Just thought I would let people know that we are in Green River right now. Jon's done with his ALL DAY interview, and I found out that I don't know what to do with an entire day all to myself. The interview went well (apparently so) they offered Jon the job before he left the plant, so apparently they liked him. Then we had dinner with 3 of the people from FMC. They brought their wives so that I wouldn't feel left out. I thought that was nice of them. But it kind of reminded me of being home, you know where the conversations just seem to come out of nowhere but every still seems to follow where it is going? I love that. It was ALOT more relaxing than when I had dinner with the guys at Smurfit Stone. On the other hand it was all "the guys" and me and Christopher (who was like 1 1/2 at the time)...so NOT relaxing AT ALL!
Well, I just thought I would give everyone an update. And I am SO glad to see my babies tomorrow!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Our "Vacation"
I don't know how much of a "vacation" this is for Jon...not a very good one if you can call it a vacation. He has a very full day today. He started out with breakfast this morning with 2 of the "head honcho" guys. Then he's got interview after interview after interview. All together he gets interviewed (I think) 4 or 5 different times. Ahhhh! Some with different people, some with the same people. And he has a catered lunch with the ENTIRE Environmental Department. Then sometime in the morning he has a 15 minute break. Otherwise, his schedule is full from 7:00 this morning until 3:30pm and then Jon and I both have dinner with his potential bosses (and their wives) at 6:30 tonight. His poor brain is going to be FRIED! I think I am more nervous than he is though. I just want him to feel like he did well (whether or not he gets offered the job - it's in the Lord's hands now) just as long as he felt like he did the best he could, I don't really care one way or the other. (Tenge Fe).
So this is a nice all expenses paid vacation for me though. I think I am going to take a nap, then I am going to look at apartments (maybe), then I am going shopping for sure. And then who knows. Tonight after dinner, Jon and I are going to go out to the movies...and don't even have to look for a last minute babysitter. And leaving the boys wasn't as hard as I thought (ask me about it again tomorrow though). I cried on the way home. And then I kept busy so I wouldn't think about it. It was like they were just taking a nap because it was about nap time when I got home, so I could pretend. Then I was glad we didn't have to unpack the boys when we got here. That wind was so cold! It looks like a nice day out today though.
So, hope my boys are doing well. They were last night I could hear them playing in the background, and Jennifer said that they had been doing well. Ethan took a nap as soon as I left, and then woke up and started playing. And Christopher, well, I'm not so worried about him, he's not as "clingy" as Ethan is...and he is old enough to know that I am comming back, I haven't left him for good. But they both sounded like they were doing well, so I am happy.
Well, I am going to go take a nap now...hahaha to all the mother's out there that don't get to take a nap whenever they want to. ;) LOL
So this is a nice all expenses paid vacation for me though. I think I am going to take a nap, then I am going to look at apartments (maybe), then I am going shopping for sure. And then who knows. Tonight after dinner, Jon and I are going to go out to the movies...and don't even have to look for a last minute babysitter. And leaving the boys wasn't as hard as I thought (ask me about it again tomorrow though). I cried on the way home. And then I kept busy so I wouldn't think about it. It was like they were just taking a nap because it was about nap time when I got home, so I could pretend. Then I was glad we didn't have to unpack the boys when we got here. That wind was so cold! It looks like a nice day out today though.
So, hope my boys are doing well. They were last night I could hear them playing in the background, and Jennifer said that they had been doing well. Ethan took a nap as soon as I left, and then woke up and started playing. And Christopher, well, I'm not so worried about him, he's not as "clingy" as Ethan is...and he is old enough to know that I am comming back, I haven't left him for good. But they both sounded like they were doing well, so I am happy.
Well, I am going to go take a nap now...hahaha to all the mother's out there that don't get to take a nap whenever they want to. ;) LOL
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Leaving my boys!
Oh, I feel so silly. Last night I was dreaming about how happy I was going to be when I got to come back and see my boys...we haven't even left yet. I think I would be going insane if I had to wonder if the person I was leaving them with could handle both of my boys...but she's raised 7 kids and the first 3 were boys, so she has some experience to say the least. Chalk this up to another thing I didn't understand about Motherhood. I remember staying with Robyn and Doug (I don't remember how long we were there, but I know we had to spend at least one night and my parents were out of town for some reason); and I remember seeing my Mom cry when she left and I was like "It's only for a little while and you know that Doug and Robyn will take care of us...they aren't just going to leave us to fend for ourselves." to me it was no different than when we spend the night at their house (which we did ALL the time). But now I understand that it's not the same. If my boys were just spending the night for the fun of it and I were here, I know that if they got too scared I could go get them. If Chris ended up having another seizure (which I'm not really too worried about, it's been long enough that I don't think he's going to have anymore), but IF he did, I could go be with him. So many "IF this happened or IF that happened" I could be there in an hour. But just knowing that I can't. Knowing that if they get scared they just have to tough it out. If Chris has a seizure, we can't just be there. If it was something life-threatening even we could be there in 5 hours (who are we kidding, Jon would be driving and we could be there in 3 or less LOL and I wouldn't stop him from driving like that either). I'm sure it will be quite uneventful, and I know Tamina will know what to do if something did happen. But still, I don't like the thought of my boys being scared and me not being there. Or knowing that Ethan is probably going to think that we left for good. Chris is old enough to understand that we will come back. Ethan, I'm just hoping that he'll be alright with Chris there. I'm not sure how relaxing this "vacation" is going to be. We will see I guess.
Now I don't really have much to say, but I don't want to stop blogging because as soon as I do I have to start doing laundry and packing and trying to make sure I don't forget to pack anything. Yeah right, like that's ever happened in the history of FOREVER! I always forget to pack something, I just hope it's something that we can buy when we are there...and not something like "Bear" (Christopher's favorite toy...I think even Tamina wouldn't survive without bear there). I am however looking forward to SLEEPING (assuming that Justin will let me, he's been the one keeping me up the most lately). But to only have ONE child waking me up, that will be nice. And I can take a nice looooong shower without anyone coming in and saying "Mom, what doing?" or "Mom, E hurt." or "Mom? Me shower?" And then I get to go out shopping. If I want to try on some clothes there will be no "Hey, leave that door CLOSED!" and if I just want to do some window shopping there will be no "Too Far! Get back here!" "Stop teasing your brother" "I don't care if it's Lightning McQueen, I'm NOT paying that much for it" if I can get over this "I hope nothing happens" "I hope they are alright" "I hope they are having fun" kick, then it will be nice to be just me and Jon...well for at least one night. He's got an all day "interview" (they are going to show him around the plant and stuff), and we are going to dinner with his (hopefully) future boss and some other guys, (I think we might be having dinner with Kristin's Father-in-law and Mother-in-law...I don't know, I think one of the guys' last name was Owens that we are going to dinner with and I know her Father-in-law works at FMC). That would be an ice-breaker LOL, gotta love the "Lovell Connection".
