Exceptionally Bitchy

Well I am still pregnant - ugh. I have a 3 year old loud, high energy, independent boy - ugh. Husband works at 4 am so I get woke up at 3 am - ugh. And did I mention I am still pregnant? We also not only have our 3 kids, 2 dogs, 2 ferrets, 2 lizards, snake, 2 cats, 10 chickens, and uncle mac.... but now Q's nephew is staying with us too. He works from 3pm to 11pm. Sleeping past 6 with the kids is impossible. Keeping them quiet is possible. I need a vacation. Going to work was so nice. It was a break from home that I really needed. I am trying to stay a float because I know in my head that no one will hire me at 8 months pregnant. It has me really frustrated! Oh well chin up. This too shall pass.

Some Days Are Better Than Others

Yesterday was a morning from hell. Becks has had this thing with waking up at 5 AM. Apparently Axel has got on board. It's 4:30 AM and I am sitting here drinking Diet Coke and blogging. Sheesh. Anyway, I got woke up super early yesterday. I thought I would get up and make sure the trash was taken down for the garbage man. Then I got a wild hair and decided to mow the grass. The kids were playing, Jax was ready for school, and I was busy mowing. Though I was pouring sweat, I wasn't contracting so I decided to mow the weeds by the orchard, as Q has wanted to do that for a while. I headed over there. I saw Mac come out and Boston was at his heels. Not sure where Boston came from, thinking maybe Mac let him out, I continued to mow. Well there went Boston after the chickens. He found one he wanted and headed after it down into the wash. Heaven help me. By this point I was drenched in sweat and getting way too tired to be dealing with this. Jax needed to head to school so I finished the weeds I was on and headed on my way in the house. I got Jaxi out the door and off to school. Mac was on Boston duty. Becks went in and got in the tub by himself.... I caught him just in time. I got in the shower. Bosty comes running in my bathroom, home safe and sound. Jax had found him by the pomegranate bush. Mac said he had fixed the fence where he thought Boston got out. I fixed the other side where I thought he got out. I put the dogs out back and within 20 minutes a knock at the door. Kelsey was there Boston in hand. He said he had found Boston in the wash pinning down a chicken and plucking its feathers out. Nice little torture dog. So I left Boston in the house. Becks and I had to go get my medication, go to the store, go to the bank, and pick up some paintball stuff. I wasn't about to let Boston back outside. So when we got home he had gotten into some things, but nothing major - so I thought. He had chewed Q's phone charger. Becks was so moody and crying over everything. He ate lunch and went down for a nap. Needless to say, Q was pissed, with good reason. I took Becks and went to town for my ultrasound. When I got home, I went out back to try and find where Boston was getting out. I knew I couldn't keep him in the house all night. I found the spot in the fence and cinderblocked him in. I put the dogs outside he didn't escape again. Whew. Mac said there were a couple chickens missing. I have yet to go count them, but it's possible they won't come back. Here is to hoping a 4:30 wake up call this morning and my Diet Coke make for a less eventful morning.

Week 3 - card games

I hear.... "is this your card" at least 10 times a day. 

He flips the deck and thinks he is shuffling and gets so excited. 

Yard Work Blues

Q told me not to, but I mowed anyway. 

Then I pruned.... then I was pretty close to dead. So I turned on the sprinkler and watched baby play. He loved it. So did I. 

Then dad took Becks and Sabaka swimming. 

While they swam, I made cinnamon rolls.... yum!

Then we went to back to school night.... we saw this and had to giggle. She is too funny.

First Day of Second Grade

My little second grader. She is growing up way to fast!

Structure...Structure...Structure

Yesterday I decided things need to go back to normal. Monday we were gone school shopping and there was a ton of attitude and melt downs. We needed to be back on our schedule we were on before the kids left. We went to Jaxi's school to check out where he classroom was going to be. Then we went and got gas. After that I washed the car with my little helpers, and they they washed their toys bikes and toys. 

After that we had some lunch and Becks held my hand and went downstairs to take a nap. No complaints at all. He was a perfect angel about it. When he got up the kids went out into the pool for some swimming. 

Watch shark tank, you might see this Invention By Q. . . only revised, because this one didn't work. 

Sabaka had so much fun in the pool. He didn't want to get out. He swam laps back and forth and back and forth. After swimming we went into town and met Carly and Anthony and the kids at the splash pad. My mom, Lyn, and Kyoko(mom's Japanese student) met us there as well. We played and then went to Pizza Factory for dinner. Came home and put Becks to bed..... without a fight again. I love having structure in this little ones life. He does not do well without it. I am just happy to have my happy baby back!

They're Baaaack

The kids got back from Idaho early Saturday morning. Q and I went to get them about 10 since they woke up about 9:30. We have had a very hard time with Beckham. His pottying is much much better, but his attitude is not so great. Routine is not a strong suit of Mike's. Getting back into habits and routines here has been a little rough on him. Plus I think he is making up for lack of sleep while he was gone. Jaxan, on the other hand, has been great. She has her moments, but overall the trip didn't effect her as much. 

Yesterday my mom and I must have taken some what-were-we-thinking pills. We decided to take the kids all school shopping. Not the bravest of moves. Becks had some meltdowns, even with chocolate and the rides at the mall. Jaxan was great and knew exactly what she wanted to get. Skyler was seeking a lot of approval. She needed a lot of attention, and I didn't have much to spare. Thank goodness for Grammy. She took Sky to Aeropostole while I let the kids ride the rides in the mall. By the time we met Dad for lunch, Becks was done. Poor baby had had it with shopping, minding and just being. He fell asleep on the way home and slept another 3 hours after that. Then all the kids went and helped Dad clean the pool. 

I should have known it was going to be a rough day before we left the house yesterday. I ran downstairs to get the bag so I would have a change of clothes for Becks. Potty trained yes, but that doesn't always mean he does it. When I came upstairs he was showing me his bloody finger. He wouldn't tell me what happened. When I saw a chair pushed up to the counter, a sharp knife and a cut peach - I put two and two together. So I washed it and bandaged it, and at that point we both should have gone back to bed. 

Thank goodness for spare change and sister to help entertain little brother. 

Today my house needs a MAJOR overhaul. I have laundry that needs done as well as getting Jaxi all put together for school. I am also in charge of chickens and the pool today. Lets hope I don't forget something along the way.