Little update

We tried the pickles just barely and the boys love them! They are pretty strong, but that didn't stop us from nearly eating the whole jar. 

In other updating- Danny is going to preschool and he loves it! The first day he didn't want to leave he had such a fun time. Kyle gets sad every time we leave Danny at preschool and repeats "Danny?" for a good part of the drive home. It's pretty cute that Kyle misses Danny even though he usually naps the whole time he is gone. Kyle likes to show me what he is doing and whenever he stacks something or lines toys up into a "train" he announces his accomplishment with a "look mommy!" Kyle likes to look at books even though he sometimes thinks we should be turning the pages much faster. Danny likes books too but given the choice would much rather watch Curious George than read. 

Our garden has been bursting with tomatoes and I have been lacking in motivation to preserve them, so my mom came up yesterday and helped me make tomato sauce. I was very grateful that she came. If it wasn't for her and visiting with Ashley I probably would have been much more frazzled when bedtime finally rolled around because Jon had parent teacher conference and wasn't home until after 9. Also because of the tomato sauce extravaganza I made pizza dough and we are going to use the left over sauce on that tonight for dinner. Win win!

That's all for now. 

Here is the pizza I made with yellow tomato sauce 

First trimester survival

Fun games to play with your kids-

1. Around and around. How to play: lay on the ground and have your children run around you while singing "around and around and around"

2. Get buried. How to play: lay on the couch and have your kids cover you with stuffed animals, balls, pillows and blankets. If you are lucky you can be it most of the time. 

Pregnancy advice from Danny-

1. For if you are going to throw up: set down your quesadilla, go lock the door, and no one can hear you.

2. To deal with nausea: Eat something it will make you feel a little bit better, but not a lotta bit better. 

Random tips-

1. Distractions are good. Go somewhere, visit a friend, any distraction that can help to pass the time and keep your mind off things is great. (Disclaimer: The day after I wrote this tip down my basement flooded. Not the type of distraction I was talking about. That being said a catastrophe can be very distracting)

2. Don't clean. This way when your toddler comes and asks for a cracker while you are making dinner for the first time in a week you can say, "there's one on the floor by the table." 

3. Having cereal or peanut butter sandwiches for multiple meals in a day is fine. I figure it kind of evens itself out throughout the week. 

Pictures of my kids making mischief and being kids

I am happy to report that I have survived my first trimester if at times it felt like we might not make it. Now that I have started to feel better hopefully I can get life somewhat in order and enjoy just having 2 little kids before #3 makes an appearance sometime in April. We are all very excited for this new addition to our family (Kyle is kind of baby obsessed right now and spends any outing pointing out babies to me). 

Danny

Danny: Is it a big dog or a little dog?

Me: I don't know. I've never seen it. 

Danny: I just saw him! He's a little dog! He's a fat dog too. 

Me: Is he so cute?

Danny: Yeah, he is so cute like a big fat baby.