Our Summer

This summer has been pretty busy. Busier than I expected it to be....and hotter. If you look at the average temp for Missoula online, it's somewhere in the 80s. We didn't know to expect 100 degree days and hot nights. We also had no idea that we didn't have A/C- you'd think that the rental company would have to disclose that. So, even with the fans we bought, it has been extremely hot in this house and we have decided that we will be finding another rental for next year that has A/C.
June was a fairly slow month. Kaitlyn got out of school on the 10th and we just kind of vegged out at home until Poppie came for his visit. We took Poppie all over town. We went to see the Bison Range and we took him hiking up at Rattlesnake. Poppie also did a good job of entertaining himself since I wasn't feeling too good. We were very sad when Poppie left. Jude got pretty attached to him.
July was quite a bit busier. We went camping on the 3rd with the Kriegs and then went to their house to watch the fireworks on the 4th. Jarrod's parents came for 2 wks. on the 6th. I celebrated Bday #28 on the 9th with a Costco cake (yummy). We went up to Glacier National Park for the night on the 11th. We drove up Going to the Sun Road, hiked Avalanche Trail and the kids became Jr.Rangers. Jarrod's parents left on the 20th. We also met the new baby Dr. on the 30th and heard the baby's heartbeat.
August- well we're still in it. This month hasn't been that busy. Jarrod had a seminar in IA at the beginning of the month and he worked the fair the 11th-16th which kept him pretty busy. We had our first ultrasound on the 10th. IT'S A BOY! We did take the kids camping this past weekend as a last hurrah before school starts on the 31st. We went to Harper's Lake. It was fun, but extremely cold at night. We froze our hineys off both nights.
Jarrod went on 3 fly fishing excursions and he attempted to fly fish while we were camping this past weekend, but there weren't any biting in the lake and the stream was too shallow.
I will post pics later. Just wanted to quickly recap the summer.

Rub a Dub Dub....

I got Jude in the tub! Well, not for the first time, but it was the first time he was happy and not screaming and trying to jump back out. I guess I figured out a new way to get him excited about a bath. I was soaking in the tub relaxing and he was fully clothed standing outside the tub playing with his bath toys and splashing. Eventually after awhile he started taking the water and wiping his face and then he moved on to sticking a foot in the tub one foot at a time. So, I got him undressed and stood him up in the tub. He assessed the situation and went on playing with his toys and splashing me. He really enjoyed himself. Then, after a few minutes he went over to the soap, rubbed it with his hands and then washed his belly and face. He did it all on his own, no comment from Mommy> I did not wash his hair b/c I knew that would ruin the "happy bath". Yes, I have tried the whole bath thing with me before and this is definitely the first time he was happy and not crying. He has hated baths since birth. I am so excited that he enjoyed this one! But, it did give a little hint into what potty training may be like when it comes time to do that. He seems to be a little like Emma in the "I'll do it when I'm ready" attitude. Which could prove to be interesting.

Meet and Greet

Yesterday we got to meet my new Dr. to see if we liked her. We did, so we have our 1st visit on August 10th. She was very nice and very good with the kids which I found comforting. I really didn't want a Dr. that was bothered by my kids being around b/c guess what, they hang out with me all day and they'll always be around. So, it went well and since we got through it so fast she asked if we wanted to hear the heartbeat and of course we did. As we were leaving the office we saw a woman with her mother and new baby. I said , Emma look at that teeny tiny little baby. She goes it's cute, did they get it out yet? It was really funny b/c I'm standing there thinking she's either really confused/tired or she just insulted the grandma holding the baby by saying she looked very pregnant. But. we asked her about it and we think she was trying to ask if they just got it out. As a backstory Emma and Mia are obsessed with getting this newest Fancher Kid out, as soon as possible. So, the meet and greet went wel and I'm not really looking forward to the office visit the 10th b/c that's massive blood taking day and I HATE blood taking days (to the point I shake, lose all color and get nauseaus(sp?) when I get in the blood taking room-I don't even have to see the needle). I'm trying to get Jarrod to go, but he doesn't do well with it either. The last time he went with me on blood day was when I was pregnant with Mia. He had missed lunch due to seeing patients and the timing of the appt., so he ended up passing out in the hallway on the way to the front desk. This from the man that had to learn to take blood in school- I think it was the no food thing though. After that he never went on blood day- the girls have had to be hand holders for me. On the plus side, it's also ultrasound day and since I'm so far along for our first visit, we get to find out what this kid is going to be and we can stop calling it the new Fancher kid and baby. Hopefully Jarrod can make it. I want him to ask for the morning off, but I think he's using all his vacation days already. He's taking 3 off when his brother comes and he took off some when my Dad and his parents were here. But, I may ask Kevin for him. If he can't get the whole morning maybe he can atleast take the portion for the Ultrasound. Well, that's as up to date as we are on the new baby. I'll keep you uodated though.

Fancher Kid 5

Well, it looks like next Jan. we will be welcoming the 5th Fancher kid. We have not been to the Dr. yet (we are waiting for Jarrod's new ins. to kick in). I took a test 2 Sun. ago b/c I hadn't been feeling well and it said pregnant. It was a shock to say the least. No, we didn't plan it, but somebody did. I had been going back and forth between wanting more and being done and Jarrod wanted to wait some. Then, a few weeks ago we were outside with the kids and he said he kept getting this weird feeling that somebody was missing, but we were all there. I told him he was crazy. So, this is where we are at right now- I feel like a big pile of poo, I'm breaking out like a 13 yr. old and I'm extra moody. Right now we are just praying and hoping that we make it through the 1st trimester this time. So, if you could pray for a healthy little bundle of joy and my health and sanity I would greatly appreciate it. My stress level is high and now that school's out I ave some restless kiddos at home while I feel awful. Plus, we have family coming up which is always stressful. So, please pray.

Notice anything new?

Well, I added something to the blog. Did you see it? I'll give you guys awhile (the few of you there are). I'll be back to explain in a few days.

Friday Five

1. We are headed to Emma's Meet the Teachers this morning (they won't decide her teacher until the last day of this school year) We got her K readiness test scores in the mail and she did great. She measured as Above Average -we all know she's way above average =) (sorry that's just a proud mama talking)

2. We went outside and did sidewalk chalk for awhile. It was nice to just hang out on the back porch last night.

3. We went to the library and got I few good books. I'll tell you more about the one I got when I finish it.

4. We are going to just hang out this weekend. The girls HAVE to clean up their closets- you can't even move in them.

5. I entered a Friday giveaway on my friend Bertie's Fitness Blog (check out the sidebar). It's a great site. Every Friday she has a giveaway. She posts recipes and fitness routines. I have done the Plyo one and it about killed me- I am going to make an effort to keep doing it. I also made the protein packed chili she posted and Jarrod and Jude wolfed it down. It was great. You should definitely check it out. Most of the fitness stuff does not require and weights or anything, just you and I really like that a lot. It is not in our budget right now to go pay for a gym membership or a bunch of fitness equipment so just me is a good thing.

My Garden

I realized I forgot to post pics of our garden. I planted lunchbox tomatoes, strawberries, eggplant, broccoli, green leaf lettuce, lemon thyme, pineapple mint and lavender. We planted a container garden since we are renting this house and can't dig up what small amount of yard we have. So here are our plants:

Tomatoes


Strawberries


Eggplant


Broccoli


Lettuce


Lavender


Thyme


Mint


Everything is doing really well. The strawberries and tomatoes are flowering. You can see little bits of broccoli starting to grow and the eggplant has a bud on it. We get to pick the lettuce weekly and it's yummy.