too busy

Where have I been? Well, I've been on facebook.... :) Actually, I've been extremely busy with my two boys. The other day I told my husband that my hair was going to become all gray before I am 31. Or maybe I'll be bald because I'm going to tear my hair out.......hmmmmmm......
But then I look at my boys when they are peacefully sleeping and I think "Ok, I can handle this. And the Lord helps me to get through it.

Lately I have been struggling to find time to read the Bible and spend time with the Lord.
I've had so much to do and I think maybe I'm a perfectionist and I want to get things done. But I have to realize that some things are not that important and that I really need to spend more time with my Savior during the day. I fall so short of this.

Now about my 2 wonderful boys. Eric is now 2 1/2 and Ethan is 3 months. Eric LOVES to play outside and gets bored easily when he is inside the house for too long. He has an active mind. He is learning to say more words and constantly amuses David and I. He is such a ham.
Then there is Ethan. He looks a bit like his brother did when he was little. Ethan is eating really well and is now about 14 lbs. He likes to smile and he says cute, baby, cooing noises that just make me melt.

I guess the smart thing to do right now is to end this post and hop into bed. Both of my boys are sleeping and I should be too. But I thought that it's been a while since I've posted on here.
I don't know if I have any readers left. You guys probably got tired of checking my blog to see if I've posted anything new.

Well, I guess I'll go for now. I'll see how much sleep I can get. Ethan hasn't been sleeping too well lately. He went from sleeping 6-7hrs to 4-5 hrs in a row. I can definitely feel the lack of sleep when I'm not able to get a nap during the day.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I'm tired.... must sleep now.... :-)

I've been tagged but I should be sleeping

Here I am blogging when I should be sleeping. What's wrong with me?

I have to respond to what’s posted with one word that comes to mind. Then I
tag 4 people to do the same.... (some of them aren't one word answers so it's ok if you guys do it too :-)

1. Where is your cell phone? on the kitchen counter
2. Your significant other? David
3. Your hair? thick
4. Your mother? loving
5. Your father? Mr. Fix it
6. Your favorite thing(s)? vacation, being saved, knowing that I'm going to heaven, warm sunny days
7. Your dream last night? I don't think I've had enough sleep to be able to have dreams lately
8. Your favorite drink? apple juice
9. Your dream/goal? I can't think of one right now.
10. The room you’re in? dining room
11. Your fear? a loved one/family member passing away
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? in Heaven with Jesus
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you’re not? blonde
15. Muffins/donuts? donuts
16. One of your wish list items? a blender/food processor
17. Where you grew up? Eureka
18. The last thing you did? ate some cereal
19. What are you wearing? pajamas
20. Your TV? it's a life saver for my 2 year old when I'm feeding my newborn baby
21. Your pet? don't have any
22. Your computer? Dell
23. Your life? crazy
24. Your mood? tired and anxious
25. Missing someone? my family
26. Favorite pastime? going to a movie with David
27. Something you’re not wearing? make up
28. Favorite Store? Fred Meyer
29. Your summer? was busy
30. Your favorite color? blue
31. When is the last time you laughed? today
32. Last time you cried? yesterday
33. Who will re-post this? not sure
34. Four places I go over and over? Fred meyer, Target, Church, Taco Bell
35. Four people who e-mail me? Grace, my mom, ? (not too many emails lately)
36. Four of my favorite foods? enchiladas, lasagna, burritos, in n out burgers
37. Four places I would like to be right now? Heaven, vacation... that's it :)
38. Four people I tag? Alison P, Melanie W,Maria C.,Gina H.

Merry Christmas!

The other day Eric put the colander/strainer on his head.
He makes me laugh. Also, we have been getting quite a bit of snow in the past few weeks. It's been snowing almost non-stop today on Christmas Eve.
Have a merry Christmas everyone!

the home stretch

Earlier this week, I let Eric use some finger paints. And they're washable. The clean up is so easy.
Eric loved it. He likes to make a mess.

