Busy Summer!

It's been a while since my last post and a lot has happened in this busy home. Our foster baby will be five months old soon and she's an absolute dream to have in our home. Things are going extremely well with her and we hope to continue to have good news about her in the near future. She has simply been heaven sent!

We recently hit a slump health wise... well two of the boys did. I have a case of walking pneumonia in the house and one case of hand foot and mouth disease. I think we've seen the pediatrician more this week than we have in the past couple of years with the boys haha! Luckily, one of these will pass on it's own in due time and the other we have treatment for. So I'm hoping that within the next week we will have healthy boys again. I have also been boosting everyone's immune system with essential oils... we wouldn't want these viruses to spread like wildfire around here.

Our summer has not been very eventful but we have gone on one mini road trip and spent time with friends at a Quinceanera in North Texas. We have also enjoyed our local parks and spent time in playgroups. This is always nice to beat that cabin fever I seem to catch ever so easily. (I think we can thank our outings for the recent viruses lol.)

I recently took up a beginner's class for belly dancing... more on this one later! We have also been granted permission to take baby girl to the beach this summer so we will try our best to head out to the sandy beaches of south Texas soon!

Well, now that all this miscellaneous chatter has distracted you, I also found out recently that we are expecting! This will be my 4th delivery and due to my prior c-sections, it's safe to say that we are looking at c-section number 4 here! I'm a bit nervous about what another surgery means health wise for my body and a bit more nervous about recovery while having two other babies in the home under the age of 3. I'm sure we will be just fine but there's always that feeling of "what if" in the back of my mind. What if something goes wrong... What if it's too much to handle for this old momma of 4 soon to be 5... What if we can't find enough help once baby arrives... you get my drift. Not to mention the possible surgery scenarios that cross my mind... eeeesh! Overall, I'm trying to focus on positive thoughts. I simply want to have a healthy baby and delivery. Everything else will fall into place... it has to... right?

Many years ago (15 in fact,) I mentioned to my husband (boyfriend at the time) that I wanted a large family. "5 kids minimum," I said. If I had a picture of his face, it would be a nice touch to add to this post. haha! It looks as thought subconsciously I've made that happen! We are thrilled to know our family is growing and can't wait to meet this little one. Ok, maybe I can wait a bit... We are excited to finally complete this wonderful family of ours. I think this will make for a busy few years since we will have 3 kiddos under the age of 3 but we will find a way to make it work and make it fun in the process. After all, time passes ever so quickly and babies don't keep. One day the hubby and I will look back to all this chaos and wonder how our house became so empty and quiet. For now, I will try to remind myself to embrace the loud, the dirty, the disorganized, and the lack of me-time. I will try my best to take deep breaths and enjoy all the things that come with babies, toddlers, preteens, and big families. Wish us luck!

~Norm