Our daughter has a serious fixation with Menards. I think it's because her and Daddy go there quite often together and it makes for some fun daddy-daughter time.
Anyway, last night we were all three sitting in the living room and I started brainstorming ideas for Madalyn's next birthday party. I was trying to think outside of the typical birthday party where all of her friends come over, we eat cake, and then she opens gifts from family. I had named off a few things and then I decided to ask the one for whom the party would be given. Here's how the hilarious conversation panned out:
Mom: "Mady, where would you like to go for your birthday this year?"
Mady: after she let out a hmm she was obviously thinking hard. She said in a quiet voice with a big smile on her face... "Menards."
Mom: "Menards? Well, what would be your second choice? Your next favorite thing to do?"
Mady: without hesitation, "Shopping!"
Mom: "Shopping? For what?"
Mady: with another smile on her face, "M&M's!"
Seriously! Apparently this year we will be spending her birthday at Menards. Haha! Kidding! Actually if it were up to Dad, we would!
Another random story from the night:
Mady and I were reading her bible while Daddy was showing the house to some people. We read the story about Jesus' death and resurrection and also read the story of Jonah. She insisted that we go back and re-read the stories about Jesus. She kept saying "More Jesus stories mommy!" So, we read them again. There are questions at the end of each of her bible stories so I was asking her questions like : "Where was Jesus born?" , "Who came to see baby Jesus?" , "Who brought baby Jesus gifts?" She answered with things like, "Stable, Shepherds, Wisemen." Then we moved on to the story of Jesus' ressurection. We talked about the people that made fun of Jesus and how he was raised from the dead. At the end of the chapter, I asked her, "Who does Jesus love?" She answered with "the bad mans, mommy." I quickly realized that she was talking about the men that were making fun of Jesus, as it was put in her bible. It was just cute to hear her say that Jesus loved each of us and even "the bad mans, mommy!"
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Walmart!
The night before last, Mady and I were singing songs in the living room before bed. She somehow got on the kick of wanting to do the "church" song, as she calls it. You may remember it from your childhood...
This is the church, this is the steeple, open the door, see all the people. This is the church, this is the steeple, open the door, where's all the people?
We do the hand movements while we're singing it and she loves it. My mom actually taught the song to her a few months ago and every time she would say the last line "Where's all the people?", Mady would say "bye-bye." It was super cute how she said it and so, of course, we would laugh at her every time and it became the new thing.
When we were singing the other night, we sang through the first verse and then got to the end where I was expecting her to say "bye-bye." But, that's not what came out of her mouth. Out of no where she proudly exclaimed "WAL-MART!" and then proceeded with a ton of giggles. I have no idea where this came from but apparently all of the people went to Wal-mart instead of church?! It was quite comical. What a character...!
I think this just goes to show that we are entering the phase I've only heard about where toddlers say anything and everything, and dull moments are no more! I am loving it!
This is the church, this is the steeple, open the door, see all the people. This is the church, this is the steeple, open the door, where's all the people?
We do the hand movements while we're singing it and she loves it. My mom actually taught the song to her a few months ago and every time she would say the last line "Where's all the people?", Mady would say "bye-bye." It was super cute how she said it and so, of course, we would laugh at her every time and it became the new thing.
When we were singing the other night, we sang through the first verse and then got to the end where I was expecting her to say "bye-bye." But, that's not what came out of her mouth. Out of no where she proudly exclaimed "WAL-MART!" and then proceeded with a ton of giggles. I have no idea where this came from but apparently all of the people went to Wal-mart instead of church?! It was quite comical. What a character...!
I think this just goes to show that we are entering the phase I've only heard about where toddlers say anything and everything, and dull moments are no more! I am loving it!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
22 Weeks and a SURPRISE!!!
Yesterday I hit the 22w mark! Yep, we're on a quite a roll now. I had my check up this morning and we were greeted with such a surprise. If you read my post a while back you will remember me saying that Baby B was definitely a girl, but there were some questions about Baby A. Apparently, today things were different. As my wonderful husband would say, "Baby A's apple grew a stem!" Yep, we are now having a BOY and a GIRL! Mady was right all along when she used to say that Mommy was having "one each" ... in other words... one of each! We already had a boy name picked out so there won't be much to do on that end... Now I just have to find some boy clothes!!!!
I was definitely a little more shocked this time around vs. Mark being shocked last time when they said it was 2 girls. I was used to saying that we were having 2 girls. After all, the sono tech said she was pretty sure A was a girl. I was excited that we already had all the clothes and pink stuff that one household could ever imagine! But, I'm excited to have a boy now - it's just taking a little bit longer for it to sink in. We were praying in the beginning that we would be blessed with one of each so we definitely got what we were asking for. Mark is really excited to have a boy to carry on the family name and to do "manly" things with. He was really cute today when he told me that he was excited about the chance to be able to raise up a strong Christian man in today's world. That really touched my heart.
