wishing i had a....

nice cold cup of iced vanilla chai... yum!! Oh well.. i'll just pretend i have one sitting here in front of me and try to "taste" it in my mouth.. Its kind of a relaxing morning. We just had toast and Carson had 2 bananas too this am.. He's a fruit lover, which is much better than loving junk food.. Yesterday went good.. We went to HyVee and got some grocery, had lunch, went to a bday party, and then came home and got stuff done. Felt good to do some DIY projects around the house. We have our end table sanded now and ready to be painted black. I started working on our slip cover for over the toy box that the tv is currently sitting on.. As you may have noticed on some of the pictures I've posted.. Hopefully i get that sewn today.. And i sure hope it fits too! But yea, lately I have found that my new hobby is DIY(do it yourself) projects.. Mainly house related projects.. I love doing decoration stuff for around the house, painting ugly brown wood to a different color(mainly black)... My mom told me that i am going to get sick of black... Nah... thats the style right now.. If it gets old, i can always paint it a different color.. I just cant wait to get everything tied in together after getting walls painted.. Which is something i plan to do THIS week.. possibly paint the wall that runs thru the living room and kitchen today after our hedrick/ottumwa trip.. Going to get some baby items from Target.. Hopefully they have everything i want/need.. I dont have anything for the cloth diapers so i want to get some wicker basket for those and place it on the end table shelf.. And need something for the baby clothes, its sitting in the laundry basket right now all clean and folded.. :) oh so far.. i've got 15-16 med diapers sewn.. I'm seriously thinking about only doing like 24 instead of 30!! Just getting tiring and never ending when it comes to working on diapers... I want it out of my mind!! I have what I call... "Pregnancy ADHD".. meaning, i pretty much don't know how to relax my mind till everything is done... actually... that could be called nesting.. Has anyone dealt with this before? Anyway, better go!

almost successful........

Carson did a great job again yesterday with potty training.. he pooped on the bathroom floor but i do think he was trying to tell me to come to him while i was painting in the kitchen.. he always says.. mommy, come here.. so it could mean come here and sit with me on the couch or come here and play with me.. So i didn't know what exactly he wanted... I saw poop on the floor so off to clean that up.. but he got the picture tho... you poop in the BATHROOM.. except on the potty, not floor.. I kept my calm.. i really wasn't mad b/c part of it was my fault! Sometimes it frustrating to clean up a mess like that and irritates me, but thats part of being a mom.. Still had him running around with out undies and diaper on.. I want him to get the hang of using the potty and TELLING me and then I'll introduce underwear and hope he sticks with the using the potty. Today we have a bday party to go to and not sure how to do this with Carson.. I'll just have to take him to the bathroom more often so i can catch him before peeing his undies AND bring extra clothes of course! Pray for me!
I am looking forward to Thursday night with the ladies!! Cant wait to see what Heather and Traci have planned out for me that night. I'm feeling a little bit guilty for not inviting some people but thats b/c they don't know anything yet(some of my close friends).. well they will AFTER baby is here.. :) Or some knows but uncomfortable with the issue but wonder if it would help them understand better if i invite them to Thursday nights event? Are you reading this mom??
I had a dream earlier this week that i had twins.. boy came first and then a girl, which was "supposed" to be the placenta but it was a head instead.. :) And everything went good! That really gave me a peace of mind about this baby's arrival.. Oh by the way.. I've gained 35 pounds already! ugh, depressing! It surely doesn't feel like I've gained that much but must all be in the legs/arms.. Always had big legs/arms anyway but still.. not the greatest feeling! I have a goal weight after baby comes.. I hope to accomplish that goal!! I told Alex a few months back, that if i hit my goal weight, which is a lot to lose but if i hit that goal, i want to get us a Harley... :) I love the sound of those things! Although i can see myself freaking out if I do hit my goal weight and DO buy a Harley, i might start freaking out and say... No, lets not get one! I'd be afraid to get hit by a car with it or something.. I wouldn't care if i didn't have kids.. Amazing how cautious we become of ourselves after becoming a mom.. Before kids, I wasn't afraid to try anything new.. Its terrifying now! However, I still want to do the demolition derby someday!! Ok i better go!! I really want to go garage saleing today but no extra money to spend... : (

