How 12 weeks can make a difference...

I'm not one for belly pictures but wonder how I look. I remembered that I took a picture early on and thought it would be neat to see how much Scarlet (not me) has grown.

17 Weeks                       29 Weeks  

I thought that it would be 10 weeks but with "prego brain" it was actually 12 weeks because I couldn't remember when I took the first picture. It is amazing how much SHE has grown.

I STILL have 11 (or more) weeks to go before Scarlet arrival. Many have asked me, "when are you do?". I tell them, "middle of April". Their answer is usually, "are you going to make it", "it looks like your due now" or "your going to need a wagon to carry your belly around." After that response I tend to think, "how LARGE am I". Well now I know.

I do have a few comments that are nice. Some tell me, "You look great", "Pregnancy suits you well" or "Your still a doll".

Lets just say, not all pregnant women will grow the same and I only have a little over 12 inches from my ribs to my hip bone. So knowing this, the only way to grow is OUT. Soon I will have no lap and won't be able to cross my legs.

Since I tend to get very "round" during pregnancy, I try not to say anything that would hurt anyones feelings. Yes, we are carrying a child but we do want to feel pretty, even if it is under a tent.

Brave Lady

Today "The Girls" ventured out for a day of shopping. The party included Nana (my mom), Shelley (my sister), Kendall (my neice), Ashton, Kylie and myself. Well the trip was more for me to excape from the house and just have fun. While Nana was shopping and Shelley was helping her pick "not so granny looking clothes" I was watching Kendall and the girls. While feeding Kendall a bottle the girls entertained themselves with Nana and my phones. To make a long story end soon.

A lady with her two children walked by and she said to me "You are a brave lady".

I told her that Kendall was my neice.

She then said, "but your pregnant and the other two girls are yours".

I said, "yes. I'm not brave, just enjoying a day with my family."

She then said, "having more than two children is being brave."

 Well I guess I'll take this honor and call myself a "Brave Lady". Also for all my friends who are "Brave Ladies".

Till the next moment,
Erin

Drum Roll Please.....

We have a NAME!!!

After many long talks and searching name databases we have a name. There were a few requirements for Baby # 3's name. It was to start with the letter L-Z (keeping them alphabetized), go with girls names and it can't be a family name (wouldn't be fair to either side).  All three girls can't have a family name because we wanted them to be their own and we wouldn't want to pick one side of the family over the other.

There were many names we thought of and the girls even had input. To name a few...

Laken
Mia
Piper
Raine
Scarlet
Shiloh
Sophie
Stella
Tawni
Willow
Whitley

When Patrick and I discussed the name we want we could never come to any conclusion. So the girls chimed in and said a name. Indeed we decided it would be ok for the girls to name their sister. Ashton picked the first name (seeing as she is the 1st child) and Kylie chose the middle name (seeing as she names all her babies the same name).

Without further blah blahing Baby Girl #3 will be named...


SCARLET JUNE   (Yes with 1 "T")

So there we have it Week 27 and she is finally named. So little Scarlett will arrive around April 12 (hopefully) and she will be welcomed by two wonderful sisters.

Till next time,
Erin

What's new?

Hello

Yes it has been along time. There have been many reasons as to why I haven't blogged. To name a few...1. no internet at home, 2. busy, 3. not a priority and 4. no internet at home.

Let me explain #1&4 and why I'm blogging today. Well I have a "fairly" good friend that knows more about technology than me (trust me it doesn't take much). Well he "rigged" us up an internet server and now we can get the internet at home. NO we are not stealing it from the neighbors and YES we are paying for it. So now I might blog a little more often.

Lets catch up on what has been happening since summer. Ashton is in 4th grade and is doing well. She still has straight A's and is singing in a select Choir at school. We have a talented young lady but she loves to sing a church more than anything. I'll try to load a video (once I figure that out) of her singing with the schools choir. Kylie started "school" aka daycare full-time again. We are so blessed to have a center that will save our spot but let us go part-time in the summer (lets me have a lot more playing time with her and we don't go broke). She is their little momma and loves to take care of all of her little babies. She has some "best" friends (boy's) but we tell her to save her kiss' for daddy only. This is tough of a 2 year old. I started my 4th year teaching and this has been the best year so far. The only thing is I will miss the last 6 weeks of school, yep you guessed it, because we are expecting baby girl #3 (still doesn't have a name but Patrick calls her Lasten). She is due mid-April and we can't wait. Patrick is dealing with the fact that there will be 4 women in his house someday but will have the boys he will be blessed with. He is hunting as much as possible and working on his time off from that.

Other than that we are just trying to live life to the fullest. I'll try my best to post more often and get new pictures loaded.

Till then hugs,
Erin