Puppies and Babies!

So I just had to share these photos of my Aunt Kim's newest addition. She received 10 week old little Emmit for her birthday. Cute as can be isn't he! This little one is her 3rd and he is 10 times cute in real life! Caroline calls him "putty."

We went to my 36 week OB check last Wednesday and were able to go ahead and schedule my induction for the 16th of December! Woo-hoo! this really is a stress relief for me because with me being due December 24th, I was so worried that the girls would have to push back opening gifts until after their baby brother came home form the hospital. Anyone who knows me knows I am a tradition junkie so the thought of Christmas in the hospital was just so sad, But, it really helps that this is also one last thing for me to have to worry about right now. We are so busy with trying tot get into our new house and just plain old getting ready for baby that I don't need anyother worries. It hit me this past weekend that I have about 2 1/2 weeks until baby but I have NOTHING ready! No bed, no clothes, no carseat in place, no diaper bag, no hospital bags pack...nothing! So I her arrives today.... we would be making a Walmart run to bring him home. Praise God that my Dad and Husband helped me out last night by going through our stored boxes in the garage to find my cradle, carseat, and the baby boy stuff that I do have bought up. Since we figured that we would be at my parents for just a few weeks I had no clue I would need baby boy stuff left out. Now I just need to sort through these boxes to get out what I would need right away, clean the carseat, set up a cradle and such. I also have a shower next week that my mom and friend Jenn are throwing me so that will help prepare as well. I guess that we've just been so focused on the house that nesting was put on the back burner. I think if I get some stuff in order I will feel more at peace. After the contractions have greatly increased since going off the progesterone shots at 36 weeks, the nesting urge is taking over!

Hubby is on a trip for work all this week, so the girls and I will be both nesting as well as getting ready for my second craft show this weekend. Have a great day!

Thankfulness

So...with Thanksgiving only a couple of days away, I challenge all my blogger friends to list their "Thankfulness" List on their blogs. I know that our family has so much to be thankful for this year!

1. Three healthy and growing little girls!

2. A baby boy on the way (due December 24th.)

3. A huge house that will be plenty of room for our growing family.

4. Hubby has a new job that he really enjoys and is pretty good at!

5. I get to have a beautiful new scrapbooking room at the new house...which a I painted a pretty light blue.

6. We were blessed this year to have the opportunity and manes to take the girls to Disney for the first time. We have so many wonderful memories to share with them now...hopefully enough to last until we can afford to go again! HaHa!

7. We were so excited that it worked out at the last minute for us to go to Texas for the Martin reunion this Summer. I twas so wonderful to see everyone and for the girls to "meet" their Texas cousins and realize they're are other Martins out there!

8. Even though it kinda gets old by Spring...we get to live in an area of the country that sees SNOW! I can't imagine having a Winter where it only gets chilly but there are no flurries. Okay...I say this while sitting infront of a warm heater looking out the window at the big flakes in the yard...but i know that by mid January I will be sick of having to deal with kids in the snow! HaHa!

9. I have parents who were so gracious to open their doors up to our family once again. Like my mom says...you keep coming back and each time you bring more! Thanks guys for helping our crew out while we wait on the remodel.

10. We have a wonderful church that is not only filled with sweet people but is truly on fire for God. It's so nice to know that your in an environment where you'll be spiritually fed each week.

11. I've made it to almost 36 weeks gestation with this baby and......I'm still pregnant! With all the preterm labor complications I had with Caroline and Emma I was labeled high risk this time around as well. Yes I have had some contractions but nothing like the last 2 times. I also had the scare with my heart and it has turned out okay as well. So, at 36 weeks I now have made it to "the safe zone" for delivery. Anytime from now on is okay for our little guy to arrive with a very low likelihood of complications.

12. We've been blessed this year with the opportunity to home school the older 2 girls. It definitely has been a learning experience but it is so nice to know not only what they are learning but to know exactly how well they are doing with their school work. Maddelyn is in kindergarten and just beginning her early ready. Emma is in preschool and is hard at work with her shapes, numbers, and letters.

