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Happy Birthday Hayden

2010-05-06T05:24:00.000-07:00

My how time flies, I truly can not believe my baby is 2. And as the time is flying blogging has been on the back burner for awhile, I don't take nearly as many pictures as I used to. I haven't even downloaded the ones from his party becasuse my camera is in my tornado bag ready to go if we get a tornado along with some cash and my running shoes. You ask why would I have running shoes in my bag, well who doesn't want to go running immediately after a tornado, HA. nope its b/c i have now resorted to flip flops every day and there would be a lot of debris everywhere so i would need shoes that cover my feet. I guess maybe I should also throw some bottled water in there too : )
Hayden I love you more than words can say, you have completed our family and I hope you always find happiness in what you do! Hayden LOVES firetrucks, his party was at the firehouse and all he wanted to do was sit in the fire trucks ,then when it came time to opening gifts the first one he opened was a firetruck and didn't want to open anything else, Chris was a little mad but I said who cares, its his party let him play with it, nobody cares. We had a firetruck cake, Im not even going to go even further, I was disappointed in this cake that i paid 40 dollars for that looked like i decorated it. any questions,ask Jen or Steph about it. All that mattered is Hayden loved it b/c it had a firetruck on it. Hayden is in the stage of INTO EVERYTHING, i clean up he comes behind me and makes it messy, how did i ever do this with three of them. Really? He is saying alot of words, knows all the different trucks, still not putting two words together like some of my other friends kids this age and younger, but that is okay. He is my 2nd okay 4th but you know what i mean and I am not stressing about this, I was so excited for the triplets to talk and that is when the sass started, so we are doing just fine.
christian, emma and audrey are officially registered for Kindergarten at St Teresa's school, it was a hard decision but I prayed over it and am happy with our decision. they are getting so big and are great kids. They are good helpers, usually well behaved except when it comes to climbing my living room pillars. They did this when my mom was here and then my mom told me so I casually got them to divulge that they were climbing them, too cute. Really this is not what goes on in my house while i sit and eat bon bons all day.
We are going to hilton head this summer for our vacation and can't wait, the house looks AMAZING, pool, hot tub, elevator (why?) themed rooms. can't wait, and Hayden will be going to MDO this summer so I can have some uniterrupted time with the trips.
Running is going great completed two half marathons, and have 3 more to do this fall, with one being a girls trip to Vermont! Life is awesome but busy!
Happy Birthday Hayden!

17 months already

2009-10-21T14:11:00.000-07:00

So i am a bit behind and why blogger is underlining everything is beyond me but i actually have time to blog for the minute so here I go. We have had alot going on birthday parties, weddings, and the swine flu. Oh did I mention the pig flu not only can I recite info from the CDC in my sleep but i actually got to use the advice on my kids. Luckily we had it mildly, and the only reason I took Christian was to get him tested was his asthma, mother knows best. Chris thought I was nuts when I said before he was diagnosed that it was pig flu, well guess what Ha i was right for the 9875673467877 time but whose counting. My mother in law however was hit a bit harder with it, so sorry for sharing the germs. The kids are doing great, they started oinking on Friday and today finally are starting to speak again, well not really but it was funny. ,

Hayden is now 17 months old, how hard is that to believe, he is starting to say words and understands many more. He is such a joy to be around, he loves his big sisters and brother, the other day he walked into christian's room and reached for Christian's hand and they walked hand in hand down the hallway, melted my heart only wish i would have had the camera ready. Every day while Chris is at work he walks around and if he see's a picture of Chris or his boots or a shirt, he says "Daddy' "Daddy" and then I say he is at work and he says "yeah" and then i say with uncle John and he says "yeah non" i think he is saying John. When he sees a pumpkin he says "ball" The other day while the kids were at school i found Hayden on Christian's bed reading a book, how sweet, shh don't tell christian b/c when he leaves for school he keeps his door shut because Hayden makes a mess. Did I mention Hayden is a climber, too many times i have found him on my dining room table swinging my chandelier.

I am good, out of my funk finally. Ran my first official 10 K on sunday, it was good, am going to register for the 1/2 marathon on St. Louis and debating on doing one someplace with a fun destination, Chicago is on the riverfront and flat , gotta love that. Not a big fan of hills. Work has been nuts, good thing is if i pick up a shift on the weekend i get 100 dollar bonus on top of my pay, so woohoo, Christmas is coming and the money will be great, and Sunday i am on call which i can almost guarantee I will get called in and that is time and a half which is about 50 dollars an hour!

Happy 5th Birthday Kids

2009-10-02T19:51:00.000-07:00

Wow, the kids are 5 where has the time gone, I'm not really sure but am so proud of what they have become, they are some of the sweetest good natured happy kids. We must be doing something right. They have each developed thier own personality and I love it. Each year their bday is a big party, the girls had thier party at a kids beauty shop where they invited thier friends and had their nails painted, the girls even got their ears pierced, which was neat to see. Audrey cried like a baby before they even pierced them, and Emma was brave but you could see tears in their eyes. Christian celebrated his bday at ORO partyland which is like another chuck e cheese but they have bumper cars it was fun. On their actual bday good ole Stephanie posted a happy bday on her blog which i thank her so much because I didn't even do that on their bday, we had breakfast at Mallo's, then to the zoo for build a bears, petting stingrays, the weather was rainy so we didnt' stay long. then we headed to the spaghetti factory for lunch where Aunt Cathy met us, how many people do you know take 1/2 day off from work to spend with her friends kids, Cathy we think you are the bombdiggity and so do I! then after lunch we headed to the city museum which is AWESOME, I love it there we had never been but I do have to say it was cool and not crowded at all. Then we headed home to eat at a hibachi rest. and then back to our house with family and friends to have MORE cake and more presents. WOW it was a great bday and fun was had by all.
long time no blog,, fb is now my venting grounds but Cathy suggested using the blog to post pictures and tell what the kids are doing so this one is for you. The kids started preschool and LOVE their teachers, Christian never tells me anymore he doesnt' want to go to school, he even likes to draw which before he had no interest in. They constantly come up with cute sayings everyday and keep me in stitches most of the time. As Halloween is fast approaching Christian wants to be a scuba diver, (where he got that from i have no clue but hey i think it will be all homemade) and the girls want to be cheerleaders which Aunt Pam made them for their bday so this year i am getting off pretty cheap actually, hope that money doesn't go toward dental work from all that candy.
Work is still great I love my job, I do not love swine flu, I dont' love what the media has done and truly has made the public nuts. and don't get me started about every Tom, dick and harry going to the ER for not feeling well, REALLY, SERIOUSLY why would you go to the ER and then get ticked when you have to wait 6 hours,hmm treat your symptoms and then call your doctor in the morning. anyhow just my two cents, any questions regarding the swine flu just ask, because I am a good source of info, truly i am and wont' give my smart ass answer...
I am excited we decided to refinance our house and so today after getting all that darn paperwork together went in to find out we are refinancing for 4.875 % that is the lowest they have been and those were the rates today! Woohoo i finally feel like something is going right, and wanted to dance in the loan officer's office but didnt' think it would have been appropriate, we will be saving 140 dollars a month, woohoo, now i can get that closet full of cash like the McGuire's have but hopefully my dog wont' eat it....I have been in a major funk lately, no new stress here, just pretty much feeling overwhelmed and worthless most days. the doctor initially blew me off saying you have 4 kids, yadda yadda yadda, yes i have 4 kids but seriously I dont' think i am coping well, I feel like i am always yelling at my kids and I don't like that. My friend told me today that i was a positive upbeat person which i appreciated the comment and it truly gave light into my day in addition to the interest rate! I know happiness has to come from within but lately I just feel like I am worthless and want to be the person that people say "she's a great friend" "good mother" etc, yes i know vain but i do need some validation once in awhile to keep on ticking.....

fun stuff

2009-08-02T05:40:00.000-07:00

once again not much excitement around here but all is well, which is good with 4 kids! Summer is getting close to a close and I am not ready for it. yes I am ready for the kids to start pre K and get in a routine but I feel like I haven't used my pool membership as much, although 2 years ago we were there almost every day and next year hopefully close to that. This past weekend was the Mascoutah Homecoming, my most favorite thing of the summer (excluding vacations) fish sandwiches and beer and most of all seeing people i haven't seen in awhile. Although with facebook I feel like I get to talk to them a little more. My cousin and her kids came and spent the afternoon with us on Friday and then off to the Homecoming we went, the kids except for haydo rode rides, and the reason i didn't let Haydo was b/c I was afraid there would be a temper tantrum from him getting him off the rides and I wasn't ready to go home. In the last picture I wanted the kids to give me a group shot, they were less than pleased b/c i was interrupting their ride time hence the picture. Emma obliged but Audrey and Christian were less than thrilled. The kids had thier last day of mothers day out on Thursday, I wanted to cry. The teachers all hugged them when we left and said they would miss them so much,they have been around my kids since just before they were 2. It still is a struggle that they won't go there next year, I am still wondering if I made the right decision but I paid my first month dues of 331 for thier preschool and it is non refundable so that makes it a little easier. I know they will have a great teachers and I hope they are loved half as much as they were at First Christian (tears are in my eyes) It is so hard, I struggle with the fact that there was one teacher that didn't mesh with Christian and I don't want anyone being mean to my kids, in life thats how it is I know but I hope that if they dont' mesh they don't show it. The kids are looking forward to thier new school and it helps that I know their teacher and she has spent some time with them in the past (she was kind enough to babysit a couple of times).
On a lighter note we got the new door installed and our new desk I will have to post pics, it looks awesome, I just need to call the painter to paint the doors. I also wanted to say congratulations to the Johnson family on thier newest addition Chloe, we can't wait to meet her and hope you adjust to life with 3 kids quickly, there never is a dull moment!

summer fun

2009-07-20T20:06:00.000-07:00

Wow I can't beleive we are nearing the end of July, the summer has flown by and soon will start the last year of the triplets before they enter the big K, I am so lucky in more ways than one to have another year. Next year they will go to K and Hayden will start mdo one day a week, and wow what will I ever do with my time, hopefully I will have a strategy for some time management. Our summer has been busy going to the pool, playing outside, and me and the triplets have been doing bike rides in the evenings. Okay I don't have a bike but I push Haydo in the stroller and the trips ride thier bikes about 2 miles which is a workout in itself considering someone always ends up falling but its cute because one of the other kids will get off thier bike and help the other back up. I can't believe in 2 months my kids will be turning 5, wow how blessed am I. Initially I have to say that when they were born it was the greatest time in my life, it helped me realize what is really important, umm sleep, and the friendships that I have made. I can't even begin to describe how isolated I felt from friends. Then I joined my mulitples group and with that group I have made some really great friends, who else can i have walk through my tornado house and know that they won't judge me because they have been there and done that.
Work has been awesome I love it and truly feel blessed to found a job that i absolutely LOVE and work with great people. And apparently I am good at something because I got a great review also which is a big morale booster for me. I started this week with a part time status and i will be working 2 shifts a week, I get paid vacation and sick time, not to mention life insurance and some other great benefits. can i just say one more time that i love my job, yes i am gloating but after the last 7 months at my old job I needed this.
The kids are doing wonderful, getting big an sassy as ever, and oh my the questions. Christian asked me the other day "if you and daddy die who will we live with" "if God steps on me it will hurt because God is big" death questions x3 kiddos is alot to handle. Christian told my mom the other day that when chris and I die he will live with Aunt Cathy and Emma said she will live with my mom,haha. Hayden is also doing good, getting into everything, did Imention he likes to unplug stuff and then plug it back in, or take the handles off the bathub, empty out the drawers and then just giggle. But besides being a busy boy the shrieks that i hear when i come home from being gone are enough to melt my heart all over again. How lucky am I to have 4 kids to run and greet me and to see the excitement that I am home, home for me is truly where the heart is....

my little ballerina's

2009-06-18T04:17:00.000-07:00

I always say i am going to be better about blogging, I'm not in fact i don't really try or even have the free time lately to try. Yes I only work part time but EVERYBODY i s busy and life just gets hectic. The weather lately has just been crazy either it is raining or sunny so yesterday in the midst of the summer heat we headed to the pool. I took all 4 of the kids around 11 and we stayed till about 230, I was surprised Hayden made it that long, he has a cold and cough and is just not his usual self. Last night after we put him to bed he was up about ever 45-1 until midnight, i for sure was thinking he had an ear infection but he slept from midnight on so i am thinking the poor baby was just overtired. Chrisian, Em and Audrey had an awesome time splashing around, they are getting so good at swimming underwater, especially the girls. I think on Friday if I can get a sitter for Hayden I am going to take them in the big pool without floaties on and work with them. Emma jumped in a pool last week in the deeper end, forgot she didn't have her floaties on ( so did I, I got busy putting Audrey and Christian's on) she swam to the top but then freaked out. I was holding Hayden at the time so I pulled her out of the pooll by one arm, im sure it looked horrible but hey she didn't drown. The first picture was the night of thier spring concert,, for those of you who know his belly laugh that is what he is doing in this picture. the next pictures are from thier recital, they did pretty well and were the most beautiful ballerina's ever. When the girls came out to the kitchen with all of thier makeup, chris wanted to know if their makeup was supposed to be hooker heavy, which it was but they LOVED having makeup put on. especially diva Audrey, the other day when i picked them up from school I asked Audrey how her day was when she got in the van, and she replied "i need to put on my lipgloss first" as she pulled it out of her purse and put it on (picture me rolling my eyes). In other exciting news Hayden is walking everywhere full time, he really no longer crawls, which is sad my baby is becoming a toddler before my eyes, he is still in love with his mama and his siblings especially Emma, he says, Meddie, Hi, Audrey. pretty good, i knew my kids were geniuses. LOL oh well i have a staff meeting this am and need to get the kids lunches ready, only to discover this am my new loaf of bread is MOLDY, the stawberries out in the garage refridge are FROZEN, ughh so after i get ready it is off to schnucks to get some bread to make some sandwiches. man i hope this doesn't prelude to how the rest of my day is going to be.

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for the birds

2009-06-04T18:56:00.000-07:00

Okay so i haven't blogged in a long time, I don't know why other than my life doesn't seem interesting or I have no sarcasm left at the end of the day because i have used it these last two weeks spending 24/7 with my children. Yes I love my children with all of my heart but the three in the top picture have tested every nerve in my body today. We had a cold front so no swimming today so it was a BEAUTIFUL day outside and unfortunatley we had to spend most of the day at home b/c we were waiting for our cable guy who was so nice to give us such a wonderful time frame of 8-12, which he showed up at 1210, so nice... Anyhow I finally got Hayden down for a nap after and thought i would clean I turned the TV off, the computer (seriously) and folded some much needed laundry, 5 minutes into the triplets were tattling, fighting, throwing sand, playing in rainwater from the sandbox, and just doing everything to grate the nerves. It was not my proudest parenting moment, I called Christian a name that I should never have used, yelled for whatever reason I can't remember now, and am still feeling guilty about it. hmmm as I was talking to another mom with 4 kids she said she remembers when she was little overhearing her mom talk on the telephone saying, " i hate these kids" and she thought it was the meanest thing ever, which yes it does seem very mean but she also told me she can totally relate to how her mom felt at that time. I think of the word hate as such a nasty word, but I think we all have those moments where we dont' hate them but definitely hate their behavior. Geesh I hope i don't get reported on CNN for posting this on my blog but please try to understand me, I know my fellow triplet moms will,lol
Lately I just feel out of the loop, I mean how did i handle triplets when they were Hayden's age, I can barely handle him and the triplets, how did i deal with them being into everything, I just feel like I am not superwoman anymore, I felt like I could do it all and now I am lucky to get one thing on my to do list crossed off, is it that i am getting older, am I lazier, or what is going on. What happened to my time management, probably this damn laptop computer did,lol.
Tonight was dress rehearsal for the girls recital and Christian wanted to come with us so I let him, he was pretty good, actually did better than the girls while watching the other dancers, and while I was saying "sit down please, don't hit your sister, quit picking your nose, etc,
I sat down and wondered if I am expecting to much out of my 4 year olds? I get upset if they aren't their best behavior when out in public, which is totally ridiculous, i make a ton of mistakes daily so why do I get to make mistakes and not get punished but I will not let them have their snack or no TV for something that they didn't really do wrong. Arent I supposed to be teaching them and they are learning? I don't know if make sense but I just feel like the crabby mom who always yells and I need to relax and let them be kids....
anyway the pictures are of the girls in thier jazz costumes for dance, they are doing the "buzzy boogie song" and let me tell you tonight at rehearsal along with the other 3 girls had no clue what they were doing, they haven't had dance in almost 3 weeks and here I am slightly mad they dont' remember anything (hello what the heck did i pay for) when I came across my thought mentioned above, it has been 3 weeks, could I remember a dance routine and where to stand in a foreign place that is much bigger, no but its all about looking cute and having a good time. who cares if they are good at it, I want my kids to participate in sports or whatever they want, no they don't have to be good at it but i want them to at least enjoy it, and let me tell you all those girls tonight had big smiles on thier faces and they were having fun, while us moms were thinking "oh no" the bottom pics are from Disney at 1900 Park Fare, don't you just love chirstian's face this is his face in all of the pictures with a character, and the bottom is Hayden (my favorite, he doesnt' talk back and just loves his momma) he is such a happy kid, thankfully I have 4 happy kids so maybe I should try and be more happier of a momma to them....

