Blows my mind

No folks, we did not get a partially new fence. The fencing on the left is exactly the same age as the fencing on the right. The difference.....spectacular. The secret....power washer. Jeff got to borrow one and he is going nuts with the thing. It's amazing the difference eh? Now we just have to figure out if we stain it, will it warp the board? We can't power wash the other side because we would be going into our neighbor's yards to do so and they all have chain length fencing butted up next to our fence. So, any brain nerds out there know if we just stain the one side, will it warp the boards?

Budding talents and buddies

Jeff is slowly morphing Kadyn into the son he hasn't had. He was quite proud when Kadyn attempted to play her keyboard and guitar at the same time and just recently bought her her own golf set. The other pics are Kadyn and her daycare buddies, "the boys." Enjoy!

Funny things they say.

Kadyn has said some things lately that I was sharing with my mother-in-law (which ironically was the only mom to call me on my birthday, tisk, tisk) last night on the phone. She asked me if I had written them down so I didn't forget them. I usually do write these things down but have yet too and thought what better way to document them this time around than this blog. Now before I share, I just want to forewarn that I am the type of mother who doesn't want her child to think of her body parts as naughty. To some, it might seem offending that I even taught my daughter these things, to me it's just part of life that we shouldn't be ashamed of.

Now I really got you curious huh? Well here goes the story. Some time ago I was changing one of the boys and Kadyn pointed to the male anatomy as if to ask, "What is that?" Now she has seen one of these for some time now since I have been watching these boys for a year and a half now and changed their diapers a million times in front of her. I think it finally dawned on her that it probably had a name. At the time I didn't know if I was carrying a boy or not and figured she might be seeing a lot more of them if I did have a boy, so I decided to tell her it was a penis and that only boys have them. We talked a little bit about how mommy and her didn't have one but all the boys have them at the daycare. She shared her newfound knowledge with Jeff that night (he seemed a little weirded out that I taught her that). Then nothing more was said. Some time later she was laying on the couch with her buddy Liam kicking her feet up in the air exclaiming, "Shake your penis! Shake your penis!" I just about died.

Last week I was talking to Kadyn about the baby coming and figured it would be a good time to talk about how I would be feeding the baby. She has never seen a woman nurse before so I knew she would be curious when it happened. A friend of mine visited that weekend and she exclaimed. "Mommy have baby in tummy. Milk come out mommy boob at Christmas time!" Again, I just about died.

We have been working with Kadyn on how to put up two fingers to show that she is two years old. This is a more difficult feet than one would imagine. Anyways, to make it more fun so she would practice more, I called them "two bunny ears." When daddy asked Kadyn last night how old I was, she held up her two little fingers and said, "Mommy two bunny ears!"

Last story.....Jeff went shopping with Kadyn for my birthday several times last week. One evening when I came home from a little outing of my own, she exclaimed, "Mommy, mommy, we got you bird day card and CDs!" Jeff didn't even think to tell her what a secret was and that it was supposed to be a secret. A lesson I think I'll remember come Christmas time if Kadyn shops with me for daddy.

So there you have it. My cute stories that I want documented so I won't forget. I LOVE age of two. Kids really do say the funniest things.

Party!

It's my birthday! 31 years of existence. Sucks, however, how the older you get the more they just seem like any other day. Daycare kids are here and everything is like a normal day. I think we're going out to eat tonight so that will be nice. I already got my presents, mostly because Kadyn spilled the beans. I got pot holders, new silverware, and 3 new CD's. I always want practical things. Seems silly to waste money on other things.

So anyways, happy birthday me! Another year down.

Where in the world?

All week I have been unpacking old baby clothes into the baby's room. I just finished my last box. Each box I opened I eagerly anticipated finding the outfit Kadyn came home from in the hospital. It is probably my favorite one. I just finished my last box and it never showed up. Where in the world did I put it? How awful to loose such a keepsake. I planned on getting a new one for the new baby so I could hand each of the girls their own outfits for their little darlings someday. I guess if Kadyn's outfit never shows up it will just have to remain memorialized in her baby announcement and nothing more. How sad!

What happened?

Kadyn has NEVER been scared of thunder or storms. In fact she always used to think thunder was funny exclaiming "Jesus make thuna!" every time she heard it. Then for no apparent reason she decided she was very scared of it today. It was sooo bizarre. I don't understand why the change. It happened around nap time and I tried to just let her cry it out for awhile to make sure she wasn't just yanking my chain. After about 10 minutes I decided it was a genuine fear so I had to go back into her room and explain to her that Jesus makes thunder, and with thunder comes rain to water the plants and grass and that thunder can't hurt us etc. etc. I put on her nature sounds CD, and left the door cracked which I told her I would do as long as she didn't cry and finally she calmed down and went to sleep. I hope this doesn't happen again.

Today I felt a huge nesting urge. I just had to reorganize my entire house. I lifted furniture which was way too heavy, and I probably shouldn't have done. Now my back is sore and the kids have black feet from walking through all the dirt I found under the furniture. I was a bit worried about the baby afterwards of course, but alas I felt little pokes and kicks this afternoon. So all in all I'm still glad I did it. It feels so good to live in an organized house that doesn't look cluttered. It's amazing how everything has a place and then after you live in it awhile and collect more things you just have to go through and purge some things and reorganize the way you store other things. I still have a lot of work to do on the bathroom and baby's room, but for now, at least the main living areas are done. Ahhhh! Great feelings! I'm so glad I feel motivated to do things again now that the morning sickness has lifted. Now it just seems like a race against time to get it all done before I'm really huge and uncomfortable.

Sugar, and spice, and everything nice

We're having a girl! We were both a little caught off guard because EVERYONE we knew thought it was a boy. Apparently God had other plans for us. I know Jeff was a little disappointed because he wanted a son to golf with but perked up when our doctor informed us that dad's can caddy for their daughters but not their sons on professional golf tournaments. All in all he is just happy the baby seems healthy and doesn't oppose the idea of having another girl to call "daddy's little girl" at all. Kadyn is excited because she has wanted a little sister for a couple weeks now.

I'm excited that I get to use all those cute girl clothes again and that Kadyn will have a sister to bond with. I really hope they do become close. I really do feel more comfortable with girls. Since I watch 3 boys I feel as though I've had a good taste of what a boy would be like and to be honest, the thought of having a boy scares me a bit. However, if there is one in our future should we decide to have more children, I'm sure I'll love him just as much. Jeff isn't too sure how to feel about a third child yet. The thought of having three girls scares him. He commented how he would have to leave the house once a month and how paying for 2 weddings is going to be difficult enough. Time will tell where God leads our hearts in this department. Right now we are happy to having another healthy girl.

So our little pretty in pink, bundle of joy is set to arrive December 11th.