10 on Tuesday

1. Macy is doing a tremendous job being a big girl and using the potty!


2. It was just me and Silas this evening while Grandma had Macy, Grandpa had the big boys and Josh had Myah. I had no idea a balloon would entertain him for almost an hour. LOVE that little boy!


3. We purchased a 12 passenger van this past week. I am loving it and getting the hang of driving it. Road trip, here we come! (Sorry no pic.)

4. I am super worn out. I am so discouraged at times b/c I WANT to do so much but my body won't let me do much of anything. I'm usually not a big pregnancy whiner but I"m telling ya...#6 is taking its toll.

5. We are trucking right along with homeschooling. I am not your typical homeschooling mama. I don't really enjoy it to be quite honest but I am convinced its the right thing for our family and pray God will help me in this area b/c I have a feeling my lack of zeal for it is rubbing off on my boys. (If you must comment on this issue please be encouraging)

6. So...just as I finished typing that last tab, I look over and see a teaching series called "Encouragement for the Homeschooling Family". Hm, maybe a hint I suppose. Maybe instead of watching something on netflix as I do my 20 billion loads of laundry tomorrow, I should listen to these CD's.

7. I am super excited about the growth I am seeing in my husband and feel so blessed to be his helpmeet. He is indescribable! I love that man!


8. Greyson makes me one proud mama. I know he tries to please me though I don't always do a good job of showing my appreciation. He is working hard at school and piano and of course soccer. He is one busy boy and a tremendous blessing!


9. Samuel..I'm proud of him too and love him to pieces but to be quite honest, he's been a booger lately. We're working on that. He told me on Sunday to never sign him up for soccer again because it's too hard. REALLY battling laziness with him. On a more positive note...he is starting school very very soon! I don't know when since I'm not 100% organized right now but, SOON! Hopefully this will really help the laziness issue. He pulled out his own tooth the other day...brave lil guy!


10. Hmmm...our newest blessing is constantly poking, kicking, rolling, etc. While it is painful at times, I don't take it for granted. I am so blessed! Can't wait to meet him/her.

Um.

My brain is in a fog so much so that I can't come up with a title to this post. I guess the flu (and pregnancy) will do that to you. I just know I need to post something since I haven't in a while. Life lately has been...well, we're hangin in there. Josh's business has been sooo busy which makes for one exhausted hubby and daddy when he finally makes it home. I keep reminding him that we're both bearing our "curse" so we are both exhausted. I'm doing my best to keep up on things but really feel so behind in just about every area of life. Our summer has been one where we've not had the opportunity to "vacation" which has got me bummed b/c I've been needing at least a weekend camping trip or SOMETHING! I think we're making the best of it though. We've had a fun time visiting parks and just being together as much as we can. The boys are starting soccer this Saturday and are super excited about that.

This pregnancy has been going very smoothly. We have chosen the home birth option which I'm super excited about. The lady we're using to assist the birth has 20+ years experience and is a perfect fit for us. We were concerned with our baby having jaundice that will need to be treated with bili lights right away. I wouldn't have this concern if ALL of my babies haven't had to deal with this issue. Turns out her 2nd child had such severe jaundice that it caused some damage to her brain. That was back before bili lights. So, she will be very proactive in getting the proper equipment available for us to do in home treatment as soon as we know if its needed or not.

And...that's about it. I will post a few pictures but hope to post more later.