Updates

Here are a few posts I finally got put up tonight:

Big Day
Cleaning Guy
School Pictures
Picture Dump
More
Halloween
Thanksgiving


Yes, yes. I'm still here and still planning on (trying) to keep this up. I have been so busy lately with Thanksgiving, traveling, wedding planning and cooking a baby. Unfortunately, writing updates has fallen to the wayside. So, here is my quick midnight update:

Amelia: Hilarious. Frustrating. Adorable. All at the same time. She has such definite opinions about EVERYTHING it makes simple tasks like getting dressed a battle of wills. If you didn't know, I have lots of wills. Taking a step back and choosing the battles is something I am becoming well practiced at (notice: I didn't say "good"). She is also telling jokes, trying to keep up with her brother in all areas AND totally adorable. She crawls into my lap and snuggles in at least three times a day just to spend a quiet minute with me.

William: Reading. Reading. Can you believe it? He started reading in September and hasn't looked back. Getting him to sit down and read isn't always on the top of his list, but he is totally capable of reading some pretty impressive words. He is also loving school, especially the friend component. Everywhere we go, he makes a friend. Exciting and nerve wracking all at the same time. Within the first 2 minutes at the park, he has a new friend. He happily disappear to play "chase" which all 4-8 year old boys must just instinctively know.


John: Also tired. Still working. No changes have been reported.

The Baby: yes. I'm pregnant. Yes, I'm exhausted. This has to end because Christmas is looming and....well, I cannot keep operating on the "bare minimum" strategy for much longer. Eventually, I am going to have to get off the couch and go to the grocery store. Overall, things are going very well. We've had several dr visits which have confirmed our pregnancy, confirmed there is only ONE baby in there and drawn multiple vials of blood. Below, you will find a long winded whine about pregnancy. Feel free to skip.

However, I'm tired. So tired I'm falling asleep on the couch at 8:30 watching TV. Food is also not my friend. I'm finally going to document this here: FOOD IS NOT MY FRIEND. I do not get morning sickness. I just get very strong food aversions. In the beginning it is the worst and I think I must forget just how strong the aversions are. All three pregnancies I have struggled with eating healthy foods because many foods are so repulsive. In particular, I cannot stomach vegetables. Yesterday I was eating a very tasty cheesy pasta dish that also happened to have tomatoes and spinach in it. I literally could not look at the food while I was eating it because the spinach in particular was so disgusting, it made me nauseous. Nauseous like someone had placed BUGS or WORMS into my food. The other fun part is most food I usually like is no longer appetizing. Even food I liked yesterday is no longer appetizing. Even the food I ordered 10 minutes ago is not longer appetizing. Most disappointing is my total aversion to soups/stews. I love winter soups/stews/chili/etc. However, at this moment I cannot imagine anything more disgusting than chicken noodle soup or chili, both of which are huge winter cooking standbys. Again, I'd compare it to how I would normally feel about eating worms or bugs. Soup=bugs.

It also appears that by Baby #3, the body remembers the drill for pregnancy quite easily. I'm already looking more pregnant (you'll just have to take my word for it) than any other time. I'm currently in that frustrating in between stage where the normal pants are too small and the maternity pants are too big.