Halloween cometh . . .

Well, hello. Long time no write. Soccer season has officially ended and baby season/nesting has officially begun! Sylas's varsity team lost the first game of the tournament so they were finished last Thursday. Aiden's team lost 3 games in their tourney so didn't make it to the championship round last Saturday. He got pulled out of goalie about 3 weeks ago because a teammate has tendinitis which flared up so bad he couldn't run. So Aiden had to play and sub in for mid-field, forward, and defense, which he did pretty good at considering he's such an awesome goalie. He was really disappointed to not finish as goalie though.

So....nesting....the girls room has been painted, fresh and clean, moved furniture around, gave them each their own area. They love it! And I do too...ahhhhhh the smell of fresh paint. The boys have picked out paint colors and their walls are prepped, so hopefully it will be done by this weekend. Sylas, who has his own room, is painting a large Oregon ducks logo on one wall, complete with wings. My room needs to be painted but I actually love the Pottery Barn look with the beige walls and white trim and black frames. I moved my bed and vacuumed and cleaned and bombed (for spiders and other unwanted bugs) so it's ready for baby. He'll sleep in here for a couple months and then... Not sure where he'll go. We have no room. Maybe we'll remodel, add on. Somethings gotta give. We will also need a bigger vehicle. We've been looking at Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna because both have 8 seats. Then we could still have a fuel efficient car.

Sy is chomping at the bit to get his permit. Yikes!!! We are trying to get the online school done first. He just has a couple more World History sessions and then 9th grade is history! So, as soon as he's done, I will let him take the test. He is doing so much better in school this year. Now we are working on him getting himself up in the morning. We have incentives in place, so he won't have any more tardiness. Cold Stone creamery at the end of this week for getting up good 10 school days in a row. So far, so good.

I'm in the home stretch and sure feel it. Ready to pop, only 5-6 more weeks left. Talked to the doc today about getting induced on Nov 30 so Kenny doesn't miss the birth, just in case. He is 5 hours away during the week and not sure he would make it back in time if I went into labor. Doc says should be fine as long as I'm induce-able.

My mom is coming!!!!! I'm so relieved. She already booked her ticket. She'll be here from Nov 28-Dec 8. There's also a girl from church who may be able to help the week after. I'm gonna really try to not be super mom and do too much. I need help, so I'm gonna take what I can get. I am so blessed....3 gals at church are throwing me a baby shower on Nov 10. I need a carseat and a crib and a changing pad and a bath tub and some other bigger items, so it will be so nice to know I'll be able to get some of that stuff. Kinda kicking myself for getting rid of things. I had some real nice baby stuff. Also, my boss is giving me paid maternity leave for 6 weeks! She is so generous, I am so thankful. God is watching over us.

I have more to say, but need to go to sleep, so will write another day.


Good night!