so much to blog

2009-05-11T19:08:00.000-07:00

well we are back from Disney and it was wonderful for the most part, Christian had an asthma exacerbation while we were there and had to be put on steroids per my discretion, (didn't check with the dr) i used my knowledge from my new job and having a child with asthma you always have steroids on hand for when they get in the red zone so i just gave him a four day course. I brought all his asthma rescue meds not thinking we would actually use it but when the supply got low we had to find a walgreens that was closest to the hotel to fill it, again not fun when you don't know where anything is and what is close to what but needless to say chris walked about 2 miles to get Christians medicine, and took an expensive car ride to meet us but hey we got the medicine and our boy is doing great. the kids had a blast and i do have to say this was the most relaxing (if you can say that on a disney vacation) disney trip for me ever, when the kids got tired we went back to the hotel and swam alot which was also fun, Hayden did wonderful sitting most of the time in the stroller, he loved to look at the characters but was very scared and cried when they came near him, he did end up vomiting the last twelve hours in Florida through the night but was over the virus before we boarded the plane, THANK GOD,, and i am sure that the benadryl i gave him beofre the plane ride also helped with his wonderul naps. Saturday we had Hayden's first bday party at the park it went well, could have been a tad warmer or less windy but it was fun. he liked playing with his cake with the spoon but when the novelty wore off you can see from below he wasn't so happy. time ran out and we ended up bringing the gifts home to open which was good but the last pic is the kids playing with Hayden with his balloons, which he LOVED, he was giggling up a storm and the triplets were also having fun, i stood on the coffee table (learned that from amanda johnson) and captured the moment. mothers day was great, chris made shrimp on the grill for lunch and then i worked 3-11 which was fine, it was nice not having to cook any meals, referee any battles, or have to look at any housework needing to be done, my wish was to be queen for a day and do absolutely nothing but seriously i would end up doing something b/c i would get way bored after 2 hours, okay maybe 3!
i took all 4 today to lowe's to get sand for their sandbox well apparently an armed robbery at the regions bank across the street had happened earlier and i was paying attention to all the police cars and helicopters above while trying to wrangle 4 kids back into the car, lo and behold i got home and realized i left the sand in the cart, ughhh so we went back to lowes to get the sand, i found my paint samples in the cart outside where i left it but the sand was missing, apparently somebody took my sand but luckily Lowe's didnt' charge me for the next 2 bags, i told them i would gladly pay since idiot me forgot it in the first place but they said dont' worry about it. My business will go to Lowe's for being so customer friendly, i still am mad at NY and company for the extremely rude assistant manager and i called the corporate office and have yet to hear from then and that has been over 2 weeks, you would think businesses would care but they dont'. oh and to top off the end of the trip my mom was helping me get the suitcases out of the back of the van and it went flying out when we both lifted it and i dropped it on her toenail, blood was gushing everywhere, chris took her the urgicare and it is fractured and the nail needs to be removed, great daughter I am. so on that note i am going to go to bed good night.
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Happy Birthday (early) Hayden

2009-04-30T03:25:00.000-07:00

Since I won't be able to blog on his actually bday I am making this my wish for Hayden. He will be the big one year old on the 6th of May, my how time has flown by. I can't even explain how blessed I have been for all my kids but the joy of experiencing a singleton has been absolutely wonderful, I am noticing his quirks so much earlier than I noticed the triplets, I think b/c I actually have the time to see them, he screams when he doesn't get what he wants, Steph can attest to that b/c she has heard him numerous time while on the phone with me, its like this ear piercing shriek, now Hayden will bat his eyes at you while eating and it is all i can do not to laugh. He is not walking yet and thats okay b/c i think i will have one busy baby on my hands. He loves his brother and sisters and his face lights up when he sees them. We will be celebrating his party at the park in one week, I think i might have smoked some crack having his party after a big trip but oh well. The kiddos are doing great, they have been loving this weather outside and frankly I am also. I am going to a plastic surgeon for the crazy spot on my nose and am eager to get the results from that, i also have started getting up at the crack of dawn, today for instance after i fed Hayden at 415 I was up and could not fall asleep, so here i sit. I am a little freaked out about this swine flu thing, they had a confirmed case from a visitor in Disney, and I keep praying for us to stay illness free so please pray for us. Work apparently is overloaded with calls about the swine flu and the allergies flaring up, I could have made some big bucks this weekend at work but I'm sure there will always be time for that.

Easter pics

2009-04-14T11:53:00.000-07:00

Not much new here again except the crazy weather, the weather was less than stellar on Sunday but at least we didn't have to wear our winter coats like the past two Easters. sunday am we started off at 9am mass, well that was crowded and we ended up in the cry room which i think our kids were one of the best behaved,it was hard to get much out of Easter mass when you are sitting amongst little ones when Easter excitement is in the air, then we headed to my moms house for some brunch and easter egg hunts. the kids had fun, audrey found a pen, not sure where that came from but it made a kodak moment, Christian has a nice scratch and bruise from the fight he had with Emma's foot. Hayden enjoyed his first Easter but was sacked out after church. Other than that not much new here just getting ready for the big D world trip, trying to figure out what i still need to get since my days are limited with little man's naps while the kiddos are at school.

Kisses and Easter eggs

2009-04-09T19:26:00.000-07:00

I labeled this post as kisses first of all b/c notice Hayden with the baby doll, he loves to give kisses to dolls, and he was so excited when Emma finally let him play with the baby, he had been following Emma around for about 20 min trying to get to the baby doll and i love the look on his face once he's got it. I don't remember the triplets giving kisses this early,and i am sure i don't remember them unrolling toilet paper this early either. This kid is into everything and with the triplets the house was babyproof and there were no small pieces so that wasn't an issue then I guess. Our week has been filled with egg hunts and small gifts from people for Easter, which dont get me wrong is wonderful but come on this chocolate is not doing much for the muffin top I am trying to rid of. Seriously i did an od today of reese peanut butter cups and m&m's, and its not even Sunday yet. Today the weather was beautiful this morning and by early evening the temp dropped 22 degrees, it is raining and just yucky. I think next week we are going to make our first trip to the zoo for 2009, Chris is taking off work and it looks like Wed it will be 71 degrees so a good day for the zoo. Tonight we dyed Easter eggs and the kids had fun, Christian kept saying "i'm hungry" i think he thought candy was inside the eggs, he does not like eggs so tomorrow he demands to eat an egg, he is going to be ticked off to find a egg white and a yolk. I am slowly getting ready for our trip, i ordered my swimsuit online today, i hope i like it and i got the rest of the kids shorts and stuff so i think they have their clothes. although gymboree is releasing a new line next week that has some monkeys on it which i think i am going to have to splurge, I call Hayden monkey and wouldn't coordinating monkey clothes be cute for the kiddos? I thought so...

could it be 11 months already

2009-04-06T18:39:00.001-07:00

so my baby boy turned 11 months today, 11 months ago today I was laying in bed at this time, had just finished throwing up several times and was waiting for them to bring in my sweet baby to eat before i went to bed, as i miss the early days when he was a tiny tiny baby i do have to say that i treasured it and held him as much as he wanted to be held, it is absolutely wonderful having a single baby, to those of you who have singles you already know that but having triplets first when you just try to make it through one feeding to a next hoping to get a little sleep, wondering if you will ever be able to relate to other people with kids again I now know the feeling. I can however say I don't know how I did it with three babies at once, yes i did have help but it wasn't around the clock and ultimately they were our responsibility. Some days i feel like my time management is out the window, for instance i wanted to go to the gym this morning but Hayden fell asleep so he took a nap, no gym for us but thats okay, the kids dictate (not literally) our schedule, how blessed I have been to be blessed with 4 kids, this morning when Christian was on my last nerve I was thinking about my friend Wendy who lost her son 6 years ago how she would give anything to have her son grating on her last nerve again, so i just grin and bear it because one day when my boys or girls are all grown up how i will forget the little day to day things that they know they shouldn't do but i will remember all the hugs, stories, zoo trips, ice cream trips, market trips and whatever floats our boat for the day. It just seems as lately i have been more sentimental, whether it is from the person i mentioned earlier diagnosed with brain and lung cancer or all these random shootings where innocent people are dying, life is a precious gift and I am so lucky to have been entrusted with 4 of them. Love you Christian Emma Audrey and Hayden.

slacking again

2009-04-02T19:56:00.000-07:00

so not much is new here except i am wondering why i suck at time management, yes i know i have four children but i feel like i get nothing done, except fb, LOL. my time mngmt was bad prior to fb trust me. not much new here I am starting to get ready for Disney, we are counting down the days, in the meantime of preparing the family for Disney i have to plan my baby's first birthday party, nothing exciting really I just need to figure out the invites and mail those off. my goal was to have his pictures done by the birthday party but that probably won't be happening unless a miracle occurs, I am hoping the wonderful photographer who captured his newborn photos will capture his one year photos also, which i know she will but figuring out a time will be another dilemma since she is located in TN. A funny from today i was getting Christian into the car and i wiped his nose with a tissue since he had a big ole green blob there, he said "no i wanted that to stay in my nose" really b/c i'm sure it felt real nice when trying to breathe. The other day Christian kept coming out of the bathroom saying "i brushed my teeth again" ok, he had a friend over to play and i just thought he was wanting minty fresh breath, well 3 hours later and a sink full of toothpaste, I said "who put all that toothpaste in the sink" everyone "i don't know" then Christian said, "mom i need to tell the truth, I did it, and i had so much fun squeezing it out, and making a snake with it" he was so cute when he said it so all i could do was laugh. I really think he is going to be my class clown. I am still loving my job, they say i am doing good which i hope so, one nurse even said she would have not guessed that i have done telephone triage in the past b/c i sound like i am an old pro. On another note, an individual which i know that nobody else on here knows was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer, i have just been deeply saddened from this, he is in his early 40's, 4 kids, and just one of the nicest guys you will meet, i found out the other day, i pray for his family and for him but cancer is not a good thing, especially when it is in 2 places which probably means it has metatsized from another location. so enjoy the pictures for now Stephanie took the first two.

playing in the rain

2009-03-24T18:15:00.000-07:00

the kids got rain coats, boots, and umbrellas for Christmas and have been begging to play outside in the rain well tonight they were granted their wish. It has rained a couple of times but either it was lightening or too cold to just wear their rain coats, so after supper tonight they donned their gear and were playing in the rain. I think Audrey had the most fun as you can see the splashing from her boots in the 3rd picture, there was a small puddle behind the basketball hoop that she was jumping in, needless to say she was soaked when she was done, and i don't think much of it was from the rain i think it was the puddle. Its amazing to watch the excitement of kids in the rain, Hayden sat in the garage in the stroller and even laughed watching them play. Today they had school, i was on the ball this am and went to the gym and ran before school started and then after dropping the trips off we came home hayden napped, I showered and made my grocery list and off i headed to the store. We even went to dairyhaven tonight after dinner.
Work went well this past sunday I was nervous at first but then once i started taking calls i was a little more comfortable and everybody was so helpful with the TON of questions that i asked. Next week i think Chris is going to take a day off and we are going to take the kids to the zoo, for the first time this season, I was going to take them tomorrow but the weather is going to be less than stellar here so hopefully next week. Oh well i am going to read my magazine and then go to bed early, Chris's alarm went off at 630 for the car seat certification class and will be getting up early all week to be at work by 7, yuck i don't mind waking up early I just don't do well waking up to an alarm if that makes any sense.

springing into the week

2009-03-19T10:52:00.000-07:00

After an up and down winter with the weather I think spring is on its way, we have had some beautiful weather the last few days, today is a bit colder but 54 is still good. Chris got out the kids swings and even put one up for Hayden which he does love, especially if the triplets are pushing him, he giggles and thinks it is wonderful. I even think this beautiful weather has something to say for good moods, the triplets have been playing so nice together and are loving the option of going outside. Yesterday i bought some more sand for the kids sandbox and didnt' buy enough b/c it only filled one side. On Monday of this past week we had the Reuss's over for a bit and then we headed to the firehouse and the park, which was alot of fun. Tomorrow at St. Paul's MDO the kids are having a picnic lunch which they are looking forward to, I am looking forward to getting my run in and then coming home to a clean house. I have been trying to run 2 miles every day which is working pretty well, my next goal is a 10K which is 6.2 miles, i ran the ST. patty's day race which is 5 miles in 55 minutes so i need to start training more. For those of you who are runners I am not running for time I am just running for the runner's high and of course the health benefits. After the race on Saturday i was jumping up and down in Union Station b/c i was so proud that i did 5 miles, I don't ever think i will be a marathon runner, but maybe one day i might just attempt that half marathon, we will see.
Tonight is my last shift of orientation at work and Sunday is my first day off I am kind of nervous but it will be fine, it is a crazy weekend ahead, tonight i work, tomorrow night is set up for the sale, Saturday is the resell it sale, Sunday is work, chris will be with the kids ALOT which is good, welcome to my world.

A day with my boys

2009-03-11T09:36:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile since i posted, i didn't even do a 10 month update on Hayden so i will include that here also. Life has been a little hectic lately with my new job which i can't even begin to tell you how much i LOVE it, seriously every time i work I thank God for leading me there. I realize how unhappy i was at my old job and the difference is amazing. since i am orientating i am working more for right now which i do like, espescially the money. I ran a 5K this past Sunday and it was awesome, the weather was great and i felt good through the whole thing. I need to run today but Christian has been ill and had a fever last night so we can't go today. He is doing fine i think he just has some respiratory thing going on, which i now have. Yesterday i kept Christian home from school and it was so nice outside so we blew bubbles.
Hayden's 10 month update is the boy is getting big, he is the happiest baby, and LOVES his siblings. This punching balloon is awesome for entertaining him, i know it is completely age appropriate, but hey it works great when trying to fix dinner. the side pic of Hayden he was belly laughing when Christian was blowing bubbles, it was too cute not too post. He is starting to cruise around furniture, does "so big", peek a book, and tries to get into my cabinets. I can't believe he is 10 months already. His sleeping also is much better, he goes down around 730-8, will sleep till 4 then eat, then sleep till 7 and wake up babbling. He also loves to be held which i am more than happy to oblige since i didn't get to constantly hold the triplets, although maybe i did with christian since he was the mama's boy. I don't think you can spoil them enough with love. People alwasy tell me treasure them b/c they grow up fast which i can start to fathom with the triplets. so i am trying to be more patient and not worry so much about the messes, I want them to look back and remember the fun not the clean house, dishes, or whatever.
Off to get ready and then play some more with the trips while Hayden naps.

