Pregnancy Brain

This describes my life right about now. It's crazy how many things I have forgotten this time around...and I don't mean in regards to being pregnant or having another child. I mean, I just keep forgetting things...conversations I've had, things not getting on the grocery list the first time and having to go back to the store to get the one thing I forgot (today it was diapers...forgot them at Target last night when I was there), the list goes on. I've always heard that when you are pregnant with girls it's even worse...well, pretty sure I can attest to that...not too mention, I think it gets worse every time you are pregnant. Pretty much if it's not written on the calendar, it's not getting done...so you should SEE my calendar right now. There is literally something on it every day this month...or multiple things...CRAZY!!!! I can't believe that this is the last weekend as a family of 5 and Eleanor will be here on Tuesday!! Again, CRAZY!!! On one hand, I feel like time has flown by and that I should not be this close to having her but on the other I am so ready this time around. Normally I wouldn't say that I'm ready...I truly do enjoy being prego (except the feeling sick part in the 1st trimester), but keeping up with 3 kids (2 of which are busy with school, sports, playdates, birthday parties, etc.) has worn me out this time around. Let's just say that around dinner time...I.AM.DONE. for the day, but of course as a mom you just keep trucking along till after the kitchen is cleaned, kids are bathed, homework is done, clothes are picked out for the next day, and kids are in bed. All that's to say is I am ready for a "vacation" at the hospital. Will post pics or at least a blog update once Eleanor gets here with all the stats.

Isabelle the Super Kid

This week at Noah's Kids Isabelle has been the Super Kid. On Monday she was able to share about herself and Thursday she brought a bird's nest with some pieces of a pretty blue eggshell that she and Delaney found with my dad the other night while they were "helping" my parents work in their yard. Her teachers sent a fun little questionnaire home so we could fill it out and return it to school...one of the teachers made a poster all about Isabelle...so cute! I thought it would be fun to share her answers and encourage any other moms (or dads) to take some time and ask your own child/children these same questions...you just might be surprised by some of their answers (I think Sloan and I were when we helped her fill it out). We then asked the questions to Delaney a few nights later and her answers were equally as interesting (will share those sometime soon as well).

FULL NAME: Isabelle Breazeale Clinton (middle name is pronounced Brazil...it was Sloan's grandmother's maiden name)

FAVORITE COLOR: Pink and Blue

FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Strawberry and vanilla with chocolate syrup on top

FAVORITE BOOK: The Princess and the Frog

FAVORITE SPORT: Gymnastics

FAVORITE HOBBY: Going on dates with my daddy

FAVORITE TOY: Wii

FAVORITE HOLIDAY: Christmas and Easter

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Phineas & Ferb/Hannah Montana

FAVORITE MOVIE: Star Wars (all of them)

FAVORITE FOOD: Chicken and rice

FAVORITE PET: Dog (if we had one)

FAVORITE SUBJECT AT NOAH'S KIDS: Centers and projects

FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING: Hamburger/sausage

NUMBER OF BROTHERS: 0 NUMBER OF SISTERS: 2 and 1 coming in 2 weeks PETS: 0

HAPPIEST WHEN... Taking walks with my family

PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT(S): When I surprise my mom and dad and clean up my whole room/When I help take care of my little sister, Madeline.

"Slacker"

After just checking my last post I now realized how long it's been since I last blogged...over a month. I know I say that "we are so busy", but we really are SOOOO BUSY!!!! We have had soccer for Delaney every Friday night (practice) and games on Saturday, doctors appointments for me and Eleanor, school for Delaney, "school" (Noah's Kids) for Isabelle, tax season ended for Sloan (YIPPEEEEE!!!!), and house stuff galore. And I know there are other things on top of that, but my brain is having a hard time remembering anything anymore these days. They say pregnancy brain is worse with girls than boys and I really do think it is...although, how would I really know since I've never had a boy. And I personally think it gets worse the more pregnancies you have (who knows if that is proven or not, but I feel like that should be the case). :-)

House update....it's coming along. All the brick and siding is done on the outside. The painter is about to start painting the outside within the next couple of days or early next week. Concrete floor (foundation) is being stained as I type this...can't wait to see what it looks like when we go and look at it tomorrow morning. Trim is going in Friday/Saturday. Interior is being painted once the painter is done with the outside...so probably next week. Cabinets should go in either Friday or Saturday. I think that's it for right now...or again, all my brain can remember.

Baby update...Eleanor Sloane will make her entrance on May 25. C-section is scheduled for 9:30 am. I'm kind of wondering if she and Madeline will end up with the same "birth time"...Maddie was scheduled at 9:30 as well and she came out at 9:38, so we'll see.

Post more soon...gotta get some cleaning done while Madeline is napping, Isabelle is resting/watching cartoons.