Out of the Mouths of Babes...

Camden has to be the most hysterical kid ever. Between his new sense of fashion in dressing himself daily, and his love for his little sister... he has been coming out with some real gems lately.

But I think today takes the cake.

We were cuddling on the couch while I was trying to get him to lay down and take a nap for a little bit and he looks at me and says...

"Mommy... How is my little sister doing?"

"She is good Camden, she is taking a nap too!"

"Mommy... My baby sister is taking WAY TOO LONG" meaning... to get here... Sounds like he is as sick of pregnancy as I am at this point... LOL

But I must say, it was incredibly adorable.

Grow Baby Grow!

Quick update today for our friends and family. After an eventful day full of my mother getting the flu and both boys coming to my ultrasound with me...

Little Miss A is continuing to grow, and is staying on the same growth pattern thankfully. After her falling off the curve, she is continuing to at least maintain moderate/acceptable weight gain so she will remain in her nice comfy uterus home for at least the next three weeks.

I go for another follow up ultrasound to monitor again in three weeks... which will bring me to almost 38 weeks unless she decides to come on her own.

Thanks for all the love, prayers, and well wishes!

Cupcakes & Wind Surfers!

After an uneventful morning of sleep, work, laundry, and breakfast, I got a little wild and decided to take the boys on an adventure. Yup, not one of my brightest ideas today knowing we all have a very long day ahead of us tomorrow with trips to Grandma's house, ultrasounds, and who knows what else may come up in between. But either way... we had a good time.

It started off by sneaking over to Grandma's house and kidnapping her to come with us to Toppings Cupcakes in Bridgeport. I didn't want to head down there without someone else with me and two boys because of the parking situation in front of the shop. It worked out well because Grandma had fun with us. Even though she didn't have any cupcakes.

On the way back to Grandma's house to drop her off, we noticed some kites in the distance at the beach, and even though it is freezing out, we decided to go by the beach and check them out. Camden was super interested. When we got down there we realized they weren't just kites, but they were actually wind surfers which was even more exciting for the boys.

For once recently I actually had my camera in the car with me, and of course my nifty new lens I just got, so I was able to finally give it a good try!





I love the last picture because just as I was getting ready to put the camera away, and get everyone back into the car, I caught one of the wind surfer's jumping in the air. Totally cool. Just another reasons I love living so close to the beach!

Overall, another great day! And I even think we will have a nice early bedtime because of the lack of naps today! YAY for Mommy!

Training Day for Will

Yesterday Will had flashover training. I guess a flash over is one of the most dangerous situations a fireman can ever be in, so the more training he can have on it, the better.

I took the boys and headed to my parents where we cleaned the van out, and got ready to add yet another car seat. They hung out with Grandma while I took the van for an oil change, and car wash and vacuum on top of it.

They had a lot of fun since we haven't been making too many Sunday dinners this winter. It is just too cold to go some days! I was able to catch up on some work for the week too which was a huge highlight since I have another appointment for a follow up ultrasound on Wednesday.

Back to Will's training. When I got home I was welcomed by a husband who smelt like he was barbecued, and burnt. Well, he did get burnt. Most of the guys who went through the training did. Although it wasn't serious, he was pretty miserable... I would have been!

The helmets above are only a couple of the guys, Will's is on the bottom left, and that was his BRAND NEW helmet never used before yesterday. He has kept the new issue one because he loves his other lid, and just used that one for training. It is officially done!

I am glad I didn't know what the training really entailed until I got home for the day, because I wouldn't have been able to let my mind rest knowing what he was doing all day long otherwise.

Saturday Projects

Got a ton of stuff done today! Including finally finishing the wall letters for Little Miss A's room. But don't get too excited, A and D are the two letters we already let spill at the baby shower, so if you think you are getting some kind of special treat, you are wrong! LOL

The morning started off with Ben and I heading out to drop some clothes to donate off at the local thrift store that benefits a domestic violence program that helps women get out of bad situations, which is where I always bring the stuff I need to pass along.

Once we were done there, we drove through McDonald's for a special chicken nugget treat, which he fell asleep eating. Super cute if you ask me... And then off to the craft store we went. I originally was going to use scrap book paper to cover the wall letters, but I decided to hand paint them instead, which I think worked out kinda well.

I am a perfectionist, so I am not 100% happy with them, but the imperfections I can see, no one else will be able to once I hang them.

After that we headed to Old Navy, yes... we braved crossing the Post Road in Milford on a Saturday... and let me tell you... PEOPLE ARE INSANE! Apparently red lights are optional today!

I had to see if I could find something to wear to Getting Gorgeous in New York City this weekend. Of course I am still playing things by ear at this point depending on how the ultrasound on Wednesday goes. But basically Getting Gorgeous is an invite only blog party for the day where 300 bloggers are pampered by awesome companies, and get one-on-one time with rep's from big companies. Some of the companies this year include Degree, BJ's Wholesale, Simply Orange, Sandals, etc.

So anything that can give me a day of rest, relaxation, and pampering, I am down with!

In the end I found a super cute and spring like shirt I liked, and of course matched a pair of sunglasses, and new bag for the trip. And my new business cards came in yesterday, so I am really ready. I will be traveling with Courtney from OneBoredMommy and can't wait!

Anyways, now to figure out what is for dinner since Will and Camden are still napping, and Ben is certainly ready for food!

Bath Time & New Camera Lens

I splurged on myself and bought a "nifty fifty" lens for my camera. I haven't bought any new accessories for the Nikon since I bought it last January, so it was long due. Especially after scoring bonus pay in January, and February, and of course in March too...

But I found a good deal on amazon, and with the baby coming, I really wanted to get the lens because it is supposed to be great for up close pictures of children and especially newborns. So I guess there was more motive... Haha!

Tonight I put both boys in the bath after dinner because they were due, and of course dinner made a giant mess, so I took a couple pictures with the new lens.



How can dirty kids be so cute? Oh that's right... because they are mine! LOL

They love bubble baths... that is for sure!

Overall, a good day in our house since I got two posts up in one day, I certainly have been slacking lately... Oh, and don't you love the new background and edits? I had a blast working on it last weekend!

Little Miss A Check In

As you know, the past couple weeks have certainly been stressful for our family. The health questions surrounding our daughter A have been keeping Will and I awake at night wondering what kind of complications we are going to have to deal with over the next couple months, and thankfully after a lot of worrying, and an amnio we got our first bit of good news yesterday.

I had my regular check up, a non stress test, and got the first preliminary results from the amnio I had done last Wednesday, which were the results were were most worried about, the infection study. The results came back negative, meaning there is no infection in my uterus. Which is a great thing. If there was, Little Miss A would need to be immediately delivered, and since I am only a couple days shy of 34 weeks that would have meant a long NICU stay.

The non stress test was great, they only kept me on the machine for about a half hour because the baby looked so good. There was no real need to keep her on any longer. Another huge relief because battling a stomach bug had me convinced the pains I was having in my actual stomach were contractions. You would think by baby #3 I could tell the difference right? These were such bad cramps I thought I was in labor!

So now, all we have left for now is the ultrasound next Wednesday that will see what her growth is doing, and if she has grown in the two week period from the last ultrasound scan. At that point in time, depending on what the growth is... they may consider delivery, but that is another bridge I plan on crossing in another week when we get there. I certainly can say I do not have any desire to have a 35 or even a 36 week preemie if we do not have to.

So, that is the scoop for now.
Oh, and thanks New England for this lovely Spring Snow I have outside!