Time Flies!

I can't believe I am 20wks already!  Man these 5mths have flown by.  Baby is increasing their movement, everyday I feel more and I'm loving it!  Sereniti is going to be such a great big sis for this she has done awesome with Phoenix.  She is my loving, caring, family girl.  Family time means the world to her.  Phoenix likes to discuss whether my belly ring is my baby or not and kiss it, so cute!  He is always so active yet his best friend is Sereniti.  He gets excited about anything new and has random thoughts he likes to share.  Khalib is gonna be almost 10yrs old when our baby is born, pure craziness!  I know he will be a big help and enjoy more of the baby since the older you get the more helpful you wanna be.  He is Mr. Talkative and always has an opinion about something.  If you haven't guessed or heard yet we aren't finding out the sex of the baby, drives Erik nuts but I'm excited about the surprise =0)
As for my CHAOS, I have some of it under control but I have been fighting a cold that will either be the death of my patience or my sleep I haven't figured out which yet.  And also the kids have been out of school so you know how that brings things out of whack.  Well back on track tomorrow!
Life couldn't be better for us at this point, we finally got our break =0)  All I need is more time out with my gfs so come on ladies lets make some plans!

Gettin in the swing of things.

I have started following Amanda's "CHAOS" blog and have picked up on some of her habits, they just aren't all for me.  With being 19wks pregnant I constantly either feel tired or that things aren't clean enough so I over do myself.  So my plan is to get on a better routine, I feel better when I follow a routine but I get bored doing the same things day after day.  I need to get my bum outta bed shortly after Erik leaves so like 5:30ish and have my chill time because once Phoenix is up all the madness begins he expects all the attention and Sereniti has to start getting ready for school 7:15ish, so if I have mommy time before I can focus on their needs a little more.  After Sereniti is off to school then start pickin up the morning mess, and play.  Homework when she's home and Phoenix is at school then relax with my big girl.  My biggest prob seems to be the night routine when I'm worn out and Erik wants to chill so I wanna chill with him yet I feel like I can't until the kids are in bed so gotta push some energy that way so I can stick to the actual routine nightly...  Ok I can do this! Feel free to leave me tips ;0)

My first official Parent Teacher Conference: Sereniti

 I thought these were so cute and found her blonde hair quite funny!

When I came home from Phoenix's conference and told Erik about his work outside his classroom Sereniti kept bragging about her turkey, found it and she did a fabulous job!

Today was Sereniti's first parent teacher conference and her teacher was very impressed with her.  She can write her numbers quite well and was impressed by how correctly she writes her name.  I think the preschool she was in last year did wonders for her.  The only thing I was worried about was her attention span as she seems to get bored easily but her teacher said she did fine.  She just has to keep her and Taydin separated so they don't work on their social life ;)  She said to just keep doing what we were doing homework wise because it seems to be working.

My first official Parent Teacher Conference: for Phoenix

 This is his pic he has outside his door, look at his handsomeness!

This is his scarecrow he has been tellin me he's made at school, I had the biggest grin on my face bein able to see what he shows off to the school in the hallway!


Yesterday I had Phoenix's parent teacher conference which I was excited about, man my kids are growin up!  At the beginning of the year we set goals to help him with his behavior, his attention, and his speech.  All of his scores were 50% or higher, man was I proud.  His teachers have never seen the kid they met the first day (messes and not listening), yay!  He has a harder time following directions in larger groups (actions to songs and such) but put him with just 2 or 3 people where he has more individualized attention and he rocks =)  We made a goal to have him sit in a chair for 4min, as he has way too much energy and he's up to 1min sometimes 2min.  It may not seem like a big deal to some people but for me to see my son is making progress is awesome.  His speech is getting better, he is using more 2, 3 and 4 word sentences.  His speech is a little more clear, as my husband has pointed out since I can understand him almost always.  After all his seizures and having them slowly set him back he's movin forward and this mommy couldn't be prouder!

Still in shock.................

Looky Looky!  I am so excited!!!  Still hasn't completely set in, prob wont till I get it confirmed by a doc.  Although signs have popped up all month I have tried to ignore them, but now the feelings made sense.... Ahh baby # 3!!!!!!

Woo Hoo Khalib!

 Khalib got his advanced blue belt in taekwondo we are so proud of him!

We don't normally get to watch his competitions and awards things so I was tickled pink when I went to pick him up and found out he hadn't tested yet, Erik couldn't be there but I was able to get his accomplishment on film.

Phoenix's first day of school

 Phoenix started his second yr of preschool, this yr he gets to go to a regular elementary which he loves.  He says he goes to school like Sereniti.

Ha Ha caught him mid word!  He even gets to ride the bus this yr, though for some reason he isn't a fan of it he'd rather I just took him.  He loves school yet yearns to be home with mommy....