13. Our new homes will have 18 rooms not including the partially finished basement...so even with 4 small children there will always be SOME place in the house where mommy can take a 5 minute kid-free break. Well, let me think about that a minute. Maybe not. No matter how big the house is they will still always be at my ankles! HaHa!

14. We are so thankful that this year we found out about Caroline and Emma having Wheat problems. We believe Caroline has Celiac Disease and Emma has a Wheat allergy (based on their level of sensitivity to wheat/gluten.) It has definitely made grocery shopping a bit more of a challenge, but it is nice to finally see my girls growing and getting hair! HaHa! Before we were trying everything to see what the food allergy was that was keeping little Caroline so tiny and bald and once we took her off gluten it was amazing to see such a change in her. She not only grew and got hair, but you could see ow much more healthy she looked in general.

Okay...so I challenge you to make your own thankfulness list on your blog. I hear little ones up stairs talking when they are supposed to be napping so I need to get off here. Happy Thanksgiving!

Crazy Day

So yesterday was definitely a day to remember. We found out that the county is not accepting the buliding permits that we had gotten through the city on our house remodel...so we now have to stop all work on the 3rd floor master suite and kitchen remodel (the main stuff that still needs done.) We were hoping to get moved in around the 1st of December but now everything is kinda being put on hold. The men as still able to work on all the little details that still need done around the house but not on those 2 major areas. So we now stand waiting on the county to review our plans and get back to us. They say the average time is about 2 weeks to hear back/get approved on your permits...but its a really fine tooth comb kinda acceptance. So we are just PRAYING that the county doesn't throw up any major red flags and that we get approval as soon as possible. I know my God is bigger than a county permit office! HaHa!!!

Then, to end the night just right, Caroline had a seizure. She had woken up the day before with a slight cold and that morning she had a bit of a cough. She was acting fine though, so much so that we went and had Christmas pictures of the girls done. After pictures we ran a few arrands and she developed a low fever. She fell asleep on the way home so I just put her straight to bed when we got home. After about 45 minutes she woke up crying and when we got her out she was really hot. My mom took her temp and it was 104.7. I called Nathan to stop on his way home for some meds and tried to take her temp again. This time it was acting all goofey like the battery was dying so I was not sure if that was a correct read or not. While we were waiting on the meds I gave her ice chips and she was just sitting in Grandma's lap taking and eating ice. All of the sudden she began to twitch all over and stare off into the distance. I hurried and called Nathan to come back form the store to take her to the ER. She came out of it but was still dazed. By the time we were in the van she had started another seizure and stayed that way until after getting to the ER. The DR checked her over and they gave her tylenol and oxygen and just waited for her to come around. They said it was completly realted to her high fecver and there would be no lasting effects from it. They said that her temp spiked so fast that her little body could do nothing else but shut down to handle it. Let's just say I don't think I've been so scared sicne they life flighted Emma to the NICU after she was having trouble breathing when she was born. Praise God the little thing is doing much better today. Of course I had her in bed with me last night and I think I watched her 3/4 of the night. They also had us do a tylenol/motrin regiment where she is getting one or the other every 3 hours for at least the first 24 hours. Today though she is normal Caroline with only a cough and a runny nose. She is just going through a normal cold, 10,000 times different than last night.

So after our little experience last night it was kinda like a wake up call on putting everything into perspective. We also have some good friends who after years of trying to concive have gone though many fertility treatments and yesterday went for their first baby OB appointment. After the first ultrasound they left being told that the Dr didn't fine anything. How heart wrenching to finally be pregnant and then hear that! Needless to say the problems and delays on our house just seem silly after hearing our friends' news and then being in the ER with Caroline. Yes, we do have the deadline of trying to get into our new home before the new baby arrives, trying to live out of suitcases at my parents' until then, and basically all the craziness that comes with a major remodel, but compared to the whole picture....it's all just stuff! By next Spring the stress of the remodel and the delay in it will just be a memory. We have been very blessed to have 3 healthy little girls...yes with the normal bumps and bruises, but 3 HEALTHY little girls! So on days like this you just have to look back and say....Thank you God for all the things we don't realize could have gone wrong in our lives and haven't. Praise God for the health of my children and for the fact that we will be getting a home....maybe later than origially planned....but that will be a dream home and will be large enough to be able to minister to others in.