Well, I think I have put it off long enough now, there is laundry that HAS to be done and packed TODAY! Oh, and before I forget, good luck to Ranee' and Adam, you have been in my prayers. I hope you get that one in Ephriam though if that's where you would be happy.
Now I don't really have much to say, but I don't want to stop blogging because as soon as I do I have to start doing laundry and packing and trying to make sure I don't forget to pack anything. Yeah right, like that's ever happened in the history of FOREVER! I always forget to pack something, I just hope it's something that we can buy when we are there...and not something like "Bear" (Christopher's favorite toy...I think even Tamina wouldn't survive without bear there). I am however looking forward to SLEEPING (assuming that Justin will let me, he's been the one keeping me up the most lately). But to only have ONE child waking me up, that will be nice. And I can take a nice looooong shower without anyone coming in and saying "Mom, what doing?" or "Mom, E hurt." or "Mom? Me shower?" And then I get to go out shopping. If I want to try on some clothes there will be no "Hey, leave that door CLOSED!" and if I just want to do some window shopping there will be no "Too Far! Get back here!" "Stop teasing your brother" "I don't care if it's Lightning McQueen, I'm NOT paying that much for it" if I can get over this "I hope nothing happens" "I hope they are alright" "I hope they are having fun" kick, then it will be nice to be just me and Jon...well for at least one night. He's got an all day "interview" (they are going to show him around the plant and stuff), and we are going to dinner with his (hopefully) future boss and some other guys, (I think we might be having dinner with Kristin's Father-in-law and Mother-in-law...I don't know, I think one of the guys' last name was Owens that we are going to dinner with and I know her Father-in-law works at FMC). That would be an ice-breaker LOL, gotta love the "Lovell Connection".
Well, I think I have put it off long enough now, there is laundry that HAS to be done and packed TODAY! Oh, and before I forget, good luck to Ranee' and Adam, you have been in my prayers. I hope you get that one in Ephriam though if that's where you would be happy.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Baby
oh yeah, I also wanted people to know that we DID NOT go with Sven Wolfgang. We've decided that our Baby's name is going to be Justin Michael Egeland. Unless he's born and does not look like a Justin - then we are going to be in big trouble.
UPDATE
So the guys at FMC (The Green River Job) called back and said that they changed their minds and they want an interview with Jon on Thursday. I will update and let you know how that goes when we find out. So that's always a good sign. Maybe that was just a trial of our faith. I sure hope so, I've heard very good things about Green River from everyone that has lived there. The only negative thing that I've heard is the weather is terrible (real bad in the winter). I decided that I can live with stupid weather much better than I can live with stupid people. And Jon and I get to go by ourselves...yeah for Aunt Tamina. We'll see how that goes. Chris I'm sure will be alright. I think Ethan will have a rough time, but it will help that Christopher is there with him at least. I think that Mommy will have a rough time too. Aside from in the hospital with Christopher when I had to go home without him when he was born, I've never left the kids over night before. At least this time I know he will have competent people watching over him. In the hospital I was less than confident about that; some nurses just should have chosen a different occupation I think. I know it'll be rough on Mommy, but I will survive.
So the other night Chris and I were doing our night-time singing. I just taught him "The wise man and the foolish man" so he really likes that song now. I was laughing so hard when I got to the part about "...the house on the sand washed away." Chris looks up and me and says "Mom? His HOUSE washed away?" I said "Yep, his house washed away." Chris says "Oh, shoot." That kid cracks me up. He was worried for quite a while over that poor guys house washing away.
While we were shopping the other day Chris picked up a "Lightning McQueen Phone" and he was talking on it, like he'd seen Dad doing on his phone. Then he stuck it in his pocket 'cause that's what Dad does with his. I thought it was cute that Jon bought the phone for him because Jon isn't the "impulse buyer" type. Despite the "tough guy" thing he does when it comes to making sure his boys are always doing what they are supposed to, I think he just has a soft spot in his heart when he sees his boys copying what they've seen him do. I thought it was very cute of both them. Then on the way out I heard Christopher taking to "Lightning" he'd been talking for quite a while then I noticed he was saying the same thing over and over so I listened to see what he was saying. He was saying "I really like you...I HATE Thomas." (Thomas the train, it's his second favorite thing next to Lightning McQueen). Ranee' you're pretty much right, we never stop laughing around here with these 3 boys living here. But I really love it that way.
So the other night Chris and I were doing our night-time singing. I just taught him "The wise man and the foolish man" so he really likes that song now. I was laughing so hard when I got to the part about "...the house on the sand washed away." Chris looks up and me and says "Mom? His HOUSE washed away?" I said "Yep, his house washed away." Chris says "Oh, shoot." That kid cracks me up. He was worried for quite a while over that poor guys house washing away.
While we were shopping the other day Chris picked up a "Lightning McQueen Phone" and he was talking on it, like he'd seen Dad doing on his phone. Then he stuck it in his pocket 'cause that's what Dad does with his. I thought it was cute that Jon bought the phone for him because Jon isn't the "impulse buyer" type. Despite the "tough guy" thing he does when it comes to making sure his boys are always doing what they are supposed to, I think he just has a soft spot in his heart when he sees his boys copying what they've seen him do. I thought it was very cute of both them. Then on the way out I heard Christopher taking to "Lightning" he'd been talking for quite a while then I noticed he was saying the same thing over and over so I listened to see what he was saying. He was saying "I really like you...I HATE Thomas." (Thomas the train, it's his second favorite thing next to Lightning McQueen). Ranee' you're pretty much right, we never stop laughing around here with these 3 boys living here. But I really love it that way.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
For those who are wondering...
We are all doing great! It looks like (maybe) we will be here through February. Good, maybe that will give me time to get the packing done. The people in Green River decided that they are going to wait until May...ish to see if they can afford to hire on another person or not...seems that's what EVERYONE is doing. So we'll see what happens.
Chris is getting so smart, I don't know what to do with him somedays. He's going to be one of those "I don't even know what you are talking about, wait until your Dad gets home, you can ask him." when he needs help with homework and what not.
Ethan is starting to walk now, acctually he is doing really well. All it took was ONE time when he wanted to chase Topher and Mom wasn't there to hold his hand. He took of after Chris by himself and decided that was fun. So, he's really been working hard on that.
Jon's last day of work is the 31st (well technically the 30th, since the 31st is a Saturday). I think once he has a few days at home with nothing to do, he will decide that he's going on the warpath looking for jobs. It'll be nice to have him home for a little bit though and not have to worry about work.
I am madly packing not knowing what to leave out 'cause I don't know how long we are going to be here. It's kinda hard to do that. Plus I always like to start packing 2-3 months in advance, but we didn't know 2-3 months in advance that we were going to be moving, so I didn't get that luxury this time. But I am having LOADS of fun with the boys. I love watching them grow up...and I dread it at the same time...any Mom out there would understand that I'm sure.
