So more and more people I know are doing this whole blog thing. As I read them, I've thought, "what a great way to journal everyday life!". So I decided this just may be a great investment of my time! Plus, since we are having baby #6 in 5 weeks and (hopefully) 3 days, it would be a great way to keep everyone up to date.
A quick run down on our crew at the moment:
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aron is 12 and just finished track. He was on a relay team with his cousin Allison and a two other friends. They did a great job in all the meets and finished 4th in the city. He loves sports and he loves friends, and spending time in sports WITH friends is heaven for him! He also LOVES school and can hardly wait until August 25th, when he starts Jr. High at the new West which will just be 1 1/2 miles from here! I'm afraid it's going to be a LONG summer.
A quick run down on our crew at the moment:
A
aron is 12 and just finished track. He was on a relay team with his cousin Allison and a two other friends. They did a great job in all the meets and finished 4th in the city. He loves sports and he loves friends, and spending time in sports WITH friends is heaven for him! He also LOVES school and can hardly wait until August 25th, when he starts Jr. High at the new West which will just be 1 1/2 miles from here! I'm afraid it's going to be a LONG summer. 
Haley is my little 9 year old who loves art, reading, "bball", playing with 
friends, and going on dates with mom or dad. She has a nice little spirit about her (well, most of the time), and is always the one to remind us to have prayer. She recently acquired her very own bedroom and loves it. She has been reading Little House on the Prairie books lately, so I started putting the Little House DVD's in our Netflix Que. Everyone has been secretly enjoying these funny shows.
friends, and going on dates with mom or dad. She has a nice little spirit about her (well, most of the time), and is always the one to remind us to have prayer. She recently acquired her very own bedroom and loves it. She has been reading Little House on the Prairie books lately, so I started putting the Little House DVD's in our Netflix Que. Everyone has been secretly enjoying these funny shows. Me
gs is either a slice of heaven, or a slice of you-know-what. For the most part, she is fun, happy and easy going. But she has that streak of Yoder stubbornness in her like no other and if she is determined to do something, she'll fight me tooth and nail - which most often results in her screaming and crying in her room. As long as I can make sure she gets enough sleep at night, we can usually avoid these "episodes". She is LOVING kindergarten and has THE VERY BEST teacher ever - Mrs. Makaafi (Mahka-aw-fee), whom we will dearly miss when Megs starts 1st grade.
gs is either a slice of heaven, or a slice of you-know-what. For the most part, she is fun, happy and easy going. But she has that streak of Yoder stubbornness in her like no other and if she is determined to do something, she'll fight me tooth and nail - which most often results in her screaming and crying in her room. As long as I can make sure she gets enough sleep at night, we can usually avoid these "episodes". She is LOVING kindergarten and has THE VERY BEST teacher ever - Mrs. Makaafi (Mahka-aw-fee), whom we will dearly miss when Megs starts 1st grade.Zack is my happy-go-lucky four year old. He is fun to be
around, has cute chubby cheeks, and is so easy going. Right now he goes to my preschool on T/TH mornings, and then goes to Shepherd of the Valley preschool on T/TH afternoons. He just loves life and is so innocently sweet. He thinks we should name the baby Billy Bob. He loves superheros, playing with Megan, football and basketball, riding his bike, and running errands with me on Wednesday afternoons (this is a time when it is just the two of us - Megan goes to Kindergarten and Seth takes a nap at Grandpa's house).
Seth is the hardest two year old I've ever had - yet at the same time he is such a cute little poop. It's ni
ce that he is a little older and reasoning is beginning to work at times with him. Also, when I start to count to three, he'll usually stop (or start) doing. He recently graduated to a "big boy bed" - Spiderman style. He's done a terrific job staying in bed, although he does wake a little earlier than usual, and comes into my room ready to start the day (6:30ish). Last night I think he got out of bed at some odd hour because I have a foggy memory of someone turning the bathroom light on and off about 10 times. I can only imagine that he would be the one doing it! He's saying so many more words now. We love to hear him say the prayer, and he now says Zack's name "Yack" - he used to say "Zaw". I guess it is an improvement! He loves the days we have preschool, and wishes he could stay with the big kids. He always gets to see us when we go play outside though, and has started calling the kids by name. It's pretty funny.
