Things no one tells you about pregnancy 2.

2. You will not have one night of sound sleep.
(things no one tells you about being prego)

So, I have been having a really hard time getting a good night sleep since I am entering the last trimester. I know it's God's way of getting the mom ready for those sleepless nights, but I am just dreaming (literally) about having a full night sleep without bathroom breaks, endless tossing and turning and thoughts like, "I wonder how we are going to get Ava's new room organized" going through my head.

And every morning when I wake up I think, "it's the beginning of the end" he. no more sleeping for us when Sophia is here! She is usually up and kicking in utero around 9, midnight and 4 or 5 a.m.

With Ava, we literally got 4-5 hours of sleep on a good night. Those late nights were so hard with Ava that Brandon and I had to do split shifts and do half the night. I would usually take the second shift (1:30 - 6), while Brandon took the first shift (9-1:30ish or 2). I just know God is good and will give us strength, but right now, I am afraid. he. he. I can go without sleep a lot better than Brandon, but after two weeks or so my face looks like a ghost, I lose my appetite and the smallest things seem humongous!

So, please Lord, help Sophia sleep!!!

Belly belly belly

1. you will be incessantly irritated and be able to speak your mind easier.
(things no one tells you about pregnancy)

The other night I was walking around our block around 8 p.m. after Ava was in bed when two junior high kids started yelling at me, "hi mom, hey, hi!" (obviously because i was prego). I ignored them at first as I left them turning at a corner, which is what I usually do, but on the way home I got really annoyed. Why should they have me feeling stupid and why are they yelling at a total stranger?

Twenty minutes later I was going to the same place in the road and saw them riding their bikes.
So, when they started yelling again at me (I know, where are there parents?), I turned around and said, "You know what? I am pregnant (pointing at my belly for emphasis), and I don't appreciate being harrassed by you guys. Do I point at you and yell? No! So please don't yell at the top of your lungs at me!"

After my outrage, they did the comic book blink, blink, and slunk away (i hope to their homes!) and never have I been yelled at again in my neighborhood.

Brandon was like, "I am really proud of you!" because usually I would just ignore it. He. He. don't mess with a prego after a long day!

Then, the other day, I was walking into WalMart and a young kid looks at me and screams, "Hey, do you like my bedspread?" I ignored him and two girls said, "Oh, shot down."

So, I am just wondering, what is it about the belly that gets kids yelling at you? Any ideas?

Charlotte is here! (baby no. nine in the kuhns fam)

Baby Charlotte is here!

Mom and Kelly peeking at Charlotte while she takes a snooze. Charlotte was healthy like her dad and weighed 4 lbs and 15 oz.
Proud daddy Luke and Ava were checking out Charlotte's sweet smile.








Kelly and Luke had baby Charlotte last friday! Charlotte was so adorable. I thought she looked like Ethan when he was a baby! They stayed at Riverside until Sunday when they went home on Kelly's birthday. What a homecoming. They had 70 mph winds as the hurricane swept through Ohio, and they went to mom and dad's to weather it out for the night! What a crazy birthday for Kelly and homecoming. There are now nine grandchildren for mom and dad.

Baby Sophia will be number 10~

Summer love 2

Ava and Ethan are two little peas in a pod at the C-bus zoo. They had a great time!
Daddy loves (sike) to take pics. You can always tell because he gives the fake smile when he doesn't want to take a picture!
This is how my girls roll! Brandon and I were laughing one night when two little neighbor boys pulled up in their "Escalade." It was so cute we had to get emi and ava in it.
Um, can you say Brandon?

Ava and the cat have a mutual love/irritated relationship. On any given day, they can both love each other and annoy each other. Ava loves to pull his tail and Simba pushed ava out of his favorite window chair.

Dad's birthday

Happy Birthday poppa!








Here are some pics from dad's birthdaypalooza. It was August 31 and even though they were in Colorado, we celebrated dad's birthday. Happy late birthday dad!





We had red velvet cake with strawberries and ice cream and Grandma Yoder came and helped us celebrate. Mom was already out in Colorado.