Hi Ho Hi Ho....It's Off To Work We Go

Back to work today for summer school session. I honestly cannot complain. I just got a week off PAID and now I am back to work for only 5 hour days and will be getting paid my hourly rate for that on top of my summer pay. It will definitely be helpful with Noah not getting paid this summer (funny how that worked out JCPS....) and me needing hours to "qualify" for maternity leave, not to mention needing to save for maternity leave!! Yikes....well, thinking about it in those terms I am very grateful to be back to work!!

I do NOT like that Donna will not be here with me this summer, but oh well, I'm sure I'll be able to manage on my own :) and I do NOT like that I will have to miss out on Arie and Idina and Bude fun!! It has been an amazing time just being a family-no school, no work, no doctor's appointments. I am going to miss that calmness. I think this will definitely help the time before Keats pass by more quickly though. I have 82 days left as of today (that is if I make it to my due date) and 92 days left if I make it to the date I would like to give birth on!!

I am really feeling just huge and swollen and gross this pregnancy which makes wanting to do anything or even get dressed some days hard, but I know that this will all be over soon. How nice it will be to FINALLY be able to be a normal person again!! I feel like since I moved to Kentucky I have just been growing or giving birth!! Almost 4 years now.....geeze....I am soooooooo in longing of a run right now too. In fact, I might try to run tonight when I get home if I have the energy. I probably won't, we all know that, but I might try. Just for my emotional stability!! I also got this DVD with Jillian what-ever-her-name is from the Biggest Loser and I reallllllly need to start doing that more regularly because it KICKS MY BUTT!! Even Noah thought it was challenging (not nearly as much as I did) so we know it is not just my out of shape preggo body that can't handle it!!!!

Okay........it has been so long since I posted, I don't even know where to catch up and I really have to finish my lunch break and get back to getting ready for these kids tomorrow.....so I'll leave off with a few things Arie has said these past few months (how terrible am I that I have TWO blogs and haven't written in them in months??!!) that I want to be able to remember for her later in life!!

Arie (while praying before going to bed): Dear God, Thank you for Baby Keats in Mama's belly and Baby Ryver's in Sarah's belly and Baby Happy in my belly and the Baby With a Houche in Ali's belly....Thank you for Mama and Papa and Idina....Thank you for Sarah and Beard and Asa and Ashley and Ali and David and Austin and Lily.....Thank you for Nana and Kara and Pedro and the motorcycles....Thank you for GiGi and Grandpa Bobby.....Thank you for Sadie and Fiona and Connick....Thank you for me when I am funny and I make people laugh.....Ummmmm Thank you for Mama and Papa......And thank you for me when I am funny. Amen.

I pulled out a pair of purple shoes my mom had sent down for Arie (with a ton of other stuff) and when Arie saw them her response was: OHHHHHHH Thank you Mama!! (hugging me and patting my back) Thank you SO MUCH!! I love my purple shoes!! My Nana sent these to me. Oh thank you Mama, I am so pretty like Belle now!!

Arie (every time she gets in trouble lately): I not be bad. I am good, you do know that.

(Loud crashing noise in our bedroom coming from my side of the bed) Me: Arie, what are you doing?
Arie (poking her head around the end of my bed): Nothing....just breaking stuff.
Me: Well, please stop breaking stuff and come out here.
Arie: Okay Mama!!

There are so many more, but that's all I can document today. On the Idina front, she is just becoming a CHILD. It is so weird. She will be 1 in just 8 1/2 weeks!! Yikes!! She is literally the sweetest, calmest child ever but I love love love that she still has that spunky, fun spirit that Arie has. It is kind of a perfect match. Where Arie is stubborn and willful and argumentative (Sorry for imparting that on you baby girl!!), Idina has more of Noah's laid-back, go with the flow personality while retaining Arie and Noah's love for laughter and jokes and general merriment. I have never met a 10 month old that has as many inside jokes as this little goober does!! She truly is just such a blessing to us. We have decided (to avoid all that middle child syndrome stuff) that Arie will be our first born, Keats will be our first boy and Idina will be our baby!! :) Neither of us can imagine if she started to feel neglected because of Keats's arrival. The nice thing about her personality is I doubt she truly would, she just loves being a part of anything and doesn't require a ton of attention personally, but still-she is just too amazing and perfect to even risk that.

So weird we will have a little boy here sometime in the next few months!! I am overwhelmed and not nearly prepared but so very excited to meet him!! Alright....back to the daily gruel.......

PS-I have been crafting A LOT this past week out of work so I will post on my Dirty Diaper Distractions soon!!!! If anyone is interested-lots of baby stuff being made :)