Update

Theres a few things i wanted to share...
One, Carson did a great job of peeing in the toilet whenever i put him on the toilet. Just about every time I'd put him on there, he would pee.. He still doesn't tell me when he has to go potty or poop. He hasn't gone poop yesterday so I'm hoping he doesn't do it on the floor today, hoping to get him to do that in the potty.. So thats still the challenge for right now, him not telling me he has to pee/poop and thinking underwear is a diaper.. Yesterday, he went all day without an undie or diaper.. :) I think it will be a success soon!! Gotta stick with it this time around! I'm good at giving up....
Two, this house keeps getting smaller and smaller....... i really wish we bought a bigger house. What were we thinking when we bought this house in the first place?! Apparently, I never thought of the future.. i was only thinking, me, alex and Carson at the time.... *what about the rest of my future kids?* I am praying we will find a house we like in our price limit after baby is born. Why are we doing all this work to the house, you wonder?? Well... its good to have for NOW and will increase the value of the house.. :) By the way, I got to take a shower in the new tub/shower combo last night!! I loved it! I will love it even more when everything is done in the bathroom.. :) I went to Wal Mart last night looking for a shower curtain but didn't find one i liked, so for right now we are just using a shower liner. Theres one at Target that i liked. We are going for a black and deep red color for the bathroom accessories with tan color on the wall.... I think that will go together good. There is this house for sale by owner that I mentioned about on about 10 post ago, I forgot to talk more about that after we called them.. well.. it sounds like the perfect house but NOT the perfect price at all... I keep thinking... SOMEDAY we will have the right house!! We have potential to add on to this house, but I think I'd rather look around first and if no luck at all.... then maybe we'll have to consider that.. Alex has already spent hours on the addition to this house and I cant even remember what it looks like.. But right now, I'm not finding anything on the market that I like.. Well actually yes, theres a few houses I'd love to have but do i love the price of the house?? NO..
Three, I will be at "full term" starting TOMORROW!!! I'm excited about it!! I'm still on a mission to get everything done! I *might* paint today.. we'll see...... I always wonder what day is this baby going to be here?? Our friend, Ashley Dubra is in town from MN, he was hoping I'd have the baby while he's in town.. I knew this wouldn't happen.. Sorry Doobie! MAYBE next weekend when you are back.... It would be cool to have a 4th of July baby, but thats all in God's hand.. I will just be patient about it.. I have been this whole time along.. (probably b/c I'm not done with the diapers and painting yet).. Its been a great pregnancy! I like how I'm not complaining.. *yet*, I can still sleep comfortable, my hips have not been hurting, I like how belly is not as big as how Carson's was at this stage, I feel healthier this time around.. Thanks to avoiding fast food restaurants.. :) I was a junkie when pregnant with Carson.. Thankfully, he was a healthy baby! Oh yea, and being more active with this pregnancy, i HAVE to be when you have a toddler...
Ok I better move on to other stuff.. And of course be wondering all day after reading sister in laws blog about what she could be doing for me?? What creative project could you be doing, H??

We have central A/C now!!! So happy about that! I wasn't digging the window A/C's.. It worked but... prefer central a/c.. The tub is still under construction.. last night, Alex said... ONE more day of going to Dads house to shower... We'll see about that! We had company last night so we had fun entertaining each other instead of working on the tub like what should have been done.. We dont have friends over very often so might as well take advantage of that!
Different subject... It sure has been a challenge potty training Carson. I decided NOT to buy anymore disposable diapers and use cloth diapers... well.. the cloth diapers is tight on him and leaving marks on him.. :( So i usually let him run around bottomless... yesterday he had underwear on but we only have 3 for right now(need to buy some) and he went thru all of them.. one he pooped in.. that was a gross mess to clean up! and the other 2 he peed in... the last one was when he was sitting on my lap drawing on his doodle board and decided to pee on me... grrrr!!! He CAN control his pee.. I sit there and watch him pee on the toilet.. he is able to stop his pee to fix his aim.. lol.. AND when i put him on the toilet, he'll pee.. He just thinks that his undies IS a diaper and doesn't tell me he has to pee... thats the hardest part of all... I decided to reward him with ice cream.. I never thought I'd be doing rewards with food but its been working so I'm going to stick with the ice cream reward.. Pray for me as i continue to keep my patience with this whole potty training session with Carson. Pray for success too!
Ok, i should be folding laundry and sew more diapers.. I think for baby Doak 3 i will SAVE up lots of money and buy cloth diapers.. OR start at month ONE of the pregnancy... it really is time consuming!! Not hard but takes a lot of time!

