New baby alert !

My sister Boopers birth a child this morning! AWESOME!!! Yesterday I couldn't get her off my mind all day! We talked on the phone and I told her I had a feeling she was going to have her baby but as of 4 pm yesterday when we gabbed she hadn't and I was sure my so called "Sisterly intuition" was bunk!

But hold the phone folks! At 7 am I got a call from a new mommy! Sweet baby Dane Emmett was yanked from his mama at 5:07 am measuring a whopping 8lbs. 5 oz. and 20" long! And you know what the best thing is... I DO have sisterly intuition!! Ok...Dane is the best thing about the whole situation but my intuition comes in at a close second!

For SURE I had that moment!

So last night while on the way to the dealer to buy a minivan I totally had that moment! All of you who drive minivans will know what I'm talking about! It's when you almost can't breath and you see your life flash before you and you realize you are 30 years old and have three kids and drive a minivan. End of story!

As excited as I've been to graduate from my clown car into something that didn't inflict pain and blood shed while strapping munchkins in, I wasn't prepared for the reality that set in!

"Breath ma'ma!Breath!" I had to tell myself!

Was I really going to be able to pull it off!

I tried desperately to take my mind off the fear and excitement! I chatted with Mike on the drive down to Orem bringing up anything and everything besides the van. I was trying to hide my emotions! And why the heck was it so emotional! Ok... we haven't bought a new car in almost 9 years and this was a big commitment, a lot of money and a huge car to ge tused to driving, but the root of all my inner strange woes was the fact that this made it offical! I was about to cross over into the land of minivan moms! It all looked easy enough from my onlooking observations of all my friends who gracefully crossed over but here I was about to be initiated into the club!

But then we meet her! A sweet "salsa red" as named by Toyota Inc. themselves, Sienna. Perfect and new! Born in the year of the "Ox" (aka 2009) previously taken care of by others for a short spell but ready to be loved permenantly by us! She woed me with her power doors, tint and 8th seat! My fears quickly began to disipate as I sat all three kids in the middle row and saw something amazing! They didn't touch each other! They weren't sitting on top of one another and just beyond then in the fartheset row was even more room! More ROOM!!!!!!!!

So Miss Ruby is wating for me in the garage! Don't tell her but I'm a little nervouse to drive her! So new and perfect and I'm having new mom jitters! I'll get over it! I'll quickly fall for all her power, tricks and comfort!

So hello everyone! I'm a minivan mom!

Remember when...

Remember when I said I'd be the first to admit it if my baby wasn't cute! Well I'm soooo admitting it! The baby acne fairy came and sprinkled her love all over baby Charlie and man... I seriously want to put a bag over her face! I was hiding her at church yesterday it was so bad! She defiantly looks like a train wreck. Sad little girl! My other girls never had it this bad!

I so can't remember anything from my last babies. How long does this last! Is there any new wonder cream I can slather on this poor little girls face (and neck, shoulders and ears no less!) And how funny is it when people see her in all her pimpled glory!Still so kind and complimentary!!! NO NEED TO SUGAR COAT IT PEOPLE!!! She's a freak! I'm her mom and I admit it!!!!

So... don't expect any new shots of Charlie! Until Procative comes out with a baby line she'll just be hiding in a corner!

Adios 20's

That's right folks! Today is my last day as a twenty somethinger! Yes I just made that word up!!! Good by 20's hello 30!!! I have always been one who embraces getting older! I can remember so clearly the day I turned 15! I kept telling everyone I was half way to 30! Strange huh! I defiantly have an old soul! I just love everything about getting older! I'm never going to be the kind of person who is embarrasses of my age! Isn't there something to be said about a years worth of groth and experiances?! I sure think so!

I do have this strange urge to do something crazy today!As if to take advantage of my 20's and have the excuse that's it's so ok becasue I was young! Maybe get something pierced or a tattoo! Just kidding! I do have this mean craving to chop my hair off and give myself a makeover!

One thing I know I'm going to work on, as I age gracefully he he, is to be a little more conciouse of my health! I take advantage of it too often. I'm going to make a huge effort to eat better and become more active! So no more drive throughts and junk! If I eat out it's going to be at Subway or it's a salad or a heathier option. That's a pretty good gift to myself right!

So see ya later 20's! You've been great! I'll miss ya but have too much to look forward to to shed any tears!

Why oh WHY

Why do I still watch Baby Story? It only makes me want to shoot a baby out AGAIN!! I seriously can't shake that baby craving... maybe i should call it my delivery craving! No joke I want to have another!

