Pumpkin Time!

This weekend we carved/painted pumpkins. Last year I did it at the beginning of October and the pumpkin didn't make it to Halloween. So I made myself hold off until now to do it this year. I got a pumpkin for each of us this year. Mommy, Daddy, Cannon and Baby. I let Cannon color his with marker and he had a blast doing that. Of course there was a big mess afterwards! Andrew was a party pooper. He didn't want to carve his pumpkin so I did both of the bigger ones! I really like doing it, but my hands hurt really bad after. I can't wait for next weekend. Cannon had a lot of fun last year trick or treating and I just threw a costume together at the last minute. This year he is going to be a pirate! He is the cutest little pirate there is too!

Lord Please Bear Me Strength!

*Please ignore the nastiness around the toilet but I just had to take these pics!*

My son is the master of messes I have decided! I can not leave him alone for 2 seconds without finding some disaster to clean up after. It is very tiring on a poor ol' pregnant mom too! Doesn't the boy have any R-E-S-P-E-C-T! I think not! Take a look for yourself:

If you have figured out what this lovely white mess is then, it is white out. Yep! Where he got it I have no idea. I was talking to my mom on the phone and she mentioned that Cannon was being awfully quite so he must be getting in trouble. I assured her than "Noooo, nooo, he is in his playroom watching Nemo. He is either passed out on the floor or just playing quietly." Almost my exact words. HAHAHA! What planet was I on! It MUST be the hormones. Cannon was nowhere to be found in his playroom. I ran to my bathroom and the door was locked. I started to panic because it was really quite in there as well. As a mother you have all of these horrific scenes play through your mind of what you will find behind the door. Mine was what if he has drowned himself in the toilet bowl or the sink! Yes, a weird thought, but again it must be the hormones! Well, I was "lucky" that my imagination was incorrect. No, he was alive and well, painting the bathroom tile with white out. Nothing major! Seriously! Where does this child get his ideas! I don't understand why he feels a need to do stuff like this constantly. What am I doing wrong. I think the problem is he need to be somewhere doing something all the time. He isn't one of those kids that likes to sit and watch tv or lay around. He has to be actively doing something every minute he is awake! Which is a good thing, but I am just going to have to find some activity to keep the boy busy! I use to think I would not send him to preschool or anything but I am quickly changing my mind. He is just one of those kids that needs to be entertained and learning all the time. He is a very smart boy. He knew he wasn't suppose to do that, which is why he locked the door. He knows that he is not suppose to get up out of bed once we put him down for the night, which is why he uses the excuse "But I need to pee pee mommy!" Yes, he is a very smart boy indeed!

Baby Bump

Here is a picture of our new little one. This ultrasound was taken at 7 weeks and 3 days. How this wee little baby, the size of an olive is making my belly look like this, I will never know!

I have always heard the second pregnancy you show a lot faster, but wow! At this rate I will be a hippo before it is all over with! But that is okay! I love having a baby belly. It is one thing I missed after Cannon was born. I loved feeling him move and get the hiccups. I can't wait for this baby to get big enough to feel. It is so wierd because last time I had an aversion to chicken. I wanted to throw up at the sight or thought of it. Now it is about the only thing I can eat. I love huge salads with chicken on top. This time around I am not too fond of beef. I don't have a total aversion to it but it doesn't sound as appietizing as it once did. I really have to be in the mood to eat beef.

Things have been a little rough lately. We have had two stomach bugs hit our family in a weeks time. I also have been EXHAUSTED! I find it hard to keep my eyes open so at times I wake up to messes beyond belief. I don't like to fall asleep while Cannon is awake but some days he will not take a nap no matter how long I fight with him. So I wake up to a little boy covered in sugar and a kitchen much the same. I also found toothpaste all over the couch arm ( thank goodness it is leather!) with cars tracks that have been driving through it. I really wonder how he comes up with these ideas! I wish I could get inside the brain of my three year old and know why he thinks these are great ideas. I am just waiting for that second trimester to get here. You know they say you get your energy back then. One can only hope...

