6 days/Nurse/StuSchool/ECT

This time next week I'll be holding my baby girl probably blurry eyed because I'll restart the "whole not sleeping" thing... Less than a week...6 days...jeeze! We are slowly but surely getting ready...I've gotten 2 of the 4 rooms "cleaned" up for unexpected guests...but this week plan to get kitchen and living room finished...but those are high traffic get dirty easy rooms..but that will be done this weekend... and if your reading this...and you want to drop in..please call or text first..or even better yet...invite us over for dinner :) lol... 

just because my house will be a boobs out kinda thing for a while..I mean I should be covered up..but ya know..I can't count on what Shania will be doing... She has seen babies covered up while nursing but doesn't get what is going on... I can just imagine her walking around without a shirt feeding her baby...LOL... Sondra asked when I bought some bottles ...so are you going to feed this baby like me and stu or are you going to just pump or you going to nurse?  I told her my main goal is to nurse that I shouldn't ever have to feed her a bottle BUT I the bottles were for anybody else to feed her because I know her big sisters would want to!...and in the back of my head.... and Momma will need to be baby free every once and awhile so yeah!... Stu however asked me too in his funny way...I had my breast pump out of the box and he so affectionately talked "pump" ...he would imitate it while I did it....and he said are you going to be a "pumper" again...lol...no I don't plan on it full time...and he says so are you going to feed Skyla with your ..you know whats? the inappropriate word..lol... Yes Stuart I am going to feed Skyla with my Boobs. That is what God made them for its not inappropriate if that is what you are talking about. :) ... so it will be a adjustment...I've got 2 covers and a nice comfy bedroom that I can retreat too.

This week has been pretty busy too! Yesterday Stuart was tested for Kindergarten. I had some anxiety going into it. Even knowing that his teacher was already picked out but still for that test I was a little worried. Last year when he took the screening the first time I felt less than. I felt like I failed him. All along I'd been told oh he is a boy ect ect... he will be fine and then he was screened and walked out knowing we had a tough summer ahead of us because we had alot of things to work on before fall..and then a few days later receiving a call he couldn't get a spot in the 2 year program I was so upset. I recently had a IEP meeting with his teachers and Principal and we looked over his achievements and his yet to be achieved goals his IEP will follow him. So going into kindergarten screening his 2 areas he has issues with didn't worry me. It was his other stuff that he should be ready for. Our whole goal for him in preschool was to prepare him for the 1 year kindergarten program. So this was really in my eyes the "preschools" test if they got their job done. And you know what... going over his screening with the same person that did it last year it was great she was really impressed with what a difference had been made especially in his speech (she was my old speech therapist). The areas besides speech and fine motor skills he did great in he almost doubled his score in each area then his first screening. So that was a relief...seriously a big relief... I know next year will not be easy but I feel good him walking in the 1st day and his teacher knows his strengths and know his weaknesses....

Sondra has one more day of school left! I for the life of me still cannot believe that next fall she will be in 3rd grade. Oh Lordy...I again still can't believe she will be 9 June 27th... I think next year when she turns 10 it might even be harder...I'll turn 30..but her turning 10 will be a tough... double digits.... 

But once she is done with school hello sleeping in...well at least for a few days... I'm in the tough weeks where I'm going man this baby needs to get here..I'm not getting my usual 8-9 hours a sleep but past 2 nights I've barely gotten 5... lol... I've constantly have heartburn..I only get it when pregnant but it has never been nearly this bad...I sat up in bed for a few hours through out the night because I felt like I was going to puke! I think I'm going to try and sleep upright in my chair ..or at least start out there..I really love my bed so it drives me batty not sleeping in it! 

My last appointment went great on Wednesday. So my whole goal this pregnancy was not to gain as much weight as I did with Sondra or Shania... Sondra was close to 50lbs...Shania it was 35... I looked at my little card I took to every appt to track my weight and stats and seen if I didn't gain 8lbs in one week that I would be under. When I walked out I checked my card out and look at that!...I'm 10lbs less than I was at Shania's last baby doc appt.. I was so happy :)... this whole pregnancy I've tried to be more active ... and I have...I've intentionally been active and moving thank you  to my fitbit... it was a tough realization even before knowing I was pregnant at the time..but weighing myself and being absolutely uncomfortable with what it said...then knowing I was pregnant and deciding I'm not throwing it all to the wind just because I was preggers but don't get me wrong..I've ate like a pregnant woman But I've continued to move. My goal was to stay close to my "safe" number..so yeah...I feel pretty proud of myself...I have 20lbs to lose to get back to my happy number which feels attainable then from there will begin my "journey" into lets look like the "Joie" everybody remembers. lol..  

