Family Update

So I was updating our side bar and decided to just go ahead and do a post on what our family has been doing. I'll apologize now because it'll probably be long!

Carson is going through this "I am four and can do what I want stage". I guess its time for us to loosen the apron strings a little and give him some more freedom. He likes to run off and do things his way...which is prompting us to deeply consider biting the bullet and paying the extra money to install a fence at our house because he literally would just run off if I said go play outside. He is still afraid of monsters, but from what I hear, its normal at this age. He has recently started liking Trasnsformers, however, I will not let him watch the movies. He's recently had a growth spurt and is outgrowing his 4T clothes and headed into 5T. I've been working with him on writing letters this summer and he's doing pretty good. He gets so excited when he learns a new one.

Jonas has turned into a toddler. He climbs on EVERYTHING! I can hardly leave the room for two seconds and he'll find something to get up on. His new thing is to climb up on the back of the couch and sit against the wall...and laugh at me when I tell him to get down. He also love, love, loves to wrestle! He attacks Carson anytime he can. Jonas will also wrestle with anything that comes in his path. He has fallen in love with Thomas. When he wants to talk about or play with trains he will come up to you and go "t,t,t" making the T sound. He's also talking a lot and the other day Jeff and I swear he said Carson. He likes to say "I go", "hot", and "dada". Which, by the way, he has done a 180 and become a complete daddy's boy! But that's okay because Carson has become a Mommy's boy so its all good.

Our third little boy is a busy body. He's always moving around in my tummy and kicking me...it reminds me a lot of when I was prego with Carson. At 23 weeks I think I've had stronger kicks from him than I ever had from Jonas. I'm kind of worried he'll be all tangled up in his umbilical cord like Carson was. As for now, they have tentatively scheduled my c-section for December 7th. Jeff and I have been struggling to find a name for him...I'm sure it will come to us...eventually.

Jeff is still working on the City Creek Project in downtown Salt Lake. I think he likes doing layout/survey a lot more than carpentry as it gives him more of a chance to use skills he learned in college. He has been working a lot lately, sometimes pulling 15 hour days. He is constantly dreaming about landscaping our yard, and I think that he will eventually get back into landscaping, as it is his true passion. He's had a lot of fun at the pool this summer with Carson teaching him how to dive for rings.

As for me, I am currently staying at home...which those of you who do stay at home know it isn't all that easy some days. I've been getting lots of migraines latley, which my doctor thinks are triggered by pregnancy hormones. I googled it and I think I get a rare type of migraine called "migraine with aura" because before my headaches start I get visual disturbances (an aura) and can hardly see what I am doing. Needless to say, I haven't wanted to drive too far from home as I never know when they are going to strike. My doctor has put me on some meds which seem to help. Anyways, I'm already getting started on my Christmas list since I will be incapacitated come December 7th. I'm way excited to get moved into our house and to start decorating!

So that's what our family has been doing...what about your family?