Crazy Busy + Crazy Injuries = well....CRAZY TIMES!!!!

This is going to be one massive post. I can't seem to find the time to do alot of "relaxing" stuff lately. Eran and I are in the middle of a mass living room "face-lift" involving painting, re-organizing, couch shopping, etc. The first night that we started painting, we stayed up until 2am. And then the next night we stayed up until 5 am so we could get it done. The night after that, I went to bed at 8pm and got 12 hours of sleep! lol! It was nice! We still have a bit to do, but i'll post some pics when it is all done.

On the 26th I was walking (ok, "running" as fast as a 7 month pregnant woman can) from the van to our house, and I totally biffed it on the sidewalk. I luckily caught myself with my hand and knee's....but it sure left a HUGE bruise. I'm not the most graceful person when i'm pregnant. haha! It hurt like crazy at first, especially since circulation is so bad in my legs to start off with. But the next day I couldn't feel a thing. It was really weird. Its starting to hurt again. But hey, it could have been alot worse. I'm so glad that I didn't land on my stomach or on my bottom. Honestly, it was more embarrassing than anything. 3 of my neighbors watched me eat the sidewalk. lol. Oh well!! Here are some pictures of my lovely knee....

This was about 4 hrs after it happened....


Here is what it looked like the next day...


This was on the 3rd day...

And this was from today....6 days after it happened...

Then on Weds, the 30th, (the day after we stayed up until 5 am painting and moving around furniture) I was at my doctors appointment, and I coughed and ended up tearing up the ligaments surrounding my tail bone. How in the heck did a little cough do that? Your guess is as good as mine! But it did, and it HURTS SO FLIPPIN' BAD!! Sitting down, staying down, and standing back up is excruciating. I have to get very creative about how I sit and stand up. Actually, I try to avoid it all together. (Except right now. I'm in a bit of pain writing this post.) But then if I stand for too long, my legs start to hurt from the bad circulation in my legs. So...what to do, what to do?! You know, thats pretty bad if my body can't even handle a little cough. I think its trying to tell me that I need to start taking it easy and slow down.....alot, for the sake of the pregnancy. My poor body has had it. Its done...no...I'M done being pregnant! lol. Eran and I have decided that 4 kids is enough for us. We were considering going for 5 after this baby is born, but my body can't handle another pregnancy right now. And I don't know that I can handle more that 4 very young kids. I gotta start taking care of my body so that I can be the best mom that I can be for our children.....and that involves giving it a permanent break from being a baby creating/milk producing machine. I feel very good and peaceful with stopping at 4 kids. Thats a good number for us. 2 girls...2 boys....thats perfect!! Of course, you still hear of people getting pregnant who are on birth control. If that happens, then we'll know that that is what the Lord has planned for us. I'll do what I can and feel it right, but ultimetly its in His hands of course.

So...that is what has been going on in our house! Eran starts school on the 18th! He is going to try to go to school and work at the same time. But grades come first, and if he can't pull it off with good grades, then he will stop working. It should be an interesting next couple of months as Eran starts school and we welcome little Easton into our family.

This is Emma's favorite way to go down the slides at YMCA...

I thought this picture was cute. It looks like she is holding the picture...

This was the only picture that I could get of BriAnn. She was a bawling mess the whole time. Ethan looks cute in the background....he LOVES playing in water!!

This was the first time that I have ever curled Emma's hair....doesn't she look cute in pigtails?!

Here is the view that I see day in and day out. Being able to see my feet from this view is a thing of the past...at least for a few more months....

The first thing Ethan does when I open the cereal cupboard is he grabs a bag and goes to town...

Ethan was playing with my cell phone in Nebraska Furniture Mart, and he dropped it and then I accidentally ran over it. WHOOPS!!! (Only when you have a blog do you document such stuff. haha!!)

Emma has been wearing my flip flops for days now. And lets just say that she is not the most graceful little girl when she wears them. Well duh, huh? They still look cute!

Ladies and gents....here is a picture of BriAnn's first time eating ice cream....EVER!! She is saying, "Mmmmmm, its yummy!" in this picture. It took her almost 4 years to figure that out?! LOL!!!

My sweet little diva's....

Here is a side of BriAnn that not too many people see....she is a dancing queen!!

Ethan's mouth is always open when he is focused on something. He gets it from his daddy....

He tries so hard to get past that gate! Someday buddy...someday.....

He biffed it and smacked his eye on the coffee table. OUCH!!!

Emma is now sleeping in a big girl bed!! YEAH!!!!!! And the amazing thing is that she stays in it all night long. I've been soooo lucky (so far) to have kids who transition easily into beds.

Ethan has become a blankie baby. He has to have his blanket when he sleeps....

Here are some vegetables from Eran's garden.....that is being taken over by deer and ground hogs. =O( .