Baby boy

I'm getting to the exhausted stage of this pregnancy. You know what I'm talking about...I take naps when I can, I don't sleep at night, I'm never physically comfortable and I can't "go to the bathroom" to save my life. I love my babies but with each pregnancy I become more and more over the dreaminess of it all. I do have a lot to get done before his arrival, such as move a crib into our closet. Yes, you heard me right. Baby boy Moser will spend the first year or so in our closet. In our defense, our closet is quite large. It was actually a bedroom that the previous owners turned into a walk in closet. I think Dave's going to miss it more than I am, he loves all the space he has to get dressed. We also need to start stocking up on boy clothes and diapers. I thought it might be a good idea to start buying diapers here and there that way it won't be so bad (financially) once he gets here.

I've also come up with a pretty great idea for his name. I will be debuting it to Dave and the girls as soon as I get the crafting part of it done, but I think I may wait to tell the rest of the family until his arrival. Have you done that? Waiting until the baby's birth to share his/her name? We've never. I had the girls names lined up fairly early in my pregnancy so this will be interesting. Think I can hold out??

I had my last 4-week appointment yesterday, I am measuring a week ahead so that kind of excites me. That would give him a due date of 4/14. Now we start to see the dr every two weeks. This should make me happy because this means the end is in sight but, when I go to the office it's usually a 2 hour ordeal. So, babysitters be prepared for a phone call to watch Katie during these times :)

Wouldn't trade these two for all the ice cream they had at Friendly's!

Playing with Zadie's cat Ben, Katie wanted to pet him so bad but was too scared

Cheers!

Birthday weekend

This past weekend we celebrated one fabulous 6 year old! Sarah will be six tomorrow so we had a friend party on Saturday. It was a great day and lots of love for the birthday girl. I can't believe she'll have to use two hands when showing people how old she is. 

She is so amazing in all her maturity, drama, questioning self.

Lots of nice gifts from her friends

Craft time! Turned into quiet time...note to self, always have a craft at a birthday party

Katie sneaking in the corner checking out all of her sisters lute

Sarah has requested for her dad and I to take her out to dinner on her actual birthday. We'll be heading to "Potle" (Chipotle!). 

Lots of love and kisses for this birthday girl

Cheers!

Monday!

Feeling alone...Sarah and Dave went back to school today and left me and Katie at home. We had a cozy, in-home week during this Thanksgiving break. Sarah got sick Wednesday night which left us unable to attend any family gatherings. In was a perfect time for our family of four to be together and spend some time with no plans to tend to.
I have some thoughts floating around in my head that I want to work out before I share; such as, being someone's priority, not being everyone's afterthought...deep I know :) Maybe it's the pregnant hormones or maybe it's the turkey leftovers I've been eating for three days, but still something I'm going to continue to ponder.
Sarah and I attempted a walk yesterday, only lasted about 15 minutes...it was freezing. I brought my camera along to take some pictures of her, she is just way too cute and getting way too old!

Just the cutest! And FYI, Friday we find out if this Moser house will have three little girls or one boy thrown in the mix!!
Stay tuned...

Really, summer is over?!

I am in udder shock that Sarah started Kindergarten today! Because Dave is now teaching at Youngstown Christian, Sarah is attending the school as well. Dave and Sarah get to drive to school every day together! It's such a blessing to know Dave is in the same building with her, he can stop by her class and peak in on her, join her for lunch and get to know the kids in her class.
My little 5 year old is one amazing kid. She is so mature and sensitive to her surroundings. She has a fun imagination and great social skills. I'm so excited to see what God has in store for her.

Someone's a little sleepy, waking up at 6:30 is a shock to all of our systems

Excited for their first day

Me and my girls

She didn't skip a beat, sat right down with the other kids and started to play. Mom on the other hand was a wreck!

Parenting, or something like it

I'm tired! A couple of my reoccurring thoughts over the past few weeks...I never sit for longer than five minutes while my kids are awake & Dave and I have been parenting via the "divide and conquer" method.

