#5

This is getting pathetic.  Today started out great.  I went to a church activity that went really well came home baked and then decided we should have some family time.  For us that means going to the grocery store together which sounds lame but I had a  blast.  So we came home and were excited to start our dinner of champions (hot dogs and french fries) and watch a movie.  Then while I'm getting dinner ready I hear Graham thundering down the stairs, which I have told him to not do about a 1000 times.  The end result was a little different this time though.  About half way down the stairs he just started rolling down the stairs and started crying.  My first reaction was laughter, and Shawn told him what he just did was stupid.  Yes parents of the year right here.  Graham is crying holding his wrist and me and Shawn don't seem to care.  To be fair I did run over and made sure he was still alive before I started laughing.  I knew he wasn't hurt too bad.  So Graham goes over to Shawn who in about 5 seconds decided he needs to be taken to the hospital for X-rays.  Awesome.  I was in hysterics at this point.  I could not stop laughing.  Crap like this just seems to happen right when I think things are going really well.  I was crying and laughing at one point because I knew his wrist was probably broken and we would have yet another thing to deal with right before I have a baby.  But since I'm such a positive person there are lots of things to be grateful for, like...

1) Shawn was able to tell within a minute if Graham was actually hurt and needed further attention.  Very few people can do that.  My husband rocks.

2) Shawn is on a pediatric service right now and is in the thick of stuff like this. 

3) In an an hour and ten minutes Shawn and Graham had gone to the hospital, gotten X-rays, and a cast on, then came home.  In 70 minutes, that has to be some kind of record.

4) He doesn't need surgery which is the best thing ever seeing as we get to pay for a baby pretty soon.

5) I won't even have to take Graham in by myself because three weeks from today I will be in the hospital having a baby so Shawn is just going to bring Graham in at the same time and take the cast off. Again, Shawn is Superman.

All things considered it wasn't so bad mainly because of Shawn's job.  I don't think there has ever been anyone more suited to do what he does considering their clumsy family. 

Graham had fun meeting the other residents at the hospital and was very concerned I was at home pining for him.  This kid is hilarious.  And just a few minutes ago I was reminding Graham to never ever agin to run down the stairs and he said, "At least it didn't fall off." He was taking about his arm.  Just a normal day in Funk household.  

He thought he was pretty hot stuff when he came home.

Of course Shawn made sure to make his cast super hero colors.  Its either Captain America or Spiderman, take your pick.

And enjoying a late diner after their trip to the hospital. 

4th of July

Yup I'm behind again. I don't think anyone cares though!  I'm having a hard time wanting to blog, or really do anything these days.  Our 4th of July was awesome this year.  Caroline even woke up earlier than usual because she was so excited.  We started off the day with pancakes and bacon, yum!  Then the kids and I headed to our favorite 4th of July spot, the Pegram Parade.  We even saw the weinermobile, and Devin saw his kindergarten teacher.  Oh and did I mention the weather was incredible?  At one point I was actually cold, weird right?  I was 32 weeks pregnant in July and chilly, unheard of!   We got a nice shady spot under a tree talked with friends, and the kids loaded up with candy from the parade.  We spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out at home and then headed over to our friends for dinner, smores, and fireworks.  It was so fun.  They were even brave enough to set off some of the bigger fireworks.  The kids loved it and were so tired the next day they slept in until almost 8, which never happens around here.  I'm so glad we'll have one more 4th of July celebration here before we move, because some our best 4th of July's have been here! 

Grabbing as much candy as possible!

The weinermobile! 

They hand out some pretty random stuff at the parade, but the kids are always excited.

I can't tell you how often Graham makes this face.  

Caroline roasting some marshmallows.

Now Devin's turn.

And we were even brave enough to let Graham have a turn.  As you can see he wasn't great at paying attention to it!

Devin enjoying his creation.

I don't know why Graham looks so sad in all these pictures, he really had a fun time.

Yes, Shawn even had the day off and it made the day infinitely better.

Caroline being very careful with her sparkler.

We had to follow Graham around so he didn't light anything on fire!

Not to sound to sappy but it really was a perfect day.  Brother and I do have big plans in the future though.  He's going to smoke a brisket and I'll cover desserts, it'll be amazing.  I can't wait.  

Ouch!

