Eating & Sleeping

Wow! It feels good to be loved... 38 comments on the BOY post will do a person good! Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement and excitement! We are on cloud 9 and can't wait to meet the little guy! If he's anything like the other 2 (& even if he's not) I know we'll absolutely love him to pieces. We thank God for the abundant blessings!!

I thought I'd post these pictures of "Raiger" (aka Paige) that I took this morning while trying to get the girls ready to walk out the door. She's a hilarious child if you haven't gathered that yet. She's like Morgan in so many ways and in so many ways she's not. I've lost a lot of sleep since Morgan was 19 months old but I certainly don't remember having to threaten to lock the pantry to keep her out. A lot of the time Paige is found in the pantry... even after meals. I think she is intrigued with the choices, although right now they are rather slim. This morning after she had oatmeal and a biscuit for breakfast she pulled out the Cheerios. As you can tell from the pictures she knew she wasn't supposed to be doing what she's doing. When Mom was here she couldn't get over this child's eating habits and even joked that she thought Paige may have an eating disorder, as in, she can't get enough of it... EVER! She keeps us laughing and constantly picking up food off the floor (& everywhere)... we should have named her Gretel.

I snapped another picture of Justin reading to the girls last night. After 19 months of sleepless nights with Paige we decided to take the plunge and push Morgan's 2 twin beds together and put them in the same room.... halleluiah it has worked! Paige sleeps like a champ in there next to her sister and we are all soaking in as much sleep as we can in the next 4 months!

As I promised, I'm going to be working on some house posts soon! I'm think of doing room by room to keep my sanity! Stay tuned!

It's a....

little man! :) We're really excited and I'm not sure what to think about a boy... my mind has been in "girl land" for the last 3 & 1/2 years! We had a great appointment and as far as we know everything looked great and healthy. He's measuring a week ahead which doesn't surprise us... both the girls did at this point too! Thankfully all the L.D.'s (Little Debbies) didn't have too much effect on my L.B.'s (as in lbs) ... I thought for sure I'd break a record for weight gained in a month... that'll probably be next month! Anyway, just thought I'd share the exciting news! We're thrilled and I'm even more thrilled for Justin, he's a great father to the girls and I know he'll be a great father to his son! :) It even sounds weird saying it!!

Keeping Honest

For those of you (Abby!) who were so impressed with my sprouts and my "healthy" eating... I thought I'd keep myself honest and let you know one of my other favorite snacks these days.

I also thought it would only be appropriate to show you how many I ate last week...

While I do love sprouts and fresh veggies, I also love Little Debbies.... it's all about balance, you know?

We had a great weekend and it was nice to be around the house for most of it. The girls are all better (Praise the Lord!) and it makes for a much happier little family! I snapped a few pictures of them this weekend and thought I'd share.

Having a pregnant mommy can be very hard on 2 little toddlers, my patience are short and sometimes I get upset over things that really aren't that big of a deal. But there are somethings about having a pregnant mommy that can be really "cool" (as MCS would say), like stopping by Dairy Queen for ice cream and french fries after we had DINNER at church Friday night! :)

I really couldn't resist taking this picture... can you blame me!?

This is pretty typical for Paige in the morning... she's not a morning person... can you tell!? But she can eat a whole bowl of cheerios with milk and not spill any... pretty impressive for 19 months!

Morgan building a "sled" while Paiger gobbles down the rest of her ice cream!

Sister inspired me to make some cafe curtains for my kitchen windows... just thought I'd share!



We're off to the upholstery shop for the last of our goodies... pictures will be coming soon!

SPROUTS!

the "sprouter" after I robbed it of half it's goods

My harvested sprouts in a great Tupperware veggie container (thanks Jen!). I placed a damp paper towel under the sprouts

my half eaten turkey wrap loaded with sprouts... mmm!

My friend Susie has been growing sprouts and I've been thinking about how exciting that would be! Well they went out of town this weekend and I had the pleasure of babysitting the sprouts and the pleasure of eating the sprouts. I never knew you could grow your own sprouts but let me tell you... they are FABULOUS! If you like sprouts you have to try this... if you don't like sprouts you need to try them again because they are simply delicious, healthy and organic (Ashley-- you should grow sprouts & grind your own flour!). I put mine on a turkey sandwich today and topped it with submarine oil & vinegar dressing... mmm!! Her "sprouter" came from the Rescue Mission Thrift store... don't go there to get one, they probably won't get another one for 10 years. But they have them on ebay but don't buy that one... I'm wanting it! :) Her seeds were already sprouting when she delivered them and I watered them 2x a day and covered with a damp cloth. The ones on ebay come with instructions. She bought the alfalfa seeds at the local health food store. You're supposed to soak the seeds over night and then put them in the sprouter... and in 4-7 days you have delicious sprouts! Go ahead... try it out! They're delicious. I love them on salads, wraps, and sandwiches! They're especially good on a tuna melt sandwich!! Just thought I'd pass this along... go ahead and give it a try! Tomorrow I'm going to post about my yummy smoothies I've been making... I just feel the need to share the love! :)

flu AND croup

This is what we do for fun around the house when we're sick! Isn't Justin a cute elephant?

