Here We Grow Again!

I am so excited to officially announce baby #5 is on the way! It has been a hard secret to keep but we wanted to wait until we had the utrasound. Well, we went last Friday and we saw a a heartbeat! The heart rate was 150 and baby measured right on target at 7 weeks 1 day. I was so nervous that morning, I was sick to my stomach. When I saw that tiny heart beating, I just started crying. I was so relived! Liam and Noah were with us and Liam thought it was so neat to see the baby. When the boys got home from school, we showed them the pictures and told Landon( we had told Connor a few days before). He was excited and immediately said, "I hope it's a girl baby!". We explained that that was up to God and we would be happy with whatever God gave us. He said he's going to pray and ask for it to be a girl. It's hard for me to imagine having a girl although it would be great. I don't think I would believe it even if they could tell on ultrasound. Not until I was holding the baby and could see for myself! I am just excited to be adding to our family! It's been a rough couple of weeks though. I have been non stop nauseous. Our poor house is a wreck. I just keep telling myself it will get better and as yucky as I feel, I'm okay because I know the baby is okay!

Cute Question and Soccer Star

I've been meaning to post this for a while. The other day, Liam and i were watching tv and there was a commercial for press on nails. A minute later he turned to me as asked "mommy, who made our claws?". I said "What claws?". He held up his fingers and pointed to his nails and said "these!". I tried not to laugh and told him "God made them". He said ok and went back to paying with his blocks. It was so cute! On another note, Landon had his first soccer game today. He was so excited and scored 4 goals! I was so proud :) I'm looking forward to Mike getting to see him play. Liam was supposed to be playing as well but the first day of practice he had a melt down, started crying and refused to go onto the field. So, no soccer for Liam this season! Connor is playing flag football. He's been looking forward to it since the end of last season. He has his first practice this Tuesday. I think he'll be practicing Tues and Thurs, Landon practices Thurs and they both play on Saturdays. Let the fun begin!

Back to School

Today was the first day back at school for Connor and Landon. They were so excited. Connor set his spiderman alarm but they were up before it even went off at 7:00. They were dressed and has eaten cereal all by 7:15. I was planning on taking them to school but we watched for the bus anyway to see what tie it came since the school start and end times as well as the bus route has changed. We were pleasantly surprised that the bus came later this year, at 7:45. We all piled into the van soon after and headed off. It was crazy of course. Parking is not the best at the school. We pared at the church across the street and unloaded. I felt like a mother duck leading her ducklings across the street :) Connor got dropped off first. His teacher already knew him and greeted him by name. He put his bag in a cubby and went right over to his desk with barely a goodbye for me. His teacher is Ms. Bragg and she seems really nice. Next we made the long trek to the first grade wing. Landon's teacher is Ms. Burdine. Unfortunately, she didn't seem as warm or friendly as Connor's teacher. She told Landon good morning and where to sit and then asked me the basic first day info. Then she turned away. Hopefully, I'm wrong because Landon needs a warm teacher. In fact, when I walked over to tell him goodbye, he was tearing up. I kissed him and told him to have a great day and there went the arm in front of the face. I could tell he was trying so hard not to cry but wasn't succeeding. It broke my heart. I'm praying he does okay. He is so sensitive. It's a half day today so they'll be home for lunch. I'm anxious to hear how the day went for them. Tomorrow, I start back and Liam is in my class. Praying that goes well also. I'm just afraid he'll get whiny with me. I'm ready to get back on a schedule though. The summer has been nice but I think we are all ready to back into the swing of things.

Miss Understanding

We had a guy coming over today to tint the fixed glass windows in the living room so we had to cancel plans for the splash pad and hang out at home. My friend Lori offered to come over and hang out with us. We were upstairs while all the kids played in the basement. The kids had come up and I told them that they needed to clean up the toys downstairs. I said that they could keep the blocks out but they needed to put the miscellaneous toys away. Liam came over and asked "Who's Miss Laney?". I said "What?". He asked "Which toys are Miss Laney's?". It then dawned on me he had misunderstood what I had said. I just had to laugh as I tried to explain what miscellaneous meant.

21st Century Boy

I was doing the hokey pokey with Liam today and he was really getting into it. We were on our left arm when Liam suddenly stopped and said, "Mommy, pause the game, I have to go potty" and ran to the bathroom. It was SO funny! He came back and said "okay, start it". I love it when my kids make me laugh :)

Happy Birthday America!

We celebrated the 4th of July yesterday. Mike had to work but my parents went with me and the boys to a cookout/ pool party at Bryan and Lori's. The boys had a blast swimming but it was a litle too cold for me. Too bad since I was looking forward to swimming. We had some good food and a relaxing time. The kids got to do sparklers and Bryan set off some small fireworks. The smaller kids were leery but Noah laughed and clapped when one went off. He has NO fear.From there, we went straight to the fireworks. They actually started a few minutes early and did a good show. Noah was more excited about playing with the steering wheel and making the vanity light on the visor come on than about the fireworks. Landon and Noah were both out before we got home. Landon never did wake up and slept on the couch. Noah woke up for a minute but went right back to sleep...sand covered. I didnt have the heart to wash him off before bed. Connor and Liam didn't last too long and thankfully they all slept in. Connor didn't get up until 9:00. Hopefully, Mike will be able to be with us next year.

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

Our church had "Crossroads" night at the ball field in Johnson City this past Sunday night so we decided to take the boys. Before the game, the church had a cookout with free hotdogs, chips, amd drinks. We enjoyed the picnic and then headed up to the bleachers which thankfully were covered since the sky was looking pretty dark. The kids were excited, at least for the first 30 minutes. Connor did great and Landon did okay but Liam and Noah were VERY restless. Liam did entertain himself for while by flirting with the little girl behind us :) Noah went back and forth between Mike and I and then decided it was fun to crawl around on the ground. Whatever kept him entertained! The clouds burst in the 2nd inning and the covered bleachers came in handy. No lightening though so the game went on. They had a dance contest at one point and the winner got a free pizza. I tried to get Connor to dance but he wouldn't go for it. We made it through the 6th inning and then headed home. Next time, it may be just me, Mike and Connor.