M.O.M - Mom of Many

I'm in the process of giving my blog a facelift. It also includes a new blog title. "Pieces of Me" just wasn't quite doing it for me. So I have come up with a new title. "Thoughts from a M.O.M"

Am I REALLY a "Mom of Many" now? When I think about it...I would answer "No". I mean...I'm ONLY on baby #5. Is that really a lot? I guess by societys standards today that is a crazy amount of kids. To me, well, it's just my life (which I LOVE by the way). I was thinking about this the other day when I heard what sounded like a herd of elephants running thru the house. It seriously sounded like I had 20 kids running...but nope..only my 4 kiddos...which is just 8 feet running around. Then I got to thinking about when #5 is running around. That IS many children...so I suppose I can say I am a "M.O.M -- Mom of Many!".

Then I was thinking about all the things that go on in one day at our home with so many little ones running around. I'm sure I have a crazy experience I could share on a daily basis. No day around here is ordinary...well, I suppose it's OUR ordinary day but perhaps not the typical day others would find ordinary. I mean, seriously when do you have one child break a snow globe and have another child fall on the glass and cut up their foot and then while going to get the broom to clean up the glass hear a big CRASH and realize your christmas tree was just knocked down by the 4 yr old hiding behind it. Then when you go and try to put the tree up it falls down the other direction. And by this time 4 children are crying and saying Christmas is ruined and the 4 yr old that knocked it over is hanging his head and wandering around the house singing "we wish you a merry christmas" in a sad, sad tone. I can't make this stuff up people...THIS is my reality. This type of stuff happens on a daily basis.

So I have done much thinking with this blog. It was getting boring to me. It wasn't heading in the direction i wanted it to. It started out as a place for me to update my friends and family. Then I wanted to share new things I was learning and trying out. And other times I wanted to just share my thoughts whether deep ones or just silly ones. Most of them have to do with being a mother. So I found that a new title was needed for this blog so that is where "Thoughts from a M.O.M" came from.

So there you have it.

It's a......BOY!! (and other quick updates)

So to quickly update all of my blog readers (are there even any out there?? lol...no biggie if there isn't...i tend to write for my own enjoyment...readers would be nice...but not a neccessity..lol).

We had our ultrasound yesterday to find out the sex of baby #5. I had in my mind that it was a girl. I mean, what are the chances that we would stick to our pattern of boy, girl, boy, girl...but this baby stuck to our pattern! BOY! I am happy, but just shocked really.

We brought all the kids to our appointment. We decided that it would be enjoyable for them to get to find out what the baby was. They really surprised me at how well they all enjoyed watching the baby on the tv. The baby even sucked on his hand and the kids got a kick out of that. And after we found out it was a boy the boys were cheering and all of a sudden the baby threw his arms up in the air almost as if he was cheering with the rest of his "boy" team! Very cute!

So that is our latest baby update. I've been feeling REALLY well. Definetly feeling the second trimester now as I have more energy and I'm not extrememly huge at the moment so i can still move around quite well.

I'm hoping for a HUGE blog facelift to take place after Christmas. I have new ideas for this blog and hopefully ways to make it more enjoyable for all those that read it. (which very possibly could only be two of you..lol.)I enjoy blogging about as much as I enjoy reading blogs (blogs are one of my favorite things to read--if you could see my whole blog list of the blogs I follow and read..you will see I have TONS of them..i love reading other people thoughts) I have been slacking on blogging a lot lately. I'm blaming it on how tired I was at the beginning of this pregnancy or just the busy that life brings. I'm working on that though. Time management...a goal of mine. I decided I need to get my butt in gear because if I don't think I have time now...what will it be like when #5 arrives??? And I'm not talking about just time to get the neccessities done but also leaving time for some hobbies of mine (blogging, crocheting, crafting etc). But anyways..that is all sounding like a new blog post..so I'll just stop there and say hang on...changes are coming to my blog (good ones I hope!).

Merry Christmas to everyone (as I'm guessing I won't get a new post written between now and christmas). Remember the real meaning of Christmas. Our Savior Jesus Christ. Enjoy time together with family. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas,
Shawna

Blog slacker

I feel like it's been awhile since I blogged. Well, in reality it has really only been a few days. But if you lived inside my head and saw all the "stuff" that is floating around in there that I want to blog about you would understand why I feel like I've slacked on blogging. I always have something to write about. Writing is my escape. I've found blogging to be a new obsession I have. I have ALWAYS loved to write. I wrote in journals since I could write. I found it a way to escape and just a way to put my thoughts together. I am also not a person who probably appears to have lots to say. I usually keep pretty quiet. But I enjoy getting my opinions out there just not actually saying them outloud. So I have become a GREAT fan of blogging. Not only writing my own blog posts but also reading blogs by other random people. I have found SO many great blogs. I realized there are LOTS of people out there just like me who enjoy writing about the same things I like to write and read about. Most of the topics of interest to me have been parenting (of course--that is basically my WHOLE life), homeschooling, photography, etc. A good friend of mine wrote a post that got me thinking. Click here is to view the post. I wonder who even reads my posts. I know I only have a small amount of those who are following my blog. I don't really care if I have a huge amount of readers. Or do I?? I mean, I take the time to post and I write as if others are reading it. I often wonder if I'm talking to myself. That's OKAY if I am just writing for myself. I mostly write for me as a way to remember my life, to get these thoughts out of my brain. It's relaxing and it's also a way for me to have something to look back on. Something that explains what I was thinking, doing, or seeing that day. But at the same time, it's nice to see comments. To see that others are reading and have something to say. Just like a conversation. It would be pretty boring if you stood in a room full of people and said something and everyone just stood there, staring without making one single comment. I am not writing this to beg for comments at all. I don't mind writing for myself. I was just curious who actually reads my blog. I have this blog set up on my notes in Facebook so I'm guessing my "friends" on facebook read them. Okay, this was NOT at all where this blog was going. I was just going to post some pictures and this is where it lead to! Funny how that works. So if you are a random person that is reading my blog...PLEASE comment just so I know you exist!

My first "non-myspace" blog

Wow, I did it! Never thought I would but a friend got me thinking about it and I cracked and decided to create my own blog other than the ramblings I write on myspace. It's 12:34am..yes, after midnight...the house is finally quiet. Kids are asleep...I can hear Mason breathing thru the baby monitor, Ryan is typing away on his computer busy doing his work, and I'm comfortably sitting in bed with my very own laptop (finally have my own). Ahh....finally a moment to relax...I've been waiting for this ALL DAY and the moment is finally here! Tomorrow is another busy day. A day to hug my kids, kiss my kids, play with my kids, discipline my kids, break up hitting matches that my kids will have with each other, hold the baby, nurse the baby, do laundry, fold laundry, put laundry away, make breakfast, make lunch, make dinner, probably go to walmart, pick up toys, pick up more toys, clean up food on the floor, wipe up spilled milk, change diapers, wipe poopie behinds, change more diapers, WHAT A DAY...and then...once again I'll have this moment after midnight when all my days tasks are completed to finally relax. YAY! anyways...i'm just rambling now. I need to get some sleep! Good night!