is it possible.....

to get everything done before the 3rd of July?? I woke up with a list in my head of what needed to be done.. I decided to try out the cloth diapers since Carson was down to 2 disposable diapers, but i couldn't even get the diapers to snap.. That was very frustrating! I texted my sister in law about it and asking her for tips.. i thought maybe they had sent me the wrong size or made some mistake.. but it turned that that some of the diapers didn't have enough pressure towards the snaps so that caused it to not snap.. Thankfully... Alex took care of that for me.. So for right now, Carson has 13 large diapers he can use.. :) He really should be in underwear's in my opinion!! Right now, he's kinda spacey minded when it comes to letting me know he has to pee or poop. I have 11 mediums ready for snaps.. So that means... 19 more mediums to sew and 17 larges... AND painting the rest of the kitchen, which was what i was trying to get to today but didn't happen, living room, hallway, bathroom and C room needs painted... Alex keeps trying to tell me that it DOESN'T need to be painted before baby comes... said i need to RELAX till baby comes... NOOO... its the opposite! I need to get this done NOW so i can relax when baby comes and not be overwhelmed.. We still don't have a tub/shower fully installed yet.. the guys have been making progress... we are still taking showers at my dads house, which isn't the worst thing of all but it would be nice to shower/bathe here at home once thats done.. Actually.. its gonna be nice when everything is done! I'm really looking forward to the outcome of new colors in the house and our decorations up on the wall for once. Alrighty.. i've got books that needs to go in a box so i can unscrew the rain gutter bookshelf off the wall and fill the holes in with drywall mud.. a step to getting this room prepped for painting..

DEADLINE

My deadline to get everything done is...... july 3rd... Thats 11 days from today!! I still have a lot of diapers to do and paint all the rooms that haven't been painted yet.. Think i can do it?? And of course, hang all the pictures up after painting.. I'll feel relaxed then!! Alex and Ben got the shower out yesterday and made a wall frame for end of tub.. so hopefully today we will have a bathtub.. it is A LOT of work/time to do something like that. We went to my dads house to shower last night, it wasn't that bad, but not something i want to do everyday.... Wish i had the powers to close my eyes and say... ok, shower... get out of my bathroom and poof, theres a tub.. and the same with the paint and diapers.. Wouldn't that be nice??
I think i better get some maternity pictures taken SOON.. This baby may be early so never know!! better to be safe than sorry!! I'm excited for the day to come! I don't look forward to labor pains but it'll all be worth it when baby comes..
Alrighty, I shall log off and move on with the diapers and hopefully do some painting today. Yesterday wasn't a good day to paint as I had planned to do.. Poor Carson got sick yesterday morning.. He was fine after he napped and threw up the 2nd time, his color came back after that.. Anyway, today shall be better! Except Alex just walks in and says he had a headache and laying in bed right now.. That better get better! I cant go days without a tub/shower here.. :P

Thank You, Lord, that You suffered and died for us so that we might be healed. I lay claim to that heritage of healing which You have promised in Your Word and provided for those who believe. I look to You for a life of health, healing, and wholeness for my child.

i'm here........

The last 2 days have been BUSY!! Carson spent Tuesday afternoon at Grandma Tami's and had a fun playing with the sprinklers outside.. He loves water! It will be like Christmas day for him when the tub gets installed.. speaking of the tub, we went to Altoona and got the shower/tub combo.. did we like paying for it? no, not one bit!(have to remind us, we will get our $ back when we sell the house, hopefully!) Hopefully this weekend the guys can get it installed. I will be thrilled to have a tub! But back to Tuesday, i painted the kitchen while Carson was gone. That took the whole afternoon, could have been quicker if i had the right rollers to use.. but we love the way the kitchen looks now and thats not even with the 2nd color yet! One wall is still white and the cupboard frame(above cupboard, where my "with God, all things are possible" stencil is) is still white, that will be painted once we get the paint. Can't wait to see how it will all turn out once EVERYTHING is painted and all the pictures are hung up..
Yesterday afternoon, Carson was at aunt Heather's house and played there with the cousins and they have a Thomas the train set there, he barely said bye to daddy when he dropped him off there, he apparently got too excited seeing the train set there and the kids of course! I got a lot done here at home too as well when Carson was there! It feels GREAT! All i'm down to is painting and diapers!! Of course stuff will get thrown at me along the way that'll need to be done but theres ALWAYS something anyway but i'm glad to have the majority of the stuff crossed off my list to do!! Big THANKS to mil Tami and sil Heather!!
Today is work on diapers and empty out bathroom closet since there will be some demo done to the closet.. I will have to get used to the change in there but I'm going to be happy having a bathtub.. Going to be so much easier for the kids.. Again, I'm going to have to get used to saying the word... kids.. hard to believe I'm going to have KIDS here soon... If i have a boy, then i'll probably be saying BOYS way more than kids.. Kids is just a weird word to say.. I cant wait til baby comes!! I'm extremely anxious to know what I'm having... for the longest time i thought it was going to be a boy but now I'm questioning it!! I'm going to be happy with either boy or girl.. a HEALTHY one is all i want!
ok this is getting long!! Better get off the computer!!

Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases. ~Psalm 103:2-3

Tuesday

Its 7:30 am and i'm awake and it feels good to be up(be surprised i just said that since i love my sleep)!! Been up since 6:30, folded the baby's yellows/greens stuff.. Need to buy a drawer container thing for baby's clothes. Will be doing diapers here soon.. Carson is still sleeping.. I feel much better today! *fresh start* Yesterday was just a crazy day and fuse was running short.. Praying to get a lot done today.. Mentally, I have a list of things i want to do but we'll see how far i get today.. I have a picture of the belly that my sister took at her bf's house so i'll post that on here, feel free to throw in your guesses, the fun part! Also have a cute video of Carson which i will post later.. :) Thats it for now..
I know.. this is a horrible picture of me but its about the only belly picture i have, which is the main focus. ;)
33 weeks and 4 days along

overwhelmed

It all started this morning when i get unexpected news which shook my nerves for the rest of the day and put me on a mission to get everything done SOON and had a son demanding me to sit by him when doing whatever he's doing or wanting food or wanting something or needing something.. So here and there i was able to accomplish a few things but still wanted to get more done.. I've learned i can only do so much.. Alex asked me why am i so backed up?? he asked me this when he was on his way to the golf course to golf.. THAT IS WHY!! I cant do everything myself while watching a 2 year old.. *a demanding one at that* Carson is on my lap asking to look at Diego and Dora stuff.. I say no, he's ready to throw a fit... this is overwhelming! i'm trying to upload pics on the computer to put a few items on craigslist for my mom and myself...We need money for paint so this is my way of a possible way to get $$ if my practically brand new roller blades sell... How do these single moms out there do it all!?!? I'm thankful for my mother in law and sister in law who offered to watch Carson this week.. Which i will be taking advantage of! :) I should be able to get all the little simple tasks done while Carson is having fun with his cousins/aunts/uncles. Ah, i'm overwhelmed right now! We just got back from the playing at the school up the road.. This was requested by Carson while in the middle of painting stuff in the garage....... We are still waiting for Alex.. I'm going to make him buy pizza tonight.. I've had a day and not going to even bother with cooking! and plus its 7:45pm... ok.. praying for a good day tomorrow(Tuesday) AND productive day.. This makes me feel like a bad mom b/c Carson still wants my attention and i'm trying to do other stuff.. Note to others... Finish all your stuff up when you are FIVE months pregnant.. not 8-9 months pregnant..

TGIF

I'm stupid for going to bed at 2am!! I'm tired and wishing i was in bed. I can't even remember what i was doing at 2am.. on the computer of course but what was i doing on the computer? i don't even know! I ordered some pictures for Carson's album but I did that til 12:30am. Tonight, i'm going to bed earlier.. i hope! I have things i want to do this weekend... that is....

get baby clothes/stuff out of attic
paint window trim in bathroom
touch up paint in bedroom ceiling
work on diapers more
if i have time, work on Carson's baby book stuff.. make copies and laminate papers and order more pictures thats for the baby book.. i forgot to add that on my wal mart order last night.. whoops!
get birth stuff together
Do father's day stuff.. (cant post it right now since Alex reads this)

Pray that I accomplish all that stuff this weekend with Alex's help as I'll help him accomplish his list to do.. I think that is finish up the central A/C unit.. we've been using window A/C's in here.. I'm not a fan of those things! And don't they cost more $$ to use? I wouldn't know but seems like it would!

