Fall Stuff

It's been a long time. I've started several posts and never finished them. But, since we put the boys to bed at 7 tonight, I don't even have a good excuse for not doing it. I don't exactly have anything exciting to say, but figure I should update this at least once before the baby is born.

1. Livingstone #3 is due in less than 4 weeks. I am counting the hours until that happens. It will likely be a done deal on November 9th. Because we are delivering in Ogden, I have opted for an induction if all goes as planned, which it never does. The baby might well decide to come before the induction. Cameron was born 6 days before my due date. Who knows if this little girl will follow suit? If she does, we'll just do what we did last time. Drive like crazy and hope labor doesn't kick in any faster than the last one. I had 12 hours with Cam.

2. I have never liked pregnancy, and here's why. I can't say that I'm sick all the time because I'm not. After the first trimester, I'm OK. Certainly it gets uncomfortable for everyone toward the end. Tyler claims to suffer as much as I do because he says I snore and retreats to the guest room nearly every night. Anyway, back to what I was saying. Pregnancy is pure misery for me simply because I cannot find a pair of pants that will stay up. I spend months pulling up my pants only to have them falling down again a few minutes later. I don't know if it's my anatomy (I have no hips) or if all women have the same problem. It's too late now, but I'm convinced the only solution is pants with suspenders built in, like those cycling shorts. Also, as long as I'm complaining, almost all of my maternity shirts are too short. The only ones that are long enough are those from Shade. Ian eyes me suspiciously if anything is hanging out, and informs me that my shirt is too small. He told me a few months ago that pretty soon, I was just going to have to stay home all the time because nothing fit. I don't have a problem with that.

3. The name of the baby is still up in the air. After Tyler told me he felt like I have named every animal/child we have ever owned (even though I used names that he suggested), I told him he could name her. I thought it was a done deal until the other day he told me that he didn't believe that I was actually going to let him do it. Now I'm insulted. Let's all pray Tyler has good taste. Cameron wants to name her Froggy.

4. These two pictures are from our latest adventure to Battle Creek. Though the deer hunters probably didn't appreciate us there, we had a good time. Right after I took the second picture, Cameron tripped and started rolling down the rock. I was close enough to catch him, and it (luckily) scared him more than hurt him.

5. These three pictures are from the Dinosaur Park in Ogden. We went there during our September trip to the doctor. The boys had a great time, and much preferred it to the Dinosaur Museum in Lehi because the dinosaurs were actually full scale models with skin instead of just bones. If you go, make sure you check out the robotic dinosaurs. They were the best!

6. This is Cameron and his cousin Britain at the Elko County Fair parade (they are only two months apart). I love Dilly Bars from DQ, so we walked over and got some, but do you think I even got one for myself? NO! I can't believe such little people can eat so much junk.

7. I'm so glad Halloween is just a week away. We've been dressing up for months now. We buy the actual costumes from the thrift store, then have to fill in the holes with stuff we already have or make something. I had to hunt for red duct tape so I could make Ian's ditch boots into Superman boots. Ian has about four costumes, and he can't pick just one, so he says his plan is to change several times throughout the night so everyone can see all of them. I will not be sad when we can move on to the next holiday after Halloween, if you consider that to be a holiday. We do get that day off school in Nevada because it just happens to be the day Nevada was admitted to the Union....just in case you wanted to know.

8. Everyone should have a pair of nerd glasses. We have so much fun with them.

Poor Charley!

9. I started a kindergarten co-op with some other parents in the valley, and Ian loves it. Right now, we only do it every other week, which is wholly insufficient, but life seems so busy right now for everyone. Ian has finally submitted to learning to write his own name. It's really cute. His "a" looks like an upside down Q. At first the letters were all mixed up, but he caught on after awhile. Hopefully we can do kindergarten more often during the winter when we're all dying to get out of the house.

10. Why was potty training so hard the first time? I swear it was a breeze this time. I guess there's something to be said for waiting until the child is ready. Don't let me tell you that we don't have accidents every now and then. We do. But, the level of frustration for all is so much lower this time! Granted, I still have to help Cam in the bathroom like every 5 minutes sometimes, which can be taxing when you're 8 months pregnant. Also, why must Cam call his poop "candy bars"? That is not appetizing at all. But hey, we're diaper free...for two more weeks!!

11. For some reason, Cameron doesn't say the "s" at the beginning of some of his words. If there's a consonant following the "s", he doesn't say it. But, if there's a vowel following the "s", he does. I don't get what the difference is. These are some of my favorite words: wimming, kittles, mack and of course he always wants the leftover "craps" when I make biscuits or bread.