Doggone Days

This is Charlie. This is what he does with most of his time throughout the day. This is what I would like to be doing as well for the next few days before our newest member arrives. As I sit here thinking about how my life is about to change completely in the next 3 days I can honestly say that I am ready. After the last couple of months being pretty tiresome, painful and quite hormonal I am pretty much DONE with this pregnancy. Jeremy, Madelyn, and I truly can't wait to meet Luke for the first time on Monday. I've spent the past week watching TLC's A Baby Story and Bringing Home Baby, weeping during every birth and cringing at every baby that screams and cries throughout the night. I guess I feel like these shows are going to give me a crash course in baby raising or at least give me a glimpse of what my following weeks and months are going to consist of. Last night I just sat in the rocking chair in Luke's room just imagining what he will look like and how I'm going to feel about him. Madelyn was helping put some blankets and laundry away and really was such a big help. As I watched my baby girl who is soon going to be a big sister to this little guy, I thought to myself, "how in the world could I possibly love another child as much as her?" So that just sounds crazy, right? No, I'm not depressed nor do I think I'm not going to love Luke (although if he does have sleep issues this may be debatable...I'm kidding...I'm kidding) I just mean that my heart is so full with love for her that it's amazing how much it's going to grow for another baby. My point is that there is nothing like a blessing of a baby. No matter how tired we feel, how much pain we are in, or even how hormonal and scared we may get, it all goes away in an instant when you see this little tiny life that you have created and cared for inside of you for nine months. It truly is love at first sight and I thank God for blessing our family once more with this love that we're about to receive.

Preschool Halloween Party

Here are some pictures of Madelyn and her preschool class getting ready to eat some pizza and lots of cookies and treats

Madelyn and her "best friend" who has made Preschool a much easier transition

Madelyn's teacher, Mrs. Held, with her class playing games

Trick-Or-Treat...Here Comes The Chicken

I can't believe that Halloween has already come and gone...Where is the time going? Okay, well maybe raising a three year old, working, and preparing for a new baby is one way to occupy your days. As you can see, I keep lagging behind on these entries, again I feel like I'm running out of minutes to complete any task that I start. Well, for those of you who I haven't spoke to in awhile, my darling little Madelyn decided that she wanted to be a beautiful little chicken...s c r e e c h...hold the phone...yes you heard me correctly. A CHICKEN! Now keep in mind she is a HUGE animal friend. I already envision veterinarian school for her-but hey that's just me being a mom aspiring for greatness for my child-some may also refer to this as being "pushy." Well, whatever the case, vet school, running a halfway home for runaway animals, or maybe becoming Diego, the animal rescuer, this kid is destined to do something with animals. So, she tells me her costume idea and truly I thought it sounded very cute and hysterical at the same time. In my head I just figured she would change her mind about twenty more times before Halloween especially once she learned that her cousin was going to be Pocahontas. To my surprise, her idea stuck. She was absolutely adamant that she must be a "chickie." Not a Disney Princess, not a cute cuddly animal, not even Dora. Although I would get the "oh really" or the blank stares when people would ask me what Madelyn wanted to be for Halloween (as if I had just told them that she was dressing as the Unibomber) I will admit that nothing makes me more proud than having a daughter with her own little mind and identity at the mere age of three.