Bobner update..

I had an OB appointment today, everything looks good, I'm 28 weeks tomorrow. Bobner's heartbeat was 145-ish. My blood pressure was good, even though I had had a horrible morning with the other kids. My weight gain was acceptable, +4 pounds. Nothing out of the ordinary.. I had to have the typical glucose test done and that went well - no results yet, but I'm sure it will be normal. My OB said I only have one more monthly appointment left until I start being seen every two weeks.. EEKS!! It's going too fast! (how many pregnant women ever admit that?) We also discussed the dates for my c-section.. I can go as early as April 6th, or wait until I go into labor, it's up to me. :)

Moon Sand... an unfortunate tale

Okay, so "Santa" brought Alex some moon sand this year, a blue and green bucket. For those of you that don't know what Moon Sand is, here's the product description,

Moon Sand is a specially formulated sand that molds just like dough, yet It will never dry out so you can use it again and again. Moon Sand can be squished, carved, molded, or sculped into any shape your mind can imagine.

Alex had a bucket of this stuff earlier this year but was forced, by me, to throw it away after he and it created a very large moon sandy mess all over the kitchen table, chair, floor, and his entire outfit for the day. As it turns out, "Santa" made quite a mistake in thinking that giving Alex a second chance with moon sand would be okay. This very morning, Alex opted to get out his moon sand to play with. I was optimistic for a while but as the playing continued, Alex found himself encircled in a 3 foot moon sand trap. The moon sand had attached itself to his shirt, pants, the chair he was sitting on, and surrounded him on the floor. Bleep, bleep!!!

So, please tell me, what is a mother to do? I can't very well blame "Santa" since he obviously had good intentions, but really, how can one play experience drive me to want to call the makers of moon sand and literally rip them a new one? I'm not a violent person, but honestly, this product is any mother's worst nightmare!

Estrogen Fest

My dear friend Liz has hosted a girls only night, semiannually for a few years now. The night has been appropriately termed Estrogen Fest. This was the first time I've been able to attend so I wasn't sure what to expect. As part of the event, each guest was asked to bring an appetizer or dessert and a couple white elephant gifts to exchange.

The night was very tasty and fun. I ended up coming home with a pretty lame gift though, a Valentine's Bear and a very small stinky candle. I learned my lesson about white elephant gifts though, it's perfectly acceptable to bring stuff you don't really like yourself and are certain no one else might care for either. So, everyone consider yourself forewarned!

Thanks for hosting a great night and as always for chatting into the night!

The name drama continues

As I sat in my chair watching tv and surfing the internet last night, (after watching Grey's Anatomy and ER), I found myself overly bored. What to do? As Bobner kicked and reminded me that I am indeed pregnant and due in 3 months, I looked at baby names. I've given up looking in the 5 or 6 name books we've acquired over the years because new names pop up all the time and those books are at least 4 years old.

In the past, naming our children has been no easy task, but this time it seems to be even more daunting. There are a few names that Ben doesn't completely shrug off, those include:
-Levi
-hmm.. and that's about it!

As I searched, I came across the name Elliot, again, which I've personally loved for a long time.. and, to my surprise, as I blurted out the name, he said it was okay!!! I nearly fell over and asked him why it was okay now and never before.. UGG, as always, he couldn't give me an actual reason, just that it's okay.

Did you say Bobner?

If you know my hubby Ben, you know how challenged we are, more specifically I am, to name our last child. We've come up with a name to hold us over until the birth of our 3rd son.. Bobner. We have no intention of actually using this name and realize we'd be totally mad to name any child such an unusual name, but it keeps us thinking of a real name.

I've spent many hours searching the internet, reading name books and even ideas from friends and family, but nothing seems to ring his bell. Please comment with your ideas.. I'm calling on the blog world for help... I'm desperate!

Christmas at the Jensen-Hoy's

Our last Christmas celebration for Christmas 2007 was at my dad's and his wife's house. Between the two of them, there are 5 adult children (4 of which had significant others with), 5 grandchildren and 4 grand-dogs, all of which were visiting for the weekend. Luckily 1 of the adult children, wife and dog live close enough so they didn't have to spend the nights. With good food and lots of laughs, and very sleepy kids, we all enjoyed spending time together since it doesn't happen as often as we'd like.

Cousin Sophie

My brother John's little girl Sophie, is about to turn 18 months old. I've been asked many times to take her pictures but haven't formally had the opportunity. Over this weekend, we were visiting my dad, his wife and the family for our Christmas gathering and I brought some of my photography stuff to do a large family picture. I nabbed the chance at getting Sophie's picture cause she was super cute as always and really cheery! Although she didn't have a pretty dress on like I would have loved, she looks adorable!