According to Adam part 2

Last night Adam had some growing pains so I sat on his bed with him and rubbed his legs. We starting talking about life. It was so cute. I was telling him why he gets these growing pains and he was fascinated with the growing process. However he was confused about one thing regarding his growth for I had just cut his hair the day before. Now you may not understand this fully, but if I can explain it like he explained it to me you will see the point. So here goes...Adam: But mom, how can I have growing pains when you cut my hair? Me: What do you mean? Adam: I can't grow bigger cause you cut my hair and that makes me shorter. (Explanation) According to Adam getting your hair cut stunts your growth. :D Teehee! I explained to him that getting your hair cut does not stop you from growing and that his hair will quickly grow back, and that we will continue to cut it and he will continue to grow. Once again kids can be so silly and cute!

Five weeks and counting!

Today I am 35 weeks pregnant, which leaves only 5 remaining weeks until our little peanut is born. Well, hopefully only 5 weeks. At my last mid-wife appointment she guessed her weight to be about 5 lbs so if I go over I will probably have a big baby again. NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT! Right now going the way things are I should have a nice 8 lb baby, according to the mid-wife. An 8 lb baby is fine by me, I know it sounds kinda big still, but not compared to 10 lbs. Although 7 lbs would be even better, but that probably won't happen, so we will just have to wait and see. So far I have gained 15 lbs., which is already close to the weight I gained with Sarah and she turned out to be 7 lb 14 oz. I gained a total of 18 lbs with Sarah, so with 5 weeks remaining I am likely to go over that weight gain, putting me in the range an 8 lb baby, hopefully! With Adam I gained 20 lbs (he was born 8 lb 2 oz) and with Jack it was 26 lbs (he was born 9 lb 13 oz) so I am getting close to those weight gains as well. If I pork out these last 5 weeks I can probably expect another 10 lb baby, but hopefully not anymore then 10 lbs. It would be so nice to have a small baby this time but what can you do as long as she is healthy. Now I am just waiting for the nesting to kick in so I can get all my stuff reading before she arrives, I have loads of stuff to do and with the recent shower I had I have more awesome stuff to get organized. Yipee, the fun begins...

Chipped tooth

Man oh man, if it's not one thing it's another around here. It seems like this is the year of injuries surrounding the Clark Clan. This time the injured would be Sarah. Yesterday was Football Sunday and Dan has the NFL Sunday ticket so sometimes we have company over after church to watch the games. This means friends for the kids to play with. I was down stairs visiting with the adults and the kids are upstairs in the playroom or so I thought. Instead they were in the room next to the office that our treadmill is in. Luckily they didn't turn the thing on or things might have been worse. I heard her cries and felt compelled to run instead of walk which is what I usually do since their injuries are usually not as bad as they think. I knew by her cries that this time was different. Apparently, her cousin,a friend and her were on the treadmill and her cousin started walking. Even though the machine is electric and wasn't plugged in you can still turn the belt with your feet which is what happened only Sarah was unaware at the time and her legs were forced out from under her. She fell face first into something I am not sure what and skinned her chin, bit through both sides of her tongue and you guessed it... chipped her tooth. Thankfully the chipped tooth turned out to be a baby tooth that she will soon loose anyway. Her tongue is a little swollen so she was talking funny this morning while getting ready for school, but she'll live. She had me put a band-aid on her chin to hide the scrape. The frustrating part now is this all happened just in time for school pictures. Isn't that the way it always goes though, the kids get scraped up just when you are wanted to get pictures done. Hopefully by Thursday "Picture Day" things will look a little better, she just has to remember not to smile too big, lest we get a good shot of her chipped tooth. :D It really isn't that bad though, poor thing, she will be rid of it soon enough.

Finished a series...

By my favorite author, Francine Rivers. It was the Mark of the Lion Series: A Voice in the Wind, An Echo in the Darkness, and As Sure as the Dawn. I loved, loved, loved the series. She is by far my favorite writer. This series has made my count now up to five completed novels by her. I highly recommend her books to anyone. Great stories of God love and wonderful romances. Now I can't wait or decide for that matter which book I am going to start reading next. I guess I will make a trip to the library and see which one is in. :D

He did it!

Well, Jack is finally potty trained. It has taken quite a bit longer then it did with Sarah and Adam, and he is older too, but at least he is done. Just in time before the new baby arrives too. Now I know that an accident may be waiting around the corner, but for the most part I consider him fully potty trained. He has slept through the night for almost a week now without wetting the bed. I haven't bought pull-ups for a month now, so he has been keeping his undies dry. Yeah for Jack! I am still working on getting him to tell me that he needs to go to the bathroom, for now I am watching him closely for signs and signals when it is time to go. He grabs his front for potty time and his butt for poop time. :D At least I don't have to clean up anymore messy underware. What a big boy. Way to go Jack!!

A day of firsts...

Well, yesterday was Sarah's first day of first grade. She was very excited about that. She can't wait to get assigned homework! Can you believe that? After a few more years in school she will regret she ever said that. :D Yesterday was a first for Adam as well, for it was the first time he or any of my children for that matter was stung by a bee. Rotten bees are taking over my back yard. It is bad enough they chase me around the yard while mowing the lawn. I have on several occasions abandoned the lawn mower to escape the aggressive buggers. Now they have the nerve to sting my kids! Thankfully he died at the heel of a friend who came to Adam's aid. I tried the old mud pack trick that my dad tried on me after being bitten by an ant, I swore at the time it really worked, but I think it is really a placebo pack. :D Adam eventually discovered the mud was not working properly anymore, and so I cleaned it with a bee sting wipe I found in our first aid kit, slapped a band-aid on it and it was good to go. Needless to say, Adam is not allergic to bee stings and Sarah is not so afraid of them anymore since she witnessed first hand that Adam did not die from being stung. Thus ending our day of firsts.

*Quick update on Jack: His doctor appointment revealed a definite abnormality in his x-ray but no definite diagnosis as of yet. They wish to see him in a month to recheck with new x-rays. They could neither confirm nor deny the presence of a fracture or greenstick fracture, which is what they are assuming that it is. However, they chose to remove his splint and not re-cast it since children get muscle atrophy quickly and she wanted him to try and walk on it until his next appointment. He still favors his foot and when he over-does it he will sit down and scoot on his butt to get around. His foot is still a little swollen, but not as bad as before. So I am still confused as to the cause and diagnosis of his injury. So until next month I shall remain with unanswered questions.