I'm back for a moment anyway...

So, we are all still alive, just way way busy. I anticipate this blog will be abandoned even more once baby #3 arrives. Yikes, that is less than 8 weeks away! Instead of trying to play catch up with Christmas and Thanksgiving, etc. I will just pick up with where we are now. River continues to tell me how big my belly is getting and how I take up almost all of the chair. Mason loves to pat my belly, lift my shirt and kiss the baby. I wonder what he actually understands. Tonight I told River, "Wow, these steps are getting hard for Mommy. The baby must be getting big." River said, "You should get one of those chair lift things..." I had to laugh b/c it is so true. Simple tasks are getting very difficult such as bending over to pick up something, washing dishes, changing Mason's diaper, helping Mason pee pee on the potty, changing the sheets on the beds, etc. Although everyone, including my doctor, is telling me that I am smaller with this baby, I'm feeling quite large:) We had a 2nd ultrasound a few weeks ago and the baby was in the 7oth percentile for weight, 3lbs. 13oz. We are getting so excited and are enjoying the beautiful 3d pics we received. River is going to be such a great big brother. He cannot wait to help. I bought him a big brother book 5 days ago and I have to read that book to him before nap and bedtime now. He loves it. It will be neat to see him with the baby since he is older now and will understand so much more than when we brought Mason home. Mason will be such a sweet big brother. He will keep us on our toes with being around the little one, potty training, and temper tantrums. I get sad to think that he is getting so big and I am eating up every moment I have with him for extra TLC and cuddle time. He is such a cuddle bug. The last 2 weeks have been very busy for us selling River's bed/bed table on craigslist, painting Mason's new room, picking out new mattresses for both boys, putting together their new twin beds (which will eventually be bunk beds), shopping for new sheets and now looking for bed tables and a dresser for Mason's new room. I have just started to wash baby clothing. A bit behind but hey, it will get done. Eventually we will paint the baby's room once Mason's room is complete and he is officially moved. I'll end right about here...