.the week.

I think I'm to the point that I could identify almost any crossover/van driving down the road at this point.  We've looked at so many cars this past week, that I'm completely burned out, and would probably be satisfied with anything that moved at this point.  I've come to the conclusion that car shopping is only fun if you have the money for the vehicle you want...otherwise you're stuck just looking and not getting.  We actually got a decent payoff for Fran, but we really don't want to have a car payment so we are seriously limited at what we can get (i.e. it won't be our dream car, or even something I'll truly love).  Needless to say I'm just looking forward to having this BUMP in the road out of the way so we can focus on the next one...because there are always more bumps to be had.

Finn has started getting more vocal this week, and has started saying his pleases and thank yous, if not consistently, then at least when he really wants something.  We LOVE bath time, because he is such a hoot in the tub.  He'll get on his belly on blow bubbles and just splash like a mad man. Love!  He's also discovered his sheets have planes, cars, boats, trucks, and his favorite COPTER's on them.  As soon as I turn the light on after he wakes up, he will start tossing his pillow and blanket around so he can point them all out.  I often leave him in there while I put our bedroom in order for the morning, just so I can hear him yell out, "Car, Truck, Plane, boat, & COPTER".  

 

He's also figured out HOT as well.  He will say hot when I put food on his tray, and will blow on it to cool it off.  Yesterday when we got in the hot car, he kept saying hot and blowing.  I guess he was trying to cool it off as well.

I got out yesterday to my moms and finished up my canning session this year with 12 quarts of pears.  Pears our the fruit of choice at our house since Roy and Finn will eat them ALL the time.  It felt good to be standing side by side by my beautiful mother as we peeled and cut the fruit talking about babies, life, and everything else.  These are the moments when I get to understand my mother and her sacrifices better, and I grow to appreciate her even more!

As far as baby M goes, well she is just a movin' like crazy!  Last night she kept me up half the night with all her rolling and jabs.  I can now watch her from the outside as she moves...such a strange sensation.  This past week I started to notice my energy start to slack a bit, but I'm not sure if that's from pregnancy or just all the stress of car shopping...I'm obviously hoping for the latter.  I seem to be hungry all the time lately, which is really frustrating to me.  I want to eat healthy, but fruit and veggies just don't satisfy like carbs and meat.  When I wake up at night with whatever baby is doing to me, I realize right away that my stomach is also growling.  I force myself to just roll over and ignore the hunger pains and wait until morning.  Some days I can't wait to feel normal again.

As a post script to this post...

Just returned from the bank this morning.  I had to cash out the insurance check for a possible car buy tonight.  But don't worry my ID along with the thousands of dollars got stuck in the tube on its way back to me.  I felt so bad for the sweet teller, who had to call corporate and her manager to try and figure out what to do, all with 4 cars in each lane waiting.  She finally sent the money down another tube, where I walked over and signed the receipt.  The guy kept cracking jokes about splitting the cash...although I don't think he was entirely joking.  The ID will have to be fished from the tube, and I'll get it Monday...hopefully!  It feels like it's being harder then it should be to get this all done.