I have said it so many times before, and will say it many more, I am sure. I'm a horrible blogger.
Today I am 35 weeks pregnant. It's been a hard pregnancy for me, and I found out I was anemic, which explains a lot. I've had no energy and just been wiped out constantly. The last couple weeks have slowly gotten better, and the last couple of days I have felt pretty good. I've been trying to get more iron in my diet, and it seems to be helping. I'm getting excited to be meeting our newest addition soon, and thankful the last couple weeks of my pregnancy should stay pretty busy so I'm not going insane.
I had my first set of really consistent and pretty painful Braxton Hicks on Sunday. I was volunteering at a JBF sale I was selling at, helping them with break down, and just really over did it. It was actually the third sale I sold and volunteered at in a month (one the last weekend of September, and one just a week before this one), and it was obvious I progressed a lot between sales in my pregnancy by how much harder it got on my body. Everything sizzled out though once I got home and in bed, and I haven't had any more painful contractions since.
Not a lot of other big changes here, except that Ruth is officially in a toddler bed and I am hating it. She tried to climb the crib and I decided that was enough for me. I don't need her falling and getting hurt. She refuses to stay in bed, and figured out how to open the door yesterday, just two short days after being put in the crib, which is kind of amazing. She's never had much reason to try and open a door before, so she figured it out pretty fast.
Kids are all doing well. Awana started again, and I decided I'm just not up to helping this year. Elli and Tobiah are really enjoying it, and Naomi is starting to show a bit of jealousy that she does not get to go to Cubbies, so I am hopeful that she will do well next year when she does get to go.
We had our annual pumpkin patch trip the first Saturday of October, and the kids had a blast. It was over 70* out that day! A week later it was pouring rain and rather cold. This year we let Tobiah and Elli go off on their own a bit for the first time, it was a little nerve racking for me, but we gave them clear instructions to stay together, and I knew Tobiah would be safe with Elli. They had a blast (literally) running through the corn maze for a good half hour, and came back hot and sweaty. Ruth figured out how to use a little toddler slide and would not stay off of it. I really want to find her one for a good price, but have not completely convinced Rich. Unfortunately with how busy things have been (mostly because the consignment sales took over our lives and living room for a month), the pumpkins we got have yet to be carved, and we won't have time before tomorrow with Awana tonight. Rich took tomorrow off, and while we have a LOT packed into it, maybe if we get up early we could carve them before we are off for the day. One thing is for sure, we are going to have four tired kiddos by the end of tomorrow!
Well, I think that is it for my update. Until next time.