This week has been crazy and busier than usual. David was out of town on a business trip and he just got back last night. I ended up getting a cold, probably due to watching a busy boy all day and night. I can't believe how I've been getting every bug that comes my way. Usually, I can just take a zinc or 2 and some vitamin C and I'm good to go. I guess I keep thinking that the prenatal vitamins will do the trick. Oh, those are for the baby? ;-)

On Thursday I had a doctor appointment and I'm 34 weeks now. I had an ultrasound. Ethan (that's what we've decided to name him) is a big boy and he's very active. Everyone's been telling me that I'm going to be busy. I think Eric will like having a little brother to play with.
My doctor says I'm at the home stretch. He also wants to see me in 2 weeks. I know it's getting close when he changes the appointments to every 2 weeks instead of every 4 weeks.
I know what this means too. We have to finish getting stuff done.
I need to finish packing the hospital bags and a few odds and ends.

Lots of babies

Tis the season for babies!
We recently have found out that there are a lot of babies that will be born next year (Lord willing). Some of my friends are due a couple of months after me. Which should be exciting to have kids who are close in age. Some other people we know in California are also do in either the Spring or summer. Also, my brother-in-law and his wife are expecting too.

How have I been? I'm hanging in there and Eric is keeping me busy by telling me he is bored (in his own way), and has to get outside and socialize with other kids and that his Mommy can't sleep all day long (even though lately I have been so tired). I'm actually getting anxious to having this little boy. I know we still have some things to do. The most important thing we need to do is to bring the portable crib from the garage and set it up in our room. The next thing we would like to do is to buy a glider/rocker chair so I can feed the baby in a comfortable chair and rock him to sleep.

The past month or so I've had heartburn (which I haven't found too much that helps that) and I have been really tired. As long as I am able to take a nap during the day I'm usually ok.
Well, Eric finally settled down for his nap so I'm going to see if I can lay down for a while.
I'm glad it's Friday. :-)

Birthday party pictures

Eric's 2nd birthday went well. We had some friends from our Church and some family members come. It was fun. It was nice to be able to have it at our new house.
The first picture is of Eric sitting on top of a game. :-) We played two games. The first one we had to improvise/change a little. I didn't have any white paper plates so I changed the game to just drawing a picture of Eric free hand (instead of on top of our heads and not looking). It was fun and even more fun to see all the creative art work.
He got to eat a cupcake for the first time. It was yummy. His mommy made a special recipe without milk.
My mom helped me to make the cupcakes. In fact, she helped me so much. Thank you Mom! I'm so glad my parents were both able to come up here for Eric's birthday. My parents are the best. I think my dad is "Mr. Fix it". He fixed our broken refrigerator door handle and he installed two thermometers and a few other things. One inside by the kitchen that reads the inside and outside temperature. And the other one is in the 4-runner so we know the temperature outside when we are driving. Thank you so much Dad! :-D He is also a wonderful Grandpa to Eric.
"Ok, Daddy, you're scaring me. It's just a birthday card."
I think Eric had a lot of fun and he made some new friends. He got some new toys and some clothes. The two kids (besides David :-) wanted to help him open the presents.

a nice warm day

Today I took Eric in the jogging stroller and took a walk around the neighborhood. It was nice to be able to get out and enjoy the outdoors. I've had a cold for the past few weeks and I've been coughing a lot. I'm glad I am getting better now.
I hope to be able to take walks like this in the next few months (weather permitting) so I can get some good exercise. Walking is the best type of exercise I can do when I'm pregnant.

Eric seemed to really enjoy the ride in the stroller. It's been a while since he has been able to ride in the joggling stroller. We used it last summer quite a bit when we first moved here. But this summer went by so quickly, we didn't have much time to enjoy the outdoors.

Can you believe that I'm 6 months already? I have just about 3 months to go. We have been trying to figure out who would be available to watch Eric for us when I go into labor. I'm sure something will work out. God has a way of providing. :-)