Are you having a baby? Well we are having our very last baby and we could not be more excited. I think we do have a girls name picked out for the most part but the boy we still have not decided. It funny actually because every week we change our minds and the name changes. Last week we thought we had the boy name picked and this week its the girls name that we are set on. Most people hand out cigars when they have a baby. We did that will Ben but that was it. The other we did not do it with. You can if your having a baby look online for daily cigar deals. It would be better than ordering and paying full price. I cant wait to have the baby and be done having kids. I also want to start to loose some weight as well.
This mothers day was so enjoyable. I have to say we did not do much but hang out in the yard and then spend a little time with my parents but it was perfect to me. I even got a little bit of sun on my face and I had a really good time. The kids both made me cute little projects at school and Ken bought me my kindle fire and gave it to me last week because he knew I really wanted it. It was a beautiful day. Ken also was able to finished the play set and we just had a really nice time out in the back yard. It was the perfect weekend.
Well we have two upcoming birthday parties that we need to get gifts for. They happen to be our oldest and our current youngest’s in the same month. I have not yet decided what to get Ben for his birthday. I know that he really likes a jigsaw puzzle, and that Aidan really wants a new bike. Aidan wants a bike because he wants to learn how to ride with no training wheels. I know it seem fast because he is only two years old but his other siblings are doing it so he wants to as well. Ben however we might have to take shopping and let him pick something out. He is that age where he really enjoys gift cards so he can choose his own gift. We might let him pick out his own gift. I know that he would really enjoy that this year.
The kids room upstairs is still not really completed. It is for the most part but we still need to put molding around the windows and also get some window treatments. Right now in the windows we have sheets that are hanging up there to block some of the sun because if we have nothing the kids get up way to early in the morning. It would be nice to have some roman shades in there when we get done with the molding. I would love for it to be completed but since it has been so nice outside we have been doing outdoor projects. Maybe in the winter we can get it finally finished and get some really nice window treatments up as well. It will look better than the sheets for sure.
Ken got the swing set finished this weekend. It looks very nice. We are going to add a few more finishing touches but it is finished for the most part. The house is completed as well. I will post a picture of it a little later or maybe tomorrow because I forgot to take one before it got dark tonight. The kids are loving it and so am I. I like that it does not look junky like the last club house the kids had that was made from old fence panels. I think that he did a wonderful job on it and he stayed under his budget as well witch was really nice. Now for the next outside project!
Well I have to admit that I am very excited that this school semester is almost over for Ken. I don’t know if it was really rough for me this time because I am pregnant again with our fourth child or if its was just because the times were kind of late in the evening.
However he is already registered for classes for this coming fall semester. I am thankful he is taking summer off. Anyways since he is already registered for classes we can already start preparing for the huge book fees or we could go a different route this semester. We could rent textbooks online and simply return them when we are finished. This to me is the very best way to do it. We found that out a couple semesters ago when we purchased a book for the bookstore and paid aalmost $200 for it and when to sell it back after the semester was over to find out that that book was not going to be used anymore and they were not buying it back. Needless to say we were pretty angry. Textbook rental are definitely the way to go! You can always return the book when you are finished and the return and the renting shipping is always free. You pay a fraction of the cost of buying the book and trust me when I say just because you buy a book from the school bookstore does not mean they will buy it back. This rental is a sure way to pay less and get rid of the book when your finished. When you buy it and then they don’t want it you really feel guilty throwing away a $200 book when you no longer need it. Ever since we found out that you can rent textbooks that’s exactly what we have been doing. it saves a ton of money right from the start. It always makes me happy to save money, how about you? Still not sure learn about how it works below!
Well I think we are on the verge of closing in on a few baby names that we like. It seems like it was really hard for us this time because we really still have not fully decided. I know with the other kids we pretty much knew right away what we were planning on going with when they were born. I think maybe the problem is for one having to pick out a name for each gender because we do not know the sex of the baby yet. Another reason is that we used our favorites with the last kids and its hard to fall in love with a name that you will be hearing for the rest of your life. We also don’t want a name that will embarrass the kid later in life or make them think what were my parents thinking. Either way we have been finally talking about names the past few days and I think we might have something but then again that could always change. You never know. hahah
Well time is running out for me to prepare for this new baby that we are having in July. I have to say it is much harder not knowing the gender of the child when you are trying to get things ready. I do not spend all day wondering what I am going to have but it makes it harder when I have to try and wash every outfit in both genders of clothing. That is something that we have not even started to dig out yet. I am excited that I will be getting rid of the opposite genders stuff so we will not have so much in our basement anymore. I am also not looking forward to the hospital stay. I love the hospital and the doctors and nurses but I never sleep good there because they are always checking you and hooking you up to things like jobst compression stockings after surgery. I always seem to get better sleep at home in my own bed. Hopefully these last few months will fly by and we will have a new baby soon.
When we first moved into our very first house as a matter of fact we are still living in it I was thankful it had a basement.I know some just think that basements are problems and some are problems but it is nice to have the extra space to put things not in use that you will need in the future. I know we need a few things in ours like some led lighting to brighten the place up a little sure would be nice. It would make it so the lights would save energy and also provide tons of light. Maybe that can be a winter project this year and we can ditch the old fashioned light bulbs for good. They are such energy wasters.
I know it seems strange to some but I just can not believe that I am going to soon have an eight year old little boy. In this eight years Ben has taught me a lot. Some may think that kids do all the learning when you become parents for the very first time but that is only half of it. I think that we as parents learn just as much as they do even in their first year of life. Ben has taught me lots of things but the number one thing that comes to mind is patience. That for sure was my lacking quality before he was born. He is turning out to be a great kid and I know he will be forever.
My name is Vicky. I'm married to my wonderful and supportive husband Ken. We have been married for over 9 years now. We currently live in Illinois.Together we have three great kids. Ben who is eight and Maddie that is five and Aidan that is three. The kids take up most of my time but I would have it no other way. I am a Stay at home mom and I really love it. I could not ask for anything more. My hobbies are blogging and scrapbooking. Thanks for visiting me here and come back anytime. Leave me a message so I know you visited me.If you would like a link on my blog please email me at knn188@yahoo.com.
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