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.

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

Hot Summer Days

Well Summer has started with a heat wave. Just about every day we will be in some sort of water. The fact that it is the first of June and we are already close to 100 degrees. Yikes it's going to be a hot one.

Here are a few pictures of what we have been doing lately.

Pawpaw's play toy. Ashton has already asked if it was her birthday present. Um NO.

 Here is what Ashton will be doing on days where we can't go outside.

Loving sisters playing in the yard. Look close cause this is how Ashton tortures her sister. A little later on that night Kylie was told to go in for a bath. I turned around to find her like this...

I finally got her inside for a bath to which Ashton told me that Daddy gave her a bath in the swimming pool last week. UMMM... Look what he started.  

Cause the next day I walked to my front door to see what Kylie was yelling about and found her naked as a jay bird swimming. Umm good thing our house has trees surrounding us.

So start praying now that when we use our summer passes to Wild River Country my child doesn't get us kicked out for indecency.

ENJOY YOUR SUMMER!!!

Spring Time Is Coming!!!

Since there was one beautiful weekend of spring like weather. Patrick decided to plant a flower bed. Even though he picked the weekend with 50 degree weather.

This is what we started with.

Tada...

I will give him credit for all the work.

Even though he is OCD about lines.

So after he dug all day in the flower bed I decided to grill out. I was surprized that I didn't burn

ONE THING. (That is a first for me and the grill-no little man lives in my grill)

Now that I've seen this food. It is time to cook supper. Till next time.

Remember When

Last night I had a flash back. Due to work, I had to go to a meeting last night. So I asked my parents to come a hangout with Kylie and Ashton. Mom came over after school and I left for the meeting. My dad came over with Chick-fil-A and had dinner with the girls. Ashton had softball practice so my dad was asked to take her. They went on their merry way and came back with many stories. One being...

Ashton came up to me and whispered in my ear. "Pawpall told me to not tell you we stopped for Ice Cream."

Knowing where the ball fields are and the distance to Baskin Robbins I had already figured it out that they would stop. There were many days after ball practice that dad and I would stop by BR to get a treat before we went home. Mom always knew that we did but just let us have our moment. The rule is you have to finish before we get home and mom can't find out.

I remembered some past-times with dad. Here are just a few...

Showing the team how to slide. Not realizing he knocked me 10 feet off the base. But I didn't drop the ball.

Going to Greers Ferry just to knee board on a pretty day. Don't forget to look back to see if they dropped the rope.

Six Flags and the Bungie Swing.

Many talks about if someone had ever touched the top of that tree.

Spitting seeds as high as you can out of the jeep.

There are many more but I'm laughing my head off.

I pray that everyone has a best friend like I do. He is my dad.

I will always be a daddy's girl.

Thoughtful Thursday

After yesterday I thought today would be a good day to express some of my thoughts.

The past few weeks I have been emotionaly drained or what you would call a rut. It could be from an incidental run in with someone who I rather had not talk to, many friends who have lost a loved one, sickness in our family, or just feeling like I'm running 90 to nothing.

Yesterday I got a call at work from a lady at church and she asked what I was doing after work. I replied by saying going and getting the girls then heading home. She asked if she could meet me and bring our family dinner. In my mind I thought phew what a blessing.

I met her at Kylie's daycare and she loaded my car with spaghetti, salad, bread and the most awesome chocolate chip pie. She said she remembered how it was being a young working mom and trying to get everything ready before church. She is such a blessing.

Then last night we were about to leave to go to church and Patrick (who is sick with strep) was watching the news. He said I might want to wait cause a HUGE storm is coming this way. Then my phone rang, it was dad. He asked where I was and said if I could stay at home. The storm had already hit close to my aunts house in Benton and was headed towards us. I decided that I rather not endanger my children and myself. We stayed at home close to the safe room.

In all my thoughts were I am so blessed to have a wonderful friend to bring us dinner, a husband who build us a safe house to keep us dry, and a father who still calls just to make sure we are safe.

Till next time,
Erin

Guess What???

This isn't mine. PROMISE. If it was me, you would see a pic of me underneath passed out. My best friend, Ms. Porter, told everyone today (that means I can tell too) that she is pregnant. She is 10 weeks and I'm so excited!!! If you know her tell her congrats!!!

Praising God

Last night was a GREAT end to a morning that started off wild. I want to share some of my blessings.

1. Didn't get a ticket.
2. Check book was balanced without a negative.
3. Student loan was reduced to 0% interest (if that doesn't make you excited then your crazy).
4. Enjoyed a meal with my three favorite people.
5. Woke up this morning BEFORE the alarm (this is a good after yesterdays).
6. Kids were dropped off without any problems.
7. Drove to school slowly and passed a cop sitting on the side of the road.

See prayers do work.!!!

Take time to think about your blessings.