a little accident

tomorrow is a WSU garage sale 

that we decided to participate in with our friends

and while we were there setting up tonight

noah had a little accident

the kind that involves him pushing a cart

after his mom asked him not to

riiiiiight into a window

here's the result

here's the cart he pushed into the window

and here's a very sad noah

with the patched up window

the funny part is that our bishop runs the building on campus

where this all happened

and noah didn't act very upset until

i asked him to tell the bishop sorry

then he started bawling!

he was so distraught

so the bishop gave him a hug to make him feel better

and told him he's not the first kid to do it

i'm sure he won't be the last either

seriously?

i'd never seen a gray hair on my head

until last summer

and since then i've barely seen any
then suddenly this week alone

i've found two very gray hairs

in my bang area
my parents didn't gray early

but both of my grandmas did

so today i asked my dad how early his mom 

and my mom's mom grayed

he said very early

by age 30 my dad's mom 

had a distinct streak of gray through her bang area

yikes!

maybe flat feet weren't the only thing i inherited

from my sweet grandma kelly

the living room so far

here are some updated photos of our living room

the color we painted with is a light aqua/blueish color

kind of hard to see in pictures

we love it

i made some pillows for the couch using some amy butler

fabric that has the yellow/green of the couch

as well as the color of our walls in it

and

last night we spray painted the mirror above the couch white

all i have left is

finding a rug

or making one like this 

and curtains

then we're done

and i'll focus my time on the baby's room

and getting ready for her arrival

bowling

saturday was all sorts of busy
we had soccer, a birthday party for noah's friend naomi, a family fair, a ward bbq
and then went bowling with our friends Heather and Brooks for Brooks' birthday
it was such a fun day and i'm pretty sure i've never seen anything cuter than our kids in bowling shoes

great grandma bea

this photo whole heartedly makes me want to name this baby beatrice after my great grandma

this is what happens when michael leaves us in the car while he "runs" into the engineering building

for over half an hour

best. husband. ever.

while i was gone to enrichment last night

michael surprise painted our living room for me

ps. best friend award goes to brian for helping

picture of our weekend

michael's parents came for a visit

and we had such a nice time

i just wish i remembered to take more pictures

noah's 4th birthday

snake shaped pancake

and hot cocoa breakfast

preschool with special guests:

michael, hazel and i 

and we brought with us:

balloons

and cookies

movie party at home

while michael worked and hazel napped

mini golf as a family

noah didn't love it

but it was awesome weather

home for pizza, chocolate milk

birthday cake and a bath

all in all it was a super fun day

but noah has a cold

so he was kinda tired

only one more day...

of this guy being three

i had to take one last picture

and here's his birthday shirt

and the decorations

check, check, check

lets just hope it's nice weather

so we can mini golf

a new couch

we got a new couch this last weekend

are you surprised?

the cushions look a little wonky because we just washed

the covers last night

we got it at a garage sale

$40

we love it

it's nine feet long

perfectly vintage

and gives us a lot more seating

and not to be left out

my cute hubby

just as he left for work today

weekend preggie pics

i know i'm big

but the lady at the store who told me i've already "dropped"

is incorrect

fridays

are like holidays

they're full of excitement and fun

and we look forward to them all week

in honor of today i made the kids matching outfits

to lounge in

have a wonderful friday

gigantic

today i made myself a nice tall skirt

to cover my frequently exposed mid section

i'm 27-28 weeks

and already outgrowing my maternity clothes

this doesn't usually happen yet....

back to square one

i decided a while ago

to let michael choose the name of our baby

mostly he was choosing between olive and eleanor

he always favored eleanor

which i knew

but i still wanted him to decide

so he mostly chose

i say mostly because michael didn't want to have to chose either

but he loosely chose eleanor

and i accepted it

we started referring to the baby as such

though i still had a deep love of olive

but what helped

was that noah one day

out of the blue

said, "mom, remember eleanor or olive? 

