The big boys

My big boys..that's what I call them now..cause they are..these pics are from a few weeks back when we went to get snow cones after the library...They are amazing with their little brother and such great helpers..dinner/bath/bed time has come quite challenging when Daddy is out of town as little brother has his "witching" hour then but we've managed so far...I'm learning some little tricks as I experiment around..again..a few more wrinkles added onto Mommy but they are so worth it, it's super hard but I wouldn't change a thing..well other than having Daddy have a job that doesn't require traveling, but we know that won't happen.... We spent the whole day together yesterday..one on one time..running errands and having a "grown up" lunch together while the other boys stayed at home with Adela (our nanny)...I had a hard time leaving Boden for the first time..but I trust her explicitly, babies are her speciality..and know it's so good to stay "connected" to each child, to make them feel special..we had one of the greatest days together of all summer...He's just an amazing 4 year old with such an imagination and just a delight to be with...
As I mentioned before, my strong willed child..this one is a work in progress..I'm still trying to figure out what works with him and what doesn't..as the pediatrician told me today..that it's been her experience that the strong willed child at age 3, turns out to be the most successful of all the children..so we'll see what this little boy invents when he grows up..I just love love love his blond hair, eyebrows and eyelashes..with the big brown eyes..that are just full of it..some days I look at him and wonder where in the world did you come from, with his quick wit, his energy, his robustness, some days I want to lock him in his room for the entire day, I'm so upset with him, and some days, when he's talking to be about the monsters in his closet with such fluctuation with his voice and the animation..I think, gee..he is such joy to love and I can see the difference that we are making with him, I just can't get enough of him..

The 2 week Dimple?

Wow..how much better can you get? Is that a dimple? See it? It's not such a good shot but it's on his right check..Watch out little daughters..we are cookin a hearthrob..He must get it from Aunt Kel and Happy...I love those first "gas" smiles..they still melt your heart, even though it's just gas..I'm counting down the days, both the big boys were at 6 weeks of the "real"smile..I've got 4 more weeks to go..I can't wait to see what Brandt and Barrett do when Boden starts laughing at them..they will shriek in delight..I can hear it now...He continues to have "icky" tummy but we are managing..I get 2 out 200 things done on my "to do list", I forgot how you have be satisfied with the smallest of accomplishments at first..it's still taking forever to feed him but the medicine seems to be working..he had his 2 week check up today, along with Barrett's 3rd year checkup..which the whole conversation was consumed with our Barrett that is a "strong willed child" that is suffering already from the middle child syndrome..she suggested a book to read..I guess I'll be "reading" that while I'm resting my eyelids in between feedings...

You know you're a new Mom part II

You realize when you go digging in your purse for your keys, you run into a blue plastic bag that has been treated with odor eater, that you've been carrying a poopy diaper in your purse all week cause you couldn't find a trash can at one of the diaper changes..basically a bag full of poop, it doesn't phase you, you're just glad to see a trash can..does that odor break down the leather in your purse?..

Well, I knew it was to good to be true our "dream" baby is not so Mr. McDreamy anymore..he's developed acid reflux just as his brothers did. I just got done cleaning out my shoes in the kitchen sink as they had filled up with regurgitated milk from the most recent feeding that consumes an hour every other hour, I feed the little guy, which he'll only take an ounce at a time as it hurts his tummy so much..so if you are picturing what I'm doing these days, chances are I'm feeding, getting ready to feed, or just finished feeding and am walking around with the baby so he can stay in an upright position..anyone that has offered to bring us a meal..I'm ready!! You're so nice and sweet to offer!!!..before Mom got here, we were eating cheese and crackers at 8:30 pm as I realized I hadn't made dinner, thank goodness my noncomplaining husband said nothing...and Mom is leaving early this week, so goodbye balanced diet I've had for a week..!! Help!! I will say, it's easier to handle the 3rd time around with all the experience I got from the big boys, but it still kind of stinks...Milk flying around the house is not fun...

One week old...