This morning while I drank coffee and opened a book, I was interrupted to make breakfast. While I'm typing this post, my oldest will not stop talking to me. I often wonder if I'll be able to sit still once my kids are grown and moved out, not sure if I'll know what to do with myself...actually, I think I'll know what to do but I'll be in shock and probably start interrupting myself! Don't get me wrong, I couldn't wait to be a mom and it is such a wonderful blessing but I'm tired. The other day a friend whom I haven't seen since my youth asked if I was just a stay-at-home mom. JUST...yes, I'm JUST a stay-at-home mom :) It is some crazy work; crazy, busy, emotional, exhausting work!

Dave and I have been together for 15+ years, married for 10 next week. We have always done everything together; grocery shopping, watching TV, cooking, reading...all of our activities were done as a couple. When we had Sarah things didn't really change much. We were still able to do things together as a family of three, Sarah just came along with us. It's a whole new world now that we have two kids. Dave goes to the store with Sarah while I stay home and feed the baby, I take Sarah to gymnastics while Dave stays home to put Katie to bed...it's all about divide and conquer! It's inevitable, life changes. I think your attitude determines how smoothly the change will happen. We have two kids now so I have to accept the fact that we can't do like we used to do.

So, what makes you tired and what kind of changes have you seen happen right before your eyes? Maybe you're tired of all the changes, maybe you need a change so you're not so tired anymore (see what I did there). Let me know, I'd love to hear what you have to share.

I got a new tattoo...Greek for "Beloved"...I love the truth that I am His beloved

Instagram is an amazing app and she is an amazing kid

I had fun crafting with mason jars, chalkboard paint, mod podge and glitter

Backyard fun! Sarah and I planned a get together with some great moms and their kids

It's pool o'clock

One of the many perks of living on Deeringwood is being close to Uncle Dan & Aunt Liz! Ok, more like being close to their pool :) We went over on Sunday and enjoyed a few hours of swimming and eating. Summer has officially begun in the Moser house, Dave finished his last day of school on Monday. Let the summer fun begin!!

Yes, Katie is naked...Uncle Dan really loved that!! And she was a little distracted by Sarah's swimmies.

Sarah has become a pro in the pool. Super excited for her not to be afraid of the water anymore.

Thanks Dan & Liz for sharing your pool with us! 

Girls

Merry Christmas from Sarah and Katie

The Threat

Well, Sarah will be five next month and today she threatened to move out!  Not only did she threaten it, she actually left the house with a map in her hand.  It all started with her cheating at "Catch the Butterflies" and I calling her out on it.  After throwing the net at me, she began to tell me she was leaving.  Sarah was moving out and I was only going to have one child, she was moving to her friend Olivia's house.  So, as any good mom would do, I offered to draw a map to her destination.  Well, she really surprised me...she put on her coat, said good-bye, and walked out with her map.After laughing about it for a minute I got up to see where she was.

To my surprise she was walking down the driveway.

Then making her way down the road, all while reading her map!

I was so shocked that she would actually walk that far.  Three houses later I ran outside and called her back in.  She came walking back asking "what?" like I forgot to give her a parting gift.  When we got in the house and I told her she can't really go, all hell broke loose!

Sarah was so upset that I was only joking about allowing her to move out, she thought I was serious and was really ticked that I wasn't.  After a lot of tears (from her), I finally convinced her that she has to stay with us.

Oh the drama!  And to think...we have another girl to go through all of this with.

Spoke too soon!

Well, Miss Katie did great on Saturday and Sunday...I actually uttered the words "we're in the clear"!! Well, last night and today have been a different story.  We'll be heading back to the doctor this afternoon (instead of going on my date with my husband) to get another prescription for her belly.  I'm not sure if it's colic, gas, reflux, or just crankiness.
I never experienced any of this with Sarah, she only cried when she was sick, which happened at six months! I know I shouldn't compare my kids to one another, but it sure is hard not to.  I feel like I'm at a loss.  I'm trapped in my pajamas in the house until Katie falls asleep long enough for me to shower...usually around 2:00pm.
Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated, it's like I'm a first-time mom here!