Feeling blah

I have been sick all week. I feel like I have been sick more with this pregnancy with my other two. It seems like I get a few days or a week break and then I am sick again. I have a bad cold and I had a somach bug today. Thankfully the bug is going away but the cold is still here and getting worse. I am so tired and in need of good sleep.

Then I just feel blah and huge and akward. My body still hurts and I am swollen. I have been snoring really bad lately. It is a combo of my cold and being 8 mos preggo. As a result poor Mike has had to sleep in the guest room a lot over the last few weeks. I am giving him a break and sleeping out there a few nights a week so he can get more comfortable sleep w/out any interruptions.

I am just glad that the end is in sight. It is all worth it in the end. I just can;t wait to have Peyton in my arms. I find myself thinking about him soo much and wondering what he will look like, etc. I am so antsy to see my other 2 kids with him and have my family complete.


I feel so blessed to be the Mother of Dawson and Emmalee. They are the cutest, sweetest, most wonderful kids. Ofcourse I am a bit biased, lol. I love them more than I could even express. Holding them and kissing them is the most peaceful, joyful feeling.

Emmalee is really maturing. I am using a new form of discipline on her. I have been reading...very slowly..Love and Logic. I really like it. It basically nurtures, but also teaches them to think of solutions for themsleves, w/ mom and dad's guidance ofcourse. It really promotes self esteem and has totally dropped the amount of arguments and power struggles we have with Emmalee.

When she is acting up or won't do what ask, I give her choices. Such as say she won't pick up her toys. I will tell her she has a choice she can pick up her toys now or in 5 minutes. Then I let her know that if she chooses not to pick them up, I will put them on the shelf in the closet and she will not get them back till tomorrow. She did choose first not to pick them up. I took them away without making a seen or saying anything more about it. Since then she has been pretty good about picking her toys up. I use that method with other things too.

I have only read a bit of the book. I got it right before Christmas. It has been a busy 2 weeks. I hope once Dawson starts school again and I feel better I can read the rest. So far I really like the methods though. It makes the kids feel like they are in contro somewhat, but yet it is really me that is in control. I have hardly argued with her in 2 weeks.

Emmalee has become more affection lately. I was in bed a lot today and she stayed by my side. We watched TV and played. She would rub my head and say "Mommy sick. Mommy feeel better" or she will hug me and say "Mommy, I Wub You! You my best friend". Today she said "Mommy I wub yoo tooo much!"

She is at such a fun age. She loves to talk and ask questions. She loves barbies and princesses and is always in a dress-up dress. I am having so much fun with her.

Dawson has been home since the 20th on break. He misses school. I am a bit sad that he starts back on Monday. He has been so helpful and he and Emm have actually played well and not fought too much lately. He has been a big help this week while I was sick.

He is so smart and loves to learn. This kid is full of questions and loves to know everything. He has the most contagious laugh and is always happy.

He has really stepped up and loves to help around the house. He insists on vacuuming and sweeping every night. He is doing things right when I ask, or even sometimes I don't even have to ask. He has the sweetest soul and I love hin so much.

he is so excited about havibg a brother. Everytime it is his turn to pray he thanks Heavenly Father for Peyton and asks that "Mommy and Baby Peyton will be healthy and strong." He talks to my belly and is always asking how many more days till Peyton is here. He says he is going to teach him to walk and talk and play with cars. lol.


I just love my kids so much. I am so excited to have another one to love. I already love him, but can't wait for him to be here and for that love to grow everyday. I am so blessed to be a mommy!

Well my benadryl is making me drowsy, so I am going to attempt to fall asleep now. nite-nite.

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is 2 am on January 1st 2007 and I cannot sleep. I am hitting that point where Peyton is most active at night..when I want to sleep. He is getting so big and every little movement is BIG, lol.

Things are going better in a lot of ways. I have been going to my OB every 2 weeks since 24 weeks due to my high blood pressure. He put me on 250 mg of Aldomet 3 itmes a day at 25 weeks. Then at 27 weeks he he increased it to 500 mg 3 times/day. That is what he had me on at the end with Dawson and Emmalee and it didn't help. Well, thankfully it is working right now! My last 2 appts, I have had readings of 125/70 and 112/73! I am very happy and I can tell a HUGE difference in hopw I feel. I really notice it when I forget to take a dose.

The only thing now is that my whole lower body hurt really bad. I dread getting out of bed, sitting too long, walking, turning positions in bed, etc. Thankfully Mike and the kids have really stepped up to help me.

I am right at 30 lbs now and hope not to gain more than 40 *crosses fingers*. I had failed my 1 hour glucose test. I t6ook the 3 hour a few weeks ago and found out on my b-day that I passed. That was the best b-day present. I was so scared of getting gestational diabetes. I couldn;t handle having 2 reasons to be classified as a high risk pregnancy. Diabetes runs in my family and I will be 30 next year, so it scares me a little. Okay it scares me a lot.

I have made a pact to start losing weight againa week after Peyton is born. I plan on exercising 4 times a week or more. I will walk Emmalee and Peyton to pick up Dawson from his bus a mile away. Then I have some workout dvd's and I told Mike I want an exercise bike for our anniversary. So I can mix up the workouts. Then we have my brothers weight training system because it didn;t fit at his house and I will do that 3 time a week. That with weight watchers will do it again!

Peyton is doing great. I had a 32 week ultrasound just to make sure my hypertension didn't decrease my fluid levels or do any damage to him. He look wonderful and healthy. We got some great headshots of him. His face is shaped and aligned like Dawson's from what I can see. It made me so antsy to see him. Oh and the second ultrasound confirmed that the first one is right and he is a boy!!!

Here are some shots of my little man!

















I also threw in a few holiday ones of Dawson and Emmalee. They are from Christmas eve in their new PJ's and a few weeks before that when they made a gingerbread house. They had a blast this Christmas. their fave gift is definetly the trampoline. They play on it every chance they get!

Mike got me some great gifts this year! He got me a new dinnerware set that I love! I got some porcealin bakeware, some new glassware and flatware, curve crush cologne and a nice fleecy robe. For my Bday he got me a web cam and a sewing machine! My Best Friend moved to North Carolina and we had talked about getting web cams to talk for free and so our kids could talk and see eachother. Now we can! I am slowly learning to sew. It is gonna take a while, lol. Then with my bday money from my mom and in-laws I got a new iPod shuffle! It is a 1 gig and it is sooooo much smaller and nicer than my old one. The kids took off with the old one and I have yet to find it.

Emmalee is getting a little easier lately. NOt sure why, but I am happy. things have been a lot less stressful. dawson is doing great in school and is reading a little more and even doing basic adding and subtracting! My baby is growing up *sniff-sniff*.

Well the benadryl is finally kicking in so I am out. I hope everyone has an incredible and safe 2007!!!