Ok, so are y'all tired of hearing about my sick kids yet? I am. I'm scheming up some really fun posts with house renovation pictures so stay tuned... it's destined to get better than this!! As I mentioned yesterday, Morgan was getting better, Paiger worse. Yesterday afternoon I took Paiger in to see our wonderful pediatrician. To me there's nothing better than a young female pediatrician who has 3 kids who can sympathize with all our weaknesses as mothers & our crummy illnesses. Paige's breathing was squeeky and labored and she was diagnosed with croup on top of flu! We had a dose of steroids there in the office and I've never seen a medication work on a child's breathing better than that! There are times when I take things so simple as medication for granted. Thank you, Lord, for all your provisions!!

On a side note, I believe that all pediatricians' offices should be well equipped with the following: 4 waiting rooms with doors that close for those patients who are: newborns, well, sick, and those who are throwing up sick... the pukers definitely need their own room with a toilet and door that closes. Our office has a room for newborns, a section for well, and a section for sick... but the throw-up patients get mixed in there with the sick patients and let me tell you, it's not a pretty sight. What 3 year old can tell their parents they're about to ralph, much less hit a target... just let them camp out in the bathroom until they are called... for the sake of those waiting who can't handle sights like that! Can you imagine what I saw yesterday while waiting?!

Another One Bites the Dust...

Morgan is better. Paige is worse. I'm hanging in there and trying not to get it. Paige didn't sleep last night, therefore, Mama didn't sleep last night. Yesterday was Justin's 30th birthday. I was so sad to not get to do anything fun and exciting for him... maybe next week!!

Not Croup.... THE FLU!!!

Dr. Darby has misdiagnosed her daughter with croup. Croup would be good, well not good, but around here I'd take anything over the flu... and guess what we have... the FLU! We took Morgan to the ped this evening after battling 104 fever for 36 hours. The swab only took seconds to test positive. The dr offered Paige a prescription just in case, I told her she had her flu shot and was feeling great.... well we came home to sick Paige and a 101 fever.... I called back for the RX and sure enough all I could get was the answering service... I guess we'll be back in the morning! Thank you all for your prayers... they are much needed. Especially for this pregnant tired mama not to get it!! Love y'all!

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Croup... again!

We've got one sick little girl. She woke up yesterday morning with a fever and a little cough... well it has now turned into full blown croup. This is the 3rd time she's had it. We were up most of the night. Her high fever is starting to come down this morning... but as you can see from the picture, she's still feelin' pretty rotten. "Mom" left yesterday morning and we sure do wish she was still here. Please say a prayer for little Morgan, we're going to try to avoid the ER today and hold out until the pediatrician opens at 6pm. We also hope that baby Raiger doesn't get it. Thanks for your prayers. LA, we're so sad we missed out on Mabry's birthday party yesterday, we'd give anything to have been there!

Thanks Mom!

After a long day yesterday the laundry room has been transformed... here it is BEFORE:

It had a "Harvest Gold" refrigerator in it... but the paper really brought the beauty out!

It was a beauty no doubt!

2 coats of primer


Happy Darby during the transformation

Connie admiring her work!

YEA!! A finished product!

Justin even took part and changed out all the dark brown outlets/switches to white! Thanks Justin!

Watch your back....

My WINGBACKS & CAMELBACK are BACK! I'm thrilled with the results. My husband has informed me that they are my Valentine's present... this is the best he's ever done (good thing I picked the furniture & fabric)! He lucked out that they just so happened to be ready today!! So, without further adieu....

the lovely Wingbacks before (circa 1982)




Gross....

Isn't she so much more beautiful now!?

And even lovelier with her pillow!

A close-up of her wing & limey green welt! :)

The camelback BEFORE (light dirty pinky-peach)


The camelback AFTER!

I'm excited to say that our house is getting much closer to completetion. Mom and I have worked tirelessly on a few projects and we're getting closer (w/exception of those pesky bathrooms with ALL that foil wallpaper... but we've started them!). I'll try to get some more before & after pictures on soon! It took us all day, 3 coats of primer & 2 coats of paint to paint the laundry room (over the foil)... I'll put some pictures on soon! I feel like I'm about to fall over now!! Until tomorrow my friends...

ps- The orange sink in the bathroom stays for sure! I can't wait to show befores and after of that room!

pps- Erika, I need some help with what to put on the camelback as far as pillows go... any advice!?