Both babies look good. They are stil measuring a little small but that's too be expected. Our boy is 14oz and our little girl is 1 pound 2oz. You go girl! According to a singleton growth chart, one is in the 25th percentile and one is in the 45th. Everything looks great though - even the fluid levels around each baby look good. Baby B, our girl, is definitely more active than our boy which seems to be backwards. She is currently feet down while our boy is head down. I am still praying that they will swap places as girl's feet are lower than boy's head making a natural birth impossible at this point. Oh well, there's still time for them to move.
Doc says I look good too. He pressed on my stomach a few times and said "good news is that you are definitely all baby up here." I'm still able to exercise and get around well. He did say that he didn't want me to pick up Madalyn anymore which actually made me shed a few tears. It's going to be so hard to not pick her up unless I absolutely have to (getting in the car, putting her to bed when mark isn't here, etc). It makes me so sad but I have to watch out for the little ones inside of me too. Doc also said that I need to put up my feet at least 1 hour out of every 4 or so - just to make sure that I force myself to rest ... as I tend to stay busy, busy, busy and I forget to slow down.
But, everything is going smoothly. Now I'm just on a quest to find some little boy clothes. Apparently it's time to get some blue in this house....
Dad's response: I'm pretty stoked about being a big boy Daddy. I was pretty scared that I wouldn't be able to tell the 2 girls apart. Now, I can confirm everything anatomically. Now Betty will have a Benny to play with. (Benny and Betty Bettinger). I called my dad, Grandpa Chuck today. He's also very excited about having a fishing, camping, dirt stomping, big belching little buddy. Apparently my mom is relieved that her duties in these areas will be commencing. 2 girls would have been great, but truth be told, I'm very, very excited about having a son. Little Benny Bettinger. Thank you, Lord.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Menards, Daddy...Menards!
So Jenn left yesterday morning about 6:30 am to go to the "Hearts at Home Conference" in Bloomington. It's the National conference, and it happens to be held at our alma mater, ISU, only an hour away. Jenn has been looking forward to this weekend for quite some time now.
Jenn took off with her girlfriend, Nicole and I looked at Mady and she looked at me and I said, "come on Mads, let's go get pancakes." Her response was, "with sausage?" "Yes, Mads, pancakes and sausage." She is indeed my daughter.
After breakfast w/ all the guys, we came back home. I moved my office to the dining room table and let her watch cartoons for 3 hours. Sorry, I know, it's not healthy, but I had a ton of work to do. After lunch, she took a 3 hour nap. Right before I laid her down, I asked her, "do you want to play with playdoh when you get up, or go to Menards?" She squealed back, "Menards Daddy, Menards! Menards, now! Daddy!" "After your nap, Baby."
She woke up and her first words were, "Menards now, Daddy?" Off we went...
I found oil on sale for $1.68 a quart, so I bought a case. We saw Adam and Lindy and hung out w/ them for awhile. I also found out that Mady fits in the little hand held baskets at Menards, so she hung out in there. I pushed her around on the big flat bed cart while she was in the basket. We bought M&Ms and ate them while we walked around.
We headed home and ate dinner while watching the Illini beat Michigan. After that, we went over to the church. They were having the annual pine car derby. Next year we'll make one. Mady had a great time running around with the tons of kids that were there. Home and in bed by 9:00. She slept in till 8:00 this morning. Hurry home, Mommy....we miss you!!!
Jenn took off with her girlfriend, Nicole and I looked at Mady and she looked at me and I said, "come on Mads, let's go get pancakes." Her response was, "with sausage?" "Yes, Mads, pancakes and sausage." She is indeed my daughter.
After breakfast w/ all the guys, we came back home. I moved my office to the dining room table and let her watch cartoons for 3 hours. Sorry, I know, it's not healthy, but I had a ton of work to do. After lunch, she took a 3 hour nap. Right before I laid her down, I asked her, "do you want to play with playdoh when you get up, or go to Menards?" She squealed back, "Menards Daddy, Menards! Menards, now! Daddy!" "After your nap, Baby."
She woke up and her first words were, "Menards now, Daddy?" Off we went...
I found oil on sale for $1.68 a quart, so I bought a case. We saw Adam and Lindy and hung out w/ them for awhile. I also found out that Mady fits in the little hand held baskets at Menards, so she hung out in there. I pushed her around on the big flat bed cart while she was in the basket. We bought M&Ms and ate them while we walked around.
