Not much happening here

Well, it has been a few weeks since I updated my blog. Laura congratulated me on blogging more often and then I just slowed it down again. Not much is happening here. Same old same old really. Mason has picked up a new phrase to say, "oh my gosh". Lovely huh? He got it from me on one of those days where you step out of a perfectly calm situation and room to do something simple for just a minute and come back to mass chaos. I don't even remember what they did , but it truly deserved an "oh my gosh". So now I spend time every day trying to get him to say oh my goodness instead of oh my gosh every time he says it. Hopefully he will forget about it soon. Rush had a funny on the way home from church on Sunday though. He was in his car seat recapping the day when he all the sudden got serious and looked at his legs and said, "Mommy, I don't like this furry stuff on my legs." Brian and I go a good laugh at that one. We both decided it was a good thing that he doesn't know he has furry stuff on his back as well. I almost forgot to mention that Rush had a marriage proposal last week at school His friend Claire has really taken to him this summer and called him a prince and her a princess. She told him he was to protect her and finally asked him to marry her. Rush's response was "let me ask Jack about that". Too funny. I have always thought he was precious, but I guess certain 4 year old girls do as well. Brian and Claire's dad know each other from high school and we saw him at church on Sunday. We collectively decided that it could be worse and we promised to raise our kids right just in case this does pan out in the future. As far as the baby goes, things are good with him, however my iron is low, big surprise, and my heart has had a few moments of racing along with my blood pressure being slightly elevated for me. All that to say I have had an EKG, an echoocardiogram, and am wearing a heart monitor for 24 hours. Fun! They are just checking things out and don't have any real concerns at this point. We will see what the tests all say. In the mean time, Mason wants to fix these stickers that are part of the monitor and take off these wires. They are quite attractive I must say. I am going to have a real problem tomorrow finding a shirt that covers them up. There are four wires and sticky things. Two of them are right below my collar bone and one is slightly lower in the middle of my chest, but all are very visible with any normal shirt because they stick out of the neck of the shirt. I will be such a fashion statement tomorrow. How many of my preschoolers do you think are going to ask about them. Oh, and they aren't helping how hot I am right now. They probably aren't making me sweat, but it sure does seem hotter since I put them on.

Happy Birthday Mason!

Happy 2nd Birthday Mason! It is hard to believe that he is 2 today! It is never all about Mason so I decided to do a little blogging just about him. He is feeling much better for his big day. We had to cancel his little party yesterday because he had been running a fever since Friday night. He didn't even get to enjoy the Rush family 4th of July party. Kind of sad! He is doing much better now and acting like a normal 2 year old. We will have to reschedule is party for this weekend. He has already opened his presents from us and MeMaw and Jim. Rush helped Mason open and enjoy his presents. He is currently enjoying his Elmo Summer Vacation DVD. I think this is his first DVD of his own. He also got his first "big twuck" to go with our very large GeoTrax set. I made cinnamon rolls with dip, as Mason says, for breakfast. He loves his dip! It could be icing dip, or yogurt dip or chicken dip it doesn't matter dip just makes eating fun. Maybe I will have to find some kind of dip for lunch. After all he is the birthday boy! Happy Birthday Mason! We love you!

Praying for the Alaniz Family

My friend Anna that I teach preschool with delivered her twin boys today. To tell you about Anna she is about my height with a teeny tiny frame and she carried twin boys to 36 weeks. The babies were both around 6 pounds and for there to be two that big is unbelievable! They induced her labor today and there were a few issues that sent her to an emergency C section. To make a long story short, the boys are good, one is having a little bit of help with his breathing but no major concerns. However, Anna is in ICU as of around noon today when Andrew, her husband, called me to update me. They have a wonderful family and church family that are there supporting them, but they could still use our prayers. We all have a picture in our mind of how perfect the birth day of each of our children should be and it doesn't always go that way. I know they will find their strength in God and will fully rely on him in during this time. I know how long she has waited on these babies and how excited she is to be a mom. I pray that she will soon be given the ok by the doctors and nurses to really enjoy being a mom!

My 3 Boys!

