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It's such a blessing to have an artsy-handy guy around :)

Next he will be adding details into the hills and added the big tree which it's branches will become bookshelves. I think the tree will be amazing!

Also can't wait for the bunk bed cottage he is going to make.
Inspired by this:


By the time this is finished it is going to be awesome. I'm so lucky we can do this for our kids. I try to think of what i wished i could have had as a kid and try to give it to them. (while trying not to spoil them in the process lol)

Anyways i like what i am seeing. I don't know if we will be able to get everything done by the time the baby comes <>_<> i hope so! We will have a little extra time since the baby will be in the room with us for a while but really would like it done before the baby gets here. Lets see if i get my wish!

Sooooo i made some homemade bread. I got done late last night and i had a slice as a late night snack. I think i am the only one who has eaten it.... and it doesn't even have a whole slice left now.

I am eating it like crazy... it tastes soooo good! So like a whole loaf of bread in one day LOL

MY BAD!

lol

So today i am totally grateful for the very expensive bed we bought. We bought the ergo tempurpedic before i found out i was pregnant but that was one thing that was on our mind when we bought it. I remember telling him that maybe i wouldn't have to be down on the couch and in the recliner if i got pregnant with this bed. Which was totally right, at least so far.

I love our bed! Even more so now that i found a position that is comfortable for me in this stage of my pregnancy. I won't change the position because i'm afraid i won't get it back to that perfect position i sleep in.

Today when i went to babyfit.com there was a message board talking about how the women are having a hard time sleeping already, and all the ways they are trying to cope and talking about coping as we get further along. I'm just like 'for the most part i am sleeping good' ... but i didn't want to post that. I mean i have my complaints, getting up and peeing and there is always some uncomfortableness with cramping or brax and hicks but i think compared to what i look back at with my other girls... yeah this is nothing so far and i give my bed the credit. Now grant it i might start having more trouble as i get bigger but i think that goes without saying. But i think it will be lessened with the bed.

Thank God for giving us the opportunity and the huge deal we got for the bed!

So last night as i laid in bed, Baby Matthew was moving around so much. I decided to push on my stomach and he kicked me.... you could feel it! I told Bob 'Tomorrow you're going to have to try and feel the baby again because i think you will finally be able to feel it'.

This morning Anabel came up to cuddle with me and i asked her if she wanted to try and feel the baby. Of course she said yes. So i took her hand and pushed it on my tummy. Moments later there was kicking. I asked her if she could feel it. She nodded her head and said 'Baby Matthew is wiggling all over!'

A special little moment! Anabel is the first person to feel the baby move! That will be a memory i will remember :)

Also we made an appointment with a mid wife for the 29th of November. I am relieved to finally have an appointment, hoping i will like her!

Half ways baby!

All of a sudden this afternoon (when i was actually resting for once) i was surprised by a strong thump. I was like WHOA! And now he is moving like crazy while i am sitting here. So far it's still at the 'oh it so cute' to feel him move stage... trying to enjoy it before it gets to the 'Holy cow! Stop pushing on my ribs!' and crying. LOL

I have seemed to have more energy because i've been keeping the house soooo nice. Today i feel extra tired and overwhelmed right now but that is because i have so much to do right now.

Two successful nights with Anabel wearing just undies! Excited! Hope this keeps up! Would so be nice to have her totally out of diapers for nights!

I realized that another reason Maddie could be loosing weight is possibly worms, i know that causes dogs to loose weight. We aren't sure if it's that or just that the stray cat is eating all her food (which was happening too) so our first step was to feed her inside but today i decided to add rid worm to her food. Also i looked online for home remedies and they said carrots are suppose to help too, so i got out my food chopper and chopped up some carrots and added it to her wet/dry food along with the rid worm pill and her low dose Bayer.

Next step will be to take the scissors to her since clippers aren't working on her hair and then a deep scrub bath.

Today has gone pretty good. After church we made a run into Wal-Mart and saved almost $50 bucks in ad matches and we also bought the dog some more food that she was needing.

Since the sudden weather change we brought Maddie inside. Until i get her hair cut and her a bath we aren't letting her on the main level but we set up a nice little area for her. We also decided we are going to try halfing her food with canned food, that way we can combine a low dose Bayer aspirin in with her food. I managed to get a whole bunch of the Bayer aspirin for free at Walgreens a while back and wasn't sure what to use it for until my father in-law told me he gives it to his old dog for his joins. She loved the half dry half wet food we gave her, it was gone within a few minutes hehe. I'm hoping she will do good and not poop and pee all over place like the last time we tried bringing her in. So crossing my fingers!

Then we turned on Snow White and the Huntsmen to watch the last half of it while the girls were asleep. I ended up falling asleep before it was finished but that's ok since i have seen it already.

Then i got up and went to cleaning. By then Abby was awake and Hubs was trying to sleep so i took Abby into the kitchen with me. She helped me put away the last of the groceries and then helped me dry and put up dishes. I managed to get the microwave scrubbed too so now the kitchen looks really nice. We are going to attempt to keep the baby gate that kept the girls out of the kitchen, down. We will see if i can handle it. LOL They are going to have to learn some kitchen rules!

I'm so glad that i have been in the mood to do major house cleaning and thing are staying clean for the most part cause i have kept on top of picking up. Makes me feel so much calmer when the house is clean, i didn't realize it LOL Hubby has been doing his share of helping too which is nice :)

We ate so much at lunch that we still feel very full. The girls are having a light dinner and we are holding off till we are hungry. I'm sure i will get hungry before Hubby, but he bought us a special pizza for dinner so at least if we get hungry there won't be a big cooking process.

I was going to make caramel popcorn for watching the Walking Dead tonight but our friends are coming over afterwards to watch the Talking Dead (the after show talk show about the show lol) and she is bringing pie so i guess we don't need two desserts :)

Speaking of pie! We are totally stocked for a LONG time! We bought 6 pies, two kinds of apple and some pumpkin pies and then we bought 5 cobblers of two kinds, some peach and some blackberry, because they were on ad match at a big coupon so they were really cheap! We also stocked up on butter so we have 6 pounds of butter in the frig and 6 pounds in the freezer hehe. So nice to have a stock!

Anyways next big thing on my kitchen agenda will be cleaning the frig. Most of the old left overs have been taken care of but there might be a few left, but the big thing will be wiping everything out and organizing. I always feel great when my frig is nice and clean and while it's not horrid right now i like to clean it often so it doesn't get horrid :)

My 'Hot Spot' of a kitchen table is almost taken care of. I worked on it Friday and almost got it cleared, although it has collect my sunday coupon inserts today so it needs cleared again.

I guess all this adds up to show me i'm feeling better. I can tell when i am feeling better because i'm willing to get up and do things around the house. So i am grateful for the lift!

Anyways better go cause the show will come on in not to long and have to work on getting the girls up to bed!

Oh last night Anabel slept all night with no diaper and didn't mess the bed :) Yay yay!

Almost half ways done!
I'm starting to feel antsy and i think i'm starting to stress hubby. I feel like we have no time before this baby gets here and we have so much i wanted to get done before hand. I wanted to get the girls room all finished and have them in it before Christmas o.0 doubt that will happen. And i wanted the girls room done so we could get the nursery set up and done.
I know how we are and how we procrastinate, so i'm extra stressed. 4 months isn't much time for all we want done cause i know how we work. Having to wait till he is off work and... well i won't get into it. It's just not much time and i'm stressed cause Hubs feels like we got plenty of time, or at least that is how i am reading him.  lol