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No pictures... so I might be a boring blogger. This update may be a little jumbled mix of thoughts... We had a very busy thanksgiving. All kinds of family and friends stopped through, we were packed in here! Good part about that was that others helped out in the kitchen! James got to try out snowboarding with them, but didn't get too good at it because he banged up his knee. He is currently trying to get in shape...so he doesn't get massacred in a few weeks for his physical fitness test. We are packing up and moving out on Dec. 16th, so we've been doing all of the things to get ready for that...and there's a lot to do. I made up a list of at least 20 places (bills, etc) we need to alert of our address change!!! and, the bigger the family gets, the more things we seem to find to pack. A certain song comes to mind..."Momma, I'm coming hoooome." Texas here we come! (temporarily at least)

Last night I had my final voice/piano recital here... ) : I will miss my wonderful students! Since I have stopped eating dairy, wheat, and soy, I have rapidly been losing my baby weight, and Micah has been feeling lots better. Last but not least........We bought a new tv. Between the two of us, we have not purchased a television. EVER. not even when we were teenagers. LOL, But we did buy a Wii, so we were playing it on a donated 8, maybe 10 inch screen. Now we can play on our 32 inch flatscreen! Anybody wanna try to beat us on Mariokart? Give us a call!

Micah has been on reflux medicine and it's working, he's not spitting up so much. But he's still been having some pains. So after a week, I took him to the pediatrician today. I've been off of milk, but apparently now I need to take out dairy, soy, AND wheat. Flour? How am I going to live without bread? I am whining a little, but I hope this helps Micah feel better. He's such a happy boy when he's not in pain, it's very clear when he is and like any mother, my heart hurts when he does. I did ask if there's an alternative, and there is. Very expensive(and therefore not preferred) formula that is hypoallergenic. ....not to mention that Micah won't drink from a bottle anymore, even if it is Mommy's milk. This time around, nursing is tough. Good thing I love my little chubby boy!

Lucas and Cobin are so excited...next week their only cousin is coming for a visit! We can't wait to see some family again. ( :

Here is a sweet pic of Micah in his monkey costume....I just couldn't wait to snap some pics of him in it.

A few days ago I was preparing dinner. Lucas was "helping" me by passing me things. When I told him that cutting the onions makes me cry, he was bothered by it and said "Don't cry Momma." When I didn't stop, he said "You know what?" and then he proceeded to make up a joke (that wasn't really funny) to get me to stop crying. He is so empathetic for a three year. His birthday is tuesday but we'll be celebrating it tomorrow. I'm actually baking his cake now that the boys are down....smells good!

I gave my first solo attempt at canning the other day with crabapple jelly. Lucas helped me clean and sort them. It turned out good, though it had bubbles in it. I'm gonna make another attempt soon.

Sunday Micah received his baby blessing at church and we managed to get a couple family pics, our first as a family of 5! He barely fit into his 0-3 month outfit, he's getting chubby so quick. I love chubby baby cheeks, they are perfect for mother's kisses!

Life has kinda revolved around getting our groove back with a third baby... It's tough!! But things are going well. Micah hasn't been feeling well this past week and has kept us from getting much sleep (unlike the first two weeks of his life.) We'll be taking him to the doctor monday to see what can be done. I did make the most of a necessary clothing change from excessive spit up by getting a few good pictures. Here's my favorite. The big bros were playing distractively nearby though and so I couldn't get him to look at me. I love my boys!

Introducing Micah

Here is Micah. We weren't expecting him to show until tuesday, which is when the induction was scheduled...both the other boys waited until the induction. There was a baby shower at 7 friday night, and that's when we went up to the hospital! Bummer, I missed out on the cake and ice cream... I hadn't realized I was in labor, and he'd been pretty sleepy, so we went in to make sure everything was ok and ended up staying. When I was at a 6 the doc gave me a little pitocin to speed things up, and by 12:20 saturday morning he arrived. He weighed 8 lbs 9 oz and was 22 inches long. Everything went great!

Proud Papa!The next day a visitor took our photo, after very little rest.This was right after he got cleaned up, I still had the shakes.
Micah's first bathAunt Jackie has been helping out with our big brothers. We were lucky she came early!The boys meeting their new baby brother and so excited!

Summer

About time for an update, I woke up at 5 am and couldn't sleep any more, and it's about to get a lot busier around here with baby number three. The boys and I took another trip to Texas and had lots of fun doing whatever we wanted! They got to spend lots of time with their cousin. Here is one of those attempts at a cute matching picture with shirts granny bought in Hawaii... This was the best one!

Superhero costume time, each with their own idea of showing off their muscles.We got to see a friend of mine and her little boy James.One of the days we were there we crammed in lots of fun stuff: firehouse, trinity park, and botanical gardens with granny.
One of the weekends we got to go camping in Pappy's trailer. Lucas liked being inside where it was cooler.And this one, Pappy was trying to get a Monkey See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, and here's what we got:

I have been avoiding all photos, as most people do when they aren't feeling photogenic, but I have pre deliver pictures with the other pregnancies, so I let daddy take one of me last night. I have been having lots of contractions, but nothing regular enough. If I don't deliver by next tuesday, I have an appointment with the hospital for an induction. 6 Days!!!