So, I'm way behind on InstaFriday, but here we go.
Hubby was convinced that Mother's Day was on Tuesday (he put it in his computer calendar as a date last year, instead of such and such Sunday). So we went to Red Lobster last weekend to beat the "Mother's Day rush" on Tuesday. Oops.
I will be 20 weeks pregnant on Sunday, which means we are halfway there! Still no clue on names, just have the middle name. So for now, we've been calling her "What's her name". Like "hey honey, what's her name is moving right now if you want to feel her."
So, this is why shopping takes so long. Ava insists on pushing the cart now. TAKES FOREVER.
Oh, you didn't know that I was the world's best daughter in law? My father in law (Hi Steve!) sent me this for Mother's Day with strict instructions not to share. But you know I did.
Sometimes we pretend to like to do things as a family and go for morning walks. Jasmin dressed herself, I do not claim this outfit. I'm kind of in the picture too, that's my shadow next to the dog who is so fat that she's convinced that a walk means certain death so we end up having to drag her along.
Ava picked out her outfit after her bath. Someone thinks she's stylin!
Those scars are from her seven surgeries. The long horizontal scar is from two surgeries (pyloromyotomy and to fix a hiatal hernia), her man made belly button is from her 4 surgeries from gastroschisis, and the vertical scar underneath is from her last emergency surgery for a bowel obstruction. She's my tough girl!
Ava loves to play with my phone, which means I end up with a ton of photos like this.
I saw these on a car this weekend. I told hubby that I was going to put some on the van. He asked me "Do you own a van that I don't know about, cause those aren't going on this one."
The fabric I showed ya a couple of weeks ago? I've been working on it. Usually it's my mom behind the machine, but I took over for a few minutes. Her job is to sew, mine is to arrange to squares and hand them to her. Yes, the baby is attached to my hip. She's convinced that if she's more than 4 feet from me that she'll die.
And here is a sneak peek. We still need 5 more rows, and then the border. It's my first attempt at a puff quilt and I'm in LOVE. I found the tutorial online, but I'll do a tutorial with things I've learned when it's completed.
Oh my goodness. This week has kicked my butt. I'm currently on my couch, in my pajamas, trying not to fall asleep. So let's do a blog post and wake me up, why don't we?
The main reason that I was stressed out this week was because we were buying a new (to us) car. So I spent many a day pouring over car reviews, ads, etc. We finally found the van I wanted. Traded in my 2011 Kia Sorento for a 2010 Town and Country. Would I sound completely old if I said I loved it? So much room, and the kids are way in the back, and I can barely hear them when they bicker. It's wonderful.
Miss Arielle got the game ball at their Friday night game. They got completely creamed at the game, but they are improving as a team. She had a great hit and earned the ball. The other team caught it and she got out, but who's counting.
When the baby comes, the two older girls are sharing a room, Ava is moving into Jasmin's old room, and the baby will move into Ava's. So I'm making Ava a puff quilt for her "big girl" room. Three guesses what the color scheme is going to be.
Apparently Ava was upset with the overpriced sequin tiara. Don't worry, I took it off right after I snapped a pic. No babies were harmed in the making of this blog post.
Ummm, when did my baby get big enough for pigtails? I know I'm biased, but I think she's adorable.
I had a craving for a spicy crispy chicken sandwich from Wendy's. Usually I just feed Ava off of my plate, but splurged and bought her a 99 cent burger.
Best. Decision. Ever. She was occupied, and I was actually able to eat my burger, in peace and drool free.
Arielle had Ava "help" her put away laundry. I call it "pawning off my chores on the baby" but whatever.
How can you tell when someone has been playing with your phone?
Jasmin did an extra book at Awana and earned a special pin. I may have already posted this pic at some point. I'm too tired and lazy to check.
We took them out for frozen yogurt earlier today.
Do you see how much yogurt Jasmin has? That ding dong child had the nerve to ask me for money for the ice cream truck not an hour later.
Lost her mind.
So, that's it folks!
I just realized that I need to blog more. Like, I do the InstaFriday on Fridays, and Highs and Lows on Mondays, but besides that, I've been slacking. Besides chasing after Ava all day, and working on Etsy orders, I don't have much time to craft. I do things here and there, but nothing blog worthy. You know how I feel about bloggers who post crap like "It's Halloween! I bought a mini pumpkin! Here it is on my mantle! Here are pics of it from 47 different angles!" So I don't do posts like that. Not that my mantle has changed in the last two years we've lived here, but whatever.
Hubby had a freelance client meeting this week, so he dropped the girls and I off at Taco Casa for Taco Tuesday. Gotta love only having one car, right? Ava pretty much only eats the cheese.
I found a lovely note in the fridge from hubby.
Ummm, holy crap. Is there any doubt who Ava's daddy is?
My mom always carries Ava on her back, and Ava almost immediately falls asleep. In Korean, it's called "uh-buh" so Ava will walk over to my mom, lean on her back and keep saying "buh! buh!" until my mom picks her up.
I am in love with these curls.
Hubby got me a Walking Dead calendar for Christmas. Wonder what the girls will think when July rolls around?
The girls (with Lover's help) made me breakfast last weekend.
Took my mom and Ava to the Botanical Gardens. Ava was a butt the whole time. Didn't want to be in the stroller, only wanted me to carry her. 22 lb toddler? 13 weeks pregnant? Texas outdoors? Kill me now.
