Jennifer’s Weblog

you kids do something that you’ve been trying to teach them for months while they think you can’t see them.  Sometimes I feel like I just can’t get through to my boys.  They love each other, but fight so much.  I have decided it is just their age and the fact that they are only a year apart, but it gets annoying sometimes.  So today while Wyatt and Morgan were ‘playing quite’ in their room while Lizzie naps, I overheard them talking.  Wyatt wanted Morgan to ‘organize’ his toys.  Wyatt has some very special system that he likes to set things up in sometimes. Even I have a hard time figuring it out.  He just likes order.  They each had bins that they had very random toys on top of.  Morgan’s were everywhere and Wyatt’s were in order.  At first I kept hearing Wyatt yelling at Morgan that he wasn’t doing it ‘right’.  After a couple times in to tell them to be quite.  I heard Wyatt ask Morgan if he wanted him to help him fix it.  Morgan agreed and they worked together ‘fixing’ Morgans toys.  It was cute, maybe you had to be there. 

The boys are loving their swimming lessons, which makes me a little more happy about paying 60 bucks a piece for 8 lessons.  Their teacher is a younger guy and seems to enjoy his work.  I haven’t stayed to watch much as Lizzie just wants to get in the pool and I’m 100% sure if she got away from me she would be in in no time.  Then I’d have to jump in with my clothes on to save her, and we don’t want that.   Morgan seems to be getting more out of the lesson, although Wyatt is having lots of fun.  Wyatt is much more comfortable in the pool.  Morgan is getting better in just the three days he’s gone.  I’m going to try and take some picture, although I’m not sure they will let me?? Who knows! 

Joe comes home from his 3+ week trip in one week, I can’t wait.  Although we only get him for a couple days before he leaves again it is so worth it.  He will only be gone for 3 days so that will be no time at all.   Hope everyone is well!

So I thought this was too cute.  We got Lizzie a backpack yesterday from Target.  For some reason this big thing was only 6 buck and all the others were twice that.  So we went with the one that is just as big as she is.  However she is in love.  She wore it all night last night.  Then that was the first thing she wanted this morning.  She insists on wearing it around the house.  It is funny because she has figured out that she can’t really sit down in it.  So here a couple pictures for you!  I’m sure there will be many more!

Don't you like the hand on her hip!!

It's princesses

Oh and there is a matching lunch box, which by the way cost more than the backpack….odd

As promised I have downloaded my pictures.  I realized I didn’t take very many.  None of Jessica and myself.  Next time!

Rain covered Mountians...it didn't take long to drive out of the rain

All the kids at the park

Nice Binky...I'm beginning to doubt the DR that said she wouldn't take it to Kindergarden

All the kiddos at the Zoo

not that I thought we wouldn’t.  We had a wonderful time with the Blasers.  I miss them so much.  Can’t wait to go back for another visit.  We did lots of fun things, but it was also very nice to just get to talk.  When Jessica and I lived in the same town we talked at least once a day.  Now with the distance and phone charges it is not near as much.  I miss my friend.  I hope that the kids weren’t too much of a problem.  They always seem to break something when we are at their house.  The trip took nine hours to drive it both ways so it was alittle hard on this old pregnant woman.  But well worth the effort.  I do wish I could have visited my family in Texas as well but next time will work much better. 

Joe is still gone and won’t be home until the 4th.  Seems like forever too me.  I wish he didn’t have to leave again for the weekend, but we can’t get out of drill weekend!  At least it is only for a few days, but still……this whole single parent thing is getting old.  I’m going to have to do it enough next year I don’t need to practice now!  I know he feels bad so that makes it a little easier to deal with.  You feel like your not the only one feeling sorry for yourself!

Hope to get the camera downloaded and post some pictures tomorrow of our trip!

Had a great day today so far.  Yesterday was by far the worst day of my pregnant life.  I had one contraction lasting all day.  I really just over did it on Friday and paid for it I think.  No matter what I did I could not get my muscles to relax.  It only made the little one act up even more and I’m sure he was getting squished.  It wasn’t so much my uterus but my stomach muscles, so after a while of them not relaxing it just got way tiring.  I tried as best I could to relax in bed, but without Joe and three kids….well let just say the TV can only babysit for so long.  And Lizzie doesn’t really even like TV.

But today is much better.  We went to Church this morning and have had a very good afternoon.  Looking forward to my trip this week.  I get to go visit one of my favorite people on the planet.  We will be leaving on Tuesday and coming home on Saturday, not a long trip, but long enough to be fun I’m sure.  The drive over is going to be the hardest part, well I should say the drive over and back. 

We were going to try and make a trip to the Little Rock Zoo tomorrow, but I believe I will postpone that trip until another day.  I don’t want to overdo it again, and walking around the zoo for hours probably isn’t the best idea right now.  I had hoped to go to the pool, but the weather my not cooperate.  If not I’ll be hanging with Kim and her boys (and my kids of course)

