I resolute... and have this baby!

Hope everyone had a very nice Christmas!

We did around here.

Which reminds me...

New Years. Resolutions.

Are upon us.

{Whelp!}

Here goes:

I resolute {promise, pinkie swear, aim eagerly}...

To try harder at going to church this year. Every Sunday.

To making a great effort to be debt free by years end.

To really making my garden grow this coming season.

To devote more time to just play with my kids.

On the floor. In the backyard. At the pool. Wherever. Whenever they ask.

To work out with my Hub. At least two times a week. But, hoping for three?

To eat more wholely {sp?}. Raw vegetables. Whole grains. Organic variety.

To relax.

And breathe everyday in. Just soak in every inch of being a stay at home momma of three.

To redo the front room and flip it into a workable, usable space for me and the kids.

Wainscotting. Built in shelving. A window bench seat. Built in desk area. Chore boards. Picture frames on the wall.

To make window coverings. For nearly every window...

And sew some ruffle pants and circle skirts for the girls.

And dresses.

{If I manage to get my skills to an acceptable level}

Take my Etsy shop to a new level. Meaning actually adding items to it. And then keeping it up to date.

Taking photos. And making albums that you can actually flip through.

Hang up framed pictures of our family. Immediate and extended included.

Go on dates with Hub.

And last but not least I resolute to kiss my Hub even when it might seem inappropriate/awkward.

{grocery store, church parking lot, the shower...}

 There you have it. A grand list of to do's for 2012.

Anyone else have any resolutions to share?

Oh, and since we are still sharing things.

I guess I will update my baby status too.

My facebook page has already stated that I am 37 weeks.

And, unfortunately, after yesterday's ultrasound it was determined that Little Miss is still snuggling her momma right side up.

I was not happy.

Actually, I was irritated yesterday after hearing the news.

But after doing the baby dance {not the bedroom kind... I am talking about the upside down spin on my head kind of dance... with all my clothes on} last night, I am hopeful.

Dear Nev turned at 38 weeks after just two day sessions of moxibustion.

And I will be doing nearly the same thing this go round too.

If my reflux wasn't so bad throughout the day I would lay around with my hiney in the air.

Or walk continuously down the stairs on my hands and knees.

But, at this stage, I can honestly profess that when I bend over to pick anything up... up chucks whatever I ate along with it.

She WILL turn. She has to. Or she isn't coming out!

{uhhhh... wait a minute, maybe that isn't a good idea either}

Anyhow, next Tuesday I will have a brief scan for position and will update accordingly.

Looking forward to a little New Years at home this year with my family.

Happy New Year everyone!!

See you in 2012.

Hogwart and Christmas

As many may already know, I am playing host to a very stubborn little girl again.

That's right.

This third baby is also breech and I am officially 36 weeks!

{Eek!}

That means in one month {or less} we will no longer be a family of four.

We will be considered a party of five.

And I couldn't be more excited!

The weeks are just flying by.

The days... well they are harder to get through.

In part because of the large bags that occupy the space under my eyes. From lack of sleep. 

The braxton hicks that come in waves from such things as going up and down the stairs and putting on shoes.

Still pretty regular heartburn. But it has almost become such second nature, that I am hardly bothered by it anymore. I just reflux acid and move on these days.

Plantar fascia pain in both my feet.

And the constant need to find a shirt from the Hub's drawer/closet just to cover the bottom of my belly.

Then there is this whole breech issue.

Which in recent days has become uncomfortable because her head sits right below my ribcage.

I am gearing up to try moxibustion again. Starting tonight.

It is a form of acupuncture using hogwart incense, instead of needles.

And it worked last time.

At 38 weeks!

So I have no doubt this time will work too.

I am starting tonight because it is supposed to work within a week of doing it. In intervals of 15-20 minutes two times a day.

Which would put me at 37 weeks and just in time for my last ultrasound next week to get a weight and approximate measurement.