9 months

2009-02-07T04:18:00.001-08:00

My baby boy turned 9 months yesterday, I really was going to blog last night but my hubby while making bruschetta decided to watch a movie on the laptop so i didn't have access to it, and i went to bed at 9. I know I know every time I blog i say i am going to be a better blogger, well i am not. the other day i was thinking how much time i waste on the computer, its disgusting really so i decided to turn off the computer for awhile and get stuff done, the one day i cleaned out 4 drawers that i dont' think had been cleaned since when we moved in, and thurs i cleaned out our fridge and let me tell you it looks great, empty but great. i never use sour cream but why did i have two huge containers of it. somedays i feel so overwhelmed by the stuff that needs to be done but it is like dishes,they will be there until i decide to do them or chris, I think my job today may be organinzing the pantry before i go to the grocery store. or maybe i will play outsided with the triplets since it is going to be 60 degrees today, i think i may dig out my shorts, well maybe not but i would love to bottle this weather since they are talking about snow on thursday. sorry mother nature but you are a huge tease. Now lets talk about my baby boy, (can you tell i am gaga over him)he is the happiest baby, he loves his siblings, I think emma especially bc she will play with him, carry him around which he thinks is hilarious. He is still army crawling which the triplets did forever and pulling to his knees, two babies younger than him are pulling to stand already and if he is anything like christian was he wont' be doing that for awhile, those darn men, he now has figured out how to put the ball in his fisher price thing and make it play music, he knows all of his Presidents, and we just started reading time magazine..okay okay just kidding.
when we had our 8 inches of snow the kids played outside for a long time, so it took forever to bundle them up, i just love the bottom pic of all three, audrey who is in the black crimson hat was mad b/c her old hat kept falling off, it was too small so chris put one of his on her and she was not happy to say the least. that girl ohh has been so sassy lately, the other day i gave her clothes to wear and she said "well if i wear that I won't look like a princess" wth? excuse me where did that come from, b/c first of all she is a princess and anybody that knows the girl will agree but hello she is 4, what the heck next year the girl will want to be served on a pillow and wear her tiara to bed.
in other news i start my new job this week and am very excited, monday is my first day with my computer training so i wll try and update on monday night. enjoy the new pics.

bad blogger

2009-01-26T12:58:00.000-08:00

its been a long time since i blogged, i think b/c i am so addicted to facebook and put pics up there so i dont' blog but facebook will be long gone probably in a couple of years so i will blog today and probably not tomorrow. We really havent' been up to much, pretty sad, I have taken up a new habit of going to bed by 9pm, its like i think i a m 80 or something, next week i will probably be cooking supper at 3 who knows. Last night i did stay up late to watch the Duggar wedding, yes i am addicted to the Duggar's, chris didnt' want to watch it with me I don't know why. this weekend seriuosly i wanted to scream, Chris is addicted to mafia wars on fb, i MEAN he is always on the computer making deposits and crap, ugghhh I wished he would have made a deposit of clothes into the washing machine. Chris is a good dad and husband don't get me wrong but if I saw him on the computer one more time I was going to scream. what do you mean someone will steal your money if you dont' make a deposit, are you freaking kidding. I loved it this weekend when he told me he was tired, and its not because he gets up with Hayden, i guess going to the bank so many times wore him out. Ok off of Chris like i said he is a good dad, and i'm sure i get on his nerves too.
Good news I finally got my MO license and will be starting my new job Feb 9th, I am loving being off but am super excited to start a new job, being a full time SAHM is rough, i feel bad asking for help from anyone and i feel really bad for spending any money on myself since i am not working, I still don't feel bad spending money at Target or gymboree though. hey if somethings on sale...
We got a wii, and i love it, haven't been on in a couple of days that is my job tonight after dance class. Today we did a playdate at the Reuss's which was fun, usually we have alcohol but Lindsey drank it all before i got there, LOL Wednesday night I have a very important meeting with Pam and Lindsey to discuss world events at Cutters, I am thinking we can get ALOT solved over greasy food and some beer. This weekend we actually have plans two nights, I kind of am starting to feel important. saturday night is the hockey game with Cathy and sunday is Superbowl over at Lisa's, I just hope she doesn't feel chris's butt again this year,i may have to start charging for that. Oh well I guess i need to figure out someway to be domesticated today, I am making a roast in the crock pot but if i dont' get Chris's slippers warm and his cigar ready when he comes home he gets a little upset and may not let me watch jon and kate and the duggars so i better be good....

8 months old

2009-01-06T06:45:00.000-08:00

Today my baby is 8 months old so hard to believe. Hayden is a great and happy baby, but when he is tired he wants his bed. The last three days he has not been sleeping well at all, the nights are okay but during the day he naps 45 minutes and wakes up SCREAMING, so i don't know if it is his ears but he doesn't have a fever, his teeth, or just a phase he is going through. He was awake for the day at 530 this am, i was all set to go to they gym after i fed him and he wanted to play, good thing b/c the roads are really icy and i would not have turned on the TV and discovered that till i was already driving on them so thanks Hayden for keeping me safe. The kids were supposed to go back to school today but that is cancelled, i need to run to the mall but i am not risking it, so maybe tonight. i guess God wants me to finish folding all of that laundry i did yesterday so that is fine also. The kids are pretty excited about going to Disney on Ice this week, we will be leaving Hayden with a sitter so we can fully enjoy the show. The top three pics were taken by chris with Steph's flash that we borrowed, I like it so much that i am going to use some of my Christmas money to buy one as soon as i find out which one she has, Steph and i have the same camera so hopefully today i will be placing my order! I am liking my current career so far of being a SAHM, granted it has only been a few days but it is so nice not having to think about going to work, I had a nice hot meal ready for the family last night, yes it was reheated pizza from my playdate earlier but hey i am utilizing the leftovers. Chris made a joke about it saying i had a hot meal for him, but he is being super supportive which is great, he LOVES his job and realizes that sometimes work around the house is two full time jobs.

A New Year, a new journey

2009-01-01T07:27:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year my friends! Today i will not be posting any pictures but I wanted to start the New Year fresh with a new post. Our Christmas was wonderful, a little overdone, (can we say the toys are outnumbering the people by far) we are so lucky to be so fortunate in a year where everybody has felt the hit of the economy in one way or another. I usually don't do New year's resolutions but this year i am going to do some goals, I wont share them all here but I am going to work on being a better person, friend, and mom of course, there is always room for improvement. I have realized that the last couple of months I have been unhappy and am glad that i took a step in improvoing it. As I sit here and think about my last shift tonight it brings a tear to my eye, I have worked there for 12 years, I know the computer system, my way around the hospital, ALOT of employees, can i say it is just very very comfortable. Change is hard but i am going to adjust and adjust with a positive attitude. I am finally starting to feel a little peace in my heart, and it feels wonderful.
We rang in the New Year with some neighbors, it was family oriented with kids toys and cocktails for the adults, we had a great time! Happy New Year! I hope to be a better blogger this year.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-23T18:10:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to say Merry Christmas, I have so much to be thankful for this year, my family, my friends, my health, and one decision that i truly feel confident in. Today was a big disappointing day, i had interviewed for a job in a call center, i found out today i didn't get the position, they said it was a very hard choice but the person they chose was more qualified, but they did request that if another opening becomes available would i please apply. We will see, I thought this was the perfect job for me but God has other plans, I am not sure where he is leading me but i will follow. This past Sunday in church the priest during his homily said you need to listen very quietly b/c God sends you messages in many different ways, I truly realized that today when i didn't get the job at Childrens but still had NO REGRETS when quitting St. Elizabeth's, it was time. I truly work with some amazing people and I don't know if you read my blog but I will miss working with you, I have to say that I usuallly had a blast at work and never worked without laughing out loud, i don't know how many places you can work at and say that. I have been blessed to work with such great coworkers who will always hold a dear place in my heart. So to all of you that follow my blog, thank you for following along with me, and giving me your support by just showing an interest in the daily well more like biweekly updates of my chaotic families life. May you truly find the meaning of Christmas and peace in your heart. And find humor in your holiday! To all a Good Night...

breakfast with Santa

2008-12-21T19:01:00.000-08:00

Saturday am we started the day with Breakfast with Santa at the firehouse, it was great, it was a pancake and sausage breakfast, Santa came. My kids only asked for one thing a piece, when Santa asked Audrey what else she wanted she just shrugged her shoulders and said "i don't know" she does want a swimming puppy which well Santa is going to bring her. christian also wants a swimming puppy, and Em wants a swimming baby thats all they asked for so i can't wait to see their faces when they get them, of course they are getting a ton of other stuff. I thought for some reason this year i cut the gifts down but after a wrapping frenzy on Friday that was not the case. Today we headed to Chris's grandmas for the Christmas with her, the kids had a blast but oh they were wiped and bedtime led to some knock down drag out tanturms, I was feeding Hayden so i couldnt' tuck them in, usually i throw them a kiss, Emma yelled while she was crying "i don't want that kiss" well then, all i could do was laugh which needless to say ticked her off even more. Tomorrow we are going to a chuck e cheese type of place with jeanette, that is her gift to them which i am hoping they at least sleept till 730 so bedtime isn't ugly tomorrow night. This am after church we scored some awesome deals at Old Navy. Tomorrow i am hoping to hit the gym in the morning to at least get us out of this house, but it is so darn cold. On another note i put in my two weeks at work, it was sad but it was time. I didnt' tear up until this evening when i talked to a nurse i work with and said they are planning a little dinner out for my going away, then it makes me sad, I've been in that unit 8.5 years but the time has come to move on. so on that note i am moving on to my bed..

a long day

2008-12-15T16:59:00.000-08:00

today i went to my MIL to make cookies with 4 kids in tow, the roads were slick not too bad, luckily my niece and nephew also had off school, believe it or not my 8 year old nephew played with the triplets almost all day, Hayden hung out in his jumperoo the first couple hours on and off but after noon pretty much was held by me, this little piggy has ate almost non stop all day i guess he is hitting some growth spurt, its almost like when he was a newborn. the triplets are almost easier in some aspects, when they want to be fed they ask for a snack, they go to the bathroom by themselves, and can entertain themselves, Hayden is not so easy plus he didn't want to nap all day but wanted to go to bed at 630 which i didnt' let him. the kids made sugar cookies which in the first picture Emma and Christian are reaching to get a cookie, Audrey doesn't like cookies (not my daughter) so she asked for marshmallows, and well Hayden apparently likes to play with my socks. The weather here bites, we have a nice sheet of sleet on the streets, with more to maybe come tomorrow and on Thursday so possibly no school which means no school till Jan 5, a long time to be trapped in the house. so as of now i sit blogging drinking a glass of wine, i need to pay bills after the kids go to bed but i am going to bed myself, i am wiped once again i slept like crap again last night. I am praying for at least a day of school tomorrow so i can finish up some wrapping and a little peace to myself before Christmas break starts.

7 months

2008-12-08T11:25:00.000-08:00

my baby is seven months old,can you believe it i sure can't, i love every stage i can't seem to remember the little things with the triplets b/c either it was long ago or else with three at once you seem to forget. I say this every update but he LOVES his mama, if he sees me and somebody else is holding him he will fuss until i hold him, he has his two bottom teeth that popped out last thursday finally, he loves his big brother and sisters and they are really good with him. Hayden can sit up on his own now, loves to sleep on his belly, and DOES NOT LOVE SLEEPIGN THRU THE NIGHT LOL. He takes two naps a day and would probably nap more if we were home on a regualr basis. We tried giving him those gerber wagon wheels yesterday, he did like them. We have been blessed to have him as an addition to our family, God has blessed us with 4 wonderful kids.
The first picture is me and Cathy before our race on Saturday, first of all it was cold and i almost gave up a couple of times but Cathy gave me motivation, unlike the first race where i never walked i walked a couple of times but not for long, i had a heavy dinner on Friday night and bad cramps in my legs, Cathy and her friend Carrie reassured me some races are better than others which relates to life some days are better than others and some days we need the stregnth of God, friends and family to make it through. Saturday we went to cookies with Santa a fellow triplet mom hosted at her house and had a blast. Hayden really liked Santa, good thing b/c next year he probably won't. the triplets had fun, i will post pics of them tomorrow. But i had to post the picture of Hayden and Cooper they are best buds, they even like to dress alike, LOL. I love the bottom picture b/c of the grin on Hayden' face and the giggle from Santa it is priceless.

playing around

2008-11-29T16:34:00.000-08:00

Our Thanksgiving was great, we had ALOT to be thankful for this year including. We went to my aunt's house in Fenton and had a great time, my aunts DIL, reminds me of my friend Amanda she lovess to take pics in the natural light and was breaking out the big daddy camera on Thanksgiving and took a bunch of Hayden and the kids that i can't wait to see. Friday i went shopping with my mom and aunt in South County and scored some deals, uggh i have a gymboree addiction also now, i had a 20% off coupon in addition to their 30% off sale so it was 50% off, i scored some deals. Friday night we took the kids to see the lights at the Shrine and in the start of it Emma said "Daddy i want to go home, and Audrey said "me too" nice, Christian didnt' say anything b/c he is afraid of staying home forever or thats what he says, today i did massive amounts of laundry and even put it away while Chris and the kids decorated the outside of the house with the lights and we bought the artifical snow blower that ski resorts use. Okay we didn't buy that but how cool would that be. Next SAturday is my next 5K, i hope i don't freeze to death, i guess i need to invest in some armour stuff that is cold gear, maybe i can talk my mom into buying it for an ealry chrismas present, I have been running alot outside. not much new here trying to make my lists and check them twice, and then i dont' even want to think about christmas cards, uggh don't expect much from me this year i dont' have any cool ideas i guess i may check the internet or else ask Amanda martha stewart if she has any ideas. so enjoy my pics from today i was practicing with my camera and the settings.

in a funk don't know why

2008-11-20T23:32:00.000-08:00

so i am super stressed at work long story but tonight i reached a breaking point and i am hoping to announce a change in a couple of weeks, no i am not pregnant and going to be staffing my own funny farm... not much new here, my kids have been pretty good, on Wed we went to a playdate at the Reuss's. Hayden has been sick, we don't know with what but he has a nice rash, and a nice cough, and now has a nice red excoritated bottom from his antibiotic. ughhh. and the best part is it is 120 am and i am still awake, i worked tongiht and am fired up from that, i didn't get off until late. Hayden was wide awake and wanting to play when i got home which was fine hopefully he sleeps until 6 am. I put my tree up this past Sunday and really haven't gotten anywhere with decorating it, i don't know why but for some reason i am on the go all the time, life has just gotten busy. so here are some pics, i better get in bed.

6 months

2008-11-07T18:44:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Hayden was 6 months old, so hard to believe, seems it was just yesterday that he was just born, his personality is developing, he loves his mama and has a little tantrum already when i walk out of the room, he loves his big brother and sisters, Christian loves Hayden but really could care less what he is doing, the girls run into Hayden's room in the am when they hear him on the monitor and he just giggles at them. He has become the chubby wubby baby,i think he may be trying to catch up with Cooper or else my milk now has half and half in it. I started him on cereal awhile back but he didnt' really like it, well last week i introduced sweet potatoes and banannas, and the sweet potatoes are his favorite, he kind of makes a mmm sound when he eats. This past week has been busy, this time change has the kids jacked up, Christian has been the nightmare child, well nightmare for him he generally is pretty easy going but this week was something to be desired. Today i had the kids lay down in thier beds this afternoon and they were all out as soon as their head hit the pillow, made a WORLD of difference tonight. When i sat down today to try and think why Christain was being a pill it dawned on me that he probably is overtired from the time change, so he napped and cooperated tonight. oh well i am going to web surf a little and then off to bed, this cold weather makes me tired or else maybe the fact i have 4 kids makes me tired...

Halloween pictures

2008-11-03T12:31:00.000-08:00

trick or lots of treats! our halloween was great, my little Audrey begged to be a pink unicorn which when Friday came she pouted until i gave in and let her be Ariel,grrrrrrrr 30 dollars down the drain at least i can sell it. next year they can decide 3 days before halloween so there are no changes and they are on sale. after christian went to every house he would say "mom i got candy and i said thank you". yesterday we went to a turkey shoot for the fire dept and i won a gift card basket that is AWESOME. today we hit the park with the springers and now the kids are chillin on the couch. this time change is killin me with the early riser Hayden. off to feed a baby

not my mug shot

2008-10-27T18:52:00.000-07:00

On Saturday i ran my first 5K, woohoo, it has been a goal of mine for about 4 years but i never could do it b/c i would train to fast and end up hurting my bad knee, well this time i followed directions from coolrunning.com and viola a goal has been accomplished. It was one of the hardest activities to do in my life and trust me i have been an avid exerciser for the last 10 years but i trained my body to do it and it did. The last 1/2 mile was pretty intense with just being tired, sweaty and cold, and a BIG hill but Cathy and i finished in 34 min and 25 seconds. Cathy said i was a fast runner and she didn't anticipate finishing in that time frame, she said you have no slow speed. Let me tell you i am still on a high horse from it and am most likely going to do another 5K in two weeks. Then i am done b/c i don't like to run in the cold but i will do more in the future but you won't see me doing any full marathoons unless i start smoking some crack again, LOL. Saturday night Chris and i went out without kids to celebrate my run and that was fun but by 10pm i was ready for bed, heck i am still tired and a little sore from Saturday. Anyway Cathy and i didn't get any pics of us before the run, no place to put the camera so chris took the pic of me that evening with my number. Today me and the kids did our storytime at Barnes and Noble and then came home, Christian loves to look at books, toy magazines, you name it so i had three toys r us big books and told the kids to cut out pics for their wish list from Santa and glue it on a piece of paper, they thought that was pretty cool. Tonight Chris and i got to watch the girls at tap/ballet and i forgot my camera but Chris did take pics with his camera phone. We only get to watch a total of four times, the next time i think is in December. The weather is nuts, it is supposed to freeze tonight and then be 68 on Friday, whatever as long as it is semi decent on Halloween i don't care. oh well i think i am headed for bed, getting my hair cut and colored tomorrow, i would post a pic but i am not going to have her style it since i will be going to the gym tomorrow night and don't want to waste the cute hair do to only get sweaty.

