Going crazy....want to come?

Rocky is getting so big. I wish I could just freeze him in time, he is absolutely scrumptious! He is now 10 lbs 14 oz! His 0-3 month clothes are getting too small! I feel like he is one of those toys that expands when you put them in water and they grow right before your very eyes!

(Dang it, I had a great picture that needed to be cropped of Rocky loving the shower. Now that I have made him more modest I can't get it back)

Speaking of water...Rocky LOVES taking showers and baths. He is a fish!
There have been 7 Hoosier Babies born in the past 8 weeks (2 of them are missing from the picture)! The "Hoosier Mommas" got together for lunch. Rocky doesn't realize how happy he should be in this picture surrounded by all of these lovely ladies! I love his shirt, it say "IU fan since birth".
Cooper loves to classify and sort things. The teacher in me LOVES it when he does stuff like this.
Lake Lemon (it sure made me want a Lemon Bar)
I love having a twin who is just as crazy as her momma! We went to a Mary Kay party together right before this photo was taken, that is why we look like we are wearing stage makeup. I am so happy to have my gal to do girly things with!
We have had beautiful weather lately (the calm before the storm, I am sure!). Yesterday we went to Lake Lemon and played on the beach. It is funny how my kids could be just as happy on this tiny, goose poop covered beach as they would be in Hawaii!

I became a great aunt yesterday!!! My nephew Ben and his darling wife had a baby boy. It is crazy that I am a mom x 3 and a great aunt all within 6.5 weeks. I told Ruby that Papa is now a great grandpa. She got a sad look on her face and asked who would be her Papa now. I assured her that he will be her Papa forever and that he just keeps getting better.

Crazy story#1
3 years ago we had an old beater Honda Accord that we loved dearly that was STOLEN out of the CHURCH parking lot while we were at the Christmas party. That is crazy in itself but get this; a few days ago my dad's girlfriend, Sharon, same car+same party+same location= stolen car! Hopefully her story will have a happy ending like ours did and they will find the car. I told Ruby the story and she said, "There sure are a lot of Criminals....at CHURCH!"

Crazy story #2
We got a threatening letter from Matt's insurance company this week letting us know that he would loose coverage if his outstanding balance was not paid within the next 30 days. I panicked until I saw the amount of $.04!!!! I have had several very generous friends offer to cover it for me:)

Crazy story #3
Last but not least. Rocky and I were on a walk the other day. I saw something out of the corner of my eye and turned to look. There was a BUCK with large antlers running right at us! Luckily he saw us and changed his course or y'all would be singing Chris Rich got ran over by a reindeer!

hALloWeEn!!!

Warning, this post is rated G because every picture contains GLUCOSE!!!! Wow, what a SWEET weekend we had! We went trick or treating 4 different times and have 4 gallon ziploc bags stuffed with CaNDy!!! Ruby was a cat at all of the events and Cooper changed from Obiwan, Venom, Batman and Superman. Rocky was a bear cub named dROCKula and I was (am) a WITCH!

We have a tradition of graphing all of our loot. Laffy Taffy was the winner this year followed closely by Kit Kats (my favorite). Another tradition we have is a festive Halloween meal. I carved oranges into jack-o-lanterns (which took about an hour btw) Cooper got on my black list because he said they weren't scary enough!!!

We spent Friday in Indianapolis wanting to do the tourist thing. If was raining so hard we spent most of our time at the mall in Payless enjoying the 1/2 off deal from Oprah. Funny we could have stayed right here in B-town to enjoy that deal, but then we couldn't have enjoyed the Nestle Toll House Shop! Ahhhh..............sugar!!

Fall Frolics

Fall in B-Town is amazing! Tons to do and the billions of trees are breathtaking! This was a tailgate party and boy did we need the hot chocolate!
No more time outs! It is time for the guillotine!


Does anyone else think this sign is funny? Too late now!
Huge caterpillar! Turns out he is poisonous!!!!
Brown county State Park...holy smokes there are 5 of us!
Ruby's new friend.
We have really big bats in Indiana!
Where's Coop?

My friend Joy did a took some pictures of Rocky last week. If anyone needs a GREAT photographer in B-Town, look no further www.joyalicephotography.com

Thanks JOY!!!

11 days

Rocky has been home a week now. What a blessing he has been in our lives already. He is soooo good. I totally forgot how much I love newborns.

It is such a sacred experience hanging out with him. I love to sing I am a child of God to him, he totally knows that right now, he was just there with his Heavenly Father!!!

I feel so much better this time than the other 2 times. I am recovering so much faster. I think it helped that I was able to excercise almost every day of my pregnancy. My veins are so much better now that I am not pregnant. Now I just need to loose 25 more pounds and get rid of this tummy.

My attitude is so much better this time. I know that he is going to grow up and tell me he hates me. I know that nursing can only hurt for so long. I am not wishing for the next phase, I am just trying to cherish every minute because he will grow up. I am not trying to do everything by the book, I am just loving him and doing my best. I know it all works out. The umbilical stump has always grossed me out, but this time it just reminds me of what a miracle this all is.

Ruby is totally in love with him, she is such a great helper. I hope Cooper learns to love him too. Cooper is very jealous at this point and I can't blame him. He has been my baby for 5.5 years. It has been nice having the older kids in school full day so I can have time to recover and enjoy Rocky.

Rocky had to do photo-therapy because he was Jaundice. He was such a trooper. All of his plumbing works like a charm and luckily so does our washing machine.

We have the greatest friends and family. We feel so blessed to have sooooo much support. Thanks to everyone who has helped out!!!

My friend sent me a swaddling blanket that she swears by. I figured it just wouldn't work on Rocky because he would get out of it. Another friend taught me how to use it and he has slept through the night 2 times in a row!!!! Check out www.adenadnanais.com Seriously it is MAGICAL!! I think you can even get them at Target.

Rockwell Peterson Rich

Well, here he is! The moment I have been waiting for, for a very long time!!! Rockwell Peterson Rich aka ROCKY (Rock lobster, Rockstar, Rockmaninoff, Rock Dawg) was born Friday October 2, 2009 at 7:31 am in Bloomington, Indiana. He was 8 lbs 3 oz and 20 inches long. Rocky has some serious cheeks and black hair. He is such a great baby, very mellow and cuddly. I am totally in love with him. I am always amazed how the bond between a mother and her baby can be so instant and so deep.

The c-section was fabulous, I LOVE my doctor. They gave me some anesthesia that makes you uber itchy! The same thing happened with Cooper. I tried not to use my fingernail because I didn't want to have scratch marks all over. So I used a wet washcloth instead (I was very hot and nauseated so they put it on my head). Well low and behold I scrubbed most of my skin off my FACE! I am feeling sooooo much better now. I have a very sore tummy but, other than that I am in HEAVEN! Looks like Rocky is getting ready for a little snack.