Compliments of my great and very talented friend, Melody It turned out to a very exciting photo session that Mr. Boden did NOT enjoy!! Remember how I was telling you that he never fusses..we'll when he's naked and laying on a hard leather chair..forget it!! He was so over getting his pictures taken that he not only peed AND pooped just once on Ms. Melody's new fur props that we were the first to try out but he CONTINUOUSLY peed and pooped about 6 times each..it just kept on coming out from both ends, he was trying to tell us to just stop and I guess since we weren't listening, he just let us have it, REALLY have it...It was pretty much a disaster, I think she's probably going to switch her profession as my big boys were needing some attention, Scott got an important work call (so no help), they were starving for dinner and Boden was wanting to be fed all at the same time..thank goodness she's a great friend or I probably would of lost it...Thanks again Melody for being SO talented and sweet and a wonderful friend and just being YOU..oh..and all my rock-n-roll loot for baby..love it all a ton!!! Oh..the yellow bird poop stains did come out of the white fur..thank goodness!!

Blue eyed Boden

I'm not really sure what Melanie did to this baby in her womb, but he is a DREAM..I called several nursing friends yesterday to explain that he doesn't fuss or cry..what is wrong with him??..basically we've been blessed with an easy baby..I've looked on line to make sure..he's just content as can be..I feel like pinching him to make sure he works!! It's like we have a real life doll from the toy store just sitting around..he doesn't even fuss in the middle of the night..he just stirs around and moves his arms and starts rooting..it just can't be..I mean I knew #3 tends to be the easiest baby, but give me a break..it's just not real?? Both big brothers, we colicky, acid reflux, fussy, screaming babies until they could basically sit up..nightmare..so I guess this is what I get for ALL those days and nights in my past, that I just about jumped out the window...(kidding) ...Wow..I'm just amazed, can it really be???
He's starting to look around a lot and it's so cool when he studies your face and stare at you with this blank look while you are talking baby talk in their face, he's starting to look more like a baby with his cute little features filling in... We're all just doing great..my biggest worry is keeping Barrett from breathing on him as he has a bad cold and is pretty grumpy..can't wait for you all to meet him...

This is what an Angel looks like...

Well, we always have a story with each child getting home. With Boden it was no exception..With Brandt we drove through a Kansas snow storm to get home, with Barrett we unknowingly check ed in at the airport to fly home to Texas with a 3 day old and we were told he had to be at least 7 days old with that particular airline, and with Boden, while I'm waiting and waiting and waiting for Scott to get the car at the airport...still waiting..I collect our baggage that has been going around and around the carousal for 45 minutes with a baby in hand, my purse, the diaper bag, and carry on..have no phone service..a stranger sees a lady with a baby in distress, dials her husbands # while the frantic new Mom is watching the bustling airport traffic at 11:30 p.m. wondering where he is..gets him on the phone and is patiently listening to his story of that his vehicle has been towed..We spot each other after describing our whereabouts..I didn't' say much, even after I found out more of the store, that he had parked, while in our craziness frantic unexpected departure behind some barricades, where 10 other cars where parked..if they do it why can't I?..I calmly explained that if the car did not magically appear by 12:15 am, mind you, we landed at 10:15, 15 minutes earlier than scheduled...I'd be taking a taxi home with our 2 day old baby....after listening to him trying to track down the vehicle, I made a decision to proceed with my plan..after explaining to the cab driver that I had no infant seat and to be EXTRA careful..he preceded to drive home at the speed of 35 miles an hour..on the highway..what is normally a 45 minute ride, took us 1 1/2 hours..ever time the Lebanese doctor by trade that was in the States due to the fact that his government sent him here under the witness protection program, amazing what you can learn from a complete stranger in 1 1/2 hours..he'd see a deer on the side of the road, he'd slow down..which didn't take much since we were traveling at the speed of a carriage ride..he'd flash his lights at the all the deer, make sure they were cleared from sight and we'd continue on our journey home...We made it..with a story of course and by the time Boden and I got home, it was time to feed again..it made for a very short night..By the time Scott found his car he wasn't to far behind me..He didn't really discuss it..he knew by my look, what I thought and he was nice enough to give me cash for the cab ride home as well as the key to our house...Anyway...here is Boden the minute he was born..amazing how that moment is when you first see them..it just gets better with each new birth!!!

This is in the airport, waiting for our plane that was delayed due to a broken toilet...nice and stinky on the way home..

I got this for the plane ride home and it's one of the coolest baby gadgets ever...it's called the Peanut Shell..amazing I had 5 or 6 people come up to me and ask me where I got it, pregnant women, a soon to be Daddy, and a soon to be 1st time Grandma...LOVE it...