Well this weekend starts our weekend of getting stuff done and not doing anything we don't need to do besides Sunday... I'm going to a baby shower in greenville for a clum cousin then my parents have a 40th anniversary cook out that day too.. 

Well by the time I update you next I'll have my sweet babe...it might be a few weeks months or years lol....

Please keep me in your prayers especially Wednesday :) ... 

Love, 

Me 

  

  

14DAYS/ball/and stuff

Today..Officially 14 days till Skyla arrives...are you sick of the opening of my blogs...they usually begin with the countdown :)...currently I'm in the midst of washing the baby clothes right now... Once I get that done I'll feel really good!.. because my biggest worry stress of what am I going to do with my other 3 monsters while I'm in the hospital has been resolved too! With Shania ..school was still in and they were attending the Learning tree. So I was lucky enough my Mom was able to drop them off and pick them up while she was at work and  Jake and I were left to live a single child life living it up in the hospital! :)...Mommas are such blessings...I literally could not function without her as a parent... but anyways... school will be just out and I'm at home with them...luckily again..I'm blessed with lots and lots of cousins and my cousin Chloe will be watching the kids! Jake will be able to stay at the hospital the first night and then when he wakes up in the mornings he will just drop the kids to Chloe and pick them up later. I'm hoping or thinking I should be out on Saturday at the latest..have her Wednesday AM, stay Thursday Am, hey maybe I'll get out Friday lunchtime/evening...We'll see!.. but we are covered that is what matters!~.....

Softball and Tball are in full swing~... I'm really enjoying watching Sondra play... I didn't think or have said I wouldn't encourage Softball lol..but jeeze... its so much better than Tball... its coach pitch but its exciting...only down fall they do these cheers from the bench but many parents pointed out that it is very annoying but it keeps them involved and focus on the game and that they do out grow it... but these days..especially watching Sondra...I'm seeing her mature and wow she isn't a little baby no more she isn't a little girl no more either...She will be 9 next month....FLIPPING NINE YEARS OLD!...am I old enough to have a 9 year old??? dang... I blinked and here she is... my time hop has been blowing up with pictures of the kids and I just think...where did time go especially with Sondra.
Now Stuart and Tball... he has gotten better since last year... he likes to bat and is okay playing the field but you know his attention span so he does get reminded to focus..but I'm pretty proud of the kids...we got a young team and they are learning... Jake went in wanting to teach them fundamentals not just playing to win a tball game..but stepping when you throw know where the play is at..and that is what we are doing...there has been a lot of parent help so the few games I've been at its fun...except last night..last night it rained and we stood in the rain..no fun lol....

My Younqiue make up party was a success! I was able to get some really great stuff! I can't wait to get it either! Like... really really excited!... I'm stalking my tracking thing a lot..its not coming till Monday but I hope its sooner!

we have started the renters search and will be showing it to a few people next week...please pray all goes smoothly and we find the right renters. :) I don't need no stress in that area..we would love to sell it but again..we can't take a loss! so we might be renting for a while..which means...we will be waiting on building our forever home... that is the only hard part...waiting...I mean..in Lafayette we knew it was our "starter home"...we stayed there 2 years longer than we wanted...but that is okay...and now.. although we are very happy where we are...a big change from Lafayette..but we are happy...but I keep thinking of well "when" we build our new home ect ect... that is just how life is..but sometimes it seems unattainable..but I know its not... I know it will happen... I only need to be patient.

I hope whoever may be reading this everything is well with you...I know its not perfect..but I hope you are well! Please pray for me and my own and I can pray for you. :) anything specific just message me! :) I might update before baby is here..but I can't promise anything :)...