We headed home and ate dinner while watching the Illini beat Michigan. After that, we went over to the church. They were having the annual pine car derby. Next year we'll make one. Mady had a great time running around with the tons of kids that were there. Home and in bed by 9:00. She slept in till 8:00 this morning. Hurry home, Mommy....we miss you!!!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Super Duper Diaper Deal
So, I really should post this on our other blog, Making Cents of It All, but I'm being lazy today. All of my couponing just paid off today, and it reminded me why I cut and print out all of those crazy coupons.
I have a number of blogs that I check daily in order to find good deals at different stores. I've mentioned before that I really dislike buying things at full price so I'm always out to find a good deal. Let me tell you about my diaper deal today.
I printed Huggies Diaper coupons off of www.Coupons.com earlier in the week. I noticed that Walgreens was having a sale on Huggies Diapers - the jumbo pack in the smaller sizes (NB, 1, 2). They were on sale for $10 a piece. I usually buy the Sams brand for Madalyn because they are cheaper in bulk and sometimes I think they are even better than brand name. So, I'm not used to buying Huggies but I thought $10 was a good deal.
My coupons were for $5 off one pack of diapers. I printed 2, had my mom print a few, and my MIL printed some too. Walgreens also has a sale going on now that if you buy $25 in Huggies diapers then you got a $10 off coupon (basically giving you $10 back in store credit but you obviously have to use it there). So, I bought my 3 packs of diapers for $30, used my 3 coupons for a total of $15.00 off, got my $10 off coupon in return and technically paid $1.66 a piece for the diapers! What a deal!!! I'm going again tonight to do the same thing at a different Walgreens. Because the coupons are for the smaller size, I'm starting my stockpile for the twins when they arrive!
It's refreshing when I find a good deal. It gets me energized - ready to find more! You really can't beat $1.66 for diapers!!!
I have a number of blogs that I check daily in order to find good deals at different stores. I've mentioned before that I really dislike buying things at full price so I'm always out to find a good deal. Let me tell you about my diaper deal today.
I printed Huggies Diaper coupons off of www.Coupons.com earlier in the week. I noticed that Walgreens was having a sale on Huggies Diapers - the jumbo pack in the smaller sizes (NB, 1, 2). They were on sale for $10 a piece. I usually buy the Sams brand for Madalyn because they are cheaper in bulk and sometimes I think they are even better than brand name. So, I'm not used to buying Huggies but I thought $10 was a good deal.
My coupons were for $5 off one pack of diapers. I printed 2, had my mom print a few, and my MIL printed some too. Walgreens also has a sale going on now that if you buy $25 in Huggies diapers then you got a $10 off coupon (basically giving you $10 back in store credit but you obviously have to use it there). So, I bought my 3 packs of diapers for $30, used my 3 coupons for a total of $15.00 off, got my $10 off coupon in return and technically paid $1.66 a piece for the diapers! What a deal!!! I'm going again tonight to do the same thing at a different Walgreens. Because the coupons are for the smaller size, I'm starting my stockpile for the twins when they arrive!
It's refreshing when I find a good deal. It gets me energized - ready to find more! You really can't beat $1.66 for diapers!!!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
20 Weeks!
(Notice the date that this was written... I just now published it to the blog so it's a little behind.)
I'm currently 20 weeks and 2 days pregnant! I can hardly believe it! It has gone by fairly quickly. I'm considered halfway for a normal singleton pregnancy and according to my doctor I'm considered over halfway for a twin pregnancy. He says that then full term point for twins is 36weeks so if I look at it that way I'm on my way to being done!
I'm feeling great! I think I've finally, within the last 2 weeks, hit the point where I have more energy, I'm not as tired, and I'm feeling all around great! My doctor said I would hit that mark around 20 weeks or so but that it wouldn't last long, unlike a singleton pregnancy. So, I'm taking advantage of it! I really started to pop out at about 18 weeks and now I look pregnant! I can still wear some of my regular clothes but am beginning to lean towards maternity clothes - ugh! I am definitely feeling the babies move. It's really exciting to feel kicks (or punches) on opposites sides of my stomach at the same time. What a feeling! I'm still exercising and feeling good. I have been having some braxton hicks contractions but according to some others who have twins that I have talked to - it's not out of the ordinary at this point. It still makes me nervous though. I apparently was having BH contractions with Mady but didn't know it. They landed me in the hospital for a week with early labor! I'm praying that I don't have any complications like that!