pumpking carving and pimp daddy

2008-10-22T18:42:00.000-07:00

Chris carved a pumpkin with the kids last night, the girls loved digging in the pumpkin and Christian's usual response was "i don't love that", i haven't seen the pumpkin yet, for some reason it is in our f reezer, isn't that where you all keepy your pumpkins? Actually Chris is waiting until the ribbon cutting ceremony or something i dont' know. today i am wore out Stephanie stopped by and i think she was speechless when she saw the disaster the tornado left when it went thru our living room, part of the dissaster was the laundry which Hayden is sitting on, can you spy Hayden? I spy ALOT of laundry that is for sure. Today i cooked dinner again, did the kids pumpkin craft for school, made pumpkin seeds, tended to a fussy baby who freaked every time i left the room, and went to the gym, and ended up giving the kids a bath since Chris was on a fire call, ugghh i am tired, doing three sets of homework with kids who want help NOW is a little tough at times but i guess this gives us practice for a couple years down the road. Also itonight i had this little track suit on hayden with the hat i unitentionally borrowed from Target (long story) and Chris said he looked like a little rapper so we put the bling on Hayden and snapped away, anybody needing a new pimp can borrow Hayden but you have to return him for dinner! OFf to bed i am whooped.

latest pictures

2008-10-20T19:00:00.000-07:00

i dont' know why but i have been not posting lately, i check everybody else's blog for updated pics but for some reason am too lazy too post. Not much new here, i do have a new addiction and that is facebook. Last week we went pumpkin picking with the kids MDO, they had fun but you had to get small pumpkins for school, so we went to Farmers Market on Sat with the whole family and got a larger one. I should take Hayden to Eckerts to get his picture and maybe i will but i am lazy lately and like to do nothing but stay at home when the kids are in school. Hayden is sleeping much better knock on wood, watch him make a liar out of me tonight, he will sleep from 730-8 till around 330-4, pretty good sleep for me. i can handle that. The triplets are doing great, it amazes me how independent they are getting, they get themselves dressed, buckled in thier carseats well the top part. the past two Mondays we have gone to Barnes and Noble for storytime which they seem to enjoy and Hayden loves to watch the kids sing songs, he jumps around and yells, it is too funny. Christian and i have been butting heads nonstop, ughhhhh he has been testing my patience and my patience is wearing thin, i think i say multiple prayers daily to have stregnth to not lose my cool. Christian has always been a mommas boy and whatever mom said usually was good but woohoa times have changed. The kids are getting so funny, this morning Emma told Audrey she needed to get back b/c her breath was stinky, too funny, and also last week Audrey called Emma a not so nice name, ughh. Work is going well, i am considering going back regular staff after the new year, again i am considering it, it will probably be 12 hour nights, which i don't really want but if a door opens i will take it. It is something i struggle weekly with and sometimes i think i am a better parent if i am working a little more.ughh it makes my stomach turn even thinking about it. Plesae say a little prayer Saturday is my first 5K ever, i am running it with my best friend Cathy, and another friend Lisa, so nervous about it though. That also makes my stomach turn, but this has been a goal of mine for a long time coming so if i can finish i will be so proud. I think i can i think i can. oh well enjoy the pics of my cute kids, LOL

5 months

2008-10-06T19:41:00.000-07:00

Hayden is 5 months today and as usual i am putting his photos up. He is the happiest baby and i think the cutest baby ever. My cousin gave us the doorway jumper thing and the kid LOVES it, he loves to bounce. I need to also get the jumperoo Jen loaned me out, keep forgetting about that one also. Hayden loves his brother and sisters, especially Audrey she can get him giggling in no time. tonight for instance on our way to dance she was looking at him giggling and he was cracking up out loud, it was so cute. Its something i can't explain to those who have one child but when you see a special moment between siblings in gives me the goose bumps. Today i also witnessed the neighbor boy Zach run up to the kids through the fence and give them a great big hug when he got home from school, it was really touching how much the two older neighbor kids love my kids. Hayden is still quite the momma's boy which is fine by me. today we went to the park with Lindsey, and her kids. Cooper and Hayden were just grinning and talking to one another it was so cute, i was afraid for one minute that Cooper was going to try and eat Hayden, just kidding. I love Cooper's feet they are so chubby and he is a happy baby also, i guess they have to be when they have three other kids to compete with,you just got to go with the flow. For those of you who like easy recipes, i made one tonight. You take a beef roast, 1 cup of A-1, and some salt,pepper and garlic powder and throw it in the crock pot unitl done, it was really good, i do have to say i love the kraftfoods website super easy. I also made whole wheat pasta with feta cheese and fat free good seasons italian dressing, the kids loved it and it is really good for you also. Got my print of the kids feet framed and picked it up tonight and it is FABULOUS. i will take a pic tomorrow although the picture will do the finished product no justice but it turned out great, for those of you that come over sometimes you will have to come soon to see it,i will be offering half price admission for a limited time. and i may just offer you a glass of the Hallowine once my supplier comes through. i tried some of this Hallowine on Saturday and this stuff rocks you can supposedly only get it in Columbia or Troy so i have a connection and hopefully she comes through soon,i am dying here.

busy weekend

2008-10-05T10:52:00.000-07:00

for some reason i love fall just b/c the summer is so busy that finally in the fall we usually slow down, but recently that hasn't been the case. last week at work was INSANE, i ended up getting called in twice plus my usual hours, by Friday night i was beat. plus Hayden's nights were something to be desired so i am still tired. Friday night after i got off work Chris's mom watched the kids while we went to the chili cook off, needless to say i was pretty crabby and didn't want to go i wanted to go to bed but after we got there i had a good time. Saturday my boss had an Octoberfest at her house with a blues band, unfortunatley i didn't get to hear the band but i did go for a little while and had a good time, i wish i could have stayed but we had a wedding. the triplets stayed at my moms and Hayden came with us, the wedding was very nice and they had a fill your own candy station for favors which was super cool, plus they had wine which i enjoyed one glass. today while Hayden napped me and the kids played outside, they rode thier bikes, rollerskated and Emma had a meltdown at which she is pouting in the pic below. THey didn't go to bed till 10 last night and was up at 630 so they are kind of tired, i think i will have three sleeping kids during rest time today. hopefully we will slow down soon.

no shopping for awhile

2008-09-30T08:05:00.000-07:00

well if you read my last post i was confused about car seats, after MUCH research and debating i did decide on the Britax regent x3 and a Britax Marathon x1, yikes i won't even share what my total was lets just say i will be earning some nice Disney world points. I'm still a little sick to the stomach on the big price tag but confident in my kids safety. I went with elitecarseats.com and they were very helpful, they gave me a nice discount since i did purchase 4 car seats. I went ahead and bought Hayden's now since they were giving a discount and he probably will go in it after christmas or so, he is getting heavy in his car seat but it is so convenient for when he is sleeping to just put him in the stroller, although i won't be going to the mall anytime soon so i guess that isn't a worry. LOL Anyway i think i am more freaked out just b/c of this whole economy issue, obviously we aren't retiring anytime soon but i don't even want to look at our investments, which i wont' b/c nothing we can do about it.
the kids are doing great, they love their big kid bikes although they are hard to pedal for them right now so tomorrow after the gym we will play outside. We also did book our trip to Disney for the first part of May so looking forward to that, we are going with my mom. I also did start part of my Christmas shopping last week, and am happy to report i think outside of some clothes i am done with Christian. Oh well the kids are at MDO today and i have a ton of chores i would like to attempt today such as dishes and cleaning out the closet although the latter may be a two day job. I'm just glad to not be wearing maternity clothes, although i don't know how breastfeeding friendly my prepregnancy clothes are, do you think i can justify to CHris that since we don't have to buy formula i can get some breastfeeding friendly shirts. We are going to a wedding this weekend and bringing Hayden i will have to see if i am going to be able to nurse Hayden in my dress if not then i will have to pump and give him a bottle which i really don't like. It is just time consuming to pump and gets uncomfortable if you wait to long!

ughh in a dither

2008-09-27T12:20:00.000-07:00

so last week was the car seat check, we found out that our car seats are good for 40lb/40 inches. Christian weighs in at 33lb 38 inches, Audrey 28lbs 39inches, and Emma 31lbs 39.5 inches so we are getting close to needing new car seats. The car seat guy that i work with suggested high back boosters but if you all have watched the Kyle Miller video that came out about 1-2 years ago i don't think so. A family that i know of has a severly brain injured little boy from an accident back in May and i wonder if he had been in a 5pt harness what would have happened. If you read safety reviews which is what i have been doing all afternoon they say the belt positioning boosters dont alwasy hit them where it should and in the event of a crash... well anyway so now i am checking out the Britax regent, pretty costly at 249.99 free shipping though, and Hayden's next seat will also be a Britax. Now if you all remember we had to get the new van to accomodate 4 tethered seats so i am thinking i will win with my hubby on this issue, he usually is anal retentive about car seat safety which i am also but geez 750 dollars on car seats not to mention Hayden's will be about 280, yikes but weigh that with if the event of an accident would we always be wondering what would have happened. I just figure you want what is best for your child and i will spend money on other stuff but why will i be a cheap skate when it comes to their safety? edited to add this is a not a judgemental thing on anybody that already has their kiddos in a booster.

Happy Birthday Christian, Emma and Audrey

2008-09-23T21:43:00.000-07:00

Today my kiddos turn 4, ah how bittersweet. these are some photos from the party, we sang happy birthday 3 times one to each kid, and when we were singing happy birthday to Audrey i got all choked up and wanted to bawl like a baby, my big kids are growing up. I love you so much and we are so lucky God has chosen us for your parents. You make us better and stronger people and i wouldn't change anything about having triplets, 3 times the love, 3 times the attitudes, good and bad, and 3 times the fun. You guys are the light of my life, i hope you know how much i love you. Have a wonderful birthday!
P.S. check below for the first family shot!

Hayden's baptism

2008-09-22T19:11:00.000-07:00

here are a few pics from Sunday, it was a busy day as we had the baptism and then the triplets 4th bday party. These pics are courtesy of Steph, she will be more than happy to take any pics for you as long as you give her daughter a gallon of ice cream, LOL. i love the second picture, Hayden loves to flirt with Stephanie, she always can get a smile out of him. Hayden's outfit i LOVED but it was shedding big time, you notice Chris has his coat on well after the family pic we all looked down and it looked like Meddie the cat layed on his jacket. Fuzz was every where, stay tuned for pics tomorrow of the party. All i have to say is the obstacle course was a BLAST and i want it for next year. so tired off to bed.

spin the baby

2008-09-16T13:42:00.000-07:00

my cousin who lives in chicago has a baby 6 months older than Hayden so we get all the passed on goodies. this little spin thing that Hayden is on in the second pic is so cute, i have never seen it before but it is made by Lamaze toys,
Chris asked yesterday when he came home what Hayden was doing on that so i told him we were playing spin the baby. being that Amanda Johnson is always looking for photo ops i took this as one and was laying on my stomach getting all sorts of pics of him and he was smiling big time, Amanda must have been sending me telepathic messages.

skate ahead

2008-09-15T19:16:00.000-07:00

at my mommes resell it sale i found three pairs of skates so on Sunday the kids took to skating, they actually are alot better than what i thought, they walk more than skate but they love them. yesterday Maddie and Zack came over and skated with them. the sale went well, i made some good money but i am exhausted from this weekend, and battling a cold. this week is another crazy week with the baptism and birthday party, we have forty people who will be at our house on sunday, yikes that is alot but when you factor in two other sets of triplets that is alot. i wanted to invite some of their other friends but do to maximum occupancy LOL i can't. I have my list made, the only thing that is bad is my cake lady cancelled on me, her uncle is dying she needs to go out of town this weekend,no biggie i think i will just get teh cakes from Sams since i am making a big trip there on Friday or Saturday or both. i may try and make my own cupcakes if i can find my big tip for the icing, it really won't be that hard i can do that on Saturday night. i work tues and wednesday, why i signed up for 4 extra hours is beyond me, it seems as though i always do that when i need the time off. oh well i want to be in bed by 930 so i have 15 extra minutes.

busy weekend ahead

2008-09-11T15:35:00.000-07:00

ughh my mommes resell it sale is this weekend, as much as i love the cash i make i hate that my house is cluttered with rubbermaid bins in my living room the week of the sale. tomorrow night is set up and saturday is sale day, i need to figure out how to operate my pump on batteries, guess i should be reading the manual instead of updating my blog. Last night i was locked out of the house for a couple hours it was extremely frustrating as i had a plan that had a timeline and that was completely screwed up. Long story short never leave your cell phone and house keys on the kitchen counter, it doesn't work very well. My running is going good, last night i did 2.5 miles and didn't want to do any other work after running, (i usually do free weights, crunches and glutes) so i ran for speed, oops yeah cut my running a mile down by a minute each mile, which is good but when doing this program you shouldn't incorporate speed until youve been running for awhile, just a little sore today. I was talking with Cathy and i am glad i am not the only one who despises running the first five minutes into the run. Kids had MDO today, i ran some errands, well i ran to Target, can target be a hobby b/c seriously i am addicted. Hayden went to the dr on tuesday, he is 13lb12oz, 251/4 inches and has a big head. he is in the 25%for weight and height and 50% for head. His sleeping at night is something to be desired but still is exclusively breast fed on demand so i guess one day he will sleep thru the night. Last night he did pretty good. We took the bumper off his bed since i saw his face smashed in it the other night, he scoots all over the place in his sleep, another reason why he may not sleep so great since he is practicing for the circus. off to work and then a crazy tomorrow, wish me luck on figuring out this breastpump without ac adapters.

my big kids

2008-09-07T19:00:00.000-07:00

okay i hope this picture of Hayden also pops up b/c it is cute and it marks his 4 month mark. Yikes my baby is 4 months old, i just weighed him this evening and he is around 15lbs, he wears size 3 diapers, for some reason the 2's fit but if he naps in his crib he pees out the side so i went up a size. He is really giggling ALOT, he has been laughing out loud for around a month but he has the giggles and I LOVE IT. the other pic is of the kiddos. Hayden has been waking up alot to eat at night, i can see two teeth at the bottom so i hope that is the culprit, anyway i was being nice and not waking Chris up, well last night i told him to please feed Hayden so he did and i slept like 6 hours in a row, can we say heaven. needless to say sorry honey no more nice guy, i need my sleep. the kids were pills last night and i told Chris i had just had it and was about to blow, have you ever had those moments where you just don't like your kids, well i was there, i know that sounds bad but seriously. Christian threw a tanturm that was so ugly last night i carried him to the car while he was kicking and screaming i attempted to strap him in his car seat, and then i just started crying b/c i had enough, my back hurts tonight from trying to strap him in he is a strong ox.

a little funny today the kids were playing outside when we got home from the gym, Emma came inside crying saying, "that little brown boy keeps pushing our cars outside" i could have died. Chris was outside talking to our neighbors Joe and Teresa and their little boy Loyal was playing with the cozy coupes, i don't know why Emma got so upset she usually will share her toys with little kids well. I told her Emma that is Loyal and he can play with our cars, i said we don't say brown boy we just say boy. Chris and i don't talk about color of skin obviously b/c she said brown. and it is funny b/c just the other day i was wondering at what age do they start to discover diversity, well obviously now. oh well i am exhausted again, my legs ache from my workout today. good night.

not Amanda Johnson photography...

2008-09-04T19:11:00.000-07:00

i took the kiddos yesterday to get their pics taken, so here are some of them, they did turn out cute but nothing like what Amanda would have done. I LOVE the girls outfits, good thing i do b/c i spent a fortune on the hats, socks, shoes and sweaters from gymboree, Christian's shrit i got on clearance at Target, real nice i know but i really like his shirt, they didnn't have anything cute worth the money for boys so gotta love TArget. the kids first day back at Mdo was today, i really didn't do anything but it was nice to have the entire house to myself and Hayden. Hayden is a fuss bucket tonight, i hope he won't be up all night, he spit up ALOT this evening, and really isn't happy unless mommy is holding him which i dont know what is wrong with him. cleaning lady comes tomorrow so we will be hitting the gym while she is here, i have an interval run tomorrow. Not sore at all today but i didnt' work out since i did my run yesterday, it was nice to take a day off. Weight loss is going pretty good, down 14lbs from when i started and would like to lose 6 more. My fall clothes fit which i am happy with but after having children the problem areas get redistributed. off to pump and then to bed, my little man is reverting back to waking up more frequently during the night, i think he is hitting his 4 month growth spurt, yikes almost 4 months already?

