I had to edit the title of this post to 32 weeks. If you’ve had more than one child, maybe you’ve had the same problem I do…never knowing how many weeks you really are! For some odd reason I thought I was 33 weeks last week, but no, I am this week!
I’ll have more belly pics soon, and an update on our clan!
of Ice cream. That would be me. Please, bear with me, I am trying really hard to win some free ice cream. You all know I’m pregnant. You all know I am really pregnant and really hot, and that I REALLY love me some ice cream. Well, I came across this contest and this website and haven’t been able to stop thinking about it ever since. Especially when I saw the Death By Chocolate Frozen Custard. Oh.my.gosh. The baby is doing flips in utero just to know I’m thinking about something called Death by Chocolate! I think that this has been exacerbated by the fact that it’s the end of the month and we have no.money.left and I REALLY want ice cream. So, that, my dear friends, is why I deserve to win this ice cream. I still have 8 weeks left of being pregnant. This could help a lot and bring a lot of peace, happiness and harmony into my home.
Is it a woman on a bike, pulling 2 kids in a trailer, with a watermelon in her shirt?? No, it would just be ME, very pregnant, but not willing to give up bike riding.
I love living in a small town. I love that we can bike virtually anywhere we want to. I love that my bike is more upright so that I can ride. I don’t love that it is getting harder and harder to go up small hills while riding though. I think my days are limited…but I am going to do it as long as I can.
I know that bike riding isn’t for everyone..but with the cost of gasoline and the economy the way it is, we all need to be finding some way to conserve energy. So, if you aren’t a bike rider, get out your good walking shoes, or take the bus. Let’s give our planet a break and start being a bit smarter about how, when and if we drive. Come on, if a 32 week pregnant woman can do it, you can too right??
Rules
Each player answers the questions themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answers.
The Five
Now, we weren’t sure if that meant you should give five answers to each of the five questions, or what. I think that’s what I’m going to do, just for thematics.
Ten years ago…
Five things on today’s “to do” list…
1. Play with my kids
2. Sew 4 dresses, 1 sling and 2 pairs of pants
3. Go to the store to get elastic to make aforementioned dresses
4. Try really hard not to buy any chocolate…wait until Friday (oh, I love payday!)
5. Take some more pictures of dresses and get them listed on my Etsy Shop
Five Snacks I enjoy…
Five things I would do if I was a millionaire…
First, a question. Are we talking millions or 1 million? The answers would be wildly different for me. I think with a million I’d be much more conservative. But, I’m going for the gold here and assuming we mean millions.
Five Places You’ve Lived…
1. Omaha, NE
2. Coffeyville, KS
3. Lawrence, KS
4. Shawnee, KS
5. Logan, UT
I’m tagging…
No one!!! If you want to do it, awesome! 
Leave me a comment so I can come check out your 5!
I’ve updated my shop with more dresses and slings. I have more dresses to add, so if you want something and don’t see what you want on my shop, let me know! Go shop and have fun!
I love the Bloggy Giveaways, and it’s time again! I am giving away 2 prizes this time!!! Both to ONE lucky winner. The first is a pillowcase dress!! These are perfect for all seasons, in the summer it’s a great sundress, in the fall and winter, pair it with some tights and a long sleeve shirt, you just can’t go wrong! You tell me what size you need and what colors you like and I’ll do the rest! Included with the dress will be a Brain Quest. This is something my kids LOVE and I want to share the love with all of you
So…how do you win? Just comment on my blog Tell me what size dress you would want and what age Brain Quest and I will pick a winner at random on Friday, August 1.
Oh, you want pictures? Ok, here are a few pictures of dresses that I have done. If you see one of these that you adore, let me know and I’ll see what I can do for you!
Oh, and if you don’t win? Well, I will give you free shipping on a dress (or dresses) or a ring sling, from my Etsy Shop! Have fun and enjoy the contest!
And it’s only Friday 
Yesterday was July 24th. In Utah, it is a state holiday, as it is the day that the Pioneer’s reached the Salt Lake Valley. Throughout the state, communities do founder’s day celebrations, and our town is no different. I had the bright idea that our La Leche League group should have a float, so I spear headed and organized the whole thing. Not too bad if you can delegate…something I’m quite good at. So, on Wednesday night, the troops arrived and we put together the float. This year’s theme for World Breastfeeding Week is “Go For the Gold”. So, on one side, it said, “Go for the Gold – Breastfeed!”. One of our leader’s suggested we do something of a pioneer theme on the other side and I couldn’t really think of anything. In steps my brilliant husband who suggests, “Pioneer Children Sang Nursed as They Walked…” For those not familiar, this is a song that the children in church learn, “Pioneer Children sang as they walked, and walked, and walked, and walked…” I loved the reactions we got from people. Most people just laughed and thought it was great. We had a few disgusted looks from people and one man who even said, “No they didn’t!”. Really? What did they do then? Have formula?? In the 1800’s?!?! Whatever.
