perfection..

Get to know me...

Here's the deal: You list 25 things about yourself that people might not know. Be creative!

• when i was younger i only wanted to grow up and be a mother....no doctor, no teacher, no lawyer. just a mother! i am close to living my dream. thanks to an amazing father who lets me work for him out of my home.
• i hate driving but cannot stand to ride with many people.
• my mother is by far my bestest of friend.
• i cannot stay awake while watching a movie at home. i just can't do it.
• during this last pregnancy...i pretty much said everyday that she would be my last one. now, when i think about her being the last one it brings tears to my eyes. and that will give you my next point...
• i cannot make certain decisions. ever.
• i cry almost every time i am in the shower. usually because i am praying for someone and it breaks my heart thinking about it.
• i am a very emotional person. i cry about everything.
• i want a punching bag at this very moment. i believe it would help me deal with "certain" people better. wow..don't ask!
• i homeschool noah and love it. but i fear the day that i have to homeschool garrett.
• i hate cleaning my house.
• i do not like the smell or taste of coffee. i have tried all flavors. just don't like it. but...i love coffee nips.
• i could eat mexican food every day of the week.
• i am addicted to reality television. all of it.
• i am terrified of body of waters that i cannot see the bottom of. also, of horses.
• i take a glass of water to bed with me every night. i may never take a drink out of it but i cannot go to bed without it.
• i am obsessed with my child and taking pictures of them.
• i hate money more than anything and what it does to people.
• my cowlick has caused many problems with my hair and i hate it...but i love the fact that my new little baby girl has the same exact cowlick.
• i hate painting and will probably never change the colors of this house as long as we live here.
• i sing all the time. just short clips of songs. a word, a name, etc will start me singing.
• i wish i had false teeth. no, seriously.
• when i was high school i had a pet pig, alawishus. i would love another one.
• smacking, chewing hard, swallowing hard, chomping.....these eating sounds drive me batty.
• i cannot wear earring because they all cause my ears to swell up.

hope you enjoy!

new pics...

he loves to get her to stop crying..

aka spoiling her.

she is going to adore this boy!

look at that sweet smile.

and believe it or not she has blue on this gown.

the first time i catch her smile on camera

and she is wearing blue.

sleeping princess....

he is such a hoot.
he calls AraBelle his little
"chick a boo"


my sweet girl sucking her thumb.

duty calls...

My Montage 1/29/09

So - I am trying to upload a video.

Hope it works.

This is the sweet little princess taking care of business.

She has been doing this face since about day one.

Noone believed me for awhile, but now I have

it on tape.

Enjoy!

late december....

that is when i last updated.. as shown in the last update...our little princess make her perfect entrance into this world. she has truly been a blessing and i have felt 100% better since having her. (i have had this nagging sinus headache for over 2 weeks but have not taken anything for it and have not said to much about it... because after all i feel WONDERFUL! (compared to how i felt a few months ago.)) we got to bring her home christmas morning. it was great sitting around with the family and having her in my arms. we had several family and friends stop by to say hello and welcome AraBelle. she has truly been wonderful. she is already sleeping all night and only cries when she needs something. the boys love her so much and have been very protective of her. garrett does not like many people holding her and he said she could never stay with grammy or maw maw. fine by me! :) AraBelle has already been on her first girls night out. we took her to eat at logans and then to see bridewars. she slept through dinner and was wide awake for the show. after getting her gut full..i figured she was sleep through the movie. was i wrong...she made everyone well aware that she was there. while i am nursing her at the top of the theatre she is constantly making a "pig" sound. then she sits facing the screen and watched it all. it was fun... and i am ready for many more. i love being a mom of three! i thought homeschooling, work, 2 boys and a newborn would be rough for awhile. we have all adjusted very well.
well..my time is running short. one will need me to fix them something to eat soon and the other will need to be fed and changed. i will update with some more pics soon...promise.

loving every minute of it....

AraBelle Nicole

7lbs. 9 oz.

December 23, 2008

11:40 p.m.

perfection...

oh what a week.....

this has been a really rough week for me during this pregnancy. emotions are running wild and everything makes me cry. work never gets to me but this week it has taken a toil on me. i have had several contractions and lots of pains and pressure. nothing to send me back to the hospital though. it is just getting time. i didn't think i was ready but now i am past ready. we have a busy few days in front of us. that will be just fine because soon enough she will be here. arabelle and i head to the doctor this morning for our 36 week checkup. we had to take mother to school first because she is having to wear a boot that makes it impossible to drive. so i get out of the car and help her get the boot on the as i head back to the car to move it around so she does not get rained on. as i was about to open the car door my foot slipped and i grabed the handle of the door and it swung open and pegged me right next to my eye. beautiful. how often does everything work so wonderfully together. below is my beautiful shinner.

so anyways we head on to the doctor. blood pressure was good. weight was down. he said that from what i had told the nurses that it seemed like i was having a bad week. he checked me and said i was dilated to a 1. yeah. also, i had protein in my urine but not enough to worry about right now. he set me up for next week and told me that he will be putting me in the hospital on DECEMBER 22 to being labor. AHHH! 11 days and she could possibly be here but she will for sure be here in 12. wow. it kinda hit me like a ton of bricks but now it is on. i am ready. these next 11 days will probably be the slowest days i have ever had. keep us in your prayers. pray that i will keep the peace that God is trying to offer me and that she will be healthy.

i have also attached a few new pics.

this is noah and garrett playing out in the rain.

like they needed anymore water

puddles...

getting ready to head out...

garrett and grammys camp out

in my closet...

how fun

well you may not hear from me again until things have settled down with the new baby in the house. hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday. keep us all in your prayers.