I DID IT

2008-09-03T19:42:00.000-07:00

okay no new pics of the kids today but just wanted to say i ran 2.25 miles tonight, first time ever. I have been following the couch to 5K program, i always tried to run before and ended up hurting my knees but this time i stuck to the program and was able to condition properly to do this. the couch to 5k is a 8 week program, Friday i start week 6,i didn't really tell anybody i was doing it b/c i was afraid i would hurt myself again so knock on wood I can do this. woohoo i had a runners high after i finished.
tomorrow the kids start MDO again, woohoo b/c we all need a break from one another. today i took them to get thier pics taken, they turned out well, tomorrow when i get the CD i will post pics, grrrrrrrrr i have to go back b/c they forgot to give it to me. oh well i want to finish watching the Palin speech and get to bed at a decent time.

new pics

2008-08-25T18:01:00.000-07:00

read post below b/c this is posted twice but click on older posts to read my update, ughh blogger is making me mad.

still catching up

2008-08-25T17:54:00.000-07:00

last week stupid blogger wouldn't let me post so let me do a recap. Last week for the first time in a long time i went to an intermediate step class, i forgot how much i really love the classes, i love doing my workouts in the cardio center but i also love classes. i always go to my Saturday am class but i need to get in the swing of going back to more. my goal is to also try a spin class, the problem is when they have them it doesn't work so well with our schedule. Last Wednesday we went to the firehouse for lunch and the Springers came also, Lucas loves fire trucks and you should have seen his face when he found out he was going to get a ride in the firetruck, it was priceless. Friday evening in the last picture is Hayden's best buddy Cooper, this is Lindsey's little boy, for those of you who don't know I was Lindsey's (awesome) mentor when she was pregnant with the triplets, then last year when i told her i was pregnant and invited her to join my pregnancy cult she at first declined but then after about a month she called me to let me know she decided she wanted to be cool like me and knocked up. So Cooper was born on June 14th, for those of you wondering, Lindsey has part half and half part miracle gro in her breastmilk, Cooper was already like 3 feet when he was born. Friday night we went to the Springers birthday party at the pool where my son decided to jump in the big pool all by himself, what i didnt' mention is that Chris was with the girls in the bathroom, Christian ran ahead and i was on the deck nourshing my other son, luckily the springers dad was standing nearby and pulled hiim out. Chris told Christian no more swimming and Christian screamed bloody murder. Saturday evening we went to my grade school church picnic and we won four goldfish, well now we have one remaining. seems as though the pump in our small fish aquarium sucks them up like a vacuum if they are too small. apparently we can take care of our litter but when it comes to goldfish and plants we don't know what the heck we are doing.
Sunday we workedout then met John at Cutters and then to Dairyhaven for ice cream.
Today i took Emma for her ENT appt and she still has a small hole in her eardrum, if it still there in Feb they will need to patch it, great. I also talked with the lady doing our cakes for the party, i think i got it figured out, luckily the lady two doors down makes cakes and will deliver! Chris should be talking to jack about our bounce house so hopefully chris gets the date right on that. oh well i have kiddos asking to go to bed and i just realized the sink has been running for the last ten minutes, .... oh crap

stupid blogger

2008-08-24T09:44:00.000-07:00

i will update later if this even posts, this is my third attempt in three days, we do have news though, we have added four goldfish to our family!

my big kids

2008-08-16T14:04:00.000-07:00

today i took the girls to a new salon that caters to kids, christian had his hair cut last week so he didnt go. they had special chairs that looked like jeeps or 4 wheelers and got to watch a movie while they got their hair cut. The girls wanted shorter hair so i agreed and we are growing thier bangs out but the lady showed me how to pull them back and still look cute. Emma looks a little possessed in the pic below. Christian and Hayden hung out with daddy and took a walk, i backed over the stroller wheel leaving b/c i was being nice getting the stroller out and in this new van that we got yesterday i am not used to it. In other news Hayden slept from 10-6 this am, my boobs hurt so bad when i woke up. so probably tonight he won't sleep good but that is okay he will eventually do it. He has made his own schedule with napping and that is fine it works for our family, when you have four kids you just go with the flow. Hayden is a total MOMMAS boy, just like his brother was. He LOVES to be held and if somebody is holding him other than me and sees me he cries until i hold him. He giggles out loud and is fascinated with the kiddos, he loves to watch them.
I hope our van is fixed Monday b/c this van they gave us a loaner, it doesn't have power doors, no i am not a snob but i keep leaving the doors open b/c you have to pull it shut, the other ones you tug on and they close so at target yesterday i left one open. oh well.
I am out of my funk that i was in, i realized i don't have alot of time to worry about feeling isolated that there are more important things to worry about (such as closing the doors LOL) and i willl just try and go with the flow. oh well need to feed Hayden and get ready to go out.

family day

2008-08-14T07:28:00.000-07:00

yesterday Chris took off from work and we headed to the zoo, we are very lucky to have some great weather for the last week, highs of 83 with no humididty, woohoo. we stayed at the zoo for a couple of hours then headed to the boathouse for lunch to meet Aunt Cathy. For those of you who don't know what the boathouse is it is a restaurant in Forest Park that has outside seating, you can rent kayak's, paddleboats or rowboats and has an awesome atmosphere. We sat outside the food was pretty good, it would be even better on a Friday evening without kids while enjoying some bud light limes (my new drink of choice). I think i may try and con the Springers and the Reuss for an evening out, i'm sure i wont' have to twist their arm too hard, LOL. I have been busy the past couple of days, I finally called and got a baptism day for Hayden, I am going to have it the morning of the kids party and then just celebrate both in one day, one less party for me to plan and get ready for. I LOVE having four kids although I am busier than i ever imagined i would be. It seems as though lately i have felt isolated like we felt after the triplets were born. I have has some free time to myself and Tuesday night i went out with Pam and Lindsey which was also fun.
My van once again is having lights on that shouldn't be so we are stuck at home this am, no workouts today so today i wont' be exercising which is probably good since my right knee is really hurting. after i get dressed and Hayden goes down for a nap i am going to take the kids outside and play soccer, they lately have liked kicking their soccer ball around so i will play soccer with them. My MIL is coming today so i can work on my sale stuff again and tonight i work again, i guess i smoked crack when i volunteered for these hours. a funny story from last night christian told Christian to move it when he was walking to the table for supper, then Christian started singing "i like to move it,move it." silly kid.

on

3 months already?

2008-08-08T18:55:00.000-07:00

its been a little while since i last posted, i guess i've been a little busy with what i don;t know other than having four kids. Today while chris played in a golf tournament we went to Soulard Farmers market as always and then i took the neighbor kids who are older and the kids to the park, the weather is awesome here the kids had a blast and all passed out on the couch for a little while, then we headed to get a bite to eat and came home, then they played outside some more. Audrey has been having some nasty tantrums, ughh i got so mad tonight at her, she really was close to being put to bed by 6pm tonight. I have been by myself all day and night and i am so lonely tonight, feel like i never get out and well just really having a big ole pity party i guess. and what is a bummer is next week is my MOMMES dinner and i have to work i will miss that. We have finally figured out what we are doing for their bday, we are getting a big bounce house from Tribout's and having their party the 21st of September, it is still a month away but i am glad we set a date. Also my resell it sale is coming up and i haven't done much of anything, i am hoping to get some help next week to entertain the triplets so i can get to work on that, maybe i can enlist my hubby also, i'm sure he will be thrilled to help. oh well Hayden slept horrible last night and i just am physically and mentally exhausted, i feel like i did when the triplets were babies, yikes that was bad so off to bed. I watched a bit of the Olympic opening ceremonies tonight, i LOVE the Olympics, don't know why but i love to watch it. off to bed...

a morning on the farm

2008-08-01T04:58:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday morning we headed to my mom's friend jeanette's brother's house for some rides on horses, the kids were so excited especially audrey, for some reason she LOVES horses, but they all wanted to ride on the horses. so we get there and they were getting them ready to ride, Christian says "I don't like big animals, they scare me," WHAT? so he was a little hesitant and tearful until he saw how much fun the girls were having so then he got on with Sarah and thought it was great too. Hayden also got on the horse but for some reason i coudn't post the pic. Another funny story about Christian, last night me,Chris and the kids headed to the gym, CHris and i were finishing up our workouts when the child care lady came up to me, she said your son went to the bathroom and noticed a stain in his underwear and REFUSED to put them back on, so she got him to just put his pants on but he kept walking funny, so i go into the childcare room and christian says 'look' then proceeds to turn around and drop his pants, I could have died, I said, then the other teacher said he proceeded to smell his underwear, now at this point i am thinking i can never show my face in this gym again,, so we get in the car and i talk to Christian and say we don't smell our underwear b/c that is just gross, and he said "but mom,i didn't smell it I just sniffed it" ughhhhh yes it is gross but i still am laughing hilariously b/c it i am so embarrassed, i mean what should i tell the gym teacher we sniff our underwear to make sure it is clean, LOL, I am just kidding but why oh why did he have to smell it, is it b/c he is a man?
So yesterday i treat myself to a new pair of tennis shoes, this time i refuse to pay the money for Nike Shox b;/c i don't think they are any different and i am trying to be frugal i bought a pair for half the price and i wore them to the gym, i am going on with my workout, sweating my butt off and i am thinking, Hmmm my ankle is reallly hurting so i notice two HUGE blisters on my ankle, i have to stop my workout b/c even with the bandaid i just put on they are rubbing like heck, i wore ankle socks and i guess with those shoes i need above the ankle socks. Ugggh i can't work out today my old shoes really make my legs hurt b/'c i have worn them out, and there is no way until this blisters heal can i wear my new ones, i am bummed. so i will just do my squats, abs, and core stuff. It is a big weekend for us, my 15 class reunion is this weekend, it is just at a bar and then we ride in the parade on a float, i bought a black shirt to wear and it will be 98 freaking degrees, i need to pack some water, the guy in our class is in charge of a keg for the float but when it is that hot, beer isn't going to taste good. and tonight we will head up to the Mascoutah Homecoming for the kids to ride some rides, and see some people i haven't seen in ages, I LOVE the Mascoutah Homecoming, it is the one event of the summer i look forward to, that is where i went to highschool. tomorrow night we are going without kids since it will be so hot, last year it was miserable b/c of the heat. Also want to say congrats to Steph as she graduates tomorrow with her bachelor degree, you go girl you worked so hard for it. CONGRATULATIONS.

my two boys

2008-07-28T15:56:00.000-07:00

Today i layed Hayden on the floor to play, and christian layed down next to him, so i thought i would whip out the old camera. i like the one where they are both smiling, they are both getting so big. Not much new here today we went to the gym then my mom came over so i could find something to wear for my class reunion this weekend, i am so excited for the Homecoming its always alot of fun and i get to see alot of people that i haven't seen in awhile, the only downfall it is hot, hot, hot and as I age, i don't tolerate the heat quite as well, plus its kind of hard to drink a cold beer in the heat as it warms quickly. Oh well this will be a short post as i have CRABBY GIRLS, and i want to give them a bath before Hayden wakes up again to eat. He must be in a growth spurt b/c he has eaten all day and i am extremely hungry which is typical for growth spurts. have a great evening.

my growing cutie

2008-07-22T18:53:00.000-07:00

Hayden LOVES to be just in his diaper, he is my trailer park baby. he would love to be completely naked but my couch can only take so much torture from his bottom. We didn't do much today while the kiddos were at MDO, i payed some bills and just relaxed, this bloating from the surgery is getting worse, i did go for a 2.5 mile walk this evening and i feel a tinge better. today i am just sore at the incision site and am dealing with the bloating that does wonders for my ego when stepping on the scale, NOT. dont' want to go there. The kids were super tired from being at my moms for two nights, they didnt' want to leave and needless to say the ride home from school was something to be desired. Audrey was throwing a fit the whole way home and tried to talk to Christian, Christian politely said" Audrey i am not talking to you, I don't like your attitude" i could only laugh. Last night Hayden decided to wake up every two hours so i am beat, tomorrow my moms friend and her grandkids are coming over so i am really going to lay around tomorrow and hope this gas starts to leave my body. I am thinking the new TArget opens tomorrow, that is what our local paper said but the sign says the 27th, i sure hope it is tomorrow, i am super excited to have a Target that close to my house, i know you can't stand the excitement either, its the little things in life.

a final chapter

2008-07-21T19:02:00.000-07:00

today was the final chapter in my reporductive history, i had a tubal ligation. it was very sad for me as i will have no more kiddos, but i also feel like we have completed our family. i didn't think it would be any big deal, yeah right the cramping was awful and i couldn't empty my bladder until around 5pm, i do not like general anesthesia, i am feeling much better but i am off to bed super tired. I had a great day, chris played mr. mom and worked on dishes, laundry, etc,. it was nice to be a slug for a day even if i had to have surgery for it. the triplets are at my moms for the second night in a row and Mr. hayden is with us. it was also nice to not have any back talk today when i wasn't feeling good. Tomorrow i pick them up, i do miss not tucking them in bed but it is nice to also have a break and have the house to ourselves for a day, i can watch whatever i want, sneak in some chocolate without sharing or just using the bathroom by myself!

some new pics

2008-07-17T18:58:00.000-07:00

last weekend i attempted to put hayden in the bumbo he did fairly well in it, Emma wanted to also be in the picture, wow just looking at it he looks like mini christian. the last pic is of Audrey on Sunday when she had the stomach flu, i didn't know where she was and she was asleep on the floor behind the couch asleep on her grover. Monday i was bless with the stomach crud and it is back with a venegance today, i was so hungry this evening that i ate a piece of pizza well now i feel like i could puke. Yesterday i was blessed with getting a root canal, i thought i was just getting a temp crown put on but then when they started putting all this crap in my mouth i wondered, then about 1.5 hours into it i had to break, i had tears in my eyes, my jaws were excruciating from just having them open so long, i didnt even have that much pain with my csection. today i talked to my friend who is a dental assistant and she said ask for a bite stick or something that you can rest your jaws on if i have to have another one, she said normally they don't tell you about it. I need to go back to the dentist tomorrow to have them adjust the temp crown, my bite is off big time and my tooth is starting to hurt b/c of it. Today while the kids were at MDO i had to get another cordless phone, our other one broke, and a new cell phone, my old ones screen didn't come on. Hayden decided he wanted to eat in Macy's so i sat in the intimates dept on a couch and fed him, i will have to remember that spot for next time, I told Steph that it is all in the boob section so why not.
Off the subject Chris and i headed to the gym last night and i saw some things that really bother me first of all, DON'T WEAR SCRUBS TO THE GYM, honestly i wear them to work and while they are comfortable they are not made for working out, and secondly clean the freaking equipment after you sweat all over it, come on. okay off my soapbox.

tonight our neighbor has told us multiple times to please use thier pool, well tonight me and the kids did just that. we headed to the pool for 45 minutes and they thought it was great, it had finally cooled off and was pleasant outside and the water felt great. not much planned for this weekend. I am having my tubal on Monday so just keep me in your prayers.

yucky stomach flu

2008-07-14T18:44:00.000-07:00

so last week when i was picking the kids up in the gym i noticed somebody mopping the floor, i think somebody puked so far Christian has had it, Audrey got it around early Sunday am and still today isn't eating well. i haven't puked but have it in another location which is awful, i think i am dehydrated. I had my mom come over this afternoon and now my mother in law is here b/c i can't walk 10 feet without making a trip to the bathroom. I want a dairy queen blizzard it is the onhly thing that sounds appetizing which probably is the worst thing to eat but i need something in my stomach. of course no working out today since i felt crappy but hopefully tomorrow night we will head to the gym again, weight watchers is going pretty good, i iost 2.5lbs this week, woohoo. oh well off to bed as i am not feeling that great.

2 months already

2008-07-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

My baby is two months today, I can't believe it. Last year around this time i had a speculation we would have a new addition in 2008 but i just thought it was my wishful thinking. He is smiling up a storm, occaisionally laughs, is grasping my shirt, has rolled over twice from stomach to side and is a much less fussier baby than the first six weeks of his life. I am now able to set him down for periods of time, he seems to like looking at the couch and the ceiling fan and of course his brother and sisters. I am completely swoon by my baby, i still of course and in love with the triplets but it was much harder and longer to bond with them b/c of all the sleep deprivation and just busy. I can't describe it, i always thought i would have to work to have some me time but last week at work i just have no desire to be there, i want to be home with my family. I thought about quitting but i do need to keep my skills up and i at least get out of the house but i will work the bare minimum. I dont regret holding him nonstop, he is not spoiled by an means, i do regret not holding the triplets more as babies but there wasnt as much time for that. As far as Emma, Audrey and Christian go they are AWESOME big brother and sisters, i really havent' seen any jealousy, except when it comes time for breakfast. I feel bad my time is more limited with them adding one more to the family but they don't seem to mind. Anyway i am rambling on here and i need to get ready, i am taking the triplets swimming tod ay. I also am beginning to appreciate my body for what it is not what i had, i will get to my goal weight but it is doing a job right now. Who would have ever thought i would have a time in my life where my weight wasn't my hobby! The pics below are showing how Hayden holds his head up,a gain he is a genius,bathtime, and i love the one where he is smiling at Christian, he was just grinning ear to ear at him, and the last pic is one from the 4th.

