It is set

Went today for my final - before due date - doctor's appointment. I talked with my midwife and the date has been set. If this baby is not out before (which I highly doubt, knowing my history), s/he will be born on Tuesday of next week -- 5 August. So now the countdown is on :-)

We meet F's teacher tomorrow (Pre-K has one on one orientation before the child can attend a day of school). I have heard great things about her. We will also go to an Open House tomorrow afternoon and will meet G's teacher then. It won't be a one-on-one, but they save that until about week 2 of school. At least we will have a face to put with the excitement of 1st grade!

Well, I think that is it for what is going on around here. I'm looking for a good book to start -- anybody have any ideas?

*WARNING-- VERY crude**

So, we are still in potty training mode here for our Bubba. He is doing very well... however, he refuses to stand up and go. He sits, doing what he sees me and his sisters do. *PS - it doesn't help that Rob has been in the field so much and works so late... he rarely sees him go*

Anyway, I've been trying to figure out how to tell him that boys stand up. So, I use *proper* words for our gender differences :-) I tell him to hold his penis and point it to pee in the toilet. I really don't know what else to tell him.

Now... flash to Grace... our live in Spanish expert (or so she thinks). She makes up words all of the time and tells her sister "this is the Spanish word for" whatever.

Flash back to today... Bubba had just gotten out of the shower and was getting dressed. He said something about his penis. Faith was walking into the room and blurted out "Vagina is the spanish word for penis."

WHAT?!? They are so confused!

New Cards

So, here are my newest baby cards. Rob's cousin, Jennifer, had her first baby on Saturday morning -- an adorable little girl named Ashlyn. They'll get the girl card and then I tried to get ahead of the game for a friend who is due at the end of August with a little boy. Who knows if I will have time to make the card when she actually has him :-) We'll see how I handle baby #4's presence -- though with both Grace in school full time and Faith there half days, I may be better than ever! I've never only had 2 at the house!! Anyway... here they are:

I used: SU! All in the Family for the baby and bear; $1 new baby stamp from Michaels; I don't have a scallop punch, so the scalloped circle isn't quite even (I used a corner rounder) but it works. The tags dangle from wire hoops that were more difficult than I expected to make. The inside is stamped from an acrylic set from All Night Media. It says: "A baby will make love stronger; days shorter, nights longer,; bankroll smaller, home happier; clothes shabbier, the past forgotten; and the future worth living for"





I used a ribbon weave technique for the focal point. The baby is still from SU! All in the Family set. The striped frame is up on dimensionals because the ribbon weave sticks off pretty far.

A-HA moment of the day

I thought that this pregnancy had been very similar to the other three until just recently. Two of my other three were also (what I consider) summer pregnancies -- meaning I spend the last trimester sweating it out. I haven't ever had any major issues with being able to stay cool... until this pregnancy. I have found myself going from a sweater on to burning up within an hour or two. Though I am not trying to 'conserve' energy, I do stick to one temperature on the thermostat and leave it there, adjusting with blanket or t-shirt, depending on which way I am compensating. Apparently, however, G didn't know that the thermostat wasn't to be fiddled with all day, depending on how she felt.

I made a comment today that I was hot... again. She looked right at me and said, "well, I was cold so I put the number on 80." What?!? After questioning further, she said that when she is hot, she likes it around 50.

A-HA!

So, we have had a discussion now on what the thermostat does and why it is important to be left in one place and not touched by the 5 year old! Maybe this pregancy isn't too different afterall :-)

KWerner Color Challenge

So, I am a lurker. I have certain blogs that I visit on a regular basis, never leaving messages but benefiting from some great information and ideas (especially with cards and kids' crafts). Well, my favorite (and daily visited) blog has to be -- hands down -- http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/index.html She has great tutorials and great ideas. Anyway... Kristina offers a weekly color challenge. She gives a picture and the Stampin' Up equivalent color to use. This week's challenge caught me!


I absolutely LOVE this dress!! And if I weren't a nine month pregnant whale, I may actually want to wear it :-) As it is now, my belly may fit under the skirt :-p

So, here's my attempt.

I tried to re-create the greatness of the dress (which didn't work quite like I wanted). It is kind of hard to tell, but the regal rose mat has been dry embossed with a swirl pattern from Fiskars. The 'skin' is colored with Blush Blossom, which also doesn't quite show up in the photo.

Doctor's Appointment

Why is it that as soon as a doctor tells you the symptoms of something, all of a sudden... I have ALL of those symptoms?!

Today my midwife talked to me about all of the signs of preeclampsia... swelling, headache that won't go away, pain under the right ribs -- well I have 2 of the 3 symptoms! I have quite a headache AND pain under those pesky right ribs. Granted, there is a baby's butt sticking up there. Maybe I just need to lay down :-)

I posted more than once today... make sure you read the Bubbaism