Not a ton to blog about- I am busy preparing for M's 6th birthday and getting caught up on some crafts. I finally made a tree skirt out of fabric I've had sitting there forever waiting to be made into one. I made a halloween picture board thingy to put a picture of each halloween on, that I think turned out cute. I have been enjoying errands by myself while the boys are at school, and have gotten a bit of rest- though not much. Both DH and I woke up at 4am today and couldn't sleep because we had songs from Sunday's primary program stuck in our heads. AHhhhh! I canned salsa with my mom and DH on Saturday, and we've canned pears and are thinking about doing a bit more canning, but maybe not. I did NONE last year because I couldn't bear the thought of doing it in my last month, but this year I still have another trimester to go so not so much of an excuse.
The pregnancy is going well (on paper) but has been really hard on me. I guess since it's my fourth, it would probably be the hardest no matter my circumstances. I really don't want/need the epidural when I'm in labor, but could I get one periodically right NOW?! Seriously, contractions are not nearly so annoying as carpul tunnel, sciatica, killer migraines, and other joys I get to experience before labor even begins. But really, I am grateful that all my tests and ultrasounds have shown us a healthy baby. Of course, they did last time too, so I'm not exactly entirely trustful.
We have pretty much decided on a name, so I have started to make his Christmas stocking. And I'm to the quilting part of his quilt, so progress is being made despite my desire to hold off and pretend I'm not pregnant. I am forcing myself to do these things and it's probably good. At least he won't feel like a neglected 4th child as much as if I did nothing. We have a lot prepared from Nolan, but I took most of his stuff back, so we're starting over with some stuff. We never had a "theme" for Nolan's things like we did for M (monkeys) and E (elephants). I just never felt anything and really felt different about preparing for him. With this one, he's "C" so his theme is cars and we've bought a few outfits with cars and I've made a car quilt and some burp cloths and shoes with cars. It is kind of fun and WAY more "boyish" than my usually almost-gender-neutral themes and designs. I guess at this point, embrace the testosterone, right?
I'll try to remember to get some pictures of these things sometime if anyone wants to see.
3 comments:
The pictures of your boys are so cute, you a pretty talented with a camera (and with making cute boys). I am anxious to see all the fun things you have been making.
I personally think it can be helpful to dive in and make things for the baby. I was really hesitant to make things for H (he wasn't doing well, and then Nolan's passing), but making "stuff" did help me connect emotionally. I was finally able to think about bringing a baby home to use all the things I made.
I am sorry things are tough, love ya all tons!
Your pictures are gorgeous! That's quite the feat, getting both boys to smile and love each other long enough to capture it on film. Well done :)
I'm going to have to agree with Miriam. It was really hard to start making things for Penny, but right around the same time you are now I kind of pushed myself to it. It gave me a degree of optimism that I really needed, as much as I didn't want to believe that everything would be okay.
I definitely want to see what you've made!
I've been thinking about you a lot and I wish you were feeling great and especially that I could help out. One more trimester to go! Hang in there, toots!
cute cute boys. I'm sorry you've had so much to deal with with this pregnancy, and that I've been such a slacker friend in helping. we didn't time this right did we? well, I guess we did if we want our kids to be buddies.
ps. you're my hero
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