February 17, 2012

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  we’ll title this the 3 week old post. and call this ^ one of my last pregnant pictures taken.

  3 weeks ago tonight we were together … rex & i. i was a complete and utter grouch. i honestly don’t think i hardly said seven words to him all night. he let it go, knowing he wasn’t the source : )

  i was pretty much done being pregnant & since i’m writing this now and not then i can say i actually really was just about done …. it was down to hours left.

  that day the kids had school, sailor had piano lessons, i took them to the little park that can only boast of a tire swing and a merry go round.

  
  this is their reaction to their pregnant mom falling over while taking their picture …. it really was kinda funny : )

  

  

  

  

  i think the beautiful thing about looking back at these pictures that are only three weeks old …. is that seeing the kids in them tells me they won’t remember their mom was kinda frazzled the last few days of pregnancy. they won’t remember the day before chad was born being a day mom didn’t say much & just making it through the day. they’ll remember the day before chad was born by going the park, mom pushing them all squished together on the tire swing & mom falling over taking their pictures.

  both are true. its not a cover up or a look good. its not a denying of reality. i’m sure if i took the time to keep typing there would be lots of good spiritual lessons to pull from that.

  the lesson all over again for myself is the reminder to give them my best.

  its crazy that it’s already three weeks from that day. jack told me today how fast days go when you don’t think about them ….

  true : )

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  so one of the perks, rex says about me not being pregnant anymore is that i can have bathe kids added back on my list of jobs : )

  he’s kind about it …. when at 3 weeks pregnant i declare i’m too big!!! to bend over the tub & soap armpits, feet and faces, wash and rinse hair, etc.

  he really has done the lion’s share of baths around here for months & months. and giving credit where its due gave baths before regan was born and molly and really probably benny.

  side note: this last year a majority of them were taught how to shower : )

  
  but i’m back. and for the novelty that a shower for the little kids can be, a bath with a tub full of toys and a sister friend still wins out!

  

  and then there’s these two
  

  they needed a shower tonight. and next thing you know i was being talked into filling the tub for a bath. they pretty pleased me.

  i said pretty please wasn’t going to work. and they thought to try handsome please, being boys & all.

  sucker … i was sucker for the handsome please : )

  

  

  

  
  and when they went all silly in front of the mirror afterward, i combed their hair backwards for the dramatic effect & let them dance away.

  
  yeah confession, might just be a little high on how sweet life is …..

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