pumpkins…

  

scaling the walls, rockin’ out and toy shopping

  

daddy love, cartoons in the morning and puzzle focus

  

pumpkin crafts, belly swingin’ and super smiles

 

meet MY Texas and the force is strong with this one

  

sick pun’kin, date night and sleeping beauty

 

serious stud and lots of laughter

 

pumpkin painting and puzzle time

  

slide surfin’, baby. raider. power. and pumpkin patch

   

after school snack, growin’ boy and sweet smiles

   

more playground fun, last day of work and family fun night

  

welcome baby reese kennedy to our crazy, fun and full of love family.

 

“Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.” William Cullen Bryant

we have so so so many reasons to smile.

BOO…

team yarger…

ABCs and 123…

Here we are again, with just a few days to go, I put together some thoughts and memories to describe the beautiful and emotional journey of our THIRD pregnancy.

Just as I did with the SECOND and FIRST (if you want to reflect on sweet memories).

A: Avocados. On my Chick-fil-a and grilled cheese sandwiches.

B: Butter. That’s peanut butter and chocolate almond butter. Together.

C: Contractions. Braxton Hicks consistently for about six weeks. Fun times.

D: Day care antics. Recently, Drew’s been getting a tummy ache as soon as we pull into the school parking lot and Cal has been abnormally clingy. Think they know change is a-comin’

E: Eviction notice. Come out before Monday or we’re coming to get you little one ;)

F: Fitness or Fit Less? I tried to walk at the mall during the hot summer months, but that didn’t last long.

G: Grandparents. They are all beyond excited to spoil yet another baby Yarger.

H: Halloween. Looks like the lil’ pumpkin will be here just in time to trick or treat.

I: Ice. Chomp. Chomp. Keeps me cool; considering it’s been 85-90 degrees thru October.

J: Jake Mitchell. Complete coincidence that both names are in our family history. 

K: King bed. We have just enough room to snuggle with one more.

L: Lbs gained = 30.

M: Milk and cookies. Every night.

N: Nickname? The only nickname given to this one thus far has been “3.0”.

O: Organics. More knowledgeable this go-round, so we’ve made organic produce and dairy a staple.

P: Prune juice. Enough said.

Q: Question of gender. This week, Cal and Drew are both convinced baby 3.0 a girl. And I haven’t had any strong feelings one way or the other.

R: Reese Kennedy. Recycled our favorite girl name from 2008 (a la pregnancy with Drew).

S: Sweet siblings. Both regularly hug and kiss my belly. Makes mommy mush.

T: Third times a charm. With the exception of frequent heartburn, this one’s been pretty easy.

U: Ultrasounds (or lack there of). We only had one preview of 3.0 around 5 months (compared to bi-weekly with Cal).

V: Vinegar. Salt and vinegar chips that is. Can’t get enough.

W: Work. What a roller coaster this year has been for our family. Grateful, sad and still unsure of what’s to come.

X: eXtraordinary sentimental considering this could be my last pregnancy. we shall see.

Y: YES, we can go to the playground again today. Best after school entertainment for two bustling toddlers and anxious siblings.

Z: Zzzzz. Oh, to be able to sleep thru the night again. Maybe some day…

 

Your daddy, big brother, big sister and I can’t wait to meet you sweetness!!

xoxo. 

this is fall?

yesterday was the first and best day for us to visit the local pumpkin patch. unfortunately, it was blazing sunshine, insanely windy and smiles were extremely difficult to come by.

this one pretty much sums up the whole experience.

they were more interested in climbing over and mazing thru them.

thankfully, there is rain in the forecast, cold front on the way and a baby pumpkin expected to make his/her debut no later than monday of next week.

THAT should bring a smile to everyone’s face!

finish line…

 

just three+ weeks to go.

excited to meet this little pun’kin.

well done…

thankfully we haven’t spent a lot of time in the pediatrician’s office over the years.

while i like our doctor, I absolutely despise the experience. the wait is horrendous which makes my usually patient kids transform into restless demons no matter how many distractions, activities and snacks are at hand. and obviously there are sick little ones everywhere, which makes me sad, in general.

it’s no wonder I’d been putting off her 2 year well visit, so we could knock out both, once he turned four.

it was just as grueling as expected.

an hour and a half wait, three painful shots for him, one shot for her and a few tears from yours truly. but, we managed through (sans daddy) and I’m beyond grateful for these healthy, growing and crazy monkeys children.

we are rapidly approaching 3.0s due date, which means I’m getting nervous about a lot of things, but mostly about being able to distribute my time amongst this crazy crew.

I remember the night before we had callie, I cried and cried and cried. happy tears and worry tears. we were beyond excited and just praying for a healthy baby girl after all the testing and sonograms. but, I was also worried about drew and how he’d be impacted by the new addition to our family.

so far, so good, which I’m sure will be the same this go around.

but, it doesn’t stop me from worrying.

it’s what I do.