Happy Birthday Chris

2008-07-02T07:50:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to wish Chris a happy 35th birthday, wow i thought he was only 34 until i counted, wow my mind is slipping. Hayden gave Chris a great bday present, he slept from his 8pm bottle provided by Chris until 3am, woohoo! Then Chris fed him again and he went right back to sleep which he hasn't been doing so I am completely exhausted. Hayden likes to smile and coo after his wee hour feedings. I am hoping tonight Chris will want to eat at Chevy's for his birthday. Hope your birthday is awesome! We love you!

missing in action

2008-07-01T14:09:00.000-07:00

i'm back our computer had a lovely virus and was in the hospital for a week, Chris b rought it home last night and 2.5 hours later with technical support he finally got it running again, he even missed training to get it all figured out. there was no way with 4 kids i could have spent that long on the phone without locking htem in the closet, LOL not much new here, the kids are back in MDO, last week was bible school. On sunday we went to the Y for open swim which was alot of fun, it was only 70 degrees and raining so we couldnt' go to my moms pool, yesterday we ventured to the zoo with Brian, Stephanie and Maggie. I decided to go prn at work which is working out great, they called me today and so i am working tonight from 7-11 with my friend Tasha, i was only going to work if it was her working. Tomorrow is Chris's birthday and i think we will go out to eat. Can't believe it is already July, the summer is going by quickly. no vacations for us this year but next September we will be once again venturing to Disney with my mom so we will go over the kids bday, they will be five then and Hayden will be 15 months. oh well Hayden is hungry again, i think he hit a growth spurt, he is 8 weeks old today!

Starting the day with a smile

2008-06-18T14:48:00.000-07:00

so i have known from day one that Hayden would be advanced, he smiled early last week, then again on Saturday, and then this am he was just gummy grins and i was lucky enough to catch it on camera. He smiled at christian this am it was adorable. Notice his double chin here. Today we ventured off to Grants Farm and it was sooooo crowded, the weather was decent and the kids had fun, then we wen't to our favorite ice cream place on the way home. Even with all my points i get with weight watchers i hope i dont go over them with dinner tonight just being a salad, but i still have my weekly points that i hardly ever use. Yesterday was my 6 week check up, my dr didn't seem to reassuring that this extra skin will get a little firmer,, but other people i talked to says it will eventually get better, i may never have my flat stomach back but i at least want to wear my old pants again. I have decided to have a tubal ligation (tubes tied) it is effective immediately and by the time Chris gets into a surgeon then schedules surgery we may have 3 more kids by then, LOL. So today they scheduled it for July 21st at 0730 am, yeah i get to be there at 530am, can't wait. I need to find out how the anesthesia will affect my breastmilk, i think it will be fine since other people get it done while in the hospital who had vaginal births and can still breastfeed. I have a nice supply built in the freezer already. off to take the kiddos outside before it gets scorching hot. Also wanted to say congrats to the Reuss family on their new addtion to the family, he is sure a cutie!

Happy Fathers Day and Happy Anniversary

2008-06-15T16:57:00.000-07:00

okay i can't find any pics of Chris b/c of the computer crash/ new computer switch out so i just wanted to wish Chris a Happy Fathers Day and it is also our 6 year anniversary. We went to his parents for lunch and then tonight Chris made shrimp on the grill, we were giong to go out to eat but Chris said lets just cook at home so we did. Hayden decided not to sleep between 1-4 this am so i am beat, i think I read 6 weeks is a growth spurt and i guess he is getting ready for it,LOL. Tomorrow i plan on heading to the gym, Tuesday my man will be 6 weeks old, so hard to beleive and i can't imagine him not in our life. Christian yesterday told me "mom you are driving me nuts" cracked me up b/c i am sure i have said it to him. Finally this week is supposed to be nice and cool weather so i think a trip to the zoo or else Grants FArm is on the iteniary. Not much new here still doing well with my weight watchers although the last two days i kind of been not as good, i still am in weekly points by far but i never used my add'l points before, some Oreos were calling my name last night. Oh well off to watch the brith of Hayden, haven't seen it yet. oh and he looks exactly like Christian as a baby!

two days in a row

2008-06-09T13:23:00.000-07:00

okay so i think we are starting to get some consistency in our routine, or else i am getting used to juggling my time. Today while Hayden was snoozing we went outside and played, i pushed the kids in their new big kid swings Emma is doing good at pumping her legs for a couple of minutes, but for right now i do have fun pushung them. tomorrow they start back to school, i think i actually am just going to hang out at home and enjoy one on one time with my new baby. i found out today that july 1 will be my first day back at work. i do enjoy staying at home but am finding it hard to ask chris for help since i am not working or pregnant. when i get back to work hopefully i can delegate a lot better.

the heat is on

2008-06-08T12:17:00.000-07:00

wow we went from winter to summer, i think the high today is like 94 degrees and the humidity is killing. This am Chris blew up thier pool and they played outside for a couple of hours. Emma was laying on her towel most of the time i don't know why so that is why the first and last pics are of her. the middle is Audrey, i bought them spray bottles and let me tell you they love them and enteratins them for hours so buy your kids a spray bottle and watch them enjoy. Not much new here we went to a wine and jazz festival last night in downtown Belleville, it was pretty cool, luckily chris davis let me sample wine with him for free, i tired some wine that was 19% alcohol and it was so strong, i took one drink and i thought i can't drink this and breastfeed plus it was just gross. Tonight we are having shrimp on the grill it is our new fav, Chris gets this Weber sesasoning mango lime grill that is so good and he makes kabobs, great meal and low fat, then i think we will head to Dairyhaven in Caseyville for some yummy ice cream tonight. I am glad Chris is in a better mood b/c yesterday he was just a bear, ughh i think we were getting on each others last nerve. oh well teh kids are outside again on their slip and slide so back outside i go, they will be worn out tonight.

one month old

2008-06-07T06:13:00.000-07:00

yesterday Hayden was one month old, i took this pic yesterday but was too tired last night to post it. My little man is becoming an infant instead of a newborn. He weighs 7lb7oz and is now 21 1.2 inches long. He stays awake for longer periods of time and is starting to focus on your eyes when you talk to him. He also LOVES to eat and eats frequently but often falls asleep while eating. I am not going to attempt to get him on a schedule until he turns six weeks since my i am still establishing my milk supply and breastfed babies can not overeat so Hayden rules his schedule right now. The kids love him still and everytime he cries Emma says i think he wants booby milk again. Last week I told her daddy went to feed Uncle John's dogs and she asked if they needed my booby milk too, uh i don't think so. Wednesday i took the kids swimming with steph and Maggie, they had a blast, it was nice to have one on triplet time. i am on the road to getting my figure back, i started weight watchers last week, and i have to eat a ton of food, which is great since i amalways hungry. i think i will get back to walking 5 days a week next week. life is still busy but as i am realizing the dishes and laundry will always be there my kiddos will not always be wanting me to play with them and think i am the worlds coolest person.

busy weekend

2008-06-03T12:24:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was the Shriners parade on Friday night, so we sat with the Springers and the Reuss's. The kids loved the parade, i loved watching all the kids excitement during the parade, okay and the fact that i could drink a cold beer, Hayden slept through the parade. the first picture is of Lucas with the cotton candy bucket on his head and my kids laughing at him, the next picture is all the kids together, that was a hard picture to get with everyone looking. On Saturday after going to dinner with my mom Chris went to target and bought the kids fishing poles, Emma and Audrey got a Barbie one and christian got superman. Sunday we went to Diego animal rescue at the Fox and the kids loved it, then we came home and went fishing. Chris didnt have time to go buy worms so we used corn and it worked, i just thought he was out on a limb suggesting it but it worked, all the kids caught a fish and once the neighbor girl started playing with the kids they lost interest in fishing . We didn't get a pic of Audrey with her fish b/c it swallowed the hook and Chris was playing surgeon at the time while i was helping Emmma reel in her fish. Needless to say i don't like to fish, it was hot outside and i don't like getting the fish off the hooks, call me prissy if you will but i prefer fishing for good bargains at the mall! Today my aunt came over and now all the kids are napping, it is heaven, i wasn't going to let the t riplets nap but they were once again pissy and i think a nonstop weekend and just the humidity and heat outside is wearing them out. Off to attempt to get my workout in, i'm sure it won't last long. two more weeks and i can go to the gym.

my big kids

2008-05-29T19:42:00.000-07:00

not much new here, today i ventured to the dr's office to drop off some paper work with all four, they did well. then i feel awful, Lindsey was nice enough to make me dinner and today while she was draining the noodles she poured the water on her pregnancy stomach, yikes i saw it tonight and it looks painful but she said it doesn't really hurt. then she was nice enough to bring it over tonight. the kids had fun this evening they played outside with their new bubble wands, those things are cool and kept Christian enterainted forever as you can see in the pics. I love the last pic of Audrey she looks so grown up. and this pic of Hayden is how he was sleeping with his head all bent up. off to feed little piggy again, he just ate an hour ago! gotta love him.

reality sets in

2008-05-28T19:09:00.001-07:00

so life with four kids is awesome but let me tell you i have a hard time keeping up with daily household chores, i can't seem to clean up from breakfast before ten and i'm lucky by then to be dressed, LOL. today was laundry day and luckily my mom came over to give me a hand, i emptied out the rest of the kids winter/cold weather clothes and pretty much packed away my maternity clothes. In between of crying and whining from the triplets, they were overtired and Hayden wanting to eat alot it was hard for two of us to get anything done, then somehow around 130 we started making headway. I think i need some help at least once a week for ahwile just until we adjust, Chris is great but i don' tl like seeing all the crap sit around until 10 pm since i like to be in bed by 930! I'm also frustrated that i am not in my regular clothes, it was different with the triplets but let me tell you Hayden is so worth it, between my porn star boobs and my widened hips it frustrates me but oh well i'm sure by next summer my last year summers' wadrobe will look like new. Then somehow i have lost my drivers license which makes it difficulty to cash checks or use my debit card that says check ID, so i guess off to the drivers facitly for me on Sat am. Besides getting lots of hugs and kisses today from the trio my moms good friend Jeanette cooked us a home cooked meal, chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas, and home made brownies, yummy it was so good. I think Lindsey is bringing us dinner tomorrow so we have been spoiled this week! Tomorrow i am going to attempt to do a quick errand with all four tomorrow, i wonder when we will finally get out of the house. oh well off to pump so Chris can give him a feeding at 1030 so i get a little more rest, i am completely exhausted. Breastfeeding is going great, my only complaint is the little stinker likes to fall asleep and let me tell you he is difficult to wake back up. Good night.

latest update

2008-05-27T06:17:00.000-07:00

it has been awhile since i last posted, things are a little busy but i think i am adjusting well. Today is the first day that i have woken up and not been totally exhausted and sleep wasn't that great last night, Hayden was pretty restless throughout the night for some reason or another. Maybe i am just getting used to the sleep deprivavtion which isn't bad by any means. Last week our good friend Amanda came by and took AWESOME pics of the kids and mostly of Hayden if you look on the link to her blog you can see them, she has three posts of pictures that just rock. She should be a professional photographer. This past weekend we didn't do too much other than going to my mom's and going to a wedding on Saturday. This coming w eek is the Dora and Diego show that the kids have been so excited for i can't wait to take them, i think we will be taking Hayden also. today i need to get my mom's bday gift which is today, Happy Birthday Mom, and drop some stuff off at Salvation Army that i have had in my car since the 5th of May.

The pictures are of Hayden obviously, the kids at Swansea Firemen's picninc, they love rides which we love picnics so that will be a small fortune this summer, and of Emma from Lindsey's playdate last week. There was 18 kids there and only four moms, eight kids were from Tina who has 4 year old sextuplets and two older girls, i have four, and Lindsey and Pam's triplets, anyway Lindsey so nicely provided dessert to 18 kids that were RED elmo cupcakes, it was crazy but the kids sure loved them. off to get ready for the day. i can't wait to get back to the gym but i have three more weeks before i will go, i can't put Hayden in there till he is six weeks and my incision is kinda feeling funny, i think it is just healing but i don't want to push it. Who knows i may get up at 6am and go but the kids LOVE going to the gym, i think it helps break up their day.

bath time

2008-05-14T18:45:00.000-07:00

hayden hated his first bath, but the kiddos did too! life is good busy but good, Hayden is a good baby but a very hungry one, he eats alot! Chris gets up once during the night to give him a bottle of breast milk which is nice and so helpful, i do not feel as sleep deprived as i did with the triplets, gosh the days were foggy and my body just hurt b/c i was so tired, now i am just tired but the days are bearable. now our morning routine is a bit delayed and we will see how it goes tomorrow iwth getting out the door by 905 am for school, i have everything ready to go for the morning and i have my mom coming over just to help us get out the door. kids are doing great with Hayden they love him to death, i can not get enough of him and hold him pretty much nonstop, i didn't have the time to do that with the triplets, i think Chris thinks i am spoiling him but i don't. Chris does his male bonding at night and it is neat to see him bond with Hayden, i again was so tired that i really didn't see it in the beginning. oh well somebody is crying b/c he is hungry.

a little update

2008-05-10T14:43:00.000-07:00

ohh two posts in one day and our newest addition is only four days old. Can i just say i am utterly in love with my precious baby boy, i was worried how could i ever love another one as much as i love the triplets but the moment they placed him in my arms love was there, i do look a little under the weather in this picture, right before i tossed my cookies into the gift bag that Cathy had brought. Hayden is absolutely perfect, he is very jaundiced and that started before he was 24 hours old so we go back tomorrow for a follow up hopefully he won't have to go under lights at the hospital. He still looks really jaundiced and isn't pooping the way he should be for, trust me i know what he should be doing with a level that is elevated, this is one time i am hoping for blow out diapers. He is breastfeeding wonderfully and i did give him some formula last night since he was sleepy and didn't want to nurse well for a couple of hours, today the boy is a pig and i think he has been attached to me most of the day. My recovery is going okay, i think i am overexerting a little, today we walked down to the lake in our subdivision the round trip walk is about a mile, let me tell you i thought i was going to die, i was in so much pain by the time we got back that i even wondered how i did it last week. I guess short walks like to the mail box is what my dr meant, oops. Our first night at home wasn't awful, after talking to Amanda i had a worst case scenario in my head and it didn't go so bad, lets just say i got the majority of sleep from 3-630. the kids are awesome with Hayden, they love holding him, well especially Emma, today when he was crying i said mommy needs to feed him and she said "no you don't he isn't hungry" i had to politely inform her that i am Hayden's mommy and she is the helpful big sister.
Hayden we have been blessed to have you as our newest addition. Thank you God for bringing him into our lives. Happy Mothers Day to all.
p.s. check post below for more pictures.

