Aunt and Raceway Pictures

Too Much

There is a lot going on and I am winding down to the end of this pregnancy. There's no pics right now, but here is a little bit of our happenings the past few weeks.

*Ty came to visit for a few days. We loved having him here!
*Aunt Sheri came to visit too. Celie loved having family over, but still wondered why her cousins didn't come.
*My anniversary gift to Marty was a trip to the raceway. It was crazy loud, but fun to watch. We all, especially Celie, loved it.
*My sweet friends threw a baby shower for me at Carino's. I had never been there. I will definitely go back. Yum. Thanks Julianne - I had a lot of fun.
*The kids and I go to the pool or play in the backyard. We have a lot of fun.
*I am finished taking care of the garden and Marty is too busy so it is overgrowing! It is huge.
*I arranged for a friend of Marty's and himself to go for a morning motorcycle ride, just for fun. They deserved it! I think they drove about 4 hours total and visited the sink hole. Fun, fun.
*We had a neighborhood get-together, but only four families showed up.
*I am getting a doula for the birth of this baby - wish me luck. I am excited.

Since the baby will be coming soon. I will be taking a break from blogging for a while until I get back on my feet. Thanks to my 3 readers for keeping me going with the posts! I'll write again soon.

9th month with help

Well, I am in my 9th month and feeling it. I am definitely getting the "oh, hang in there", "any day now, right?" comments. 'Nope, I have a few more weeks and yes, I know I look huge - thanks'.

My family is a great help; immediate and extended. Thanks for all of the support. Friends have been wonderful too - thanks. Celie, I think, has been the best help of all though. She does so much for this family. Here are a few of the jobs she does around the house:

take the compost outside
make her bed
put diapers in the garbage
get ready for the day (teeth, hair, wash face, pick up room)
clean the play room (everything in its place)
vacuum
dust
scrub the toilet (oh ya)
play with Jack
clean up after Jack
share with Jack
help Jack laugh
eat her food and say thank you
take cans out to recycle bin (with out me asking)
spend quiet time in her room
say beautiful prayers
loves Family Home Evening
reminds us to have scripture reading every night

I think I could go on forever. She has grown so much. I hope she knows what a great helper she is to me. I guess the first child gets the real brunt of the work, but I think it is good for her and she is becoming a wonderful, strong person. I love her.