Getting Excited!!

Can you believe it? I sure can't, but I am getting so excited!!!!!!! 1 week from today Daren  will be home from his mission. I can't wait for him to meet Kai and Havyn. He has served an honorable mission, and has set such a great example to my boys! I keep practicing saying Daren with Kai, even though he still won't know who he is right off the bat, but at least he can say his name. Koen says he remembers uncle Daren, but I guess we will see next Wed. around noon when he shows up. The funny thing about all this is that he will find me just as he left me, pregnant again, and about the same number of months as when he left. This time things will be a little different though, because if I remember right I was a little larger when he left, due to the fact that I had a normal pregnancy going for me then. I guess I better explain, since I have yet to post about this pregnancy on the blog. This baby is being much like Havyn, and he apparently doesn't like much fluid around him either. They did find the low fluid quite a bit earlier this time, so that does give me hope for a better outcome. That and the Drs are watching me very closely, and have put me on bed rest, in hopes that fluid levels will rise, and the baby will be able to stay in longer than Havyn did. She was born at 36 weeks with no steroids to aid the maturation of her lungs. The plan with this little guy is to give me steroids at 33 weeks to help his lungs along, then deliver him at 37 weeks. Koen was born at 37 weeks, and was perfectly fine, so if all goes well, and we can keep things safe for him until then he shouldn't need to be in the hospital like Havyn.

Baby Boy on the Way!

Yep it's another BOY!!!! Which is super great! I am sure he'll fit right in here!

Pumpkins 2010

So tonight the boys had an awesome experience carving pumpkins! This is the first year Koen hasn't had aversions to touching pumpkin "guts". Kai just kept licking and biting pieces of pumpkin and saying yummy. Strange, but totally and Kai Kai thing to do! Koen picked out everyone's pumpkin at the store, including one for mommy and Havyn to share (although we didn't get all the pumpkins carved tonight). Koen and Kai got theirs done, but the others will have to wait. I wasn't feeling the best so I just watched, and then it got to be dark so Tyrell decided to wait on his as well. Koen picked his pumpkin because the steam was really long, which apparently he thought was cool. He then was determined to have a happy face, so much so that he kept telling Tyrell over and over to make sure he gave it a happy face. Next he wanted Kai's to have a mad face, and since Kai doesn't know the difference I decided to say well why don't we make it scary. I just think scary is better than mad for Halloween. Both boys are happy with what they have as a finished product, and so am I because Tyrell carves pumpkins way better than I do.

Cake Night

Last night we decided it would be fun to have a family night, and bake a cake. The boys had a blast adding ingredients and stirring the batter. I was going to just go get a simple little cake mix, and Tyrell was like that's not fun so I let him have it, and really the kids had way more fun I am sure! Kai was laughing, and well not liking the parts where Koen got a turn, but oh well he's 1 what can I expect? Even Havyn helped by playing with the cocoa.  I am fairly certain from the dry ingredients sticking to a bowl where we had only added dry ingredients, that some little boy added an ingredient of his own. Oh well Koen kept dipping his spatula in it, and licking it so I guess Kai had to put his mark on it too! Oh the joys! Don't worry we didn't take it to the neighbors or anything!

School

School started this week, and I won't lie I am scared. I got placed in a 2nd grade classroom to do my 6 lessons, and spend 150 hrs in this semester.  My professor is going to watch me teach, so that scares me, and the fact that I almost there and what if I find I hate it!? Then what? I am sure I am worried for nothing. Besides all the scary stuff I am super excited to work with 2nd graders. They think you're awesome no matter what you do, right? I could mess up so bad, and unlike older kids, they care less. The kids have also gone back to daycare, and really seem to be loving it. Koen asked me today why he can't go to his class tomorrow, which makes me really happy because I would hate for them to not enjoy spending their days there. Kai is having the hardest time out of all 3 of them. He did great the first 3 days and the last 2 he cries when I leave, but I wonder if he just gets overwhelmed because the teacher says he does better when she takes him to do something away from all the noise and congestion. They have a huge yard to play in, and are usually out there when I get there in the afternoons. Today I showed up to find Kai's teacher smiling and saying I should go see where Kai had ended up. I head over to find Kai dead asleep under a tree. She said he didn't nap, and when they went outside he just curled up under the tree and went to sleep. It was so cute! Havyn was chattering away, and they say she eats and sleeps great for them. I have never found her crying or left her crying, although she probably loves it because she seems to be spoiled seeings as she is the only baby girl in the entire daycare. I really hope things continue to go well for the kids. I think by semesters end I am going to be exhausted, but hey this is my LAST semester of classes!!!! Tyrell's too for that matter! So far he has quite long days at school, but doesn't have class on Friday, so he's going to be doing lots of honey do chores I think on Fridays. We survived the first week at least.

Havyn Is 6 Months!

Time has flown by, it feels like yesterday we were finally bringing Havyn home from the NICU. She is 6 months old now, and growing well. She started out below the 10th percentile and has moved her way up to the 67th! She now weighs 16 lbs 12 ounces. She has yet to roll over or sit up, but talks non-stop. We love her so much!

Baby #4 is on his/her way

Well here's are BIG announcement. Baby #4 will arrive somewhere around Feb. 24, 2011. Yes we are all surprised so you should be a little shocked. I guess all the trouble getting pregnant with Kai is now way over, because we just can't stop!