proof

Just for posterity, I wanted to post Andy's brackets for the NCAA tournament. Oh yes, I made fun of him when he picked Michigan State (or "State" as he wrote it) to go all the way and win the whole tournament. What luck he has that now they're playing in the finals. My brackets, not that great-thank you Pitt and Memphis. So I won't post those here for people to laugh at. i guess Monday night will reveal if Andy made a good choice.

Marcus's prayer

I'm always excited when the boys say a bedtime prayer that is a little more specific than the automatic one that rolls off their tongues most nights. The other night, Marcus's prayer contained the phrase "please let me find someone to play with at recess". I guess recess is a tough time for Marcus at school because some kids that he wants to play with don't include him in their games, or change the rules so he's left out. It doesn't help that Marcus is bigger and faster than the other kids he's trying to play with. It hurts to know that kids-kindergarten kids!-are already learning to be exclusive and, in my opinion, hateful (strong words, I know, but it's my kid). Anyway, Andy was there that day and encouraged Marcus to ask another kid to play with him, she did. I just felt bad for Marcus. He said, "It's hard to make friends". My poor boy, my prayer for him is that he does find some nice little guys to play with and that he will try to play with other groups of kids than the ones he knows at school. Just thought I'd share this, it's been on my mind today.

work in progress

Here is Ewan in his toddler bed that we bought @ the beginning of March. However, he has yet to sleep in the bed, even though he is very proud to have this bed. He still likes sleeping in the crib, which really isn't a problem, except that as of Thursday, he has started to climb out of the crib during nap time. It's a new experience for me b/c Marcus and Cale never tried to get out of the crib. (That could be b/c I didn't keep them in crib as long-had to pass it along to the next baby.) I'm thinking that when we move Ewan his new room, we will make the transition to just the toddler bed. I think he's ready to think of himself as a "big boy".

@ the dr today

Had a dr appt today-just a check-up, everything's fine, weight is the same, blood pressure good, dr was okay with my blood sugars, next appt is next week with an ultrasound scheduled just too approximate this little guy's weight, I think the dr thinks the baby will weigh in over 9 pounds, we'll see, with each delivery our boys' birth weight has increased, have a good day, off to clean and do laundry :-)

30 days and counting

Well, there's not much time before the next member of the family decides to show his face. I wonder if folks are wondering how the pregnancy is going and how we're doing? So...
1. I feel pretty huge. But, I'm carrying this baby all in front (just like the others). So, even though it looks like I might be past due, I promise, I measure the right amount of weeks @ the doctor
2. who will now see me every week starting next Monday. This has been another easy pregnancy. I feel sorry for the moms I know who experience morning sickness and other not fun prego stuff. Working has even been okay. I like to say "I'm part irish, I was meant to work hard and have babies." :-)
3. I kind of failed my 1 hour blood glucose test, and then did not pass my 3 hour fasting blood glucose test. This bought me a seat @ a gestational diabetes class=I have to try to remember to take my blood sugar 4 times a day and eat a diet low in carbs and higher in protein. My new mantra="vegetables are free" I get to eat as many of those as I want.
4. Thanks to my new "diet", my face is less puffy and someone told me that I was the only person they knew who looked like they lost weight during their pregnancy.
5. I am in the mood now to throw lots of stuff away. I've also started to paint the bedroom formally known as the "pink bedroom"(it was) a nice blue color with a strip of brown @ the top (pictures when done)
6. The boys know the baby's coming. I don't think it will upset their routine too much. Ewan might be the one most put out by the new guy, but he loves babies, we might be surprised.
7. Someone @ church said "I think it would be a big surprise if this baby didn't have red hair like the others." I said, "I think it would be a bigger surprise if this baby were a girl!"
There's my update and the one belly shot I will post. Have a great day everyone!

the sandbox

From JanFebMar2009

We (and by that I mean Andy), finally finished the sandbox that got started last July. It was a birthday present for Marcus from Grammy Pammy and by the end of fall,the area for the sandbox had been dug out and the frame was assembled. The sandbox sat all winter and last Saturday, we got the sand (64 bags!) to fill the box. The boys love it, especially Ewan. He woke up the other day from his nap crying "Iwant to go outside". I'm glad this project is over, and it's ready in time for summer. If you want to see a few more pictures, click on the one above. :-)

a new love

Andy has a new love -his new bike. He's been looking for a bike for a while and finally found one he liked on ebay. An extra bonus, the bike was less expensive than comparible ones he found in local bike shops. The bike arrived via UPS on Thursday and Andy and his "helpers" put the bike together.