Mae is such a character, it has been so fun to watch her personality develop. Sometimes I wonder if I will be able to control her, she has gotten pretty crazy lately. I always hear her whispering to Wes:

Lets sneak into Mommy's stuff
Lets dump water on the floor
Lets make a mess

That little rascal is trouble and I'm afraid we are coming upon the terrible two's pretty quickly



John and I laughed out loud when we saw this picture of Mae

The Mountains

We have been spending a little time in the canyon lately. It is so beautiful, and smells so good. The kids could throw rocks in the river for hours. Apparently I'm the only one who likes s'mores, I had to finish everyone's after they had only one bite. And why do hotdogs taste so good when you roast them over a fire? Yum.

Things

A few things:

The kids are up to their usual selves, dumping my makeup all over the carpet, pouring water all over the kitchen floor, pulling all the bedding off their beds, dipping their toothbrushes in the toilet, playing with knives

John is out of town, so I'm trying not to get bored.

I have been doing a lot of research, one of my favorite past-times, and finding tons of good info for a future project.

Wes got a haircut, but I don't have access to the pictures yet.

I actually baked today, made banana muffins, which remind me of my Mom (with chocolate chips on top)

I pulled my dusty scriptures out of their box and it feels good to have them next to my bed (and to have read them)

Most days I feel like I'm just trying to survive. First we had our water turned off for several days, then our gas for several days. Then I flooded our bedroom from a leaky washing machine hose and we had to rip the carpet out, ugh. I just want a normal uneventful week.

We have been getting two or three packages a day for the last week from some incentives that John earned, its kind of like Christmas, and Wes especially likes opening the boxes.

We have unloaded a few things from our storage unit and it feels so good to use real silverware again, we have had plastic for the last year or so. It's also nice because whenever I feel like going shopping I can just go to the storage unit and shop, I keep finding things that I forgot I had, we have some pretty cool stuff.

John has been art directing a lot of photo shoots lately for projects and we came to see him during one. The photographer took a few shots of Mae while we were there, she was being shy but she sure looks cute.


also, can you see her birthmark on her neck? John thinks we should get it removed. Good idea or no?

Update

This girl is big and beautiful! She is measuring two weeks farther along, has a healthy brain, heart and body, and has some beautiful lips. The ultrasound technician for all of my kids have commented on their lips, here is a cute shot of them. We were able to see her face from a few angles and from what we could see she looks a lot like Mabel. My doctor scheduled me to be induced on Oct 16, a week early, if I don't already go into labor on my own before that. Mae was two weeks early and I'm crossing my fingers that will happen again!



We are back in Utah, and after a stressful week we found a place to rent and are starting to get unpacked. (I am really starting to hate moving, but am getting good at it, please let the next place we move be a home for us for a long time)

The third time

This pregnancy has really surprised me

I suspected I was pregnant because I was dreaming crazy vivid dreams
I felt pretty crumby the first trimester
I swear I was going to have a boy
I started showing really early
I have been craving watermelon and tomatoes, two things that I'm not usually crazy about but have a new appreciation for
Lots of heartburn
Super sore ribs, sometimes I feel like they might be broken
I have been feeling the last month achiness (back, hips etc) starting in the sixth month, what is wrong with me
I initially thought that this one was less active but in the past month I am thinking she might be the feistiest one I have had
I am pretty darn impatient and moody which makes me look forward to a more calm and collected me after this baby comes

plus I'm HUGE and I can prove it. This picture was taken on our anniversary this month and the next one was taken on our anniversary two years ago. There are only 11 days between my due date and the day I had Mae, and there is way more than eleven days growth between these two pictures! I am thinking that either
A: I am just extra big because I have pretty much eaten whatever I have wanted to
B: I am growing an extra large baby because I have pretty much eaten whatever I have wanted to
C: my baby is due much sooner (probably not)

Most likely the answer would be A and B. I just really don't want another 9 pound baby like Wes was. Ahh, panic! Ok, I have my ultrasound scheduled for next week and I will find out more then. This will be my first real doctors apt and I am 30 weeks right now.

We are moving home to Utah in two days, I'm so excited! Although we still don't have a place to live, hopefully we can find something quick, and hopefully we can have a real house before this baby comes, and if not that then before the holidays please.

Trouble

Did anyone else notice that yesterday was Friday the 13th?

Things that ended up on/in my carpet/floor:
5 gal bucket of flour
toilet water and toilet soaked toilet paper
a bottle of windex mixed with a bottle of dish soap
a gallon bag of raw chicken, soy sauce, and oil
the contents of the bathtub

What I accomplished yesterday:
nothing except clean up after my little trouble makers

I was in tears by 11 am, Cari had quite a crises and we ended up in tears together, Beth had trouble with her flight and was stuck in the Denver airport overnight. Anyone else?

At the park

Rose took these pictures of Mae the other day, they turned out so cute. I love the one where she is singing Patty Cake and "rolling" the dough.