Cookie Making...

The last few years my family gets together at my sister's house for Christmas cookie baking. Benjamin loves helping and this year was no exception! We made his favorite cookies--Andes Mint Cookies--thanks Grandma S for the recipe! We missed the perfect picture--Benjamin and Ada working like busy bees unwrapping all the Andes mints. They didn't even attempt to eat one (both of the kiddos love those mints) which was a shocking surprise for Dave and I. When it came time to put the mints on the cookies that's where the mints started to disappear. Benjamin said he just couldn't help himself. It was a very busy weekend but we got all the baking done.

A Bad Dream...

Benjamin: I had a bad dream last night.

Me & Dave: Do you remember what it was about?

Benjamin: Yep.

Me & Dave: Can you tell us what it was about?

Benjamin: I dreamed that I didn't hug or kiss mommy goodnight.

Me & Dave: That was a really bad dream. Let's make sure you don't have that dream again.

Benjamin: Okay, let me hug and kiss mommy again.

How sweet is that?

Back to Blogging, Hopefully...

I am so sorry about the long delay in blogging. It's not that I haven't wanted too it's just that I have been so busy (Christmas, work, being a mommy, cleaning house, etc) and pre-occupied (awaiting & preparing for baby's arrival). I haven't even had time to download our camera and get our Christmas pictures uploaded. I promise I will you just have to bear with me. I pick my own schedule but January through March are very busy months for me and with baby # 3 due on February 5 I have had a very busy December and January so I can get my "required" work done before I go on leave as my co-worker retired and we have not refilled his position yet so it is just me. Also, both Benjamin and Ada have had a fever. Benjamin started his fever last Friday and was over it by Sunday, now he just has a cold (runny nose and coughing). Today Ada started a fever so we have no idea what tomorrow will bring. I am supposed to go to Vermillion tomorrow for work for meetings so Daddy might be home with the kiddos again.

I enjoyed my 3 day weekend and I got a lot of cleaning done (still more to do). Can you tell that I have started nesting? We are getting so excited to meet this baby! The only thing we are really struggling with is agreeing on names for both a boy and a girl. We are convinced we are having a boy and I thought we had our "boy" name picked out but after talking about baby names with Dave the other day it isn't so. Also when I say we really cannot agree on any name for a girl I am not exaggerating. If anyone feels inclined to comment on suggested names I would appreciate it. I have not been sleeping well so in turn I am exhausted and don't want to do much of anything when I come home from work. We have a dr appt this Thursday and we are having an ultrasound because I have gestational diabetes with this pregnancy and to check estimated fetal weight. I have been having strong Braxton-Hicks contractions quite regularly this past week so I would suspect to see some movement or change but only time will tell. The plan is to take Benjamin and Ada along with us to the ultrasound. Benjamin keeps asking how many more naps till his baby comes out. Ada loves hugging and kissing the belly/baby. She is just so cute when she does it. This evening Ada was tickling the baby and the baby would respond by moving or kicking which would egg her on. It was so precious! She kept asking where his/her other foot was so she could tickle it.

What do butterflies do for the winter?

Dave and Ada have been attending story time at the Outdoor Campus (once a month) where they listen to stories and get to make a "project" after the stories. Ada was telling Benjamin and me what she learned. She learned about butterflies, foxes, birds, etc. She was so proud of her bird feeders that she made with daddy. When Dave asked her what butterflies do for the winter she said "they go on vacation to somewhere warm." Benjamin stopped what he was doing and said "there is no where warm around here." Dave and I couldn't help but laugh!

I don't like snow...

Yesterday the weather forecast called for chance of snow. It was snowing in Parker when I left work but it had not started to snow in Hartford when I arrived home. I picked the kids up from Dani's, made supper and about a half hour later it started to snow. I told the kids it was snowing so we all ran to look at the snow through the window. Benjamin was so excited to see the snow as he enjoys playing outside in it. Ada, on the other hand, was wide eyed for a few minutes and then turned and looked at me with the most serious face. With her hands on her hips she said, "Humph....I do not like snow!" Ada does not like being cold so we call her our little Susan (my mother-in-law who also does not like being cold). She was so serious and I had to try so hard to not bust out laughing! When she went to Dani's today she did not want to walk in the snow. The only way she would walk in the snow is if Dave promised to hold her hand. She did the same thing with me when I picked the kids up today. It is going to be a long winter if she is going to refuse to walk in the snow.

Shopping with Benjamin...

Benjamin and I went shopping on Monday night. We needed some one-on-one time and I needed a break from Ada as she is in her terrible two's full force. Dave and Ada had a good night and she went to bed for him with no problem at all. Benjamin and I had a great time. While we were shopping he told that he was having the best time ever. He likes to shop and has a long list of stuff that we should get our baby. We picked up some Christmas presents, my testing strips, and some groceries plus a few other stops. It was a long evening but he was a trooper and never once complained or asked to go home.

When I picked the kids up from Dani's house today she told me she was curious about something Benjamin told her and wanted to ask me about it. Benjamin told Dani that he got a little red puppy from mamma's underwear store. After I got over the shock of what he told her, I then explained that we went to Victoria's Secret to use up a gift card where I was going to get some underwear. They had a promo that if you purchased anything by PINK you could pick out a toy puppy for free. Benjamin picked out his favorite color--red and was so excited about his new puppy. I didn't realize he would say all the details about his new toy puppy like how he got it from an underwear store! I can't get mad at him as he said the truth about where he got his puppy but I can be embarrassed!

A Foggy Morning...

This morning was very foggy. In fact while I was walking Benjamin and Ada over to Dani's Benjamin asked what is up with all this fog. He then asked me where his knife was so he could cut the fog. He preceded to pretend to cut the fog with his pretend knife. Where does he learn this stuff?