Right Now:
They are:
Laughing together a lot over little boy secrets and jokes
Getting excited about football and basketball season
Playing together constantly
Arguing and hurting feelings occasionally
Playing ball in the yard with Dad
Helping with chores in the house and earning and allowance
Wanting baby Jude to arrive faster than he is supposed too
Loving to see all the baby clothes and supplies being put up
in Jude’s room
Asking lots of questions about baby Jude and about
themselves as babies
Watching and feeling baby Jude move
Smelling like wet dog all the time!!!
He is:
Working hard in third grade
Working on thinking first, then acting
Trying to make good decisions even when he is tired and
grouchy
Reading the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, along with
nonfiction sports and a few Magic Tree House books
Wearing athletic shorts and t-shirts (especially Under
Armor…his current favorite)
Loving the Boston Red Sox
He is:
Loving first grade
Reading lots of different picture books to us
Sneaking in lots of DS and Wii play when he thinks we aren’t
looking
Wearing athletic clothes like big brother, but preferring
nice shorts and polo shirts
Asking lots of questions about baby Jude and probably
worrying a bit about losing his baby of the family status, though he hasn’t
mentioned it outright
He is:
He is:
Growing everyday even though it is not obvious to most
Kicking a lot anytime I am resting
Sitting on my bladder and causing me to have to make
constant trips to the bathroom
Sitting much lower than either of his older brothers were at
this point, which is an odd feeling
Very, very loved
already and we are all eager to see who he is going to be
He is:
Preparing for basketball season which starts in November
Getting excited about all the college coaches who are
interested in his players
Reading the Arkansas Democrat Gazette daily
Making deer and beef jerky nearly every night
Doing lots more around the house and trying to make things
easier on me
Trying to get home earlier in the evening because he knows
that when ball season starts and Jude arrives that things will be very busy and
crazy
Spending more time grading papers and making lesson plans
for his American History classes
Really, really needing a new cell phone...Geez
Really, really needing a new cell phone...Geez
Realizing that she will always be the only female in this household and wondering if that is a good or bad thing
Trying to get lots done before Jude arrives
Feeling a lot more tired because of the pregnancy and the
anemia
Wanting all the house repairs to be completed, so tired of
having to have things fixed
Smelling many things more strongly (especially sweaty,
stinky boys) due to this pregnancy
Feeling Jude kick and reminding myself to remember this
feeling since this is probably our last pregnancy
Creating more and wanting to get lots more memories recorded
before Jude arrives, especially layouts about Carter and Ethan when they were
little
Wanting/planning to complete a Week In the Life project
before Jude arrives in December so that I can record our life as a family of
four
Wanting to decorate for fall
Hoping cooler weather arrives soon
Wearing some of my regular clothes mixed with my maternity
clothes, preferring my maternity nightgowns and proud that 6 ½ months into this
pregnancy I have only gained 13 pounds
Going to bed earlier and trying to read Adult Fiction books
as I relax, but falling asleep while reading quite a bit
Feeling anxious and a bit worried about the arrival of Jude
and making plans so that the boys won’t feel left out or feel like everything
has changed now that he has arrived
