Shillig 4 Family

The girls saw an ultrasound picture on some one's blog I was reading on my phone tonight while laying in bed with them and they both excitedly asked if that was a picture of SOLOMON.  Aimi Lark pays so much attention to my tummy and always greets Solomon, then me. Jake knows that Malachi has a morning "session" so he has taken it upon himself to teach Malachi to use the potty in the mornings.  We have been successful and Malachi does sit on the potty, and even asks to sit on it.  We have had a few times where Mia has changed his morning diaper and Jake didn't know and still spent an hour trying to get him to have his morning "session" on the potty, not the diaper, and he's already gone, oops.  (don't let his face fool you, he got that book and sat there all on his own) Malachi has to live in "winter clothes" (Que his favorite mickey shirt) these days due to MANY MANY bites on his arms and legs that he keep scratching.  Those mosquitoes re...

Malachi in the past told me (all of us), "NO!" to everything, over and over.  Jake worked hard to break him of that habit.  Now when you tell him to do something he says, "blu-lu" while swiftly sticking out/in his tongue.  He finds it quite humorous and does it with a smile.  Oh and saying, "HI!" is his new thing as well.  Whether he's really saying, "HI" or saying it when you find him doing something mischievous. I had some pretty intense contractions last night.  I actually had to lay in my bed quietly and breathe them out.  I felt like it was a nice little prep/practice for when actual labor comes.  It kept me up pretty much all night but I'm sure tomorrow at my OB appt she will tell me nothing has changed. During Relief Society today we discussed a few things that I feel very strongly about.  One was how it is simple to make the right decisions but we don't because we don't want to.  I'm a firm believer in it is easy ...

I wanted Solomon to see all the DISNEY places he has been so yesterday snapped a picture as we left EPCOT. I am craving some totally healthy stuff lately. Pizza, chips and dip, and I can always eat a baked potato even when nothing else sounds good. Hope you knew I was kidding about the healthy cravings. My stomach is all kinds of unhappy these days since my doctor put me on an iron supplement. Solomon still moves like crazy.  I can tell his movements seem more restricted these days due to lack of space.  His movements are super visible from the outside and today I swear a lady was watching him move from 10 feet away even though she didn't say anything. I can't believe in 2 weeks he will be considered "full term" and Aimi Lark actually came at 37 weeks so you never know... I love you Solomon, don't pack on too many pounds while you finish growing in there, please? Let's keep it under 8lbs,  if possible, thanks, love, Mom

 Mia dressed up the girls today in some dress-ups she got for them. TOTALLY PRECIOUS! 

but instead I'm going to blog, because ten years from now that will be what matters, the memories, not the cleaning (at least that's what I'm telling myself). Ok so I just emptied my phone on here and want to blog some of these phone captured moments. I miss the beach, the weather is nice enough to go, maybe we will ASAP.  Look at this cute boy!  Playing in the dirt, my favorite.  We've been to Disney once at night, beautiful.  Love my wedding ring, bet I texted this to Jake because I filed my nails instead of just clipping them like I normally do.  Loving books at Shillig 1s house over Thanksgiving.  I love when my kids sign this!  TEA PARTY with cousins!  While in GA for Thanksgiving Brandon (Aaron's son) made the BEST hot chocolate in the whole world.  I love hot chocolate more and more every year.  I love when he learned to use silverware!  Jake studies often.   Celebrating a late night dinner at the end of last semest...