We made gold medals with our contact information on them and handed out those and fliers as we walked along the parade route (I say we, but it is a collective we, as I stood on the float the whole time!). There were many disappointed kids when they realized we weren’t giving out any candy. I figure they get plenty from all the other floats, we are just not into candy that much.
We also had a member of our group make iron on transfers (which I adore!!) and we all wore matching shirts. There were ones for the Mama’s – “I Make Milk, What’s Your Superpower?”, for the nurslings – “I Eat at Mom’s” and for the supporters – “I Support Breastfeeding”. All of the shirts have the International Breastfeeding Symbol on them, they really turned out awesome! We will be doing these as a fundraiser for our group, so if anyone is interested in purchasing these, let me know Here is a slide show of us getting ready and right before the float took off. I couldn’t take any pictures while on the float, I was too busy holding up the big LLL banner and making sure my hooligans didn’t escape!!
The fun didn’t end there though! We went home after the parade, ate lunch and headed down to Willow Park for the festivities! We got there just in time for the watermelon eating contest. S and A LOVED it!!! A got way into it, even before it started. After it was done, they got to take their leftover watermelon and eat it. She thought she still had to lay down for that part!! Cute girl.
After eating watermelon, we let the kids get their hair painted. It was fun at the time, but I don’t think I’ll do it next year, I had to wash A’s hair twice to get it all out!
The kids then did a couple of crafts and a water balloon fight. By that point I was exhausted and hot and hungry, so I hopped on my bike and headed home. The kids and J followed shortly after. We then had some friends over to watch the fireworks that were happening right down the street at the park. As soon as the fireworks were done, we all crashed!
Today was a bit more relaxing (for me). I took the kids to the dr. this morning, it was time for their 2 and 4 year check up. S got his first MMR and it broke my heart…always does. I am so conflicted about vaccines, but J is pretty adamant. So, we do selective and delayed. I actually delayed this one for one year more than I had originally planned…ugh, I don’t like this part of parenting. Anyway, after that, we came home and hung out while J loaded up branches from the trees we cut down, and took them to the landfill to be made into compost and mulch. So, he is exhausted tonight, and I am not so much because of the nice nap I had with A today!
Tonight we had our dear friends, Bea and Ryan and their little girl, O, over for dinner. They are packing up and moving to New York City on Tuesday for Ryan to do his post-doc work at Columbia. We are SO sad to see them go, S and O are such good friends, he is really going to miss her and I imagine she will also miss him. We didn’t say goodbye tonight because I’m making a sling for Bea tomorrow and we will take it to them then. We love you guys and will really miss you. Utah’s loss is New York’s gain.
5 feet of butcher paper + 3 bottles of paint + a clothing optional attitude = LOTS of fun!
I sure can!! Thanks for all the belly love my friends! I love the comments, especially the ones that made me laugh out loud. Like from my sister-in-law, Karen (who is due end of next week) –
And the other day at McDonalds a rather larger woman just looked me up and down and mouthed “OH MY GOSH”. Are you kidding me?!?! I wanted to mouth the same thing back to her but instead I just smiled. At least I know that in a couple of weeks when I have this kid my largeness will start to diminish – hers, not so much.
And from Steph –
I am 30 weeks along, too, and had a strange man ask me at the movies the other day if I was due “like yesterday?”
Then this one, from my other sister-in-law, Melissa…she’s the smart a$$ of the family –
You are so huge!!! Are you having triplets
I love you all, you make my day so much brighter and the love for my belly and my baby and me…well, it has this pregnant, hormonal Mama almost in tears. Thanks.
On another fantastic note, my neighbor came over about an hour or so ago and took my kidlets. She lives across the street and has a 15 month old little girl. She knew that I was stressed and tired (J has had to work late almost every night this week), and so she just came and took them. I am in heaven. Do you hear that? It’s quiet. Just me and my music. No kids fighting, no one asking for food, no one asking for anything. It is SO nice to have a break and recharge my batteries.
I’ve been doing lots of sewing, but I don’t have any pictures to show for it. Sorry! I made 2 slings this week and a couple dresses, I’ll take pictures and post them on Sunday (see, if I say an actual day, I’ll have to do it!). We have a swimming party for church tonight, it should be fun. I’ll try to remember to take my camera for pictures of that too!!!
Have a fabulous weekend my loves and enjoy the sunshine, where ever you are (even in London Vanessa!).
