how is it his party?" The things kids say are really priceless and sure do bring a smile to my face.


But I just wanted to thank my friends...you guys are amazing and I don't know how I would survive without you! I love you girls!!

Not comfy enough...

The other night, I was busy with one of my many projects I have going on right now (I don't remember what anymore...my memory isn't too good right now) and Trey told me he was tired, so I told him to get ready for bed, brush teeth, get pj's on, go potty....and I would tuck him into bed. After 15 or 20 minutes, I realized Trey never came back, so I went to check on him and I found him in Vinny and my room, on top of all our pillows on our bed....I guess our bed just wasn't soft enough for them...it must have been really comfy because he didn't even stir when I moved him to bed.