Ten on Tuesday

1) We are in potty-training boot camp this week. I told Avril she no longer gets to wear diapers except at nap and bedtime. So far we have had one pee accident and three poopy under wears. ugh. I think it's safe to say she pretty much has the peeing thing down but we have a ways to go on the other. It's going to be scary going places for a while. I will need to remember multiple changes of clothes and her pee-mats for the car seat and other people's furniture. The plus side is that she hates going in her underwear. It is very traumatic for her each time. I think this will ultimately be to our advantage. The biggest downside: she has been taking her diaper off and peeing all over her bed at bedtime. I think this may be resolved when we finally get her a mattress and get her out of the crib. Then she can come tell me when she has to go instead of trying to take care of it herself.

2) I have finally started on the major cleaning/organizing project that is my house. We had Jay's sister and her 3 boys for a week so it sort of got postponed. But yesterday I got the bathroom done. Yay! Honestly it was one of the easiest rooms as I have kept it fairly organized so all that was needed was a good thorough cleaning. Today is the living room. It should be relatively easy as well. The real work will be when I start decorating.

3) Jay and I have a thing. We argue over whether or not the words I say are real words. He tells me quite often that I am making up a word and follows it with, "What does that even mean?"
Last night I was was saying something about the Holy Spirit niggling at my conscience for an attitude I was having about something. I was telling Jay that I was being quite effective at ignoring it but then it started to really niggle at me last night. I was informed that the word I was looking for was "nagging".
So I Googled it.

niggle/niggling
verb: cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety

HA!

Another word that has been the source of much debate is; wooler.
I use it when I say things like, "Don't wooler around so much. Sit still."
Jay insists that I mean wallow or waller.
So I Googled it.

wooler
noun: a domestic animal raised for its wool

Oops.

So: Heidi-1
      Jason-1

4) I have been working on putting together my photo-a-day book from 2011 so I can have it printed. Man it's a lot of work. I am going to do this year's as I post on the blog. It is much easier. As long as I remember how much work it is to do a whole year all together I shouldn't lose my motivation. =)

5) The church ladies are starting another Bible study in February. I am really excited about it. It will be different as it is in the evening instead of in the morning. I really enjoy the morning studies as they help me through my day but it will be nice to leave the kids with Jay for the evening one.
I know that I focus much more on my Lord when I have a regular Bible study. They have a work book so it keeps me accountable during the week as well.

6) This pregnancy has been the easiest on me so far. And I am loving it. I don't feel as crabby this time around and that is a huge improvement over the others. I am starting to feel it in my back and hips but other than that I feel great. The weight gain is never fun for me simply because I really struggle with getting weight off. Jay is becoming convinced I have an imbalance or something. After seeing the blood specialist a couple of weeks ago I stopped taking my iodine supplement. She was convinced I was most likely getting too much. It may have helped some.

7) Lunch is getting harder for me with time. Non-dairy lunches are hard. Plus we don't buy very many prepackaged snacks so then it's even more difficult. Breakfast is also becoming monotonous to my children. We don't buy much cereal and no pop tarts or pastries so they often get oatmeal or toast. One of my goals this week is to look into some new lunch & breakfast ideas and then go grocery shopping! We need some produce, we go through fruits & veggies like water around here & like I said, we don't buy a lot of canned/prepackaged stuff. I am open to suggestions.

8) Another goal I have is to start getting dressed every day. Normally I look the same when Jay gets home from work as I did when I rolled out of bed in the morning. Sweats, no makeup, hair messy or thrown back, stained t-shirt. You know, the "mom" look. Well, I don't care for it. I feel icky and ugly and I seem to accomplish much less when I don't "get ready" for my day. It also makes impromptu trips to the post office or town a lot more difficult and I get things sprung on me with my husband's work schedule. For example, "Honey, I am not gonna make it to the DMV to get that such-&-so registered. Can you go do it for me?" I get this call at 3:54 pm and the DMV is closed by 5:00. And I have to make myself presentable, get the kids in their coats & boots, load them in the car, run to UPS to grab the paperwork, and get back to the DMV before 5:00. All in the middle of trying to cook dinner. Suffice it to say, it's much easier if I am ready for the day. I can just load up and go. It's that or find some really killer looking sweatpants and a mask.

9) Jay bought a new snowmobile last week. he took it out both days this weekend. I think he likes it. I am excited for him as he has not be able to go yet this season but it is definitely bittersweet for me. I get to see my husband enjoy himself instead of working non-stop but I lose him on weekends as well as during the week. There are times that I wish his hobbies didn't have to keep him away from us all the time. There are times when I wish that he didn't have to work 10-12 hour days 5 days a week and then come home and plow & shovel and do vehicle maintenance. I am very grateful for the life we have. I just wish the days were six hours longer!

10) We still haven't chosen a name for our littlest guy. In fact, we haven't really talked about it. Jay doesn't feel the need to name him until he's born. I do. None of the names strike me as the "right" name. So I have been praying about it. I guess he will have a name eventually. It is still 15 weeks until my due date so there is time.