More Summer Stuff

I feel a little bit out of it.  I mean, being pregnant makes me tired!  Very tired.  So we've been sticking close to home lately.  I hope my girls aren't lacking for a fun summer.  There are days when I seriously have a hard time getting myself to do anything.  I just want to sit around, or take a nap.  If something requires too much energy, I'm not down with it.  I have been on a cleaning spree.  Trying to declutter, we took a lot of items to the DI last week.  And I am in the process of cleaning out some other closets etc..  There are even a few boxes, we haven't even gotten into since we moved here 2 years ago that need to be cleaned out.  

My amazing backyard in the summer time!  I just had to take a few pics, because I love it when all the trees are full and green.  It's a wonderland for the girls.  There is always shade, and we spend a lot of time in the yard.  Yesterday I took the girls to the park.  I wanted them to have something different to do.  It was so hot, and I wasn't comfortable sitting on a picnic table.  We eventually decided to come home, and get out the pool.  The girls cooled off and played in the water, while I sat under a cool shade tree in a much more comfortable chair.  Sometimes I wonder why we go out at all, when everything we need is at our finger tips.  There's no place like home!!  

Here the girls are dressed up for church on Sunday.  They just looked so cute!

Our 24th was pretty low key.  I kind of forgot it was even a holiday, since Chris was at work and all.  So that night, we let the girls stay up late and got out some glow sticks, and the rest of the sparklers from our 4th of July fireworks.  We even watched a few of the neighborhood fireworks from our backyard.  They were putting on quite a show for us.  Elle ended up taking a glow stick to bed with her, without my knowledge, and bit into it.  She got stuff all over her bed, and in her mouth.  I thought we got her all cleaned up, but about a half hour later, she threw up all over in her bed.  That glow stick stuff is toxic and I was worried about her.  I'm kind of glad she threw it all up, so that there wasn't anything in her system.  But that wasn't all fun either.  I don't know if it's being pregnant, or what, but I couldn't clean it up.  Chris always does that kind of stuff at our house.  I almost lost it several times myself.  The next day, Chris helped me, or we would have had to throw Elle's pillowcase away.  Totally gross story, I know!

Well, I'm obviously in baby mode.  Yeah, I have 2 kids already, but it's been a little while.  By the time I have this baby, Elle will be a month away from her 5th birthday.  We haven't done the baby stuff, bottles, strollers, diapers in a little while.  And for some odd reason, I'm excited!  Well, I guess I'd better be :)  Since the baby will be in our room at first, I have cleared out a couple of my dresser drawers to put her clothes in.  I have kept all of the girls baby clothes, so I got out the 0 to 3 month stuff and washed them, and put them in the dresser, just the other day.  And today, the girls and I bought some Newborn, diapers, and a few other things.  

I feel the baby kicking all day everyday now.  I love it.  I'm trying to enjoy this time, because we know it will be our last.  The last time I have a moving person inside of me.  The last time I wear maternity clothes.  The last time we'll have a baby.  The last time we do this.  I'm trying to enjoy every minute!!!!    So for now, we're just getting ready.  Our sweet Ruby will be here in 3 months.  And we can't wait :)