Mommy's Pink Fuzzy Slippers

Scotty is really curious about what life is going to be like after baby, he has even taken up watching a Baby Story on TLC. He calls it the baby TV show. We have discussions all the time now about how to hold a baby properly, what to feed him (not lunch meat!!!), and the fact that mommy will have to go to the hospital for a couple of days. He and Kevin have been really curious about how in the world is that baby going to get out of mommy's stomach?? To which, when they watched TLC they immediately related it to being a little like having a painful bowl movement. It was getting difficult to explain it to them until they watched a Baby Story for the first time. Then the light went on and I have yet to get that question for the 51st time. Now they are more than happy to tell any stranger... "Mommy is going to have to poop this baby out!" followed always with some giggles. Ahhh...boys....

Kevin isn't as curious; he kind of has the 'been there, done that' attitude, with the exception of the science part of it. How did it get there? How big is he now? Even though I don't think he remembers when Scotty was a baby because he was just 2 1/2 himself; he seems to have a pretty good idea that this is going to a huge change and he isn't so sure he is going to like it. I am sure this will be a major transition for all of us since it has been so long since we had a baby around.

School is right around the corner and I find myself trying to get everything ready all at once. Kevin will be going to a new school this year and Scotty will be going to Pre-school for the first time ever. He has been going to daycare once or twice a week, depending on my schedule. I am hoping this baby will hold out until at least the 2nd week of September, if not a little later. I am just bracing for him to come the first day of school!!!!

It feels like a hot summer to me. We have been enjoying swimming and the lake, but I am not so apt to take the boat out on my own during the day this summer as I don't feel like a safe boat driver right now.

The past two weekends

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Some of my favorite pictures from this summer

A little piece of Heaven on Earth

This isn't really family related, other than it is the view from across the street from us. Who says heaven isn't here on earth?

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Some tubin fun

Kevin has taken an interest in tubbing! He is also helping Scotty get brave enough to try it out, at low speed of course! We are so excited!

Time has flown by!

The whole nesting mode has really set in for me. I am cleaning out the house, lots of trips to salvation army!


Kevin and Scotty have been enjoying their summer. The beginning of July we joined the Virgina Herr's (Grammie and Pappy) and Forest (Mike's sister's family) families for our annual beach vacation in Maryland. It is something our two boys (especially Kevin) look forward to each year. Lots of fun was had with cousins, Grammie and Pappy and Daddy who is the biggest super hero of them all because he can think up ways to entertain 4 boys like no one else I know!!!

Last week Kevin and Scotty went to an All Sports Camp together. Kevin made a new friend and Scotty just thought it was cool to have his older brother with him. This week is back to the normal routine for us.

The baby is growing and seems to be progressing fine. I came down with the flu over the weekend and ended up at the hospital for dehydration. I felt much better after the IV and anti-nausea meds. I am always amazed and how much better my complexion looks after having an IV. But then dehydration does nothing for the complexion itself and any re-hydration is going to make it look better I guess. ;-)

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Lordy, Lordy its been 40!

This past weekend we helped Fred and Bonnie celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a surprise party! And they thought they were coming for a quiet Mother's Day dinner.....

Its going to be a another boy!

The whole family was there for the ultrasound. Though Kevin and Scotty almost seemed much more interested in the goo they put on my stomach to do the ultrasound than the baby. But we saw him move, heard the heartbeat and were even able to see the blood flowing through the heart.

We are all very excited about the new little boy coming!!!

Rachel

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Saturday, April 28, 2007

It was daddy and his boys day. I went to work, as I typically do on Saturdays, and Mike took Kevin and Scotty to a birthday party, Kevin's Karate class, then to a rumage sale, the park stopping for slurpies of course and then to the local gardening center to buy more roses (I am very excited about that!!!). Everyone was in a good mood when I got home from work, that always makes me happy. When I got home Kevin helped me weed the garden and Mike planted some of the roses he bought. Then I went in to make dinner while Kevin and Scotty played the new game they got at the rumage sale. I will try to add some of the pictures Mike took today. Hopefully it works! Rachel

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I am getting really bad a sending emails updating everyone on our two growing boys and the one on the way. So I am trying to simplify as am I am sure that I may only get worse at this as we start to prepare for baby #3!!!!!

Hopefully Mike will help with the updates too (hint, hint honey!)

Love,
Rachel

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