Looking up

An unexpected twist

I am not a patient person. My students would be surprised exactly how impatient I am considering all the BS I put up with in class. Yesterday I took the day off of work to "test" my ELD students and see how they would act with a sub. ANYWAY, I was home and wanted to shop. However, you can't shop for a baby if you don't know the sex. So I got active.

I called a 4d Ultrasound business and was able to schedule an appointment @ 7 last night. Desi agreed that it would be cool to find out the sex of the baby as a family, rather then telling the boys after the fact.

We went. The ultrasound tech touched the magic wand to my belly and within seconds she said "did you see that?" and of course it was a big black blur to me. She said "want to know what you're having?" and I looked at the kids (who were smiling) and said yes. "You are having a boy!"

I have to admit, I was a little sad. My only response was "really? Another one?" with as much excitment as I could muster. It was only when I heard sobbing in the seats behind me that I started to worry. No, not from Desi. From Logan.

He cried his eyes out the entire 20-30 minutes of the ultrasound. He wanted a sister. BAD. I think he decided it was going to be a girl no matter what. So much that he couldn't hold back the tears. I wanted to stop the ultrasound and go hug him. I didn't care about the pictures. I didn't care about the video. I wanted to hug my baby boy. Desi did the best he could to console him, but he needed his mama. I tried to talk to him, but he was embarrassed.

After it was all over, we talked. I told him that it wasn't my choice, but God's choice to give us another boy. He must have a plan for our family, even if we don't know what it is yet. There is a reason for me to have 3 boys.

Now that the initial shock of it all is over, I'm beginning to think of what our house is going to be like with 3 boys running around. Obviously messy. My downstairs bathroom will continue to smell like pee from boys "missing the mark." However, I'm looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to Logan falling in love with his little brother. I'm looking forward to Liam becoming a big brother.

Desi and I have already agreed on a name. It's baseball related of course. Easton Nathaniel Herrera. The Nathaniel may change (although I really like it). Desi says the odds of one of the boys "going pro" has just increased.

He's excited.

So am I.

Enjoy!

Think Pink...

If all goes as planned, my due date would be sometime in March. Everyone has to keep their fingers crossed for a girl :)

Afternoon in the park!

We walked to the park and I took some photos of Logan, Liam and Charlotte. There's an old handball wall and it served as a perfect backdrop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy!

Cool Picture; Bad Toy

I don't know what the deal is with boys and guns. My boys love to play army, lord of the rings, or anything in which they can brandish a weapon. I got this pic of liam in the backyard in the middle of "war."

 

This picture feels very "Resevoir Dogs"...what a bada$$!

The party's over!

 

Liam sat like this as we sang him "Happy Birthday"... There is just no pleasing this child. He has such a personality all his own. The birthday festivities are now at an end. Let's hope the terrible threes are over and we can move on to the fabulous fours (but don't hold your breath!)

Enjoy!

Four Years Ago Today...

I welcomed this little bundle of joy into the world. All 10 lbs., 6 oz. of him!

 

Gotta love them cheeks!

 

Ice cream tastes better when you're naked.

 

Do I have something on my face?

 

Saving this for the yearbook his senior year.

 

Mmmm. Cake.

 

Typical Liam: loud and funny!

 

Happy 4th Birthday Liam! I love you so very much!

Love, Mama

"My Night" or "Why I want to take a tylenol PM"

2:45- Left School

3:00-picked up Logan from Kindergarten (making an illegal left turn from a straight only lane because a DUMBASS was PARKED in the turn lane waiting for the pick up lane to move forward...long story)

3:30 - picked up Liam. Who was covered in shaving cream. With glitter. They call it art. I call it a mess in my car.

4:00 - Took my two whiney kids and new puppy to the park less than 2 blocks away. Took us 20 minutes to get there. Two blocks. Serious.

4:45 - Began the long haul back to the house with a puppy dying of thirst after eating 2 lbs. of sand. Screaming at the top of my lungs a Liam who laid down on the sidewalk because I wouldn't wait for him. Yes, I am the neighborhood's crazy mom.

5:00- I refused to make dinner. Again. Frickin' HATE to cook.

5:29- Puppy puked on the carpet. Didn't realize it until Logan screamed "What is she eating???"

5:50- Ate dinner upstairs, by myself, with the door shut. Puppy free, child free, college-football-watching-husband free.

6:45- Sucked it up and came back down stairs.

7:00- Got the kids in their PJs while swinging a dog clamped onto my pantleg.

8:00- put the kids to bed and dog in the garage (I don't care what anyone says, it's a Labrador retriever and they ARE TOO outside dogs!)

Now, it's time for bed. I'm going to throw a shoe at the TV if my husband doesn't turn OFF the millionth college football bowl game he's watched in the past 3 weeks.

Museum Fun!

Since I'm all alone with the kiddos this weekend, I had to think of something fun for us to do. I was checkin out Tara Whitney's blog and she posted about the San Diego Children's Museum. I decided to take the boys there. They had a great time and were angry when I said we should go. Here are some pictures.

 

 

The rain house was AWESOME! The roof is made of metal and they run sprinklers over them, so it sounds like you are sitting inside during a rainstorm. I wanted to curl up with a good book and a cup of Starbucks!

 

The kids didn't want to do this, but you can grab a paintbrush and paint a car. I was watching parents freak out over paint on clothes, shoes, etc. Next time I'll dress the boys like hobos and let them go nuts.

 

 

These rock climbing walls were beautiful. I loved the color and I stood there staring while Logan was screaming for me to help him up. Oops!

Lucky for us, I bought us a year long pass. It's good for a couple of hours and it makes us drive down to San Diego more often.

Enjoy!

Halloween Pics!

I'm about to get Desi to watch "The Happening" (a scary movie)! Which never happens, so I have to post quickly! Here are a few pics from Halloween:

 

Here's Logan as Bobba Fett (Star Wars...who knows?)

 

Liam as an astronaut (please don't look at his dirty socks!)

 

My mom as...can you guess? Here, maybe this picture helps...

 

Frida Kahlo! And my dad the cowboy!

 

Here's the whole group! Luke & Sammy were both star wars characters, Zoey was a ghost & Mitch was Spiderman! Mitch was so funny! He kept pushing his way to the front to get candy!

I would like to thank our gracious hostess who let us trash her house!

Avoiding cooking...

I really don't feel like making dinner. Instead,  I wanted to play with PSE and see what I could do with my favorite photo of Logan from the first day of school.

This is what I came up with:

 

Didn't it come out great?

I also made my new banner for this blog. I love it, but I think I can make it even better :)