The October Boy

Luke said it is a dinosaur.
The announcement.

May 21, 2008

THE NEWS IS IN!!

IT IS BLUE!
Luke is good with having a brother.
Mackenzie said "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit" (she wanted a sister).
I told her she might have her own room when the boys have to share.
The score is:
Gilbert side--1 girl to 5 boys-- Mackenzie, Isaiah, Luke, Alex, Blaize, and Baby Palmer (Oct.)
Palmer side--2 girls to 2 boys--Mackenzie, Coralyn, Luke, Baby Palmer (Oct.)
Now for the name game. We had such a difficult time with boy names.

Baby Palmer

All is well on the baby front!
Better update coming next week.
Momma is growing,
Daddy is "freakin' out"
Mackenzie is loving this adventure.
Luke wants a boy and a girl now (instead of just one baby. Blame DORA she has twins on TV)
May 2008

Commercials

M--"Maybe dad will buy you that, mom!"
after a 'kay' jewelers commercial.
S--"dad, did you hear what the child said?"
J--"what, huh?"
M--(repeated herself, as she does often)
J--"hah, hah, hah, Isn't this month Mother's day, then your birthday, then our anniversary?"
S--"this is my month!!"
J--"maybe I can lump all of them together and get you something nice, say like a $20.00 gift?!"
(yeah, he said twenty.)
Mackenzie did not get it. Mommy did!
May 2008

Oh, what is in a word

What is in a word you say?
Is a word more than just thoughts that come out of our mouths without thinking?
Are our words carefully choosen to direct the thoughts of others?
Mackenzie was getting ready for school last week.
Her Mother(me!) was getting dressed in the living room so as not to wake the rest of the house.
Now, are you ready?
S--(pulling on a upper old, comfy pair of stretch pants)
M--"mom, those pants fit you good. Are they dad's pants?"
(implying a size difference in daddy and mommy's growing body)
S--"no honey, I have had these pants since you were in my tummy! I wore them with Luke too"
M--(shrug)
S--"Look, my new t-shirt fits good too!" (pulling at the extra material on the sides of the middle)
(I got a t-shirt from the youth room the night before without trying it on. Mackenzie was with me)
M--"No mom, it bunches at the bottom."
(noticing the extra material that gathers at the top of my hips, under my expanding belly)
S--"No, see, if I pull it down, it is too long. It pulls on my thighs. (flexing my legs) See, My thighs have lots of muscle!"
M--"No mom, that is another word for FAT"
S--"No honey, my legs are very strong, see (kicking the air)"
M--"whatever, sure, mom"
What a great way to start the day!
April 2008