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.