"The Bible calls debt a curse and children a blessing; but in our culture, we apply for a curse and reject blessings. Something is wrong with this picture." ~ Doug Phillips

Monday, May 25, 2009

Where Has May Gone?

Where has May gone? It seems like last time I looked at the Calendar it was just May 1st. I never believed my mom when she said that time goes faster the older you get. Maybe it's not that I am getting older...it's that I'm getting busier! So many things to do and only 24 hours a day to do them! I took Clayton down to the school to register for Kindergarten. He is so very excited to start school. I was in 5th grade the year that school first opened. The office lady is the same one that ran the office when I went to school there! She recognized my maiden name, and had me point myself out in the school picture hanging on the wall in the office. Talk about a weird feeling! Here it was ME pulling up to the school with MY kids in the car....Not me being the kid with my mom driving!
I also had another ultrasound...I haven't gained much weight and my midwife was concerned. Turns out everything is fine. This little boy is a stinker and wouldn't show his face (again!) I got 6 good pictures of proof that he is without a doubt a BOY! For the ultrasound he was in a Frank breech position. (Both Head and legs up) He has since moved in to the correct head down and ready to go position. I am at 32 weeks and counting! Also since I had a reaction (again) to the RhoGam my midwife typed Wilfred's blood. We found out he is an A-. So she said I will no longer have to have any RhoGam unless one of our children pops out with a + blood type. (But that would be very unlikely!) I am so happy, If I could do cartwheels I would!
We have been working outside in the yard every spare moment. Clayton always runs and jumps into the wagon anytime he sees his dad pulling it. Wilfred decided that it was his turn for a ride. So as Clayton was going to put the wagon away Wilfred ran and jumped in. Clayton managed to pull Wilfred for a ways.....mostly it was down hill!

I realized that my kids have never been to the zoo. (I am a bad mom, I know!) We took a Friday afternoon and took the kids to the zoo. It was HOT and busy. Lots of end-of-the-school-year field trips. I sure did gain an appreciation for my mom who always chaperoned at our zoo field trips. Nonetheless we had fun. Here was the pink, pink, pink birds that Lindsy liked.

This condor was using his wings to cool himself.
A bobcat sleeping in his swing in the shade. He must have lots of personality!

Last week we went to lunch with my mom. The kids begged her to ride in the back with them. And since what the kids want they get, when it comes to grandparents, my mom crammed herself between the car seats.
Daddy brought Lindsy her first flowers! She was so proud of her "lel-low lilies"
CAN ANYONE HELPS US??????? Does anyone know what kind of mouse this is? We have caught 3 in the chicken coop. They are grey like a regular field mouse, but 4 times the size. They are not as big as a rat, nor do they have the tail of a rat. It is like a mouse on steroids. Anyone have any guesses?

Since Wilfred has been working out of town during the week, he has been making sure to spend time with the kids on the weekends. Clayton has been needing a set of shelves in his closet. Wilfred had Clayton help him build them. Here is Clayton sanding down his shelf.

And the finished project. They just need painted!
The picture of a TOTAL girl! (She is wearing her sunglasses to watch Hanna Montana)
One last thing, I have to tell on Clayton again!
With Wilfred getting his blood typed and all this mess with RhoGam, there has been a lot of 'blood' talk in our house. I didn't really realize how much until I was playing with Clayton a week ago. He was pestering me, tickling me and just being ornery. I started to tickle him back and he grabbed my 2 hands and sat on them and held them with his own for extra measure. Very smugly he says to me, "There mom you can't tickle me now!" I replied with, "Are you sure about that?" Clayton, "Yes" Me, "Are you really sure about that?" Clayton, "YES!" At this point I had started to wiggle my fingers to see if he was still so confidant. I asked him, "Are you POSITIVE about that?" He looked at me strange and says, "NO mom I am an O-!" I laughed myself to tears. And yes he is right, he really is an O-.

11 comments:

Raelene said...

Yes I can help you! That "mouse" was my pet GUS-GUS.. WAAAAAAA I'm gonna cry for weeks. I made need therapy.

I sure like the bobcat better in your pics than the one we have living at our house.

Love your kids and the lellow lilies

Lynisha Weeda said...

So glad you've found a "solution" for your rhogam problem! Did you have a reaction with your other pregnancies?
Don't feel too bad about not taking the kids to the zoo - I never have either! Although Jim did take Kyrie once.
What a good Grandma - I know it can be nearly impossible to cram ANYTHING between 2 car seats! lol!

The J's said...

Yay for Grandmas! and that's great about the rhogam!! WHY don't they do that in the first place????

Dalayna said...

Yay, no more worrying about rhogam. I wish it was that way with me!
Such cute pictures! I love that last one- remindes me of Jessi :)

Jeanette said...

Raelene,

Gus-Gus was a hamster that had no tail. Nor was he even close to as big as this. So there you go...no therapy needed!

To everyone else;

I had to actually have documented cases where I've had a reaction to the Rhogam. I had a bad reaction with my 1st pregnancy, no reaction with my 2nd, and a bad reaction with my 3rd. So now that I have 2 documented cases, they were finally willing to look at other options. In NM we leagally have to have the Rhogam, or social services is called. However, with all that has happened my midwife is now willing to go to the state and fight on our behalf. For her to be able to do that Wilfred had to be a negative and I've had to have more than one reaction.

Dustin said...

I don't know what kind of mouse it is but we have them up by our place and out at the Firehouse off of S14.

Judy Cronk said...

Enjoyed your pictures and chatter.

Jane said...

What fun pictures! and I always love the stories about your kids. Clayton says the funniest things.

Anonymous said...

Hey Jeanette,
That mouse thing might be a vole, we have them in our yard and they look just like that! They are making huge holes in the yard so william has to shoot them. I enjoyed the blog!

Jenna

Darla said...

Enjoyed catching up again! your kids are so cute, and on top of things, aren't they? Clayton's remark about the blood was hilarious!

Jocelyn said...

Love the story about Clayton...I had to read it to the girl who shares my office and we both laughed!