This Is Getting Ridiculous

At least twice a day I get asked the question "So, do you know if its a boy or a girl yet?". If you are one of these people asking, please know that this is NOT what is annoying me. I am just as anxious to know as the rest of you...no, probably more so. My doctor waits until 24 weeks to do the second sonogram. Dont get me wrong, she has very valid reasons. One is that the insurance will only pay for it if it is medically necessary and since our insurance pays 100% in these cases I wont complain about that. Another reason is that she really doesnt like to do many sonos because they are a little distressing to the baby and she doesnt see any reason to do that if its not necessary. And finally, because she doesnt want to do too many, she wants to make sure that the ones that she does will really count so she wants to wait until she can get a very thorough look at the heart and brain. That, of course means the bigger the baby is, the better. And so, we wait...

But it is so frustrating when all the pregnant people around me get to find out what they are having much earlier in their pregnancies! Some of these are ladies whose doctors do a sonogram much earlier like 16-18 weeks and some of them have friends in high places (aka...the sonogram place) that will sneak them in. I have one such friend that is about 6 weeks behind me in her pregnancy and she was told 3 weeks ago that there was a 90% chance she was having a boy. Now, I would not decorate the nursery based on one done at 11 weeks, but at least she has some idea of what direction to go.

I suppose I will continue to try to be patient, its not like I really have a choice. Unless there is a sonogram tech out there, willing to sneak me into the office: ) I guess its better than back in the "old" days when you really didnt know until the baby came out!

Rubber Boots

Luke loves his new rubber boots and wont hardly wear any other shoes. Even when we are going to church he asks to wear them. He gets up every morning and puts them on, even before he is out of his pj's, and goes outside to walk around in them. Thats what he did this morning when he went out to help Will mow the front yard!

The Kids

Well, this week turned out to be not so interesting. It rained a lot and we were stuck inside for the most part. It finally cleared up today and ended up being gorgeous out. Luke and I went to meet our friends Jenny and Bryson and little Hudson at Chick-fil-a for lunch and to do some playing. We ended up seeing 3 more friends there and got lots of good visiting in.

I thought I would share a picture that I took a few weeks ago of 2 of our kids sitting in the back seat of the car. We took some burgers out to the lake one Sunday evening. It was so nice and there was no one else there so we could let the dogs run as much as they wanted. Ruger spent most of the time swimming in the water. You cant see it but Luke is sitting to the far left. Ruger sat in the middle with Chester on the right side and they stayed that way all the way back from the lake. It really did feel like we had our 3 kids sitting back there, especially when they all fell asleep!

Must Be A Boy Thing

This week has gotten off to a slow start. I guess it feels that way because we have been unusually busy in the previous weeks. Yesterday we ran a few errands but then spent most of the day at home. Today Luke went to Mother's Day Out and I went grocery shopping after dropping him off. Then I came home and did some laundry and a few other things around the house. I did take some time to just relax and enjoy the quiet for a while though. After picking Luke up from MDO we came back to the house and I stopped to check the mail as we were driving in. When we came in, he and I both sat down to look through all the mail. He was mostly interested in the Lifeway flyer that had Bob and Larry (VeggieTales) on the front, but then he picked up the Volkswagen car bill that was still in the plain white envelope and said "Mommy's car". Very surprised, I looked at him and asked "Where did you see mommy's car?" To my amazement, he pointed to the VW emblem in the top corner of the envelope! Now, I could see him noticing the color, size or even shape of my car, but the VW emblem... That definitely has to be a Boy thing!

Everyone Else Is Doing It

So it seems that everyone of my friends has a blog and I have been the odd ball out. After much thought and deliberation I have made the decision to start my own. I hope that this blog will serve only to be a source of enjoyment and not frustration as I have a tendency to procrastinate and get behind on these sort of things. With that said, I give you my first post...

Today is Mother's Day and even though this is my 3rd one as a Mom it still feels new to me. Even though Im expecting my second baby I dont really feel like an experienced Mother. And even though I look at my baby everyday and realize again and again that he is not really a baby anymore I still, in some ways, feel like that brand new Mom bringing him home from the hospital. So now Im wondering, when do you start to feel like one of those seasoned Moms who has it all down?

Luke woke up this morning at about 6:30 but Will took him in the other room and closed the door and let me sleep. I slept until about 8:30 and then got up to take a shower and get ready for church. When I came into the kitchen Will had made breakfast and the table was set with drinks poured and everything. It was very sweet and I felt appreciated and loved. At church I stood with all the other mothers again thinking that this still feels so new to me. After church Luke took a very long nap and we ate lunch while he was asleep. When he woke up I made him a lunch and we took it outside to visit with Will who was working on some finishing touches to the playhouse. As I watched Luke play I thought about how different life is now than it was 4 years ago. Even though I was very happy then, it doesnt even compare to the fulfillment I get from watching him grow every day and I really cant remember what life was like without him. I guess I was always meant to be a Mother, I was just waiting for my baby to get here.