So that's the Egeland's in a nutshell for those who were wondering.
Chris is getting so smart, I don't know what to do with him somedays. He's going to be one of those "I don't even know what you are talking about, wait until your Dad gets home, you can ask him." when he needs help with homework and what not.
Ethan is starting to walk now, acctually he is doing really well. All it took was ONE time when he wanted to chase Topher and Mom wasn't there to hold his hand. He took of after Chris by himself and decided that was fun. So, he's really been working hard on that.
Jon's last day of work is the 31st (well technically the 30th, since the 31st is a Saturday). I think once he has a few days at home with nothing to do, he will decide that he's going on the warpath looking for jobs. It'll be nice to have him home for a little bit though and not have to worry about work.
I am madly packing not knowing what to leave out 'cause I don't know how long we are going to be here. It's kinda hard to do that. Plus I always like to start packing 2-3 months in advance, but we didn't know 2-3 months in advance that we were going to be moving, so I didn't get that luxury this time. But I am having LOADS of fun with the boys. I love watching them grow up...and I dread it at the same time...any Mom out there would understand that I'm sure.
So that's the Egeland's in a nutshell for those who were wondering.
BABY TAG!
I saw this on Ranee's blog, thought it was cute.
1. Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant?
Chris - Officially I was in the bathroom...I knew about 2 months before that though.
Ethan - Same except I knew about 1 month before.
Justin - Same
2.Who was with you?
Chris - Jon was in the bedroom
Ethan - Jon was in the bedroom
Justin - Jon was in the livingroom
3. How did you find out you were pregnant?
Chris - I just "felt pregnant"...try explaining that to your husband when your pregnancy test comes back negative. LOL
Ethan - Same, but not TOTALLY sure
Justin - I was just hoping so hard that I wasn't going to get too excited until I knew for sure.
4. What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant?
Chris - I hope Jon's not mad.
Ethan - I hope I can handle another, but YEAH!
Justin - Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
5. Your husband's reaction?
Chris - Are you sure?
Ethan - Oh, good.
Justin - Do you feel better now that you KNOW?
But he was happy with all of them. You should have seen him the first time he felt Chris kick. It was really cute.
6. Who was the first person you told?
Chris - Jon
Ethan - Jon
Justin - Jon
7. Did you plan to get pregnant?
Chris - One of us did, the other was just getting tired of hearing "I want a baby" I think, so he wasn't NOT trying...LOL
Ethan - Yes
Justin - Yes
8. Was everybody happy for you?
Chris - No
Ethan - Yes
Justin - Yes
9. Did you go out and celebrate?
Chris - I think we might have
Ethan - No
Justin - No
10. Did you want to find out the sex?
Chris - Yes, but I knew it was a boy.
Ethan - Yes, but I was pretty sure it was a boy
Justin - Yes, and it's a good thing we did 'cause I thought he was a girl.
11. What was the sex?
Chris - Boy
Ethan - Boy
Justin - Boy
12. Did anyone throw you a baby shower?
Chris - Yes
Ethan - No
Justin - He's not even born yet. How boring is a baby shower without a baby? (Except under special circumstances).
13. If yes who?
Chris - There were so many people in charge that I don't remember who was "in charge"
14. Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you knew you weren't going to put on your baby?
Chris - No, they were all very cute, I think people just know what I think it cute.
15. How much weight did you gain?
Chris - Honestly, I don't even know, I never look at the scales when I'm pregnant. The Dr. says "You're gaining just the right amount", "you're gaining too much" , or "you're not gaining enough" we don't do the number thing.
Ethan - Same
Justin - Same
16. Did you lose all the weight you gained?
Chris - I think I was close but then I got pregnant with Ethan.
Ethan - I think I was close but then I got pregnant with Justin. ;)
17. Did you get a lot of stretch marks?
Chris - Yes
Ethan - No
Justin - Not yet
18. What did you crave the most?
Chris - Toast...yes I said toast. I've got to tell you though, toast should NEVER taste that good. Given the choice between a prime rib and toast, I would have chosen toast.
Ethan - A&W Rootbeer
Justin - I want to say chocolate, but I'm not sure if that's caused by the pregnancy or if the pregnancy is just an excuse...hehehe.
19. Did you crave anything crazy?
Chris - No
Ethan - No
Justin - Big Mac's...I really don't like Big Macs...and he doesn't like Chineese...I love Chineese, so that's where we're going as soon as he doesn't have a say in the matter anymore.
20. Who or what got on your nerves the most?
Chris - EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING...my poor husband, I was soooooo moody.
Ethan - Smells. Jon started calling me "Sal" (from the movie K-PAX...he was in the mental institution because he thought everyone and everything smelled really bad)
Justin - Some days I can't take any amount of joking...doesn't matter what kind or who is doing it. It's just not funny no matter what...I think I'm fine most days though...maybe I should ask Jon about that, he might have a different story.
21. Were you married at the time?
Chris - Yes
Ethan - Yes
Justin - Yes
22. Did you have any complications during the pregnancy?
Chris - Yes, that's why he was born early.
Ethan - Yes
Justin - Not so far (YEAH-A-H!)
23. Where were you when you went into labor?
Chris - In the hospital
Ethan - In the hospital
Justin - It's WAY to early for that. But hopefully I'll be in the hospital...everyone tells me that it's more painful when you're induced, (and I don't really know 'cause both of mine were induced) but I like not having to be like "I think it's real labor" and hoping that we can get the kids to someone and get to the hospital before the baby come...or after it's too late to have drugs...AHHH!
24. Did your water break?
Can you have a baby WITHOUT your water breaking? If you mean by itself...
Chris - No, the Dr. did it.
Ethan - No, the Dr. did it.
Justin - Will probablly be the same, but who knows?
25. Did you go early or late?
Chris - Early
Ethan - Right on time
Justin - Who knows?
26. Who was in the room with you when you gave birth?
Chris - 1 Dr. and 1 Nurse other than that if you weren't at the conception you WILL NOT be there at the birth...that's the rule. So obviously Jon was there too. If I had my way the Dr. and Nurse would be waiting outside incase something went wrong and Jon would be the ONLY one in there...but that's just me.
Ethan - Same answer as Chris.
Justin - Will be the same.
27. Was it video taped?
Chris - No, the Nuns don't allow that (I was at a Catholic Hospital)...not that it would have been vido taped if they had allowed that.
Ethan - Same answer (Interesting side note that I bet you didn't know about me, when I was going to the hospital to have Chris, that was the first time I'd ever seen a nun...if you don't count the movies...I lived in such a Mormon town.)
Justin - It won't be.
28. Did you have drugs for the pain?
Chris - 2 words for you BACK LABOR
Ethan - Yes, BACK LABOR AGAIN!
Justin - I will.
