June is almost over (as crazy as that seems) and I'm starting to dread the craziness that will take place over the next couple of months. We'll be having lots of visitors staying with us and sometimes it's exhausting just thinking about it! Hopefully it will help the time pass by a bit quicker though, as we prepare for Andrew's arrival!
Not much has happened in June for us, besides the massive amount of doctors' appointments (though that's usual for us). Abi is enjoying her summer break and the girls are starting to turn into little fish. They have been to the pool quite a bit already this summer with Daddy, and thank goodness for Daddy because I find it hard to motivate myself to go to the pool at all! Not to mention the fact that Benny only lasts about 10 minutes at the pool before he starts shivering! So, the daytime is usually out for pool visits, thus leaving it up to Daddy after work. He doesn't mind though, after working outside all day it's refreshing. Abi is having her first sleepover at a friend's house this Saturday and she is really looking forward to it. As not to make Emily feel sad and left out, we're going to have a movie night at home, just the two of us! She's excited about that (movie night usually involves popcorn and sprite). Unfortunately, daddy will be laid up in bed this weekend. Let's just say that we have decided that Andrew WILL BE our last baby :) and we have scheduled "the procedure" for tomorrow morning. Darin is less than excited about it but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, you know?!
Benjamin is finally starting to grow a bit. Weight-wise he is still under the 20lb. mark, weighing in at around 19.3 pounds. However, he's starting to sprout up like a weed, measuring 29" at his 18 month check up a couple weeks ago. He's getting into everything, and the little genius has even figured out how to get through the child-proof locks we put on the kitchen cabinets! So, we are attempting to find a better solution because apparently "child-proof" doesn't mean much in this house! Until then, he prefers the plastics cabinet filled with all the fun plastic bowls and pitchers :) His last cardiology appointment was at the beginning of the month and everything looked great so now we get to put off the follow-up appointment for 6 months instead of 3! This is very exciting news for us. Everything else with Benjamin continues to progress well. We are currently working with a speech therapist in order to encourage his speech, and he is learning signs very well. This is the first step to speech! I guess I should enjoy the speechless baby while I can though. It won't always be this way :)
Darin and I are doing well, keeping busy with the summer. Darin continues to work with Ron Hoover, but was able to quit his Saturday job (at least for the summer) in order to spend more time with the kids. He occasionally works on Saturdays at Ron Hoover, but only when needed. As for me, with the pregnancy winding down, I feel myself getting worn out a lot faster, but being a stay-at-home mom of 3 doesn't allow me too much down time. Although, we have mastered the "all-together nap time" and that does help out quite a bit. Even if I don't get to nap, I do get some time to myself, and for that I am thankful. I have started (or am attempting to start) my own little handmade stationery business, Carr Creations. I find it enjoyable and I'm learning new stuff all the time. I'm handmaking Andrew's birth announcements which I'm very excited about. I do have a store online so if you haven't already, give it a look-see: http://www.elisiacarrcreations.etsy.com Make sure to keep me in mind if you ever need anything!
That about does it for now. We hope you all are having a great year, and please have a safe 4th of July weekend!
