Things Going on in my house

Things going on in my house. Well I got my birthing ball(ie exercise ball), in fact as I type I'm sitting on it. Not sure what it's doing for me but hey I got it.
I went through the boys dressers and took out all the clothes that didn't fit. Chance is pretty set. But I still want to get him some more cotton exercise pants. I think they will make good PJ's as well as what to where for PE class. I really need to dig in my 3T box to see what other clothes will fit Braxton right now. He's got plenty of shirts for everyday. Would love to pick up some cotton play pants from Kohls. It's been a lot easier to get them dressed everyday now that I can put things away and find things easier. And then I want to find them each cute shirts to wear when they go to see Santa. Maybe green flannel shirts. I just love when they match.
Decided to add some art to our world. The local library has art pieces you can check out for up to six weeks. Chance picked out a very bright mostly orange print for our living room. He says it makes him want to paint. Personally it makes me want to poke my eyes out, LOL JK. I also picked up some $2 picture frames to put some 8 x 10 photos on the walls. They are not my favorite look but hey they could have worked until I could afford nicer frames. It was a bust though because it turns out they don't have hanger things on their backs. Need to return them and find another cheep option. My walls are so bear, they need paint and more but I don't think I could handle the fumes pregnant. I'm trying to give them more life with no money. LOL, we'll see how I do!
I'm really excitted about a homeschool seminar that is going to be near me on Nov. 1st. The speaker is a big fan of Charlotte Mason method. Keith was supposed to work that day but he worked it out so he can go. We both really need some inspiration and direction for homeschool family. Now the hitch is finding someone to watch Braxton and our dog. I'm really hoping my mom can do it for us. It's going to be a long day, seminar runs from 9 to 5 and there is travel time involved. Chance will be in Ohio with his grandparents visiting his cousins.
I got my hypnobabies home course in the mail. I'm supper excited about it. The trick will be trying to find the 30 minutes everyday to practice it. I need a guaranteed uninterrupted 30min everyday for it. Preferably when I won't fall asleep listening to it. It's hypnosis so you can imagine it's real easy to fall asleep! This will be tricky as a sleepy pregnant SAHM!

Homeschool Apple Orchard Field Trip

Tuesday after our homeschool PE class at the local collage we went to an Apple Orchard. I hadn't planned to go until another mom made a point to invite us individually. I thought that was so nice that I couldn't resist. We had originally planned a trip to the Children's Museum that day. Anyway off we went. We meet all at one of the mom's houses and followed to the Orchard. Turns out the owner of the orchard is a homeschool family. Grandpa seems to run it, a family kind of thing. We had a pretty good turn out. 6 moms, 15 children. Mostly boys in the group. My boys had a blast although they were not used to how rough other boys can be. Lots of wrestling which we normally do not allow at our house. For the most part they had fun and a few tears when the others got rough. Still it was all done good naturally so I allowed it. We had a hay ride around the orchard and stopped to do picking. The boys loved that they could eat as many apples as they wanted. Both boys took advantage of that! Braxton looked so cute picking and eating it right away. He looked up and asked if it was okay every time. Cute. We picked Regent apples for the most part. They are really good!!! And some apples called Macfree. Those were really good too. We brought home a bunch of apples and the boys think it's so cool that they got to pick them. So it's an apple fiesta at our house. The boys are really getting their fill. I'm glad we went, such a special day of picking and playing. My only regret is I forgot my camera! POOH!

preparing for baby#3 and wishlist

So here I am.... So much going on. Life feels like it's speeding past me but at the same time standing still. Can't believe I'm already 26wks along in the pregnancy of my third child. Is this really real? I know we planned this baby but sometimes I'm still in shook that we are actually having another baby. We are letting this baby be a surprise. But since we already have 2 boys I'm just planning for another boy. Still I should really get one or two girl newborn sleepers for just in case. Along with 2 caps. One pink, and one blue. The reason for a girl outfit would be for baby's picture of course! We are planning a homebirth, but I still want to try to take that newborn picture like they do when you are at the hospital. To put up on the wall andpass out to family. Keith, my husband will have to go to the photo place to print up all the sizes. I should probably think about how many and what sizes I want in advance. Goodness knows I won't be able to think when the baby is actually here and husbands can't figure something out like that on their own. Or maybe he could but the control freak in me wouldn't allow it! So a homebirth, I'm trying to get in the right mind set so I can face labor without fear of pain. I ordered hypnobabies to help with that. Can't wait till it comes in the mail!! I need to go buy a birthing ball so I can start doing some of the tricks to insure baby will be in the optimal position for birth and to help loosen my pelvis. I could really use a few long sleeve maternity tops. My old one are too big or something.
Then there's the things I would like to buy for the baby. I would like to get something like a hotsling(http://www.hotslings.com/) they actually sell them at the Target near me. I also want a Moby wrap(http://www.mobywrap.com/). And then when the baby is a couple months old I have heard the Ergo baby carrier(http://www.ergobabycarrier.com/) is really great. Umm is that too many baby carriers, LOL! Oh course we will probably need a new dresser for baby. I would love another one just like we have for our 2nd son. Will have to then get it at Shopko. We'll need to buy baby socks(cat sole most of the olds ones, she loves baby socks). And then maybe onesies but we'll see about that when I start pulling things out. Of course to do that I'll need to do some major decluttering in my the kids room. Anyone want to help me? It's really crazy in there. I need to save up some money for cloth diapers and settle on a few to try. I have to stay away from wool, lanolin and polyester(including in the thread) due to allergic reactions that runs in my family. That may get tricky. Here's to hoping people give us cash as a present when baby comes so I can up my diaper stash. This child will be my first to cloth diaper. I think it would be neat to try. I'll get some disposable newborn diapers though because I don't want to be going up and down the steps to wash them in the early days, have to give my body a little time to recover! I want bed rails for the bed, added safety(we co-sleep). I need a new glider rocker. DH buys me one for each baby because he always buys me crappy ones that break before the next baby comes along. Third baby means third chair. Personally I really think he is the reason they break. He is just plain hard on furniture. I need some new nursing bras and breast pads.
I'm nervous about money so I need to try to budget better. It always works out, I just need to believe. It's tricky with money right now because I would love to buy some things for the school room(we homeschool). What I wouldn't do for bookshelves! I need organization and I just don't have it in there. Then there is new clothes needed. Kids keep growing!!! Luckily my mom helped by buying a bunch of clothes for my oldest and a few new shirts for my soon to be middle child. And then there is the dog. She could use a couple things, plus her nails clipped(they are way too long).
I want to write more about what's up with my older 2 boys but I have to run. I'll try to get to journaling about them soon!