Stuff. Lots of Stuff.

Want a glimpse into what I'm thinking about this morning? Read on...

Maria's birthday is in 2.5 months and her party will be a Fairy party. I have to start planning. Because for 5-almost-6 year olds, birthday parties are a big deal. I'm thinking tutus (duh), fairy wings, and a fairy wand as favors and pastel for a color theme. A sweet table decorated with pink and yellow and white flowers....mushrooms (probably painted pastel) and leaves as a table runner.....perfect. I wish we had a Target closer than 2 hours away, because I could spend my childless Tuesday and Thursday mornings there and be a happy mama. And while we're adding stores to the valley, let's go ahead and put a Nordstrom, Crate and Barrel, the Container Store, and William-Sonoma in the LCM while we're at it. They'd thrive.

On the subject of birthdays, I think Alice will have an Olivia birthday. You know, the sassy and adorable pig whose brothers Ian and William are really just bothers? Yep, we're gonna go with Olivia. And yes, I know it's 4 months away. But I will be gigantically pregnant and there is a 99% chance I will also be mean and cranky that last month, too...so having it planned out is a must. All of you attending the party will be happy I did.

I'm sitting in our computer room, trying to figure out what we are going to do with our desk, bookshelf, and sofa bed when we convert it into Charlotte's room. We don't really have another room big enough for all this stuff --- we might have to squeeze it into our 7x7 room in the basement...we'll see.

Speaking of Charlotte's room, we are going for a sweet pastel theme: polka dots and stripes. I'd like to paint the walls (we'll see if that happens) and then hang a triangle banner (a lot like I did for Alice's birthday party) across the room in a few spots. Pottery barn has this:

...which I really like. Only $19 for the fitted sheet. I know you can find them for, like, $10 at Wal-Mart, but I like PB a lot. I'll splurge.

Jamie informed me today that he likes school. He even went so far as to tell me he likes God. Which is big because not 3 months ago, he didn't love God...he didn't even LIKE God. I bet this afternoon, God and Jamie will be fighting again, but I'll take when I can get in the mornings with him. He did, though, tell me that we can only pray at school and that he doesn't want to pray at home. Baby steps...

I'm ready to not be pregnant anymore. I'm ready for my cough to go away and for Charlotte to take a nap and stop kicking me, just for a couple hours. I'm ready to feel like things are slowing down so I can soak up every second I can with my babies instead of doing laundry, cleaning the kitchen, picking up messes, etc. I'm ready to try and let those things not be a big deal to me...but that's not easy. I'm ready to lose my 4 babies worth of baby weight and start feeling good again. I'm ready to go on vacation with just Danny -- something we have never done. Ever. It's time for a late honeymoon. I'm ready to decorate for Valentine's Day. I wanna do these things:

Make a heart banner for our dining room entry...

Make pink and red pom poms to hang from our ceiling...

And attempt super cute home-made valentines...

The kids love a decorated house.

And now, at 10:00am, I think I'm ready to get ready for the day. No one likes a non-showered pregnant girl sans makeup or real clothes. Sweats don't cut it. I'm not a college freshman anymore (thank god).