.: The Great Treasure Hunt

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The Great Treasure Hunt

About 3 months ago we shared some great news with the boys;

No, I haven’t been eating too much ice-cream! I'm 5 months pregnant! Since Tony's tummy is getting big too - from eating too much ice-cream and watching too much TV - he thought it would be funny to stand side by side and call the photo 'The Tummy Competition - Who's going to win?'

We shared with the boys they were all going to be big brothers again.

We wanted to tell the boys in a creative way so we made up a treasure hunt around the house. We had them spend 15 minutes going from one clue to the next and the last clue ended in the baby’s cot in Noah’s room (still set up from when Noah was a baby – one less thing Tony needs to reassemble!) I desperately tried to find a baby doll but I couldn’t, so we used a teddy bear instead. The boys took instructions out of the cot that read "pick up the teddy, wrap it in a blanket, put it back to bed and open the envelope." Hayden read the note inside the envelope telling them they were going to get a baby brother or sister.

They were super excited and full of questions.

Here is a list of the boys responses:

Noah:The day after we told the boys he asked, "How come the baby is taking so long to come!"

Hayden:"Is this for real?!
I think you’re tricking me . . . and trying to get me punked!"
What are we going to call it . . . Roger?
Mum, how many weeks are you going to stay in the hospital?
I hope it’s a girl baby, so that she won’t want to play Playstation."
AND THE BIG QUESTION FROM HAYDEN:
"Anyway, so how did the baby get in your stomach?" (Tony and I were caught a little off guard with this unexpected question and neither of us was ready to have "the talk" with Hayden. So, we did what any good parent does in such a situation; avoided it. I think we’ll postpone that just a little bit longer!

Ashton:"When did you go to the hospital and get a baby?
I think you’re going to have a girl baby.
Are we going to have a brown baby or a white baby?
I hope it’s a brown baby. I want it to be brown like an Indian because they’re tougher!"
Ashton counted everyone at the table and also counted the "unseen' baby.

That week they went to school and spread the news like wildfire. I’m pretty sure every kid and teacher knew our news within a day.

Hayden seems to love telling people that, “My mum is having a baby.”

The pregnancy wasn’t entirely planned. However, we were still undecided about whether to have one more child. Father in Heaven must have wanted us to welcome one more child into the world, and I like to joke that I seem to be "fertile as a turtle" every single day of the month! I feel very fortunate to be able to get pregnant so easily, because I know of many couples who have tried for years and spend thousands of dollars to get pregnant.

Fortunately for me, I have an attic packed full of baby stuff and have absolutely everything I'll need, including a very large box of maternity clothes fom the States (which is a very good thing since maternity clothes are so expensive here). I saved everything from the boys and kept all their baby things in immaculate condition. I could clearly have this baby without spending a penny . . . but I can’t wait to go and buy a newborn outfit for the hospital stay!

People keep asking whether we are going to find out the sex. Since we have three boys, some seem more than anxious to know what the 4th might be!

My answer:
I am perfectly content with another boy, and I will be in absolute shock with the slight possibility of a girl. I don’t mind if our baby is an alien or half boy, half girl. All I ask is that it is as sweet, loving, placid, well behaved and as easy going as Noah has been, and still is. Noah (although from time to time can still be a rambunctious little boy) is a dream child and looking after him has always been a joy. If we all had children like Noah, parents wouldn’t stop having kids.

We feel that this baby that we are about to have is a blessing and a privilege. We look forward to its arrival, but in the meantime we are enjoying the anticipation and relishing one last chance to be pregnant once again. The boys are fascinated by my growing tummy. Ashton likes to rub my tummy and puts his head to my tummy saying, “Are you okay in their baby!” The other day Noah stuck a Hot Wheel on my tummy and said it was for the baby to play with it. I feel the baby move all the time, especially when I sit or lay down. It’s a special feeling and a constant reminder that a new life is growing inside me.

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Ashton walking into the supermarket quietly whispers to himself: "Please can I have macaroni and cheese, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Ashton: "I want to live with Jesus." Mummy: "Why?" Ashton: "Because he be nice to me and he gives me bread and water!"

Mummy, examining Ashton's legs, and thinking: My goodness, what hairy legs. Ashton, unimpressed with Mummy's examination, pulls away: "Don't touch them. I'm growing Daddy legs!"

Hayden gets upset at Ashton: "Right Ashton, that's it! I'm telling Jesus on you!"

Ashton with a cold: "I'm snotty as a piggy."

Hayden: "The sun is burning my eyeballs."

Hayden: "Mummy, how come your penis is missing?"

Hayden: "I get the bigger piece of cake because my skeleton is bigger."

Hayden (3yrs old) sees me get dressed in the morning and stares at my breasts with a confused look..."What thooooose be for???"

Hayden: "I don't want to finish my pizza, it's got blood all over it."

Hayden: "Ashton hit me in the heart."

Hayden learns the planets at Preschool: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Penus!

Hayden (shopping with me and whining): "My brain hurts forever because you haven't buyed me anything."

QUOTES

Like the changing leaves of fall...My little boy is now a man.
--Author Unknown

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!
--Author Unknown

There never has been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between a mother and a son.
--Author Unknown

Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
--Alan Marshall Beck

Something For A Giggle....

I Owe My Mother ....

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC. " Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it when you get home!"

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!