Twelvefriday's Wreath

Just thought I'd share a little project that I did this past weekend for twelvefridays. I saw one of these wreaths online and just though it was so cute! The project really was pretty simple and basically just took a bit of time and me getting over my perfectionism! The whole...messy look is hard for me! Of course the weath picture is of the wreath on my parents' front door....yes we are still living with Mom and Dad! The contractor is still telling us they will be out November 29th so we'll see! That would give us about 3 weeks until baby, but of course that does not count Nathan refinishing the floors before we move in, cleaning up all the construction dust, or actually moving in! Hopefully little Elijah doesn't mind sleeping in a moving box instead of a cradle for the first couple of weeks?? HaHa!

Craft Show Pictures

So my kids are in PA for the week. It's wierd that I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand is is VERY nice to have a break for the week with all the pregnancy/remodeling house/craft show/living with my parents stress, but on the other hand this is the first time all three girls have gone out of state for a week. Nathan laughed at me and said it was the pregnant hormones and that I needed the break so be thankful and say YES to them going. I know...it sounds weird but I'm not sure what to do without any kids for a whole week? HaHa! I actually am going to be spending the week getting ready for my December craft show. I figured this way I won't have to worry about making up hairbows while trying to get into a new house and being H-U-G-E preggos! So I guess this week will be hair bows and sleeping in...ahhhh!

Speaking of hair bows I have a few pictures to share of my last show. My mom helped me come up with the adorable display boards that the bows are on. Cute aren't they! I did really well at the show and the bows seemed to be a hit. I was told that my next show is quite a bit bigger so I need to get more bows made up before hand. The bows on the boards are a sample of each type I had for sale and then after I would sell out of them I would just restock them form boxes under the table. I think for the show I made up close to 500 bows and clippies? The adorable tutu dress hair bow holders that you see at the front of my booth are made by my aunt. If you're interested in one you can check them out on my website http://www.sugarsweetbowtique.com

I know that It has taken me all week and I still don't have the photos posted about the progress on the new house yet. the short of it is that most of the rooms in the house are completed. I think that we still need the tile and carpet laid as well as a couple minor things. they now are full swing on turning the 3rd floor attic into a master suite. The past couple f days they have been working on framing it all out and putting out new heat system in. The kitchen expansion is also in full swing. They have just about all of the dividing wall knocked out and are getting ready to put the support beam in so the supporting wall that divides the space can be removed.

Polls, Cheerleaders, and Funny Faces!

So I am finally taking a bit of time to breath! I had my 2nd ever craft show today and I have to say it went pretty well. The week however has been spent getting ready for this show, so now that it's over I'm taking a bit of time off to chill! I believe at last count I had made up over 350 korkers and like 200 clippies...all this past week! My fingers are seriously bruised form holding open the alligator clips while I glued ribbon on them. Good news is though that I am pretty wel stocked for my huge show in December as well as any left overs from the 2 craft shows I can sell on line. So I should be pretty set on bows (besides custom orders) until after the baby arrives.

I just had a couple of cute pics to share with everyone. We always make a big deal of taking the girls to the polls with us on election day and this past Tuesday was no different. We explain to them on a 4 and 5 year old level the importance of what we are doing there and then we let them help us push the buttons. Of course this means me holding their finger and mainly just having them hit the "next page" button, but it makes them feel special and the experience is a great homeschool learning event. This year even Caroline got to go into the polls with us.

I've been promising pictures of the girls in their trick-or-treat outfits form our big family camp-out in October...so here are my little Nebraska Cheerleaders.

I took these few shots of Caroline this week so I could use them in my craft show booth to show what the items looked like on an actual child. Well Caroline is just getting into the funny face-when-mom-gets-out-the-camera stage. Oh joy!