29. Did you go vaginal or c-section?
Chris - Vaginal
Ethan - Vaginal
Justin - Hopefully the same
30. What was your first reaction after giving birth?
Chris - That was it? (Aside from back labor, I didn't feel anything in labor.) The nurse came in to look at how my contractions were going and was all "WOW! did you feel THAT one?" And I didn't. And from the time they told me to push until the time they rushed him away (stupid nurses) was 1/2 hour...so I wouldn't mind the rest being like that. My reaction 45 minutes after I had him was "Do I get to hold him now, or is that privilage reserved for the people who didn't do Jack in getting him here?"
Ethan - I'm glad I'm never going to have to have this Dr. again...he's a MORON! (It seem I can only have a good Dr. OR a good nurse...can't have both)
Justin - Who knows what it will be. Hopefully it will be "Hey, it IS possible to have a good Dr. AND a good nurse at the same time!"
31. How big was the baby?
Chris - 5lbs 13 oz
Ethan - 7lbs 7 oz
Justin - we don't know, it sounds like he'll be pretty close to Ethan's weight though.
32. Did your husband cry?
Even if I knew he did, I certainly would know better than to write yes to that. But he would have hid it from me if he had.
33. What did you name your baby?
Christopher Alexander
Ethan Gilbert
Justin Michael (I hope)
34. Did the name have any signifigance to you?
Chris - Named after Jon's best friend (who's really like a brother), Alexander was because I told Jon he could pick the middle name as long as we agreed on it. And it was the ONLY one we agreed on.
Ethan - Ethan was the ONLY name (again) that we could agree on; his middle name is after Jon's grandpa who died 2 weeks before Ethan was born (Ethan was going to be Ethan Michael, but we changed it)
Justin - Michael is Jon's middle name (and his Dad's first name) and Justin Michael is just better than Sven Wolfgang.
35. Does the baby's name fit?
Chris - Yes, but we just call him "Topher" and everyone seems to think that just fits better.
Ethan - Yes
Justin - I'm sure hoping so, 'cause I HATE trying to come up with boys names that Jon and I agree on, so I'm not likely going to change it if it doesn't fit...it will just have to work.
36. Did the baby have any complications?
Chris - Jaundice, Febral Seizures
Ethan - No
Justin - Hope not
37. How old is your baby today?
Chris - 3
Ethan - 1
Justin - T minus 110 days (Woo-hoo! I'm almost in double digets!)
38. When is the next one coming?
That would be Justin (May 12th)
39. If you could would you do it over again?
I'm with Ranee' on this one. If you are saying I could have the baby WITHOUT the pregnancy and labor then NO WAY IN HADES would I ever go through it again. But since it's the only way I know of to get my own baby, yes I would do it again.
1. Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant?
Chris - Officially I was in the bathroom...I knew about 2 months before that though.
Ethan - Same except I knew about 1 month before.
Justin - Same
2.Who was with you?
Chris - Jon was in the bedroom
Ethan - Jon was in the bedroom
Justin - Jon was in the livingroom
3. How did you find out you were pregnant?
Chris - I just "felt pregnant"...try explaining that to your husband when your pregnancy test comes back negative. LOL
Ethan - Same, but not TOTALLY sure
Justin - I was just hoping so hard that I wasn't going to get too excited until I knew for sure.
4. What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant?
Chris - I hope Jon's not mad.
Ethan - I hope I can handle another, but YEAH!
Justin - Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
5. Your husband's reaction?
Chris - Are you sure?
Ethan - Oh, good.
Justin - Do you feel better now that you KNOW?
But he was happy with all of them. You should have seen him the first time he felt Chris kick. It was really cute.
6. Who was the first person you told?
Chris - Jon
Ethan - Jon
Justin - Jon
7. Did you plan to get pregnant?
Chris - One of us did, the other was just getting tired of hearing "I want a baby" I think, so he wasn't NOT trying...LOL
Ethan - Yes
Justin - Yes
8. Was everybody happy for you?
Chris - No
Ethan - Yes
Justin - Yes
9. Did you go out and celebrate?
Chris - I think we might have
Ethan - No
Justin - No
10. Did you want to find out the sex?
Chris - Yes, but I knew it was a boy.
Ethan - Yes, but I was pretty sure it was a boy
Justin - Yes, and it's a good thing we did 'cause I thought he was a girl.
11. What was the sex?
Chris - Boy
Ethan - Boy
Justin - Boy
12. Did anyone throw you a baby shower?
Chris - Yes
Ethan - No
Justin - He's not even born yet. How boring is a baby shower without a baby? (Except under special circumstances).
13. If yes who?
Chris - There were so many people in charge that I don't remember who was "in charge"
14. Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you knew you weren't going to put on your baby?
Chris - No, they were all very cute, I think people just know what I think it cute.
15. How much weight did you gain?
Chris - Honestly, I don't even know, I never look at the scales when I'm pregnant. The Dr. says "You're gaining just the right amount", "you're gaining too much" , or "you're not gaining enough" we don't do the number thing.
Ethan - Same
Justin - Same
16. Did you lose all the weight you gained?
Chris - I think I was close but then I got pregnant with Ethan.
Ethan - I think I was close but then I got pregnant with Justin. ;)
17. Did you get a lot of stretch marks?
Chris - Yes
Ethan - No
Justin - Not yet
18. What did you crave the most?
Chris - Toast...yes I said toast. I've got to tell you though, toast should NEVER taste that good. Given the choice between a prime rib and toast, I would have chosen toast.
Ethan - A&W Rootbeer
Justin - I want to say chocolate, but I'm not sure if that's caused by the pregnancy or if the pregnancy is just an excuse...hehehe.
19. Did you crave anything crazy?
Chris - No
Ethan - No
Justin - Big Mac's...I really don't like Big Macs...and he doesn't like Chineese...I love Chineese, so that's where we're going as soon as he doesn't have a say in the matter anymore.
20. Who or what got on your nerves the most?
Chris - EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING...my poor husband, I was soooooo moody.
Ethan - Smells. Jon started calling me "Sal" (from the movie K-PAX...he was in the mental institution because he thought everyone and everything smelled really bad)
Justin - Some days I can't take any amount of joking...doesn't matter what kind or who is doing it. It's just not funny no matter what...I think I'm fine most days though...maybe I should ask Jon about that, he might have a different story.
21. Were you married at the time?
Chris - Yes
Ethan - Yes
Justin - Yes
22. Did you have any complications during the pregnancy?
Chris - Yes, that's why he was born early.
Ethan - Yes
Justin - Not so far (YEAH-A-H!)
23. Where were you when you went into labor?
Chris - In the hospital
Ethan - In the hospital
Justin - It's WAY to early for that. But hopefully I'll be in the hospital...everyone tells me that it's more painful when you're induced, (and I don't really know 'cause both of mine were induced) but I like not having to be like "I think it's real labor" and hoping that we can get the kids to someone and get to the hospital before the baby come...or after it's too late to have drugs...AHHH!
24. Did your water break?
Can you have a baby WITHOUT your water breaking? If you mean by itself...
Chris - No, the Dr. did it.