Roman has been busy working 10 hours a day at EWS and then a few nights a week has been umpiring city rec softball. And he has also spent a few Saturday evenings refereeing a "Semi-pro" football league (don't let the name fool you - I think it is just a bunch of 30 somethings living out their glory days). When he happens to be home, you'll find him working outside. This 1/2 acre we're on is WAY TOO MUCH WORK!! I just wish we could hire someone to get it all done in 2 weeks... but unfortunately, it takes $$ to do that! So we just slowly plug away.
As you can tell, I've been busy with preschool. It's been a fun first year and I've learned a lot. One thing being, "Why didn't I start this sooner?". I guess I should be thankful I was blessed with the job at Citi for 3 years because the medical benefits were amazing. It was the only great thing about that job. Anyway, I've been focusing on registration for next fall. I'm offering a 3rd day for the 4 year olds (on Wednesdays), and I'll be taking up to 10 kids on T and TH (only 6 on W's). I'm nearly full, and I hope I don't regret increasing my numbers. There are times when more #'s make some of the games and things work better, so I'm hoping it'll turn out to be a good choice. The past few weeks I've been working more on the whole digital scrapbooking thing. That has been fun - I guess I'll need to figure out how to post a page here. I also made an announcement for an Enrichment Night we're having in June. It turned out pretty cute and I think it is a cheap way of advertising too! I'm also working on a slide show for the YW in our ward who are graduating. In RS we do this transition spot light thing for the girls and I did a movie/slide show thing last year. It is a lot of work, but I LOVE putting them together! This time I have more notice, so I think it'll be less stressful. So I seem to be pretty busy with all of that stuff this month.
About the baby - for those who don't know, we are having another little boy. At first I was slightly disappointed because I really wanted another girl... but now that I'm used to the idea, I'm really looking forward to it. Not only will it make the whole bedroom arrangement easier, the idea of 3 little boys in a row being buddies and playing together all the time sounds pretty fun. So my original due date was June 27th. My ultrasound changed it to June 23rd. But since I'm measuring (and looking) so big, my doctor keeps saying I'm going to have a big baby (Seth was my biggest at 8lb 12oz! - and I was induced 8 days early with him!!!). The very earliest they will induce for non-medical reasons is 10 days prior to due date. I'd love to actually start labor on my own for once, but I'm afraid it won't happen. When I went in with Seth, I was dilated to a 6 and still not in active labor - eeek!!!!!!! I've already started having contractions on days that I work too hard... but it just never seems to actually get me movin. So if anyone has some great tips on inducing labor naturally, let me know, because I really don't want to have a 9 or 10 pound baby! (Good news is that so far I've only gained 30 pounds - with Seth I gained a total of 50!!). Anyway, the doc is planning on inducing me on Friday, June 13th ("I'm not superstitious - just stitious"). Unless he ends up having a surgery on that day, then it will be Monday the 16th. I'm really hoping for the 13th though.
So there you go - that is our update. I'll have to post the silly day to day happenings as they happen - which hopefully won't turn out like a novel... as this post has.
NOW I'M DONE!
