It's 8:45pm...

And I'm soaking in a hot bath listening to my boys talk to each other...they SHOULD be sleeping but I guess that's hard to do when you share a room. I'm beyond exhausted. I'm going to blame the lack of iron and the fact I have not been taking my supplement. Bad, prego mama. My boys have been really helpful tonight which is nice considering hubs is working. Charley stopped eating his mangoes to help me empty the dishwasher and he empties it well. He knows where silverware goes and pots and pans and cups. They both picked up after themselves when bathtime was done. Very capable boys for being 3 (eeeccckkk) and 18 months old. I'm so thankful. I used to stress when they emptied the dishwasher because I had a routine. Then I realized that I need to let them...it may not be done perfectly but, by golly, they enjoy it and they do it well enough. Now to work on putting toys away when they are done playing...ha! It's a good goal.

Charley turns 3 years old tomorrow. This makes me sad. He is such a joy. I love him to death. He is a great big brother. He tries to keep his younger brother out of trouble. He learns so much everyday and the older he gets, the more he turns into a little man. He has spoiled his parents being the first born. So full of energy. Daddy's boy. Car fanatic. Happy birthday little boy! I love what you are becoming and I'm excited to watch you grow. Muah!

Boring post with no pictures because as you have read...I'm not anywhere near the computer. :) Tomorrow I will upload some. I'm 37 weeks pregnant. Lots of soreness and Braxton hicks. Work is wearing me out quickly these days and I'm a hormonal mess. The guys at work appreciate it, I'm sure. 12 days until we meet our little boy. I am so excited. My mom is flying out and will be here the 31st. So excited to see her and for her to see the boys.

And with that, I bid you goodnight.

Happy new year! Hooray for 2012! We had a very low key Christmas and New Years. I got a lot of baking done and I tried out a lot of new dishes. Fooooooooood. I look like I've gained 10 pounds. The boys are doing well in the same room. It was a tough couple of days at first but they are getting used to each other. Izyk usually falls asleep before Charley and subsequently you will hear Charley say "Izyk? Are you sleeping? IZYK!!!!"...well, of course if he doesn't respond, he screams for him. Lol! Such nerds. Have no idea where they get that trait.
Christmas was fun. Charley was good at opening presents, Izyk...perhaps next year he will get the concept.
For New Years, Ryan and I watched our tv series and celebrated with junk food and Asti (for Ryan) and sparkling apple juice (for me). We promptly went to bed after midnight. Party hard at the Nichols!







I hit the 34 week mark. Woot! Next week I will be getting an ultrasound. I'm measuring kind of big with this one. I'm sure it has nothing to do with this being my fourth pregnancy.

Ah-hem *sarcasm*

Loose muscles and all. I'm excited to see my little man. This pregnancy went by so fast. That can be good or bad or both. I can't believe we are going to have three little boys. We keep getting asked if we are going to try for a girl. I don't want people to think that's the only reason we keep having children. I love kids and we have been blessed with our boys. I absolutely love our kids and if we are not meant to have a girl, then we aren't going to be having a girl...and I'm good with that.

The video below is Charley thinking he is singing and playing the stylophone. Silly boy. Lol!

Strawberry milk and a chocolate frosted chocolate donut

This is more of a complaint post than anything. I'm kind of in a whiny mood...you'd know this if you were on Facebook. I always get a cold in my last trimester. Drives me insane. I'm miserable and just in time for Christmas. My c-section is scheduled for the 1st of February assuming I do not go into labor early. There are a lot of babies being born, makes me anxious to have this new little one already.

I have a new nephew!!! Scott and Molly welcomed Owen Gregory into the world on December 19th, 6 lbs 12oz and 19.5 inches long. So excited!!! Of course this just makes me want to be closer to home. Sad.




We have put the boys in the same room. This is the second night. It took them a couple hours before falling asleep. This is going to be interesting. Not really sure how this is suppose to work but we are taking it day by day. They are both lacking in sleep in general...especially Izyk. He's used to going to sleep around 8pm and waking up on his own at 8am. Charley doesn't fall asleep til 9-9:30pm and he wakes up early around 7am. Today's nap lasted 3 hours. I'm hoping this will work itself out in the next couple of days.
New owies...


Nerdo...


The title of this blog is what I happen to be eating the moment...yes, at 9pm.

Bragging Rights and Randomness

I just have to brag...a tiny, tiny bit. I just LOVE that my boys have woken up at 9-930am for the past 3 days and then go down for a nap. They nap for 2-3 hours. If I was my normal not prego self, I'd be doing housework. It's a holiday for Pete's sake so for 2-3 hours...I do nothing. Literally. Sometimes I watch horrible reality television and sometimes a movie...and sometimes I blog. :)

Oh oh oh, what I forgot to mention in my last post is I made my own laundry soap. Liquid. I have a front loader HE so I was a little nervous about using powder. The liquid didn't take too much effort and I made 2 gallons of the stuff. I absolutely love it. I spent maybe 8 bucks on the ingredients and I used an eighth of it to make this one batch. Here's to saving a bit of money. Woot woot!

