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Our Pumpkins.

We had a very busy and fun filled Halloween. Ashton wore her Lady Bug costume to school and finished the school day off with a party. They had candy corn races and played wrap the mummy.

After a quick rest and a re-application of make up we were off to eat dinner at Mimi and Papa’s house. Jackson drug everyone around outside before dinner making it very hard to get a picture of him.

My lady bug, on the other hand, was a great poser. She was happy to smile for pictures(big surprise)!

Off to trick or treat in style!

Here I sit at 37 weeks and 5 days wondering if today will be the day that Kylie makes her grand entrance into the world. Of course, I’ve been wondering this for a week or so now. I’ve been having pretty much painless contractions for about 2 weeks now. Last night around 930 they started to get a little stronger. They were strong enough that I had to take some tylenol to get comfortable enough to get some sleep. This morning they are about the same.. about 5-7 mins apart…I’m a little uncomfortable… but over all they don’t hurt too bad yet… I guess that’s what I have to wait for. So, I hope it’s today… I’m tired of not knowing…

If not… then she has to wait until Saturday. I don’t really want to be away from home while the kids are trick or treating. Sure, if she comes today I will be at home on bedrest tomorrow and the next day…but at least Kev can enjoy trick or treating with the kids. He missed it last year due to a business trip to Dubai. I can’t wait to see the kids in their costumes. Jackson is going to be a pirate and Ash is going as a lady bug. Ashton actually gets to wear her costume to school tomorrow all day. I think her school is the only one in the district allowing this. I think it’s great. Kids need to have some fun and be able to enjoy the holidays.

Back to the baby thing… Here are some pictures of where I’m having the baby…. It’s going to be SO much better than a hospital.

Jealous?

No one can say when Kylie will come, but things are starting to happen leading us to believe it will be sooner rather than later. I’m not going to give you the details on my cervix or anything (that’s gross and TMI for the web in my opinion) but I will say that I have been having contractions for the past week or so and they are causing changes in that direction. So… Here are some fat bellah pics for 36 weeks… It might be the last set… You never know… (Pics are 32, 34, and 36 weeks in each row)

Here are some pictures from Ashton’s 1st basketball game. (They aren’t great… because I took them with my phone… but - hey it’s better than nothing right?)

Goons- Before the Game

During the game

Jackson and I had a picnic the other day. He was so cute. We started out sharing grapes and strawberries.

He decided that the grapes were his and the strawberries were mine.. He moved them accordingly.

Apparently, I didn’t get the picture so he moved more.

Come to find out… I was supposed to share “my food” with his friend… His Sponge Bob ball. He was actually trying to feed Sponge Bob.

He’s so cute.. I just want to eat him up!!!

I’ve been working really hard on Kylie’s room. Kev painted the walls a bright yellow a couple of weeks ago and put the bed together. I finally got around to making the bed. Today, I made the letter’s to spell KYLIE over her bed. I’m proud of my craftiness! It’s really hard to see the color with the lighting and the YELLOWNESS  of the room!

Kylie seems to have had a growth spurt. I am now 34 weeks and 4 days. She measured 37.5 weeks at my appointment yesterday. At my last appointment, two weeks ago, she was measuring 33 weeks. I’m not feeling a November baby. My midwives are guessing she will arrive before the end of the month! YEAH!! I’m so excited and yet… holy !@#$ I’m not ready!~

Here are some comparison belly pics.

32.5 weeks

34.5 weeks

32.5 weeks

34.5 weeks

32.5 weeks

34.5 weeks

So if you want to change your VOTE (Game Kevnat3)as to when this baby will arrive. Do it soon!!!!!

I’m not sure if I mentioned it before, but I’ve been having issues with Ashton and school most of this year. It all started a week after school started and a new teacher was added to the 3rd grade due to over crowding. Apparently, they sent home a permission slip asking for volunteers. I didn’t receive this. Ashton was one of the lucky ones to be thrown into a 1st year teacher’s class. She was devastated. She cried and cried when she found out. She cried at school. Her best friend was in her old class and I thought that was what the problem was. I wasn’t going to pitch a hissy fit so she could stay in a class because of a friend.

Well, 5 weeks have passed and things have gone from bad to worse. She has been bringing home failing grades. I fight with her an average of 30 mins just to get her to do her homework and her reading. She has been visiting the nurse almost daily complaining of headaches and stomach aches and basically anything to get her out of class. She comes home crying saying she is scared to death that she is going to fail the TAKS(standardized test here in TX) and not get to go the 4th grade. She constantly tells me she hates school and why should she try? She pretends to be sick to try and stay home from school constantly.

Anyone who knows Ashton, knows that she’s HIGHLY intelligent/ borderline gifted. She has never made bad grades or been scared of any tests. She makes hundreds on her spelling test without ever studying. She reads at a much higher level than her age and always has. So when she started hating school and bringing home 0’s on papers…. I knew something was wrong.

Today I had a chat with the principal at her school. I let him know my concerns. He agreed with me that switching classes on Ash has had an adverse reaction on her. He did some checking and there is one spot available in Ashton’s old class. He talked with the teachers and they all agreed that it was in Ashton’s best interest, academically, for her to be moved back to the other class. Ashton will be so happy when I tell her the news this evening. It’s such a relief to be putting her back in the other class. For one, the teacher is a veteran teacher. I’m told by the principal that ALL her kids pass the TAKS and don’t think twice about it. Which is how it should be. There is no need to SCARE the kids about a test that is 6 months away.. Poor things.

Anyways.. I just had to share my excitement. I know this will make a difference and I will get my good student back!

I got a new hair cut this past weekend. I like it. It’s shorter… but it FEELS great!!!

My Belleh is getting bigga!

So Funny! I had to share! Kids are precious!

WHY GOD MADE MOMS
All answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me… He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men’s bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We’re related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2 I don’t know because I wasn’t there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn’t have her thinking cap on.

Who’s the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because dad’s such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What’s the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power ’cause that’s who you get to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend’s.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don’t do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?   I really like this one!
1. On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d get rid of that.
2. I’d make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.