Eggs and Issues at Doak's household... not at Smokey Row

Some people still try to raise a fight when it comes to our eating/health lifestyle.. Depending on my mood, it either triggers a nerve or I don't give a flying fling what people think.. My son and baby Doak 2's health is based on our decisions so this is why we do this...

Here are some links(posted below) I've found...Note: Do your research before you judge.. Such as... vaccinations, medicines, foods and many other things that people don't even think about...
Everything we do, will have a long term effect, may not be noticeable now but in the long run it will be... But ok.. my point is... we DON'T need anyone questioning or reasoning with our decisions.. Our decisions are mostly based with GOD in mind. We put our trust in him 100%. Not that i don't trust doctors or other people but God is WAY ABOVE the ladder. I just know that doctors like their money and don't have enough research/evidence with certain things. I cant just let them inject my son with what "claims" to be safe but really studies shows there is no proof that it is safe and effective. Please do your research! If it weren't for my open mind, i would have never consider this lifestyle.. I thought this was all crazy stuff, but I've slowly turned around and I've also slowly turned into God's way. I wasn't always like this.. I've kept putting more and more trust in God and did more researching overtime. Being a parent is such a pure gift from God and we want to make the best out of it!
It really bugs me when we have get-togethers at my side of the family house and I get rude comments or extreme disrespect from others. It really is driving me AWAY from them. It hurts to say that but seriously, if you cant have respect for others, its going to come right back at you.
I've always believed the phrase, "What goes around, comes around"!
Ok I'll stop venting.. I needed to get it out! I hope people will grow more respect for others and I'm hoping this message gets across to the people that needs it the most. (the ones I'm aiming at the most..)

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/06/03/couricandco/entry4151130.shtml

http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2007/05/artificial_food.php

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=13924

http://www.vaccination.inoz.com/

http://www.vaccination.inoz.com/ingredie.html

http://www.tetrahedron.org/articles/vaccine_awareness/Vaccination_UnGodly_Practice.html

HAPPY RESEARCHING!

38 days and counting!!

No, it doesn't mean exactly 38 days till baby comes, but I'm hoping less than 38 days! This baby has been fairly active lately. I THINK the head is down since I'm feeling most movements on top of belly nowadays. I played another joke on my sister, she's too gullible and fun to mess with. I texted her and said my water broke! she didn't text back, instead of texting me back, she left her house right away! LOL I ended up telling her i was just messing with her, she apparently turned back home since she didn't come that night. So at least i know not to text anyone when I'm in labor, never know who will show up! Maybe sometime this weekend, Alex and i will have time to gather everything up for baby's arrival. Meaning, need to get in the hot attic and get baby clothes/stuff out, washed and everything. We still have to install a tub/shower combo in the bathroom and paint.. We're sure pushing it here.. making me nervous! This is my first time nesting in case if you haven't noticed. With Carson, I was going back and forth from mom and dads house so baby stuff was at both places and i sat around all day and i think thats probably how i got soo big with him.. The only thing i got done was the bassinet assembled the DAY BEFORE Carson arrived but yea, we actually have our own place this time around.. I don't have any new stretch marks with this one and i hope it stays that way too! I feel like i still have room for it to grow without getting new stretch marks, the old ones should take care of it! I'm fine with no new stretch marks!! I already had stretch marks at this point with Carson.. they are not attractive thats for sure!
An excitement for the day so far.. There is a house that is for sale by owner.. it was posted a while back and then sign disappeared.. well its back and i got a bit excited and not knowing the price tag on top of that but Alex will be going by there today to get the number and we'll be calling them. It looks like a decent house from the outside.. We have no idea what the inside is like but doesn't hurt to call and get more info out of it! I'll keep you posted about that.. We will have to put our house on the market before we buy again but we at least want to look first before selling just so we have a backup house.. ok i've been rambling on and on... I should do the never ending daily chores... unload/load dishwasher/fold laundry/tidy house..

Baby Doak 2... what are you??