I also have pictures of the house and the progress that has been made to post. I will try and take time out tomorrow afternoon or evening to get these posted for you to see as well as descriptions of what each picture shows.

New Pictures

So to my fellow bloggers I feel like I fell off the blog boat! I have soooo been slacking on my blog but I knew that was coming during the move. Also I kinda have not much to say. Well, let me rephrase that, what I do have to write about seems to be old news or boring info on the house remodel or political views that I am sure no one wants to read! But, after tomorrow we won't have to worry about the political views trying tot sneak out on my blog! As the wife of a politician it's hard to separate my personal blog form my political views! Ha!

Anyways I finally uploaded last months pictures to my compute. Like I said e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g in our lives has kinda been thrown off with the move and loving with my parents until our new house is done. So, here are a few new pictures for you.. The first ones are of a field trip we took with MOPS a couple of weeks ago to a farmer;s market. The girls got to make cider, go on a hayride, go through a straw maze, swing off a rope swing into the straw below, learn about cows and milk a fake one (it was actually cute) and of course pick a pumpkin. It was FREEZING cold that morning but our girls were die hards! They loved it but Mommy sure liked going to McDonald's afterwards to warm up.

These are pictures form Emma's actual birthday...almost a month ago! She and Daddy went out for the annual Daddy/Birthday Girl Breakfast. They love the special alone time they get on their birthday morning. The second picture is of Emma at her birthday lunch with all of us, both grandmas and a great grandma. We found out that Dairy Queen offers a gluten free version of their ice cream cakes. The normal ones have a cookie crumb center which the girls can't have. DQ allows you to pick whatever center filling you want so we tried an all vanilla ice cream cake with a strawberry Sunday topping center! YUM! It had huge chunks of frozen strawberries in it. Emma was so excited to not only have a gluten free cake but Mommy was excited to be able to buy one and not always have to make all of their gluten free treats. Thanks DQ!!

I also have pictures to post of the girls cheer costumes as well as our family camp out. I will try to get them posted as soon as possible but I am also working on making up bows for a craft show this Saturday. Oh...and one last comment.....HAPPY ?? BIRTHDAY DAD!!!

Good-Bye Parkview Street!

So we are officially Moved! Sigh! We spent the weekend busting our rear ends to get all the final packing done as well as moving all of the furniture and most of the boxes. We owe more than we could ever repay to our sweet, sweet family members who were packing, painting, and moving boxes for us. I have no clue what we would have done without them! THANK YOU SO MUCH FAMILY!!!! Since it ended up that we had to be out of our old house before we can be into the new house....we were so blessed when my parents offered to once again put us up! Now all three of my children have lived at Grandma and Grandpa's at one point in their life. What slacker parents are we! At least this time around it is just for a couple of weeks and......Daddy is not leaving us here for Iraq! So last night was the first night we spent at my parents. We went back to the old house this morning to begin sorting out all the odds and ends that were not boxed yet as well as begin the cleaning. I left the house today having everything packed...well besides a couple odd things and most of the house cleaned! Nathan worked all day and then spent all evening loading boxes to move to the new house. Since our house is not ready yet, and my parents definitely did not have room for all of our stuff, we are storing it all in the garage at our new house.

I also had a OB appointment today. Many of you know that we were in Labor and Delivery last week with a preterm labor scare. It all turned out okay but since we are a high risk pregnancy the doctor's office is pretty jumpy whenever I say I have cramping and low back paint on top of increased contractions. I did go in today for my regular visit. They did and ultrasound and I am not dilating yet...woo-hoo! I also had her get me a quick guess on the baby's size so I would have a better idea. She said he is still measuring about a week ahead and at 31 weeks 5 days he was 4 lbs 10 oz! Wow! Can we say BIG baby boy! I think he might just have Caroline's 9lbs beat!

