Show us Where You live Friday

Welcome back if you have stopped by before and hello to my new visitors!!!   I am really enjoying these home tours and really getting some great ideas.  For anyone new...I am currently an American living in the UK. I state this because the houses are much much smaller and I have left behind 2000 lbs of household goods and am still having a hard time finding room for what we brought.   We have out grown this house with expecting baby #3 but will make do until we move back to the states.   A few weeks ago we moved the girls into the playroom/craft room and moved my craft table and desk into the smallest bedroom.  I am planning on the baby sharing this room with my craft supplies and I will decorate it when I figure out how I want to do it!

We don't have a computer in this room because we have laptops.

This room is also storage for a while. The big bins are full of little people.

My craft table is messy because I'm going through pictures for the girls scrapbooks.

I do sew, but I have to put the machine on a transformer, so it is hidden until needed. I also have a shelf to hold the books I'm working on.

Thanks for stopping by!!  Nothing major, but it's mine;)

Have a great weekend.

10 Week 2 days.....December 25!

I haven't scanned the pictures as I begin to type this but I love to brag about all my children.  I had my first official doctor appointment today for baby #3!   After talking about the boring "things" we got down to business and checked on my little bundle of fun!!   Baby was kicking and moving around!!  We heard the heartbeat and the rate was about 160 beats (right in the good range)!   The NP measured the baby three times and all three times showed 10 weeks 2 days gestation....which puts my due date December 25!     I have been exposed to 5th disease, so I have added blood work to do, but I would do any test to make sure my baby stays healthy.  

When I picked up the mail there was a package from Mom and a gift for all three of my kiddos!!

New outfits from Target!!!!

10 weeks 2 days  pictures with first baby gift!!!  Sheets!!!

Girls' room

I'm showing off my 4 and 6 year old girls' bedroom/playroom.  I was going to clean it up and pretend they never mess it up, but then that wouldn't be what it looks like on a daily basis.  We just recently moved the girls' beds into this room.  We are trying to make room for the baby (I know we have a while to wait..but I like to get started on things early), so we decided the girls would not have two rooms.  They were sleeping in another room and the large room was their playroom.   They love this new arrangement and didn't have trouble getting rid of a few toys either.

From the look of the toy side of the room, it looks like they could get rid of a few more things and probably not miss them!

The girls love build a bear animals!!

This is not what my kitchen looks like....not sure why they don't clean it up!!

This side has been messed up by Jenna and a friend.  But this is pretty much what it looks like anyway. My girls love dolls and barbies and all things girly!

 I am showing one small picture of the bathroom to show you how small the bathroom is.  It is the perfect size for two little girls and the bath tub is pretty big (deep).  

First baby picture

I am able to post pictures of baby #3 early!!!  I had some minor problems occur this weekend, so I spent 7 hours in the ER making sure all was ok.  I was not under the care of the ER for 7 hours either.....5 hours was just waiting for them to see me.   Not really sure why it took so long...there were five people ahead of me and they waited all day too.  We not only saw the baby...but we saw the heart beating too!!  Very exciting and a huge relief to see.  Meghan and Jenna still have the idea I could be having two little girls for them...even after they looked at the picture of just one in me.  

We also moved the girls into the playroom this weekend..so they no longer have two rooms. We are making the third bedroom the baby room/craft room.  The girls and I have been cleaning out and I am so happy to see a clean house! I will post pictures of their room after I have finished the clean up.

Banham Zoo

I went to the Zoo on Friday with Lakenheath's Kindergarten classes. There was over 100 children and enough parents and teachers to watch all the kiddos!   It was about an hour drive to the Zoo and with being pregnant, that was the hardest part of the trip for me:)  My group had five kids and four adults and we had so much fun. We saw so many cool animals and a birds of prey demonstration (included a Parrot, hawks and a Bald Eagle). We saw animals from A to Z!!

This first pictures is Meghana and Kayla in front of the Bald Eagle.  

(Lakenheath's mascot is a bald eagle)!!

My group of kiddos in front of the Kanagroos.

This big guy was most of the kids favorite animal!

Class having a snack after we arrived.

8 weeks

I was going to hold off and post this picture after I have my first doctor appointment but I haven't blogged in a while, so I decided to show it!   I am 8 weeks 3 days pregnant and finally feel "normal" again.  By normal I mean not starving all day and then feeling sick because I'm starving. I was feeling like I hadn't eaten all day when I was eating almost every hour (not much but a little something).  This pregnancy is much different than when I was pregnant with the girls. Some people say..."oh it's a boy...or it's twins"....well I think I feel this way because I am the mother of two very active little girls and I keep very busy. I have started slowing down and Jenna sat on the couch today while I took a 45 minute cat nap!   The question asked most is.....what do the girls think of having a baby??.....well I'll tell you.....they think it is the coolest thing in the world. Meghan will get up in the morning and wants to hug my tummy and tell the baby she loves them....I did say them.  Meghan keeps telling me she really wants us to have two little girls...one for her and one for Jenna!!!   Meghan has also decided the baby can sleep with her and she will help change the diapers too.  Jenna is excited and she asks a lot of the technical questions...like how the baby is growing and how is it going to get out!!   I'm trying to be as honest and up front about having a baby, but leaving out details a 4 and 6 year old don't need to hear.   Meghan and Jenna are going to be two of the best big sisters to the new baby!!   

I have my first appointment on June 1!!!  I will post the ultrasound picture and details from the appointment.  As of my calculations my due date is December 27 and if this baby is like the girls...I hope to have the baby a week or two before Christmas (kinda out of my hands)!!

My picture looks like a mug shot...but I took two pictures and the other picture has Rob's toes in it!!  So...this is the picture I'm posting.  I am showing a little, but I'm on number three!!!

pictures from Mildenhall

I never got around to showing some pictures from Mildenhall (these were taken when Mom and Dad were here). I wanted to share these because I think I needed to see that it can actually get sunny and a little warm here. Since Mom and Dad left, the nice weather left with them...

Mildenhall River walk...you can walk to Barton Mills on this path.

We watched this family of ducks for a little while. They were run off by some older ducks.

Dad, Me, Jenna and Mom stopped to see the ducks and feed them some bread.

Mildenhall Catherdal