Our happenings

I know I haven't posted in a while.  

Here are my thoughts and what has been happening lately.

With baby #4 on the way I am starting to feel mostly better.

I still have my days, but most are good.

I feel like I look pregnant.  

I think I started to show pretty early, but I think at 17 weeks...I don't look to big.

The week before Christmas I started potty training Hank.

I hate potty training.

I didn't want to write anything about it...to possibly jinks myself.

He has done really well.

I would just remind him and now I think most of the time he realizes when he needs to go.

BUT today...He was down for a nap...didn't take one.

He will lay by his door and yell out for me.

He finally started saying he needed to go potty.

He has tried this one before and just used it as a way to get out of his room.

I wasn't falling for it.

After a little while I decided to go in.

The room stunk and then I realized he didn't have any underwear on.

(sorry if this grosses you out...it did me too)

He had pooped and taken off his diaper.

Well I lost it.

I was so mad, he was so upset and all were not good.  

After Clorox wipes and Lysol spray...

I realized I really blew it.

Like I said I HATE potty training...it makes me so mad.

But that is not an excuse.

I felt so bad for the way I react and that is exactly what I did was REACT.

After saying a prayer and telling Hank I am so sorry for mommy getting mad.

I don't think he really cared.

But I think about how i reacted.  I pray for patience and to be a good mom.

But man I sometimes really fail when I am faced with having it.

Hank says...

Last Sunday while driving to church Hank said " Mommy you look cute" and then said "Daddy, you (paused for a little bit) are tall"

Poor Hank...again

This afternoon Kate and Hank were chasing each other around the kitchen/family room.

Apparently Hank had a little pipe in his mouth

and fell.

Poor guy.

It is so swollen and you can tell his is in pain.

He is having a really hard time swallowing

and wont eat anything.

My sister Patti says he should become a bubble boy

he would just pop it

Kate lost her tooth tonight

FINALLY! 

And Meg wanted her picture taken too. 

December fun

December seems to have just flown by.

We did a lot of fun things

I love Christmas time

but I am glad it is over

my house is clean

toys are put away

but I am not looking forward to Kate going back to school tomorrow

i don't like the crazy schedule of school, preschool and dance

here is our December...

Rob's Tree

Festival of Tress

The Nutcracker

My favorite

this was Megs first year and she loved it

which makes me so happy. 

Christmas dance performances 

Kate. Addie. Meg. Isabelle. 

We saw Santa

some of us weren't very happy to see him. 

Christmas school programs 

Christmas Day

Santa came and left lots of goodies 

Christmas morning picture in our Christmas p.j.s

The girls kept saying "did Santa come" to Hank.

I said I wanted to get a pictures and Hank melted...

thinking it was a picture with Santa.

He wouldn't even walk to the family room

I had to carry him screaming

then he saw the toys. 

I hope you all had a wonderful December and Christmas.

We did.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving this year was spent in Hawaii. 

I really think it should become a new tradition.

Rod's parents were celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.

And wanted us all to come along.

We had a wonderful time.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa.

Something wrong...

Rod asked me tonight "Are we doing something wrong with our kids?  They are so messy"

I told him I don't think we are the only ones with messy kids...are we?

Hank stitches

This morning Hank tried to be superman. 

 He cut his chin right open.

  After washing out the cut, the dr. noticed it was a lot deeper. 

 He got three internal stitches and 6-7 stitches. 

 

poor little guy.

but I do have to say as active as this kid is, I am surprised this in only his second set of stitches.