Crazy craving.....

Most people have some sort of weird craving while they are pregnant, mine however, is REALLY weird. Ready?? here we go, it's chalk and or dry dirt. It is so bad, I feel like a drug addicts craving a hit. I see a dusty car driving down the road and my mouth starts to water and I just want to run it down and lick the dust off. I know it is crazy. Chalk is the same way. I lay in bed at night thinking that as soon as everyone is asleep, I can sneak down to Austin's easel and munch on the delightful smelling and tasting white stuff. I just want to rub it all over my hands and smell it, and the thought of it dry in my mouth, oooh man, sound good?? Oh and if you are wondering, sad to admit, but yes, I have done just that. (Both actually) It was just a tiny taste since I don't think it is good for baby Lily, and yes I did crave it with Austin as well. What do you think it means?? I have heard that it means I am low on calcium, minerals or something of the sort. I have even tried to talk my friend who is a teacher into smuggling me some out of the teachers supply closet. Unfortunately he informed me that they only use dry erase markers now. Blahh what ever.

So my next appointment is next Thursday and I will talk to my Doc and see what he thinks it means......for now I am trying to find things that are like chalk. So today I ate a whole Fun Dip the grape it the most chalky.......smarties also a good one....and Tums. Any other suggestions????

10 Reasons I love my husband!

So for those of you who don't know, I am 28 weeks pregnant and suffering from a condition called SPD or pubic symphysis dysfunction. It is caused when the pregnancy hormone softens the joints in your pelvis and causes the ligaments to soften and stretch too much, which causes the separate parts of your pelvis to move independently instead as one piece. I can actually hear mine pop and grind when I walk or roll over in bed and it is extremely painful. So needless to say doing anything is really hard, and puts me on the couch for days after to help the inflammation go down. So this is where my amazing husband comes into play......

1. He requested to work from home when his schedule permits to help me with Austin.

2. He did ALL the laundry, folded it and put it away.

3. He scrubbed the tubs

4. and the toilets!

5. Has done and continues to do the dishes

6. vacuumed the whole house

7. has pretty much potty trained Austin

8. lets me sleep in every Saturday and Sunday

9. has taken complete care of me regardless of anything

10. loves me Austin and our little Lily unconditionally.

You cant beat that! What an awesome and wonderful person! We love you!

My cute little Austin

CHRISTMAS QUESTIONS

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both

2. Real tree or Artificial? Prefer real, but artificial is so much easier!

3. When do you put up the tree? This year we out it up the 2nd week of November!

4. When do you take the tree down? New Year’s day

5. Do you like eggnog? Yep, love the fattening stuff!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Oh too many to mention

7. Hardest person to buy for? Matt, and Jared

8. Easiest person to buy for? Austin for sure

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, we get a new one every year

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Cards

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I am sure it was something from a certain Aunt (all of you on the Matthews side know who I am talking about!!)

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas the cartoon

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Around Thanksgiving Time

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Turkey, cookies and candy homemade is best!

16. Lights on the tree? Yes who doesn't?

17. Favorite Christmas song? Thistle Hair, Christmas night, I love Christmas music!

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Both

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Neither, an elf

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on Christmas Eve from family and the rest in the Morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? money

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Santa Clause

24. Favorite food for Christmas dinner? Turkey, mashed potatoes, salad, and rolls, yams and apples, stuffed mushrooms, shrimp and crab!

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? My family to all be happy, Austin and my baby Lily to be healthy, to be together.

Now, I tag Andrea, Shay, Courtney, Jodi, Lindsay, and Natalie

Merry Christmas!

VGT

For those of you who dont know what VGT stands for I will clue you in. You see I just found out myself, when my 3 1/2 year old started crying last night because and I quote "my thumbs hurt really, really bad."

At first we thought he was saying bum. So we peaked in and nope no redness, and then we realized he was saying thumbs. That's when Ryan informed me of said condition. Video Game Thumb. It was so sad, and yet as we were comforting him, we couldn't help but laugh. I mean come on, how sad is that?? My three year old thumbs hurt from playing Xbox 360.

He loves the Indiana Jones Lego game, which is made for a ten year old, yet he is actually really good at it. There are a ton of puzzles that I have a hard time helping him with, and he is usually the one who figures it out. So I figure it is better then the mindless cartoons he loves. I guess we are going to have to limit his playing time, since he would play all day long, and we cant injure those chubby little thumbs they are WAY to cute.

Oh and to top it all off we have Lego Batman coming any day........what is a mother to do??

Burr Thanksgiving Feast

This year was the off year in my family where we all go to our in laws for Thanksgiving. But with enough complaining from all of us, we decided to have a early Burr Thanksgiving Feast. It was so much fun. We all went over to my Grandpa and Grandma Burr's house where the feast was being held, and oh what a feast it was. My Grandma Burr has a way of making the Holidays so memorable and special. She always has. Everything was absolutely beautiful, from the way dinner was presented, to the table decor. The food not only looked beautiful, but tasted incredible too.

Then to top it all off, she brought out all the Gingerbread House kits and we all got to sit around and decorated them. It was so much fun and brought back so many cherished memories. When we were little, she had us over every year to do the same, and it was awesome to sit there in the same house with my own little boy, and continue the tradition.

My grandma was very sneaky. When it was time to go home she told us that we had to leave them there to dry, and even when I said mine was dry she insisted that we keep them there. Well to our surprise, she finished them for us. They look just like they use too when I was a child. I hope to continue the tradition with both my kids.

Now if I can just keep Austin out of it until Christmas! It is amazing how when he is around it candy keeps "falling off" spooky hu??

Thank you Grandma for a wonderful night! We love you!

Another funny

Me and Austin were sitting around the kitchen table on Saturday night, when he let out a huge burp. I looked at him with that look of surprise, when he put his little hand up and told me this:

Austin: Mom, don't say excuse me OK??

Me: well, OK

Austin: Say,"Nice burp"

Needless to say that one had me laughing all night, and random times in the middle of the night, and all through my parents sacrament meeting the next day.

By the way, good job on your talks mom and dad! We love you!