Random Thoughts

I love that Zachary uses the word "clumbe" (pronounced 'kloom') to describe when he climbed up something - he will say, "I just clumbe up onto the ladder and slid down the slide!" :)

We took David to the dr. this week, and Z was so cute with him - sitting on the table next to him, saying, "Oh, David, you're okay. David, you're so cute." When the dr. turned Davey over onto his back, Zachary said excitedly, "Oh, tummy time, David! Tummy time!" The doctor and I thought it was hilarious. :)

Natalie is joining in the talking fun, too, especially lately - she's even started saying two or three words together! One day at snack time we were eating yogurt parfaits with frozen berries in them, and she said, "Berries coooold." Then she looked over at Zachary and said, "Bubba! Bubba berries cold?", asking if his berries were cold, too. :)

Natalie is in love with her purple crocs - they are girly ballet-shape shoes with butterflies on them. One day I told her to get her shoes and she said, "Purple. Shoes purple." She walked to her room and came back with the purple crocs! :)

One day we were getting ready to go on a walk and I told Natalie that I just had to wrap David in the stretchy wrap (like a Moby), and then we'd be ready to go. The next thing I know, while I'm changing Davey's diaper, Nat is dragging the big long wrap in so I can put it on! :)

Natalie loves Bob the Builder. Whenever she sees him, she squeals, "Bob!" We have a little toy of Bob the Builder, and Natalie carries it around all the time, kissing it repeatedly. :)

Natalie also sings - mostly things that repeat over and over in songs - like from the worship song, Undignified, Natalie sings "Na na na na na Hey!" It's really cute.

I love fall. Something about the gorgeous leaves, the cooler weather - I love hot summer, but somehow the coolness of fall is just welcome. I always get the feeling of trying to squeeze in some last outside time (since our winters here are SO long and SO snowy), which makes every outing to the creek or woods or camp playground that much more exciting and meaningful, wondering how many more times we'll be able to enjoy the outdoors without dressing in boots and mittens!

Walking down the back steps the other day reminded me of coming to work on the house last year...last October/November, our house was just a project and a dream. I came over every spare minute to paint and sand and scrape wallpaper, Joel spent every minute he could working in the house, and all kinds of people were in and out helping us make our remodeling dreams a reality. Natalie was still just crawling around, and we couldn't let her down in the living room area because of all the construction. And we didn't even KNOW about Mr. Davey yet (who is now TWO MONTHS old - and weighs 14 lbs - little chunker!!!) It is hard to believe we have lived here for 10 months now! We are so thankful for the house God has given us!

Happy Thanksgiving!

This Thanksgiving, I am so thankful that my hubby is HOME! The guys have been working extra hours this week, to try to finish up a certain part of staff-house-building, and they were able to finish it yesterday morning. And it is so nice to have my hubby home for an entire day off. We have spent our day lounging around in our pajamas, watching TV, playing with Z, napping, and, of course, eating.

But we did not have a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner- we'll be eating one of those with friends on Sunday. Instead, we had a brunch of biscuits & sausage gravy and egg casserole, and then a traditional Broncos game dinner of enchiladas and cheese dip. Mmmm...we hadn't had enchiladas for a while, and they turned out well, I'm proud to say. Maybe I'll share my non-recipe at some point. :) There is a pumpkin pie in the fridge, along with plenty of Cool Whip, so we may be partaking of that shortly. Right now we're watching the Broncos, who are presently beating the Giants, thankfully. :)

I feel a little overwhelmed about how much I still have to do to prepare our house for the baby coming - 3 weeks from tomorrow is her due date! I'd like to decorate the house for Christmas tomorrow, and I really need to pack my hospital bag, just in case - I think that will help me feel better about being ready for her, in case she would come early (Z was right on time, I went into labor on his due date & he came the next day, but I know this little girl could be very different).

Speaking of timing, God's timing is always impeccable, isn't it? And why can I never keep that in mind?

On Tuesday, I had an OB appointment, which is always a treat to take my little guy to...since we end up waiting a long time in the waiting room, and then again in the exam room...and you know how patiently 23-month-olds wait... :) And then I had a HUGE shopping list to do while waddling around on my swollen ankles at Wal-Mart and keeping my antsy toddler happy... I was literally feeling physically sick about the whole trip, and how much I was dreading it, and to top it all off, I would have to wake Z up early from his nap (though I put him down early to try to avoid that unpleasant act), and he & I both had a rather terrible, grouchy morning. One of us is getting two molars, and the other has no excuse. Not going to elaborate on those details.

Anyhow, on Tuesday, Hubby was supposed to work until 5, and Z & I were supposed to leave at 2:15 for the dr. appt.. At 2:10, Z was still sleeping, so I called the dr.'s office to see if they happened to be running behind. And they were (surprise!). :) So I avoided waking Z up prematurely, he woke up on his own at 2:25, and we read a book & I called the office back at 2:40 as they suggested. They said there were still several people waiting, but that we should start in (we have a half-hour drive). So as we were getting ready to put our shoes on, Hubby stopped in & said that the guys had run out of the materials they needed to finish their job that day, so they were going to finish on Wednesday morning instead, after they stocked up on supplies. So would I want him to bring his computer home & do office work from home, and go to my OB appt. and do my shopping by myself?

Had to think about it for, um, .2 seconds... YES!!!! :) Isn't it amazing how God worked out all the timing there perfectly - my dr. being behind, the guys running out of supplies, us not leaving until Hubby came by... And by the time I was done with all of my shopping (got home after 6:15 as it was), I was utterly exhausted. I think I would've given up if I had had Z with me - I'm so thankful God worked it all out so that we didn't have to make an extra trip!

Also, physically, I feel like I've finally hit the wall these past couple days. Up until this point, I've been uncomfortable & such, but these last few days, I've really had to take extra breaks and I've had the swollen ankles & hands pretty badly at the end of the day, and through the night, especially. Finally starting to REALLY look forward to being physically DONE with this pregnancy! (yes, I'm one of those weird people who LOVE being pregnant).

So, I'm praying that God will continue to give me physical strength through these next three weeks (if she waits that long to come), and that I will remember that His timing is ALWAYS perfect. :)

What I'm Thankful For Today

Well, I feel like my blog has been a tiny bit whiny & sarcastic lately, so I thought I'd add some fun things that I'm thankful for to the end of this post. Just for a change of scenery. You're welcome.

1. All of Z's new words - today's included 'Jessica', 'hamburger', 'flush' and 'beep-beep' - said while driving his car backwards.

2. A great babysitter who Z loves so much that he doesn't even cry when I leave & he almost cries when SHE leaves.

3. A wonderful husband who takes time out of his SUPER-busy day to buy me cotton candy 'ittibittiz', which are like Dippin' Dots, from the Snack Shack, and also to chat with me & play with Z in the staff lounge each night for a couple minutes during chapel.

4. Days off - Z & I had a wonderful afternoon Saturday at a nearby park & playing in the creek while Hubby took a much-needed long nap, and then we had a fun family afternoon Sunday & I got a nap both days! :)

5. My Tiniest baby - we get to hear his/her heartbeat again tomorrow - so thankful!!! :) Ooh, I can feel him/her kicking as I type!!! :)

6. This boy:

So...what are you thankful for today?