Not Me Monday

I did not drive all the way to the DMV to change the address on my drivers license, with three kids in tow, then wait about 30 minutes in line, to find out when I get to the counter that my current license is NOT in my purse! Then I did not return home and finally figure out that when I had received cash at the bank the week prior that I had left my license in the bank envelope with the cash, which was still on my dresser. I also did not drive without a license for a week. Gotta love pregnancy brain!

The Clip

A few weeks ago as the boys and I were having school in the classroom, Isabel brought me a bucket of buttons that she found on my shelf. She sweetly asked if she could take them in the dinning room and play with them to which I replied, of course. Something that would keep her occupied so the boys and I could focus and finish their school work - score! She played with all the buttons for awhile and then the boys even joined in on the fun. They even found a few things mixed in with all the buttons like some penny's and hair clips.
Then nap time came.
While I was attending to another matter, I went ahead and told Izzy to crawl into her bed and I would be there in just a moment to tuck her in. Not 2 min. went by and I heard "mommy....mommy....MOMMY" to not make her wait any longer I headed into her room. I had no longer gotten both feet in the doorway and she stared crying almost hysterical. I walked to her bedside and she said "I swallowed it". Swallowed it !?! Swallowed what, I asked, to which she replied "the clip". The clip that she had found in the button bucket that had two sparkly "diamonds" on it. She then told me she was trying to get one of the sparkly things out of the clip and the whole thing just went down. Oh the thoughts that went through this momma's mind. As I'm trying NOT to panic, I picked her up and felt her throat. I didn't know, it could have turned & gotten stuck (even if she was still breathing). I stripped her bed of everything thinking maybe she was just mistaken and the clip had fallen in the sheets. This momma was in almost panic mode here people. I was relieved that she was talking, crying, and most of all breathing, but WHAT do I do now? I call Ben, who was of course calm and said we would just watch her, he didn't think an emergency room visit was needed at that point. So that's what we did, waited. I of course googled it and everything I read said just wait 3 to 5 days and if by day 7 you haven't seen it go get an x-ray. That was assuming she was breathing, not vomiting and eating/drinking normally, which she was. So the waiting started. For 5 days the only thing I would let my child eat/drink was fiber one bars and apple juice with I think a McD's meal in there too (that seems to do the trick as well). Finally the night of day 5 we were greeted with the clip again. It wasn't fun finding the clip or all the many times we had to check for the clip before it made it's appearance, but hey that's part of parenthood right. The clip wasn't as big or long as I had remembered, which is a good thing, because the return of the clip wasn't a painful issue. Crazy how your mind will remember things. If your wondering, it was about 2". Being a momma is full of exciting adventures, even if some are a little nerve-racking. Love every moment, good and bad!

The question I've been getting...

...what do I think we're having? So here are my thoughts.

A Girl. Why, you ask?

Wk 1 thru 13 major sickness - not sick at all with my boys, but a little with Isabel

Body odor - with Isabel my feet stunk something awful - this time it's not my feet, yet anyway, but after every shower my towel is "stank". My thinking is all the extra hormones. Thankfully that "stank" stays on the towel :)

Plus there is just a hope of a girl for the ease of things like -

The fact that I have kept all of my girl clothes, BUT have nothing blue

and finally

We live in a 3 bedroom home. The boys share a room and it would work out great for two girls to share as well.

That's my guess, but we all know that I will be totally happy with a boy or girl. Although, if it is a boy I'm having a little trouble in the name department.

Not Me Monday

I did NOT give my 3 yr old the Parmesan cheese then leave the room.

50 / 50

Today was the big day! The day for the ultrasound to find out if baby DeLoach #4 is a boy or girl. In my previous post about finding out we were pregnant I mentioned that Ben wanted to find out, but not tell anyone. I wanted to find out, but didn't know if I could keep it a secret. We have had a little change in plans since then.