Today totally out of the blue Maddelyn asked my mom if Emma was adopted. I know sounds odd, but we thought it was hilarious. Especially since the whole time Nathan was deployed Maddelyn would tell everyone that Emma had a different daddy. I guess since Emma came after Nathan was deployed she assumed she came form nowhere? After lots of coaxing, Maddelyn then changed it to ...she doesn't have a daddy so I share mine with her. Oh my...what the rumors I 'm sure that started! So for her to randomly ask if Emma was adopted sure brought up a bunch of laughs from past memories.

Still Kicking!

I am just letting everyone know that indeed...we are still alive! As you probably guessed we are spinning like crazy right now trying to get our new house ready to be moved into. Pretty much every spare evening has been spent on either packing or painting. We did take a few days off however to go to our annual family camp-out this past weekend. We have been hosting this Fall family camp-out since long before I came into the world. The weekend is a time filled with sitting around the campfire joking and laughing, kids playing with their out of state cousins, enjoying great camp food, and ending the weekend with the kids trick-or-treating. This year I believe we had 5 campsites with about 40 people from 4 states! It was so nice to have everyone one of my mom's family home this year, all at one time! It seems the bigger the family gets the more rare all of us getting together becomes! We kinda had a baby boom in our family over the past several years, and of course they are almost all girls! Camping this weekend we had 15 kids, all 6 and under! Funny part was that 11 of them were ages 4-6! Yep...baby boom! Well seeing how there were THREE sets of twins in that group as well, it kinda pushes up our numbers! For trick-or-treating this year our girls were Nebraska Cheerleaders...again! Of course this was totally a hands down decision by the girls. They heard their twin cousins were going to be Ohio State Cheerleaders and wanted nothing but to be cheerleaders as well. I said I guess although you've already done that, but you'll need to be Nebraska cheerleaders instead for Daddy!! They all looked so cute with their little cheer outfits (made by my mom), hair bows, and pom poms. I'll have to post some pictures soon.

I also wanted to say congrats to a couple of dear friends. Rachael have baby girl #4 last week and I just wanted to say I hope my 4th delivery is that smooth! She had a 6 pounder with almost no labor! WOW! Congrats Rachael on little Megan! Rachael and I seem to have very similar lives with our kids spacing, wedding anniversaries, and we are both Army wives whose hubbies were deployed at the same time. I always tease her that she is just copying me. Well this time she got pregnant first and sure enough it changed everything up! She had her 4th girl and w are expecting baby #4 to be a boy!

Nathan's Aunt Tabitha also delivered a beautiful baby girl last week! Baby Joanna is girl #6 in their family! Can we say what a blessing! We saw her picture and oh my does she look exactly like her sisters did as babies! Congrats Tabitha and Steve!!!

It's funny that now that all these ladies who got pregnant right before me are all starting to have their babies. It makes it more real that we don't have too much longer to go! I am currently 31 weeks and getting more uncomfortable as the days go by. I think the thought that Christmas is only 9 weeks away kinda stresses me out! I just think of all we have to do with the house, moving, and 2 crafts shows in there all before baby comes on Christmas Eve! Where I need a break just from typing that all out! Oh and we have decided on a name.....

Elijah Gregory David

This is the same name that we have had for all three of the girls. We just loved Elijah and when we picked it it was very uncommon. The 2 middle names are the 2 grandpas' names. It's kinda funny that since we've had the name since we were pregnant with Maddelyn, it's almost like we already have a 6 year old with that name!

The house is coming along. The contractor said we should have or be very close to have the 1st and second floors done and ready for us to paint by this weekend. Next week they will start hitting hard the 3rd floor attic being turned into our master suite. After that they will do the kitchen expansion and then finish up the basement. So...needless to say the bedrooms will be done in time for our Nov 1st deadline to be out of here, but with the paint and carpet still needing to be done we are going to be staying with my parents for a while. they are so sweet to let us do that. My mom has joked that your kids never really leave for good. They keep coming back and each time they bring more! Yep...that would be true!

Well, I need to head off! I have yet another busy day tomorrow with some large hair bow orders and of course PACKING again! We will begin moving this weekend! Oh My!!

