Chicken - yuck!

It finally hit me last night...nausea. While I was cutting up and cooking chicken for dinner, I started to get queasy. I tried to stomach it once dinner was served, but really couldn't. JD kept wanting more so he was happy I gave him mine! Tonight we got Chinese and again, I just couldn't eat the chicken! SO...it must be "for real" now!! lol The little sesame seed is making me sick! YAY

Hand, Foot, and Mouth (oh my!)

Ethan and I spent Sunday night in the ER. I thought he was having an allergic reaction because he had blisters all over his mouth, hands, arms, legs, and feet. It turns out that he has Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. It's a virus, so we've been home-bound this week! He has been quite crabby and was up several times last night. I'm hoping that with a dose of Motrin before bed and this being the 3rd day, that he's going to sleep better tonight! (fingers crossed!)

Tomorrow the boys are joining Grandma and Grandpa Burch up in Traverse City. They're pretty excited! I think they'll have fun playing, picking cherries, and swimming with their Grandparents! John and I are looking forward to another date night...I think this may be the last one for awhile. I think I might make muscles and crab for him! I'll post pics after the boys return from their adventure!

basement pics!

Here are a few pics of the basement:

sitting area (right side of main room)

left side of main room

(play room and game table)

play room
My craft area...a work in progress!
I still haven't found the table/desk space I love,
so I'm working off a utility table for now.
The door on the far wall goes to an unfinished bathroom.
We'll finish it someday when we have more money! :)

John's space...untouched as of yet!

I wonder what he'll do with this space?!

We love our new basement! It's perfect for our family!! Can't wait for you all to see it in person! Let us know when you wanna come over!! :)

5 weeks!

Baby's heart begins to pump blood this week! I know I've been through this twice before, but it's crazy to believe a little sesame seed is growing inside me! I haven't been sick much...feeling great! We are planning to tell the Burch family at the BBQ on August 22. I think we'll tell JD and Ethan the week before, after we have our ultrasound and make sure everything looks good. :) I can't wait to tell the boys...I think they will be super excited!!

Bike Ride!

We enjoyed a fun bike ride tonight. This was the first time JD rode himself. He was so excited about riding and did a great job!! We went up to Captain Frosty's for ice cream and back. He rode into the bushes twice and a fence once, but bounced right up each time and kept riding! I was really proud of him! :)

Basement update

Almost perfect, but not quite! That's how I feel about the basement at this point in the summer. The structural part is finished and looks absolutely beautiful! I love the way the carpet and the paint works well together. It's light and is a great space! We're working on getting it just the way we want it in a decorating sense.

We've moved down the living room furniture (some of you may know as the "Florida furniture") and it looks great! (Who would have thought?) We did purchase couches for the basement, but one of them was too large to fit down the stairs, so we went with a different plan and it works! We made a little sitting area focused on the TV that Jeff and Eve loaned us, and the other part of the main room is toys, toys, toys! I plan to get the storage shelving up soon so we can actually put the toys in their place. The boys are loving the space to play and run, and I love being able to craft while they play and hear what's going on! It's great!

My craft room is coming together. We have decided that the countertop isn't really what I wanted, although I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to put there now. I'm working off a utility table right now, which is fine until I find just what I want. We haven't started working on John's "man space" but plan to do that soon. Maybe next week when my parents take the boys for a few days on their annual camper adventure. We need to fit in a date night, but maybe a work night is in order, too! :) As soon as we get everything just the way we want, I'll post some pics!

Update fom JD

Here are JD's exact words about what's been going on...

We have been picking up toys. We were getting money to go to the candy place to get candy. And then we finished our basement and we put toys in our basement. And we put our sleeping bags down there. We are going to sleep down there and we are going to put furniture down there. We could put a ball down stairs. Maybe the soccer ball outside.

It's for real!

Well, I've missed my period, so I think this is for real! I am 4 weeks today. Weird. I haven't been too sick yet, just an upset stomach. I'm so curious to see if this baby is a boy or girl!! I think either would be fun!! I'm due March 25, which is exactly 12 weeks before the end of school. I'm hoping we can save enough for me to be able to take those 12 weeks off.

I made the design for the boys big brother shirts. That's how we're going to tell the family. At the end of August, after my 1st appt, we're going to have a BBQ and have them wear Big Brother shirts. I think everyone will like that! I'm going a little crazy not being able to tell anyone!!

Baby Burch #3!

Wow, that title scares and excites me all at the same time! I took a home pregnancy test yesterday and the positive line was super faint. I thought maybe I was imagining it, so I took another one today. Yep, it's there! I showed John when he got home and he was excited...kept pacing all around the room. It was cute! SO, here we go with number 3! According to babycenter.com I am about 3 weeks along, which puts me due on March 25, 2011. It's too early to "go public" so I'm blogging. Makes me feel like I'm telling someone, even though I'm the only one with permission to view this post right now! :)

July!

I can't believe it's July already! We are relaxing a bit, enjoying family, and loving summer! We spent last weekend at the lake with Jeff and Eve, who are now on their way to their navy assignment in South Carolina. We are going to miss them, but will enjoy visiting warm South Carolina when it is cold and dreary here!

Our basement is almost done. The electrician is finishing the electrical work today, then carpet is coming Tuesday. I can't wait to organize and move everything to it's place down there. I'll post pictures soon.

Tuesday I leave for the CTMH convention in DC. It should be a great girls trip, and John is looking forward to spending time with the boys!

JD and Ethan are loving being home this summer! They are playing outside on their play structure, exploring the perimeter of our yard, and riding bikes on the driveway. My girlfriend gave JD a "big boy bike" that he is itching to ride! As soon as John gets the training wheels on it, I'm sure JD will take off like crazy! Ethan loves playing in the water, especially when he has all his clothes on! It's so cute to watch him figure things out. JD loves running to the back of our yard to pick raspberries, with Ethan trailing after him. I love being home with my boys in the summer! I am so blessed to have a job that allows me this time with them. I am so lucky! :)