Wordless Wednesday

Ok, I know that this isn't technically wordless Wednesday when I give a commentary, but I just have to let you know! I am still SHOCKED! The hubs and I still just can't seem to wrap our mind around the fact that there is a little BOY growing in the belly right now, and we will have a SON!!! Seriously. Crazy stuff people. I mean, I know poeple all over the world welcome little boys into their fmailes every day. But, we have been in pink mode for four girls and 10 years now! 10 years!That is a lot of time to have girls, and now this change to blue?!! I just can't quite get over it..... So, here is another picture that I look at almost daily (after I look at the sonogram! Hahaha!).......

Wordless Wednesday: Boy edition

Or, Speechless Wednesday. Or, The sonographer was wrong and now we're having a BOY!!!!!!

It's a .....

That's right. You are seeing my four precious daughters and we will be adding another beautiful daughter in January. We are so excited! Well, B isn't excited but her older sisters make up for it! So now on to picking a name..... I welcome any suggestions!

Disclaimer: Please do not be offended if I choose another name besides the name you have suggested. This is our sweet baby and as the happy mother-to-be (again!) I have the final say *wink* 

What's up with that?!??

Well, this is what my latest craving has looked like. Chips and Salsa from my local Mexican food restaurant. It is a need, not a want. Really. The cravings have been SO intense. One night it was fried chicken. One night Chinese. Lately, Mexican. A lot of Mexican. It is what is it is. Although some will swear that this baby in the belly is a boy (more on that later), but all I know is these cravings have never been stronger. So seriously, what is up with that?!

So if your nearby and would like to bless me (and relieve my husband of his midnight snack driving duty!) I would happily accept any Mexican food. And, I'd be most appreciative. My belly will thank you. Or better yet, if you could stop by and watch my big girls so the hubs and I could go on a date (when was the last time we did that??? Really, I can 't remember!), that would be even better.  *laugh* 

So as I re-enter reality, I will tell you that this pregnancy has been different. Though my husband tells me I say that every time. I go back in for a check this next week and will post the infamous belly shot from a week or so ago. *wink* I'm just keeping it real. Cravings, belly shots and all. 

Have you craved something while pregnant?? What was your strongest craving?

Wordless Wednesday

Saltines, Vitamins, and Ginger Ale (and other goings on)

I have not been around because I have been not feeling so well. Saltines and ginger ale have been a staple and  my vitamins are making me gag (so now I am saying hello to Flintstones... please no judging. I gotta do what I gotta do, you know?). But, other than the constant feeling of the urge to vomit (sorry,  it's the truth!) we are rejoicing that we get to welcome a sweet baby in the winter! The girls are simply beside themselves in anticipation of finding out if this wee babe is a boy or girl. They keep thinking of pros for both results. Of course B. doesn't really get it but she is enjoying all the excitement around.

I am starting to show now and trying hard not to wish away this time of the in-between stage. It tends to be the most frustrating time for me since I am showing, but not much (most people don't notice unless you see me everyday) and I'm in between clothing sizes. *Boo* Again, I am trying to enjoy the fact that I have very little extra weight on me during the hottest time of the summer (remember I'm in the south where it feels like the face of the sun!).

I am still weeding out toys, clothes, and excess that is taking up time, space and thought to maintain. It has been slow going of course the past three months, but there is several bags/boxes of junk things in the back of our suburban as we speak for a drop off! *yippee* I have big plans for our garage. Less is more! What I am having a hard time with mostly is letting go of the remnant of things that  have made the first cut but have sentimental strings still hanging on. How do you let those things go? How do you choose what stays? Really. I want to know. I need help. I may even need intervention......

We are also preparing for school. I had big plans for us starting June 1st, then July 1st... well, we haven't started since all day sickness took over. Now, I am gathering supplies and making it happen for sooner rather than later. Now, to find all those books I bought at the Homeschool Bookfair.....

How have you been? Have you suffered morning sickness or all-day sickness with your pregnancies?