Little background first - with Carter, our first, we found out. Carter was 2 months old, yes you read that right, when we found out we were pregnant again. Our situation and all the emotions of what was going on at that point in our lives lead us to the decision to find out again what we were having with baby #2. Three years later when we found out we were pregnant with baby #3 I decided to add some surprise & fun to the pregnancy and not find out, not even anything written on my file. Ben wasn't too happy, but he gave in and let me have my way. What a good husband. Now don't get me wrong, I really loved knowing what the boys were before hand so I could prepare the nursery as well as get all the clothes in order. However, the surprise and fun filled emotions of having my husband look up at me after baby #3 had arrived and said "It's a girl" That was one of the best moments ever!

Ok, now back to finding out with baby #4. So what plans did we change? I let Ben find out, but I DID NOT. I just wasn't ready or sure if I even want to find out. I just remember that feeling of finding out once the baby was here.....so much more excitement than to find out @ 18 wks (to me). Ben has always wanted to know and really does not like surprises. Since he let me have my way last time and not find out, I decided to be the nice wife and let him find out today. Did come up with a backup plan though. Just in case I change my mind before June 10th gets here, I gave the ultrasound tech this:















In that envelope it holds the answer. The answer everyone is wanting to know, except for Ben & one of my doctors. He had a question about the picture in the envelope that he couldn't ask the ultrasound tech b/c we were in the same room & we didn't need to take any more of her time. Due to weather there was only one ultrasound tech there today & lots of pregnant women.

I don't want to leave you with absolutely nothing so here is a picture of our little bundle. I know it's not the best, I had to take a picture of the picture, unfortunately we don't have a scanner. Everything looked and sounded perfect. It made it even more fun b/c all three kids got to come to the doc. with us today. Weather prevented our planned babysitter, but it worked out wonderfully. The kids got to see the baby & hear the heartbeat. We even got to see the baby have hiccups.















So unless I cave & sneak a peek in the envelope, only 5 more months. No problem ;)

Lovin the smell of coffee

I have never been a coffee drinker. Always loved the smell, but never liked the taste. Ben, being a minister and having several meetings @ Starbucks during the week, became a social drinker :) While living with Ben's dad and step-mom we were introduced to using a Keurig. Ben slowly stopped being a social drinker and enjoyed a cup of coffee almost daily.

When we moved into our new home we became owners of this:















I, still loving the smell and not the taste, bought the hot chocolate cups to fill our nicely organized Keurig cup holder, along with the coffee for Ben.















Still LOVING the smell (smells are such a big deal to me being pregnant) that I became determined that I should like coffee. Then I was turned on to this:

yum....Peppermint Mocha















Our Keurig came with a little diddy that lets you add your own coffee grounds instead of having to use the Keurig cups. Which is wonderful because now I have discovered this:

Nicaraguan Coffee. I can drink this stuff black!















But adding a little of this never hurts.
Skinny Vanilla Latte, something my sister introduced me to over the holidays.















I may not be a coffee lover yet but, I can definitely say I'm a coffee liker and not just of the smell anymore.

Ice Day 2011

The big snow storm to hit Alabama the first of 2011 brought only ice our way. Yes there were a few flurries that fell, but most of what you see is hard, cold, wet...ice!















The steep driveway that causes my van to scrap every time I leave, unless I turn midways down & hop the curb, turned out to be the perfect slide on this icy day.















Isabel was happy just playing in the few flakes that had fallen under the carport















Until she realized just what her brothers were doing and decided she needed to ride the "boat"















My favorite part...watching everyone try and get back up the iced driveway :)















Even though it was all ice and we couldn't make a snowman or have a snowball fight, it didn't stop the boys from having fun outside. A few pieces of pvc pipe and they were having a blast. Why do we buy them toys again???

Not Me Monday

During my 1st Trimester I WASN'T so terribly sick that I absolutely DID NOT....

Let PBS be my kids entertainment

Only do the minimum of what we needed to for home school

Fix popcorn for dinner (some nights cereal)

Not brush my teeth at night because the gag reflex was too bad

and finally

Not go to bed as soon as Ben got home from work

I mean really what kind of mom would I be if I did stuff like that?