Ethan - No, the Dr. did it.
Justin - Will probablly be the same, but who knows?
25. Did you go early or late?
Chris - Early
Ethan - Right on time
Justin - Who knows?
26. Who was in the room with you when you gave birth?
Chris - 1 Dr. and 1 Nurse other than that if you weren't at the conception you WILL NOT be there at the birth...that's the rule. So obviously Jon was there too. If I had my way the Dr. and Nurse would be waiting outside incase something went wrong and Jon would be the ONLY one in there...but that's just me.
Ethan - Same answer as Chris.
Justin - Will be the same.
27. Was it video taped?
Chris - No, the Nuns don't allow that (I was at a Catholic Hospital)...not that it would have been vido taped if they had allowed that.
Ethan - Same answer (Interesting side note that I bet you didn't know about me, when I was going to the hospital to have Chris, that was the first time I'd ever seen a nun...if you don't count the movies...I lived in such a Mormon town.)
Justin - It won't be.
28. Did you have drugs for the pain?
Chris - 2 words for you BACK LABOR
Ethan - Yes, BACK LABOR AGAIN!
Justin - I will.
29. Did you go vaginal or c-section?
Chris - Vaginal
Ethan - Vaginal
Justin - Hopefully the same
30. What was your first reaction after giving birth?
Chris - That was it? (Aside from back labor, I didn't feel anything in labor.) The nurse came in to look at how my contractions were going and was all "WOW! did you feel THAT one?" And I didn't. And from the time they told me to push until the time they rushed him away (stupid nurses) was 1/2 hour...so I wouldn't mind the rest being like that. My reaction 45 minutes after I had him was "Do I get to hold him now, or is that privilage reserved for the people who didn't do Jack in getting him here?"
Ethan - I'm glad I'm never going to have to have this Dr. again...he's a MORON! (It seem I can only have a good Dr. OR a good nurse...can't have both)
Justin - Who knows what it will be. Hopefully it will be "Hey, it IS possible to have a good Dr. AND a good nurse at the same time!"
31. How big was the baby?
Chris - 5lbs 13 oz
Ethan - 7lbs 7 oz
Justin - we don't know, it sounds like he'll be pretty close to Ethan's weight though.
32. Did your husband cry?
Even if I knew he did, I certainly would know better than to write yes to that. But he would have hid it from me if he had.
33. What did you name your baby?
Christopher Alexander
Ethan Gilbert
Justin Michael (I hope)
34. Did the name have any signifigance to you?
Chris - Named after Jon's best friend (who's really like a brother), Alexander was because I told Jon he could pick the middle name as long as we agreed on it. And it was the ONLY one we agreed on.
Ethan - Ethan was the ONLY name (again) that we could agree on; his middle name is after Jon's grandpa who died 2 weeks before Ethan was born (Ethan was going to be Ethan Michael, but we changed it)
Justin - Michael is Jon's middle name (and his Dad's first name) and Justin Michael is just better than Sven Wolfgang.
35. Does the baby's name fit?
Chris - Yes, but we just call him "Topher" and everyone seems to think that just fits better.
Ethan - Yes
Justin - I'm sure hoping so, 'cause I HATE trying to come up with boys names that Jon and I agree on, so I'm not likely going to change it if it doesn't fit...it will just have to work.
36. Did the baby have any complications?
Chris - Jaundice, Febral Seizures
Ethan - No
Justin - Hope not
37. How old is your baby today?
Chris - 3
Ethan - 1
Justin - T minus 110 days (Woo-hoo! I'm almost in double digets!)
38. When is the next one coming?
That would be Justin (May 12th)
39. If you could would you do it over again?
I'm with Ranee' on this one. If you are saying I could have the baby WITHOUT the pregnancy and labor then NO WAY IN HADES would I ever go through it again. But since it's the only way I know of to get my own baby, yes I would do it again.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
My kids are so cute!
Yes, you all know I have the cutest kids EVER! ;) The other day right before bedtime I started counting down (we do the "You have 2 min...1min...30 seconds...then when we get to 5 we count 5,4,3,2,1 time for bed) and Chris was all "OK" everytime I told him how long he had acting like it was going to be easy to get him to bed. Then I got to "5" "NO 5 MOM!" "4" "NO 4 MOM!" then he started running around like 'I have to find somewhere that I can hide." Then I got to "2" so he runs back over to me and put his hand over my mouth as I'm saying "1" and says "Shhhh! Mom, it's quiet time" (I suppose it worked though because I was laughing so hard I knew if I attempted to pick him up, I would end up dropping him. So he got to stay up a little longer until I got my composure).
On Sunday, Ethan was with me in RS. He would squirm if he sat on my lap but he seemed to be fine if he sat in his own chair, so I let him have his own chair. He was sitting there tapping his foot and "reading" his little baby bible book, then he dropped his book on the floor. He bent over to see where the book went and since he was still tapping his foot he ended up kicking himself in the face. Well, he wasn't going to take THAT...so he bit down...hard...on his own foot. (He has about 8 new teeth and he's bit me before, so I can't imagine that felt very good. He decided the same thing. He looked up at me like 'Mom, that hurt.' I thought I was going to have to leave. It was hard not to laugh...in the middle of the RS lesson.
Today as we were shopping at Costco, we went to check out and the cart goes on one side of the Cashier and the customer on the other. Well, Ethan was in the cart and Chris was walking and when they asked Christopher to go on the other side with his Mom he grabbed on to Ethan like "I'm not going anywhere." So I thought if I picked him up, he'd come with me. But I was wrong. I had to explain to him that it was just for a minute, and they weren't taking Ethan. As soon as they put the cart over to the otherside and loaded it up, I looked over and Chris was dragging this heavy cart over to me so that we wouldn't leave without Ethan, it was so adorable.
On Sunday, Ethan was with me in RS. He would squirm if he sat on my lap but he seemed to be fine if he sat in his own chair, so I let him have his own chair. He was sitting there tapping his foot and "reading" his little baby bible book, then he dropped his book on the floor. He bent over to see where the book went and since he was still tapping his foot he ended up kicking himself in the face. Well, he wasn't going to take THAT...so he bit down...hard...on his own foot. (He has about 8 new teeth and he's bit me before, so I can't imagine that felt very good. He decided the same thing. He looked up at me like 'Mom, that hurt.' I thought I was going to have to leave. It was hard not to laugh...in the middle of the RS lesson.
Today as we were shopping at Costco, we went to check out and the cart goes on one side of the Cashier and the customer on the other. Well, Ethan was in the cart and Chris was walking and when they asked Christopher to go on the other side with his Mom he grabbed on to Ethan like "I'm not going anywhere." So I thought if I picked him up, he'd come with me. But I was wrong. I had to explain to him that it was just for a minute, and they weren't taking Ethan. As soon as they put the cart over to the otherside and loaded it up, I looked over and Chris was dragging this heavy cart over to me so that we wouldn't leave without Ethan, it was so adorable.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
OUR BABY! OUR JOB! OUR MOVING!
