So, we're all horrible bloggers anymore.  I don't have pictures.  I don't have any interesting stories.  I don't have much of anything.  I'm 32 weeks along now, only 8 more to go!  Caleb is SUPER active - has been from about 13 weeks.  I feel like I'm getting huge, but everybody says I look like I'm all belly.  I have gained less weight so far this time, which is a plus because I feel like I'm going to struggle even more getting it off this time. 

As far as the kids go, Corban's behavior has been really good lately.  He's doing better with his letters and he is registered for kindergarten at a local public school.  I am NOT happy about that.  I've always been a supporter of public schools - until I moved here.  We are way down the list for any of the charter schools though, and the private Christian school is just way too expensive for us to even consider.  I had planned on homeschooling him, but with the baby and Caden I just don't think I would do a very good job with him.  Plus he loves preschool so much I know he will love going to school.  Oh, did I mention that I'm always seconds from tears just thinking about him being in kindergarten and away from me all day?  It's killing me that he's going to be gone and I won't know how he's doing.

Caden is a rip.  That's the nicest way to describe him lately.  His behavior has been horrible and it feels like there is nothing that gets through to him.  Today we were in the basement of the Y after swimming lessons and I was getting last minute stuff around before we were leaving and I thought Caden has just walked into the next row of lockers.  Nope, wasn't there.  Wasn't in the hallway.  Wasn't on the walking track.  Finally ran (as fast as a 7 month pregnant woman can run with a 5 year old in tow) upstairs and one of the moms was bringing him back in.   He had run out into the freaking parking lot!  He got the worst spanking of his life right then.  The worst part about it was that he had run away from Nadine last night while she was watching him - he had gone down to the neighbor girl's without asking permission.  Stinker. 

Well, I think I'm going to play with my new Kindle birthday present and watch some crappy TV.  Have a great week all!

OK, I just now realized that my last post title totally made it look like I'm having triplets! I'm not! The baby is doing fine, I'm doing fine. I've had two days in the last two weeks where I've been sick, so that's not been fun, but otherwise we're all good in the Shirey house. We've got busy weeks coming up, but the thing I'm most excited about is that I'm getting my hair cut on Saturday! I'm about a month shy of 2 years since my last haircut. I was actually in KY right after Max was born I think and Sherry couldn't do her appointments with Brenda, so I took it and that's been the last time I cut my hair. I'm not sure exactly how that got started except I hate to pay for haircuts and once it got so long I figured I would just let it grow so that I could donate to locks of love. Then I found out that they want 10-12 inches. I'm pretty sure I've got enough to donate 12 inches and still have plenty left over. I need it cut before the baby comes because my hair just falls out by the handfuls after a baby. It was short after Caden and I remember finding hair wrapped around his little legs when I would change his diapers. Right now it falls out bad enough, I can't imagine what it will be after the baby.

I'm thinking about going kind of short. I'm not sure though.

I like this one, but I feel like it will be a lot of daily maintenance and I don't think I'm up for that.
Then I like these two, but feels like they're the same thing. UGH! I always end up with the same hairstyle anyway, don't know why I'm really even debating!

AND NONE of my pics loaded. This one was the last one I was thinking about, and I think it's the one that makes the most sense.

Trouble times THREE!

We went for our ultrasound last week. We were able to take Corban with us - he's been to both Caden's ultrasound and this baby's! We weren't in there for three minutes before she said, "You know what that is you're looking at!" Yep, it's a boy! Corban's face was priceless when we told him that - he drew down his eyebrows and curled up his nose and just about cried. He had been saying he wanted a sister, but I'm pretty sure that's just because he knew we wanted a girl. I have to admit there was a little disappointment that I'm not getting a little girl, but this little boy looks perfectly healthy and that's all that really matters. And hey, he'll be cheap. We cloth diaper, nurse, and we've got all the clothes! This is his "picture" and even though he's a tiny little guy, he has been kicking the stuffing out of me for the last several weeks! I'm afraid I'm really in for it with him when I'm about 8 months pregnant. We've already been calling him "Wild Thing"

HOW has it been so long since I've updated? I had so wanted to have this blog to keep a record of the boy's growth and the funny things they do and say and just our life in general. That doesn't so much happen when you blog once every three months and hardly even take pictures to share!

The big news here is that we're expecting Baby Shirey #3 in June! We were able to tell Johnny's family in early November and then my family at Thanksgiving time. We let Corban tell Nanny during Thanksgiving Eve at her apartment. He told her that "Mommy has a baby in her belly." But Nanny couldn't hear and kept asking over and over what he was saying. Finally he said, "Do you hear what I'm telling ya! Mommy has a baby in her belly!" Yeah, we got a good laugh out of that!

As far as how I'm feeling with this pregnancy I felt horrible for the first 13 weeks. I never was really sick, just felt like I could be sick ALL of the time. Sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas I started to feel better. I've been feeling the baby move some, that's still not too consistent. We're hoping for a girl this time, but of course we'll be thrilled no matter what God decides to bless us with! We got February 7th for an ultrasound.

