im in for it

if this boy is a rowdy outside the womb as he is inside...im in for trouble.

i imagine this little guy as my maniac child, the one that you say "if i had this one first i may not have had another child"

all the scenarios that were just wacky enough to be funny with Dominic (ie: the dirt eating, the getting ahold of daddys deodorant, the Mudcat pottery clay experience) will be magnified to epic proportions which will leave me staring at the mayhem in disbelief.

he kicks, he punches, he elbows, he turns and tumbles...non stop, i can tell when he is asleep because he is still.

there will be no swaddling this boy, sleep sacks all the way with this one. Dominic loved to be swaddled, he also loved to pee on me, im sure am looking forward to a repeat of that.

SAHM

2 more weeks.....
and i will be officially classified as stay at home mom.
this prospect is exciting and scary at the same time. at this point in my baby baking experience working is starting to get difficult. it doesnt take much to tire me out, the nausea is back accompanied by terrible acid reflux, even eating is a chore sometimes so for the last month of my pregnancy i will rest a little more' i wont exhaust myself trying to take care of my family, myself and work.
when Dominic's Christmas break starts, my days as SAHM start.
this is just a bit scary in the financial department. i work 24 hours per week, which doesnt make a super fat check but when you cut that out of the already tight monthly budget is a little nerve wracking.
we are counting on God's provision and blessing combined with wise spending and strict budgeting to make this work. i dont really like the strict budgeting part, but the alternative is to spend my money on child care and formula (i know they say working moms can nurse but i just dont see how that can possibly work) not to mention someone else getting to spend every day with my little baby while i work.
in addition to taking care of my family full time,i am looking forward to seeing what ministry opportunities God has for me since my schedule is, for the most part, completely open.

so...tired...

spent...wee hours...of morning...shopping ...on Etsy.

i have a love hate relationship with my body pillow, while its totally necessary to support my belly and keep my knees aligned, it takes up as much room as another person in the bed, the full size bed. doesnt leave much room for rolling over, and last night, i just could not get comfortable. so i got up. and shopped.

add this to a trip to the pediatrician that took, i kid you not, 3 1/2 hours from the time i left work to when i returned. 2 3/4 of that were AT the dr office. we had to stop at Wendys after that. i needed fries.

now, at 6:54, im so tired that im glad that a certain careless someone forgot to turn off the electric blanket, because as soon as Rocket Boy is in bed...so am I.

i will use it as my theme song

picture Mama...

ok, now think of the Mamas Family theme song...

ok, now...think of the way Mama walks.

thats what i feel like when i get up from a sitting position and start walking with my stiff hips and sore lower back.

just call me Mama.

dont tell!

Shhhh!

dont tell the people at my local small book store that i just ordered books from Amazon.

The A word is a dirty word inside their building.

but how can i beat a hard cover kids book for 10 bucks?

not even Scholastic offers that!

my neice is Stella, is getting Stella Luna for her birthday :)

and my dear dear friend Marci who is laid up after back surgery is getting a surprise as well :)

bump that.

28 weeks.

it wasnt this big yesterday.

happy halloween

i had a lot of friends ask me if i made Dominic's costume. not this year friends, i picked up this fun outfit at a garage sale for 2 bucks last summer. i did add the white mask, for a little bit of a classic feel, but Dominic only wore it for the pictures, i dont think he could see very well with it on.