It's been forever!

I have taken some time away from blogging but hope to be back into the swing of things. I am 39 weeks pregnant now and just sitting around waiting for baby boy to come on his own time. I had an ultrasound last week and baby was measuring 7 lbs 12 oz so we will see if he ends up being big after all. Aside from that I have felt pretty good minus the nasty heartburn, and lower back pain. I have been having contractions but nothing much is going on. I do have a dr appt tomorrow so should know more then. Of course I could go into labor now but hoping to hold off to the very end. This is the last baby so I want to wait to the end, go to the hospital the old fashion way and not induced, and enjoy all these last moments. There is zero plans for any more babies from this mom!

Emily is still a wonderfully sweet little toddler with a ridiculous vocabulary! Holy cow we got a smartie! She can count to twenty, recognizes her numbers from 1-9 but is totally confused with zero. Is it a zero, a "o", or a circle. She recognizes 20 of 26 letters in the alphabet. She also knows her shapes including oval and octagon. She pointed out the ADT sign in the yard and said octagon. She speaks in mostly complete sentences, for the most part. Can you tell we are so proud of her? She is pleasant and sweet and I hope that she will continue to be when she becomes a big sister any day now.


Jacob is still a sweet boy but is coming of preteen age! He forgets his boundaries and gets a little mouthy at times. I know it is the age but grrrrrr irritating! Aside from that he is an amazing brother and is so excited for the baby to come. He is sporting a ridiculous tan now! All those days in the pool...boy is glowing! :) He looks so handsome!

Jonathan is home for the birth of the baby. He is excited as well. He has made some great changes while at his dad's house. He definitely is maturing...thank goodness! We still have issues with him letting things go and dropping it but for the most part a great deal of growing up has been done! :) It looks like he will be moving back home since his father has decided that he should join the military again. I feel so bad for the boys as I know that their relationship with him will dwindle to even less than it is now.

Gus is doing well. Although he is still totally unaware of all the things that need to be done and needs a honey do list, at least he is getting it done. He is starting a new job tomorrow. Moving away from technical instruction and into a role of management over a team of people. To be honest I am not hundred percent sure what he is doing...I know it has to do with Microsoft, software, legal teams....yeah, I don't know. I am excited for him to have this new chance, the chance to grow and advance. Oh, and to have a normal family schedule since he will be able to come home at a normal time. :) YAY!!!

So that is our update. We have been doing fun things, taking trips, and playing with the kids around town but that is a whole other chapter for blogging.