I guarantee  that Shawn is tired about hearing this but I'd just like to write it down for memories sake.  Or maybe it would be better to forget about it completely.  I've had a pretty easy pregnancy so far.  I really didn't have any complaints until about a week ago.  I have no clue what has changed but recently if I sit down for too long and then try and stand up I am in a WHOLE lot of pain!  It feels like by pelvic bones are being crushed by this kids head!  I actually stood in a bathroom stall at church for a few minutes and cried it hurt so bad on Sunday.  So instead of sitting I've bee trying to stand more, which works pretty well except for the fact my poor feet aren't used to holding up so much extra weight and my I unless I'm wearing socks and tennis shoes my feet hurt after about 20 minutes.  See the problem?  I can't really sit or stand for too long without hurting.  Granted the pelvic pain is WAY worse than sore feet so I've been trying to suck it up but I'm not going to lie, I've been pretty whinny lately.  I've also a little bit stopped caring how crappy I look as long as I'm comfortable.  Like yesterday I exercised in my swim suit top and running shorts and then proceeded to answer the door like that.  I didn't realize how insane I looked until afterwards so I'm hoping people will give me a break.  I still have over 5 weeks to go so this may not be the last of my complaining.  I really thought I had a fairly high tolerance for pain, but this baby is making me rethink that.

Dreams

I thought I'd write down some of the crazy dreams I've been having this pregnancy and just give a short little update on how things are going.   Nothing too exciting but I need to keep writing on the blog and I'm kind of procrastinating preparing my lesson for Sunday.  So dreams, I haven't had a ton that I remember but last night I had one that I do remember pretty well.  I had already had the baby it was a girl in my dream and she had all of her teeth!  Yes a newborn baby girl with all of her baby teeth in.  It was weird and right after that I woke up probably scared to nurse a newborn, even in a dream, with that many teeth.  
In general baby news, the baby is fine.  I kind of forgot how uncomfortable the end is.  I get up at least twice a night to go to the bathroom and then wake up another two times to try and get comfortable.  It also seems like the walls are closing in on me.  Not a depressing kind of thing, I just want to be left alone for a while and not talk to anyone.  We have had a really fun summer but I'm getting really worn out and I think I get asked a question at least every 10 seconds.  I'm getting really excited to sleep and snuggle a newborn and not worry about anything else for a while.  I'm pretty sure its not going to be like that but I'm going to tell that to myself anyway.  Only six more weeks to go!

Names

It seems like every time I leave the house I get asked what we are naming the baby.  And until yesterday I didn't really know, I'm still not 100% sure but I think we have one we both like.  I had a name that I really loved from the beginning, Lincoln.  Shawn on the other hand said, "Well its not the worst name in the world."  That's actually not bad coming from him, he usually despises a name or likes it there really isn't a lot of middle ground with him.  He had a name he liked as well, Grant but I told him too many people would get it confused with Graham, and I was right!  Just in the last two weeks I've had several people call Graham, Grant.  So That name was out.  I almost had Shawn on board with Lincoln and then a crazy name entered my mind that part of me thought was awesome, Texas, and we'd call him Tex.  I mean we both love Texas and I like being able to shorten names and I thought baby Tex was kind of cute. I knew it was just a pipe dream and Shawn thought I was a little crazy but he wasn't as appalled as I thought he would be.  So I still liked Lincoln and he wasn't budging on Grant, so we went through the alphabet and just blurted out names.  When we got to the G's there were lots that we liked, looking back we probably could've used G names for all of our kids and I'd be happy.  Anyways Shawn suggested Gregory and I kind of liked it.  It was different enough from Graham that I don't think people will think I'm saying one kids name and not the other.  I've also heard that Lincoln is starting to become really popular which I really don't like.  I don't want my kid being one of 5 Lincoln's in his class, and when I looked it up it was the one of the most popular names in Utah which did not bode well for the name.  Yes I am slightly prejudiced against Utah, its just a little too trendy for my taste.  And Lincoln isn't shortened well, I guess we could call him Link but I kind of hate that.  So at the moment our favorite name is Gregory Alan Funk.  Little baby Greg, I like it, but we'll see when he comes if it sticks!

Deal of the Decade

I found the most amazing deal yesterday.  I was so excited all I wanted to do for at least an hour was stare at my purchase and think, "Man this was such a good deal!"  I went to toys r us to get a present for a birthday party Devin was going to that day.  Luckily for me they are having their huge mid year clearance sale on tons of stuff.  As I was walking in I saw that they had some car seats on sale too, which is great because its one of the only things we really need for this kid.  I looked a little closer and couldn't believe how cheap they were!  They had full travel systems for $100 and $130!  So a stroller AND carseat for that cheap, still brand new in the box!  Usually car seats alone are that much.  I was really excited, and even better was that one of them was a Britax combo which I have never, ever bought because they are so expensive.  So I went back home dropped Devin off at his party and raced back to the store to get it because I was terrified they would be gone, and then I would be incredibly angry at myself for not having the sense to buy it the second I saw it.

Not the greatest picture but whatever you get the idea, brand new in the box stuff that is usually more than double the price I paid!  Don't worry it wasn't a shady deal, just last years model they were trying to get rid of.  

This kid is going to have a sweet ride!  Oh I love a good deal!  Now all I need is a diaper bag, and I'll be ready for this boy.