It's official, I am a boy mom. We found out on Monday that we are having our third son! We are excited! I have had lots of laughs and comments, but we love our boys so why not have a third? God knows what we need and he decided we needed another boy. Who can argue with God? Not me! We still have not even discussed names and when we do we will not tell. It is too fun to know something that everybody else wants to know! Besides, have you ever noticed that people feel very comfortable telling you that they don't like the name you picked out? People pick some weird ones, but hopefully no one would ever say to a child that they didn't like the child's name. Another thing I have been asked was if I was surprised. I was totally surprised that it was a boy. It just goes to show that each pregnancy is different and that has absolutely nothing to do with the sex of the baby. Of course after finding out I did a little shopping. Boy clothes are still harder to find than girl clothes and cute boy clothes are even harder to find. Do you know that I did not find one Carter's outfit for a baby boy in baby blue or light blue? Carter's has been the best and most popular baby brand for as long as I can remember and they don't even have any baby blue! It really was a crying shame. Some of you are htinking that my 3rd little boy doesn't even need baby clothes, but I promise you after two Lachina boys many things need to be retired. Besides, your first few outfits should be new to you! I have lots of ideas in my head of things I need to make for him. I better get busy!

Tomorrow!!!

Ok, so tomorrow is the big day. We find out the sex of the baby! Exciting! And yes we will be telling people the sex. People keep asking me if it matters if it is a boy or a girl and the answer is no. We would be happy with either a boy or a girl. The way I look at it is God doesn't give us a choice in the matter so why should I get an opinion. Only he knows what we need, although many have speculations. Another question we keep getting is are we going to tell a name this time. Well, to be quite honest we haven't even talked about names. Rush's name was a given. For those of you who have known me a long time you know that I always wanted to name a boy Rush so I did. I even did so despite my seminary friends saying I was naming my son after a Jewish holiday (Rosh Hoshanah). We had a girl name that we liked before we found out Mason was a boy so we altered it to be a boy name. We didn't even officially decide on the full name until days before he was born so what good did it do us to tell people. We have no names for either sex at this time and have chosen not to talk about it until we know what we need to talk about. We haven't talked about sharing the name before the birth or not, but I am pulling for not sharing. It was kind of fun watching people wonder. There were also some really good pictures taken in the waiting room on the hospital when Brian showed up at the glass window with Mason and a little card with his name on it. It would be even more fun if they didn't know if it was a boy or a girl. I would do it, but I am pretty sure somebody would let it slip. Besides I need to know if I need all new stuff or am good to go with some things I already have. I will say this, If it is a girl somebody is going to rack up on some boy stuff because I will be getting rid of things that we no longer need.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

We started summer Mother's Day Out this week and once again we are busy, busy, busy! We are all enjoying having a little bit of a routine. It is fun to hang out with our friends and just have fun at school. Rush has become Mrs. Jo's helper and Mason is always excited to ride the Bye Bye Buggy. I am teaching K5 and it is a nice change of pace. We are having a great time!

Since it is Father's Day weekend we have a little bit of shopping to do. I have been racking my brain trying to come up with perfect gifts. I have plans, but we will see how they go over! Rush and Mason made special things for Daddy and Rush could not wait until Sunday, he already gave his to Brian. Mason has already forgotten that he made something, but hopefully he will remember on Sunday.

The countdown has begun! We go back to the doctor a week from Monday to find out what we are having! I'm excited to see. It really doesn't matter to us what we have as long as we have a happy, healthy baby.

Where have I been?

If I have had one person ask me I have had one hundred people ask me where I have been. Well , I have been at home feeling pregnant. I am a horrible pregnant person! As of right now I am 16 1/2 weeks pregnant and so far nothing about it is enjoyable, as usual. I am still sick frequently, nothing new there. I am going to assume that sickness will continue until I get out of the Operating Room following my C Section. So, currently I am looking forward to June 29th which is when we will find out the sex and I will be more than halfway to the end! I really wish I was one of those people who got to enjoy being pregnant, but unfortunately that isn't the case. I can say on a positive note that I am starting to regain my energy.

The boys are doing well and enjoying summer. We are looking forward to summer school starting next week to help fill our time. We all need a little change of scenery sometimes. Summer school also helps with consistency in their schedule and discipline. I will be teaching five year olds which will be a nice change of pace for me. Rush is going to have his same teacher from the school year whom we love and Mason is going to have different teachers that I don't know yet. We are looking forward to playing with Mason's friend Cooper on Friday, play days never revolve around him. Last week Rush got to have a play day with his buddies Jack and Jett. I owe many thanks to Sherri, Jack's mom, because she offered to have Rush come and play while I drove my sister to Huntsville to pick up a chair for my mom. Talk about fun times!