Rough Days

I had a rough few days there. I have discovered that I have to get up in the middle of the night and have some crackers if I want to function the next day. I was ill all day Tues and Wed. But am feeling much better as long as I am stuffing my face. We are going to the mall to get pictures taken today and possibly see Santa. Hilton is beyond excited. I am just hoping we are getting there early enough in the season that it won't be horribly busy!

Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving was great. We went to Justin's parents' house and had a wonderful dinner. We were there for 3 days and just vegged out. The Bates got a new puppy. An 8 week old Shitzou named Maggie J. She is a furball and so cute. She was a great distraction for the kids. They never complained of being bored the whole weekend! To tell the Bates that we were having a baby, I had some photos from Caroline's birthday party. I put the ultrasound picture in with the photos and when Donna was looking through them she said, "What's this?" And then Caroline and Hilton told her that we were having a baby. They were really excited and very understanding of my present comatose state. I slept almost the entire time. I cannot get enough sleep. I sleep more than I am awake! On Friday we went to Macy's (What were we thinking???) to get some luggage that was on serious sale. We needed some badly since we are going to Ohio for Christmas. Then we went to the movies and saw Santa Claus 3 which the kids absolutely loved. We had a really great time at the in-laws, as always. Now it is time to decorate. If Justin would just get the things out for me! He is in no hurry because it is not Dec 1st yet. But we had a Christmasy FHE last night and had egg nog shakes for the treat, so maybe that will move him along a little. Today I have to read my book group book, Life of Pi. I have book group tomorrow and I haven't even gotten half way!

Hilton

Hilton woke up at 4am. He was ready to play. He is on crack or something. The child will not stop. And I am so tired. Luckily I went to bed at 8:30 last night or else I would be in worse shape. But I find I am much more tired with this pregnancy than with the other 2. And I was working with those! So I guess it is good that I'm at home. I can take naps. And I do. A lot of naps. He is totally bouncing off the walls, so maybe I should take him to the park so he can just play until he drops. I will bring a book or something. The walk would be good for me. Right? Is anyone else's kids saying, "Mom, can I get that?" every five minutes? If there is a commercial on tv, Hilton wants it. It doesn't matter if it is a girl toy or a boy toy. He doesn't care. He just wants it all. And everyday he asks to go to WalMart to buy it! He wants me to buy him a toy everyday! Forget that Christmas is only a month away! Who cares? He wants it NOW! I am sure no one else's kids are like this. It is only mine. What have I done to create this sleep deprived, self-indulgent child?

BIG, BIG, BIG NEWS!

I told you I was going to announce something big today. So here it is! I went to the doctor today and had my first ultrasound for the new Baby Bates! He or she will be born July 1, 2007. I am 8 weeks along today. It is going to be a very high risk pregnancy with my diabetes, it will be my 3rd c-section, but I am so excited! Justin is still in shock and not a little annoyed, but he is coming around. This was not a planned pregnancy, we thought we were doing a great job at preventing it, and have been for 10 years, but I guess when Heavenly Father has a plan, you just go with the flow. Anyway, I am very excited but still nervous. Any number of things could go wrong, so all of your prayers and thoughts are welcome!

Halloween Pics

These are pics from Halloween. I hand made each costome... Okay, I am lying, But I really do wish I were as talented as my cousin to do that. Hilton is a Dragon (even though it is a dinosaur costume, he doesn't care. He still wears it almost everyday!) Caroline is a Barbie Fairytopia fairy. This is in our living room and behind the children on the mantle are our fish. Fin is on the left, Goldy (the dear departed) is in the middle and Chloe is on the right. I am a mean mom because I made Caroline wear a turtle neck under her costume. And she had a coat on over it. But it was FREEZING!

HILARIOUS!

Hilton did something so funny yesterday! But I will preface it with, we NEVER use the word "butt" in this house. We say "bum" or "bottom." Okay, Justin does this really crude thing sometimes with Hilton. When he has a bare bottom, he pretends to talk with it. (Ala Jim Carrey) Anyway, yesterday when I was on the phone with Justin, Hilton came into the livingroom with his pants down, talking with him bottom. He spoke in a robot voice saying, "Hello, I am RoButt!" I kid you not! I have NO idea where he got that. He totally came up with it all on his own. But I just lost it! It was so hilarious! At the same time that I am laughing hysterically, I am saying, "Hilton, that is not appropriate. You are not being modest!"

Nothing cool

For the past 2 days I have been trying to post more pics and blogger won't let me! I am so sorry. I have nothing to share at this time, but I promise I will post something cool and exciting by Monday... Blogger permitting!

Sick Caroline

I was up most the night with Caroline. She woke up at around midnight with a stomach bug. Poor thing. She was so concerned about making a mess. The sheets stayed clean, though! I was very happy about that. This morning she is doing ok. I just hope she is okay the rest of the day. I cannot have healthy kids at all during the winter months. If it is not one, it is the other!

Poor Goldy

I am afraid we had a death in the family. Goldy died of natural causes yesterday. She was a teeny tiny goldfish so I didn't expect her to live long. But Caroline is devastated. In the morning when she fed her she was fine, swimming happily. Then in the afternoon when she checked on her, she was gone. To a better place. The giant goldfish bowl in the sky. This does not in the least console Caroline. I told her we could get another one, but she said no way. She doesn't want another one to die on her again. So we might get another Beta. When the mourning period is over.

Photos

These are photos of Caroline's birthday at Gringos. That was her birthday dinner of choice. She loved it because they sang to her and gave her fried ice cream. And the other photos are of my pumpkin party. You see the pumpkin bread bowls in the middle of the table. And my gorgeous table cloth! In the other photo you can see my pumpkin soup tureen in the middle. And little cards telling what kind of soups were in the bowls.