I'm all alone, there's no one here beside me....

My sweet hubby is away on business this week. He got the pleasure of traveling to Brazil! It is very neat that he gets to have those experiences with his job, but I just wish I could go too! I hate being by myself. Sure, I leave him to go to my parents' houses but it is totally different! I hate that I don't have anything to look forward to at the end of the day. I usually count down the hours until he gets home, now I have to count days! BOOO! Fortunately, thanks to the invention of Skype were are able to have video conversations. That really helps a lot! They are only 2 hours ahead of us so it works out pretty nice. Cannon can't understand why Daddy's truck is here but he isn't. He also thinks his poor daddy is stuck at the airport all the time! It really cracks me up watching Cannon talk to Andrew on Skype. He likes to show Andrew stuff but he holds the stuff up to Andrew's face instead of the camera. I have to keep explaining that that is how Daddy sees us right now. He also tells Daddy to come home. Andrew tries to explain that he is really far away but Cannon says, "No, Daddy, you are right there!" It is pretty humorous.

Now like I said, I hate being by myself. I hate night time when I have to go to bed and face the darkness. I hate how the house is WAY too quiet and I can hear every little noise. To make matters worse, our front door and back door creak really bad when the wind blows and it sounds like someone is trying to open the door! YEAH, TALK ABOUT A RACING HEART! So before Andrew left, I had my sweet father-in-law set up our alarm system. I feel just a bit safer with that. But then it is like well, if my alarm goes off what next! I am not brave enough to open my bedroom door! So I have a plan of action! I will grab Cannon, who gets to sleep with me when Andrew is gone, and hide in a closet with a butcher knife! :) Think that will work?? Oh and I will have a cell phone in which I will immediately dial 911. I know truly, my ultimate protection is God! He knows my fears and I know that He is watching over us and protecting us. Without that comfort I would be a crazy lady right now!

Sick, Sick, Sick

This past week has been pretty tough. Starting this weekend I felt my allergies flare up. I have yucky sinus drainage which usually makes me nauseous. Well add on top of that pregnancy and it is not a great situation! I have felt HORRIBLE! Yesterday was the worst. I practically laid on the couch and dozed on and off all day. I called Andrew to see if he could come home but he was busy getting things ready for his trip to Brazil next week. Yes, I said BRAZIL! My husband is leaving me for a week. I am not too excited about it. So yesterday Cannon had free reign of the house. He was actually very good. He keep checking me to see if I felt better. It was so cute. He would lay next to me and give me a kiss and say "Feel better Mommy."

I have also been having some issues with my pregnancy as well. I noticed some spotting recently so I had to go in and have tests done. I got an ultrasound done at 6 weeks and we could see the babies heart beating. She said that was a really good sign. I also had my hormone levels checked. my hCG levels doubled but my progesterone levels need to be higher so I am taking pills to keep it up. I go back on the 28th to have another ultrasound done. I just hope and pray that everything is okay! I can't imagine something happening to my baby. I have seen the heart beat I know the baby is there and growing. It is my child. I know God is in control! This pregnancy is totally different then mine with Cannon. I had very little symptoms with Cannon and it was a very easy pregnancy. This one is proving a little more challenging. With my first pregnancy I also had the luxury of lying down whenever I needed to. Now I can't do that. Cannon gets a little upset with me if I try to take too many breaks. He is a busy little boy!

Rain, Rain, Go AWAY!

