Tucker's Blessing

We have had a busy month with Thanksgiving and getting ready for Christmas. We had Tucker blessed on the Dec. 5th. He is such a sweet baby and such a joy to have. I am so glad the Lord knew we needed him in our family. We love you Tucker.

Halloween

Tucker Elliott Martin

Tucker is here and I am in love with him. He was 8lbs 7oz and has lots of dark hair. He is amazing. I love to just look at him except last night when he was up all night long. ha ha...just kidding I couldn't look at him I was falling asleep feeding him, couldn't keep my eyes open. He loves to eat and be held. He looks so much like my other two kids, but different at the same time. I love him and I am doing great. The kids love him and Kenzie can't get enough of him. Wants to hold him all the time.

37 weeks and miserable

I am now 37 weeks and getting more and more anxious by the day...okay minute!! I am so ready to be able to move with ease again. I did however get a new dishwasher which I have only used it once, but boy oh boy, it's awesome! Our other one broke about 5 months ago and it wasn't a big deal until now. I takes me about an hour to was normal everyday dishes. I have to take so many breaks it's stupid! That has been the highlight of the week for me. The kids are taking full advantage of me not being able to chase them around. Kenzie has started soccer and her first game is Monday, I am so excited to watch her play in her first game. She loves preschool this year and is just growing up way to fast. She is a sweet girl and loves her brother and is a big help with him. Tripp is all boy!!! I mean down to wrestling with kenzie and pulling her to the floor to cuddling with his mama and daddy. He is a sweet boy, but can be so devilish at the same time. He is my big helper in the morning while Kenzie is at school. Jake has been a huge help lately. I think him being home more with this pregnancy and me not working he gets to see how hard it really is sometimes. I am so big that I just can't do the everyday things with ease anymore! He has really stepped up to the daddy and husband role. Not the pampering type, but has really tried hard to make it easier for me. I love him and my kids so much. Tucker is just getting bigger and bigger everyday. I can feel him everywhere now, low to high. every nook and cranny is filled with some body part. He just roles arounds now, and my stomach looks like an alien has taken over it some times. We are anxiously awaiting his arrival I hope that will be the 17th, no promises from the dr though.

Three more weeks

This was at 32 weeks. My sister took this picture of me. Tucker measured 4.10 at this visit. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and he said we have about three and a half weeks left. We are hoping to get to 38 weeks, but my body might not hold out that long. I really have felt great, except for the uncontrolable urge to eat ice. I eat it all day long. I am not really uncomfortable yet, most days I am good, until I try to clean to much. My belly is so big it rests on my legs now almost all the time, even when laying down. We are thinking Tucker is going to be about 8 lbs, especially if we make it to 38 weeks. Tripp was 7,10 at 36 weeks so we will see about this one. I am measuring about 1 and half weeks ahead. We are excited and nervous about this new addition. The kids think they are ready, but they have no idea what is instore.

WELL IT'S A.....

ANOTHER BOY!!! We had our ultrasound today and the baby looks great and we are having another boy. We are excited and nervous about two boys...but Tripp really needs a brother to rough house with. I don't think that hills and bows are his thing so this will be good for him! It was actually really nice to see the baby today. I haven't been really excited about this pregnancy. It was a total shock to us. We are on the pill and were not wanting anymore kids. I gave everything away and so now I am starting over again. But we will be tying my tubes this time! ha ha...maybe that will work. I have had a great pregnancy so far no complaints except for excessive hunger and my hands falling asleep when I sleep. That is quiet a pain, but I am half way there so hopefully we can handle it a little longer. My body feels great as far as the baby and things are concerned so far. I mean the baby only weighs 10 oz right now. I have gained 8 lbs so far I hope not to pack it on the at the end. Kenzie is really excited she got to go today and see the baby but Tripp he just doesn't quiet get it!!!

Not a baby!

Wow! Time has sure flown by. My baby is not a baby anymore, she is a little girl that just turned 4. Kenzie turned 4 on the 6th and we had her party today. It was so much fun. She is growing up so fast and is so smart and silly! She is caring and sweet! She loves Barbies and Polly Pockets. She loves her cousins and her brother. They are really close. I just can't beleive how big she is. She will be in Kindergarten next year. I just can't believe it. Wow!!! I love you Mackenzie Grace...AKA "Yellow Kate"...Not sure why she changed her name ;)

New Life

We have been very busy around here lately it seems. Jake had surgery in December and was off from work for about 4 weeks so it was nice to have him home, but nice for him to go back to work...He was kinda getting cabin fever. Me and Jake went to Gatlinburg, TN in October for a little getaway and it was so nice and much needed. The holidays were good and busy. My sister Misty was down for Thanksgiving along with my uncle Kevin and his family so we spent as much time with them as possible. We spent our time between my family and Jake's as always. It was really nice this year.

We are expanding our little family to five in October. We are 10 weeks pregnant and starting to get over the shock of failed birth control...but I know Heavenly Father knows what he is doing! The kids started off February with ginvotistomatis or some crazy word like that....they had ulcers all in their mouths. Gums were bloody and swollen. Little Tripp couldn't even hardly see his teeth his gums were so swollen. Then Kenzie gets it a week later and finally starts to cut her two year molars on top at the same time as the ulcers. There was lots of crying and not just my children. Ha ha! Yes, emotional rollercoaster over at the Martin house. Then on Sunday I was so graciously coughing and apparently you can cough so hard that you pull a muscle in your back!!!!! Yes, It can happen and it did to me. Severe pain is all I can say. I went to the doctor and he put me on bed rest for 48 hours. How do you take care of two kids when on bed rest for 2 days and your husband is working nights!!!!!!! Well you call your mama who takes off work and keeps them. I don't know what I would do without my mama. I love her and my daddy, they are so supportive and they are always there to help me when I need them. They have been real lifesavers this week. My sister in law picked me up on Monday to take me to dr. and drove me all over town running errands, while Jake played Mr. Mom...which was very good for him and the kids. He doesn't do it very often and it was really nice for me!

My poor sister Heidi's kids are sick also. Shaylin has the ulcer's in her mouth and has lost 10 pounds so far...not that she didn't need to, she's a little on the chunky side :) Then Turner gets the flu and Heidi starts to run fever and feel awful. And Joey her husband is at work off shore for three weeks! We send each other whinny text all day long about our ills...then try to make jokes to keep our spirits up...being house bound is not for us!

So needless to say these past few weeks has been hard for me to get excited about this new little life coming into our family. One good thing has come out of it all...I got to hear the heartbeat on monday and that made it a little more exciting for me. I feel like a terrible mother, because I just don't want this baby right now. I know that it is just the terrible few weeks of cranky sick kids and mama...and little sleep that is contributing to the unwantedness of this tiny little miracle. I know that I will change my mind and I will love this little one just like the other two, But does that sound terrible for me to say! How horrible of a person am I for not wanting the greatest of all things the Lord could give me?