Alright so Jon says we are 75% sure about "Justin Michael Egeland" for our baby's name. (Because I'm 100% and he's about 50/50). He's hoping for "Sven Wolfgang Egeland" (He says he's serious...but it's just one of those things that I don't WANT to belive he would do that to his own flesh and blood, so I don't believe him). So anyone that can talk him OUT of "Sven Wolfgang" it would be much appreciated...LUKE (Hey, you owe me after introducing him to that stupid game). Heck, I would be on the verge of liking Shelley if she was the one to talk him out of that...maybe LOL!
So everyone keeps asking about where we are moving to...WE DON'T KNOW! We don't have anything specific yet. We are still looking. And if anyone knows of anyone who needs an Environmental Engineer (Or Jon says he's thinking about becoming a Poo-Smith...uh, yeah...just like Stongbad's friend). He's got some experience and no P.E. and we would like to stay in the North West part of the United States in a place that would be good to raise a family.
And now, it's late and I am going to bed. Just thought I would quickly inform everyone
of what's going on in our lives right now...to the extent that we know what's going on.
So everyone keeps asking about where we are moving to...WE DON'T KNOW! We don't have anything specific yet. We are still looking. And if anyone knows of anyone who needs an Environmental Engineer (Or Jon says he's thinking about becoming a Poo-Smith...uh, yeah...just like Stongbad's friend). He's got some experience and no P.E. and we would like to stay in the North West part of the United States in a place that would be good to raise a family.
And now, it's late and I am going to bed. Just thought I would quickly inform everyone
of what's going on in our lives right now...to the extent that we know what's going on.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Yeah for Julie and Ranee'!
Thanks guys, for telling me how to re-do my blog...now people can acctually read it! And thanks to Dustin for agreeing to watch the boys (hopefully he won't regret it after...he's a brave man). I hate trying to drag the boys along to Doctor's Appointments with me.
Oh, and for those that are asking about Jon, the job hunt is going well. We have one that is looking really good. I sure hope I like the town and the hospital and the church and everything else. And he's been applying to more places so that we can have an option instead of just having take what we can get. Thanks to all for your prayers while we try to find another job, it's very appriciated. And now I need to go, those boys have been way too quiet for way too long.
Oh, and for those that are asking about Jon, the job hunt is going well. We have one that is looking really good. I sure hope I like the town and the hospital and the church and everything else. And he's been applying to more places so that we can have an option instead of just having take what we can get. Thanks to all for your prayers while we try to find another job, it's very appriciated. And now I need to go, those boys have been way too quiet for way too long.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Cell Phone vs. The Book of Mormon
I found this video on the Deseret Book website. It really makes you think. I will add the link at the bottom. I know I already wrote on my blog today, but I saw this and thought I just wanted to share, I really liked it.
What if we used our Book of Mormon
Like we used our Cell Phone?
I wonder what would happen, if we treated our Book of Mormon like we treated our cell phone?
What if we carried it around in our purses and pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we spent an hour or more using it every day?
What if we used it to receive messages?
What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it?
What if we gave it to our brothers and sisters and homies as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
Is it something to say “Dude, where’s my Book of Mormon?”
Unlike our cell phones, one plan fits all, unlimited usage, no roaming charges, you always have reception, no weak signals, and we never have to worry about our Book of Mormon being disconnected because Christ has already paid the bill.
What if we used our Book of Mormon
Like we used our Cell Phone?
I wonder what would happen, if we treated our Book of Mormon like we treated our cell phone?
What if we carried it around in our purses and pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we spent an hour or more using it every day?
What if we used it to receive messages?
What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it?
What if we gave it to our brothers and sisters and homies as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
Is it something to say “Dude, where’s my Book of Mormon?”
Unlike our cell phones, one plan fits all, unlimited usage, no roaming charges, you always have reception, no weak signals, and we never have to worry about our Book of Mormon being disconnected because Christ has already paid the bill.
Alright I can't figure out how to post the video down here...if you want to see the video go to deseretbook.com/tv and look up "Cell Phone vs. Book of Mormon".
Question!!!
Anyone that can explain to me (keeping in mind that I am technologically impared) how to make your blog stay only in the middle area where it is meant to be, instead of extending out into the "decorative" part where it's hard to read, would be greatly appreciated. It drives me crazy and I don't know how to fix it.
The Egeland's "BLAH"-G
This is not going to really be a blog of any importance I don't think. I just felt like writing.
I feel like I have been waiting FOREVER! Don't you hate when you order something on-line that you really, really, really, want and you think "Man, it should be here by now..." and then you realize you just ordered it yesterday...after the offices were already closed. It makes for a VERY long wait. I ordered a whole bunch of things from Deseret Book (which I've decided is my new favorite store). Because EVERYTHING in there is good...which also makes it not a good thing too though, 'cause then you want to order EVERYTHING. I got a bunch of things that will work wonders for Family Home Evening, and some things that are made for keeping your kids quiet in Sacrament Meeting (That will be well worth the money if it works, and if it doesn't it should still work for FHE). We forgot about FHE last night so Jon says "Will it be alright if we just sing a bunch of Primary songs that Topher knows?" ('Cause everything that I could just throw together I needed to make some copies and I forgot to buy ink the other day when I went shopping...well, I remembered, I just forgot to see what kind of ink I needed before I left). So we were singing songs and after we had our closing prayer Chris was going through my bag of all the Primary stuff I've accumulated through the years. And I had put the "BOM stories in there with them." I don't know what they are really called, they are those cut outs in the "Friend" that are really awesome! I am so glad that my Aunt Tamina showed them to me (that was a big reason I started getting the 'Friend' - which I should have been doing already I suppose). So we had a "Speed FHE" after the songs. Chris went through and we told the story of the strippling warriors, Joseph Smith and the brass plates, Jesus comes to America, Lehi in the wilderness, King Benjamin, and about 5 others...all in less than 15 minutes. I found out that I need to "brush up" on a few of my scripture stories. But it made me all the more excited to get all of my Deseret Book order. Which feels like I have been waiting for years for, but really, it will be a week on Thursday...uhhhh.