i like eleanor"

i loved hearing it from him

but the more we refer to the baby

as eleanor

i like the name less and less

so yesterday michael was sweet and referred to the baby

as olive

which i enjoyed

but he's not actually sold on it

so...

we're back to square one

why does it have to be so hard?

open minded

today i'm thinking about child birth

i had noah completely natural

not really by choice

but because i birthed him at a super small hospital

that didn't offer epidurals

and talked you out of the use of medication

in the hypnobirthing classes they did offer

after his birth i felt a little traumatized

i didn't even want to hold him at first

until i heard him cry

which happened to be a little while since he had fluid in his lungs

my body was shaking too much

and i had kept all of the pain to myself

(other than the shaking and vomiting twice)

because i was on emotional lock down mode

since my divorce just 3 months earlier

my mom was there with me while i was delivering noah

i was so grateful to have her

she held my leg while i pushed

and even cut the cord

but i definitely wished i'd had a supportive husband by my side as well

then after michael and i got married and we were pregnant with hazel

i assumed, although not necessary, i would birth hazel

naturally as well

i heard that second children were much easier to birth

and super quick

so i planned for it

but hazel's cord prevented her from exiting the same way noah did
and her heart rate dropped

so i had an emergency c-section

which i found traumatic in a different way

something about the midwife's hand somewhere i would've preferred it not

for an extended period

as well as the shot they gave me to stop my contractions

which made my body shake like crazy

while laying completely naked on the operating table 

wondering where my husband had disappeared to

(he was getting prepped for the c-section)

and then i was given too much pain killer

which made me very tired and vomit a lot the next day...

this time i'm not sure how it will go

i'm going to try for a VBAC

vaginal birth after cesarean

and i'm open minded to having an epidural

although i do see definite perks to having a planned c-section

i just want a pleasant experience

where i'm not in too much shock

or too drugged up 

to even want to hold my baby

we'll see how it goes

i'm happy i'll have an awesome husband there to support me

no matter what

anyone have any advice?

heaven

the kids are sleeping better in the same room
than they were in separate rooms
they go straight to bed
and wake up later than they used to
such a blessing!
we only wish we'd done this sooner

easter 2010

it has been a nice long weekend of celebrating easter

friday night we had a stake easter activity

which could have been more fun if i wasn't one of the people in charge

here's noah all dressed up

about to "walk through Jerusalem"

saturday we started out by going out to breakie

at our favorite place

michael and hazel drinkin' orange juice

me and noah drinkin' hot chocolate

then we went to the pullman city easter egg hunt

hazel totally got more eggs than noah 

she's very motivated by candy

 noah had soccer

at the same park as the easter egg hunt just an hour later

then we enjoyed an afternoon of general conference

then this morning we woke up

gave the kids their easter baskets

they went on a little easter egg hunt in our living room

then we took some pictures

aren't they the cutest little bunnies?

then we had a nice pancake breakfast

watched some more general conference

and had easter dinner with some friends from our ward

i love this picture of noah with some of his girl friends

it's as if he's annoyed at me for interrupting 

and finally

a family easter photo

happy easter!!

going on our 4th easter

easter 2007

michael and i were engaged

easter 2008

we were married and i was pregnant with hazel

easter 2009

our first year with noah and hazel

easter 2010

hasn't happened yet..

but noah is very excited

and hazel will be
when she realizes there's candy involved

the palouse discovery science center

practicing jump roping skills

considering testing their balance

playing b-ball

on her tippie toes to push a button

the kids definitely had fun

but didn't last more than an hour

or hour and a half

so i think we'll hold off on a year long membership for now

wish us luck

today we're moving the kids in together

i love them having separate rooms because they sleep so well

but we are only in a 3 bedroom apartment

and more than them having separate rooms

i want the baby to have her own room

because i don't sleep when i have a baby in my room

and we really don't want to move again

even if a 4 bedroom apartment does open up

so..

we're taking the plunge

better now than later, right?

i hope so

at least one perk

(even if the kids sleep terribly in the same room)

 i get to really start putting the nursery together

yay