2008-05-10T08:47:00.000-07:00

we are getting in the swing of things. life is awesome.

final countdown

2008-05-05T18:37:00.000-07:00

today i took the kids to the park and they had so much fun, we haven't been in awhile b/c when the weather has been nice we have other things to do, i was bad and forgot the sunscreen so we have some red cheeks but othewise no harm done i think. The girls can pull themselves and hang on the monkey bars for a little while, i had a good pic of Emma doing that but stupid blogger. The kids were so good today, they listened and when it was time to go they didnt' fight at all. My mom came over for lunch then i headed out to get a babybook, some new Clinique makeup a treat for me, and some OPI nail polish so i could fix my toes from my pedicure on Saturday. somehow they got smudged, I called Pam S. and she came over this evening and redid my big toes so they wouldnt' be smudged, that was so nice and i appreciate it greatly. I can still reach my toes but i would have rushed and they would have looked like crap. I may not be blogging for a little while but check back for pictures.

still baking the bun

2008-05-02T19:46:00.000-07:00

so here it is am still baking a little bun in the over, no biggie b/c i got to do my relaxing night with Pam and Jen, we went to dinner at Chevy's and then to see Baby Mama, it was funny, it wasn't the best movie i have seen but it made me laugh out loud. today i wanted to get my baby book and i completley forgot so maybe Sunday, i did take a nap though and it was wonderful. tomorrow i have a pedi and manicure and can't wait. I got our new card reader but i need chris to figure it out i am lazy when it comes to that so i will post pics tomorrow. I need to figure that out for when Hayden gets here, i can't wait to meet our little miracle!

getting down to the end

2008-05-01T04:37:00.000-07:00

so yesterday had my dr's appt and set my csection date, i won't post that on here b/c who knows what weirdos read my blog but it is very soon. i was hoping to have it the day before so the paparrazi would be in town but that just means the paparrzi nazi will come another time, LOL. My only complaint is that i am not sleeping well at all, between the kids waking up to pee, they do get up on their own and turn the bathroom light on by themselves, ughh who is giving them free rein to drinks throughout the day (a little control issue i am having) this kid sitting directly on my bladder, and just anxiety over this whole thing makes for difficutly sleeping! I am waking up at 545 every day which i get up and do something and really aren't too tired until 7pm. Last night was my last ngiht of work for awhile although i have to go in and do some computer training today which i really don't mind, but last night at work i was having frequent intense contractions b/c i was on my feet so much so it is time to be done. I am going to go back to work, i probably will cut my hours when i go back but i need work for my sanity, i do like my job and it is getting much better so for now i will be back. I have a long list to do's on my list, such as getting new contacts, baby book, baby blanket, groceries for the kids for while i am in the hospital,. i know you don[t care what i need but this serves as my list. I also need to get mothers day gifts today, good think we are going with gift cards, makes it so much easier for me.

darn pregnancy hormones

2008-04-28T17:54:00.001-07:00

i did take pics today but i can't find the cable to download them and my external card reader hasn't arrived yet, Chris told me that there was a place for my memory card but maybe he was smoking crack at the time. which leads me to believe that he must have smoked some crack this evening when he was home for 45 minutes and said and did some stuff that i find hard to believe that this far in my pregnancy he would even dare. okay that sounds bad, he didnt' call me names or beat me by any means but why would you cut yourself a piece of pizza, cut one for the kids but take your own and sit at the kitchen counter and not give the kids their plates, i was pouring their milk and getting Christian's peas, and the girls salads ready. Ughh i really wanted to say something but i knew in my hormonal state that what i would say would not be nice so i just decided to bite my tongue and eat. He also used the term 'babysitting" when referring to watch his own children, i did correct him on that one, he hasn't ever used the term babysittting and he knows how i feel about it so why this far in my pregnancy when you know i could blow at any moment would you use that. He had a bad day at work and like any other human we take it out on the ones we love, but it made for a stressful evening. Don't get me wrong, Chris is a great dad and husband. I just wonder and tell me if any of you other mothers and or wives feel this way is that when we need to get something done around the house we have to do it with the kids under our feet, we can't just close the door and clean out the closet, i want some time to myself to accomplish a project. So Friday night my project is taking time for myself before Hayden gets here, Friday i am going to get a manicure pedicure, go out to dinner and then go see Baby Mama with any of my girlfriends that want to go, and if i go alone so be it. It will be come and help Dana relax night so anyone who wants to go email me and it is a date.
Anyhow I do want to say as chris was tending to himself tonight and i got that poor me pity party going on i look over at Christian pouring peas from the bowl into his mouth, only really no peas are going into his mouth but all over my newly swept kitchen floor, and then i just busted out laughing b/c it was hilarious and i realized that i need to quit feeling sorry for myself. Chris goes out once a week usually on Mondays after training and i am fine with that, so why don't i just make it a point to also go do something, Chris encourages me to do stuff but i feel guilty b/c i work two evenings a week, but i am a better parent for doing it.
anyway have a good evening, i just peeked in on my three and they are sound asleep and i have a little sanity back. Today was a day that made me think I don't know how i get through some days but i guess i just do it.

busy week

2008-04-26T18:46:00.000-07:00

this past week has flown by and i have got alot accomplished but i think my computer crashing had something to do with it other than nesting. I cleaned out our hall closet and boy was it scary to even open the door, it was like open the door and step to the side so you don't get a head injury, i shredded probaby about 10lbs of paper, and cleaned out the kids closets. I also was banned from work this week since i had all my preadmission stuff done and when they cultured my nose it was positive for the organism that is in the news, no biggie if you have been around me don't worry, you don't have to cut off any body part nor not come around me again, if you cultured most of the hosptial workers anywhere we would have it, but since the state of IL is making a stink about it i have been quarantined from work this past week, i have to put ointment on a qtip and then apply it inside each nostril twice a day for five days, i thought it would be awful but its not bad at all. so tomorrow i am allowed back at work and after Wed evening shift i am off for 8 weeks, woohoo. Wed is my dr's appt and we will schedule an eviction date, this last week i have really been going back and forth about a vaginal birth but my gut feeling for me is a csection, i know what to expect. so for right now unless my water breaks and i get to the hospital ready to push a csection for me. Trust me i have sat so much on a stability ball this weekend my sides hurt and i do feel like i have brought Hayden lower into my pelvis b/c i pee every 10 minutes and i just feel more pressure. I also fell on Christian today outside and hurt my foot bad, it really hurts to walk on it and is slightly swollen, i don't think it is broke but if Tylenol doesn't help then tomorrow i may head off to urgicare for an xray. My bag is packed the bills are all payed up until after delivery. My braxton hicks are getting stronger day by day.

then lets get back to the computer crashing thing, i called yesterday to see if they even have checked it and here is my conversation, "hi i am calling to check on my computer, them "yes we think your hard drive is bad, he took it apart and is running further tests, he won't know until ealry next week, is there anything we should try and save" Me "my pictures" I mean doesn't it sound like i was having a conversation with the hospital while they were doing an operation?
so my hubby let me purchase a laptop, and we also bought a external harddrive to keep my pictures on. sorry no pics maybe tomorrow.

two posts in one day

2008-04-17T09:00:00.000-07:00

so check the post below also, i posted two in one day and there are pictures, dont' get excited this probably may never happen again. Yesterday Chris took one of his personal days and we headed off to the zoo, it was awesome the weather was so nice and the kids were great and had a blast. Poor Christain loves Hippos, i mean LOVES hippos, this was the only hippo he saw for some reason they werent' out yesterday and he did cry a little when they weren't there. the rhino also wasn't out and he loves rhinos' too, every morning when we ask him what he dreamed about he says hippos. Poor guy hopefully i can take them back in a couple of weeks to at least see the hippos provided i have energy! We met Aunt Cathy for lunch at the zoo and the kids were excited to see her and then on the way home we stopped at Dairy Haven our fav ice cream place for ice cream, Chris even let the kids eat their ice cream in the car, we just got orange twist cones which are the bomb. The bottom picture of me is my 36 week pic, i talked to Jen this am and she asked if i had taken any more pics so i felt guilty, it is a bad picture but there you go. I feel like a whale but all my patients say "your aren't big at all" so that does make me feel alot better. My appetite has incresed twofold and i am always hungry! No scheduled date yet for the csection, hopefully i can schedule it Tuesday not to have the csection but just to get a date. oh well off to run some more errands before i meet Becky for lunch!

Chuck E. Cheese

2008-04-17T08:51:00.000-07:00

Tuesday we went to Chuck E. cheese, first time in about a year and the kids had fun but they didn't want to ride half the stuff so i had a hard time using my tokens, Emma fell and hit her mouth on the floor at home just as we were leaving, her bottom lip is swollen and she has some bruising by her upper two teeth on her gum, she must have fallen hard in the right spot b/c she cried for the longest time and then the blood dripping on her shirt made matters worse.

change inour routine

2008-04-13T13:59:00.000-07:00

The kids have not been going to bed quite as easily as in the past, i need that eight o clock bedtime more than i need the nap so yesterday while i was at work Chris started the no more naps thing, it went beautiful yesterday and has proved to be okay today also, who knows what the rest of the week will bring. I told them that we dont' need to nap everyday (wanted to leave some room in case i needed a nap) but at our old nap time each kid picks a chair and gets their pillow and we watch a movie, no talking, no getting up, just resting. Today Chris rented the BEE movie from redbox and the kids did great and listened, Emma actually fell asleep and it was quiet restful time, i even dozed for about 20 minutes. If they fall asleep on the couch that is fine but at least i still get my quiet time and it forces me to lay down and rest with them. I worked last night and the first four hours i took care of moms i only had four patients but it was just busy and by 630 i was having 6 minute apart contractions, after i sat down they eventually turned into cramping every once in awhile after 830, i probably should have stayed after work and be put on a monitor but i just wanted to sleep in my own bed and then they let up although they are back again but honestly i think they are braxton hicks as they arent really regular. a new thing is my back hurts so bad, it is my mid back, if it was my low back i would be at the hospital but nothing is touching the pain so i don't know if the baby moved down some more and is just sitting funny or what but i now can say the people with chronic back pain i think i know what it feels like and this isn't fun. oh well it is only temporary and will be gone after delivery.
oh well Chris went to get supper and the kiddos are playing so nicely together downstairs.
We had a uneventful weekend, and it was just relaxing. Wed Chris is taking off so we can go to the zoo! and it will be 78 degrees, i will be 36 weeks on Thursday so maybe i will walk myself into labor, Woohoo!

i guess not that much longer

2008-04-09T06:24:00.000-07:00

Well no pictures from yesterday but i do have an updated dr's appt. I saw the midwife yesterday and good news that my cervix is unchanged. She also said that if i wanted to go back to walking at the Y i could, i just need to stop if it doesn't feel good which i would do anyway. so this am after the kids jeans are out of the dryer we are headed off to the gym, i probably won't be powerwalking on inclines like i normally do but just to get an hour away to myself sounds promising! Last night i was having cramping at regular intervals so i had a little glimpse of hope that i possibly would deliver soon but i am still pregnant, that is okay too, it is much easier with him in my belly getting out than it will be in a month. I just need to finally buy my pajamas on Friday and then i think i am ready. I eventually want to buy a bumbo seat and i need a activity mat thing for the floor and some more ratttles type stuff but i can get that later.

preparing the way

2008-04-07T10:54:00.000-07:00

here is the unfinished baby's room, we still need some wall art, Chris needs to hang the uppercase living stuff i bought and i need to organize everything and put the bedding on. Hayden's room is closer to be done, i just want it done now! Actually i want him here now but if he can cook about 7 more days that would be awesome! This weekend, Chris put the bed together, i washed a ton of stuff, now just figuring out where to get it. My hospital bag is packed for the most part, i need to buy a nice pair of pajamas yet, that is on Friday's schedule. We also need to start having the video camera charged, and i need to find my SLR battery charger, my battery is fully working but it would be nice to have the charger. i have antother dr's appt tomorrow am, i am hoping to find an eviction date for this kid, aka scheduled csection date, i have May 6th in mind which is yes less than a month away. Still feeling pretty good, hoping to go back to the gym tomorrow if my cervix hasn't changed, if not the weather is getting nicer and i can at least get the kids out of the house that way. I will blog more tomorrow after my appt, i promise.

Happy Birthday Amanda

2008-04-03T09:11:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to say happy birthday to Amanda, she turns the big 30 today, and she is also the one who takes all the awesome photos!
Alot new is happening here, after losing my mucous plug on Monday i decided to call the dr, well they wanted me to come in and check my cervix, i of course thought i'm sure nothing is going on, WRONG! my cervix is thinning, and shortening, so i am to take it easy, LOL No working out but i can work, WTH? I am starting to nest as i should be cleaning out my kids drawers I am updating my blog. Five more minutes i keep saying. Anyway the baby's room is painted, I will take pics soon, the crib should be here in a couple days, i have his coming home outfit Need to wash it, I have the car seat check and i even started packing my bag, i bought the travel size stuff at Target today and put in my suitcase. I still need to buy a couple of bras, a new pair of pajamas and i think i am set. I think when i have him i will send out an email just in case in weirdos lurking, and i will post pictures when we get home. I really dont' think i will go until May but i could be wrong, every pregnant women thinks that towards the end dont' they. Yesterday at my dr's appt my blood pressure was starting to go up, it still is completely normal based on normal Blood pressure but the bottom number had risen quite a bit, my next appt is Tuesday. I still am not swelling too bad, just a trace, i feel like my face is swollen but lets hope no issues with that. I recieved my first dose of steroids yesterday, and will get my second today. Oh well off to organize Christian's drawers! Happy Birthday Amanda!

its been awhile

2008-03-25T16:48:00.000-07:00

oh my gosh is what you are thinking, I got the camera out, i was thinking the same thing. I have taken pictures but i just downloaded 116 of them tonight. I have been super lazy since we moved the computer downstairs, i was a compulsive email checker, now i am just a slacker. I hadn't checked my email in two days, and i had to remember to bring my memory card downstairs to get the pictures. Everything has been going well, Audrey had an ear infection last week and is still on antibiotics. Saturday Christain woke from his nap complaining of ear pain and was just sleepy and whiny, so around 5 i took him to Urgicare which two hours later they told us he has an ear infection and they aren't so sure the left tube is in anymore. WE got antibiotic ear drops which is a blast putting them in a window shattering screaming and kicking three year old when you are 32.5 weeks pregnant, the ear drops are twice a day, i do feel sorry for him b/c he says' You hurt my ear" poor baby. Emma has been fine knock on wood. I was excited that we received our deductible check from my husbands employer, it was a nice amount that i didnt' realize how much we payed out last year, yikes. thank God for health insurance. I finally got our taxes done which i still need to file the kids, we will be getting a refund. I was supposed to have them done last month but that got cancelled when Em was in the hopsital. We finally got the room painted, the crib and changing table ordered, and we put the stroller together last night. Hopefully six weeks from today if not before our baby boy will be here, need to schedule my csection when i see the dr next. No complications with this pregnancy,knock on wood, my blood pressure is awesome, i only have swelling if i work and am on my feet nonstop, and still not peeing my pants when i sneeze or cough. the only complaint is my heartburn that is fierce but luckily minimized with Zantac. Oh and here are the pics from Easter, the kids had fun and did three easter egg hunts, the last picutre is from a sunny day last week at the park. I love this top pic of the girls kissing Christian he had the strong belly laugh going.

all better here

2008-03-06T16:14:00.001-08:00

i am getting bad with not even getting the camera out these days, i don't know why. the kids are much better, Emma came home last THursday after five days in the hospital. We finally got our bedroom set today, i unpacked my rubbermaid containers into the new dresser, CHris still needs to do his, i may unpack for him if i get the energy and the time.
Had a great birthday weekend last weekend, we celebrated on Saturday by going to Joanies's pizzeria for some yummy pizza and then off to the new casino in downtown st. louis where i lost money, yuck, i am not a gambler so i dont' think i will ever need to go to gamblers anonymous.
Monday my friend Amanda came over and did a materenity photo shoot, the pics are on her blog and the link to it is on my blog so go take a look. they TURNED OUT GREAT, she was a little frustrated that the weather was dreary and said they weren't in focus, but Amanda is a perfectionist and i think she needs her vision checked, LOL. This weekend is my MOMMES group weekend away in the ozarks we leave tomorrow at 1030, i can't wait, the kids have been good but i need a weekend away since the craziness will start soon. oh and the baby's room, lets not even talk about that, i haven't picked out a paint color, and the bedroom furniture is still in the room but that is Chirs's job. i also need to clean out the closet, that was my project last week but that got put on the back burner, it will get done but just not by my timeline. next week will be massive clean out the closet, oh and buy the crib! thats important. have a great weekend.

Emma is in the hospital

2008-02-25T18:11:00.000-08:00

so Sunday Emma was increasingly letharigic and just not well, she was constantly coughing and her fever of five days wasn't coming down at all. I called the Dr and we started her on respiratory treatments every four hours, I listened to her lungs that sounded like crap and told Chris i wasn't convinced that we wouldn't end up in the ER at some point in the day, she fell asleep after finally eating lunch, hence the picture which EMma nevers falls asleep anywhere but bed. After her afternoon treatment she kept couging with no end in sight so off to the ER we went, we got there and her oxygen level was 90% normal (98 and higher) so she got three more treatments, xray,and an IV and the diagnosis is pnuemonia, she was on oxygen until today when being the nurse i am i weaned her off around 3pm, well CHris just called and her sats are back down to 89-90 without the oxygen, if she can't stay off the oxygen by Wed, the dr said he is shipping her to St. Louis, so please say prayers she gets better and doesn't have to go, i don't think i can handle much more stress, i am a pregnant hormonal third trimester, exhausted woman and may just flood the metro east with tears. I have never seen Emma so sick in her life, I stayed with her last night and am sleep deprived so things are appearing much worse, Chris is with her tonight so i could sleep and see the other two and go to my Dr's appt in the am, i cried leaving Emma tonight, i am so torn between the kids right now. I've always stayed with them at the hospital but i know that physically i can't do it. It sucks everybody's kids are sick this time of year and i am sorry to complain b/c i know it could be so much worse but i feel a little better for venting, i am off for a much needed shower and lay on our new mattress which i love. Hope tonight is good b/c Audrey is starting again with the cough and fever so i hope we dont end up with number two in the hospital. Have a great night.

no new pics

2008-02-21T17:22:00.000-08:00

well i haven't taken my camera out lately, i have been super busy cleaning out our dresser and chest of drawers, good news we sold our bedroom set, bad news it is going this Saturday am, so i had two days notice. Let me tell you i worked like a dog to empty everything out, Chris was nice enough to get the crap under the bed out and vacuum. So today i had to run to Target get storage containers to live out of till our new set arrives, buy king size sheets, and just do the errands i thought i would get done while the kids were in MDO. It is sleeting here with possibliltiy of ice so probably no MDO tomorrow either, bummer b/c i have a lot of more errands that i could do but we will be stuck inside which may be good for the wallet, LOL.

