Bunkin up

This week has gone so fast! We have gotten a lot of things done though, one of them being getting the boys bunk beds. We found out that Jace's bedroom set had a bunk bed that matched but it was being discontinued. So we bought it last week before it was gone since it matched the dresser and stuff we already have. Tim picked it up last night and came home and put it together. Jace was very impressed and told his preschool class today that his daddy built him and Braxton bunk beds. I explained to his teacher Tim just put them together, he didn't actually build them. : ) So now they are officially roommates. Here is a board that I have hanging in their room...and thankfully, they are really good buddies. I hope it stays that way.

Here they are on the top bunk ready for bed. Braxton really liked being up there with Jace. They were so excited to be able to sleep in their new bunk beds, it took them a while to fall asleep. When they did though, they slept really well.

Here is Jace ready for bed. I haven't gotten a quilt yet for Braxton's bed. We just put an extra blanket on it for now. I did get him new sheets though to match Jace's and a new mattress pad. Thankfully it was waterproof, because he was so excited to be in his new bed he wet all over it. : ) (Through his diaper and jammies)

Here is the little cutie pie ready for his first night in a big boy bed. Yeah no more crib! He never slept well in his crib so we are hoping the big boy bed is a success. So far so good. He stayed in it all night last night : )

They slept in pretty late this morning, and then I heard them laughing in their room. So I went in to find this. Brax had climbed up in bed with Jace. Jace is just pretending to sleep....and Braxton is trying to pretend. He was snoring with his eyes open. : ) (I checked on them throughout the night, and Brax was always in his bed so I know he had just climbed up there when he woke up. ) So, bunk beds are so far a success. They are both good at going up and down the ladder so we are hoping there won't be any falls from the top. Last week I did go through all their clothes and box up the things that don't fit, so now I just need to move Braxton's clothes into his new room. I am glad I am having another baby because I can't believe my Brax is in a big boy bed.

Yesterday Tim also brought home a box of Krispie Kreme doughnuts a drug rep had brought them at work. So this morning I put the box out in front of them so they could pick which one they wanted to have for breakfast. Jace picked one with sprinkles...Braxton picked everything else. I think he took two bites of each one. As some of you know, we haven't really had a name picked out for our soon to be new baby. Tim liked "Kate" pretty early on and we just kind of had that because we hadn't thought of anything else. Well, now we have decided that we really don't like that name after all so it is no longer in the running. So we have been trying to think of ones we do like. This morning during doughnut time I asked they boys for their input. This is how it went.

Me: Guys, what do you think we should name baby sister?

Jace: Slinky Dog.

Braxton: Poop

Me: Those area silly names...how about some nice names.

Jace: Stinky Pants

Braxton: Burp

(losts of laughing from the boys)

So yeah, we are still at square one. If anyone has any suggestions to top theirs we would be happy to hear them. : )

Tomorrow I have another doctor's appt. Last week he said that tomorrow's appt. would be to check my progress and, if I wanted, to set a date to be induced depending on how much I am dilated. It will probably be sometime next week. So I think that kind of kicked us into gear to get a lot of things done. On Saturday, it was a pretty nice day, so I decided to plant flowers outside in our yard because I knew it wouldn't get done if I didn't do it then. So, I spent the late afternoon planting 50+ flowers all over our yard. Tim wasn't home then, so they boys jumped on the trampoline and stuff and played pretty good just on their own until they decided they wanted to take a ride in their jeep when I was about half way done planting. I was like, okay sure, it will feel good not to bend over for a while. We got down our street and then another, then the battery ran out. Great...so then I pushed them all they way home in their jeep. I am sure it was a wonderful sight for all the neighbors. : ) The flowers all got planted though, and I slept really well that night because I was sooo tired after. I am hoping they all take and look pretty for the rest of the summer. I am feeling pretty good for the most part though and really can't believe that my little girl will be here with us by next week. I will post tomorrow or the next day to give an update on what the plan is after I go to the doctor.

This is a picture of Jace's Mother's Day present he made in preschool. (I don't know why it posted sideways, but you get the idea) It was really cute. The kids picked the color (thank you Jace for the neon green, and just know that it is even brighter in person) and painted the boards and then the teachers put the lettering on. I love it though and it goes perfectly in our master bedroom where nothing really matches anyway : ) I had a good Mother's Day. I got to take a nap, which was so nice, and then Tim and the boys had taken me to Olive Garden for dinner on Thursday to celebrate. On Sunday we went down to my parents house where my sisters had made dinner. I am so grateful for my mom and mom-in-law. My mom is such a good example and helps me out in so many ways. She is always willing to watch the boys too and is such a good Grandma. My mom-in-law is on a mission and such a good example to my boys of going on missions. She also raised Tim and did a great job since he is my favorite person in the world, and for that I will always be grateful to her.

One closing comment...we are going to Mexico in August on vacation so I want to hurry up and lose all my baby weight. I found that the only motivation I will need is to keep Jace around. When we were at Olive Garden he was sitting next to me. At one point he turned and looked at me and said "Mommy, you have a very, very very, biggie big bottom" Ummm, thanks Jace. So I said "Oh, do you have a big bottom?" No. "Does daddy have a big bottom?" "No mommy, just you." So if that isn't motivation I don't know what is : )