Apples to Apples

So, I've about had it with apple. I spent a lot of time last week making/canning applesauce (30 quarts), dehydrating apples slices and fruit roll-ups, and making apple pie filling. I think we probably picked 5 or 6 boxes off the neigborhood trees, but now that it's done I feel pretty good about myself. There wasn't much space in my kitchen for anything but the apple set up.

Brayden lost his first tooth. On thursday he woke up and said he had a wobbly tooth and then yesterday him and lane were playing tug-of-war with Amelia's blanket, but playing tug-of-war with their mouths when Brayden came in the kitchen and said his tooth came out. I could tell he wanted to freak out a little when he saw the blood but he did pretty good holding it in.

Brayden is also going through a major mommy phase. He is totally in love with me and I am not joking. I wonder what Freudian phase this is but I get a billion "I love you's" a day, he has to sit by me at every meal, and is just really lovey. Today we were in the car and he randomly said, "Mom, sometimes at school I can't do my work because I am thinking about you, but don't worry, I still do my work." I asked, why are you thinking about me and he said, "Because I love you so much." It made me feel good after and week/day of feeling like NOT the best mommy.

Each night, Trent has developed the habit of carrying the boys up to the bathroom to start the nightly routine; however, they love to be carried upside down. Amelia has caught on and now every night when we say, "Okay, it's time to get ready for bed" she lays down on the floor and puts her feet in the air. It is so funny. You just see her mind working all the time, wanting to do everything her brothers do.

For the rest of us...Lane is Lane...a fun kid but loves to tease his sister. Some days, I really do go crazy. He is growing up though. The way he talks and how he acts sometimes makes me think he is 8 and not 4. Unlike Brayden, right now he is a daddy's boy and wants everything to do with him.

Not much new with Trent except that he ran his 5K in the Beat the Baron run who is the bomb squadron commander, his boss, and got first with a time of 20:30.

Me, pushing 17 weeks and starting to feel pretty good. I have most of the house packed up but they postponed our move a couple weeks. Bummer because it is getting cold and I am sick of living in boxes. I am no longer working...at all. My work asked me to work more hours and I said No. So, they needed someone to fill their needs a bit better and needless to say, I am so relieved. I have enough going on right now.