Christmas was good. We went to Johnny's parent's on Christmas Day after church and stayed until Saturday. It was a good week, but I am beginning to think more and more about not traveling over the holidays. We ended up only having one day at home for the boys to play with their new toys and then it was back to school and our regular routine.

Our regular routine is something I need to work on. We get up and go to school every day and I usually do errands during that time since I only have one of the boys. Then we come home and have lunch, a show, and quiet time/nap time. I always have great plans of getting lots accomplished during nap time and that never seems to happen and then I never seem to get around to much after they get up either. I need to work out a schedule of house cleaning, errands, projects with kids, and working with Corban on his letters. Any great ideas?

Lots of Pictures

This is Corban at the Pirates game that we went to while Kim was visiting. I don't know where he learned to stick out his tongue and I don't know how his hats always get turned sideways, but it makes me smile.

I know it's kind of hard to see, but this is the boys running the bases after the game. I don't have any pictures of the rest of us at the game, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Most of you saw Kim's pictures on FB and you know that it rained on us. Twice. It was actually a pretty decent day for a game, and the boys behaved pretty decently, so it was a good day all the way around. After the game we ate dinner at a local restaurant downtown and sat outside. Caden was sitting on my lap and I thought he had spilled some water because I felt dome splash on my leg. I looked up and he hadn't and Kim and Johnny started laughing because they realized a bird had pooped and it had landed directly in my water glass and that's why the water splashed out on me. I was so thankful that it hadn't landed on me or the boys!

Me and Johnny on Mt. Washington while we were sightseeing with Kim. I only have one picture of her from the whole time she was here and I'm not gonna post it because it honestly just came out weird. I am a HORRIBLE picture taker and never really think to do it much, unless it's of the boys. And all of them are on my phone. We had fun with Kim while she was here and the boys asked about her for weeks after she left. We drug her around and did some touristy things and she came with us to an amusement park that is really geared toward smaller kids. We hadn't gone before. The boys had a great time, but Johnny and I are both feeling our age because the first ride we rode made us both sick to our stomachs for the rest of the day!

We went camping and I got the boys a plastic bow and arrows from the dollar store. Corban LOVED it. This is him "hunting" squirrel. Our camping trip was OK, but it rained some and it was pretty cold. It had been 95 over the weekend and we went on Sunday, by Monday it was 65. Both of our camping trips were pretty cool and rainy. After last year's travesty of a vacation where it rained and was horrible weather the whole time we were at the beach I think I'm giving up on vacationing for a while.

Found this picture in a drawer and it just made me giggle a little bit.

This was Caden's first day of pre-school. Ge a load of that bookbag, it's almost as big as him! I got those at Wal-Mart for $3 and had their names embroidered on them. Can't beat that!

Corban's first day of pre-school this year. He's gotten so big and grown up! He turned 4 1/2 in September and it's like a switch was flipped on his behavior. He has been so good lately! His teacher has nothing but good things to say and he's just doing great for us. Makes me think that there's hope for Caden! I can't believe Corban is going to be going to kindergarten next year. It already makes me sick to my stomach. I didn't think I would be one of "those" mothers who didn't want their kids to go to school, but I totally am.

Me and my baby. These pictures got out of order. No, I wouldn't normally wear a sleeveless shirt to pre-school, but it was red day and it was the only red shirt I had. Didn't notice until seeing this picture on here how big my arms look. Well, have a wonderful weekend!

Where has the summer gone?

OK, I still don't have pictures and I know that's beyond boring, but that's just how I'm rollin' these days. We've been busy and I feel like the summer has just slipped by. I'm crazy excited about this weekend and next week though, because Kim is coming to visit! We've got big plans for her visit. A Pirates (or Reds) game, depends on how you're looking at it! Then we're planning to do an amusement park around here and a few other fun things in Pittsburgh. This is the first time that the boys are old enough to do stuff that we've had company, so we're all looking forward to entertaining Kim for a while! Then Mom and Dad are coming up the day after Kim leaves, they haven't been here since March. After that we've got a camping trip planned and then the boys start school the Monday after Labor Day. We've got Caden signed up for pre-school, but I'm not sure if he's going to stay with it or now. I think he's just a little too young, he just turned 3 the end of July and it's a 3 year old program. We'll see how he does, but I have a feeling that we'll even be holding him out of Kindergarten for a year anyway.

I'll try to post after Kim's visit... maybe I'll even actually take some pictures!

I know I should update

I know I should update this, and I've tried a few times from my iphone, but can't get it to work. Any ideas Sherry? Anyway, we've been busy. I don't even remember all of the stuff that's going on. This week though, Johnny just took the boys to his parent's house today. He's going to leave them there and go back to pick them up on Saturday. I have big plans for this week. I'm going to clean my house from top to bottom, go through all of Caden's clothes, and get stuff ready for a yard sale. THEN, I'm going to relax! I don't have big plans for that portion of my time, but I'll see what I can do! Johnny and I are also planning to go out to dinner a few times and watch a couple of movies. I love my boys, but I'm looking forward to this week!