Preschool.

Last week we reached a milestone in our household.......Cameron FINALLY started preschool!!!

I was a little worried on his first day. He was very excited to go but he is very shy and timid at first when he doesn't know you and clings to Ryan and I. Ryan happens to work in the area so he was able to stop by for a few minutes. It was a nice day out so all the kids were outside playing when we got there. He wouldn't leave our side for about 10 minutes so finally we said....Okay we are leaving now, he gave us a hug and kiss and slowly went with the teacher to go play. I stayed around in the area and did some shopping just in case they were to call and tell me he is crying hysterically and I need to come ASAP , but I never got that call. When I went to pick him up he was outside playing with all the other kids and they told me he did really good and even participated in the classroom during learning/circle time.
Everyone asked if I cried when I left and I did NOT. It did feel a little weird leaving him since I have never left him with anyone but family or close friends. But it will be good for him to be around other kids and listen to someone other than us.
So for the rest of the day that's all he talked about. He couldn't wait to go back. Right now he is only going Tues/Thu half days.

First day of Preschool.

And of course the little cold I got last week, well I passed it on to the boys. Easton woke up Tuesday with a runny nose and then Cameron started to feel sick Wednesday night and woke up Thursday morning with a little fever, cough, and runny nose......so you know what that means.......he had to miss his second day of preschool:( He was so sad when he first woke up and I told him he might not be able to go....he said to me, "But Mom they have tissue there" it was so cute and sad. They both seem to be better but still have those darn pesky runny noses. It seems like once they get a runny nose it stays with them forever.

And this is Cameron drinking the chocolate shake he got for being a good boy when we left him at school. 

This and That.

***okay first thing first.....I am not sure what is more painful, the sciatic nerve thingy or the pelvic pain I have going on right now.

***I did not go through baby clothes last week...big surprise! I just started the other day and finally have one load washed and dried, now I just have to fold and put them away.

***It was like 90 degrees over the weekend and I thought I was going to pass out. I had boob sweat and pit sweat. And now it's raining but muggy. We go from 60 to 90 in a week and then back to rain. I would love love it to be like around 75-80 degrees for the next month:))

***I am still having dreams and thoughts about a little baby girl being born:)) I know I am crazy but hey you never know.

***I got a little cold last week and now both the boys have running snotty noses.

***Last week I had my 36 week appointment and I only gained 2 lbs last month....yay! So that brings my total so far to 34lbs.

***Crazy Easton got some go-gurt on Cameron's Leapster game and decided to wash it off in the bathroom sink...hmmmmm yeah, submerging the entire thing in the sink filled with water. So we had to get another one plus the recharging battery pack. I know there will be more of this at some point.

***I am blogging from my phone tonight as I am too lazy to get the computer. So please forgive me if there are any typos.

***Today we went to a little retirement celebration for my mother-in-law. Her last day of work is tomorrow. It's so weird to think she is not going to be working anymore. she has worked her butt off and deserves this so much. I am pretty sure we will be able to help her stay busy...hehe:))

***Finally making a run to Babies R Us tomorrow for some must haves before the baby's arrival.

***Baby mink's first present....from Miss Vicky. A couple outfits, a little stuffed animal, and if course a quilt;)) She made both Cameron and Easton a quilt so of course I wanted another one this time around. She does such a wonderful job and this one is so cute. Thank you so much Vicky!

I am looking forward to........

.......a glass of wine and an ice cold vodka & pink lemonade, oh heck....add an ice cold beer to this one also.

.......no more leg cramps or major pelvic pains that hurt like hell.

........no more leaking.

........bending over.

........normal sex.

........holding my sweet baby.

........running.

........wearing normal clothes and having more of a selection to choose from.

........drinking an entire pot of coffee if I want.

........eating whatever I want.

Making Room for Baby.

Today I have 29 days left until my due date and we have nothing ready for this little guy. We don't even have diapers and the new car seat is still sitting in the box.  I finally finished painting his room last week so that was a huge step towards getting something done. It was a lavender color before so that was not going to work at all, now its a nice calming antique white color.

