Nothing to Report

There really hasn't been much going on around here, hence the lack of posts.

KIDS:

The kids all passed around sickness for a while, which meant tons of laundry and sanitizing for me. They are all back to being well and loving school. Treyton misses his old school and friends a lot (and so do I), but he's having fun with all of the new technology and friends at his new school. He loves to write and illustrate books, still loves anything art or building, and absolutely adores Nate and misses him like crazy when he's at work. Griffey is getting a little defiant streak in him now! It's exhausting. He wants me to play all day and yells "NO" when I try to leave the room for ANYTHING. He is definitely missing his older siblings while they are gone! But he is still such a good kid and so adorable that I mostly just let him have his way. Great, I know. But I just know that soon enough his little world is going to be rocked and I can't bear to do it yet! Jayci is still my sweet little girl. She is reading up a storm (like reading the books that Trey brings home for his first grade reading!) and still smothering her little brother like crazy. She is counting down the weeks until she gets to have a new sister to help take care of.

NATE:

Nate's intern year is going great. He loves his program and his fellow interns, which is great. Right now he is in Trauma ICU. What is really great about this program is that the anesthesia interns are the only ones at this private hospital. There are no other residents. So, when they are on call, they run all of the codes when people code, they are in charge of all of the central lines, running BATS and RATS, and assessing/calling it when people don't make it. It is a lot of responsibility for an intern and he gets to do things that most don't do until much later. Nate is learning a ton and is even introducing himself to patients as "Dr. Sharp" without much hesitation! Nate is also training for his first marathon! He is going to be doing the Dallas Marathon at the beginning of December. I suggested that we all go down and stay in a hotel the night before and he countered with the suggestion that I stay here and he goes to the hotel and actually gets some sleep. WHAT?! Are you telling me you wouldn't sleep well with four little kids in your room with you? I am excited to see how he does, though. I know he'll do great because he never has to try too hard at anything to do great!

ME:

As for me, I'm just counting down the days until *Skylar or Myla* is born in 7 weeks (names are subject to change). I am growing uncomfortable and can't breathe well, but at the same time am TERRIFIED of having another newborn. I know I wanted my last two close, but now that it is actually coming, I don't think I knew what I was doing! There is no way Griffin is going to understand that "I have to go nurse the baby so go play by yourself for 40 minutes!" I am starting to panic. He is also such a mama's boy that I am worried how that is going to. PLUS, I am freaking out about my C-Section. I know I have had it three times and it always has gone (relatively) well, but I HATE having to get the spinal in. When you aren't having contractions to compel you to get a giant needle stuck in your back to take away the pain, its a lot more scary! You just sit/lay there while they prod and poke you and you stare off trying to think of ANYTHING else. Lovely. Really looking forward to it. Other than these irrational fears, the pregnancy is going great. I've gained the least amount of weight so far with any of my babies. I have only put on 2.5 lbs since moving here. I guess that's what you get when you don't have food stamps anymore and your budget is less than half of what it used to be! But, that just means less weight for me to lose. Which is great because I actually have to lose all of the weight from all four kids this time around!

Other than that, nothing is really new with me. I don't love but don't hate Oklahoma. Its fine for what it is during residency. I just miss some trees or hills or anything to look at! I also miss having friends, going to parks, my book club, my crafting buddies, etc. I know it will come with time. I love my kids to death, but I really need to hang out with someone besides them every once in a while!

Alright, this is a long post with no pictures, so I'll end it now.