The changes morning sickness brings

Today I went grocery shopping with my sister-in-law and her grandmother. All our groceries were in the back of the minivan (with the back seat taken out) and while somewhat separeted they still kind of meshed together. After we got back, DH was unloading our groceries and I was going through and trying to pick out what was ours and what wasn't. DH picked up a bag "Hotdogs, that's not ours" "Um, yes it is honey" "Oh. Well this bag with 4 boxes of Mac n' cheese isn't ours..." "yes it is" "oh." The joys of a mommy with morning sickness!

Been MIA

I know, I've been MIA. Wouldn't you know it, insomnia kicked in actually right before my bfp, then the kids got sick, and now morning sickness has hit. So I'm not in much of a mood for anything right now, lol. The tiredness is kicking in too so I've lost like half my internet time since I'm now sleeping during that time, lol. My house is falling apart already and I've probably got a good 6wks of this left. Save me now.

So much for the benefits of not being pregnant

Because I just got a positive pg test this morning!! It was a very faint line (but DH saw it, so it couldn't have been too too faint) so I'm gogin to test again in a few days, but it was definatly positive. We're pregnant!! Baby #4 is due somewhere around January 16th. It's a little later than normal for us, but that's ok :) I"m so excited. I've been jumping around the house all morning. Now I really need to get this house in order so it will stand the 3 months of morning sickness and extreme tiredness!

Good things about not being pg yet.

Right now I actually feel very content in not being pg. I have faith that God knows what is best. So yes, I would love to be pg, but I'm actually really enjoying my family how it is right now. I've got an awesome cleaning schedule going and I've finally got my schedule through the day and sleeping figured out. I have time for extra pursuits, like baking and gardening that if I were pg I would probably be too tired to do any of it.

Best of all, I'm loosing weight! I've never been a very big person, but I keep a few pounds after every baby along with a few skirt sizes. I seem to recall that shortly before getting pg every time people start commenting that I look like I'm loosing weight, but after getting pg it didn't much matter. Now that I've gone the longest ever (since getting married) not being pg, I'm back down to pre-Canaan size and weight, and it's still dropping! In a few more months I may be pre-Asher size. It's awesome! Now if I only I could get rid of this mommy pooch.

I'm also really enjoying nursing Genesis. Usually by now my milk is starting to dry up and I haven't had to worry about that. Genesis seems to really need nursing right now anyways. She's still majorly teething and now she's sick :( My poor baby threw-up earlier this after and has a fever. She spent the last few hours just sitting in my lap and now she's sleeping. Of course silly me took her diaper cover off b/c she had put Dominoes in it and didn't get anythign back on her, so her diaper is all wet and now my skirt is too, but I don't dare wake her. I hope she feels better soon.

Lack of concentration

Ugh, I have had no concentration lately. I can't focus at all. Whenever I try and read, I end up just skimming. This of course ends up making me not blog either b/c I loose my train of thought half way through!

Yesterday some people that DH knew growing up stopped by. Dh knew both the husband and the wife and they seem to be really great people! She's a sahm and likes to cook and bake, which gives us a little somethign to talk about. She brought a delicious trifle, it had strawberries, pudding, brownies, cool whip, etc. Yummy. When I told DH to get the bowl for her to take home she said we could finish eating it and she'd just get the bowl back later. Which I think is a good thing, right? B/c if she hated me and didn't like us then she would have taken the bowl, not left it behind to retrieve later. Kind of like on TV when someone goes on a date and they leave somethign in the other person's car so they have a reason to see them again. Hmm...does this show how desperate I am for a rl friend?

Speaking of rl friend's, the neighbors across the street are really nice. We hang out a lot just b/c our kids are always playing together and are back and forth across the yards. There isn't a ton of conversation though, which I feel is partly my fault b/c I'm not a great conversationist, but I think she has the same problem, lol. So I've been trying to find things to talk about, but keep coming up short. I've asked about her hobbies, but she apperantly doesn't have any, which sounds a lot like I used to be! I only recently got into sewing and baking and such.

Despite my lack of concentration, I've actually had a really productive week. I stayed on schedule pretty much every day, except I slept in on Wed. We've started school back up, which is goign ok. I need to find somethign to do with Genesis though b/c she keeps getting into everythign we're doing. I've tried special toys, crayons, etc and nothign is working. I can't do school during her nap time b/c DH is home. I thought about having Canaan play with her when I'm doign school with Asher, but I actually want him present while we're doing school b/c there's a lot he can pick up on, and he sits so well. I think I'm goign to try letting her at the table until she starts getting too out of hand then making her play alone in the living room. It'll probably take me a while to train her, but I think it will be worth it in the end.

I've also got a ton of stuff to go through to get ready for yard sale, so that's been keepign me busy.