And THIS is what a true, on this earth angel looks like...this is Melanie..pic is taken right before we left to fly home..she was a trooper..she labored all day..in hopes that we'd get there in time for the birth..after our 3rd uncooperative baby was turned the wrong way and progressively moved further away from the birthing canal, our doctor ordered a C-section..she cried, as she really didn't want to go through it again, which made me cry as you feel so immensely guilty as YOU want to be the one in pain, but it worked out for the best as they were able to fix some problems that existed from her C-section with Barrett..she did great this time, even left a day earlier than we were all expecting...

She's an amazing person..not many people on this earth could do this..and she did every one of our pregnancy with such easy and expertise..unfortunately, our doctor retired her uterus I couldn't trust anyone like I did with her nor would I..There is this bond that exists which has just gotten stronger with each pregnancy..I guess some people would see this as a transaction type of experience but with us, it was and is so much for..you feel this tremendous amount of thankfulness, which is without question but it's so much more than that..it's a unique friendship/bond that we are very lucky to experience. We love her as well as her all her 3 kids and jokester husband, Chris..we will be friends with them for a lifetime and are already planning a family vacation with ALL 6 of our kids..we're so excited to hang out with them and watch all of our kids bond too...She carries pictures of all her kids in her purse, like most women do, and even pictures of Brandt and Barrett..soon Boden, so that just shows you the immense amount of love that was created in our situation...

Our second day in the hospital..just hanging out..it was such a sleepless night that first night..Scott and I stayed in the same hospital room as Melanie, they'd come in every 30 minutes (it seemed like) to check on her incision, the night just flew by, he was born with low insulin , so he was given some shots to get his level stable, so it was 11:30ish pm before we all headed to bed.. Melaine had the room as cold as a freezer box because of all the drugs, then just as I was drifting into a sleep around 2am, I sat up worrying that our college babysitter might of forgotten to turn off the oven back home when she made pizza for dinner..I was a wreck, needless to say we were all running on fumes that day, it was a daze but we made it through..

Scott cutting the cord..he had with the other boys so it was no exception....

These are Melanie's toes while she's laboring all day..I think she secretly knew we were going early as she had this way-to-cute pedy and mine toes look and STILL look like total hell!!

3 times the fun...

At breakfast this morning..LOTs of BLUE around our house.....

First few days

Are you asking yourself how is she finding time to blog? I'm not really sure...Daddy took the big boys to the gym so they can play and he can work out, then.. for haircuts, Babies R Us, and lunch..so I figure I have the morning to do something fun while Boden sleeps.. I'm getting lots of requests for more pics of baby, so here ya go..!! Don't worry, I still have our 4th of July decorations in a pile by the front door, baby clothes with pee and poop stains from the night piled in the laundry room and an endless list of things to do that I really don't care about right now.. Brandt and Boden..it may look like he's fussing in this pic but he's not..just unsure of what is going on...So far he's an "on cue" baby..e-a-s-y....

See I told you we have a Rock Star on our hands..again, he's not fussing..he's actually singing "Jessy's Girl" by Rick Springfield at the top of his lungs..kidding..just yawning...

Love Love Love this bib!! and HIM, of course!!!


These are the first 3 matching outfits I mentioned previously from Texas Omie (thank you!!)..cute hugh..I CANT wait..Julie V..this pic is for you..(she was asking me if I'd dress all 3 of them the same when we saw her at her son George's bday party!!) Yep, I told you so...

Every time I turn around there is a different "gift" next to Boden...so cute..at least his brothers are into sharing..for the time being...it's so cute that they want to give him something..I love it!!
Ok, I really need to get some stuff done..wait a second..it's time to feed again?? Geez...well, I guess more later..I still have the hospital pics, I want you to meet Melanie..also, scroll down a ways for for our 4th of July celebration/Barrett's early birthday bash....for some reason it just put it in "order" of when I started to work on the post..but that's ok..just take a peek when you can..it was such a fun day...

You know you have a newborn at home.....

WHEN: My People and Us magazines have been on the bottom of the pile of mail that I haven't went through since I picked it up from the mailbox on Thursday....that NEVER happens...

I realized yesterday at 2:30 pm, that I forgot to eat lunch

I have enough grease in my hair to start up our lawn mower

You get completely spoiled from friends and family whom you love very much..thank you Omie and Happy for the wonderful dinner last night that I totally wolfed down!!, the wine and beer, flowers, my awesome earrings, and the first matching outfits for ALL **3** boys..THAT was the most exciting thing ever...

