Pumpkin Patch

Grandma took us to the pumpkin patch!

Me & my babies after my baby shower!! Thank you so much Mom, Edna, Tiff & Melanie for throwing my shower!! It was a good time & we're so lucky to have gotten so much stuff!!!! Now I have the task of making room for everything!!! Time to get organized!!! Only 9 weeks to go........and it's coming up fast!!!

Whew!!!

I passed my 3-hour glucose test, thank goodness! It's such a relief to know that I don't have to go on a strict diet, because I really suck at dieting. However, I am still watching how many sweets I do eat. If my blood sugar was high enough to need a 2nd test, then I know I need to be more careful. Maybe just one peanut butter cup every OTHER night, will just have to do!!

I Failed.....

......my glucose test, that is!!! Kinda bummed about it. Well, not bummed - I'm devastated!!! I never had a blood sugar problem when I was pregnant with Haille or Trentin. So this is a huge shock!!! Apparently my nightly reese's peanut-butter cups aren't a good idea (which makes me want to cry). For those who don't know - I ABSOLUTELY LOVE PEANUT-BUTTER CUPS!!!! They are my weakness!! I seriously think I am addicted to them, and thinking that I can no longer have any, has me near tears. I thought I was doing so good - I've only gained 11 pounds, and the baby is like 3 of those pounds, so what's the problem? I'm going back to the doctor to have another glucose test on Monday morning, only this time it's 3 hours long. I'm going to avoid sugar until then. At least, I'll do the best I can!!!! And I'll be damned if today isn't someone's birthday at work, and sitting there, right beside my desk, is a whole plate FULL of cookies. Lord, have mercy!!!! This.Is.Torture.

Oh, and baby boy is still doing great. Heartbeat is still strong & he sure does move alot!!! Also, I think Jason is going to let me have my way with his name!!!! I told Jason if he's letting me have the first name, he can decide on the middle name. That is, until I heard what name he wanted, then I had to ask him "Are we hippies who want to name our flower child after the weather?? Do we need to get a Volkswagon van with flowers & peace signs painted on the side?" Yeah, he didn't like that very much. Maybe I'll help him with the middle name, too!!!

Baby Boy Update

Everything is still going great!! I'm feeling really good, and our baby boy is getting stronger and stronger with his kicks. So far, I've only gained a total of 7 pounds, and the baby weighs 2 of those pounds, so it's totally UNLIKE my previous pregnancies. It's weird when I hear people tell me they think I've actually LOST weight, when I feel like such a fat heffer. When I was pregnant with Haille, I gained around 60 pounds!!! So this is unusual for me. Next week, I go for my glucose test, which hopefully will be fine, and then I start going to the doctor every 2 weeks for check-ups. We have not decided on a name, although I've got my heart set on a particular name, and I'm just waiting for Jason to come around. One day he likes it, and another day he's not so sure. It's a cool name, and I am certain that no other boy he grows up with will have this name. It's a really unique, strong, distinguished name. (Fingers crossed that I can convince Jason!!) I wish I had a scanner to show my new ultrasound pictures, because we got a few pictures that are absolutely amazing. We caught him yawning, and you can actually see his nose, eyes and big open mouth!! We got a great profile picture, a footprint, and yet another one where it shows his "boy" parts. 12 weeks to go!!!!!

Happy Birthday Haille!!!

Haille is now 7 years old!!! Where did the time go? She looked so cute in her curlers, getting ready for her party.


Haille wanted "every-thing" High School Musical, so that's exactly what she got!!!

Thanks Grandma for making her cakes!!! They were beautiful (and yummy!!)

Trentin's First Colts Game!!

Trentin went to his very first Colts game. He absolutely LOVED it!!!! Trentin does love football, which pleases his daddy. We can't wait until he's old enough to start playing (2 more years!!) He called me during halftime, and was so excited because he saw Peyton Manning (his favorite player.)

While the boys were at the game, Haille and I had a "girls" day!!! We went and ate lunch, got a Libby Liu makeover, and then went shopping!!!

Toothless

Haille has lost tooth #3!!

Colts Season!!!

The Colts Season has begun!!! This is the time of year we look forward to, especially since the Colts won the Superbowl last year!!! Opening night was a blast!!!

They raised the new banner.

Jason was so excited because Deon Sanders was sitting literally 25 feet away from us during his broadcast.

You just don't know how much you miss drinking beer, until you can't have one!! Oh well, it's worth it. Thanks Mom for making my shirt!!! Everyone loved it!!!

The kids got to wear their Colts jerseys to school!!

Labor Day Weekend

On Labor Day weekend, Michelle, Alvin, Matthew and Emma came to stay with us. Sunday was such a gorgeous day, so Jason, Michelle and Alvin went to play golf, and I took the kids to do something fun. (I can't really golf now that I've got a big belly!!) Since Matthew and Emma live so far away, it was really great to be able to do something with them, since I hardly ever get to spend any time with them.

