Already???

Claire is seven weeks old today!! She is growing WAY too fast! She is also fitting into some of her 3-6 month clothes...how is that possible?? I hate that she is getting big so fast, but on the other hand, she starting smiling within about the last two weeks and it is adorable! I can't get enough of her little smiles. She is also starting to "talk" or coo, and that is also adorable! Her baby acne is the worst of all four kids and I hope it goes away VERY soon! But otherwise, she is the love of my life and I am enjoying every minute of the time I get to spend with her. Another plus..... she is already sleeping though the night....in bed around 10 ish and up about 7ish....a good 7-8 hours at a time!! My girls have been FAR better sleepers then the boys!!

For those of you that follow the blog and not Facebook....we are blessing her this Sunday the 3rd at 11am at the church house right by our house, Sacrament is first first! Hope to see you there!!

Aidan turned four the day after Christmas as well....my kids are getting so big!! How is it that 4 seems so much bigger then 3?? He got a few presents and we took him to wherever he wanted for lunch, he picked McDonald's!! Fine with me, cheap and the kids could all get their wiggles out playing in the play area!!

It also just occurred to me that Maddie and Aidan will go into different Primary classes this weekend because they are now another year older!! Holy COW!!!

Maybe all this age stuff is hitting me because Ron just turned another year older in December and I also have a BDay coming up...I don't know....but it sucks!!

Pictures....

Here are some new pictures of the kids, all with Claire so you can all see how cute my little munchkin is :-)

She's Arrived.....

I think most of you already know....but for those of you that don't....little Claire finally desided to arrive on November 9th!! Claire Isabell Pearce was born at 8:39 pm on Monday the 9th after about 12 hours of labor weighing in at 7 pounds, 2 ounces and 18 inches long! We came home from the hospital on Wednesday morning and everyone around here is doing well!!
She is absolutly beautiful and I am SO in love with her! Maybe because I know she will be our last, and maybe because she is so little and I love the newborn stage....but either way, I am so compleatly in love with her. If we could snuggle all day long, I would not complain. As I type this, I am waiting for her to wake up again so I can kiss her some more.
I was induced on Monday and after a combination of things happening, I was still only dilated to a 3 1/2 at 6:30pm in the evening. Shortly after that, my Dr' came in to break my water. Once that happened, I went from a 4cm to 10cm in less then 2 hours!! And then after a very long day, and two pushes later, little Claire had arrived!!
I am so glad to have her here and SO glad to not be pregnant anymore. This pregancy, while not awful, was definately the hardest on my body and I won't be doing it again. Our sweet little family of 6 is now complete!! I have my adorable little boys and my super sweet bookend girls and we are complete!! For the first time ever, I finally feel like my family is complete. What a wonderful feeling that is!
I am so greateful for each of my kiddos and the love that we share. What a blessing these kids are in my life and I wouldn't trade them for the world.....although some days are much harder then others....they are mine and I love them SSSSSOOOOOOO Much! I am also so very grateful for my loving husband, who put up with my horrible pregnancy mood swings, and still loves me :-) I am grateful for his willingness to trust in me to be a mother to these beautiful children and to understand when I felt that we were to have four instead of the two we orginally talked about. I love him dearly!! I will post pics of Claire soon.........

Another Weekend.....

My boys...... doing what boys do!!

So here we are at another weekend.....yesterday we spent all day running around and getting things done that needed to be done. It was a good productive day, away from home. What I need today is a good productive day AT home!! Seriously.....there is so much to be done around here. When is someone going to invent a house that cleans itself, and does laundry and maybe cleans its own windows?? Is that asking too much?? Can these houses earn their keep....I mean come on.....we have to pay thosands for them as it is and then they don't even make a self cleaning model!! JJJEEEEZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!

No, I don't expect that to happen anytime soon. With the monkeys around here getting bigger, they are able to help out a tiny bit more, like cleaning up the playroom and empyting inside garbage cans. I can't wait til they can put away their own clothes....that is where I really struggle! I can do laundry all day, no problem, but to get it all actually put away is another story!!

