House Full of Boys!

Liam Parley Born 2/24/09 Time: 2:45pm Weight: 7lbs 13.6 oz Length 20.50 in Head 14.75 in His name : We decided about 2 days before Liam was born that we didn't really 'love' the names we had on our list, so we went looking again. We narrowed it down to Liam and Beckett. Liam seemed to fit him the best and so that is what we named him. The boys were a little bummed to begin with as they had been calling the baby Kaleb for a month or so. They have adjusted fine though to the change. The middle name is my grandpa's middle name. He passed away in 2003. All of our boys have family middle names and we really wanted to carry on my grandpa's name. Looks : We think that Liam looks a lot like Adley did when he was born - but that he has Eli's nose. He has a head full of black hair about an inch or so long - more than any of the other boys. My labor experience : As many of you were already aware I was scheduled to be induced with Liam on the 24th, but around 6pm th...

Eli - 1 month old Today Eli turned 2!!! I can't believe it has been 2 yrs already - and that tomorrow we will be adding another little boy to our family. Eli will no longer be the baby. I think that he can sense the baby is coming - maybe that explains some of his behavior lately. Today he was in our room and went over to the bassinett and kept peeking over the edge saying - 'baby, baby'. Jared told him that is where the baby will sleep - he responded 'baby nigh nigh'. I wonder how he will adjust to the new baby - time will tell! This morning we gave Eli one of his presents so that Aidan could watch - it was a Lego tractor - he loved it. He loves anything Lego - just like his brothers and daddy. Tonight we had Jared's family over for a party. We ate pizza, salad and of course cake and ice cream. Eli liked playing with his cousins and getting more cars and Legos for his presents. Jared and I made his cake - this year we decided to do a sea turtle - it is...

Wednesday Jared was picking Aidan up from school. On the way home they were following a school bus. They saw some kids get off the bus and here is the conversation that followed: Adley : Hey a lady just got off the bus Aidan : She's not a lady Adley - you are using that word wrong Adley : She is too a lady Aidan : No she's not Jared : Aidan, he can call her a lady if he wants, it is not incorrect Adley : See I told you Aidan Jared : Adley, it's okay to call them a lady by why do you pick that word instead of saying 'girl' Adley : Because I can't say that word!!!!!! (Usually when he attempts to say girl - it comes out 'gra' or when he tries to say; tile or pile - it comes out 'tila, or pila' - trouble with the "L's" I guess, he'll get it sorted out some day)

For the past year I have been clipping coupons to help save a buck here and there. I have been wanting to find out ways to save more money but just didn't know where to look or how to begin. Then my cousin sent me links to a few websites about how to save money. I have been reading and learning so much - there is a whole coupon/savings world out there with their own lingo. So I have been reading ads, printing coupons, signing up for freebies, etc. This week I was going to try it out. I usually only go to Walmart for my every 2 weeks grocery trip. This time I was going to 3 stores. I made out my 2 week menu, sorted my coupons between stores (after my trip I realized now why some women carry a binder with coupons in baseball card clear sheets - it can get tricky if you end up needing to swap coupons between stores if you find a better deal - I was dropping them everywhere) and made my lists of what to get at each store. I had so much fun!!!! Eli loved it too - he got free coo...

I am convinced that even though Eli doesn't turn 2 until later this month that he is in fact 2 already - let me tell you why. 1 . He throws tantrums on the floor - lays on his belly and kicks his feet 2 . He can destroy my living room in about 5 seconds - just goes from one thing to the next 3 . He has repeatedly removed his pants and diaper the past few weeks - it is becoming more and more frequent. This morning the diaper was more than just wet! Jared resorted to duck tape one day - it worked really well! (If I thought he was at all interested in using the potty this wouldn't be such a bad thing, but he never 'goes' when we put him on the toilet). 4 . His favorite word is 'No' and now he has added, 'No way'. One day he even asked me 'why' 5 . He pushes the kitchen chairs so that he can get things on the counter - for example he just brought me another banana already opened. He is so sneaky - I didn't even hear him. Scary part of...

I am sitting at my computer drinking my second glass of Coke, eating sugar cookies. Today I do not care what I eat. I have been so good for most of my pregnancy I am having a day where I am treating myself to whatever I want. I am tired of the diet soda, the sugar free snacks, low sugar cereal, fat free milk, etc. I am under the 2 week mark (induction scheduled for the 24th) and I am counting down the days. My clothes don't fit anymore and I feel like I am being cut in half by them. I have contractions all the time but nothing regular. Maybe just maybe I will go in to labor on my own. I am cleaning my house, here and there, making food and freezing it for easy meals after the baby. I have 4 more days of work until my maternity leave starts. My bags are packed and the nursery is ready. Now the baby just needs to arrive!!! The kids are getting excited! Adley always makes comments about how slow I am or that I can't bend over because of the baby in my belly. Eli just come...

As my due date is getting closer and closer and I am feeling bigger and more uncomfortable everyday I find it very interesting the comments and questions I get from complete strangers. I have decided that I want to make a shirt with all of the answers so that I don't have to repeat myself a thousand times. It would go something like this: "Yes I am due soon, the end of this month. Yes, I am aware that I look 'due'. No this is not my first baby, but my fourth. No I did not get pregnant as a teenager, I was 23 when I had my first one. Yes we know what we are having, it is a boy. Yes my fourth boy, no girls at home. No we are not sure if we will try again (can't I get finished having this one yet?) I work as a Labor & Delivery nurse. I guess I work in the right place (but if I wasn't pregnant would I be working in the wrong place?)." I think it is funny how people feel the need to comment - for example at the store last night the cashier said, "...