"Mommy....."

The kids had been in bed for a while. Well....sort of. Adelin gets out of her bed at least 15 times to tell us that she, "Can't fall asleep". (She's who this story is about).

I had taken a shower and was feeling nice, relaxed and ready for bed. I went in to check on my little sleepless angel. She asked me to help her close her eyes.

I knelt by her bed and rubbed her eyes while telling her to try to make up a picture in her head.

"Imagine a big tree with lots of green leaves. There's green grass and flowers are growing in the grass. The flowers have litle lady bugs on them."

(Adelin intergets) "Are they dancing?"

(Me again) "Yes, they are dancing with the crickets and the butterflies...and the sky is blue with white fluffy clouds. The sun is shining and the birds are flying way up high." (I should mentioned...it snowed about a inch last night).

(Adelin again....in a relaxed voice) "You can go now mom"

I slowly get up and as I walk to the door (thinking "finally she's going to fall asleep") she says in a sweet voice...

"Mommy?"

"What?"

"Did you brush your teeth tonight?

"Yes honey, I did."

"Well, your breath still smells stinky".

"Thank you Addie, good night".

.........I had to laugh......

.....and she had to get out of bed 15 more times.

Family and raising children sites: (just click on them)

"You Can Do This" site
 Real Families Real Answers site

I was watching BYUTV the other morning. I don't know why because I rarely watch TV (okay...I still DVR "Little People Big World" and "Biggest Loser"...those are "my" shows)....ANYHOW...I happened to turn on the TV and was watching the end of an episode of "Real Famlies, Real Answers". It was so good. It was talking about parents being "emotional coaches" for their kids. I didn't get to watch the whole show, so  today I had a minute to try to find something about it online. I found these two sites. I haven't spent a lot of time looking at them....but I think they will make good reference material!

....just thought I'd share! :)

...just thought I'd let ya'll  know....since I just KNOW you're waiting on pins and needles...


Connor and I are still together...he's still in there... rearranging my internal organs to make himself all comfy-cozy. (At least one of us gets to be comfortable.)


I feel nauseous. Could be that nasty excuse for pizza (Totino's) I ate (and fed the kids) for lunch.


.......We're scheduled to be induced on May 3rd....but will probably have to change the date due to Brandon's work schedule...........hoping to go into labor before than anyways.


........my cousin is having her baby any day now...a 'heart baby'....they aren't sure how things are going to go. Keep Carinne and her family in your prayers....along with Little Mister Mason who had a great heart biopsy....his rejection levels are down! (yay!)


And maybe pray for me and Mr. Connor....don't wanna sound selfish...but it would be nice. :)


***later***
New date: May 6th

~I accidently highlighted this post...does anyone know how to reverse that???

10-3=7

7?

That's how many more cm. I need to dilate to have this baby!

Wish me luck! I am hoping for an April baby!

Oh! And since 10 is my new favorite number, here is a promo code for JCPenny. Use this code online to recieve $10 off your purchase of $10 or more: 4BESTMOM
expires 5/9/10

My super fun friend Heidi over at Mellow Yellow Decor is doing a give-away of vinyl lettering! (Who doesn't LOVE vinyl?) I hate to tell you about it...because that lowers my chances of winning....BUT....oh well! Go visit her blog and tell me if you win!

I have 19 days until my due date? How did that happen?
 Physically, I am SO ready for this guy to be born already! Mentally? Emotionaly?....not too sure about that. (but are you ever?) :)
Last week I got all of Connors clothes (Weston's old ones mostly) out, washed and tucked away in his drawers. It was fun! I have a few more things to get ready, like cleaning up the infant seat and swing....and packing a couple more things into my hospital bag...but otherwise, I got a new tin of Bag Balm and I am set to go! {really...Bag Balm (pick some up at your local feed store) is the best thing since sliced bread!.....I stole that line from an old man I sold a pair of shoes to back in my 'Famous Footwear' days....he told me that "Velcro is the best thing since sliced bread!" lol!}

P.S. Bag Balm is great for lots of things: baby bummies, chap lips, cracked heels and hands, and other ouchies including sore cow utters (teats)! It lasts FOREVER too....my last tin lasted me since Adelin was born and I used it often....but never on a cow :)

just a little f.y.i.

Little Mason is having some set backs with is angel heart. Go read about him.

Paul Cardall's most recent post (he has a donor heart) is very uplifting. Go read it.

Something else that lifted me up today was in Mosiah 15: 2-12 (excerpts)

"...and when we shall see Him there is no beauty that we should desire Him...Surely He has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows...and with His stripes we are healed..."

I thought about there being "no beauty that we should desire". When we see Christ through our spiritual eyes (realize that we can only make it with His help...)...we will see all that we need...no matter what that is. And that is the most beautiful thing ever.

Happy Monday you all!

Grrr...