So we are still job hunting. We are trying to decide what to tell our landlords. They know that we are losing our job at the end of this month, and they put out an ad to rent our house....they've been really good about all this. We had some people looking at the house yesterday, they seemed to like it. They had talked about selling the house, but since they found some people that might want to rent it, they are going to go that route first, which is a good idea, that way they still have some income to fix the things that are wrong with the house that they would have to fix anyway in order to sell it. I told Jon that we could move into a motel with a monthly rate or something and then put our stuff into storage . Apparently there is a possibility of a job here in Pocatello. I don't know how likely that is or if it is something that he needs more work experience to get. I suppose we will just play it by ear. I just feel bad that our landlords have been so good about all this and I don't want them to lose money. But if we stay they will be losing money on the for rent add. Because who is going to be looking for a place to rent and not want to move in until May? Not a lot of people. But if we move into a motel and then find out we got the job here in Pocatello, then that was just a needless move. And I really don't like moving and packing. So, here everything is up in the air. We may be moving at the end of this month or next or we may not be moving until May. It's really hard to pack when you don't know how much to leave out because you don't know how soon you will be moving. If we have to temporarily move into a motel we can at least pay with my credit card that gives us rewards for staying at motels, then it would be like getting free things for paying "rent". Well, I'm sure that whatever happens it will all work out for the best. I wish that Ranee' (my cousin) wasn't having to deal with this too, but it was kind of nice having someone to talk to that understands what it feels like to have to move after you thought you were going to get to stay put. It kinda sucks...it wouldn't be so bad if I didn't like Pocatello, or if the church here were like the church in Missoula....but I do like it here, and the people in this ward are so good, it feels like leaving family. But it will all work out I know.
I feel like I have been waiting FOREVER! Don't you hate when you order something on-line that you really, really, really, want and you think "Man, it should be here by now..." and then you realize you just ordered it yesterday...after the offices were already closed. It makes for a VERY long wait. I ordered a whole bunch of things from Deseret Book (which I've decided is my new favorite store). Because EVERYTHING in there is good...which also makes it not a good thing too though, 'cause then you want to order EVERYTHING. I got a bunch of things that will work wonders for Family Home Evening, and some things that are made for keeping your kids quiet in Sacrament Meeting (That will be well worth the money if it works, and if it doesn't it should still work for FHE). We forgot about FHE last night so Jon says "Will it be alright if we just sing a bunch of Primary songs that Topher knows?" ('Cause everything that I could just throw together I needed to make some copies and I forgot to buy ink the other day when I went shopping...well, I remembered, I just forgot to see what kind of ink I needed before I left). So we were singing songs and after we had our closing prayer Chris was going through my bag of all the Primary stuff I've accumulated through the years. And I had put the "BOM stories in there with them." I don't know what they are really called, they are those cut outs in the "Friend" that are really awesome! I am so glad that my Aunt Tamina showed them to me (that was a big reason I started getting the 'Friend' - which I should have been doing already I suppose). So we had a "Speed FHE" after the songs. Chris went through and we told the story of the strippling warriors, Joseph Smith and the brass plates, Jesus comes to America, Lehi in the wilderness, King Benjamin, and about 5 others...all in less than 15 minutes. I found out that I need to "brush up" on a few of my scripture stories. But it made me all the more excited to get all of my Deseret Book order. Which feels like I have been waiting for years for, but really, it will be a week on Thursday...uhhhh.
So we are still job hunting. We are trying to decide what to tell our landlords. They know that we are losing our job at the end of this month, and they put out an ad to rent our house....they've been really good about all this. We had some people looking at the house yesterday, they seemed to like it. They had talked about selling the house, but since they found some people that might want to rent it, they are going to go that route first, which is a good idea, that way they still have some income to fix the things that are wrong with the house that they would have to fix anyway in order to sell it. I told Jon that we could move into a motel with a monthly rate or something and then put our stuff into storage . Apparently there is a possibility of a job here in Pocatello. I don't know how likely that is or if it is something that he needs more work experience to get. I suppose we will just play it by ear. I just feel bad that our landlords have been so good about all this and I don't want them to lose money. But if we stay they will be losing money on the for rent add. Because who is going to be looking for a place to rent and not want to move in until May? Not a lot of people. But if we move into a motel and then find out we got the job here in Pocatello, then that was just a needless move. And I really don't like moving and packing. So, here everything is up in the air. We may be moving at the end of this month or next or we may not be moving until May. It's really hard to pack when you don't know how much to leave out because you don't know how soon you will be moving. If we have to temporarily move into a motel we can at least pay with my credit card that gives us rewards for staying at motels, then it would be like getting free things for paying "rent". Well, I'm sure that whatever happens it will all work out for the best. I wish that Ranee' (my cousin) wasn't having to deal with this too, but it was kind of nice having someone to talk to that understands what it feels like to have to move after you thought you were going to get to stay put. It kinda sucks...it wouldn't be so bad if I didn't like Pocatello, or if the church here were like the church in Missoula....but I do like it here, and the people in this ward are so good, it feels like leaving family. But it will all work out I know.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Random Thoughts
Well, I figured now is as good of time as any to catch up on my blog. (It's not my fault that I haven't written for a while though, our computer crashed...so that will be my excuse).
It's 2 AM right now, so if some of this seem random (or at least more random that usual) that's the reason. Jon left this afternoon to go and see Chris (Lanterman). And I really hope that his guardian angel didn't hang himself after that ride. I hate when he drives and I'm not there to tell him to slow down, he forgets that he's not invincible. But it was good timing I suppose. I say that because I don't sleep well when he's not here. The bed seems too big and I hear every groan and creek the house makes...and they all sound like someone is breaking into my house, or a fire, or some sort of natural disaster. So, the boys...yes, boyS, as in both of them...decided to get sick tonight. So at least I'm not wasting time wishing that I could sleep and not being able to for no reason. It's better to have a reason, at least that's what I think, if I can't sleep. Besides if the boys are going to keep my up all night anyway, I can handle it better if they are not feeling well, as opposed to they just don't want to go to bed. So I am up doing laundry so that the boys will have something to wear and something to sleep on. I really hope that Chris is better by Saturday. They are having a meet and greet for the Primary...my baby is going to be in Sunbeams this Sunday. That makes me want to cry. It's funny how you can just pray that they will grow up soon one second, and then the next you just want them to stay your baby forever. Chris' Primary teacher called to remind him of the "meet and greet" thing...I don't know if I've met her or not, but she had a kind voice. I pray for that poor woman. When Chris and Joshua (another kid from Nursery) get together...I just don't know how one woman could handle those two, let alone those two and who knows how many other kids all at the same time and try to keep them occupied for 2 hours in a row. She is a brave, brave lady.
I can't wait for the next week or two. I ordered some things from deseretbook.com. I've decided that that is my new favorite store. And they should be here in a week or two. Of course they didn't have a few of the items that I wanted on-line, so I will just have to go to the store and get it. Like it's that bad, the Deseret Book Store is like MAYBE 10 minutes from my house. I'm more worried about grocery shopping at Wal*Mart and Costco alone with Topher and Ethan. And Topher is at that age that he wants to help with EVERYTHING and he's a "big boy" so forget just sitting in the cart...he needs to be out and running around. He's really pretty good at staying with us while we're in the store, he just needs reminders alot. There's a lot of "Topher, that's too far!" "Christopher, Mommy can't see you!" "Hey, don't touch that." "No, we don't need that." "Put that back." "No, we are not getting a $250 Thomas the Train toy, I don't care how cool it is."
