30 Weeks!!!

I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  I remember when I was first pregnant and I would see those women in the waiting room that were ready to pop and wish it was me, and now I am that  woman in the waiting room.   I still wish I was due in July, but I'm hoping that in another 6 weeks or so we will have a new baby boy at our house.  It really has gone by fast!

McCabe is so good with them!

I put all three of my younger kids in swim lessons this week to try and pass the time while Tanner is gone on his adventure to England and I must have been mad.  It has been so bloody hot this week.  I mean, seriously, 116-120 degrees, AND, to top it off, our AC went out.  Our house has hovered at about 85 inside so when you consider it's 120 outside, it's a huge difference.  But still too hot for a big momma like I've become.

Tanner is on the downhill side of his trip to England.  He will spend these last four days in Scotland and then on Sunday he will come home.  He has had a grand adventure and I can't wait to hear all about it.  I hope he took lots of pictures.  I am so jealous but I hoped he learned a lot.  It's good preperation for his mission!

Whitley and Brinley

I just realized that I haven't posted the pictures that Rockelle took of my beautiful girls.  She did such a good job and I have had the hardest time picking my favorites to hang on the wall.  She just captured both of their cute personalities.  There's like 100 so I'll only post a few(:

So mischeivious!  I love it!

I love this one.

They were catching ladybugs.  It was so cute!

Brinley's 3!

We had another swim party.  June is a great month to be born.

My Brinley girl has grown into quite the little lady. Some days it's hard to believe she's only 3, she acts so old. She is definetly fun to have around. She can handle Tag, and get Tanner to carry her like a monkey, and most of the time she and Whitley play so good together. She says "I love you" and wants kissies and huggies before she goes to bed. The one thing she doesn't want is anything to do with the potty. I've tried the sticker chart. I bought her princess panties. I even bought her a Rapunzel barbie for when she goes on the potty, but she won't budge. I really don't want two kids in diapers and they won't let her go to preschool if she's not potty trained. I just don't get it. I've heard that girls are so much easier than boys, but...I'm not seeing it. But, we're glad she's part of our family!

A new backpack to start preschool with, we hope!

A cook set to make cupcakes!

25 Weeks!

Here I am at 25 weeks.  I am having to buy bigger maternity shirts):  I was looking for a new dress and was not impressed with the maternity selection so I just got a bigger size in the womens section and I am quite pleased with my purchase!  We had a little scare a few weeks ago.  I swear I was having contractions and my back ached no matter what I did.  So we went up to labor and delivery and they couldn't pick up anything on the monitor.  No urine infection, no dehydration, so they gave me a Lortab and sent me home.  When I was talking to my doctor yesterday, he said I probably just need to drink more water.  So I'm going to get me one of those hats that you can put drinks in with the straw coming down to my mouth so it's always at my disposal(:  haha, just kidding!

So our little guy is pretty active which is good and we are trying to come up with a name.  Some of the names that have been thrown our way are:  Teague, Talmage, Trigger, Trip, Treyson, Travin, Trey, Stratton, Emerson, Stetson, Jackson, there's probably more but my mind has gone blank.  We like a couple of these.  We aren't stuck with a "T" name but it would be okay if it was.  So if you have anymore ideas...we are struggling even more with a middle name, it may just be an initial this time(:

I have another appointment in three weeks where I have to drink the lovely glucose water that makes you want to throw up and then I am on two week visits!  Even for me it has gone by fast which is saying a lot!  I hope we can stay busy enough this summer that before we know it, he could come anyday!  It's all downhill from here!

Baby #5!

So this is my fifth baby and I've never taken baby bump pics, isn't that crazy.  So here I am at 20 weeks.  I'm feeling much bigger than 20 weeks and my back has already started to give me problems, but today...I am on cloud 9!  I had my big ultrasound this morning and we found out that we are having a little boy!  My head was telling me boy because I haven't been sick for a few weeks now but for some reason I had a girls name all picked out.  It wouldn't have mattered either way, but I am excited!  His heart looks good.  He has long legs and we got to see his cute little face.  I feel very blessed, very grateful for the opportunity to have a new spirit in our home this fall.  Babies are such a sweet blessing.  It's going to be a long summer.  My husband said I'm moody and that is putting it lightly.  I'm not a very good pregnant woman.  Maybe he will be spending a lot of time on the lake the next few months, without me(:

Tag's new friend!

Tag had a little run in with the dumpster at school yesterday.  He's been having a rough time in the mornings and this is one of those mornings that I should have stayed to try and help corral him.  I feel so bad for him but everyone at school was so good with him.  I'm so grateful for all the people there who really care about him.  Beaver Dam is the BEST!!!!  I took him into the doctor and she said she was surprised he didn't pass out, but it doesn't look like he did anything more than give himself a nice big goose egg and in the days to come, a black eye!  Poor kid):

Tag turns 8

Taggert is 8 and it is so hard to believe!  He is now wearing 5T shirts and 4T pants.  He is the smallest in his class at school but he loves school so much.  He's got a great teacher and a great class that work so well with him.  It's such a relief sending him off to school and knowing he is in good hands.  We finally got his fast heart rates under control last fall when he had a little procedure that zapped the bad node on his heart.  He has been healthy and hospital free since then!  We love him so much and are so grateful that he's made it to this huge milestone!  Happy Birthday Taggy Wag and many more to come!

Turning 8 means Scouts!!!

Just hanging out with his cake.

He got a Mater bowl and spoon and cereal.  He could hardly wait
to open it and use it!

He got his very own set of scriptures with his
name on them!