So we nearly flunked Easter this year! We didn't hide the eggs the night before, not sure why...we were up till 1 am! We were so exhausted we just didn't do it! I had to tell the girls that I saw the Easter Bunny the night before and he gave me strict instructions on what to do with the eggs that needed hiding! So after Church the girls went hunting... finally! They didn't care!

That's right folks! Charlie made her big debut at Church just in time for Easter! I wasn't sure I was going but , alert the press, Charlie Bug gave me 5 hours of sleep that night so to celebrate we made it to Church!it felt great to go! She did great! Slept most of the time and didn't even fart or fill her pants like most babies do causing mom's face to go beet red with embarrassment! She'll get me soon I'm sure.

A case of the blahs!

For sure I came down with the blahs yesterday! My girls are doing what any girls would do when their mom is indisposed with a baby tethered to her boob nearly the entire day...getting away with murder!!!! I'm not joking when I say I nurse nearly all day! Charlie just loves to be held and have me in her mouth. It doesn't make for much productivity or policing.

Every room in my house is evidence of this and the eight minute window I have every time I put the baby down doesn't give me much time to revive much.

So yesterday the girls got away with quite a long laundry list of naughtiness...

• they managed to empty out a box of packing peanuts upstairs and down stairs and oh the stairs for that matter.
  
• they pillaged a candy stash and Blue probably ate 12 pieces of gum.
• found said gum in a cloth napkin, on the table and in a news paper.
• they disappeared to the neighbors twice.
• found their hidden Easter basket fillings and cried when I took it away. Now what do I do!
• and took a marker to bed and managed to litter their on the underside, thank goodness, of their bed with scribbles. And Molly tagged her dresser with her name!
  

Seriously folks! I'm tired, gross and frustrated with my kids! If I could just get Charlie to enjoy her own personal space I could get on top of all this. I'm hoping in a few weeks she'll be better! Thankfully she doesn't cry much...just wants to snuggle!

Oh well...this is my life right now! And yes I typed this post one handed!

Ouch!

I just spent $50 on a Nursing Bra. Nuff said.

Randomness...

• What? Do I nurse? How did you guess? Could it have been the totally awkward nursing pads that make it look like I'm smuggaling bolognia in my shirt! Yes! Nothing gets by you guys!
• I'm changing my middle name to "Multitasker." I think pumping while on the stair stepper, updating blogs while nursing and blow drying my hair while watching the big girls in the tub totally justifies the change!
• Blue has a fascination with diaper changing. She always wants me to change Charlie. She's quick to tell me "The baby stinks!Change her diaper!" She just really likes pulling the wipes out of the box.
• Last nights dinner consisted if Mac n Cheese, steamed veggies and a left over sloppy joe! Get used to it kids. That's what mom magically can whip up when a baby doesn't let her put her down till 6:25 pm.
  
• Man I can't wait till I can fit into more then three pair of pants, one being yoga pants, one being my "fat jeans" and the last being my pair of jeans I bought in the kids section made of super streachy denim!
  
• I ate three TWIX bars last night. In my defence they were snack size but I think when you eat them in bulk they turn into meal size... not helping the pants goal!
• That Adam guy on American Idol makes me dry heave! I literally can't watch him perform. His love making with his eyes into the camera is gag worthy and I'm not joking when I say he makes me unable to watch! he can scream, I mean sing. I'll give him that but screaming can only get you so far.
• Is Easter really only a week away! When did that happen!
• I started something fun on my family blog! Check it out! It's all a ploy to get my butt in gear and flush my brain of pregnancy clumsyness and lack of fuctioning. Stimulate your creative side and join in on the fun!!!
• I'm hungry again!
  

What's wrong with me!

So this morning while looking at my other friends blogs I saw a post about an ultra sound and finding out what they were having! I was totally overwhelmed with the desire to be pregnant again!!!

WHAT!!! Did I really feel/ think/ and want that...for real!? CRAZY!!! I just crossed that bridge and we all know I complained almost the entire time! Me and pregnancy aren't best friends! There are some amazing parts about being pregnant that I love and even miss.

Is pregnancy like labor? You magically forget the hard, miserable, sick parts all in hopes you'll do it again someday? Maybe! But wow...10 days later I seem to have wiped my memory clean!

Maybe it was a weak moment! And believe you me... I know for sure Mike isn't at work surfing blogs getting all warm and fuzzy over knocking my up again!!! You can put money on that one!