I don’t remember ever being in organized sports until junior high and even then I don’t really remember it much.  Maybe I was just not into it so my parents didn’t enroll me.  But being a mother of two young boys I’m learning the ropes and there a lot of them.  I felt really bad because I missed T-ball for the boys this spring (who knew it would start in March)  SO I’ve been trying to be on the ball so to speak for fall/ summer stuff.  I have failed, I had been planning on doing swimming lessons in the beginning of summer and just could never seem to find the time to drive the 2 miles to the YMCA and register them.  (what a bad mommy)  Then Wyatt really was disappointed in not getting to play T-ball he wanted to play golf.  So we have been taking him golfing with us, but I’m sorry it is HOT here!  And can you really see me a golf cart and all three of my kids….it scares me to think about it.  I’m sure someone would get run over or fall in the water or worse get hit with the ball.  Which by the way I did hit Wyatt in the arm with the ball one the first times we played this summer!!  Again, bad mommy!  So with T ball out until next year, fall they only have actually baseball, we had to find something for them to do!  I was a little worried about football, I still think they are a little young.  So I took an hour today after my doctors appt. and got my kids set up.  Wyatt and Morgan will start soccer in the fall.  Practice starts the 5thof Sept, with games going for about 6 weeks with like 3 a week.  Wyatt and Morgan go to swimming lessons M-Th for two weeks starting on July 27th and Lizzie, well she got the shaft!   To my point….why the heck does this cost so much???  Maybe that is why I didn’t do anything!  So for Wyatt and Morgan to play soccer for 6 weeks it was 180.00.  This price includes their uniform, but we have to go out and buy shoes and shin guards.  For my 8 days of swimming lesson it was 120.00 for both of them!   Maybe I’m just new at this and this is normal, or maybe it’s because I live in a big town, but really people!!!  Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t consider this a waste, I am sure the kids will really enjoy themselves and will make new friends so I’m glad I did it.  I really hope Morgan doesn’t spend the whole time watching the birds!!    Oh and yes in case you all caught the date for soccer, I will be having a baby during that time…..Joe welcome to my world, at least until I can drive again!

We went to the ’splash zone’ in Jacksonville today.  It was very fun.  It has a great kiddie pool with all the cool things.  Slides, fountains, things to squirt your mom with as well as only being 2 feet deep in most places it is great for those of us with little ones’ less than 3 feet.  Lizzie really enjoyed the slide.  She got to were she could do it without my help at all.  She knew she could stand up in the water and there was no need to panic when it came over her head at the bottom.  Wyatt liked the bigger one it is a tube slide.  We didn’t go on the ‘big kids’ slide.  I think Wyatt would have been fine, you have to be 48 inches tall and it empties into a 3 or 4 feet pool, but I didn’t want to cause problems with Morgan.  Which it turns out didn’t want to get his head under the water at all.  He would only run around and play.  He spent most of the time following Spencer around.  There is also a ‘normal’ pool with a board and about 4 feet on the shallow side to 11 on the deep.  I think everyone had fun.  We were only there a couple hours because of weather and injuries to my friends child Vincent.  Warning, jumping off the diving board and trying to catch the side of the pool equal stitches to the chin.  Vincent did great, he didn’t even hardly cry.  And he didn’t get real stitches the used the ’super glue’ for skin.  We are headed to an indoor park tomorrow, suppose to be in the upper 90’s tomorrow.  It is free and sort of a bigger McDonald’s play-land.  We’ve been before and the kids love it!  Hope everyone has a great day!

so today was good.  We didn’t do a darn thing in fact I’m almost embarrassed to say that we didn’t even leave the house.  Monday are always ‘cleaning’ days for me.  I try and get the normal stuff, if you are a ‘Flybaby’ I do my home blessing, except it takes me longer than an hour.  We had to have the  pest control guy come today.  His name is William and he owns/runs a small company that was recommended to me when we first moved in here.  In the south if you don’t want to have roaches as house guests you have to have someone come and spray.  Anyway we are having an ant issue, so he came  and sprayed.  Of course all three of the kids had to watch him and ask him like 100 questions.  It makes me happy to see that there are still people out that that care, like really care.  He talked with everyone and even let Wyatt ‘help’ .  He remembers my name and Lizzie’s and asks genuine questions and listens to my answers.  We like William!

I feel a bit better as my house is actually clean now for the most part.  I still could really mop the kitchen floor, but everything else it done.  And tomorrow I’m taking the kids somewhere.  We haven’t decided where yet.  Either the Discovery Museum or the Pool, or possible the indoor play area in Rock Creek.  I also have to go to the store, which is always fun.  At least for them it’s fun!

summer so far.  We went to Iowa for a trip just the kid and me.  It was great to see family and friends.  We’ve been home now a few weeks.  Had a good forth of July.  Seems like time just flys by.  I feel like I have so much to do in the day and I don’t seem to be getting to much of it.  I’m not at 30 weeks along so I’m getting a little slower on my feet.  I have to rest more.  It is hot here.  We had 105 degree heat index today.  The rest of the week looks like temps in the upper 90’s.  That is hard on a 35 year old pregnant woman.  Oh well it will all be worth it inthe end.  And really what is AC for afterall.  Hope everyone is having a great summer so far.  Miss everyone lots!

Oh I forgot to mention the boys had their 5 and 6 year doctors appts last week and at actually on the chart now.  Both boys are in the 97% for height and 80th ish for weight.  Vision is good.  Morgan actually took the two minutes to read the sign this year, and they got a doctor in a ‘daddy uniform’.  They thought that was way cool.  They asked later on if Daddy could be a doctor too if he wanted.  I had to laugh.  We have moved to every two week appts now and two weeks I was big.  Usual for me nothing to worry about!  I’ve gained alittle over 30 pounds so far and was measuring about 32.  It’s just 4 more than I should have been….right now it looks like the little guys birthday is going to be Sept 17.  We will know for sure on thursday.

Where does the time go?  Wyatt had a great first year of school and is looking forward to 1st grade.  Although he will miss Mrs Whitlock lots.  She was/is a great teacher.   Today was his first day out of school for summer, and he already asked if he had school tomorrow.  It is a good thing we’re going on our trip he might get real bored with Mommy after 3 months of being at home.