earth day...

happy to enjoy the natural light...and this can wait until tomorrow...this will *probably* wait until the weekend...and we might even skip tonight's bath...but earth, here is where we miss each other!

wordless wednesday

wordless-ish wednesday

how can THIS, possibly be considered obscene?!

post entitled...

don't poke the sleeping bear or

play hard, crash hard

either way...

mommy forgot to dress me today

wordless...thursday?

wordless wednesday

pumpkin picking 2009

fall has fallen, and so we off-ed to the pumpkin fields for pumpkins. twas cold. but alot of fun. it was gummybear's (still working on his out-of-utero nickname) first trip to the pumpkin field. duh. and so far, total indifference. :) however, the oldest two loved it. the dirt. the rain. the super cool rainboots. the piles and piles of pumpkins....ah, a toddlers heaven.and for fun...a comparison to last year!

one fall day...

monkey pondered life while driving recklesslythen climbed the great mountain of dirt with sisterpeanut butter chased the illusive blue balland then ran as far as her stylish little boots would carrywhich was to the fenced off front yard. :)

now we are off to bake cookies...hooray fall!

it's a boy!

a little late here on the post, but gummybear has finally arrived! born last monday evening at 7:32pm. 9lbs 11oz, 21 1/2 inches long! "gummybear" came into the world after only 2.25 hours of laboring and pushing, even with the small delay due to his shoulder becoming stuck. it was such an amazing experience to go completely natural, aided by my midwives and my incredible husband. after having the baby, i began to lose good deal of blood and there was a concern that we may have to head to the hospital but my body bounced back. thank you Lord.

we're all settling in well. the older two kids are very gentle and loving towards the new baby. monkey is having a little bit of a two year old attitude issue, but we're working through it with him. :)

thank you to the daddy's mother for the days spent here with me while i healed and rested! thank you to everyone else for the prayers and love.

guess i'm having one of each...

ha! had you going there for a second didn't i? no, i'm referring to the dead even guesses on boy or girl. i really enjoyed watching it go back a forth, and it cracks me up that it evened out RIGHT before closing.

okay, but now's the time to fess up. what did you guess?? common people, help me pass the time. i'm so dying to be done here!

time to pop!

day before having monkey day before having peanut

two weeks before due date...

*sigh*

feelin' a breeze

do you think she notices?

freaky friday

those second born kids...

peanut amazed me when she actually peed and then told me. having the two (soon to be three) so close in age can be exceptionally hard work. but there the times when it pays off in HUGE ways! go baby girl!

32 weeks

and can you believe it's already time to order our home birth kit? where did this pregnancy go?

ha ha, i can see why peanut gets so mad when she tries to sit in my lap. poor little girl, baby is already moving in on her space.

they liveeee

somehow i managed to transplant the little planters monkey and i did about two months ago. i'm way impressed by these little things! they may even produce something given enough time. :)and for a little comparison, this is right before the transplant. they're HUGE now!

they say...

"Baby’s energy is surging, thanks to the formation of white fat deposits beneath the skin. (Have those kicks and jabs to the ribs tipped you off yet?) Baby is also settling into sleep and waking cycles, though -- as you’ve also probably noticed -- they don’t necessarily coincide with your own. Also this month, all five senses are finally functional, and the brain and nervous system are going through major developments."

soooo, according to this baby should be sleeping at some point. yes? i'm not convinced.

9 more weeks folks!

nothing better...

then cool water on a hot, summer day... a daddy to dunk you... a big belly to lean on... some shade to splash in...and darling tummys to kiss!

watching the cars go by

wordless wed (two days late)

wal-mart: the high cost of low prices

this is not meant to shame anyone. it is not meant as a slam against anyone who shops at or supports walmart. it is instead simply an explanation as to why my family PERSONALLY chooses not to use walmart. i have many friends and family who have asked me why and I want to be completely honest. it was not an easy choice to make; their prices are honestly fantastic. but at what cost? or rather, at the cost of who’s family? again, i’m not meaning to belittle anyone’s choice to shop walmart. how on earth would i have any right to judge you for choosing to pay low prices, so you can afford to live in this economy?

http://www.walmartmovie.com/