I cry every time I get on the computer and see such wonderful notes of congratulations as it's a reminder that not only are we blessed with our 3 children, but many friends that are as equal as a blessing....

Time stands still in one sense but the clock says differently

The every 3 hours that I wake up at night, I'm excited to spend time and smooch our little bundle...and it doesn't seem like a drag at all like you think it's going to be before they arrive..

My other children magically seem like they are in college or should be..they seem giant, grown up, and very well behaved..I guess now that the unknown is here, they've decided that acting out is not cool...and Mommy is oh so glad...

You find yourself having to pee so bad, but it's always in the middle of a feeding or a diaper change..so you end up holding it until you feel like your bladder is going to explode..

But everything is so worth it..you just gotta laugh...and just enjoy the experience that life has a way of bringing us...

Our little peanut

Sleeping beauty....here he is..he's such a great baby..I can't describe in words what an awesome feeling it is to have him here safe and to watch his brothers and Daddy..oh and awe..over him..It's the most amazing feeling to have your entire family in one room together, there is this phantom bond that just exists..Boden Dane..I think I feel a little itsy bitsy spoiling going on..it's also amazes me the overwhelming feelings of wanting to protect him and for him only to experience the best..I LOVE being a Mommy..as I'm in my fog from lack of sleep, panicking on my every growing to do list, and the fact that my house turned into Babyville/Babies are us/Boutique baby store overnight and don't forget the Sea of blue plastic contraptions..I wouldn't change a thing..I love how "easy" it is with his feedings this time around..not sure if it's the experience from my older boys or the fact that I'm savoring each little moment as I know I'll never have a 5 day old in our house (mine at least) again...I don't know if I felt like this with his brothers and you forget but I can't imagine forgetting the feelings that I'm having..so I'm assuming it's the completeness that I feel entwined with joy, love, and thankfulness...

Brought to us by our angel....

Introducing.....Boden Dane..our little rock star..born Monday July 14 at 6:34 p.m., 21 inches long, 8 lbs. 5 ounces, looking a ton like his oldest brother...we got a VERY early phone call yesterday morning, that Boden insisted on being born THIS week..just wanted to throw his organized Mommy for a loop, and that he did..he's healthy, Melanie is doing great, and our family of boys is now complete..The boys are oh-so-excited to meet him..pictures to follow soon..Another true miracle...

A day of celebrating...

Mr. Greg (Melody's hubbie) always being a kid and he set up our volleyball net in a record breaking time!!
Kid entertainment for the day..it was so fun watching the kids...they had a firecracking BLAST!!

Landon is one of Brandt's favorite buddies..they are so cute to watch together...

This post is from our 4th of July celebration that I had started to compose when we were still a family of 4...but it seems silly to go back and make all the additions of pics and writings like I had wanted when there is so much more to do around our household these days..so I'll just go ahead and publish what I had saved and call it done, as it's by no means "perfect" but it will due for now, probably not really in order and is missing some of the highlights, but that's ok..

We had a few friends over for a 4th of July celebration/Barrett's birthday celebration, we kept it kind of small as I was afraid of to many kiddos with the pool ..as Boden was originally due on or around Barrett's birthday (July 31st) so we figured we'd go ahead and celebrate a little early this year..just in case...now I'm so glad we did..as all my energy is being channeled differently these-I-have-a-newborn days...It was a fantastic day, Barrett still talks about it. Barrett lasted until about 5ish..conked out in the playroom, I put him up in his bed..I think he got a good 40 minutes in and then he was ready to rock-n-roll again...

A sign of great luck!! We had a beautiful day..then as several of us girls where out in the rocking chairs, a light shower came and then the most beautiful rainbow...

The parade, our family's tradition, to decorate a riding vehicle and "parade" around our circular part of the driveway...Barrett loved all the streamers that he decorated himself..can you tell??? I think next time we'll have 2 different "races" as some of our big kid friends are getting kind of big and it was pretty scary watching them with the wee little ones...no injuries, so that was a good thing, we might have to expand onto a close non-busy street as some of the big kids didn't think it was as cool as in previous years...we'll see what next year brings...

Taken right after the cake tasting...yummy...

He was so darling..he LOVED his cake, and had THE best time having everyone sing to him and blowing out the candles..he still talks about his cake a week later!! I got the cake from the Cake shop, last minute, they ended up doing a fantastic job, it was a sparkly silver color like a firecracker..I thought I had ordered to much, but with friends staying from 11am-10ish, there was just enough left over for breakfast the next morning..

