Nesting

So instead of so many food cravings I HAVE to nest. Ive been cleaning and throwing a bunch of stuff away. Tommys closet is next but Im still a little scared of it. So Ive had this idea of what I wanted to do with the bathroom for a while but never had the time, money or energy to do it. So yesterday I finally did it. It was so much fun and helped me get rid of some of that nesting itch ive been having. Plus we will be in this apartment for at least another 2 years so I figured what the heck. I really wanted to use green, black and white and gerber daisies in pots. I think that I want to redo the paintings, theyre not quite right. But this is what I came up with. Im kinda sad its all over so fast, I was just so excited to get it done. Maybe the kitchen is next since I spend so much time in there cooking and doing dishes by hand. I do have ideas for the bedroom but those can wait. Right now I need to finish the baby blanket that Im crocheting for Jane. Im almost done.

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Update

So we were kinda busy last month. Some fun stuff and some just everyday busy stuff. Tommy turned 2! We had fun. Tommy loved his toys he got from us and his friends. We didnt do a party, we just had cinnamon rolls for breakfast and opened presents before Dave went to work. Then he played with his friends and made cupcakes to take to Daves work.

Then I quit my job. Im just getting too tired to go. Plus I want to spend my last few months before the baby comes with Tommy. I think Tommy will miss seeing all his friends though. I wont miss it too much. Ill just keep myself busy with fun projects, books , friends and naps.

We went down to Missouri again to visit Daves parents. Daves two brothers Greg and Mark were there. Greg's wife Heather just had a baby and it was so great to see her for the first time. She is such a cutie. Tommy loved Sydnie. He would wake up and ask to see the baby. He wanted to hold her and help with everything. Good practice for when the baby comes. He was very good with her which is a relief. Well see how he does when the baby doesnt go away. I was also able to open up "beauty shop" in my mother in laws bathroom. It was great to cut and color all my sisters hair.

So Im about 29 weeks along and everything is going fine. Ive been tired and feeling dizzy lately. My doctor told me I was anemic so ive been taking iron tablets and now I feel great. Funny how nutrition and vitamins can really make such a big difference. Im still kinda small and Ive even had people ask me if I was still pregnant. I feel huge but maybe its just the clothes I wear. We decided on a name finally. It was so hard to find a middle name for Jane. We are going to name her Jane Isa after my wonderful sister in law Isa. (25 wk picture and a 29 week picture. Look the same to you? Im not much bigger.)

Dave is really having a good time at work. He loves it. We have they guys over for dinner all the time and it is nice to have a full house, plus I love to cook. Dave just finished with Guitar Hero and is starting on a project for the Wii.

I think thats it. Ill update again if I missed anything. I tend to do that more often now.

The next Van Gogh

Tommy must have a very strong artistic/creative gene in him. He is very particular when he colors and always uses lots of color. What was really surprizing was while we were at our friends house, Tommy did this with his frogs. Notice anything? I didnt help him at all and Ive never gone over the colors of the rainbow with him. He had put his frogs in a line in order (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet). Some High school kids cant even do that. I was like "wow!" He turns 2 on Thursday and can already do this all on his own. What was really amazing is that while i was quietly watching him he had a red-orange frog and was about to put it at the end with the violets but then he stopped and put it next to the red. But then he stopped again, moved the red away from the orange, put the red-orange frog next to the orange, then put the red back, next to that one so that the order was red, red-orange, then orange. I know it might be just me because Im his mommy but I thought this was amazing and as an artist myself I was really proud of him for figuring this out all on his own.

Here are some cute pics. Me and Tommy making icing and Dave and Tommy after church.

Money!

Tommy loves his money! We are working on numbers and counting and he loves to put his coins in his bank while he counts. He can say "1, 2, 3, 4" and "4,5,6" and "7,8,9". We are just working on putting it all together. With my help he can go all the way up to 10! He calls the faces on the pennies Jesus. Its so cute. Here he is with his homemade Cyrstal Light piggi bank. When he finds money he will walk around the house saying "Piggy bank! Where are you?"

The Booty and Jesus

MANsacra

Only Manly men can wear makeup and pull it off. Yesterday while I was getting ready for church Tommy came into the bathroom and asked "Doing?" At the moment I was putting on my mascara. I explained the process of makup and that Mommys put it on their eyes. He watched me for a minute or two and left. A few minutes later he comes running back all proud of himself saying "eyes, eyes!" He had found a blue marker and colored his eye just like Mommy. I couldnt get it all off so he got to show his independence off at church.

Vote for Tysen!!

http://www.1043myfm.com/pages/beautifulbabycontest/index.html
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Hey everybody,

My sister entered her little boy Tyesn in a "My Beautiful Baby" Contest on 104.3 fm. If he wins he gets a 20,000 dollars of scholarship money and he gets to be in InTouch magazine. She's just interested in the money for college. So if you could help her out and vote for Tysen that would be awesome. It took me less than 45 sec. Click on the link above and vote. The voting ends the 27th which is Sunday. Then there are three more rounds and I'm pretty sure she can put him in those too. I will let you know when to vote again!Come on vote!! I mean look at the face! THANK YOU!!!

Just a little background info: Tysen underwent surgery this year for water on the brain. He has had stints put in to keep the pressure on his brain down. He is a tough little guy and is so sweet. Hes been through a lot already and a nice schoarship would be awsome.

Ok so he is contestant #23 in the T-Z category. So everyone vote vote vote for 23!!!!

Family Reunion

We just got back from our family reunion late Sunday night. We had so much fun. We all went to my inlaws house in Missouri. We went to Nauvoo, Carthage, and to the Mark Twain lake. My favorites were touring the Carthage jail and the lake. Tommy loved seeing all his cousins for the first time. He loved all the little babies and especially all the boy cousins. They taught him so many cool things like the proper way to play with action figures.