This baby makes me change my mind a lot! For a long time i was thinking its a boy but now I'm starting to think girl?? Some days this baby is sitting up above the belly button and some days its low.. I've been liking my chocolate lately and lots of moms thats pregnant with girls eat chocolate like crazy! My cousin did that when she was pregnant and she doesn't even like chocolate but loved it when she was pregnant. Its not like i eat chocolate ALL the time, just tend to crave it more often these days. I think we might do a different name for the girl.. and no, I'm not typing it on here! Don't you love sitting in suspense? :) I have about 3 names picked out and I think I will wait till baby comes and see which is best fitting for baby. For some reason, I'm referring the names to what color hair he/she will have.. LOL I don't know why!?
I just reminded myself of a dream that i had when i was pregnant with Carson. In that dream, it was a boy with blond hair and blue eyes and had rolls on his body, baby was about 7 months or so and was sitting across the room from me smiling and laughing at me.. I find it to be very ironic b/c thats exactly how Carson looked when he was that age.. I haven't had any dreams about this baby. Just a few about a boy but it was too vague that I cant remember how baby looked, I just remember that baby was born early and we called my dad right away and him and my sister came over in the middle of the night. There is only a FEW people(parents and siblings) we will be calling right away, due to not wanting certain visitors showing up at the door right away. That was a pet peeve for me when I had Carson. I didn't really feel comfortable nursing Carson b/c ppl kept coming in and out, I had someone to ask people to leave the room so i could nurse.. That was when i had no idea how to nurse! So this time, I'm praying everything will be better! It should be as I've had practice to nurse but I'm not looking forward to some comments people will have... I already know its coming.. ANOTHER reason why i don't want random visitors. Alex's pet peeve was practically my whole family was sitting in the waiting room while i was in labor and kept coming in and out of the room before Carson came.. So we'll be keeping labor a secret this time.. :) We want that family time only, not having other people be involved. At least I have a birth plan this time!!
I've been doing some sewing today on and off.. I'm surprised by how tiny the medium sized diapers look.. its only a MEDIUM!! Cant imagine what smalls look like.. It just makes me ready to see this new baby! Hopefully in a few weeks everything will be done, diapers and house.. Its getting better around here! Less stressful, either that or just I've been more motivated lately..

Saturday

Well it started out with a grouchy morning and i'm talking 4am.. Carson went to sleep around 5pm yesterday, i assume it was going to be a nap, nope, he was in bed for the rest of the night.. I even tried waking him up a few times for supper and to get up but he wouldn't... I figured it must be a growth spurt moment. BUT as a result of going to bed so early, that means trying to wake me up at 4 am and so on after that. UGH! Now, if a baby woke me up to nurse, thats different! I'm fine now, but i sure hate being disturbed in my sleep.. :) I ended up turning the tv on for him in the bedroom and got him water and he was good then.. He did fall back to sleep..
Well.. Alex is playing in a golf tournament and I'm not sure what i'm going to do.. I am doing some wart(i know, yuck) treatment with vinegar on my left foot so it kinda hurts to walk on it so I may not do a whole lot today even tho i feel like being productive today. Maybe I'll do diapers. I discovered that sewing the elastic on is not that bad BUT sewing the other half of elastic(fold) on the other side of diaper is a pain in the butt! So maybe i'll just sew elastic on and then once thats done, go back to sewing other sides on.. that does sound confusing! I will be glad to get them all done! Thats a huge part of my to-do list.. by the way.. today is 34 weeks along!! that means... 3 weeks till full term!! AHHHH I'm on a mission to get everything done! I may have to just paint the rooms myself.. Alex is busy as is.. except for parts when he goes work out with his friend, go to golf tournaments, movies.... so on... hmm maybe i should switch spots with him right?? Nah, I'd rather be with Carson although a break is nice once in a while! Went to a friends house Wed. night and stayed there til 1:30am. That reminded me of my high school days.. lol Ok, off to get carson and I ready for the day to do i dont even know yet.. Maybe we'll go mow my mom and dads lot with a RIDING lawn mower.. we'll see! No $$ to buy paint today or i'd do that.. I could at least tape up the trim and edges..

