Baseball, Baseball, Baseball

My friend Lindsey, a fellow JCCC teacher, stopped by yesterday with her 9 month old son Chaz. He is such a cutie!

Pat and Paulette at game #2 of the Royals vs. Yanks. We all went to the game on Monday night, just us adults went to the game on Tuesday night, and Josh ended up going with Brandon to the game on Wednesday night! Josh went to three Yankees games in a row this week!



Playing outside in the yard.

Eating a pickle (toy pickle that is) during our 'picnic.'

Hazel enjoyed running around the picnic blanket, not really taking part in the picnic itself.

Gus feeding the babies at our picnic. As you can see, it wasn't a picnic with real food, just pretend.

Playing in the 'green room' as Gus calls it.

Somebody snuck into Gus's yogurt this week...

At least she attempted to use a spoon.

Although Gus didn't get to talk to him, Slugger came really close to us. Gus SCREAMED to slugger for about 2 minutes straight to come over to us. The people around us, thankfully, were laughing at how crazy Gus was going on, and weren't mad at my loudly, frantically, screaming little boy.

Yummy hotdog! Thanks grandma and papa!

The warm up for the big bite...

Gus loves the kids area, and always enjoys riding the Merry Go Round.

Hazel got to ride it for the first time too!

And the big event of the night was Gus getting to hit in the Little K! Usually the line is soooo long, and he is really little for it (since they pitch to you) but he did so good! I was really proud of him. He was about 1/2 the size of the other kids, no joke, and he hit 2 of the 4 balls that were pitched to him! He had the whole crowd in the area watching, and they would cheer when tiny little Gus hit the balls. I seriously had a major proud mama moment. Tears!

So excited!

We still don't have to buy a seat for Hazel, her and Gus fit nicely in one together!

Hazel was such a flirt! She kept engaging the people sitting behind us.

Go Royals!

As far as news with us, things are starting to get busier. The kids go back to daycare full time next week, as my classes start up tomorrow and then full time next week. I am teaching online for the first time and figuring that whole thing out has been crazy, but a good experience so far. The class went 'live' today so we'll see how it goes as students contact me over the next few days.

Baby in my belly is good as far as I can tell. I made an official posting about the pregnancy on Facebook last night, so I guess the news is out. My belly button actually popped already- and I'm only 16-17 weeks along, so I have a feeling I am going to get massive this time... I am feeling baby move more and more, which is exciting. I go back to the doctor next week for my monthly check up. I would guess we will schedule the ultrasound soon to make sure baby is growing on schedule. Remember though, we are not finding out the sex this time and honestly, I am wonderful with that decision and not teetering at all. I think finding out when the little guy or gal arrives will be an amazing feeling, and also give us something special to experience with this one, since we already have a boy and a girl.

Well, love and miss you all. Talk to you soon. Hopefully we'll get to see some of you in a few weeks over Labor Day weekend.

Much Appreciated Quiet Week

I'm so thirsty!

Stopping to see if I am paying attention to her roll-on-the-ground tantrum.

I love splashing!

"Quit splashing me little girlie!"

Hazel does this adorable little face when she is sad or bothered. It is kind of like a fake cry/sniffle. She wanted Gus to stop putting bubbles on her.

Look at all these bubbles!

Outside play time.

Feeding Chilla (Chinchilla) some crab apples.

Will someone play ball with me?

Break dancing on the floor.

Run, there's an alligator in the house!

Exhausted after swimming this week.

Yes We Are Alive...

Play dough time!

Kennedy

Hazel preferred to taste-test the play dough rather than form it.

Parker was more interested in the play dough toys than the play dough itself.


Last week we colored some pictures. Hazel did really well!

My monkey (that was jumping on the bed, made mama call the Dr, the Dr said...).

My pretty girlie.

So it has been a long time. We are still alive and kicking. Probably the longest break between posts I've ever had! We have had so much go on these past two weeks that it is hard to remember where to start updating you. I almost feel like I should make a bulleted list (the teacher in me) than try to write this all in paragraph form. Well, the Friday after we moved for two full days and were completely exhausted, Gus decided to jump on the bed that night and sprain his wrist. However, it is hard to differentiate between a sprain and a break in a 3 year old, so after 5 hours at the ER, two rounds of x-rays, and no answers, the Dr decided to treat it like a break (we weren't even sure if it was his wrist or elbow at that point) with a full arm soft cast for 3 days. After a follow up on that Monday with his pediatrician we determined it was a bad sprain. He is doing much better now and is no longer wearing the wrap on his wrist. But, that was fun, haha.

On that Saturday, the dryer broke, so we had to buy a new one. That was fun too, haha. Just seemed like one thing after another for awhile...

In the midst of it all, Brandon and Lindsey announced something surprising! Finally, the good news! No not another baby (only Josh and I like to shock you with news that hardcore). But, Brandon took a transfer to Kansas City so they will be moving down to our town in a few weeks! Yay! So excited to have them closer. They were down this past weekend to secure a rental house. They will be moving about 30 minutes from us, so we are very very very very excited to have family in KC again! We haven't had family here since we started popping out babies so I can't imagine how helpful that will be- for both us and them. Say a few prayers for them for a safe and easy transition to KC.

As far as new little peanut baby and me, we are about 15 weeks along. I did recently find out that I have the same blood clotting condition my mom has (which is why she has had blood clots in her legs and most recently the embolisms that shot into her lungs a few months ago) and pregnancy aggravates it. Lucky me. Apparently I have been extremely fortunate that my last two pregnancies were so healthy, according to my Dr. I will have to take it easy and be a little more cautious with my life in the future. For example, NOT that we wanted anymore, but I really shouldn't have any more kids; too risky to have kids after 30 with this condition (called Factor 5). But mom is doing much better so that gives me hope that even if the worst happens to me down the road, like unfortunately my mom has experienced, I can overcome. I go back to doctor for a baby check up in a few weeks. Right now no worries, I am fine. Baby is fine. But we do have to be a little more cautious this time, ya know, since I am 30 years young now. :)

Fall classes start the week after next, and I was fortunate enough to get several this semester (albeit last minute- they always make me sweat), so I am happy to get back to work. I think we decided that I will only work minimal, a few online, evening and/or early morning classes starting in the spring so that we don't have to do daycare. Three kiddos in daycare would be just ridiculous financially for us. However, this decision isn't set in stone. I need to talk to my schools over the next month or two and see what my options are. If I do end up staying home with them, it will be fine. But when Gus goes to kindergarten in a few years, I'll be able to work full time again. I am looking forward to potentially being able to spend more time with the kids, but am a little worried I will lose my mind taking care of 3 kids, aged 3 and under full time. We will figure it out.

Well, that is us right now. We are busy, but this week has slowed down. Thank goodness. I need some silence and peace! Talk soon :) Love and miss you all.