I'm getting jealous of all these cool blogs!

I've been persuing the decorating blogs lately, i'm so wanting to make my house somewhere I want to live! My carpet is wrecked my furniture is dog chewed and I just feel like "we can't have nuttin' nice around here!"

So this is the year....ok and maybe some of next! I'm getting new carpet and furniture.....as soon as I am debt free and have an emergency fund!!

Hello Dave Ramsey....yep were still gazelleing it...though the cheettah caught us for the last few months.

Now that birthdays and Christmas are over it's time to re-focus, I am making a house improvement sinking fund though...I have to for my own sanitity.

As for the cool blogs...i'm leaving that to those awesome non-losers right now....someday....i'll be a non-loser too!

One of these days..

Ok so one of these days I might actually write in this blog and not just take up my bit of cyber space!

One of these days I will be a stay at home mom and maybe then I can find a second to do some writing....maybe during nap time.

One of these days i'll find time for "me" things.

In the mean time....here are some more pics of the most adorable girls in the world.....

adorable and getting so big

I make cute kids!

Ok so I brag a bit and should probably learn to be more humble when it comes to how cute my kids are, but I just can't, I mean look at them........

Carys is now a month old....I can't believe how fast time goes! I'll have to go back to work soon and I am so dreading it! I can't wait to be a SAHM.....sigh.....someday.

Anyway Carys is doing great! The kids are all out of school now so it's a crazy household with my 3 and my neice and nephew.....lots of drama! They are all doing good with Carys, Kaitlyn is a great helper as I knew she would. Abby is even doing a lot, when she doesn't have her own agenda anyway, but that's Abby, she does just what she wants and that's it, strong willed girl! I am loving having my 3 girls. I'm even already planning the next baby, granted not anytime soon, I want Carys to get to be the baby for a couple years! I love being a mom so much, it helps having a wonderfully supportive husband who even lets me sleep in some mornings!

Stress is high right now....but life is good.....

Just had a baby, stop taking my pic!
My 3 girls! Yes Carys is sick of getting her pic taken!
Daddy getting to hold Carys for the first time ever!

Carys May Halvorsen

Carys is here! She was born May 17th at 9:40am, she was 8lbs 3 oz and 22 inches. She had some issues and had to spend a week in NICU, talk about some stressful times! That was so miserable, she didn't get to eat for the first 2 days, Scott didn't get to hold her until late Monday night (she was born on a saturday) She is home now and all is well. She's doing great, even nursing well considering her week away from me! The girls adore her. It has been tough with my neice and nephew here too....5 kids is a lot! The extra 2 have some issues that are hard to deal with, but overall we are all well

Carys did decide to come on the one day we didn't want her to! It was Kaitlyn and Abby's dance recital day, so I took them to dress rehearsal on Friday with no clue labor was pending, but missed the recital. At my Friday docs appt. I had no progress and they had set an induction date, however he did stip my membranes.... I went into labor around 4am or so, woke up with contractions, the whole thing lasted just over 5 1/2 hours, not too bad.

So my sweet little newest princess is sleeping next to me on the couch right now, she's looking just like her daddy, more and more every day. She also seems to have his personality thank goodness, she only cries when she's hungry.

We are very blessed and thankful everything turned out ok.....

less than 3 weeks

So we have less than 3 weeks until our due date! On one hand i'm ready and on the other sooooo not. My sister got her kids taken away so now I have them, so on top of being 9 months pregnant and having my own rug rats I now have a 7 y/o with ADHD and a 15 month old who's very clingy! I've had to switch the 7 y/o to school here even. The last 2 days i've been on my own with them as Scott had to work 15 hours yesterday and has been outside mowing and such most of today!

On a positive note I am off work now. We had an ultrasound 2 days ago, the baby was 7lbs 9oz give or take a pound! Already bigger than Abby was at birth and she was a week late. If Carys comes early maybe it won't be so bad. So the doc gave me a note for sit down only jobs, which work doesn't have for me, so i'm off. I certainly can't rest at home with all these kids but at least it's nice to not have to be on my feet all day or up and down stairs like at work and at home I can pee when I need too!

So we'll see what happens in the near future....i'm so anxious on so many levels for everything. We only have a few more things to get for Carys, though we do have the basics.

still a big baby!

So i'm in pain lately, lots of pelvic and nerve issues with the baby being so big. She's way down low and pressing on my nerves which is making my legs hurt and get numb and tingly sometimes, though i've been assured its all normal, especially since it's my third so my ligaments are all stretched out allowing the baby to be way low. She's nice and healthy and that's what matters.
The baby's room is almost done, it'll be nice to have everything ready for her to come home. Her walls are light green with a darker green stripe on the bottom and chair rail will go in the middle. I had the girls decorate curtains for her room, i'll have to post some pics soon.

Yikes!

So we went to the doc. today for my 28wk appt. All is well until he measures me, i'm measuring at 33wks! So now we go back on monday to have an ultrasound to see how big Carys is. I'm excited to get to see her again, though not thrilled at the thought of having a huge baby! The doc said this baby would be more like my first, Kaitlyn was 8lbs 6oz, Abby was 7lbs 7oz. He also assured me that I would probably tear again....but then said even if she's 9lbs I should still be able to push her out in like 20 mins....gotta love the male docs! A women would know not to talk about pushing out a huge baby that tears you open! Oh well....guess I'll know more in a few days!

Tickers!

Too cute had to share....

girls, girls, girls

So baby #3 is a girl! So i'll still be in my element when this baby comes! I know how to be a momma to girls! So we're thinking Carys for the name, but we'll see if we come up with anything we like better.....

Happy New Year!

2008, the year I become a mother of 3, I can't believe I have so many kids!?!?! The only thing i've ever always wanted to do was be a mom so i'm exicited and thrilled I am, but wow, 3 totally out numbers us! We go Monday for the ultrasound, 3 more days and I know if it's gonna be 3 girls or if Scotts gonna get someone on his side! Everyone predicts a boy, i'm sure it's just because we have 2 girls already, Scott and I don't care either way. I'm kinda thinking boy, but probably just because everyone has been putting the idea in my head. Either way i'm excited to find out! I can't wait to tell the girls one way or the other either, they're gonna be so happy! Speaking of our girls....how cute are they?!?