A baby changes everything!

It just occurred to me that my blog name is soon to no longer fit. Oh well. Maybe I could tack on..."and # 3 makes complete" or something...
Funny how a baby really does change everything. Especially a third one, huh? I guess it is less about what number it is and more about how prepared you are for it. Haha. But for me, I wasn't truly prepared for my first. I am constantly asked if I'm ready to jump off a cliff...or if I'm okay. I mean, yeah we joke CONSTANTLY because yes, we do know what "causes" this. But HELLO! As surprised as we still were/are....we couldn't be more thrilled. Think about it. How many times does God hand-wrap and deliver a personal gift just to you? I mean, we can be figurative. Or we can even look openly at the things that we as believers know are FROM God. But...this is pretty high on the list of the few things He actually creates and "presents" to us if you can look at it like that. So who in the world would I be to actually be UPSET????? Funny how different people seem to react. But maybe that's why God gave ME this one. I mean, all of His surprises are NOT so pleasant, ya know?
Our sermon Sunday was called "When God says No"....yep. That's happened to me. And strangely enough when He has told me "no" to some things, it has taken Him telling me more than once! Little slow to figure it out...but hey I get it now!
Moving on....
Cupcake had her 6 month check up today. What a big girl she is growing to be. 90th percentile for her height. (Go figure!) and 75th percentile for her weight. She had to get four shots today, which she handled so gracefully. Just in the last few weeks she is amazing me with everything new she is learning. And she has found a new smile...and funny faces. Not a waking hour goes by that she doesn't make me smile. That's pretty much LITERALLY the truth. Hard to believe she'll be 7 months old on the 19th. Wow. We are so very proud of her and so very thankful for all the joy she brings. Can't wait to see what she does next.
As for Pumpkin...whew! What a trip. She accompanied us to the Dr. today since she informed me yesterday that her ear hurts. Definitely a benefit of older children...they communicate when something is bothering them...no guesswork. Ahhh. So we got her all fixed up and spent the day as a family since "Daddy" has to go back on nights Tues and Wed this week. We pray quite often for that to change soon. In God's timing, of course. It is heart breaking to watch Pumpkin when she knows he has to go to night work and he won't be home. The thing about night shift is that it eats up both day AND night. So it feels like although he's only working 12, he's really working 24...or more. (Usually a two or three day stretch but you get the idea.) I am just glad that we all got to have an awesome day together today and come home and chill. Leftovers from last night so no cooking...and a night TOTALLY in front of the T.V. since the Bachelor started tonight...and I've gotten into Momma's Boys as well. I just am amused by the fact that these women are so controlling of their sons....and as much as a control freak as I am....I really learn from these women that there ARE extremes!

So looking forward, in addition to the upcoming night shifts...we finally have our first Dr. appt for me this week. I am so glad to actually get a due date somewhat estimated by a scientific method, rather than my guesswork...although I will be curious to see how close I am to predicting it! With my other pregnancies...I could nail down an actual conception date....and this time I have no clue. It will be interesting to solve the big mystery! It sure is good to trust the Doctor I see...as well as his ultrasound person! She's the best! So pretty soon I'll have real news to post! We're starting to get a little antsy and have started making some decisions about the upcoming baby. Lots of planning to do now. We have a fairly small house, not tiny but it's gonna get really cramped. So we are discussing putting it up for sale, in this slumpy market, so that's difficult. We are also looking for furniture for the girls...and now for the baby in addition to them, since we don't know if Cupcake will be out of her crib yet when "He" arrives. (For those of you that don't know, Pumpkin can't be convinced that the baby is anything but her beloved baby brother so we call the baby "He" more often than not, but NO we do not know the sex yet!) I also peeked briefly today at bedding. I am the worst person in the world to make decisions...and this is a huge one for me. Pumpkin has me pretty convinced it's a boy...silly I know. SO I found myself looking at the boy options for crib bedding. I did in fairness peek at the girl stuff too. All I have to say is that PBK better get busy because their selections suck right now!
Also for the week to make me feel old...(I'm not...it just feels that way) My brother is turning 23. The past 3 or 4 years, everytime his birthday rolls around, I actually question it when they say his age. It just doesn't seem right that I can have a 23 year old "little" brother?! Not to mention the other one that just turned 16. Wow. So I am looking forward to celebrating his birthday this weekend at PF Changs...my FAVORITE restaurant....and since I have really been on a Chinese food kick, it's especially great!
Well, Hubby is glued to the football game once again....and I think it is about time for me to tuck me into bed. This headache isn't disappearing on its own...so sleep might just have to kick its butt. Have a great week everyone! I'll be back soon hopefully with some INFORMATION....hehehe.