Naptime?

There are quite a few things to note about these pictures.

1) First and foremost. I tucked my child in to the head of his bed for nap, all snug and under the covers... 2 hours later I went to wake him to head to Macy's soccer and here is what I found... Did he start to fight the nap and get out of bed, then decide...'Eh, Mom's right, I'm pretty wiped'??



The others are just little updates and tid bits to point out:

2) Carter is now in his 'Big Boy Bed' (moved from our previous guest room that will now begin it's slow metamorphosis into a nursery) and with it came what I was not extremely excited about but the easiest solution I could find until all three boys share a room and I do a complete redecorating plan... 'Car Sheets' from Target. Carter loves them and they are the ONLY thing I could find that had the yellow and red colors of his room combined with BLACK instead of brown. So.. Carter is thrilled and I'm, well, done with his room. Yay.

3) Just wanted to point out the black wrist band on his arm, yes folks, we are super hard core around here.

And 4) We've had the potty training thing down for quite some time now and I am enjoying my tiny stint of diaper free world for the next couple months before I get hit times two! Oh the glory of not wiping poop off bottoms, tears actually spring to my eyes as I think about it....
...but 'diaper free' is not actually 100% accurate quite yet. Nighttime is still presenting an issue (a surprise to me because I virtually had to do NOTHING additional to teach Macy to make it through the night dry...the child just did it - Not so with Carter!) And so while we can make it through naps in underwear, and never go #2 at night, I am still having to put a diaper on at night and consequently may have to break down and purchase yet another box of diapers in the next month or so...something I would SO love to NOT DO. Any suggestions out there????

Lunch Fun!

This post is to say HOORAY for Blogger friends! Last week I was in a total funk in the morning. I had zero creative thoughts for the day. Me and my pregnant self were pretty much resolving to just 'survive' the day and simply accept the fact that we would not be winning any 'World's Best Mom' awards; at least not that day. Then I saw Carly's blog about lunch ideas and enjoyed some of the comments already posted, especially one about putting a bunch of different lunch items in all different muffin tins for the kids to eat out of. Fun and easy.
THEN I went to Kaitlyn's blog and read her post on Super Smoothies and although I'd tried the smoothie thing in the past, was completely re-inspired to sneak some of those healthy extras into what would feel like a yummy frozen treat on this particularly sweltering day. And MAN did the kids enjoy it, seriously, combined with getting to choose their own colored straw?! ... it coulda been Christmas!





So, thank you blogger world, for turning a day headed down the drain into a fun afternoon with my kiddos. (I think they thank you too, just look at their faces!)

New Belly Pics

Per your request (Kira and others) :) here are the next set of belly pics...
17 weeks

20 weeks (we missed a week, time just flies, ya know?!)

22 weeks

Aaand I'll simply repeat myself from last post...UGH.

The contents of my life.

I reached in my purse this morning to pull out a pen and instead of smooth plastic my fingers touched sticky mush. I had left a chocolate candy in my purse and let's just say it's been a little ... hot, up here lately. Yuck. What a mess.

In cleaning it up I had to take every single item out of my purse and wipe it down. I had no idea how revealing the contents of my purse would be of the state of my existence right now. I seriously laughed out loud and thought, hmmm...it is a rare stage of life indeed to be a pregnant mom with 2 little ones. The number of hats I wear all in one day... well, all I can do is laugh and keep going; I figured they might make you laugh too.

IPhone - which I'm becoming increasingly incapable of living without.
Keys
2 pairs of Sunglasses
2 Dumdum lollipops - for those desperate 'BE QUIET!' moments
Compact Mirror from Anthro - in a cute little linen pouch embroidered with a 'K'
Checkbook
2 Toy Dinosaurs - because you never know when you're gonna need to occupy restless hands.
Wallet
Target Receipt
Grocery List - from 6 weeks ago
5 pens
3 pink little girl's hairbands
1 Turquoise Headband
2 Polly Pockets - they have to stay in my purse because they're so little they get lost anywhere else which results in tears and heartache from a certain 4 yr old.
A Fork
Kay Aurthur Cleansing & Filling Booklet
Chap stick
Lightning McQueen Toy Car
and..
wait for it...
A urine sample cup.

