Am I Crazy....

A couple things have been going through my head this week....asking the question Am I crazy? Example one: I want more kids! We have 2 now, but I want more, like 3 or 4 more! But, there are days that I can barely handle the two I have :) I came from a family of five and I loved it...for the most part! My parents come from big Polish/German families with at least 10 kids. The boys may drive me crazy, but there are so many things that make up for it! They may pick on each other (crazy how they know how to do that at such a young age), but Jamie is such a good big brother. He is very protective of Oliver and loves to help with him. I did decide that a new sibling would have to wait until next year though :) Hopefully it will be a girl, Jamie keeps asking for a sister....such a hard thing to explain to a three year old.

Example two: I am going to try being gluten free for a few weeks. Maybe not that crazy though. I have been having knee pain for like 12 years now and finally had some blood work done to try and figure it out. It came back saying that I had some sort of auto-immune problem...which could be my asthma....so more tests were done, looking at thyroid problems, food issues and they all came back clear. I guess that is good, but I was hoping for something, at least to answer all the questions. I do know that people can be tested for gluten issues and have them come back clear. My doctor did say that food issues like gluten, wheat, lactose intolerance...can cause arthitis problems. I am lactose intolerant. I used to take pills for that but they got to be expensive and a pain in the butt. Now, I'm going try the gluten free thing and work on my lactose intolerance thing and hope that things get better. I am hoping that it won't be that hard to do. I was looking at the foods we eat and a lot of them are gluten free, so that is good. I'm going to start slow so I don't go crazy with too many changes at once! I will defintately keep you all updated. Right now though, time for bed soon. We all have this nasty cold that is going around :(

Happy Birthday!

Well, it is birthday season in our house.....the boys' birthdays are 11 days apart and then mine in 10 days after Jamie's. I can't believe that this handsome little man is 3 already! He sure does keep us on our feet. Things aren't always easy, but we do have a lot of fun. I just love his smile, it just lights up the room...just like his brother.

He is all boy! He loves tractors, playing outside, getting dirty, being a total daredevil, being loud, and moving all the time! He loves music....playing (he has a bunch of instruments), singing and dancing. He is very musical. He is always tapping along with the beat. We listen to country music and Jamie knows at least 10 different singers and knows most of the songs before the person starts singing.

He is all about the Disney movies, especially the toy story movies. He is also into superheroes...Batman, Superman, Ironman, Spiderman....he loves them all.

His birth was not easy at all....not that having a baby is easy, but some are worse than others! I went in for a non-stress test on a Monday, one day after his due date. His movement was slowing down and they wanted to watch it. You see, this child never, never stopped moving! On this Monday, things were taking a little longer. My doctor came in and said that we would have to induce labor. He said his heart rate was dropping and that he wasn't in danger but if we would wait until my next test on Friday, then he would be in danger and I would probably need a c-section. This news made me cry....I went in for a test, not to have a baby! Being induced is not fun, it takes forever! The medicine was started around 11am on Monday and he was born at 7:30 Tuesday morning. I got an epidural and after awhile it started to ware off and then the new stuff was different and didn't really work and I was not happy! I was so tired and then the pain, I could barely push. And then I had to push for 2 1/2 hours. Then the doc came in and said he needed to come out. He had to use the forceps which is pretty painful! But, I got my precious little man! I had some issues after also. I think about that stuff a lot and as much as it sucked at the time, I did get a handsome little boy! And when you ask him how old he is, he will show you.....