diapers

I'm back into the routine of doing/sewing diapers again. I quit for a while b/c i was getting frustrated with my sewing machine. Its been going smoothly this time.. Did a few adjustments to the machine and it made a world of a difference! I have 11 medium diapers ready for the elastic, the worst part of all. I am doing 30 mediums and 30 larges, imagine how busy that keeps me.. I've added how much I've spent on diapers so far... as of today it is.. $145.02 and still have about 10 yards of flannel to buy, hopefully thats it! It does sound pricey BUT its still cheaper than buying disposable diapers. I calculated that its about $360 a year on diapers for Carson AND that is buying the cheap Target brand.. Thats the only brand i can do.. the only kind I've discovered that doesn't have a diaper smell to it when it gets wet, that smell bothers me with those other brands of diapers.. SOOO in the long run, we are saving money AND going "green"! Since I've been talking about diapers, i should get back on them while Carson taking a nap. He had a day with 2 of our cousins, they are great help around here! Keeping Carson entertained while i do stuff plus the older cousin has been helping me too as well.. Thank God that school is out for them! lol

Children will lie at one time or another. The question is not if they will, but whether or not lying will become something they believe they can get away with. If we don't teach our children what God says about lying, they wont know why its wrong. If we don't pray about this issue now, there will be bigger issues to deal with later.

So happy!!

My dad has been wanting to sell his camper for a while. He is going thru some financial burdens right now so getting rid of the camper would be a good way to help him out. I called him sometime last week and told him that i found a website that we can post the camper on. Craigslist that is.. So Monday he called me and asked me to put a posting on there and i finally did that yesterday.. Yes, thats how tired i get at night time. SOOO yesterday, i finally put it on there and had 5 ppl emailing me about it! One was a very ambitious potential buyer as he emailed me a few times asking for my number and said he can come TODAY and possibly BUY IT TODAY. Praise God!! He bought it! Dad is out of state right now on a business trip so it was me dealing with the camper. I wanted to get it nice and clean but didn't even have the chance to since the guy showed up RIGHT when i was getting ready to leave the camper to pick up Alex from work. Thankfully, I had at least wiped the counter top down. Wasn't the greatest but at least it was emptied out and wiped up.. BTW, this guy had my dads phone number as i gave it to him on an email so thats how he found us. Alex came to the rescue at the end as he made a copy of the title and a bill of sale for this guy to get a loan for it. He already gave us half the amt in cash. I'm thankful that my dad will be coming home to some extra money as he needs it to help himself out.. He's been struggling for the past year. So glad Musco hired him, that was a relief too as well for all of us! He was self-employed for a while and that went down-hill and out of business. Praise God for sticking with dad thru his struggles. I always told him it'll get better! Looks like its the beginning of a positive outlook.... Again, thank the Lord! Ok gotta go!

Hat Space

I just got done creating a hat space area in the coat/game closet. Very simple!! AND cheap! I used velcro and wooden clothespins. I thought about using hot glue but didn't want to ruin the door as we don't plan on staying here forever. So if you have an issue with hats laying around in your house.. here you go! No, its not patented so feel free to steal my idea.. :) Just don't let Martha Stewart see it.. :P She doesn't need any more $$$..

Sorry its sideway. Not sure how to fix that..

Finally...

I'm back! Guess i didn't know i was THAT busy or too tired to post a blog during evening time. I've been going to bed with Carson lately, so theres a big reason why I haven't blogged lately. I'm glad Alex is feeling productive this weekend. It means our list to do is getting closer to being done! He is also wanting to help a friend put siding on his house so i think he's on a mission as well. Sounds like the siding job will start sometime in June.. I just hope they get it done before baby arrives. I should get off this and do something but I'll blog for now. We have a family reunion today at 12, which i didn't know about till Friday... so that kinda shift my plans around a lil bit but hopefully I can get the stuff done this afternoon that I had planned to do.. More like doing stuff for my mom and dad afternoon, since they asked me to do a few things for them. I guess we are going to paint this room (C room) next.. This one will be a fun project since its Carson's play room and computer room and I have neat ideas for in here.
Baby was very active all day yesterday and doing some funky moves in the belly. I still think its laying sideways(rib to rib) as i feel all the movements on the sides and sometimes on top of belly. I still cant figure where the head is... sad huh? I'll wait till its VERY tight in there to figure out whats what.. I feel like I need to get my birth kit ready SOON for just in case. I hope i don't go too early! Its all in Gods hand.. Either way, He'll be taking good care of us.. (regardless of what Grandma says *rolls eyes*) I wish people would see things in God's eyes, not through the eyes of people here on earth, that means, putting their TRUST in God, not random people we barely know. Ok enough said, I shall log off and get Carson and I ready for the day..

The biggest part of helping my son and daughter understand who God created them to be is encouraging their relationship with the Lord. I know they will never fully understand who they are until they understand who God is.