I thought ding dongs were wrapped in foil...disappointed prego lady right here.

I have been on a sugar craving the past couple days. I'm pretty sure I know why I have felt yucky those days as well.

I love soap. I feel OCD...but I'm over it knowing that I will return to normal after birth. I go through a bar of soap a week. I don't eat it...I just wash...often...as in every chance I get.

Ready for cold weather.

We bought Christmas lights for our house. This will be our first year decorating the outside of our house. Super excited.

We have found...or someone else has found rather, a larger vehicle for us!! I've been ignoring the fact that we would need a bigger vehicle come february. I wasn't sure how we would afford another car payment. We are certainly blessed to have the people we have looking out for us. One less stress...one less HUGE stress for me. Yay!!

Third trimester

Hooray! 2.5 months and counting. Being as it I'm having a c-section, my birth will be "planned"...assuming things GO as planned...although NEITHER of my previous births worked out as planned...I'm not bitter, I promise. This pregnancy is flying by. I have no real ailments to complain about except the Braxton hicks sure are prominent this time around and they started earlier AND I get them frequently. Not too bad. If I sit too long, I walk like I'm 80 years old. I'm totally anxious to meet this little one. I'm excited. A little nervous about three little ones but I know it will work out...somehow.

The boys are awesome as usual. Izyk is walking...FINALLY. I love love love that he's such a love bug. He gets bored quickly. He doesn't eat much although he likes bread and mashed potatoes. I can't believe how big Charley is getting. He helps Izyk to walk. They share food really well and we are working on toy sharing. They are good at it until there is a new toy in the mix. Lol! Izyk sleeps til 9am and Charley wakes up at 7 or 8 am. They will be sharing a room come Christmas break.

My brother and his wife will be having heir baby in December! Scott and Molly will be welcoming Owen at the end of December if she lasts that long! I'm excited for our expanding family. I'm really sad that we aren't closer to everyone. When the holidays roll around, it gets difficult having to celebrate it without the extended family. Makes me sad.

Just another day in the life of...

I'm in my 25th week of pregoness. I'm anxious to meet this new little boy. I've been slacking on getting pictures up every 4 weeks as I had done with my previous pregnancies. I've been taking them, just not sitting down and posting/blogging. At my last appointment I measured in at a whopping 125lbs. I hate getting weighed. I'm fine about my weight as long as I don't know what it is. This picture was taken at 22 weeks. I'll never be caught up...and I'm okay with that.

My boys have been keeping me on my toes. Izyk had his 15 month appointment a couple of weeks ago. He has definitely slowed down on the growing curve. Smack dab in the 50th percentile. This kid is a lover. Always wanting some sort of loving. He has got to be all over someone getting hugs and kisses. He's not walking much on his own. He will walk between me and Ryan but beyond that, I don't think he cares much. He will find a way to climb anything. He loves being perched in the window sill. He loves really, really loud noise. Surprisingly, he's not a huge fan of juice. Weirdo. I am very much enjoying who this kid is turning into. It'll be interesting with the third being born as Izyk loves his attention. He's loud and demanding.

Charley is so patient with his little brother. He loves doing puzzles and playing outside. He loves helping me cook and bake. He talks a lot. He tends to get excited and speaks too quickly which results in an entire string of babble. It's still a challenge to keep him in clothing. We are looking at moving them into the same room together here soon. Makes me a bit nervous as Izyk will still be in a crib which gives Charley something to climb which also means Izyk will learn by watching...we shall see how this goes. We will be getting Izyk into a bed in 6 months or so...*crosses fingers*
Watching dad...

Charley hanging out in the living room...

Izyk's first haircut...

19 weeks and an old picture

I am behind on picture taking on this baby. Regardless, I am 19 weeks along and feel a whole lot better. Still a couple days here and there but I have my trusty zofran. We ended up finding out the gender of this baby at the last minute. Ryan wanted to know but I didn't really care one way or another but if he found out, I'd have to know. It never works when one knows and the other doesn't.


16.5 week picture...yes a little behind. Maybe on the next post there will be a picture of me at 20 weeks....

Yes...we are having another boy. 3 boys. Hahaha! We are very excited. We have not one single name. We cannot agree on one. This is going to be another last minute naming.

Charley is repeating everything we say. I love it. Cutest thing. He knows that my big belly means there's a baby coming. He was having a couple accidents here and there so we started up with treats again and he hasn't had an accident since. He is a great big brother. He plays well with Izyk. Izyk is still not walking. He will stand in place and push boxes around all day long but refuses to walk.

*stinker*

I think he's doing it on purpose.

He's really good at climbing stairs and going down them as well. We have yet to cut his hair even though he needs it. He has 5 whole teeth finally. He could eat bananas all day long. He says the usual mama, dada, nana (banana)...he climbs EVERYTHING from chairs to rockers, cabinets and window sills. It drives me insane. Luckily, he is really good at falling. That sounds weird but compared to how Charley used to beef it, this kid tucks and rolls. He also likes disassembling my vacuum cleaner.
Ryan has finally passed the marketing class he's been having trouble with. This was his third time taking the class. I'm just glad he passed.