But more than that, I am dreading last minute packing. I don't know, I just can't seem to convince myself that it needs to be done RIGHT NOW! Usually, when we move, I know a LONG time in advance. So I start packing here and there, and that way it gets done without being an over-whelming task. But since we didn't get that much advanced warning...that and we still don't know WHEN or WHERE we are moving. Maybe by some miricle we can stay here...that would be nice. I like it here. Well, I just keep thinking about what Kaitlyn (Darci's girl) said in Testimony Meeting when they found out that they were going to have to move again after they had planned to stay put; she said "In order to be happy, I just have to believe that where ever we end up, God put us there for a reason." (Such adult wisdom out of the mouth of babes huh?...Well, I suppose, she's older than a little child, but not quite an adult yet...but out of the mouth of adolesents just doesn't sound the same). So I just have to believe that wherever we end up that we were put there for a reason. I just hope it's some little town that no one has ever heard of before...that's where I like to be. Shopping within driving distance, but in a town small enough that everyone knows everyone. Given, that does get a little annoying at times when you're in a place where if you sneeze everyone knows about it within an hour. But on the other hand, if there is a sex offender or something...EVERYONE knows about it...even if they aren't registered. Those are always the ones that worry me, the ones that aren't on any registery, that you don't know about and can live as close to the schools as they want to just because someone was too scared to make an "offical" report. But in any case, as long as we don't end up in Chicago or something, I'll be good. No offence Beth, but cities just aren't my thing. ;) I would prefer to be able to send my child to a school where they don't have to go through metal detectors to get in, where a graduating class of 75 will make the paper because it's the largest graduating class they have had in years...that's where I think I would be most happy.
Now, I am just trying to decide if Ethan is really planning on going to sleep. I think he is, but I am afraid that JUST as I start to drift off into a nice peaceful sleep, he's going to wake up again. And I am not the nicest person in the world when I keep getting woke up when I'm just on the verge of sleep. And then I yell, and then I feel really terrible, and then I can't sleep anyway. Then I get even more frustrated, then it's time to wake up and be ready for the day. And I still will feel bad because everyone knows that when Mom ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. Well, I am so tired, I think that I am going to try. If he wakes up again, I will just have to try and remember that he is sick and not to get mad. Goodness gracious this is a really long blog. I hope it kinda, sorta made some kind of sence, if not, no one said that you had to read it. ;)
It's 2 AM right now, so if some of this seem random (or at least more random that usual) that's the reason. Jon left this afternoon to go and see Chris (Lanterman). And I really hope that his guardian angel didn't hang himself after that ride. I hate when he drives and I'm not there to tell him to slow down, he forgets that he's not invincible. But it was good timing I suppose. I say that because I don't sleep well when he's not here. The bed seems too big and I hear every groan and creek the house makes...and they all sound like someone is breaking into my house, or a fire, or some sort of natural disaster. So, the boys...yes, boyS, as in both of them...decided to get sick tonight. So at least I'm not wasting time wishing that I could sleep and not being able to for no reason. It's better to have a reason, at least that's what I think, if I can't sleep. Besides if the boys are going to keep my up all night anyway, I can handle it better if they are not feeling well, as opposed to they just don't want to go to bed. So I am up doing laundry so that the boys will have something to wear and something to sleep on. I really hope that Chris is better by Saturday. They are having a meet and greet for the Primary...my baby is going to be in Sunbeams this Sunday. That makes me want to cry. It's funny how you can just pray that they will grow up soon one second, and then the next you just want them to stay your baby forever. Chris' Primary teacher called to remind him of the "meet and greet" thing...I don't know if I've met her or not, but she had a kind voice. I pray for that poor woman. When Chris and Joshua (another kid from Nursery) get together...I just don't know how one woman could handle those two, let alone those two and who knows how many other kids all at the same time and try to keep them occupied for 2 hours in a row. She is a brave, brave lady.
I can't wait for the next week or two. I ordered some things from deseretbook.com. I've decided that that is my new favorite store. And they should be here in a week or two. Of course they didn't have a few of the items that I wanted on-line, so I will just have to go to the store and get it. Like it's that bad, the Deseret Book Store is like MAYBE 10 minutes from my house. I'm more worried about grocery shopping at Wal*Mart and Costco alone with Topher and Ethan. And Topher is at that age that he wants to help with EVERYTHING and he's a "big boy" so forget just sitting in the cart...he needs to be out and running around. He's really pretty good at staying with us while we're in the store, he just needs reminders alot. There's a lot of "Topher, that's too far!" "Christopher, Mommy can't see you!" "Hey, don't touch that." "No, we don't need that." "Put that back." "No, we are not getting a $250 Thomas the Train toy, I don't care how cool it is."
But more than that, I am dreading last minute packing. I don't know, I just can't seem to convince myself that it needs to be done RIGHT NOW! Usually, when we move, I know a LONG time in advance. So I start packing here and there, and that way it gets done without being an over-whelming task. But since we didn't get that much advanced warning...that and we still don't know WHEN or WHERE we are moving. Maybe by some miricle we can stay here...that would be nice. I like it here. Well, I just keep thinking about what Kaitlyn (Darci's girl) said in Testimony Meeting when they found out that they were going to have to move again after they had planned to stay put; she said "In order to be happy, I just have to believe that where ever we end up, God put us there for a reason." (Such adult wisdom out of the mouth of babes huh?...Well, I suppose, she's older than a little child, but not quite an adult yet...but out of the mouth of adolesents just doesn't sound the same). So I just have to believe that wherever we end up that we were put there for a reason. I just hope it's some little town that no one has ever heard of before...that's where I like to be. Shopping within driving distance, but in a town small enough that everyone knows everyone. Given, that does get a little annoying at times when you're in a place where if you sneeze everyone knows about it within an hour. But on the other hand, if there is a sex offender or something...EVERYONE knows about it...even if they aren't registered. Those are always the ones that worry me, the ones that aren't on any registery, that you don't know about and can live as close to the schools as they want to just because someone was too scared to make an "offical" report. But in any case, as long as we don't end up in Chicago or something, I'll be good. No offence Beth, but cities just aren't my thing. ;) I would prefer to be able to send my child to a school where they don't have to go through metal detectors to get in, where a graduating class of 75 will make the paper because it's the largest graduating class they have had in years...that's where I think I would be most happy.
Now, I am just trying to decide if Ethan is really planning on going to sleep. I think he is, but I am afraid that JUST as I start to drift off into a nice peaceful sleep, he's going to wake up again. And I am not the nicest person in the world when I keep getting woke up when I'm just on the verge of sleep. And then I yell, and then I feel really terrible, and then I can't sleep anyway. Then I get even more frustrated, then it's time to wake up and be ready for the day. And I still will feel bad because everyone knows that when Mom ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. Well, I am so tired, I think that I am going to try. If he wakes up again, I will just have to try and remember that he is sick and not to get mad. Goodness gracious this is a really long blog. I hope it kinda, sorta made some kind of sence, if not, no one said that you had to read it. ;)
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