Pictures: (top) Tristan in his hat ready to play outside in the cool 60 degree weather. (bottom) Joss on Election Day. The volunteers gave her 2 stickers, unfortunately, and she placed them herself. She's crying because we came home without "boating". I wondered why she was so excited to go vote with me.
I mentioned to Landon in the kitchen a few weeks ago that I've decided this will be my fourth and final pregnancy. He laughed. When he saw my glare, he explained, "It's you -- in your bathrobe, munching a pickle, barefoot and pregnant. Anyway, you'll soon forget how miserable you feel now, just like you forgot after the other babies."
Well, to ensure that that doesn't happen, I'm documenting in writing how my body has malfunctioned for weeks now, with fainting, vomiting, and numerous other discomforts that you don't want to know about. I DON'T remember it being this hard in the past. Perhaps pregnancy should be left to women in their 20s.
Joss and Chloe are excited about the baby (and so am I, despite the misery), and will often say, "Mom, I like your new baby." They've taken to calling him "Baby Sophie", even though I'm only 9 weeks along and have no idea what gender he is.
Jocelynne and Chloe started listening to the children's Book of Mormon Stories CD while they fall asleep at night this summer. Now they'll randomly parrot phrases they've memorized throughout the day. At breakfast last week Jocelynne said, "Chapter 3: Lehi leaves Jerusalem. The Lord was pleased with Lehi." I've heard Chloe say, "Chapter 27: Korihor." When I asked her who Korihor was, she shrugged. Then she said, "Korihor couldn't talk."
Tristan has added "Ta-da!" and "Yeah!" to his vocabulary. I'm still waiting for "Mama." He loves to play outside and climb things. He still hasn't left his biting phase, and he's added hitting and pinching to his repertoire. The girls don't mess with him.
4 comments:
Pickles? Seriously?
I know - so cliche. You should try drinking the pickle juice out of the jar. Now that hits the spot.
pickle juice sounds almost as exciting as the juice left in the pot after boiling hot dogs. so, a june baby? will u deliver yourself this time and save yourself the hassle of dr. appts. and paying said dr.? :) well, you will all too soon find the joys of having children spaced a little farther apart. not like it matters after two anyway. congrats friend.
I just read your post and laughed. Not at the pregnancy part--I can totally relate. I don't know who these ladies are that enjoy being pregnant, but there is nothing enjoyable about it. But I love the quoting of the Book of Mormon stories. We have all the scripture stories on video and my son started tell me about the wicked priests of Baal one day. But to quote "Chapter 3..." that is hilarious! It's a good thing you wrote it down. You'll want to remember that forever.
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