Life as a "stay at home" mom

So for many reasons we decided to have me stop working. Well, I have gone down to only working one day a week. I am loving it. This is the first "real" week that I have only worked friday and I think it is great! My kids are actually really fun to hang out with!
Parker has been a challenge, but one of the best challenges of my life. He doesn't want anything to do with being a baby. He wants grown up food and he wants to get up and walk. He wants to be mobile. That is making things hard for me. He is already scooting around and he gets up on his knees like he is going to crawl.
Hunter started Primary and he is loving it. I was really worried about him sitting still that long but according to his teacher is his doing really well. He is always asking when he can go to "Hunter's school". He is also very insistant on going by his full name, and yes I mean First, middle and last. It is really funny cause I get scolded on almost a daily basis for calling him just Hunter.
Jeremy is doing well in school. He always gets high marks. He likes playing with friends and of course he loves video games. He really enjoys the Wii we got for Christmas. He is excited to get baptised this year.
I can't believe how grown my kids are... even the 5 month old. Brian is still working like a crazy person, bless him. He is such a good provider!
I am so grateful for my mother who is always so strong for me. I wouldn't be here today with out her help and guidance.
I am really loving staying home! I haven't gotten much done other than loving on my babies! It is really difficult to get things done with Parker and his demandingness. My life is really good right now even though the troubles are still there it just seems easier to take them at home.
I am thankful for my blessings.

Disneyland

So, we went to Disneyland in mid-October. It was so much fun! We spent 4 days there and 3 nights in the Disneyland hotel. It was so much fun to have the park so close to our hotel room! The first 2 days we just spent riding rides and just having fun. Thursday (the third day) we went to the park all day and then we went to Mickey's Trick or Treat party at the California adventure park which was a blast. My mom was dressed as Elizabeth from Pirates of the Carribean and my sister was dressed as a pirate... and we got to take their picture with a Jack Sparrow character. It was so funny! He was amazingly good at acting the part.
The last day, Friday, we started really early, at about 7:30, and it was a lot of fun. We rode 5-6 rides in the first hour! That was great! That night we saw fantasmic, which I love.
The scary part of the trip was loosing Hunter. I am so thankful to Disneyland and their staff, who have great policies in place for lost children. I give two major thumbs up to them!!!
All in all it was a great trip! I love spending time as a family and seeing Meghann was great too!!!

So much going on...

So, our baby was born August 27th, 2009. It was a wonderful day. He weighed 7lbs 10oz and he was 18.5 in. His name is Parker James and he was born at 11:55am.
Funny story... we went in to have the amniocentisis on the 26th and they were unable to do it. My fluid was too low so they induced me for low fluid... thank heaven I didn't have to have the amnio!
So things at our house have been hectic but great. Parker is a joy, even though he is really difficult. We love him anyway!

The official Date

So we have our induction scheduled. I will be induced on August 27th, the only hitch is that I have to have an amniocentisis the day before to make sure Parker is healthy enough to be born. I am terrified for the amnio. I haven't ever seen one and shots freak me out!! But it is very much worth it to have my husband there when Parker comes in to this world. It is really sad that he will leave the day after but nothing is perfect, right?!
More good news is that my sister Meghann will be coming out to see Parker be born and for my cousins wedding. I am so happy she will be here. I will need lots of support because I will be like a single parent for Parker's first 3 weeks. At least my mom will be there... she is so helpful in every aspect of my life!!!
I am so glad my family is so awesome!!! I can't wait for my new little addition to an already crazy household filled with cute little boys!

Exciting News!

So, the hospital that I will be delivering at has a policy for induction so you can only be induced 1 wk before your due date. This caused an issue for me because my husband will be in Germany at that time. Since I work for the same company as the hospital I talked with some people and I now have authorization for an earlier induction because of the reasoning behind it (it being of the military nature). I am so happy to know that my husband will be there!!! Especially since this is our last baby! So now the countdown is beginning... we have six weeks left! I am so excited to see our little Parker! He is a very active little child!!

Yeah, third trimester!!!

I am finally writing on my blog, yes I know it has been a very long time. So as of Sunday the 14th I am officially in my last trimester with this pregnancy. Our precious little Parker is growing strong and quickly. I am loving the movements. Pregnancy isn't easy but it is surely worth it!!!

We just got back from California. Brian helped his dad re-shingle the roof for the first 4 days, which the boys and I spend relaxing. We did go to the Jelly-Belly Factory which was fun! Then on friday we got to go to San Fransisco which was a great day. We went to the aquarium, wandered the piers and went to a Giants baseball game (which they won). It was a really great trip and I am terribly sad it is over. I have great in-laws!

Scrapbook expo

So I spent friday and saturday at the Scrapbook USA expo and it was so much fun!!! I went with my mom and my aunt Cindy. We took a few classes both days, which are always great. We found a lot of great deals and had a lot of fun. I love scrapbooking!!!!