A week at a time...for now.

Wow, I would love to get on here and blog all the time. I am constantly thinking of things I would like to write about, but it's just never at a convient moment. So for now, we will have to cover a lot at one time. So here's what's been going on with us.

Last Saturday my dear friends in the neighborhood threw me a wonderful baby shower. I get so nervous about those things, because anytime I have home parties or things noone usually shows up, but it made me feel great when so many people came out to support me. I think baby brother is pretty set now. Thanks to everyone!

Gabriela has an obsession with the body. We are constantly having conversations about the body and how it works. She is particularly interested in her "eggs." A long time ago she came to me and told me she already had her babies inside of her, but that they were just teeny tiny and hadn't grown yet. That led me to tell her that she was kind of right and that she was born with little eggs inside her body and that someday when she was big and married, those little eggs would grow into babies.

Well she took that and ran with it. One day she was complaining about her leg hurting and told me it was her eggs in her leg. So I had to obviously have another discussion about where those tiny eggs are hiding and that they don't move. Anyways a long story short, she is constantly asking about the brain and the heart and how stuff works, so I finally checked out some awesome books from the library. You should have seen her face when she opened them up. She devoured them! I guess this is all good, because I'm sure we are going to have to have a lot of anatomy conversations when baby brother shows up. Yikes!

  Sophia is in a little rotating preschool here in the neighborhood and yesterday was my turn to teach. In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday, we made our own Dr. Seuss fish after the book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. I think the kids did a great job. I really do love teaching kids. Oh and Gabriela was home that day and joined in because she was out for parent teacher conferences. She actually said preschool was a little boring. I guess you can't please them all.

 Another big kick I'm on is whole foods. I posted a while back about the green smoothies and now I've been reading her book. I'm totally convinced that this is the way to go. I don't even crave high fat food anymore. I would be happy with simpler food and less processed stuff. The funny thing is, the kids love it! They come to me in the morning and ask for "healthy cereal." They are pleased as punch when they get to show how they eat their broccoli for dinner. They don't whine and gripe when at the store they ask for something and I don't buy it. All I have to say is that is not really healthy for us and they get it. It's awesome. Well today I went to the grocery store and when I checked out, I was so proud of myself and felt great. I came home with a bunch of greens and natural foods. More granola, almond milk, fruits and vegetables. It's a great feeling to know I'm feeding us a lot better. The oranges, bananas, and carrots are missing from this picture.

Lets see, what else, oh, I'm chewing on the idea of trying to have this baby the natural way. No wait, not natural as in I don't want drugs, but natural as in vaginal. Crazy I know, but after reading so much online and so many people's stories, I think it can be done. I'm crossing my fingers and toes I can find a doctor who will support me, but I at least want the chance to labor and see if I can do it. If it doesn't work out, well that's fine too. I was already signed up for surgery anyways, but I just don't want to heal from another surgery. It's emotionally challenging for me, becuase of all the demands at home. Anyways, stay tuned for more on that.

That about wraps things up around here. My kids still fight, my house is a mess, but we are doing well.