Big Mama!!!!

Just look at this belly!! Todd likes to make fun of the size of this thing, ALL THE TIME! He has to constantly remind me that it is gigantic! Isn't he lovey! Like I don't realize the size of it?! DUH! Everyone keeps asking if we are having twins!? YIKES!!! No way! We are very excited! This picture was taken last week, at 32 weeks. I am thoroughly enjoying this pregnancy, and as excited as I am to see the little boy, I kinda don't want the pregnancy to be over! Weird, huh?! Oh well. I guess there's no slowing it down now!! We decided to name him Brian...after his daddy, of course. He was very flattered...like I needed to increase the size of his ego, HA!

And the baby is a........................?

So, we had the ultrasound. It was exciting and the kids got to go, so they were pretty excited, not only to find out what it is, but also to see how they did it! They did say it is a boy though! The umbilical cord was between his legs, so it was kind of hard to tell the sex, but the radiologist said if she had to put money on it, she would go with the boy side. I want to keep an open mind, just in case, but we're going with the boy thing anyway. We are SO excited!! Brianna was not excited however. Grandma Erickson went with us and of course, Nana was with her the whole time. Well, when the doc said she thought it was a boy, Nana buried her head in Angie's shoulder and balled!! It was SO sad! She didn't look up the rest of the appointment. She got over it by the next day though. She's excited too, now. :) I don't have a scanner otherwise I'd post the pics of the baby. All I have are pictures of the face because the nurse wouldn't take pictures of the "sex organs." She told us that taking pictures of naked children is child pornography. Well duh, but an ultrasound picture....really?!?!?! WHAT??????????? It's a black dot on a black and white photo of an alien looking blob in your stomach! What the crap!? It was probably one of the most outrageous things I've ever heard, but I couldn't argue, she wouldn't budge! LOSER! I wanted to yell at her and tell her to give me a picture of my son's pee pee, NOW. I held back. On that note...If I get a hold of a scanner, I'll post some pics of THE FACE ONLY! Ha ha ha! Crazy people out there!!

We're havin' another one!!!

For those of you who are looking at my last blog with wondering eyes, yes...it is true, we're having another baby!! We are so excited! The kids are really excited as well. Nana wants a girl, go figure, and Blake wants...guess...yes, a boy! Funny how that works. We don't know yet what it is. We find out Friday. i will make sure and post it as soon as i find out! Watch that baby countdown widget and follow along with us! Yay!

Faith in humanity...gone

Ok, I know that my closest friends and all my family have had to listen to me complain about this all weekend, but I'm SO upset and heated about this, that I have to vent some more! (sorry)
So, this past Friday, we went to see a movie at Movie Tavern. I politely turned my phone on silent before the movie started and proceeded to put it back in my jacket pocket. I took my coat off eventually and put it in my chair. At the end of the movie, I put my jacket on, did the one last "did we forget anything" sweep and left the theatre. We live ten seconds from the theatre. I realized after walking in my house that my phone was not in my pocket anymore. I immediately checked the reciept for a number...of course there wasn't one. I then went to the website and found the number...no one answered at the theatre. I then decided I had to drive back, and fast! I got there and it had been, literally, 15 minutes since we had originally left. The manager was NOT helpful at all! I told him I had left it and he said "oh...well...you can go look." Oh no, I was NOT in the mood! Regardless, I went and checked the theatre and I checked with our server and this nice lady helped me look for it. It wasn't there. I left my name and number with them and left. I must've called the theatre 17 more times that night, but no one turned it in. I shut it down and checked with Verizon and they said a call was made at 9:30, from the phone. Whoever has it, hit redial. It is Monday and I still don't have my cell phone. It was one of those brand new Verizon Blackberry Storms, touch screen...blah blah blah. So, I get why it was so wanted, but...I am pissed! It's not the phone I'm mad about losing. It's all the pictures and videos of my kids and friends, it's the hundred phone numbers I had in there, all that stuff! I'm so mad about losing all my personal information and memories! Everytime something like this happens, it makes me lose more and more faith in humanity! Why are people so dihonest?!?!? Why can't people just be good and respect other people and their property??!!! It boggles the mind?!
So, for those who read this...I don't have ANYONE"S number anymore. I will soon be trying to get everyone's phone numbers and stuff. It is so discouraging and depressing . I'll move on eventually, but for now, I'm pissed and I'm gonna sulk.

My...that boy is getting too old, too fast!

Mom: " Blake, what do you want for lunch tomorrow?"
Blake: " A PB&J and juice."
Mom: " ok, what else?"
Blake: "Ummmm...nothing."
Mom: "Honey, you have to have something else along with your sandwich. How about chips and a yogurt?"
Blake: "yeah, chips are good, but not the yogurt."
Mom: "Why not? I thought you loved yogurt?" "You were the one who asked me to buy the yougrt!" (FYI- the yogurt containers have Diego on them.)
Blake: " I know, but all the boys laugh and say I like Diego?!"He says with a smirky grin on his face. " Could you buy yogurt without Diego on it please?!"

It was so sad and so hilarious at the same time. He is only seven and is being affected by "image!" How stupid! It's yogurt people...not to mention the fact that the container gets thrown in the trash anyway! Whatev!