Catch Up

The past few weeks have been a little busy. With the boys getting sick, our car dying, and a whole mess of other things, I'm tired.

Thankfully the boys are healthy and growing like crazy! Spencer will turn 1 in a month and Tanner will turn 2 just a week after Spencer's birthday. They both got haircuts yesterday at Grandma Surdukowski's. That was a fiasco! Spencer flipped out and screamed the entire time. Tanner started crying only because Spencer was crying. When it was Tanner's turn, he went nuts and was screaming and yelling. Not a fun night. But they look entirely handsome and so grown up. They don't look too much like babies anymore. But that's to be expected. Spencer weighs only a few pounds less than Tanner. Maybe 7 pounds less. He's a chunk! But he's so darn cute. He and Tanner can wear a lot of the same clothes and the same diapers. How sad is that? I'm relieved that Spencer is starting to eat table food. I'm tired of blending up fruits and vegetables. I've had it making two meals - one for us and one for Spencer. Spencer has started to walk. He's getting better every day. He thinks it's the coolest thing ever!

Our car, the good ol' VW, has started to die on us. A few weeks ago we decided that it was probably time to sell it because it was started to get up there in years. Although, it's only 7 years old. I bought that car in 2002 and it's brought me lots of good memories. But, the last week it has been dying a slow death. Nick had a hard time getting to work this morning because of it. So, we may just have to trade it in for what little money we can get for it and be done with it.

So, the reason we are trading in the car is because we are going to need a bigger vehicle come December. Yes, I am pregnant for the third time! My due date is December 14. Hopefully I won't be late because I don't necessarily want to spend Christmas in the hospital. I've felt completely terrible this time around. Makes me wonder if I'm having a girl. I've been so nauseous and I've felt so yucky! My first two pregnancies were a breeze. No sickness, nothing but headaches. Well, this time I feel sick all the time. I hate it! I just keep praying that it will end here in the coming month as I go into my second trimester. We'll see. I've had to change laundry detergent, hand soap, and lotion because those smells were entirely too strong. Makes me want to vomit. I have a hard time changing the boys' diapers, wet or otherwise. It's awful! If my first pregnancy was like this, I'm not so sure I would be where I am having a third one. But, I know that this will pass. It won't last forever. We're excited nonetheless!

Nick's job is going well. He may have the opportunity to cross-train into MRI at the hospital he's currently working at. He's been trying to find a way to make more money to support our family, and the only way seems to be more education and a different direction in the Radiology career field. He's also applied for a school in Philadelphia, just in case this doesn't work out at the hospital. We've been praying that everything will fall into place at his current job because this way he'll be able to cross-train while working. Once he's done, he'll be able to take the registry and his salary could jump $17 - $20,000 per year. So it's a good career move for him. Hopefully we'll hear something soon. It'll take a while to get to where he wants, but the end of the road really isn't that far.

So that's us the past few weeks. Busy, busy, busy. Never a moment to just sit and relax it feels like. But that's what makes life exciting!