Thinking I might just make it the full forty weeks with this one too. Which is totally fine.
Since I still need to wash the carseat cover, find the snowbaby suit and find any last minute items I may have forgotten a newborn would need.

Crazy how fast the last couple weeks are going to come and go.

Afterall, Christmas 2011 is almost in the history books!

{Whew! That was fast!}

The children have really enjoyed this holiday season, making it so wonderful for us as well.

Errands have even been fun!

We spend the car ride with the music cranked high.

Singing Sleigh Ride while whipping our horses, and calling out "Alvinnnnnnn" between chuckling and listen to them sing in their little voices. And then there is the Santa Baby song. Where they will both insist that they do not like the baby Santa... just the BIG Santa. But I can't turn the station because they like to hear it all the way to the end. Every time.

{just makes me smile everytime}

.

Watching the Grinch Who Stole Christmas nearly everyday for the last three weeks, at least once a day.

Making handprint ornaments.

And counting down the days together.

And then last night, we took them to Darlington to find something {cheap} to give each other. Nolan was going to find me something. And Nev was supposed to find something for daddy.

Nev, well she could have cared less, as she nearly fell asleep in the twenty minute car ride there.

I simply occupied her with a sticker page, while I found something her brother and daddy might like to have.

Nolan however, was very into it as him and daddy snuck away from the girls, to pick out everything that he thought sissy and I would like.

When he got up to the register he had such concern because he realized he didn't have any money to pay for the stuff himself.

So daddy told him calmly that he would give him money to buy the stuff and just melted the little lady's heart that was checking them out. {and mine when the Hub told me the story}

We tried to instill that it is important to give for Christmas, too.

And after asking insistently the whole way back home what sissy picked for him, he finally fell asleep in the backseat. Only to wake up this morning and tell sissy over breakfast that he bought her some new hairbows!

{Love}

Looking forward to a very fun filled weekend with family.

And making memories that will last me the rest of my days.

Merry Christmas to all!

baby it's cold outside

This baby, however, is NOT cold.

She is snuggled up warm inside her momma's belly.

Sleeping away most of the day.

With an occasional flip flop {from side to side}.

Somersault.

And olympic lap swim.

Oh and hiccups.

Lots and lots of hiccups in recent weeks.

I have my 35 week appointment on Friday to find out if this babe is still in a breech position.

To which, all the shenanigans of trying to get her to flip, will begin.

Crazy how fast time is flying, especially with such a busy holiday schedule and my upcoming birthday bash being right around the corner.

Not so distant future posts will be about my sleep cycle or lack there of, because of a newborn.

Whoa.

Horsey.

Slow down for just a second, so I can remember this time in my life as a fond memory.

Not a blur.

Thank ya.



#5 Take my boards and PASS

Well.

It happened.

I indeed took my Nursing boards, again.

This time I did not get all 265 questions.

I got 78.

Woot!

Or so I thought...

I left the test center with a huge grin on my face, almost giddy.

Because I knew so many people that had passed after getting so few of questions.

The minimum number of questions you can pass with are 75, the most being 265.

After getting two very different tests each time I can now say {after paying $7.95 to find out}

that I have failed both.

I know.

It is disappointing.

And my hopes were soaring high from all the success stories I had heard.

But, if I may be honest, I wasn't expecting to pass.

I was just hoping to.

For the sake of putting those wretched books to rest.

I have been out of Nursing school for nearly two and a half years.

The last time I took my boards was in September of 2009.

And I just missed passing then...

I barely have enough time for myself, let alone a great deal of time to sit down and really stick my nose in a Nursing review book.

But I realize I should have taken it more seriously.

I should have devoted myself to finding good websites to help me set up a strategy to study with.

I guess that is what next time is going to be for.

Which I can say, will happen a lot sooner than a span of two years, in between tests.

Got to keep it fresh.

As if I have a freshness in Nursing at all.

Anyhow, there it is.

The result.

As pitiful as it is.

Fail.

Technically, I can't even cross this off my 30 before 30 because my intent was to take them and pass...

{sigh}