the bump is a bumpin'.

i had a midwife appointment this morning...all the little people came with me which was such a treat, let me tell ya.

she did include them, by letting them listen to my heartbeat, as well as hear the babe's.

caedmon thought that was "totally awesome" (those were his words, not mine).

here's my 21 week picture.

even though i'm 21 weeks, i was measuring 25 weeks this morning.

looks like this babe is going to be right on track with my other ones...early and big.

well, big at least...don't know about the early part.

milo was 4 weeks early...but who knows how this one will go.

i'm due nov. 7th...hadley's birthday is nov. 5th.

so, we are hoping this one makes it's arrival in october sometime...so hadley can keep her birthday month (i'm kind of a freak about everyone having their own birthday months--milo ruined that when he came so early...now him and i share a birthday month. dang it, milo.).

and there are my toes...i can still peek over the belly and see them...

it's fading fast though.

well, i'm off to enjoy nap time...the kids are not sleeping, but quiet.

i'll take that.

how are you?

almost 2.

just thought i'd update ya'll on what milo is up too.

we affectionately call him "brown boy" because his skin is ridiculously dark...about 20 shades darker than mine and keith's combined...he looks kind of like an islander.

whatever, he still is ridiculously cute.

remember i told you he chipped his tooth (ugh, the dreaded chipped tooth).

here it is.

(and no, keith is not strangling him, but rather gently holding his face still so i could snap a picture.)

he seems to like the chipped tooth, as his pucky fits right through there.

it's like a fun game for him.

nice.

he also enjoys the occasional naked movie time. (naked for him, nobody else...that would be weird)

this is him today lounging (naked) on our couch, watching ducktales with his brother and sister.

i mean, it seriously grosses me out that he's rubbing his "thing" all over our couch, but it's seriously cute too that he's laying there naked like that.

so, the cuteness won.

and he is also a cloth diaper wear-er now.

how cute is this hiney?

thanks to audrey, she has gotten me hooked (and i mean hooked) on cloth diapering.

it's so much fun finding the cutest fluff on the internet...

if you are a cloth diaper person as well, then you would really enjoy diaperswappers.com (if you aren't already over on there).

also, if you have any cloth diapers you are wanting to sell, contact me...i may be interested!

(my husband is shaking his head at that last comment, as i've bought a little bit of cloth in the past few days...you can never have too much...right audrey?!)

okay friends.

must run for now.

i'll post later with a belly pic...

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a weekend to remember.

keith and i were able to get away this past weekend and attend a marriage conference.

it was so good to 1) be with keith

2) reconnect with keith

and 3) actually get to finish sentences and conversations with keith, without being interrupted by the littles.

this is the second time we've attended a weekend to remember, and it's amazing how one weekend can impact you so much.

if you haven't ever been to one, i highly recommend checking out their schedule and signing up today!

even if your marriage is smooth sailing, it's always good to learn more, about how you can be a better spouse.

these past few months have been so hard on us...ever since the morning i woke up and realized i was prego, cause i was puking my guts up, our life has been turned upside down.

keith has taken on the responsibility of father and mother...taking care of the kids...cleaning up the house...cooking ALL the meals...grocery shopping...going to work everyday...you name it, he was doing it.

so, yah, needless to say...it's been rough.

this weekend was exactly what we needed to get back on track.

and to top things off, i was feeling good!

i'm back to myself again...able to take on my load of the responsibilities, and it feels so good.

there were so many things i learned this weekend, but i think the few things that have stuck out are these:

1) we must choose to receive our spouse as God's perfect gift to us...even when they don't seem so perfect.

2) the goal of marriage is not to be conflict-free but to handle conflict correctly when it occurs.

3) we cannot let the ways of this world, dictate how a marriage should be...we need to stand up for marriage and choose to fight for it...even in the hard times.

at the end of the conference, they had everybody stand up and face their spouse...and then we had a vow-renewal.

it was so powerful...and so much more meaningful now, then it was when we first did it, 6 years ago.

you actually understand the words "for better or for worse" now, and marriage really means that.

so, this weekend was good...and i know how easily we can fall back into the traps we were in before, but we are choosing to work to make our marriage the way God intended for it to be.

we choose to stick it out.

we choose to love, even when we don't feel it.

we choose to be all that we can be as a husband and wife, for our children.

we choose to model a godly marriage for our littles.

it's not going to be easy...but it will be oh so worth it.

we're back.

and not just physically back in orlando, but i'm back into the blogging scene.

yah!

i think it's safe to say that i'm feeling better.

not quite 100% yet, but i would say about 75%.

i have my moments, and most definitely i have my food aversions (can someone say mexican? oh wait, don't, cause i'll puke).

so, hooray for a happy belly and a happy mommy!

(keith's doing a double hooray for that last one)

our trip to KS was good...

i had my 10 year reunion (can someone say awkward?)

and we got to visit and hang out with family and friends.

good times.

okay, i must run...i have a boy with a really stinky hiney sitting on my lap right now and i think i might gag.

i'm also getting ready for my bestest friend to come into town in just a few hours!

woo-hoo.
i'll be back soon!