Well, quite a bit has happened since my last post. My husband is just finishing his two week holiday (did I mention that I love the fact that he is a teacher- purely from a selfish perspective), we had our baby morphology scan, our family car died :( but we bought a new, bigger car-one that we are all going to fit in :).
So, first things first; when the husband is on holidays... I love when my Sam is on holidays but it usually doesn't translate in practice to what one would assume in principle... You would think that two adults at home means twice as much gets done- that is a big misconception (well, at our house anyways). I tend to sit around and think, well, Sam's on holidays so he will get around to it. I'm pretty sure that Sam sits around thinking, I'm on holidays! That being said, everyone has been fed, clothed and looked after adequately, and now that we have reached the final Saturday before he goes back to work, the house is finally clean (don't you just love the feeling of walking on mopped floors as opposed to sticky messes?).
Speaking of sticky messes (probably should not go here- makes me out to be a terrible mother!), yesterday Benji spilled some red fizzy drink on the tiles and I didn't quite get it all. So today, when he saw that I had a mop in hand and a mission, he quickly tried to lick up the residual sticky, pink mark. Ewww, I know, it's gross, I'm a terrible mother, but I had to share because, well, it is kind of funny.
Next item on the agenda- my morphology scan. I have never found out the sex of any of my children before. I like the idea of the surprise, plus, I am so impatient that I kind of use it as a way of being forced to be patient. This time, I asked my husband to make the decision and he decided to find out- guess what, another boy... I was in a considerable amount of shock... I had already set up the 'girls' room, convinced the kids that baby 'Rosie' was on her way and was tossing up the idea of getting my baby girl clothes out and ready... Yep, arrogance (as my friend so kindly informed me) was my downfall. Looking back, I should have known, horrendous morning sickness (got next to none with my daughter), craving salty foods (but just pretending I was craving creamy foods instead- doesn't actually work apparently). The one thing that was really pushing me towards girl very strongly was the fact that I am putting on a lot of weight, and my bottom and thighs are expanding fast (so is my stomach)- but apparently my body has decided that, from now on, pregnancy is just going to mean putting on lots of weight everywhere, regardless of which gender I am carrying :( Wah wah! The fact that I have become ultra vain in the past few months is just very unfortunate- on top of the increasing size issues, my skin is a nightmare (also part and parcel with me and carrying boys). So, I'm resigned to the fact that this is not going to be a very attractive pregnancy, but I'll still try to make the best of it :) Oh, and for the record, I am happy with the fact that I am going to have three boys around the place come March. It will be a very different dynamic for me and my husband, who both grew up in very female-heavy homes. Now, we just have to figure out a name :)
Okay, now for something exciting... my car died (not the exciting part), so we were forced to search for a replacement a few months sooner than anticipated and I got a Kia Grand Carnival. It's huge. I feel like I'm driving a bus. The kids in the back row are almost in a different car! I can still fit prams and a whole load of other stuff in the boot with the back row up AND the best thing of all... we are all going to fit with two seats to spare! I'm not usually that materialistic but I have to admit, I do love my new car (not in the way I love my babies, but in the way my husband loves his tv).
Unfortunately, I don't really have any pics to post atm. Been a bit slack in that department. However, tomorrow is Sunday, so I will post a WIWS pic on the bottom of tomorrow's post.
