Grandpa Ray

Dominic and Andrew had so much fun when Grandpa Ray came to visit.

 

Thanks Grandpa for spending some quality time with them.  And by the way, I'm very impressed with your wrestling skills!

Nesting

Two more weeks to go!  Today I am starting my 38th week pregnant with this little one and I'm getting so excited to finally meet her.  I keep thinking that I am going to go into labor early so these last few weeks I have been preparing for her arrival.  This "nesting" has included lots of laundry, cooking, and crafting. 

 

Most of my spare time has been spent in the kitchen doing a lot of freezer cooking.  It is so helpful to have ready made meals in the freezer for those first few weeks after bring baby home.  I've also been baking bread and have decided that I am not going to buy another loaf of bread from the store.  I am disgusted with paying over $3 for one loaf when I can make it at home for a fraction of that price.  Plus, homemade bread tastes so much better!

 

And thanks to Pinterest, the rest of my free time has been spent making the cutest headbands, hats and flowers.  Oh the possibilities!

I have been talking a lot about the baby with Andrew, trying to prepare him for all the changes that are to come.  He seems to be excited about the baby, his new bed, and sharing a room with Dominic.  Let's just hope the excitement lasts until it all actually happens!

Sledding and Stitches

It was a beautiful winters day...perfect for getting outside and enjoying the snow from the last snow storm.  Jarod took Andrew outside for their first sledding of the winter.  I stayed inside and watched from the window!  They were having so much fun going up and down the little hill on the side of our house. 

I would have thought all that exercise would have wore Andrew out, but boy was I wrong.  It may have been the excitement about Great Grandma Francis and Aunt Valerie stopping by for a visit, but he had so much energy the whole day.

Then came the real excitement!  As he was running from the living room to the kitchen, he slipped on the kitchen floor and hit his chin on the table.  I was sitting at the table and watched the whole thing.  I immediately knew we would be taking him to get stitches.  I am so thankful that Jarod was home.  He took care of the wound and held Andrew in the car while I drove to the clinic.  We left Dominic with Grandma and Valerie.  It really was the best situation we could have asked for.  Oh, I am dreading the day when one of the kids really hurts themselves and I am home by myself with three of them.  I won't think about that now!

 

The doctor had him stitched up and we were back home a half hour later.  It took Andrew a while to calm down and stop crying, but the promise of a green pop (7up) sure helped.    

One would think that after all of that he would have learned to not run in the house.  Nope.  But he does like to tell his story to anyone that will listen. "I fall down.  Hit chin on pable (table)".