around, has cute chubby cheeks, and is so easy going. Right now he goes to my preschool on T/TH mornings, and then goes to Shepherd of the Valley preschool on T/TH afternoons. He just loves life and is so innocently sweet. He thinks we should name the baby Billy Bob. He loves superheros, playing with Megan, football and basketball, riding his bike, and running errands with me on Wednesday afternoons (this is a time when it is just the two of us - Megan goes to Kindergarten and Seth takes a nap at Grandpa's house). Seth is the hardest two year old I've ever had - yet at the same time he is such a cute little poop. It's ni
ce that he is a little older and reasoning is beginning to work at times with him. Also, when I start to count to three, he'll usually stop (or start) doing. He recently graduated to a "big boy bed" - Spiderman style. He's done a terrific job staying in bed, although he does wake a little earlier than usual, and comes into my room ready to start the day (6:30ish). Last night I think he got out of bed at some odd hour because I have a foggy memory of someone turning the bathroom light on and off about 10 times. I can only imagine that he would be the one doing it! He's saying so many more words now. We love to hear him say the prayer, and he now says Zack's name "Yack" - he used to say "Zaw". I guess it is an improvement! He loves the days we have preschool, and wishes he could stay with the big kids. He always gets to see us when we go play outside though, and has started calling the kids by name. It's pretty funny. Roman has been busy working 10 hours a day at EWS and then a few nights a week has been umpiring city rec softball. And he has also spent a few Saturday evenings refereeing a "Semi-pro" football league (don't let the name fool you - I think it is just a bunch of 30 somethings living out their glory days). When he happens to be home, you'll find him working outside. This 1/2 acre we're on is WAY TOO MUCH WORK!! I just wish we could hire someone to get it all done in 2 weeks... but unfortunately, it takes $$ to do that! So we just slowly plug away.
As you can tell, I've been busy with preschool. It's been a fun first year and I've learned a lot. One thing being, "Why didn't I start this sooner?". I guess I should be thankful I was blessed with the job at Citi for 3 years because the medical benefits were amazing. It was the only great thing about that job. Anyway, I've been focusing on registration for next fall. I'm offering a 3rd day for the 4 year olds (on Wednesdays), and I'll be taking up to 10 kids on T and TH (only 6 on W's). I'm nearly full, and I hope I don't regret increasing my numbers. There are times when more #'s make some of the games and things work better, so I'm hoping it'll turn out to be a good choice. The past few weeks I've been working more on the whole digital scrapbooking thing. That has been fun - I guess I'll need to figure out how to post a page here. I also made an announcement for an Enrichment Night we're having in June. It turned out pretty cute and I think it is a cheap way of advertising too! I'm also working on a slide show for the YW in our ward who are graduating. In RS we do this transition spot light thing for the girls and I did a movie/slide show thing last year. It is a lot of work, but I LOVE putting them together! This time I have more notice, so I think it'll be less stressful. So I seem to be pretty busy with all of that stuff this month.
About the baby - for those who don't know, we are having another little boy. At first I was slightly disappointed because I really wanted another girl... but now that I'm used to the idea, I'm really looking forward to it. Not only will it make the whole bedroom arrangement easier, the idea of 3 little boys in a row being buddies and playing together all the time sounds pretty fun. So my original due date was June 27th. My ultrasound changed it to June 23rd. But since I'm measuring (and looking) so big, my doctor keeps saying I'm going to have a big baby (Seth was my biggest at 8lb 12oz! - and I was induced 8 days early with him!!!). The very earliest they will induce for non-medical reasons is 10 days prior to due date. I'd love to actually start labor on my own for once, but I'm afraid it won't happen. When I went in with Seth, I was dilated to a 6 and still not in active labor - eeek!!!!!!! I've already started having contractions on days that I work too hard... but it just never seems to actually get me movin. So if anyone has some great tips on inducing labor naturally, let me know, because I really don't want to have a 9 or 10 pound baby! (Good news is that so far I've only gained 30 pounds - with Seth I gained a total of 50!!). Anyway, the doc is planning on inducing me on Friday, June 13th ("I'm not superstitious - just stitious"). Unless he ends up having a surgery on that day, then it will be Monday the 16th. I'm really hoping for the 13th though.
So there you go - that is our update. I'll have to post the silly day to day happenings as they happen - which hopefully won't turn out like a novel... as this post has.
NOW I'M DONE!
3 peeps sharin the love!:
Hi Cathy, this is great! I loved having Haley in my primary class last year and love having Megan this year. Your girls are so wonderful! I don't really know your boys, but they look adorable.
Your kids are so cute. You guys sound very busy, I don't know how you can do all that. Congrats on your newest addition and I hope it all goes well for you. This is Nicole your cousin Dale's wife just in case you were wondering.
mom i love you i love all the things you said about me
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