OK, so enough with the negitive and on to the positive! Yesterday serisouly was a great day. We took the kids to Wheeler Farm and ate lunch at a picnic table there, then walked around and saw the animals. It was such a beautiful day and so nice to spend some quality time with the monkeys. They love animals so much and are so excited to see them....almost as excited as I was!! ;-) Today will also be a great day, for I am blessed with family! Maddie and Aidan are at the church as we speak, practising for their Primary program that they are in tomorrow. They were more then excited to go today.....especially to eat breakfast up at the church!! While they are there, everyone else around here is up and showered and dressed. Now I just need to get off the computer and start my mound of laundry ;-)

As far as baby goes.....nothing yet. My last appt. was this past Thursday and nothing is happening in that department. (Except a positive Group Step B test) No dilating, no nothing!! No worries though....I have less then 3 weeks left at this point. My doctor won't discuss inducing until my due date, which is three appts. away. I can do three more appts. At that point, he will most likely schedule the induction the following week. So by my calculations, even if I don't go on my own and have to be induced yet again.....I am still looking at no more then a month before this beautiful little girl joins our family and I CAN'T WAIT!!! Oh wait...yes, I can! I am more then ready to meet her and hold her.....but what's a month?? I can do that!!

Another day.....

that I got to visit the doctor!! I am tired of appointments...not just for me but the kids too! I don't want to be in doctors offices this time of year when bugs are rampant! I don't want to catch anything, I don't want to bring anythign home to my monkeys! Is that so wrong??

But, it is inevitatble.....I will be going to weekly appointments now and until I have this baby! The great news is that the time will go by quickly. Weekly appointments always make the time go faster. As of today I am about 30% effaced, but not dialated as of yet. When I was chekced today, he didn't feel her head, so he did a quick US in the office. She is sitting kind of sideways, with her head kind of above my left leg.....hopefully she finds the right place to be by herself and decides to come quickly!! With this little monkey, I am ready! And I am ready now! Clothes are washed, room is ready, I am ready.....with the others, it wasn't like this. I wasn't nearly as ready. I can't wait to meet this little monkey and hold her and love her with all my heart.....I am ready to meet her! I am ready!!!

FREE......

Tracy Aviary is FREE October 1st - Oct 4th in honor of UEA weekend. Anyone want to go???
http://www.tracyaviary.org/

Some people.....

Are so good at blogging every day, or even every other day. Some every week like clock work, but then there is me!!! I try for at least once a month and more often if time and creativity permit!!! So here I am!!!!

We have been so busy lately, that I am not sure where my time is going!! During the week my time is mostly spent playing taxi to these little monkeys of mine! Between three schools and doctors appts( mine, and the kids)......that keeps me pretty busy!! Aside from all that, we have been doing alot!! About three weeks ago, we got a new car, well a Surburban really....not for the seating space, but for the cargo space and I am LOVING it!! So nice not to worry about packing light for a change and no complaints from Ron if I bring more then two or three pairs of shoes for a weekend visit!! :-) So of course, after getting said new car, we took a quick weekend trip up to Twin Falls, ID to visit our friends over Labor Day weekend!! So much fun!!
Last weekend was Ron and my 10th Anniversary!!! Happy Anniversary....Love you honey!! We spent it with the kids and took them to Peach days in Brigham City, dinner at Iggy's and bowling at Fat Cats. While in BC we picked up a box of peaches and one of nectarines, so last week I spent canning those. The week before it was apples, and the week before that it was tomatoes!! A productive canning season for me, since this was the first year I attemptted to do it at home!!! This past weekend, we took the kids to Hollywood connection and the Fair!! We also went to the TF fair while in Idaho which I liked better then ours.....cheaper, less people and more free stuff for the kids to do!!! Anyway, as you can see we have been very busy!!!

So, Ron is back to work now, but has changed shifts and is working swing (2-10pm) instead of graves!! I am not working right now!! We have a new car and three kids in at least some sort of school!! Holly, foster child, is still here and doing well in adjusting to her new surroundings, as are our kids with having her around! I am still expecting #4....November 5th is the due date!! So less then 50 days to go now and counting!!! Isaac will be 2 on November 1st and I think hit the terrible twos last year :-) Aidan is doing great and loving pre-school. Maddie is doing great too and really loving Kindergarden!!

I think thats it for now!! Hope all is well with all of you too!!