So now I have to go through all the other junk in the room and get it organized from when we moved. My goal this week is to go through all the baby clothes we have from Cameron and Easton. Some will get tossed/donated and some we will keep for this little guy. A lot I will be able to keep and use but this baby boy will be born in May whereas the other 2 were born in December.  

One major thing we did get checked off our list a couple weekends ago was finding a new car. Our family car before was our Dodge pickup, which was okay for two kids but adding a third in that backseat was going to be a little tight. And you could forget about storing anything back there. We find a great deal on a new/used SUV. The SUV we wanted when we got the truck but they were way too $$$$, plus we got a great deal on our truck at the time. I am loving the new car! Its so spacious and I love the color! The only thing we need to do is add a DVD player to it, which we will be doing in the next couple weeks.
So since we got a new car we had to say goodbye to an oldie. We sold our Jeep Cherokee. Ryan bought it when we lived in Iowa while he was going to school back there. That little white Jeep was such a good car to us. It got us and all our crap home from the Midwest. It ran great but we really didn't need 4 cars.

So over the next couple weeks I plan to get most of my to do list done. Lots of little things around the house, like paint the boys' bathroom {luckily my brother will be doing that}, hang some pictures and shelves {still left over to do from the move}, finish the baby's room and the boys' room, a trip to Babies R Us, and lots of other little things:)) 



Easter.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend. I know we did. It was crazy busy but so much fun. The boys had a blast coloring eggs and hunting for them. Cameron left some carrots out for the Easter Bunny then watched as Mattie ate what was left in the morning when we all woke up.
We went to my grandma's house first then my mother-in-law's house. So we do our family thing in the morning at home then spend time with my family then onto Ryan's family. It makes for a busy long day but it only happens like three times a year and the kids always have fun.

Easton going straight for the eggs.

Leaving out some carrots for the Easter Bunny.

Their new weed trimmers! Finally we don't have to listen to Cameron keep telling us he needs a new one. His old one broke a couple months ago.

 That's the best picture we could get out of them.

 Easton finding the loot inside the eggs. Easter egg hunt #2.

I am always trying to get a picture of the 3 of them together.....they are all together but maybe next time we can get them all looking at the camera....IMPOSSIBLE!

 My brother always has to make a some sort of face....can't he just smile?!

 Sweet little cousin Autumn.

Cameron now finding the loot in his eggs.

 Egg hunt #3 at Grandma's.

 Easton was Mr. Cranky Pants by the time we got to Grandma's. He took a little nap on the way and woke up in one hella mood:))

No tears this year with the Easter Bunny. Autumn came with us and I think that is the only reason Easton did this so willingly.



Baseball Sip N See Inspiration.

Since this is our third baby we have decided not to have a baby shower for this little guy, instead we are going to have a little meet and greet party after he his born. Even if this little guy was a little princess we still would just have a little party and no shower. I have been browsing Pinterest for some inspiration. After going back and forth we have decided on a baseball theme. Of course we are huge baseball family so it comes as no big surprise. Plus it's perfect for a summer time BBQ party.
Now the only hard part is picking a date to have this little shin dig. We have so much going on this summer, especially the end of May and beginning of June. And since we don't know exactly when baby will be here it makes it a little more difficult and we want to have to it while Ryan is still off work so that only gives us like a month. As soon as we get a few things done around the house to get ready for this little bundle I am going to start buying and getting ready so I am not so overwhelmed at the last minute.

Source: etsy.com via Jessica on Pinterest

First thing first is the invitation. I found this on Etsy and it's by far my favorite. I absolutely love it. Of course I will need to change the wording around a little bit but think its perfect.

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How cute are these little hot dog holders?! I would love to find some little cardboard food holders, like the ones you get at the ballparks to carry all your goodies in. These are a must!!!

Source: etsy.com via Jessica on Pinterest

I am hoping to find a crate similar to this. I found this on Etsy and just might order it if I can't find something similar. I want to fill it with Cracker Jacks and Big League Chew. It will make the perfect little decoration.

