B’s blog

Soccer starts for the kids next week! They both decided to play this season. Of course I didn’t have to twist Avery’s arm but Jaelyn was super nervous to commit to anything like soccer. So I promised her she’s only have to do it this season and if she didn’t like it then she could quit. I’m sure she will think it’s fun though. She’s worried that she won’t know how to kick the ball into the goal. This league they are playing in is called FFPS: which stands for Fun Fair Positive Soccer. They don’t keep stats or score. All the kids get equal playing time. And they are grouped with kids born in the same birth year. It’ll be fun for me to watch Jaelyn run all over the place and do her best. Priceless! Avery’s always been athletic and great at whatever sport he tries. He’s a natural athlete. We’ll soon find out if Jaelyn follows in her brother’s footsteps. She’s 99% princess though so I’m hoping that first time she gets tripped she can find it in herself to get back up without crying. Braden is going to be very difficult to keep off the field this year too. He can start playing when he is 5 but he’ll want so badly to be out their with the older kids.

Last night at church our pastor addressed the big issue surrounding the church this last month. We had 2 senior pastors leave within 9 days of each other and a handful of very involved families leave in response to that fall out. It has been on our hearts since we heard and the whole church body was wanting answers to what happened. Although Phil could not give out specifics due to confidentiality, he did his best trying to describe the situation without being malicious or saying anything bad about anyone. Now you can about imagine how a talk like this would have went. Erik and I knew some things that happened simply from being friends with the right people and although we still have questions left unanswered we are going to ride this out and see if the church can bounce back. We don’t goto church for our pastor. We go to get our weekly spiritual fill and I think we are at an understanding that if we continue to NOT get that at this church, we are going to leave and find somewhere where we will get that again. We are giving it a set amount of time to improve and then we will be faced with a difficult decision. After church last night, we went to our friend’s house and discussed it all with them and with Erik’s mom and Steve. We all are in the same boat about riding the wave and praying for God’s grace to come over ACC.

Jim and Shelly come in at 6pm and then it’s on the run all weekend. Kemah tomorrow and Galveston on Saturday. Not sure about Sunday yet but they leave at 7 ish on Sunday night. Seems like we have waited for them to come down here forever and now that they finally are, it’ll be over before we have time to blink. That’s the way it always is with guests though.

The Chinese calendar was wrong for Megan. She’s having a boy! So much for my accurate study. Congrats Megan and Matt! Now just decide on a name and return that pink Pottery Barn crib bedding!

I was reading my comments and Uncle Paul just volunteered to be our live in nanny! I wasn’t worried about him until this very minute. Now I’m certain he’s lost his mind! HA HA HA!! Not that I’m chinese or believe in Chinese traditions and culture (with the exception of crab ragoon) but I checked the Chinese Calendar to determine what sex this baby will be and turns out that it’s a girl. Now, just to validate it, I figured it out for each of my other 3 and my friend’s 3 and they all were accurate. According to that, Megan is having a girl too. She actually is far enough along that tomorrow (Wed) she is going for her ultrasound to find out so my theory will be proven right or wrong tomorrow. Stay tuned. The weather here is wonderful! It’s 80’s and no humidity. Perfect weather for company. I heard Des Moines has been a bit chilly the last few weeks. Erik had a huge meeting with the president of KSBJ today, along with Brent, about moving out of the engineering dept and creating their own IT dept at KSBJ. Right now they are underneath the engineers. If this happens, Brent will move into the IT Director role and Erik will be the IT Manager. They made their proposal today and then again in front of the board tomorrow and Friday Tim, the president takes it to HR. If this happens like they want, they will get more help but first and foremost better compensation. Right now, comparitively speaking, Erik isn’t making what he should for all the work he does for the station. With a 4th coming in May, we will welcome a fat raise! I know it has been a huge issue on Erik and Brent’s hearts because they are well aware that if they left the station they could be making a ton more money. But I feel like God brought Erik to Houston and placed him in this job at this Christian station and to leave would be fighting God’s plan for him. So this is a blessing that Tim was so responsive to their proposal and now they just wait to see what happens. I am hopeful we will know in the next week what this will mean financially for our family. Tonight for supper I made Chicken and Rice soup. YUMMY! I’m been having cravings like crazy lately. Last night at 10pm, Erik went to the store for me to get Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Spirals. He is such a great guy to do that for me. Boy was that tasty, even though he had to wake me up at 10:30 after he made it so I could enjoy it. I don’t want to be one of those pregnant ladies that takes advantage of being pregnant but this is my last and so as long as he’s willing to pamper me during our last pregnancy together, then I’ll let him. My 32nd birthday is Sunday. Since we have Jim and Shelly coming into town, we’ll be running around all weekend. We want to show them Galveston and Kemah. And just hang out. Then in October Vicki and George are coming for almost 2 weeks! They will stay with Kim and Steve. It’s George’s first time visiting. Their family is going to be expanding officially next year with the weddings of both of their children, Derek and Shawn. How exciting for them! Well, almost time to get the kids ready for bed. Which only means one thing for me…recorded sitcoms!!
PS. If you scroll down, you will see our baby ticker. It tells how far I am and how much farther I have to go. 233 days!!! Why don’t they just say “Quit looking you psycho! You will be pregnant for what will feel like eternity so get used to it!” Oh, and for those that care, my baby is suppose to be the size of a grape this week and growing fingers and a nose and even internal organs. It’s quite a busy week for the baby! Click here to view the Chinese calendar

I know 8 weeks is still 32 away from my due date but it’s 3 weeks further along than when I first found out I was pregnant again, so we are making slow progress. Next Tuesday I go to the OB for an ultrasound to see how far along I am, how many babies are in there, and to see if things are looking good. First off, I better not be having twins! Secondly, for those that keep asking, yes, I’ve been feeling a little more queasy and in fact, Saturday my supper didn’t agree with me and came right back up. So it’s indeed starting. Usually it’s worse in the evenings after supper, right before bed. I’m quickly being reminded on how much I HATE being pregnant. I pray that once I see this baby on ultrasound next week, my feelings about this will improve. I’m overwhelmed. It’s nice to know so many other pregnant friends so I have others who can relate and talk to me about this. I think one of the things I’m most worried about doesn’t even have to do with having another baby. It’s the fact I have to get into a bridesmaid dress 3-4 weeks after I give birth and travel with 4 children! Am I crazy!? How do I even go about getting fitted for a dress? Not to mention that I’ll be recovering from surgery most likely. I’m just freaking out about dumb stuff I guess.

I have heard that if the mom looks really bad (skin broken out, overly tired) when she is pregnant she is carrying a girl. That is because all the mom’s beauty leaves her and goes to her daugher so she has a pretty girl. Well, just like when I was pregnant with Jaelyn, my skin is breaking out more. So I think I’m having a girl. Erik’s mom has said for years that if we have 4 children, it will be boy, girl, boy, girl. My friend Megan is pregnant and will find out next week what she is having. She has a boy, girl, boy…so whatever she has next, she thinks I will copy her. She’s convinced her’s is a girl too. I don’t care what it is to be honest. I’m feeling great so far and I’m counting my blessings for that. This is usually the time I get sick so feeling good is weird to me at this stage. It makes me wonder if the positive tests were right. I’ve had positive urine tests and blood tests so I’m sure I’m pregnant but it doesn’t seem like it. We are going to find out the sex of the baby as soon as we are able too, most likely before Christmas. The kids are so attentive to me being pregnant again. They are kissing my belly all the time and talking about the baby alot. I’m excited to see how this baby is going to change our family dynamics.