IT'S A BOY!!!

That's 1 girl and 2 boys for the Cutter family!! Without the slightest doubt, we're having a boy. During the ultrasound, our new little man made sure we KNEW he was a boy. He kept putting his little "butt" in plain sight. Maybe he was teasing Aunt Tiffie, because she was sitting right there, and she swore he was a girl. If that's any indication on his personality, he's going to fit right in!!! When I told the kids, Trentin said "YES!!!!" and Haille said "Awwwwwwww, man!!" But she's still excited anyway. So I'm more than halfway there, 18 more weeks to go, 18 short weeks to prepare. (Cue the anxiety!!) I feel him move everyday, and Jason actually felt him kick for the first time, too! Oh yeah, and remember how I said I just might get by with no swelling this time?? No such luck. Just this week, I have started swelling. I'm fine in the morning, but throughout the day, my ankles get puffy & gross looking. I guess that's just how my body handles being pregnant. As long as the baby is healthy, I can handle anything!!

King Baldy

Jason specifically told me NOT to put this picture on the blog - so you know me - I couldn't resist!! WE'RE NOT WORTHY!! WE'RE NOT WORTHY!!

Family Reunion

We had a family reunion down in Bloomfield. It was great to see familiar faces that I haven't seen in so many years, and meet people I didn't even know I was related to! It's safe to say that the family sure has grown!! The kids had a great time, getting to swim INDOORS, seeing the farm animals, and then going fishing!

Uh oh.....

We are in trouble when the "boy crazy" phase starts. Is this girl gorgeous, or what?!?! When we told her she looks like a cowgirl, she said "WWWEEEHAWWW!!" and we told her it's YEEHAWW, she said "well, I say WWWEEEHAAWW!!"

First Day of School

Trentin has been looking forward to this day for so long - finally his turn to ride the bus!! Haille was so sweet, she's so protective of him and told him she'd sit next to him and she would show him where his class is. He has the same teacher that Haille had last year, Miss Sterrett, and she is wonderful! We are so glad Trentin will be in her class this year. Haille has Mrs. Perkins, and I've heard great things about her, as well.

You can't see him, but Trentin made sure he was first in line to get on the bus. As it drove away, I did get alittle teary, because I know he was sitting there with a huge grin on his face, enjoying every minute of that bus ride. Even now, when you ask him what his favorite part of school is, he'll say "Riding the bus!!"

Happy Birthday Trentin!!!

My baby boy is 6 years old!! Actually, my baby girl AND my baby boy are both 6 years old right now. That is, until October!!

Children's Museum with Uncle Chris

What is something fun to do when it's 95+ degrees outside?? Something indoors!!! We went to the Children's Museum with Uncle Chris and had a great time.

There are 4 generations in this picture!! My grandparents, my dad, myself and my kids!!

My Baldy

Jason shaves his head every morning, so one evening, I convinced him to let me put some Nair on his head!! He was worried it would break his head out, and I told him "no way, it won't break you out." Let's just say he's not EVER going to put Nair on his head again. I couldn't stop laughing!! He was a good sport about it, thank goodness!!!

We have a dead fish!!!!

Ok - so when I picked the kids up yesterday afternoon, I said we needed to stop by the store for a few things. Haille was like "but I have to feed my fish!!!" and Trentin piped in and said "yeah, or he'll DIE!!!!" I said we wouldn't be very long and that he'd be OK, only to hear their continuous protests of how the fish was STARVING!!!!! We went to the store, I ran through the carwash & got them some McDonalds and went home. When we got home, they sat at the table to eat (their happy meal toys kept them distracted from this fish that was apparently STARVING) and when they were finished, Haille went upstairs to feed her fish, and I hear "MOM!!!" Oh shit. I started to go upstairs, and she came out of her room carrying her fishbowl, and there was a floating dead fish. (I think this is the first time in my life that I actually prayed for a fish, and that he was only sleeping!!!! He wasn't.) She was so mad and yelled at me "SEE? I TOLD YOU HE WOULD DIE!!!" Trentin confirmed, "Yup, he's dead!!!" because his fish died a couple weeks ago, so he's an expert at spotting dead fish. Now, trying to explain to a 6 year old that he probably died sometime while we were gone during the day did absolutely no good because IT WAS ALL MY FAULT!!!! I tried to explain that fish don't live forever, she's still upset. So we had a memorial that ended with a flush, all the while I am secretly cursing that damn fishbowl game at the fair because it was making me feel like a horrible mom. Why couldn't the stupid fish die the day before yesterday, or even today, when I don't need to go to the store after work?!? I would have been in the clear!!! By the end of the evening, she wasn't mad at me anymore, and even colored me a picture & it said "I love Mommy", so I think she has forgiven me for killing her fish.