If I Were on Wife Swap

Who would they switch me with? I'm sitting here watching the show now, which I do daily even though I really don't like it. I've noticed that they manage to find the two most extreme families. I honestly think that if I applied for the show, I wouldn't be extreme enough in any of my beliefs to actually get on the show.

Thats the thing about my lifestyle and parenting choices. I've most likely, PROBABLY done it already. I've breastfed and formula fed; I cloth diaper, yet I still use disposables. My kids have a bed time, but its not always the case. We eat dinner together, but not every night. I also cook, but eat out as well. I'm a stay at home mom, but I think that my husband and myself have a great balance on him helping with the kids and chores.

The thing I've learned about parenting and marriages, is you don't really "know" anything until you're in it. Then you learn as you go, and I'd be lying if I said I had it all figured out. I still change parenting techniques to find what works best for us, and I still bicker with my husband about little things, like remembering to take out the trash and put his own socks in the laundry basket.

I'm definitely curious to see what kind of woman that the show would find as my total opposite. I feel that I'm too flexible to be a "type", but I could definitely be wrong. I guess if I had to pick one myself, it would be a working mom with nannies who focuses a lot on her career. I don't feel that thats a bad thing at all, just not the way I chose to raise my children. Which I guess is the point of the show, sometimes you have to take a second, and walk in someone else's shoes. You can never judge another mother until you do. ;)

Hello Foot, Meet Mouth

Yea, I really helped myself with my last blog post. *insert eye roll* I was bragging about how wonderful everything was going with this pregnancy, and low and behold. BAM!! I stuck my foot in my mouth and ended up in Labor & Delivery. The reason? Surprise, surprise... Carter was trying to make an early appearance! I think I have four of THE most impatient children and no clue where they get it from. ;)

So after 7 hours in the hospital, a shot of terbutiline, some IV fluids, etc..etc... I got to go home extremely exhausted, but thankfully, still pregnant. It also reminded me that I need to get on the ball, seriously. Its not like trying to have my babies early is a surprise for me, so I'm trying to figure out why I've procrastinated on getting prepared for Carter. Luckily, I didn't have THAT much left to do, and I'm almost done (now).

Hopefully I'll be pregnant for another 2 weeks (plus) and next time I make a trip to L&D I'll be far enough along to have him and not have labor stopped. I am very excited to meet our newest addition, however, I think I can't wait just a bit longer until he is fully "baked". :)

Update On Me!

Wife, mother of 3, pregnant with number 4, freak ice storm, etc etc, I can come up with all sorts of excuses to explain why I haven't blogged in a while. The truth is, I've honestly just let it slip my mind! Don't worry though! I've come up with quite a few topics and can't wait to get blogging about them!! Oh how I've missed this!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, an update on whats going on with us! :) Rileigh is doing great in school, she'll be the big F-I-V-E in March!! Gavin just turned 3 on the 23rd, he can identify all his letters and count to 15! Logan is a walking, jabbering, but completely adorable monster. His vocabulary is excellent, even his meow has a profound pronunciation. (LOL)

I will be 35 weeks pregnant tomorrow and I'm honestly expecting a baby within the next 3 weeks with my history, however, you never know!! He could extend his arms and refuse to come out until 42 weeks! So far the pregnancy has been great, no pre-term labor, no magnesium sulfate and steroid shots, no repeat gestational diabetes. If it wasn't for the constant head butts to the cervix and toes in the ribs I would probably question my pregnant status. I am definitely enjoying my last pregnancy though, it really has flown by so fast. Its definitely bittersweet, but we're a complete family and I think four is just our number. :)

Now that you're all updated, be on the look out for a few things that have been on my mind lately! :) :)

Day 15 of 30

Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play

No judging, I have a very broad taste in music. :)

1. Demi Lovato- Trash

2. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

3. Toby Keith - Trailerhood

4. Taking Back Sunday - You're So Last Summer

5. Secondhand Serenade - Fall For You

6. Nelly - Just a Dream

7. Carrie Underwood - Temporary Home

8. Reba McEntire - Does He Love You?

9. My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay

10. Finch - Ender

11. TI - Whatever You Like

12. Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

13. Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA

14. Eminem & Rhianna - Love the Way You Lie

15. Tim McGraw & Nelly - Over & Over

Ok.. WOW... that is quite the umm... variety. hahaha

Day 14 of 30

Sorry I've been so MIA dear blog! Life is hectic as a pregnant mommy of 3. :) I'm just going to pick up where I left off and make sure I finish the rest of it!!

Day 14- A picture of you and your family

This is pretty sad... I don't have a recent one. :( I'm usually the one behind the camera and we haven't been anywhere in a while to take one of us all together. I think that just because of this, I'm going to find a way in the next couple of days to get one!! I'll be back to post it in a new post when I get one.

I know I can't be the only mommy so busy taking pictures of her children that she forgets to take one of herself WITH the children, oh yea, and that hubby guy. hahaha

Day 13 of 30

Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently

I honestly can't even get into this, because this person hurt a "friend" in a way NO WOMAN should EVER do. It would honestly go something like this...

Dear backstabber,

KARMA.

Have a nice life,

Heather

I know its wrong to hang on to such negative feels towards a person, and I'm really not. I don't dwell on what she did to hurt me and I rarely think of her and like to think she never existed. My "letter" says it all. I can let go and move on, because thats what karma is for. It means I don't have to lift a finger, it'll take care of it for me.

Day 12 of 30

Day 12- How you found out about blogs and why you made one

I use to blog on Myspace a bit, and then I found out there were whole sites for it. When I joined Justmommies.com, I loved looking through and reading the blogs I found in the signatures. Eventually I made my own and I'm working on getting in the habit of posting more. I have a hard time of thinking of topics, I'd like to post stuff that people actually want to read. :)