My mom treated us to Red Lobster afterwards. Have you had a boston iced tea there? Oh my goodness. Half ice tea, half cranberry juice, I ask for an extra orange slice, plus 4 packs of sugar? Yum!
My oldest is a bonehead. She has these poison ivy welts all over, and she can't figure out why they're spreading and getting worse. Well, ding dong, when Mommy tells you to put on the medicine, and you don't because "it stings and I don't want to" then you can't really be surprised when they get worse. Dummy. :)
My father & sister in law came to visit last weekend. We see my FIL every couple of months, but it's been so long since I've seen Sam. Love her! Lotsa good talks and bonding. Plus, Lover is designing her wedding invites/program/save the dates/etc. Gotta love having a graphic designer in the family. She's the one having the Beauty and the Beast theme wedding (you can read about it on her blog). Did I mention that she's 5 foot 2, and her fiance is 6 foot 8?
We went to the Harbor while they were here. I really love where we live. There are lakes around us, and the harbor is so cool. Lotsa restaurants, live bands during the summer, gorgeous views, a lighthouse. Ava loved the fountains.
Did I mention that there is also a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory at the Harbor? If you've never been to one, you're missing out. They have dipped apples in so many different toppings. Lover and I always split a rocky road apple. Chocolate, marshmallows, 47 million calories. So good!
Afterwards, we let the kids run around. Jasmin didn't get to play much because Arielle told me that Jasmin said "Shit". So of course, Jasmin was in trouble for that and had to sit out. But after talking to her about it, turns out she saw it written somewhere, and was just sounding out the letters (like they've been working on in kindergarten), not knowing what it was going to say. So not in trouble after that, just had a talk about giving me all the info and saying "Hey mom, I saw it written down so I was sounding it out" so she doesn't get in trouble.
This is why I love my husband. I was on my way to pick him up to go to our OB appt, and I forgot to bring my water. Love how well he knows me.
Miss Jasmin is playing t-ball this year, and Jake is one of her coaches. He was Arielle's coach last year, so every year he switches who he coaches. Love how involved he is with my girls. Jasmin played soccer last year, and it was so painful to watch that we may have told her that they aren't offering soccer this year. Seriously, my child was the ding dong running in the wrong direction, or staring at the clouds.
I won a $100 gift card to Poppy Tree Frames (I suck and can't remember the blog I won it on, sorry!) and picked up these frames. They're gorgeous, and HUGE! I got all three of them in a robin's egg blue. Gorgeous!
Poor Titan is banished outside today. We ran out of dog food and bought him a different kind (so we didn't do the slow change over like you're supposed to). So he's been gross and pooping and yacking everywhere. So sorry, bud, you're an outside dog today.
Well, I had every intention to post this yesterday. But I got lazy, my husband's dad and sister came into town, I posted a giveaway. So I'm late. Again. Love me anyway?
Every morning starts out with this young lady. We wake up early (not MY choice), catch up on emails and Facebook, and snuggle until it's time to feed everyone.
Took the girls to the library on Monday. They had a couple of clowns from the circus there. The older girls had fun, but Ava was bored. Ever try entertaining a 19 month old who does not want to be somewhere? Makes a half hour turn into 5.
So, I was irritated that Arielle's glasses were costing me so much. But the eye place wouldn't let me cancel my order since they already made them. Oh well. Arielle LOVES them, so that makes it so much better. When did my 8 year old turn into a young lady?
You'll see this on my Highs and Lows post on Monday too, but holy crap. A stanger accidentally ran over the girls scooter and broke it. And instead of driving off, he came to the door apologized, asked me where we bought it at, and dropped off a brand new one a couple of hours later. Who does that these days? Renewed my faith in people.
I think Ava's bath time is my favorite part of the day.
So there you go, folks. Go enter the giveaway, and thanks for being followers. You rock. <3
Here's a little glimpse into my day. Bath time. Eating. Cleaning up messes I didn't make. Nap time.
If you've been a faithful reader, you may remember me mentioning my hate for the Attorney General for trying to say my ex owed me $38k, despite me saying he's always paid. His credit score has taken a 100 point hit, they were trying to intercept his tax return. I even drove the 40 minutes into Dallas to give them the paperwork directly (which they promptly lost). FINALLY I checked my case status, and it says he owes me $0.00.
I made my chili roasted salmon for dinner the other night. Didn't even realize that I forgot to put in the red bell pepper. Oops.
I saw this semi hauling a ton of new pallets. How bad is it that I wanted to run him off the road and load up the pallets?
Finally got the 8 pillow orders finished and shipped. I was worried about getting them all into the post office (since Ava doesn't like to walk), but God Bless the three people at the post office who took 2 minutes out of their day to help someone. That selflessness made my day. Thank you, random strangers.
I needed the car on Wednesday, and since we're a lovely one car family, I offered to come pick up hubby from work, take him to MMA class, and then pick him up afterwards and take him back to work. We sat and watched the last 20 minutes. Ava wanted to participate.
I love how good Arielle is with Ava. Arielle, Jasmin and I had to get our teeth cleaned on Wednesday, and Arielle watched her while it was my turn.
Arielle had an eye dr appt on Thursday morning. So I took her to Chiloso (my favorite breakfast place) for some one on one (plus Ava) time.
Ava and Daddy decided to come read to me one night. Ava LOVES to read.
This is technically from hubby's phone, but he tagged me on FB with this photo collage.
How precious!
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