I love that he is so expressionate..so animated..so 3...

The kids had a great time riding all the outside toys on the back porches

Family picture taken outside in our traditional 4th of July spot, by my wonderful girlfriend, Melody...

A favorite gift that sleeps with him at night from Vienne and Natalya...it's almost as big as he is!!

I always have so much fun with party favors...they turned out darling if I do say so myself!!

Close up of the firecracker cake, again taken by Melody... it was a birthday to remember..we've got some fun, fabulous friends that made the day an absolute blast...

The missing belt

As I've told you before, Scott is always miss placing things, his wallet, his keys, the checkbook..this week it was some tax stuff (which was in a lovely new file I made just for him) and something else I truly can't remember as when he asked me for it, I just shrugged him (as it's a daily-bothering-meaningless conversation as I've learned over the years...I told him "it's right where you left it, or in the spot where it should be"..and it was..imagine that..But he had misplaced his belt and we both had been looking for it..I found it today..it had turned into a snake and wrapped it's self around our treadmill and then clipped itself to the heart monitor..amazing what a belt can do these days...sure was glad to find it as I was tired of watching Scott's britches fall down....and it goes to show you actually how much we really use our gym..

Baby loot

I know my baby count down at the beginning of my blog says I have 20 some days left BUT it's really more like 12 days or so.., he's

sideways in the womb, just like my other boys..imagine that, difficult before they even come out..boys..Melanie has had a lot of back pain and is pretty much, like, get this kid the hell out of me!!

I've spent this week going through all my bins of clothes I had saved and was so disappointed to find out that lots of the small clothes I been saving, had been ruined in storage. I guess from the air tight bins and heat through out the years..so I started freaking out that baby B isn't going to have anything to wear..so I made the trip to THE coolest baby store in town, Nursery Couture. Can you say just say "Holy baby!!", I spent an hour and 1/2 drooling over everything.. gosh, and how things have changed really in just 3 years, it's amazing..I tend to gravitate to the funky, punk rock, guitar, skeleton stuff..kind of like Gwen Stefani's little boy, Kingston or Ed Hardy like..don't be surprised if our baby has a chain coming from his back pocket, attaching his pacy..kidding..but love the funky baby look, wondering if we have a rock star about ready to be born?? He's got a rock star name, I'm NOT kidding, can't believe my way-to-traditional-how-did-I-pair-up-with-him husband agreed to the name!!

My way to sweet step Mom, Linda got him THE coolest diaper bag..that is already packed for the hospital..So I'm very excited, a little nervous about how I'm going to juggle everything..I've been talking to myself everyday that it's ok not to have everything perfect..for awhile anyway..

On Oprah they had a segment on surrogacy and infertility, it made me so sad but yet so happy at the same time that we've been so lucky with our situation and that once again we soon will be blessed with another miracle, sometimes it makes me scared to wonder why our situation has gone so smoothly?...there is just so much stigma that goes with surrogacy that it makes the situation difficult sometimes..so I guess my way of dealing with something that I can't be in control of, IS, TO BE IN CONTROL of something I CAN be in control of, and I guess that is why you can eat off the floor in my garage and why every little Lego the size of your pinky has it's own spot in the toy room, and my organized drawers could be photographed for a Martha Stewart magazine..it's my therapy, it's my way of dealing with our situation..I guess in a way it's a good thing, other than driving my family nutso, at least I'm just over organizing..it IS somewhat beneficial...!!!

I found both the boy's little photo albums of pictures I took their first week of life. I've packed them in the new cool diaper bag to take to the hospital so we can see if our new brother looks like one of the boys or a mixture of the two or completely different..I'm so excited to hold him and snuggle I can barely stand it..I can't wait for that moment when you instantly fall in love, when he'll take his first breath of air.. there's nothing on this earth to compare that feeling to...only a Mother knows..nothing on THIS earth...

Pour service...

We were running out of things to "play" today as we were inside most of the day since it was raining all afternoon (great news in our neck of the woods!!)..hence, my title...Pour service as in pouring rain...We were playing restaurant...I ordered a blue berry muffin and a diet coke..Brandt came back from his "play" kitchen and told me "Sorry lady, the special today is orange sherbet with a side of cat food..and if you don't want the cat food, you can give it to Bella.."..WHAT?))alrighty then, there you go..see if I come back to THAT restaurant..you just can't get the service like you use to... But at least he's got the "service with a smile" mastered...