Oh...also I had to share this link! Nathan, the girls, and I were in our town's Halloween Parade Last night. I won't say what campaign we were walking for...but I think you can tell by even the sign that little Caroline is carrying! I hope the link works! http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=B7&Date=20081022&Category=PHOTOGALLERIES&ArtNo=810220804&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=33

Emma's Birthday and Remodeling

So once again a quick update on the Martins..... Emma had a great 4th birthday yesterday, Since we are mid remodel we were kinda on a time crunch but still found time to celebrate with her. Emma got to go out to breakfast with daddy for her birthday breakfast. My mom kept all three girls that morning then so we could get some work done on the house. That afternoon we meant with them as well as Nathan's mom and grandma for lunch, a few presents, and ice cream cake. We were very excited to find out that at Dairy Queen you can order their cakes anyway you choose so we decided on vanilla with strawberries in the center layer. It was so nice to actually be able to order a gluten free birthday cake for Emma!

Since Friday morning we have been in full swing at the house. We are so blessed that both Nathan and I's parents as well as Nathan's grandparents spent the day with us today working on the house. I know it's a big job, but it's amazing how much of a job it is when you really get in there and start on it. So far both of the girls' rooms are done with paint...pink walls and white trim. When I left tonight the baby's room was trimmed in white and the men were painting the walls a sage green to match his blue and green crib set form Pottery Barn (pics later). Well....it's supposed to be sage green but sadly it looked more apple green...yikes! They are saying it will dry lighter so I'm saying a prayer! I know it always looks different when you get it up, but wow! Tomorrow after church we are hoping to get the playroom and breakfast room both painted tan. We'll see?? It's so amazing that it took all weekend to get 3 rooms done! Well, of course that also includes closets, doors, and 2 layers of both paint and trim. Oh...and before anyone worries...I did get permission form my OB to paint. He said the paints now a days are non-toxic so it was ok. I also have been wearing a mask whenever dealing with the sanded down rooms because we have no clue what is in that powder coming off those old walls. So, Mommy-to-be is being careful!

Oh...and as of today the house is officially ours! (Yeah after we've been demolishing and repainting someone else's house all week.) The owners came by and picked up what the movers didn't and handed us the key. It's so weird to think we own a home, especially a 6 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath, 3600 sq ft one! Yes, we know how much God has blessed us!

Okay, enough for now I mommy needs to take a long bath to soak away the paint! I'll start posting pictures once the house starts getting put back together again, probably after the carpet starts going down in the bedrooms next week.

Pumpkin Patch

I just thought this would make a nice addition to the pregnancy scrapbook of our little pumpkin-to-be! Even he got to particiate in big sister Emma's 4th Birthday celebration!

Here are the photos of Emma's Pumpkin Party this past weekend at the pumpkin patch. The party was a definite hit with both the kids and parents and the weather was beautiful to go with it! Besides having cake, presents, and games in the hall at the pumpkin patch we rented, we were also able to go on a hayride to pick our own pumpkins off the vine as well as go through the straw bale maze! It really was a great party!

Pre-Holiday Sale!!!

So it's finally here...the sights and smells of fall! To help celebrate we are offering a pre-holiday sale at http://www.sugarsweetbowtique.com/ ! We have lots of new hair bows including our Boutique Bottle Cap Bows (like you see on our precious model Maddelyn above) as well as our Specialized Clippies and Clippie Sets. We have lots of Halloween, Fall, and Christmas bows but have added several non-seasonal selections as well.

Our Pre-Holiday sale is going on now and will end midnight Monday October 13th. These great deals include;

Korker Bows: Buy one korker and get the second of a matching set for 50% off!

Boutique Bottle Cap Bows: Set of 2 for $15.00 (a $2.00 savings)

Specialty Clippies: 40% off!

Plus FREE shipping on orders of $100.00 or more!

Here are just a "few" of the new bows that you can now order on our website!

