Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!

(March 2, 1904)

Dr. Seuss Books have always been my favorite and they are always my first pick to grab off the shelf to read to my Kiddos!! :)

Thank You for such great reading material Dr. Seuss!!

♥~Michelle

Dear So and So...

Dear Stalkers,
I can see the traffic as you all view my blog, so why do I still only have 8 followers? I know I am not great at blogging everyday, but I do blog and I do see who is viewing my page. You may as well click follow! ;)
Thanks,

Neglected Blogger


Dear Hubby,
Thank You for being your sweet self and tolerating me, especially when my pregnancy hormones are at their worst! I appreciate everything you do for me, us and our family. Oh and thank you for stocking the hot tamales every other day, you are the greatest!
Love,
Your Wifey


Dear Kindergarten Momsters,
All you in your little cliques who stare and gossip as I walk by with my two children everyday, while sporting my 21 week baby #3 bump... STOP STARRING! Didn't your Mom teach you any manners? I am not fat, I am expecting and yes he will be my third child.
How rude you all are!
Irritated Mommy


Dear Facebook,
Please stop changing your layouts and privacy settings. Just when we get used to the way things operate, you throw in another change.
Thanks,
Loyal Facebook-er


Dear Verizon,

I really wish your phone upgrade was less then 2 years apart. I could really use a new phone, (mine is a hunk of junk) however I cant dish out the $300 you want for a new one. Please change your 2 year policy or lower your phone prices!

Thanks for understanding,

Woman On A Budget

Dear California Drivers,

I grew up in a small rural community with two stop lights and two lanes of traffic. I prefer to take a country gravel back road over the highway any day. What is the big rush here? Why drive 30 mph over the speed limit? Riding my ass as I go 5 to 10 mph over the speed limit, isn't going to make me go faster, in fact it makes me slow down. It's no mystery to why there are wrecks every 1/2 mile. Get off my ass and go around, not everyone drives with a death wish!

Small Town Driver

Thought I would try something new tonight. Have lots of things on my mind, but wasn't sure what to blog about! Hope everyone is having a great week! :)

♥~Michelle

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Big Sis & Big Bro

Aub & Ry are sooo excited about their baby brother in Mommy's tummy! They ask everyday if it is time for him to come out yet! :) I just know they are going to be such great helpers! We got him this shirt today after my OB apt. Both kids love to go along when they can and hear his heartbeat. They get so excited every time they hear it, warms my heart to see their eyes light up.

I guess we need to get Ry a new t-shirt, cause he gets to be a big brother now! (I am going to attempt to make some myself, but have a few book marked on my computer just in case mine don't work out! ;) Stay tuned for photos in the next couple weeks!) :)

I love my babies so much and it is becoming more and more real everyday that I will soon have 3! (4, if you count Molly..) Still a little nervous about going from 2 to 3, but oh so excited!

Our baby boy is moving around allot, Daddy, Aub & Ry have all felt him move too. We are all so incredibly excited that in another 20 weeks we will have a sweet little baby added to our Family and in our home everyday!

My heart is running over with happiness, love and joy. I am truly blessed to be sharing such an amazing life and family with my very best friend.

We are two of a kind, working on a full house and we may not always have everything we want, but we defiantly have everything we need.

♥~Michelle

Baby #3 ~ Gender ~ 1/2 way

So I've talked about doing a surprise this pregnancy and now I am going to share my SURPRISE with all our Family and Friends!! ;) Turns out that my Hubby and I are strong enough to endure deployments and separations, but not strong enough to make it through a whole pregnancy without knowing the gender of our baby!! (((SURPRISE!!!))) lol

Baby #3 is a not so shy... BOY!!

We have gone back and forth on whether to find out the gender or to keep it a surprise. Something deep inside wanted to wait and do the surprise, even though my Hubby didn't really wanna do a surprise. There was also a strong urge inside of me that wanted to know too and it was just one of those things where it was meant for us to know this time.

Our 1st view of him on the screen was his butt and legs, I looked straight at Hubby with a surprised look on my face, he winked and smiled back and we both just knew... (after 2 babies, the Dr didn't have to tell us what was between the legs LOL) It was pretty obvious that we have another boy on the way!!

The Dr asked later after taking all her pictures and measurements, if we wanted to know for sure... We laughed and said if we saw what we think we did, then we know. She smiled and then confirmed and showed us a few more shots of his body so we could see his arms, legs, feet, hands, ears, spine, head, heart, boy parts and his umbilical cord too. Looked like a healthy baby boy.

I've had a very strong BOY feeling for a little while, it just felt like a boy and all the signs pointed to boy, except for my dreams. My dreams all said girl.. I've been eating sirloin steak, garlic mashed potatoes, beef jerky and meatloaf like it is going out of style. Any type of chocolate or ice cream has sent me to the bathroom sick. Not fun, so we have been steering clear of sweets and filling up on salts instead. ;)

I took every gender quiz or old wives tale known and they all pointed to boy as well, not to mention I am carrying closer to how I carried Ryan then when I carried Aubrey and I have felt pretty great, aside from the occasional headache. (With Aubrey I was sick all day everyday and with Ryan I felt awesome, with a few headaches.) So not only were my Mommy instincts thinking boy, but all the signs and signals were telling me boy too.

We are all so excited. Aubrey was a little bummed at first, (she really wanted a little sister) but she is still so excited about adding a baby to our family and is already talking about going baby shopping with Mommy. Ryan was so thrilled when we told him he was going to have a little brother, he already offered to share his room!

We have his name all picked out and still have our girl name too, just in case! ;) (Those boy parts were pretty obvious though!) Ha Ha.. :)

We are so excited to add another little boy to our Family!! We cant wait to meet him in July!! (Only 20 more weeks!) :)

♥~Michelle

p.s. I just realized that the Chinese Gender Predictor chart has been exact for all 3 of my pregnancies so far! So crazy! ;)

death & birth, birth & death

I have been having some crazy dreams about birth and death. So crazy to think about them at the same time, especially because the death of a family member is a very sad time and the birth of a family member is such a happy time.

Is it really crazy to think of them at or around the same time? I have been thinking about it and actually every time I found out that I was expecting it has been shortly after a death in my family. Shortly after my Grandfather passed away in 2005, I found out that I was expecting Aubrey. I've always considered her to be my blessing sent to me from my Grandpa. In 2007 shortly after my Great Grandfather passed I was soon expecting Ryan. Another little blessing sent to me from a passing Grandfather. Early fall 2011 my Uncle passed away and it wasn't long afterwards that I found out I was expecting another little blessing. (due July 2012)

So is it really so crazy to think about death and birth together? I've had many loved ones pass, some before their time and some after long battles with some type illness and they say everything happens for a reason. I strongly believe that my 3 blessings have been sent to me to help fill the loss and hurt in my heart from a passing loved one and I also believe that they are all looking down on us and looking after us everyday.

♥~Michelle