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Boys

I couldn't resist this T-shirt for the 4th of July...Happy Birthday America...

I love the 4th of July..I love the decorations, love that we are doing outside activities,the food, the friends, just the excitement, the fireworks and LOVE the fact that it's the ONE day of the whole year that I can get my whole family to wear the same colors without getting an "are you kidding?" from my husband..he already knows he's got to wear the red, white, and blue...not worth arguing about...Do it or die..and he does...P.S. the cleaning lady found my favorite earrings..whoo whoo..go Ester, see they do go with everything dressy or not so dressy...I've worn them everyday since she's found them...

Little boogyman

Brandt is starting to somewhat like it when I take his picture..he use to run from me..not sure why? Maybe because he's grown up having a camera in his face since the day he arrived into this world..little did he know he'd have a picture freak Mama..of course, now Barrett wants his picture taken since big brother thinks it's cool (and I'm diggin' it), I think more because they want to "view" the after picture on the camera screen more than anything..it's gotta be..but this is what I get when I told Barrett to say "cheese"...the ole' two fingers up the nose...pretty, hugh?? But he can be sweet when he wants to be...ReAl..sweet...see???
Where on the count down for his 3rd birthday..at the end of the month although we did go ahead and celebrated with friends during this holiday weekend..mostly because Baby B will be here then..so we thought we'd have a little 4th of July party/birthday party..it was a ton of fun..I'll post some pics later this week..

This is after a "wrestling" match that Scott has with the kids, usually on a daily basis..it's cute when Scott travels ,he'll talk to the kids on the phone, they'll tell him to hurry home so they can "wrestle"...no wonder they are so wild...it's in the genes I guess...

A Parade in the bedroom

This is what I awoke to this am...I asked Barrett what he was doing when I saw this, he said "Mommy, I was having a parade in my room!!", Now how can you get mad at that when he was just being creative?? Yesterday it was the paper towels all over in the hallway...

It's so funny how different the boys are. Brandt NEVER would of dreamed of doing anything close to this at almost 3...Knowing Barrett, this won't be the last time..I hope he had fun at the parade...

The hummer is no bummer

Where you thinkin' a REAL hummer?? Nah...I look out the window to check on the boys while I was on line paying bills and this is what I see..great minds think of great things hugh? They were riding around in the hummer WITH the duck umbrella while it was raining AND my clean windows were getting wet..don't forget THAT!!..to cute !and to ingenious!! They were a little itty bitty (a Brandt word) wet, but ya know a little rainz not goin' kill ya...I can just picture them as little old men riding around the town with the top down on a Sunday afternoon, talkin' smack...

A birthday boy....

We've had lots of kid's birthday parties..to many to pos..t but this was from the most recent..Mr. Trevor..turning 3..Barrett and Trevor are almost exactly one month apart, which is neat as they will always be in the same class.. Sugar overload...but how can you resist those baby blues...

Happy Birthday sweet 3rd yr old Trevor, such cuteness!!

Buddies, for life...

and...More buddies for life....My homies...

You know it's going to rain when we are in the middle of a drought in South Texas and you just had the window washer out on Friday, Squeaky Clean (cute name, hugh)..I'm not kidding as I watch the drops of the much needed rain go streaking down my flawless windows..crap-0-la..AND I lost my favorite pair of earrings that I wear when nothing else matches..double crap-o-la...but on the brighter side we need the rain badly, the grass already looks greener and guess what I'll be shopping for on my errand day this week, something that will go with everything for sure, my treat for my 10 days of non-stop kidville..it was time for some new ones anyway..unless the cleaning lady finds them today..but no luck so far...

Where did June go? I have to say I'm sorry to all you girly friends that I promised a swim/play date with..I'll have to post pone until after our new arrival..don't hold me to it..I might be oh so tired as not to drown, I could just nap and float around on my floaty with a diet coke in hand..but that wouldn't be to much fun for ya..I've still got half a house to organize or should I say re-organize..I know, I know..let it go..and I will..why do I have to be one of the organized ones out there..it's a lot of work..but I'm telling you, a clean drawer to me is better than a hot fudge triple decker sundae..I know, I'm weird..but that's me...