My doctor appointment for today just got canceld....not by me. I really do feel bad for the lady who's having a c-section....because since my doctor does surgeries on Tuesdays...it means it was an emergency. And I know at anytime, that could be me. (sigh). But, still....right now, I am disappointed. It's been 2 weeks since my last visit...and I'd really like to hear Connor's heart beat and have that reassurance that he's okay...and as much as I dislike having to be "checked"....I would like to know if I am dilated at all.

*later*

So...I was able to get the dr's office to work me in tomorrow morning. I am hoping I am not one of those needy whiny patients who the office ladies hate to hear from. I try hard not to be...but we're getting down to the wire here!

kid-accomplishments

Mr. Weston is well on his way to being a "big boy"! Yesterday, after having a bath...I got his clothes out for him and asked him to dress himself. He came into my room and announced triumphantly, "I can dress myself!"....looking like this:

Kaitlyn and I have talked about how much help I will need from her once Connor is born. The other night, I was SO tired, wipped out, and sore. She asked what was for dinner and I told her, "I don't know, what are you making?" (totally wasn't serious). She then proceeded to make us "breakfast for dinner". This is what we had...

... plus cinnomon toast. She set the table, poured the milk and everything! We all loved it!...ecspecially me!

Little Miss Addie-girl brought be this today:

Dandelions and foxtails.

She told me that she put in the fox tails (I don't know what the real name is for those....but we call them "foxtails"...the kids love it when the stems get long. Then they tie them or tuck them into their pants and pretend to be foxes!) so that it would look like flowers for a wedding. I think it's a beautiful bouqet. She must get her talent from her Grandma Barrett!

P.S. April is "National Donate Life" month! If you aren't an organ donor already...go HERE to sign up! What are ya going to use those things for after you die anyways!?

What's for dinner???

There's a new Little Caesars in Taylor! Woohoo!!!!

If you live or have lived in a small town...then you will understand why we are excited! Any place new that comes to town is a pretty big deal! And if a new building is being built...or one that's been empty is suddenly looking like someone is going to do something with it......rumors start to fly! I found out last week that the store right next to Dollar Tree (We went there for our FHE activity the day it opened!)) would be a Little Caesers. They open today!
 I am still waiting for the rumor that we are getting a movie theater to come true....and Wal-Mart...PLEASE please please build us a store!
For now....we will glory in our $5 pizzas!

"Good habits are developed in the workshop of our daily lives. It is not in the great moments of tests and trial that character is built. This is only when it is displayed. The habits that direct our lives and form our character are fashioned in the often uneventful, commonplace routine of life." {Delbert L. Stapley}

FYI!
Mason got his new heart today....Easter Sunday! This boy and his family are just amazing! Click on his picture there in the side bar to read about how things are going with little 'Miracle Mason'+keep him in your prayers!

easter weekend

We had a busy, fun, tiring, uplifting weekend! It started with my parents driving up Saturday morning. We haven't spent an Easter with them since we moved here! We watched Conference...got things ready to dye eggs between sessions and then dyed eggs after the second session. Weston had fallen asleep...which kind of made things easier! The girls (my mom and I included!) had fun dying the eggs! Then, when my dad and Brandon went to Preisthood session, the rest of us went over to my mother in laws house to watch "The 10 Commandments". They were a good hour into the almost 4 hour long movie when we got there...and since we are always a big crowd when we get together (even just the girls+kids) and places to sit are at a minimum...I didn't really end up watching too much of the movie. But it was nice to get together and I think it will become a yearly tradition! Today, the kids slept until about 8a.m. and then found their Easter baskets...and hunted for eggs! Then we watched Conference while the kids played around with the toys they got. I baked 2 cakes for our Easter lunch and tried to stay focused on the talks. We started potty training Weston yesterday. He did really good...I mean, he had accidents...but that's to be expected. He took a nap in his undies and woke up dry. So...we have bagged up all the diapers and he's wearing underwear! We came up with a little way to get him to "go" on the toilet. He likes to pretend like he is a firefighter and that he has to go "put out the fire" in the toilet. So far...he's doing pretty good. We'll see how this week goes! Wish us luck! So, anyhow....we ate lunch between sessions at Shon and Pams house. The kids did their Easter egg hunt. It's so nice to have older cousins who turn the whole thing into a game and help the little ones! After lunch, we watched the last session of Conference. I have to say that I am excited to read the talks. If I sit and think really hard, I can remember talks that stuck out to me...but my kids were loud this Conference (being overloaded on candy probably didn't help them much) so I felt like watching Conference was a lot like Sacrament Meeting is for us. I heard about 25% of what was said. I was talking to Pam about that and she (who has 11 kids) said she remembers those days...but now, even if her kids might be falling asleep...they are all sitting together and able to really listen. There's a time and a season for everyting right!? Anyhow! We had a good weekend. My mom even did my toenails! She's so good to me! Hope you all had a great Easter! These pictures are uploaded really wierd...and I can't fix them for some reason!

 

5 1/2 weeks to go!

Don't laugh...I took these myself...and yes, it was hard! :)