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I have been seeing these all over Pinterest and there are lots of different ways you can make them. I think this is my favorite way so far. It looks easy enough for me to even try. I think this would make a cute decoration in red, white, blue, and baseball fabric. And I can use it after the party for a bedroom decoration, either for the baby's room or Cameron and Easton's bedroom....surprise, surprise both bedrooms will be baseball rooms:))

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I think I am going to put some some peanuts, licorice, and maybe sunflower seeds in some glass containers like these. I was also thinking of putting some peanuts in brown paper bags. Still undecided about that but I do know I will use these for something.

I say I am going to try and keep it simple but sometimes I tend to get carried away. I love baseball and all the decorations that go along with it and since this baby boy isn't getting a shower I want his party to be perfect. Plus the little party will between Memorial Day and Fourth of July so we will be able to find all sorts of red, white, and blue decorations that will go right along with it. We also plan on getting a bounce house for the little ones, they are going to love that!!

So do any of you have any ideas you want to share? Or what are your favorite baseball food and drinks?

32 and ZERO.

Well last week I hit the 32 week marker and that meant another doctors appointment and another weigh in. Let me tell you the last month was hard with no sweets but I did it. I did splurge on St. Patty's day. I made a Snickers Bar brownie dessert thingy from Pinterest {I will be posting that real soon}. I watched Ryan eat 3 boxes of Girl Scout cookies and it was so tempting and the candy bowl was always full. 
It did pay off.......I gained ZERO pounds! I was so happy:)) Now I just have to get through another month. The day after my doctors appointment we had a baseball fundraiser to attend and I made 2 trips to the dessert table.....whooopsie! So once again no sweets, no fast food, milk, and water only. I hope I can make it this month with only gaining a couple pounds....fingers crossed. I really want that little 8 pounder baby.



Today I hit 33 weeks....only 7 weeks to go!!!! I still don't have any major complaints. I feel pretty good, just your regular pregnancy discomforts. I did buy a book to read to help me at night and falling asleep but I haven't started on it yet. Maybe I should get off the computer and start reading but first I need to find my book light:))

Newest Little Member.

Okay this post is way past due. I guess with the move and getting settled in I totally forgot.

On January 14 our family welcomed this little bundle.......

Kayden John born on January 14 weighing in at 7lbs. 2 oz and 19 inches long.  

This pregnancy caused a bit of drama for the family. This is my brother's little baby boy. And most of the family did not agree with him and his girlfriend's decision to get pregnant. There were some other issues going on before they decided to get pregnant {we will not go into that} but the bottom line is that we had to put everything aside and move on because they had already made their decision and the deed was done, I could on and on about this but I won't. I love my brother and I am happy that he is happy. He will learn on his own how hard it is to raise a child. But for now we will just enjoy the little guy while he is still little and watch him grow:))

My brother, Kyle, getting to his baby boy for the first time. 

 My mom and brother with baby Kayden.

 about 2 weeks old.

 6 weeks old.



And it Starts.......

Well it's that time of year again......BASEBALL season. Last week we played at Raley Field and the boys had a blast. This is where is Sacramento Rivercats play, the AAA team for the Oakland A's. The boys just ran around the whole night, up and down the stairs and all over the place.

This is just the beginning. I will have lots more pictures to share.

Baby Mink.

Finally after the third time going to our 3d/4d ultrasound appointment Baby M was cooperative....well kinda. It took a few minutes along with some pokes and nudges for him to come out of his little spot he has been buried in for the last couple of weeks or so. The first time we went he was all spread out so it was difficult to get clear pictures and then the next time we went he was completely face down so we didn't get any pictures. Some say these 3d pictures look a little freaky and weird and I guess they kinda do but I am glad we decided to do it this time around. With our 20 week ultrasound we only got like 5 pictures, with the first 2 babies we got a ton of pictures. One of the main reasons I wanted to do it this time was to confirm we had another boy in there....and yes it was confirmed at the first appointment.

The second we saw him we both looked at each other and said he looks just like Easton. He has the chubby round little cheeks and the full lips just like his big brother did when he was a baby. I am very anxious to see if he is going to look like Easton when he is born.