...All covered in melted chocolate.

What's in your Purse?

Halfway there (or a little more actually!)

If you take a gander over to the left side of this screen you'll notice two semi-creepy looking babies floating around like they're in outer space. You'll also notice a countdown ticking below them that says I'm 20 weeks. I figured that, in addition to it being Mother's Day, and finally me being bored to death in Bellybou' all culminated to warrant a post focused on my pregnant self.

20 weeks. That is crazy to me for a number of reasons. First, it means I am halfway through my very last pregnancy (barring unforeseen acts of God!). I am happy about this for a million reasons. I do not love myself pregnant. Not even talking appearance, or actually even discomfort for that matter; although that has definitely been a hum- dinger this pregnancy. (Yes, I said Humdinger - are you done laughing yet? Good, moving on)

No, I just don't like my emotional and mental state in general. I don't feel like myself; I'm unmotivated, unusually stressed and overwhelmed, short tempered, tired and discouraged for no particular reason at many points throughout the day. It's just not my favorite version of myself. So I will be glad to say goodbye to pregnant Katie for that reason. (As will most people close to me, Im sure!)

But at the same time, I am also sad about this 'halfway done for the last time' thing. It feels very final to know the make-up of my family. To have no more question marks hanging out in the far off distance, no additional faceless children to superimpose into my daydreams of 20 years from now. It's also strange to know, 16 or so weeks from now, I will never again feel this sensation of a human kicking inside of me. Or have people look at me with this silly awkward smile while they for some reason feel permission to stare far beyond what standard social rules allow. (Okay that I won't miss.) But you get what I mean. It feels very grown-up, old even; to be 'done with the child-bearing years'. But maybe I'm just being dramatic and over analytical...it wouldn't be the first time I've been accused of it :)

I WILL say I am growing increasingly excited about this next phase of life. Now that I CAN picture the composition of our family; I get excited about living out the journeys we will take as a group of six. Me, Macy and this bucket of boys we'll try to whip into shape. (Just kidding honey, you're leading this charge: I'm counting on it) :)

So, as I go back and forth on this pendulum swing between,"Yes! I'm halfway there!" and "Oh Crud, Im halfway there...these babies are coming SOON!", I'm just really trying to soak it all in; remember all the 'pregnancy stuff', but also really enjoy these last couple months as a family of four; these last couple months of mystery wondering who these two little boys are that are about to join our family and make us "The MacDiarmid's - family of 6". Cuz something tells me things are gonna change quite a bit!

And finally, since this is a somewhat random post, intended to kill my boredom here at Bellybou'; I'll leave you with the Top 10 things I get asked by customers while working the store. (Now that I'm pregnant that is...) And the things I wish I could say in response.


1) "Ha Ha, Do they make you get pregnant to work here?! What a tough boss! Huh huh huh"
--I actually own this place....(awkward silence)

2) "Are you really pregnant or wearing a fake belly to show the clothes?"
--Yes I have a fake belly on as well as a fat face, arms and butt suit to make it REALLY believable!

3) "You're only 20 weeks? You're SO Big!"
--You're so sweet to notice.

4) "You're having TWINS?! You're soo small!"
--Why, thank you.. Dr.. what was your name again??

5) "You're having TWINS?! Are they real?"
--Nope, went to Toys R Us and got fake ones for the doctor to impregnate me with.

6) "You're having TWINS?! Did you want twins?"
--No, we're giving one up for adoption.

7) "Do twins run in your family?"
--Why do you ask? Do they run in yours?

8) "How will you feed them?"
--Are we best friends all of the sudden? I don't know! Leave me alone!

9) "Are you gonna have a c-section?"
--I don't know, person I've known for two seconds, but I don't really feel like talking to you about the method or locations of my body in which my babies will be coming in to this world.

10)"Are you hiring help? You're gonna need it."
--Good tip, are you offering donations?