bad blogger

damn. I really was trying to keep this updated regularly. Things are going pretty well pregnancy-wise. This third go around is definitely harder on my body. Back pain is too bad (in my opinion) for me to be only six months along. Oh well, the next few weeks should fly pretty fast. I have my glucose test next week. I had to go in and have my cervix checked last week because I'd woken up with contractions -- Yikes! All evidence points to dehydration as the cause so I'm trying to drink more water. I'm now on regular doses of tylenol and pepsid. Hooray.

Baby seems to be very happy though. He's moving a lot and seems very strong to me. He seems to stop moving every time I try to get someone else to feel him though -- maybe I'll actually get a mamma's boy -- which might be fun given Owen seems to be very anti-mom these days.

As for the already-out babes, Rhianna is doing well, I think I'm going to work more consciously with her on reading in the next ...while. Owen is suddenly very two. As in terrible. He's throwing tempertantrums and is just generally frustrated with life. His poor little brain just can't seem to make up his mind on things except that whatever he has/wants/needs isn't quite what he has/wants/needs. It's bizarre how mother-nature planned the communication skills and individuality to develope at about the same point in time in these little creatures. I know it all comes together in the end, but for his sake, I wish it weren't so frustrating.

In other news, I am freaking EXCITED for Christmas this year. My kids are getting Teddy Ruxpin doll and I can't wait to give it to them. I LOVED mine when I was a kid and if they even like it a quarter as much as I did, it will be worth it. If not, I might just steal it for myself :)