End of September

I had such grand plans last weekend. To decorate for fall. To plan the school week. To do a fun movie night on Sunday. But if you know me , you know I always say...we plan, God laughs.

On Friday evening I started feeling really achy. By Sunday I was absolutely miserable. My old friend mastitis returned for another visit. This is the 3 rd time I've had it...with each of my 3 youngest children. At least now I recognize it...when I first got it when Zane was a baby, I had no idea what it was and why I felt so utterly horrible.

I spent all day Sunday resting. If you can call it rest, I was so uncomfortable that there was no way to sit or lay down that my body didn't hurt. Scott was so great -- he took care of everything so all I had to do was nurse the baby every few hours. And Liam was amazing, too. He was happy and playful the whole day, making it very easy for Daddy and the kids to watch over him.

By Monday, I knew I was on the mend so I managed to at least drive Brenna to her babysitting job and do a little bit of schooling. Tuesday I still was not 100% but feeling so much better.

We still managed to fit in our Five in a Row for the little guys. This week's book was Madeline. We put the story disk on the map and talked about Paris. I printed out a picture of the Eiffel Tower for them to color and we also looked at a website that has a great 360 view from the tower.

I am incorporating ideas from another website called ABCJesuslovesme as well. So for Declan we worked on the number 2 and talked about what God created the 2nd day. The character trait for the week was obedience, a good one for them right now! It gave us a great way to discuss why we expect them to do what we ask the first time, every time.

Friday I took Liam to the pediatrician for his 4month check-up. He is such a little ham, he thoroughly enjoyed all the attention the doctor gave him. He did not like the shots, but recovered quickly. He is still about 50 % for weight, but 85 % for height. Still a very tall guy. The doctor said to go ahead and start him on baby food so we tried that when Scott got home from work. He took to it well, unlike Declan at that age. He hated it at first.

On Friday night we made homemade pizzas. I topped mine with fresh mozzarella and basil. Yum! The weekend brought bowling, Chase's aviation class, church and a baby shower that my bible study ladies threw for me and 2 other new mommies. It was such fun and these ladies have been a blessing in my life. And now I get to go buy some fall/winter clothes for Liam. He is quickly outgrowing all the smaller clothes a dear friend passed on to us.

And now we march on into October...

week in review

We're slowly settling into a routine with the baby during the day and he's sleeping pretty well at night. Last week was too busy with activities outside the house so this week I made an effort to stay home. And I have to say I've loved it. I also felt like I was coming down with mastitis but it cleared up after a couple days of nursing more frequently and using a warm washcloth.

Zane has had a runny nose and cough, and Scott caught it. He was pretty miserable for a few days but they both seem to be on the mend now.

From his class at Options, Aiden brought home a caterpillar. I had my doubts, but we did end up with a butterfly.

A friend from MOPS had her baby boy on the 2nd and I was able to take her a meal and see precious Lukas.

Wednesday night was the AWANA Grand Prix races. Both Brenna and Chase won a couple of their heats, but didn't prevail in the end.

Brenna ( and dad ) designed a Target truck, while Chase opted for a black Corvette.

We are not quite back to full schooling, but getting there. I've learned I need to find some activities to keep Zane busy. When left alone, he gets into all kinds of mischief! =)

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I've also been perusing a lot of frugal cooking blogs. With 8 of us now, including a teenage boy and a pre-teen, I'm finding I have to make more food. And with grocery prices being so high and buying diapers for 2, I need all the frugal ideas I can get. Tonight we're trying out something called Bubble Pizza.

That's about it around here. This weekend Scott works for a few hours on Saturday and I have MOPS. Sunday I'm hoping to get the boys' hair cut and spend some time planning our school lessons for next week.

Oh, and I've also been loving on this sweet face. =)

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