Just a post to sort of mention all my guys, so many little things have happened, so I thought I would do an update post.

ME

As I mentioned yesterday, I am pregnant.  Fourteen weeks and three days.  (can you tell I am already anxious?)  R will tell you I am just old, but so far things have been rough on me.  Perhaps I was just spoiled with the boys, very little morning sickness with all four of them, in fact with our youngest I coached swimming until I was about 37 weeks pregnant, with little to no hardship.  But this one so far has been rough, lots of morning sickness, heartburn and the most exciting part-some strange rash has taken over my body!  Not only do I itch like crazy, but I am pretty sure my husband and my kids are somewhat grossed out by it all.  Hopefully, the dermatologist will be able to tell me what is going on.

R-The Man of the House.

He is tired, I think, of hearing me scratch at 5 in the morning!  I even woke him up the other day: he threw out a “Stop it!”  I told him to “Shut up and go back to sleep.”  He hasn’t said a whole lot about the pregnancy, though I think he is excited.  Usually a rather forgetful man when it comes to household appointments, etc..he is pretty on top of my OB appointments.  I saw him waiting with bated breath when, at my last appointment, the doctor searched my belly for the baby’s heartbeat.

C-Baby Number 1

Although, he just turned 13, and in many ways is becoming a young man, I look at him and still see a tiny little boy.  He is taller than me now, and starting to fill out.  Shoulders are becoming broader, as is his jaw and every so often his voice will crack much to my amusement.  And let’s not even talk about those flippers he calls feet!  HUGE!  But he is a good kid, and I admit to being so proud of him.

J-Number 2

J is excited about starting middle school next month, frankly I can’t believe this is the same little boy I used to drop off at preschool.  He would walk into his classroom and ALWAYS turn back and wave, and tell me he loves me.  Happily neither he nor his older brother is at the age where they are embarassed to be seen with us, but I secretly dread the day that will change.  J still fights with A about every little thing, but I catch glimpses of patience surfacing, showing me that he is maturing.

A-8 year old wonder!

Today A told me he doesn’t sleep very well.  I asked him if he was ok, did he feel sick?  He looked at me and said, A temperpedic mattress system would help him sleep better (I am sure I spelled that wrong).  They are more conducive to a good nights sleep.  Of course, I had to share this with my husband, who had a good laugh over it.  A says something like this, which I know he learned from an infomercial and I am just amazed at his memory, and how he brings these things up in conversation, and then I remember the little boy running around in the yard with a stick hoping to get a bird to land on it.  I need to remember that those moments of childhood abandon are going to come less and less, and I need to enjoy them more when they do come around.

H-our baby

H is actually quite fond of telling us, and really anyone that will listen, that he is our baby.  When he is mad at me he is daddy’s baby, and vice versa.  Sometimes, we are his babies.  I worry that when the baby is born he will feel displaced.  He tells me often that I have a baby in my belly.  He asks if it plays with toys and if the baby is hungry, but he is so young I don’t want him to feel that he is being replaced in any way.  Because of this I find myself letting him get away with things that I think drive R crazy.  I let him sleep in our room, I don’t push the potty training.  I want to enjoy my baby for as long as possible, but at the same time I know it is my job to help move him along in those preschool years.

All in all, our home-life is happy.  We are all healthy (except for my nagging rash!) and happy for the most part.  All the boys are looking forward to the day we find out the sex of the baby, getting ready for school and just enjoying the summer.  R and I are busy getting ready for a short trip to Georgia to visit family and get away from it all for a bit.  Now, we just have to figure out what to do with the beast…….