JUST KEEP SWIMMING......

Jaisa with her new pillowcase from Grandma Weston. Now she not only has to have her blanket and bear... but she wants to carry her Dodo pillow around the house....everywhere. And finally it happened..... all the baby talk and preparations have gotten to her and think the jealousy is setting in. I caught her with her doll's bottle and all of her bedding just laying on the floor (acting like a baby). This new addition is not going to be as smooth as thought it might be. And I'm starting to get a little nervous.

What kind of mother would send her 5 year old to his Christmas program in a long sleave brown t-shirt? That would be me! UGH..... I was not thinking (a huge problem these days) and Tyson was 1 out of about 5 kids not wearing "Christmas colors". Oh well......I will work on that next year.

I didn't get any good pictures of Tyson at his Christmas program, but wanted to at least document with what I did get.

**Reason #2 I'm a loser..... I started bawling like a baby when I would make eye contact with him. He was so excited and singing as loud and hard as he could. All the other mothers were singing along wand smiling with their children. Not me....I had to keep my face hidden behind my hair for fear that someone would ask me what was wrong or mistake my crying for labor pains. The eye contact had to stop about 1/2 through and I just focused on Jaisa rolling around on the wet floor.**

So good and so easy.....

• 8 c. chocolate chex cereal
• 3/4 c. packed brown sugar
• 6 T. butter or margarine
• 3 T. light corn syrup
• 1/4 t. baking soda
• 1/4 c. white vanilla baking chips
• DIRECTIONS: 1. Into large microwavable bowl, measure cereal; set aside. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. 2. In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Pour over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave on High 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes. Break into bite-size pieces. 3.In small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth (bowl will be hot). Drizzle over snack. Refrigerate until set. Store in tightly covered container. * I don't like white chocolate, so I used milk chocolate*

I made it to 34 weeks!!!! Not such a milestone for most pregnancies (certainly neither of mine in the past), but for this one....... a milestone. I have been going in weekly for the last month to make sure there is no progression in dilation and effacement from the 80% and 2 at my 30 week appointment. There is something said for being lazy because........ there have only been slight changes, though the baby has dropped and is "ready" when my body is. Good to know. No breech baby here. I have never had a c-section and would hate to start having them now. Jaisa has somewhat figured out (with much help from her brother) that there is a baby in mommy's belly. She always comes up to me, lifts up my shirt and puts her blanket on my belly saying "baby". The other day she came carrying a marker and started inking up my belly. As soon as Tyson noticed, he was headed in my direction to do the same thing. So, being the ca-razy mom that I am, I told him that he could draw a picture of what he thought the baby looked like. Lets just say that if the baby is this small and ugly, looking more like a hampster than a baby...... I will be very disappointed. But, I thought the drawing itself was too cute to not show off. I'm sure I will regret posting this as soon as I hit enter, but I'm feeling generous to share my belly with friends and family.

and so did his little sister.

Tyson made his own cake and was quite proud! In his own words, "Being 5 is soooo cool. Jaisa you can't be 5 like me". I love this kid!

I would say that being his mother is definitely one of THE best things that has ever happened to me.

I went into Michaels craft store last night to grab some gift boxes and noticed how yummy the store smelled. On my way to check out, I noticed a shelf with candles that said 2 for $7.00. Hmmmmm, being the frugal (or cheap) person that I am, I smelled them all and took a chance that they smelled as strong when they were lit as they did in the jar - which they never do! I'm so glad that I did. I got holly berry (not Halle Berry). Within minutes of lighting it, the whole basement smelled like a fresh minty Christmas tree. The smell was so strong and so yummy. I don't know about the others, but this one was worth the $3.50. But, for all the candle snobs out there who don't want to take my word for it..... the Salt City Candles are on sale at Smiths right now. Buy one at $17.99 get one free.

My sister Stephanie introduced me to DUWOP venom lip plumper about 4 years ago. I love love love it. It doesn't make your lips noticeably bigger, but I love the tingle and the shades that it comes in. By far...... my favorite lip gloss. The spicy mint "flavor" makes it that much better, since fruit flavors bug me when I'm pregnant. Unfortunantly, the Nordstrom by my house doesn't carry it, so I had to get it from Sephora. Good thing, because it led me to :

This is made by SUGAR, and it does make your lips noticeably bigger - almost "fake". It will set your lips on fire, but it is worth it (if you like plump lips).

**make sure you stay in the line of your lips, because it will cause welts if it gets anywhere on your face. Also, may I suggest not kissing your children or significant other while wearing this product. Jaisa had a huge welt by her ear for about an hour the other day and even the Dr. looked concerned and asked what it was during her appointment- my bad!**

Look how excited Tyson was about 10 minutes before my aunt administered a flu shot in his leg- while he unexpectedly wrestled with his dad on the floor. And that is what happens when you don't let them do it at the Dr.'s office.

** Normally, we don't do flu shots, but with the arrival of this baby and Tyson in preschool, the Dr. strongly advised all of us to get one this year**

Last night when Tyson noticed that I was getting dressed to go out to dinner with friends, he said in a sarcastic high pitched voice " goin somewhere Lynds?" It was even funnier when I noticed that he had his socks pulled up to his knees and was making this cheesy face. I told him that we were going shopping for Christmas, so he wouldn't care that we weren't going to be home to tuck him in. He then said in the same voice " whatcha gonna buy for Christmas Lynds? You gonna buy a snowman........ or a t.v......... or a reindeer?" This kid has a one-of-a-kind sense of humor....... and I love it!