Pumpkin Pictures

I'm so sorry that I have not been faithful to the blog lately. I think this is just a sad but true sign of what is to come while we are mid remodel and moving. I also have been swimming in ribbon....which is always great for the pocket book but keeps me busy. I believe I mailed out over 80 bows just today. We've had quite a bit on ebay as a little advertising bit we did getting ready for our pre-holiday sale that starts this week! I have been working on several new types of bows for the site and LOTS of new holiday bows! Just a hint of what is coming...bottle caps! You'll have to check out the site once they are up. I will announce on here as well when the sale starts.

I'm finally getting around to posting the pictures we did for Emma's party initiations. She definitely is excited about her pumpkin patch party this Saturday! So here they are....

New Haircut and Baby Belly

So I have had several people say they don't believe that I have a belly and think I'm not taking care of myself. Now why on earth would a mommy to 3 who is mid hair bow business, moving, remodeling, homeschooling, and so much more not take care of herself?? HaHa! No just kidding one thing about the baby is he definitely LOVE when I eat! The doctor's scale is a not so gentle reminder of that each week when I show up to get my progesterone shot and have gained yet another pound or 2. Let's just say I gained 40 pounds with Caroline and I am farther ahead in ponders per week than I was with her. Oh my! I definitely can tell a difference in how I am carrying him. He is much lower and farther out, just like my doctor said he should be at #4. I feel so much farther along just in the fact in how hard it is to bend over and do things that normally don't bother me until the very end. I think I am 25 weeks in that picture? I also included a photo of my new haircut with bangs. I haven't had bangs since probably middle school.

New Layouts

So I am finally posting my layouts that I did with twelvefridays' kit. This months kit was absolutely adorable with all the school supplies and primary colored papers. Too cute! So here they are......

Hopefully I will get the pictures from Emma's invitation uploaded later on today! We'll see how the day plays out though!!!

And It Just Gets More Busy!

So yet another week of silly nothings to the world but to us it's head spinning! Nathan left today for a business trip and the contractor began work on the basement of our new house! Yeah...for the basement not hubby leaving! My Grandma is coming tomorrow to help start packing. I seriously am thinking where on earth am I going to put these packed boxes until we actually move? Oh my!

Caroline said her first three word sentence today. The girls had each said "Bless You Mommy" after I had sneezed. Caroline then piped in and said the same phrase. How cute...even though they were supposed to be sleeping during naptime when I heard all three peanuts bless me from the other room! LOL!

We are trying to get ready for Emma's birthday party as well as everything else. She is having a pumpkin party this year and we are having it a local pumpkin patch. Nathan made the most adorable photo card invitations. I will post them as well as a mini photo shoot that I did for her birthday invites. I just have to get a few minutes to myself to get them off my camera......easier said than done! So off to the craziness of the next month of our lives! It's funny to say that getting into the Holidays at the very end of my pregnancy will be so nice and a lot less stressful. So when do you ever hear: Holidays and End of Pregnancy in the same sentence with less stress??? Yep...moving and remodeling is crazy but so exciting! :D

Busy Week.....Again!

Well I had not updated in a few days because there really is nothing big to share. The week has been full with home school and hair bows like normal. The business has picked up which is wonderful for the pocketbook but bad for time management. Oh how my house longs for me to spend some one on one time with it cleaning! :D

Speaking of houses.....we close on the new house tomorrow! We will officially be first time home owners! We get full possession of the house on October 6th, but the homeowners are allowing our contractor to begin work on the basement and new furnace starting this Monday! The whole remodel is supposed to take us 3 weeks which is great because we need to be out of here and in there by November 1st. It's going to be a crazy next month and a half!

We did have an OB appointment this week. he said that he was very happy with my progress seeing the blood pressure/heart issues ans well as the contraction/preterm labor. Yeah for baby and me! He said that we are measuring right at 26 weeks so everything looks great! It seems so weird that we are already starting our "2-week" doctor's visits! WOW!

Well I need to get myself in bed. The girls are staying the night with a friend tonight so I actually might get to sleep a little longer tomorrow. However since the other girls don't have school tomorrow, but we were still planning on it, we will be doing school tomorrow evening after we get done with the new house.