Love,
Me

D-Day/WeekendPlans/PreschoolMothersDay/MakeUpParty

Skyla will be here in 26 days..I could tell you then how many hours, mins, and down to the seconds...lol... its really real....its so real that I'm saying to myself am I ready for this??? On one hand I cannot wait to hold my baby and with my newest niece Brielle being born its really fueled the fire of I want my baby right now!... but I can't wait to bring her home to her siblings, see Jake with another precious little girl- who will begin this intimate relationship with him that at times I get jealous of... the kids look at him like he hung the moon... I just can't wait for all this to begin...but then I look at the count down 26 days... 26 days and I'll be getting up every few hours to nurse a baby... 26 days and our whole family dynamic changes again... 26 days and Shania's world gets rocked... (Sondra & Stuart are pros at this)...  wow... 26 days...then if I had a 3rd hand I would say I have 26 days left of ever feeling a tiny little human in my womb. Like I have said before I'm waiting to hear how my doctor feels about having another baby ever...but I think I'm to that point physically without the doctor telling me... if anyone has ever carried a baby the experience is just profound. You are never alone in your thoughts. Especially now Skyla has a bit of a busy session and nap session..and then feeling her hiccups. I'll miss this season of my life. So 26 days till D day...


Whats on the menu for this weekend... Friday is up in the air...my favorite Saturday Jake and I are taking a Concealed Carry class. Coming from a family that loves to hunt and shoot their guns I can't tell you I have any memory of myself shooting any type of gun especially a handgun. I never once felt unsafe being home a lone at my house growing up. I never felt really unsafe being a lone at home in Lafayette...but man..there are times when Jake is away and I'm the "adult" at home now with the kids I get a little weirded out. I can't handle when cars drive slow by my house or have pulled in and sat there a minute or 2 ect ect.. Or watching the news and seeing a shooting in the parking lot where I shop...or how I was getting into my car at Walmart with my kids and this man starts talking to me in the next car about how he thinks he knows me and wants me to come over and talk to him (at the time I had my hand on my taser and still felt nervous!) ... I don't like feeling helpless so yeah I've wanted a gun and have wanted to take a CCW class so I feel confident in how to not feel helpless! So Jake got me a gun! :) My first time shooting I was  a little dismayed like I'm not sure I can do this... then second time and with a little pointers I finally figured out the aiming lol... I kept saying I am going to be so embarrassed if I'm the only one who can't hit the target! Well I'm not really great but I'm going to keep practicing! Its actually kind of fun shooting.
Sunday is church day and mothers day. :) ... I love Sunday b.c. its unscheduled. we don't have any sports and its what we want to do which is usually outside working on sheep or barn stuff or sometimes its just vegging out doing absolutely nothing.... I've been doing a lot of that lately during the week so I'm usually up to being outside with actual people even if its dragging a chair for barn to barn lol .....


Today I went to Stuart's school for the Mother's day Celebration. It was so cute! He greeted me at the door with a paper flower bouquet. We sat first to eat a snack. Then we went and planted some seeds in a little cup he had painted. He planted only grass in mine lol :)... Then he made me a paper wind chime...which the greatest part he drew a picture of me with Skyla in my belly and then added himself to when he was in my belly too! lol He loved taking his little sister Shania around show all the "centers" he plays at. The most humorous was when we are eating snacks and a little girl comes sits by us and Stuart goes that is my girlfriend Lilly! lol (I have heard so much about also)... He proceeds to get her a napkin and cup for her snack AND tells me to scoot over! ha... and recalling throughout the whole time we were there we were not too far away from Lilly. It was pretty cute. and I wondered if Lilly knew she was his girlfriend- and after chatting with her Mom she said she was pretty smitten with him too. :)

Me & Stu

It was really neat getting to see the faces with the names that Stuart talks about. And it was very funny or a little scary when a parent says OH that is Stuart who I hear about so much. LOL... I always worry about him and his wild boy ways that he won't have many friends but walking out the door today I can see I don't think he will have a problem socially really... he is a bit of a clown..now that could get him into trouble....

Another thing anybody reading...if you have ever heard of Younique make  up I'm having a book party/online party... if your interested let me know I'll add you to my party group...after going to a party and seeing the foundation I was like a believer.also their mascara is crazy too....I don't really wear make up anymore b.c. mine is so old and my lovely daughters have gotten into too...like my most recent stuff is like 4 years old from Mary Kay...then mixed in is "expensive" make up that my Gram Sondra had in her bathroom that was going to be thrown away and said I could use that!...so yeah..that was what almost 6 years ago!...jeeze..so ya I'm due for a few things...but yeah..I close my party the 12th if anyone needs/wants anything! here is the link: https://www.youniqueproducts.com/LeslieJones/party/4090428/view

alrighty! I must be going!!! I hope everyone has a happy Moms day celebrating their Momma's or you being celebrated as a Momma.. pray for those who still in the process of becoming a Momma...and I ask to pray for me and my little family and I'll pray for yours. 

Love, 

Me