Rebecca's Blog

Have you ever felt REALLY behind?  I don’t mean behind as in “I didn’t get 3 of the 10 things on my checklist checked off,” but behind as in “I will never catch up in a million years.”  That’s kind of what I’m feeling like now.  I was doing pretty well at getting things ready for baby number five to arrive in a couple months, but now I feel pretty sure that there is no way on Earth that I’m going to get everything done that I wanted to before Michael is born.  I guess I’m going to have to settle for doing my best and let the rest slide.

Having said that, I am fully aware of how behind I am on my blog and I get further behind with each passing weekend, so goal number one that I intend to achieve on my quest for catching up is to catch up on my blog.  I will warn you that it may get a bit lengthy, but hopefully not TOO much so.  I was gonna do some hopefully funny posts on some of this stuff, but I guess I will have to settle for reporting the facts as they really and truly happened with no funny business – which some of you might prefer as I’m really not a funny person, I just like to think that I can be when I want to be.

SO.  First on the list:

PREGNANCY UPDATE!!!

I’m now 30 weeks.  YAY!!!  I’m getting there!!  Anyway, 10 weeks ago, I had my 20 week ultrasound.  Didn’t see the pictures?  Well, that’s because I lost them.  However, now I’ve found them, so here ya go!  They’re not as good as some of my previous ultrasounds.  The baby was too big to really get a good picture, but they’re better than nothing!

A profile of the head.

This is the face.  It’s official, we’re having an alien.

A leg.  Real impressive, huh?  At least we know he has a leg with a foot on it.

Can you guess what the arrow is pointing to?  We had them re-check the sex in hopes that MAYBE they had called it wrong the first time.  (I know this sounds terrible, but I really don’t know if I can handle three small boys.)  Anyway, the fifth appendage has not disappeared.  We’re still having a boy.  I’m getting used to the idea and just want him to get here safely now, which leads into the next bit of pregnancy news:

We had a bit of a scare a couple weeks ago.  Ryan and I rushed down to the hospital with a little spotting, cramps and contractions.  After a couple hours of observation and making me drink about 1/2 a gallon of water, the contractions subsided and I was sent home.  Tests were done at the hospital and the doctor’s office.  Everything looks fine.  I just have to be careful and pay attention to my body.  OH, and I have to drink 1-2 gallons of water a day as dehydration can send you straight into labor.  YEAH RIGHT!!!  I don’t think I’ve made that 1-2 gallons a day goal yet, but I try.  Got to get him here safely!

Finally, when I went to the doctor for my hospital follow-up, the doctor went ahead and measured me.  I was shocked to find that I’m measuring a full 8 WEEKS ahead of schedule.  NO WONDER I’M SO UNCOMFORTABLE!!!  Anyway, everything still looks good.  No gestational diabetes or anything.  He’s just going to ultrasound me one more time to make sure I can actually get the baby out of me.  Having a history of large babies and easy labor (except Elizabeth), I’m sure I can handle it!

MAY 2, 2009

May 2nd was a busy day.  It all started out with having Cujo’s manhood being taken from him.  Everything went well, but he was a pretty pathetic soul when he got home.

Cujo pretty much laid around for the remainder of the day, except when we took him outside to go potty.  Still pathetic, he also turned hilarious.  His rump was bothering him, so he sat down on his rear in the rocks, lifted his back legs in front of him and them proceded to turn around in circles.  I wish I had gotten video.  It was pretty funny.

His predicament wasn’t so funny the next day, though, when he decided to take revenge on us.  He did nothing but everything he isn’t supposed to do.  He drove me crazy and I wondered what we had done.  He’s calmed down since, though.

The second was also a very important day in a young boy’s life – a day when you go from boy to man.

Joshua got his very first shaving lesson.

And finally:

For Elizabeth’s birthday, her friend’s mom offered to give her a cake decorating lesson.  On the 2nd, Elizabeth finally was able to go have her lesson.  The above cake was the result.  Not too bad for the first cake of a 9 year old, huh?

MAY 3, 2009

I found this picture on my camera.  Apparently Ben has found a new way to use the toilet.

MOTHER’S DAY

Mother’s day was really nice.  It started with breakfast in bed, made by Ryan and served by Elizabeth.  Then I started to get ready.  When I got out of the shower, I found this waiting for me on my bed:

Joshua is SUPPOSED to be hiding.

SURPRISE!!!

I got lots of special gifts and cards from my hubby and kids, who all worked very hard.  Later that night we went over to my parents’ house to have a nice dinner with my parents, grandma and aunt.  It was a very nice day.

Well, I guess that’s it.  Goal number 1 done!!!  Not very funny, but accomplished.  I guess I’ll sign off for now.

Here’s just one of the reasons you end up keeping the dog that sometimes drives you nuts:

This is Cujo’s first night in our house.  We didn’t have a crate for him yet.

Aren’t they cute?  I see great buddies in the making.