My last doctors appointment was at 18 weeks. We had an hour long sono and if you haven't already heard ... it seems as though we're having 2 more GIRLS! Baby B is definitely a girl and there was a small question raised about Baby A - however the sono tech is pretty sure it's a girl. I guess we'll find out in two weeks when I go back again.
We just put our house on the market again this past weekend. Please join with us in prayer that we are able to sell our home soon. I'm just nervous that these babies are going to come before our house sells - which wouldn't be a huge problem except for the fact that it would be a lot of work to get the house ready for a showing with 3 kids!!! The Lord knows though! He knows what is best for us - His timing - and I'm just learning to trust Him even more.
I'm currently 20 weeks and 2 days pregnant! I can hardly believe it! It has gone by fairly quickly. I'm considered halfway for a normal singleton pregnancy and according to my doctor I'm considered over halfway for a twin pregnancy. He says that then full term point for twins is 36weeks so if I look at it that way I'm on my way to being done!
I'm feeling great! I think I've finally, within the last 2 weeks, hit the point where I have more energy, I'm not as tired, and I'm feeling all around great! My doctor said I would hit that mark around 20 weeks or so but that it wouldn't last long, unlike a singleton pregnancy. So, I'm taking advantage of it! I really started to pop out at about 18 weeks and now I look pregnant! I can still wear some of my regular clothes but am beginning to lean towards maternity clothes - ugh! I am definitely feeling the babies move. It's really exciting to feel kicks (or punches) on opposites sides of my stomach at the same time. What a feeling! I'm still exercising and feeling good. I have been having some braxton hicks contractions but according to some others who have twins that I have talked to - it's not out of the ordinary at this point. It still makes me nervous though. I apparently was having BH contractions with Mady but didn't know it. They landed me in the hospital for a week with early labor! I'm praying that I don't have any complications like that!
My last doctors appointment was at 18 weeks. We had an hour long sono and if you haven't already heard ... it seems as though we're having 2 more GIRLS! Baby B is definitely a girl and there was a small question raised about Baby A - however the sono tech is pretty sure it's a girl. I guess we'll find out in two weeks when I go back again.
We just put our house on the market again this past weekend. Please join with us in prayer that we are able to sell our home soon. I'm just nervous that these babies are going to come before our house sells - which wouldn't be a huge problem except for the fact that it would be a lot of work to get the house ready for a showing with 3 kids!!! The Lord knows though! He knows what is best for us - His timing - and I'm just learning to trust Him even more.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Birds Eat Poop!
Yep, you read it right. I'm ashamed to say that the above phrase is what Madalyn said when we went to pick up Daddy tonight. Let me back up...
Mark's car has been having some issues and he took it this afternoon to the garage so that it could be fixed. He asked me to pick him up this afternoon as he wouldn't have a car. Madalyn, Olivia (she comes to our house on Tuesday afternoons), and I jumped into the car and headed over to the garage. As we sat in the parking lot waiting on Mark to arrive, Mady was watching 3 huge black crows that were sitting on the edge of the road. She was asking questions as usual like "that?", "hurt me?" , and "Doing mommy." (what's that, will they hurt me, and what are they doing?)
Olivia was telling her what kind of birds that they were and explaining that they won't hurt her because they are scared of her. Somehow I ended up telling Mady that birds don't do much besides eat and go poopy. Yep, classy, I know. I need to start being more careful. Anyway, we didn't talk any more about that particular subject.
Mark then arrived, dropped his car off, and came over to the truck. He had not even closed the door on the truck after he got in when Mady proudly exclaimed from the backseat "Birds eat poop, Daddy!"
Yeah, needless to say I got in trouble. ha. I do have to admit that it was pretty funny though!
Mark's car has been having some issues and he took it this afternoon to the garage so that it could be fixed. He asked me to pick him up this afternoon as he wouldn't have a car. Madalyn, Olivia (she comes to our house on Tuesday afternoons), and I jumped into the car and headed over to the garage. As we sat in the parking lot waiting on Mark to arrive, Mady was watching 3 huge black crows that were sitting on the edge of the road. She was asking questions as usual like "that?", "hurt me?" , and "Doing mommy." (what's that, will they hurt me, and what are they doing?)
Olivia was telling her what kind of birds that they were and explaining that they won't hurt her because they are scared of her. Somehow I ended up telling Mady that birds don't do much besides eat and go poopy. Yep, classy, I know. I need to start being more careful. Anyway, we didn't talk any more about that particular subject.
Mark then arrived, dropped his car off, and came over to the truck. He had not even closed the door on the truck after he got in when Mady proudly exclaimed from the backseat "Birds eat poop, Daddy!"
Yeah, needless to say I got in trouble. ha. I do have to admit that it was pretty funny though!
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