I am so tired of the rain. I can't remember the last sunny day we have had. It makes me so sleepy all day to have the no sunlight coming through the windows. Cannon is so tired of being inside. Yesterday he had a break down. He decided he wanted to go to the splash park. I told him that we couldn't because it was raining. He didn't like that. He still insisted we go to the splash park. So I opened the back door and told him to see that it was raining and cold outside so we can't go to the park. Still he didn't think that was a good enough reason. So he screamed and cried. I put him in bed and told him to come out when he calmed down. Well he came out crying. I was in the kitchen making a sandwich. He got the idea that I was making sandwiches for the splash park, like I had done a few times this summer. He got in the pantry and grabbed the lunchbox. I told him no, we aren't going to pack a lunch. We are eating here. Another temper tantrum! The poor boy just wanted to go to the splash park! So he was sent to bed again. This time he was better when he came out. We ate lunch and about 30 minutes later he was passed out on the couch. I have a very stubborn child. I am told he gets that from me. :)

On another note, I ask for prayer for my step-dad's nephew and his wife. They had their first child last night. Unfortunately, their baby boy decided to come a few months early. He was born at 27 weeks. He only weighs 2 lbs. So if everyone could please lift Luke and Hollie up in your prayers. This is an exciting time but also a very scary and trying time. Pray for their baby boy to go strong and fight with all he has. I know with the help of God he will be a happy, healthy baby boy soon! Thanks for your prayers. I know they will appreciate all the prayers they can get!

Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

September 11, 2006

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Today Cannon turns 3! I can't believe I have been a mommy for 3 years now! Cannon has brought so much joy to our lives that I can't imagine how boring and uneventful life would be without him! I am also so grateful that God has blessed me by allowing me to stay home with Cannon. I have always dreamt of staying home raising my children and God made that possible for us. I have loved watching Cannon change and grow. Each stage he goes through is so much fun to watch. But I have to admit there are times that are not so fun as well!

Some of my favorite things about my sweet boy:

I love how he thinks there is a song for everything. I sing a song for when I pour his Chocolate milk. Now he think there is a song for every action, such as going to the car, or putting in a dvd, or so on and so on. It isn't very easy to think up songs on the spot!

I love how he is using so many words now. He will repeat practically anything now! It is so fun hearing him mimic us or throw out a word we didn't even know was in his vocabulary.

I love when I am getting ready in the morning how Cannon will come in and talk to me. Then when I least expect it he says, "You're pretty Mommy!" It makes my day!

I love how he gets mad at me if I spend too much time on the computer. He reminds me that he needs attention too and I feel quite guilty. He lets me know this by yelling "NOOOOOOOO, Mommy close the puter! Close it!"

I love that I know exactly where his tickle spot is! I love holding him down and making his laugh till he cries! I love hearing his laugh! It brings so much joy to my heart!

I love how he takes after me in the sweets area. Andrew, not so much! When we let Cannon have a donut the first thing he does is eat all the icing off the top and then he is done! I will eat cakes, candy, and chips all day if we would let him, but try to get him to eat dinner and he is not hungry!

I love that he loves steaks! He is my kind of boy! Which may be why I ate only beef while pregnant with him. The sight of chicken made me want to vomit!

I love how when he hears Andrew pull in from work he wants me to open the door so he can run out and see his daddy! He loves when Daddy is home from work to play with him! Lately in the mornings he begs Daddy to stay home and not go to work!

I love how I know I will now be up before 7:00 a.m. everyday because we usually have a visitor between 5:30 and 6:30 every morning. It is actually a sweet way to wake up. I am rarely grumpy in the mornings anymore.

I love when he gets in trouble by me or Andrew he will run to the other and let us know he is in trouble. If he gets a spanking he will come to me and say, "Mommy, daddy spanked me right here! Kiss it!" Or "Mommy, Daddy told me no, not to touch it!" He is so cute when he says it.

And finally I love how anytime we sing Happy Birthday now he think it is always for him! He likes to insert his name every time! But hey at least he is singing the song now instead of screaming and crying when we sing it to him!

God has truly blessed us with this precious boy. He is beautiful inside and out. He is full of life and energy, but has a tender heart. He can not stand for anyone to be upset at him so he will do everything he can to make you smile. He really is my pride and joy. He is going to be such a great big brother!