Audrey now swims on her own, i looked up from the window on Tuesday and there she was swimming the pool with Emma, so we will do swim lessons again, i just need to get there to register again if this ice goes away. Last night was my MOMMES dinner and i laughed pretty hard, we talk about some funny stuff, embarrassed our waitress and probably offended half the people around us but it was a good time. We talk about everything and i mean EVERYTHING!

oh well i better relieve Chris, he is upstairs with the kiddos while i am posting on my blog. only 8 more days till the big 33, yikes i am thirtysomething. Now i just need to figure out where i want to eat on my birthday, i think maybe Mosaic which looks like a trendy place and then we are going to the new casino in St. Louis.j

busy weekend

2008-02-18T18:17:00.000-08:00

so the only pictures i took this weekend were of our current bedroom set we are going to attempt to sell, we ordered a king size this weekend, woohoo and we moved the computer desk downstairs, it was upstairs in our guest room but we are cleaning out for the baby. so Wed my project is to clean out the old desk so Chris can dump it Thursday night before the cleaning lady comes. I also have been finishing up for my resell it sale, i think i am done, just have two more cards to pin and then i am ready to go. tomorrow is the kids last swim lesson so i do want to bring my camera for that, hopefully i can post pics, i work again tomorrow, on call WEd and Friday and it is CRAZY busy in our special care nursery so it looks like i will be getting called in. off to bed, i am completely exhausted from work and i get to do it all over again tomorrow. good night!

candy girl

2008-02-14T15:02:00.000-08:00

the kids had to open all thier loot from thier party today, Christian and Audrey wouldn't even look at me so all you get is Emma, this was like her fifth sucker but she was loving it. see post below also.

good reason for no picture

2008-02-14T06:12:00.000-08:00

well my cough turned worse and i worked 3-7 yesterday, i was hacking so much that apparenlty my uterus wanted to start contracting, so after work they hooked me up to the monitor and lo and behold i was having few irregualr contractions most likely due to the coughing. Turns out i have bronchitis, i do really feel fine except just tired, so they gave me some terbutaline to rest my uterus and it also acts as opening up the bronchioles, well take that at nine pm and try and sleep. so now i am on a z pack, albuterol inhaler, and tamiflu, he also gave me a script for terbutaline that i am not going to have filled right now, i think the contractions are from coughing and not drinking enough. oh well off to finish getting the kids ready for school, then come home pay bills and rest. I am supposed to work again tonight, really i feel fine but i will see what the dr thinks. Happy Valentines Day

thank goodness for Tamiflu

2008-02-13T11:42:00.000-08:00

ughh my dr put me on Tamiflu preventively on Monday, by Monday night i felt like yucky, Tuesday i woke up with the worst headache ever, chills, fever, body aches, and a cough so nice that if you have ever been around a heavy smoker i put them to shame. Yesterday was awful but i feel so much better today and i really think the Tamiflu helped, Christian still isnt' up to par and Emma is feeling kinda warm so who knows. here are more pics from Disney. overall it was a great time, my only disappointment was that i didnt' expect it to be that crowded for Feb, but seeing Disney through a kids eyes is unforgettable, i so wish we were going back in September but going with a 5month old doesnt' sound that appealing. oh well i am back to work today and may have Chris take my welcome to the third trimester picture tonight, so maybe check back later for another post.

more disney pics

2008-02-10T09:56:00.000-08:00

so here is my recap from the trip. ON saturday 2/2 we flew out of St. Louis on the 355 flight, the kids did awesome watched their DVD players the entire time, we finally got to our hotel around 9pm and finally got something to eat, we were all a little pissy by then just checking in and just overall exhausted and hungry. WE stayed at the French Quarter the first night, the room was just kind of dirty and small, luckily we moved to the Riverside on Sunday where our room was so much better. Sunday we went to Magic Kingdom before heading to Epcot to meet my Inlaws. It was hot, i was sweating, and so crowded so all the kids got to do was ride the merry go round, and we stood in line for Ariel who is the little mermaid and Christian's favorite character for 50 min before we had to leave to get to Epcot in time, we didnt' even get close to Ariel. ughhhhhhhh. Then we walked around Epcot eating lunch at the coral reef, okay food wasn't impressed and then walked all around epcot, The pics from yesterday was where we got that big pretzel in Germany (part of Epcot) Audrey threw a fit b/c she wanted a pretzel, well we all shared and she threw the piece i gave her on the ground b/c she was mad and wanted the whole thing, i at that point wanted to pay somebody to take her away, she was being so three year old! i also have a pic of that later to come. ON monday we went to Animal Kingdom, it was so crowded and it was 87 degrees, good thing i only packed one pair of shorts for Christian, the picture of Pochantas i had to drag Christian in, he didnt' really like the characters until Thursday, and Pochantos is also Christians' sweetheart. I hate that pic of me I look fat, yes i have issues but it is one of me and all the kids.
so i will post more pics later with recaps, i am so hungry lately, hmm wonder why?

so great to be home

2008-02-09T17:21:00.000-08:00

YES we are finally home, we got back yesterday and i am exhausted. here are some teaser pics, i am tired, Christian had a 104.6 temp last night and was up alot, i just downloaded 414 pictures with more to go from my smaller camera. the kids loved disney, we had a blast but i love my own bed and i love sleeping with my husband, he doesnt' put his foot in my back or wake me up when i am sleeping. sleeping with kids is precious and sweet but six nights is for the birds. will have more stories from our trip, we can't wait to go back!

still bad

2008-01-30T19:05:00.001-08:00

okay i just realized that i didnt' take any pictures today, i however did go to the gym, did at least 4 complete loads of laundry that included putting it away, packed the kids completely except medicines, organized my closet, ordered the stuff for baby boy's room from uppercase living, and finally got around to calling Amanda, well we did get to talk but it did involve screaming children on both ends, why do they do everything to get your attention on the phone.
Tonight Chris, I and the kids headed off to the mall to get Chris some new shoes, i also got a new pair of Nike black Mary Jane tennis shoes, i love them and hope they will be great for Florida. anyway i am off to read some more about this meal plan for Disney so i am not completely uneducated, there are people out there who have everything planned out for their trip but it is hard for us to do with three three year olds. I will attempt to take pics tomorrow, maybe i will do a belly shot again, it finally has popped and i feel huge already. Yes i was pregnant with triplets but that was almost four years ago and i don't remember what i felt like. This little bambino is moving like crazy, yesterday when they had the monitor on me I swear he was doing tae bo, now he is just kicking away at my bladder that i obviously need to empty. note to self work on kegels.

dusty camera

2008-01-29T11:32:00.000-08:00

so i havent' taken the camera out of the bag since the 12th, and my memory card is still in the computer, i have been a little busy trying to organize all my pictures from July into my photo albums, i figure since we leave on our trip soon i need to organize all the old pics so when the new ones come i won't be bombarded so that is what i have been doing in my endless spare time. I will attempt to take at least one picture tomorrow.
This am i went to the L&D b/c i hadnt' felt the baby move since 2pm yesterday, i tried chugging 2 liters of water, and ate a whole bunch of skittles, and even jiggled my belly and that kid still wouldn't move. so Sarah came over and i headed to the hosptial where on driving there the little stinker decided to then start kicking my cervix and bladder, good thing he is inside b/c i would have beat his little butt for scaring me. Uggh i think also i have just been trying to get so much done lately that i am so busy and don't really notice him moving as much. things will slow down a little after this trip. otherwise i am feeling great, i am still exercising 5 times a week and am debating on walking in the 5 mile ST. Patty's day race, i have tried to train and run in the past but due to my knee injury over ten years ago running is not my thing. I think i have Sarah talked into walking it with me of course with my dr's approval, i will let time tell but at this rate i feel good about it, although i think i will be 32 weeks preggo at the time so we will see.
oh well i promise pics tomorrow, they may just be of who knows what but i need the practice again. off to get ready for work.

fun weekend

2008-01-15T12:56:00.000-08:00

Saturday night was Chris's holiday party and the kids had a blast, the boys received fireman costumes and the girls got little dogs with leashes, Audrey carries her dog around like she is Paris Hilton, it is really scaring me. The only good thing is maybe she won't be quite the brat since there is no Hilton funds being accessed. The first picture is me and Audrey, she looks like such a big girl here and finally smiles normal for the camera. The last pic is our sweet Emma during a massive meltdown yesterday, she was hitting and kicking at me, all i could do was laugh b/c Emma is so sweet natured and rarely throws a tantrum but when she does woo the whole world knows it. I finally had to carry her kicking and screaming into time out and then she calmed down. not much new here otherwise, too funny Emma just saw her tanturm picture and said "oh i was mad" at least she realizes it. Thursday night i am having the annual MOMMES meeting at my house so tonight i will be picking up some more and going to SAMS. oh well off to check what the silence is, no silence is good in this house, LOL

starting to get ready for baby Tell

2008-01-11T18:27:00.001-08:00

so now i think i am in full mode of "oh my gosh we are going to have a baby in 16-17 weeks and i need to get my butt in gear. i ordered the bedding and crib from Walmart tonight and i will pick it up sometime in the end of Jan. I am slowly cleaning out the closet, i do a little each day so maybe by the end of March he will have his own closet, LOL. tonight we went shopping for the carseat, well we had one carried up front and then Chris wanted to know what a snap and go stroller frame is so i showed him and he is like Dana this won't work pushing it in the rocks, we go to ALOT of picnics in the summer and i would hate for this kid to get whiplash, so we looked at the stroller that matched the carseat, well that also was a piece of poo and just flimsy, so then we switched car seats and went with a Chicco travel system, i do like it, the car seat itself is 1.5lbs heavier than the Graco but the straps adjust easily but the stroller is lighter than Graco stroller so as you all know i am a stroller junkie and probably will have a different stroller when this kid grows out of the car seat. We were testing strollers for an hour, you would have though we were registering but we know exactly what we want and don't want so this time we are educated consumers. Anyway i am getting excited and we also agreed on a name finally but that is a surprise or at least that is my goal, i am not good with surprises. no pics today maybe tomorrow.

remember when

2008-01-08T18:44:00.000-08:00

today's weather has just been dreary outside, we were teased with a beautiful day yesterday and today we are back to dreay Jan weather, the temp wasnt' bad but the sun wasn't out either. The kids started their swim lessons today and i have to say they listened very well and took turns very well, of course since they are always perfect in public, (hope lightning doesn't strike while i am typing) i am not surprised. I do have to say my kids are very good at taking turns, i think b/c they are multiples. Emma is a fish in the water i need not say more, Audrey and christian were scared and held onto the teacher for dear life. We went to the gym at 9 so i could workout and shower and then get them ready for their 1045 swim lessons, well after swim lessons i have to get them changed again and had to blowdry all of thier hair b/c you can't go outside with a wet head, uggh we didn't leave until 1150. Needless to say i was exhausted and so were the kids, Emma fell asleep on the way home which is very strange. Next week i think i will sit outside and watch, i sat inside today and it was a sauna in there, heck i may even shower at that point. I also got more stuff ready for my MOMMES sale for March as i am slowly cleaning out the closet to make room for baby stuff. Tomorrow is a DR's appt and the big ultrasound although i'm pretty sure it is a boy so pray that everything looks good with this little bean. We are agreeing on some names finally but we wont' announce that till he is here, have to have an element of surprise. oh this was the view from our house this Sept in Cape Cod, i pretend it is the view out my back window.

i'm back

2008-01-07T17:55:00.000-08:00

so its been awhile, Christmas was nuts, i was sick and just the fun and excitement of Christmas made me such a slacker. I still checked my emails, i haven't downloaded any pics yet except for these few, that is my small goal tonight. today was awesome outside we went to the zoo where the kids walked most of the day and they did great,they had a blast, no nap of course which made 3pm till 715 pm a little trying on patience but they are in bed and hopefully out. I will be there soon also i am whipped. not much new here we had a great holiday, so much to be thankful for such as a our health, our family with the new addition coming in four months, and the overload of toys that has made me weed through the old toys every night. I think that is why everybody vows to organize the as their new years resolution b/c you get bombarded at Christmas. My new years resolutions are to get organized and to just be more green, i do recycle 60% of the time but i just feel that this is one resolution i can stick to. now i am not saying i am not going to buy water bottles, go braless, or just be a tree hugger but i am going to be better to our enviroment such as no deoderant (okay just a little funy), unplugging things when not in use is a big thing and trying not to get in the car just to get out of the house, stuff like that.

so here are our pictures, the first is from their Christmas play funny how they knew all the words to the songs, Emma sang but Audrey and Christain just put their hands in their mouth and then proceeded to get into a pushing match during the last song, all we could do was just laugh b/c none of the teachers saw it but it could have been like dominoes falling if they would have shoved hard enough. Audrey did start it by tapping on Christian's head, then he just let her have it. the next picture is Christian saying "i love you mommy", the next is when Santa came to our house Christmas Eve, that was cute,and the last picture is me at almost 22 weeks on Wednesday. bad pic but i always forget to have Chris take one.

on the run

2007-12-20T15:43:00.000-08:00

Well no pics for tonight, we are off to the kids christmas play, they sing songs with hand gestures, Chris taught them a not correct hand gesture for we wish you a merry christmas that Emma was doing in the car on the way home from school, ughh lets hope she does the one the Christian school taught her, she also fell off the bleachers today at school but she is okay. I need to get on more gift card from AppleBees that i may just wait to get Christmas eve and then i am done, or maybe Chris can go get it. so wish us well.

more pics from this weekend

2007-12-18T18:16:00.000-08:00

i didn't get the camera out today, actually i was quite productive otherwise, we went to the gym, i cleaned, did laundry and mailed off my Christmas cards. i was supposed to work but they cancelled me due to overstaffing, fine by me, i am seriously thinking about being a SAHM when this baby arrives for awhile, i just can't do all this call and my hours plus have people on standby to watch four kids, we will see though. I am going to cross this bridge when the time comes. this evening we went to dinner with my mom and her friend Dea, we went to Maxwells' which is yummy, the kids behavior was something to be desired but they are three not twenty so i guess my expectations are too high, nobody in the restaurant even stared or looked at us so i'm sure they werent' as bad as they were in our minds. I think tomorrow i am going to call the dr's office and see why the sides of my mouth are cracking so bad, Chris even made a comment saying it looks like i have herpes, which i don't but when i wear lipstick it really looks even worse and more noticable, plus i am OVEREXHAUSTED and not doing all that much to be that tired, i thought the exercise would give me more energy but if it is i would hate to see how i feel with not exercising. Today at the gym after i did the elliptical thing i went to the bathroom and a little spotting again that only lasted one time, NO MORE elliptical, the treadmill doesn't cause that, and i'm not overexerting myself on it either.
and no more of not napping for the kids, last night was AWFUL, i bet i was up at least six times between Audrey and Christian, Audrey would cry out saying she had bad dreams which only seems to happen when she is sleep deprived, and who knows why Christian was up, twice he had to pee but his pullup was wet this am, i am glad that he is pottytrained but this waking up at night is for the birds, the past couple nights Audrey has taken her own self to the bathroom in the middle of the night, i really don't let them drink after 6, i guess they have our overactive bladders, LOL. oh well i am going to get in my jammies sit on the couch and study the inside of my eyelids, wish me restful sleep. WAS everybody this exhausted during their pregnancy or is it just chasing after kids?

snow days

2007-12-17T17:35:00.000-08:00

okay the pictures i took at the firehouse are all blurry and just bad, even with trying to edit them i did awful, hopefully Stephanie got some decent pics of my kids. These are from when we came home from the firehouse, notice in the first pics my kids are not wearing hats, that is b/c they went immedieately from the van into the snow, they loved walking around in it. The second pic is of Emma throwing some sonow, they all picked up snow and were throwing it at each other, that was their idea not mine but it was hilarious. audrey is making a snow angel in the last picture. They love the snow and beg to go out and play in it, which is fun but it takes me twenty min to get them all dressed for outside, then after 20 min somebody is crying b/c they are cold, that is the only downfall to this weather, snow is cold when you fall in it.
Today we went to the gym, then we went to my MIL's to bake cookies, the kids were very good and we skipped naps, Emma was so tired that during our usual bedtime story she asked if she could go lay down in her bed, they were in bed by 715, i know early but they get up around 645 lately and with no nap i may be in for a disaster tomorrow. No spotting today thankfully. Thanks to Pam, Steph, and Lindsey for calling to check in on me, i appreciate that. I work tomorrow.
I am excited for thursday's MDO day, it will be a day of wrapping and house to myself, i am not going anywhere, i am going to veg in my house, can't wait. I love my kids to death but something about having the house empty for a couple hours is like heaven. I say that now and i will be running around like a mad woman on Thursday just out shopping with everybody else. I need to pay some bills now and just veg on the couch. I dont' know if it is pregnancy or if i am just not taking enough rest time but i am absolutely exhausted every night. My hands are even tired today.

good night.