Did you notice I skipped this last week? I was feeling slightly overwhelmed by the massive amount of photos of my kids to sift through, edit and blog that I just nixed it in favor of posting photos of sweet Huntler! But I’m back this week and ready to roll!
So let’s get this party started, shall we?
1. Today is our sonogram. Or sonic-gram as Huntler says! I absolutely cannot wait to see our little babe! And I better not get a peek at what we are having either! After buying all of this gender neutral stuff and TWO baby blankets {which are soooo darn cute I want to scream!}, we do NOT want to know!! The kids, especially Huntler, are thrilled. He is so excited about having a baby around the house he can hardly stand it! I KNOW he is going to be such a great helper and a wonderful big brother to this little one!
2. While I was in Barnes and Noble this weekend I decided to take just a little peek into a baby name book to see if our names are in there. Surprisingly, the boy name is not. And the girl name {which I totally thought I was being super original on and created myself but have now seen TWICE in the blog world} was. Hmmm…
3. Huntler saw the luge accident on the news Friday night. Super sensitive, very aware, caring Huntler. I had NO idea it was going to be shown and had no time to react. Now, how do you explain that to a five year old?
4. If you have a daughter, I highly suggest you avoid the girls clothing section at Target at ALL costs. Seriously. Don’t even tempt yourself. There is an insane amount of cuteness there right now! Now their boy selection? I wasn’t so impressed. However, the boy department at Gap Kids is calling my name!
5. Remember Kamee’s workshop that I blogged about a few days ago? Yep – still SUPER stoked to be going and totally thrilled that a friend I made through my blog is flying out to stay with us a couple of nights and come too! Seriously, this is better than Christmas Eve for a child! I am on cloud nine and cannot wait for that weekend!!
6. I have this sneaking suspicion that our washing machine is about to go out on us. Something about the HORRID noise it makes when the clothes are spinning tells me that things are not good.
7. The Bachelor. Did you watch it last night? Crossing my fingers Tenley is his final choice!
8. My sister just enrolled my niece in soccer. It really has me thinking that we have got to get Huntler involved in SOMETHING. I am very much not a fan of organized sports at an early age, but he is FIVE now. As social as can be but not so coordinated! It would be VERY good for him! And if you are thinking that Gentry is in dance and she is only three, you are correct. She is. Our main goal with that was to get her into something for socialization because she is so very clingy to me. However…when I think of cute little knee socks and headbands, I could totally see her as a little soccer girl too!
9. I think we have FINALLY made some headway with Gentry and the dentist. Ever since Huntler’s four cavity experience a few weeks ago, we have been AVID brushers and flossers with the kids. As in we haven’t missed a beat!! It only took four cavities and a screaming Gentry to get us there, but hey, we made it. Chris is in charge of brushing and flossing at night. I get the kids up, fed, bathed, dressed, teeth brushed and hair fixed every.single.day. That’s fine. That’s my job. But by 7:30 at night, I am done. I am tired beyond belief and just don’t have it in me. So we just didn’t brush their teeth at night. Simple as that. Am I proud of that? No, of course not. But I am keeping it real. Anyway, the new rule is that Chris brushes and flosses them each night. Gentry is getting used to it and doing great with the flossing. {We should have bought those little things they make especially for kids LONG ago!!} So we brought up the dentist again over the weekend and she says she is fine with going…so long as we don’t go back to the same one she has been to already. Deal. We can so work with that. However, I am slightly freaking out because we can see cavities in her teeth. Not good. And I got even more freaked out when a friend emailed me and said that her daughter had to have a crown put on one of her baby teeth because they waited too long to take her in. But I was also somewhat relieved to know that we are not the only parents who have a screaming child who hates the dentist and therefore put off going and ended up with issues! Crossing my fingers Gentry’s can be dealt with easily but I am also aware of the fact that it could ALWAYS be worse! Plus, we are doing everything right now so at least we are getting on track – better late than never!!
10. That’s all I’ve got for now! Chat later my friends!!
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by Bethany
Check out the rec center in Surprise. We put Jackson in basketball through the rec center and it was great and inexpensive! Jackson is in soccer at the YMCA for the second time since we’ve been home and he LOVES it! Of course, he doesn’t like to play baseball…go figure!
Parker starts gymnastics tomorrow…to get energy out, not to become an Olympian or anything.
So, go get Huntler into something. Might take a couple different tries to find something he really likes.
Yay…thank you for the inspiration to do a Ten on Tuesday post
It was a good way to get all those random bits out of my head!! I am so excited that you had your sonogram and that everything looked great. You didn’t get any peeks at anything did you?? I have totally been sucked into the bachelor too! Shh…don’t tell, but Justin watches it with me every week, even though he claims he is not interested in it. I have NO idea what Jake is thinking!! Justin heard on the radio who he supposedly picks…I won’t say though 
Have a great afternoon! Miss ya & love ya bunches~
Bethany, I love your ten on Tuesday posts. I almost feel like we’re chatting over coffee when I read them. : ) By the way, I did get your email, just haven’t responded yet. Yes, the more the merrier to ride down to Phoenix. We’ll work out the details as we get closer–can’t wait!
I don’t think sports is a must by any means, but it probably is a good idea to at least give kids some exposure to it so they can figure out if it’s for them or not. Ronnie and I loved watching kids in any activity, but T-ball was hilarious because the kids don’t have a clue about what they’re supposed to do and they have trouble staying focused. Whatever the choice, it should be alot of fun for everyone. So, enjoy!
Hi there! Just wanted to share a really fun sports program that we found for our 5 year old boy who sounds a lot like Mr. Huntler! It is called Upward Sports and is a national organization run through churches throughout the country. Check out upward.org for info, etc.
Our boy is so not competitve, and this program is great because they focus on teamwork and fun – no keeping score, everyone gets awards, etc. The uniforms they get are nice – really sharp. The cherleading outfits are to die for – I cant wait until our daughter is old enough to join!
Anywho ~ just thought I would share!
Oops! Forgot to say we have done flag football and basketball so far and are getting ready for soccer in spring.