Time off

Well, it's been a while. We've had a lot of activities here at our house - some sad, some happy.

We spent a week attending various services for a friend of Jared's that was killed in Afghanistan. It was an emotional week where I saw some of the saddest, yet most beautiful and honorable, things I've ever seen. It was my first military funeral, and I pray it was my last.

Aidan had his four years old check up last week. He got a clean bill of health, four shots and a finger stick. He handled the finger stick like a champ, thought that peeing in a cup was "disgusting" (but kind of cool) and took the first two shots with just the smallest look of discomfort in his eyes. On the third and fourth shot, he screamed like he was trying to get Jared's attention 30 miles away. I gave him a snack size bag of Oreo's, and his tears stopped. A trip to Publix for his choice of a bakery item made him forget all about the shots. The amazing thing is, he never complained once about the shots - and one of them was tetanus! I asked him the next day if his legs were sore from his shots, and he said, "Mom, that was yesterday." I must have forgotten how tough Aidan was; when Jared got his tetanus shot this year, he cried about it for several days. :-)

Austin... let's see here... He is reveling in his "terrible twos" a little early. He is a very physical child that goes straight to fists when he doesn't get what he wants. Jared, Aidan and I have all been slapped several times these past few weeks. Austin has spent more time in time out than Aidan has, and he has finally decided that he doesn't like it. I'm just happy that we're finally getting a reaction out of him. Before, he never cared about time out. Now he screams, throws a fit and throws his head backward on the stairs. THAT'S what I like to see???

He tries to repeat everything we say now. He burped the other day, and, completely on his own, said, "Cuse meeeeee." :-)

This coming weekend, we're going to have visitors! We're so excited that Jared's parents have decided to come here for Labor Day weekend. They boys will be so happy to have someone new to play with, and I'll be happy that I get to use the restroom and take a shower without children coming in to see what I am doing. We're hoping to use it as a productive weekend of getting some much needed things done around the house!

The next weekend, we're going to Disney. I told Aidan we're going to Disney, but what I didn't tell him was that one of our days is going to overlap with his friend, Daniel, being there. He is going to be SO excited! We were afraid it wasn't going to work out because of Jared's work schedule, but it turns out, it is the only week in September that Jared CAN take vacation. The paperwork still isn't signed, so I hope I'm not jinxing it.

I officially look pregnant now. Several people have actually asked me, which is quite brave of them! I have really been surprised how quickly my belly has started sticking out this third time. I'll post a picture as soon as Jared and I remember to take one! I'm officially in my second trimester now, so just another six weeks until we know whether it's a boy or a girl.