Pregnancy Update…

I’m not really sure how far along I am, because my due date keeps changing. Here is what I mean…

June 2 – by my calculations
June 10 – by the ultrasound we had yesterday at the hospital
June 16 – by the 20 week ultrasound done at the hospital
June 18 – by my doctor at my first appointment using her ultrasound machine

I’ve been having contractions, but I am not really in labor. Maybe it is either false labor or Braxton Hicks. Either way, my doctor wanted an ultrasound to double check that the baby is okay. The baby passed its Baby Profile Test with flying colors. (And the baby is still a boy!)

Now that we are getting closer to having this little one join our family, my only hope and prayer is that he comes healthy and after Morgan’s birthday tomorrow.

Woke up this morning to find this...

It is really hard to get the motivation to get ready for the baby when it is snowing in May. I have 6 weeks to go before I have a summer baby! I am really itching to setup the crib and wash baby clothes, but the snow is throwing me off. I think this year, we are going to skip spring altogether. Hopefully we will get our garden planted before the baby comes.

Morning Surpise

Earlier this week it snowed over night. In the morning when I opened the window to see if the bus was at the bus stop yet, I found this note outside the window.

I have a very sweet husband who thinks of me just before heading to work at 4:45 in the morning! I love this guy!

Update

It's been a while, so I thought I would update you all and let you know what we've been up to.

Here is a recent picture of the kids.

Morgan came down with croup right before Christmas and just hasn't been well ever since. Croup was coming back every other weekend. The cough and running nose never went away and the fever was off and on every 5-6 days. So when she complained that her ear was hurting her two weeks ago, I jumped at the chance to take her and get some antibiotics to kick whatever this was out to the curb. So, we get to the doctor's and of course no ear infection. But she had positive signs of pneumonia. 10 days later...no cough, no running nose, no fever, and no croup. Yay!!

Here is Morgan being so good at taking her pink medicine. She said that it tasted like strawberries. (I had the medicine flavored with grape, but we all went along with the strawberry story.)

Kevan participated in the South Eastern Idaho Regional Chess Tournament, which happened to be held at his school. He took 6th in the 2nd Grade Novice Division.
Kevan with his trophy!

Other stuff...
-Wyatt is learning sight words in his preschool. It is so rewarding to see it click in their heads that letters all of a sudden create words!
-It's a boy! Due about June 18th. (doctor says 18th, ultrasounds says 16th, and I say 11th)
-Still couponing and loving it. Shawn doesn't care for the 5 Sunday papers we get each week. Especially when I am slow taking them to be recycled.
-Getting ready for Kevan's 8th birthday. Baptism is March 6th. And then there is cub scouts to get ready for too. This just might be the most expensive birthday yet!
-Loving our Dish DVR.
-I've been sick with a cold the last 6 days. Thank you Morgan and Wyatt!

This is our update. I'm sure there will be a lot more to come.

We have trees!!

We got some trees for a really good deal at The Home Depot, so planted we them. One in the back yard and one in the front yard. We are not green thumbs by any means, but they came with a one year warranty, so why not. (We planted at the beginning of September)

Shawn doing most, okay all, of the work.

Back yard Elm tree

Front yard Mt. Fuji Cherry Blossom tree.

Now let's see if they survive our not so green thumbs.

Another Thrifty Deal!

I love the Ammon Albertson's. Right now they are having a Dr. Pepper Sale. Buy $20 worth of any kind of Dr. Pepper and get a $10 Catalina "On You Next Purchase." Also, Coke is having a deal that if you buy 2 cases of soda, you get 2 free. My Ammon store will only let each customer buy 8 cases of Dr. Pepper per day. Below is a picture of my trip this morning. Before tax, it would have cost me $70.45. I paid $13.49 with tax.

You can do this too. Get 8 cases of Dr. Pepper (regular, diet, caffeine free, and Cherry Vanilla) for $5.29 each. (2 separate transactions)

Pay $10.58 + tax out of pocket for the 1st transaction.

Next buy the other 4 and use $10 Catalina and pay $.58 + tax. Plus you get another $10 Cat.

Also right now, Albertson's is having a buy $10 worth of select items you get $3 off instantly.

I got 2 sparkle paper towels, 2 Angel soft toilet paper, and 3 Playtex disposable gloves for FREE.

This is how:

2 Sparkle Paper Towels - $1.00 each

2 Angel Soft toilet paper 4 pk- $2.50 each

3 Playtax Disposable Gloves - $1.00 each

Get $3 off instantly

Use (2) $2/1 Angel Soft/Sparkle found at pinchingyourpennies.com

Use (3) $1/1 Playtex Gloves from SS 5/3

= FREE + tax.

My Thrifty Deal

Amy inspired me to take a picture of my most resent deal at Albertson's. Before taxes and discounts, it would have cost me $42.20. But I got all this for $3.46 including tax!!

I love getting deals like this!

Strawberry Freezer Jam

Even though our summer activities are in full swing, I found some time this weekend to make Strawberry Freezer Jam. A lot easier than I thought it would be. Strawberries were a 5 STAR deal at our WinCo. $2.98 for 4 lbs.!!! I had to take advantage. Now Shawn is asking for Huckleberry Jam. Maybe I will if they are at the farmer's market...

Homemade Bread

Yesterday I decided my pantry needed a deep cleaning and reorganization. I came across several bags of Bread Flour that expires at the end of the month. So I decided I needed to make bread. I usually make bread in the breadmaker, so this was the first time I made bread the manual way, but it actually tastes pretty good. I'm still working on making them look good. My family is supporting me and devouring the bread one slice at a time. I'm going to make a little each day until I either run out of flour or the end to the month comes. This is 50% whole wheat bread and I hope it freezes well. I freeze store bought bread, so why would this be any different?

Running View

Shawn noticed that while I ran on the treadmill, I was looking at a blank blue wall. To my credit, I do have an MP3 player. So Shawn created this wall of quotes to read while I run. I love the one in the middle. It keeps me going to the very end.

What a day!

Yesterday was quite the day. It all started when all the kids were awake before the alarm went off. This is usually a tip off that I am going to be grumpy for the rest of the day. I got Kevan off to the bus, but he nearly missed it because the bus was early. (There should be rules against school buses for being early!) I got Wyatt and his friend, Tommy, to preschool right on time. But I wasn't home very long when I got a call from his teacher saying that Wyatt has had a bloody nose for the last 15 minutes. So gathered up Morgan and some extra clothes and went back to the preschool. The nose thing had stopped by then, but he needed a change of clothes. Then things were pretty normal until right before naptime. I get a call from Kevan's school saying that Kevan needed some new pants. So we all got back into the car to rescue Kevan. Finally we get back home and Morgan is asleep in her carseat. I get her to bed, but of course she wakes up. I was tired, so let her cry it out while I convinced Wyatt that a nap would be a really good idea. Finally, they are both in bed and quiet, I decide I've got enough time to run a couple of miles on the treadmil before Kevan comes home from school. I haven't ran in a while and guess what? I hurt my toe. But despite all of the unexpected events, I was still able to say my daily prayers, make my bed, read my scriptures, have family scripture study, family home evening, and family prayer. It goes to show that if you make time for spiritual things, you will still have time to deal with life.