One of my friends reminded me today that I really should blog... since i was already online... so here I am typing away.
The past month has been very "up & down" for me. And while the good does outweigh the bad, i'm still not sure where I stand with a certain person in my life and that is tugging on my heart strings greatly! I know i just need to give it time and see what happens.
I found out that we are expecting bundle of joy #4! I'm due June 29th, but have not been able to get an ultrasound done yet, so there's a chance this date might change. I'm excited and all my boys are excited. I think my hubby is the only one in the house routing for this baby to be a boy... Please everyone think Pink thoughts for me! I've been dealing with morning sickness, which (after you've been through it 3 other times) really isn't TOO bad, but i'd still be really happy if i could just skip it this time around.
We made it through Halloween without anything bad happening... in the past we've had 2 years of broken car windshields and an eviction. All 3 of my boys dressed as football players this year.
My hubby got his 6 month raise (don't know how much it is yet, but anything is better than nothing) and he's got a training plan laid out to land him a promotion around Dec 15th! We are behind on bills and desperately waiting for the IRS to send us our tax credit for the house... but of course they will draw it out as long as possible. We did manage to get the boys' insurance back as well as insurance to cover my pregnancy and some food assistance... but it would be so nice to feel financially stable at this point in my life.
My oldest son just finished his first tackle football season... they only won 2 games, but he learned a lot about the game, being an athlete, balancing school & sports... and learned a lot about himself as well. His coach presented him with the "MR EVERYTHING" award for playing 7 out of 8 positions on both Offense & Defense!
My middle child, Damek, turns 6 in EIGHT days! Oh where has the time gone? He had his heart set on a party at "pump-it-up" this year... but is being a great sport about having a party in the park instead (since we can't afford the jumping party). I have to get the invites sent out this week.
Baby Merrick (who's not really a baby anymore) currently has a stomach bug... carseat cover is in the laundry and after a relaxing morning of watching "Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers" (how many of you remember that cartoon?) he's sleeping peacefully in his room.
I already picked out the crib I want to buy...
See it here
I'm also thinking about getting one of
these baskets for when the baby is sleeping somewhere in the house besides her/his crib.
We have to buy a mini van before June... both of our vehicles are falling apart and neither of them will have enough seat belts once the new baby gets here. I've always said i wouldn't drive a mini van, but i'm being realistic in admitting that we wouldn't be able to afford the gas to drive an SUV. John's Mimi is thinking about selling her minivan, i'm just hoping it's in our price range.
John asked me about names i had in mind for this one... and since we used my #1 girl choice for my dog a few years ago (Mina) i'm back to surfing baby name websites.
So far the girls list includes...
Trinity (my #1, but John's not too sure about it), Awen, Aurora, Arwen, and Aislinn
Can you tell i've only gotten thru the A's??
Well... the dryer is done. so I need to try and put the cover back on the carseat before it's time to get Corgen & Damek from school. :)
