We Are So Bad With The Update Thing

So, here we are more than a month since the last post. A lot has happened, that's why thre was a lack of updates. We are quite busy. Aubrey is slowly going insane between school, cooking a baby, and busy season at work. I am waiting for the hiring freeze to thaw to see if I can work next year. Kimberlie is now 7 (as of today). And, we cleaned out the garage. Hopefully this covers all your update needs.

It's A.....

Girl. That will make 2 boys and 2 girls.

A Rash of Tags

I have been tagged by two different people so I am going to cover them both in one post. First is the tag from Mandy:

The kitchen sink:



The Fridge:




The Washer/Dryer:


My Toilet:




My Side of the Closet:




My Favorite Room:






My Favorite Shoes:








My Dream Vacation would be Disneyland or Washington DC.



And a picture of my family:


There. For this one I tag Bobbi, Cheryl, and Lisa.


Now on to Bobbi's tag. Crazy 8s


8 favorite restaurants:

1. Tucci's
2. Los Hermanos
3. Bajio
4. That Mexican joint in Casper
5. Serrano's in Mesa
6. My mom's kitchen
7. My dad's kitchen
8. The buffet at Treasure Island in Las Vegas


8 Things I did yesterday:


1. Woke up (begrudgingly)
2. Went to Work
3. Trained the new secretary
4. Got kisses from Cameron
5. Closed a Tupperware party
6. Felt clothes getting too tight on me already
7. Fell asleep with all my jewlery on still
8. Drove the van to work instead of the merc.


8 Things I look forward to:


1. New baby
2. Clean house
3. End of semester (Spanish class)
4. Coming home to kids
5. Putting head on pillow
6. Visiting Casper again
7. Visiting Grandpa again
8. Putting feet up at home after work and school


8 Things I love about fall:


1. Cooler, but not cold, temperatures
2. Leaves changing color
3. It's the real start of the holiday season
4. Can bundle up with blanket on couch
5. Can start drinking hot chocolate again
6. My birthday comes
7. Warmer clothes (cozy!)
8. Caramel apples


8 Things on my wish list:


1. New house
2. Stay home with kids during the day
3. Not have to work anymore
4. No financial worries or stresses
5. New bedroom set
6. Lose 50 lbs and keep it off forever!!!
7. Baby #4 is a girl
8. Mom wasn't leaving me.


For this one I tag Mandy, Cheryl, Lisa, Judy

Web Wednesday

Ok, today's post is a little self-serving, but, hey it's our blog so why not self-promote. As some of you know, Aubrey is a Tupperware consultant. We have discovered that with everything she has to do, Tupperware parties seems to come down on the list. That is why we happy to present today's web link of the week. It is Aubrey's Tupperware site. If you have ever wanted Tupperware but don't want to listen to an hour of gossip, this is your chance. All you have to do is click here.

If you don't want a shameless commerce plug, how about something political? Global policies and other things aside, Sarah Palin has some odd names for her kids. They are, Track, Trig, Bristol, Willow, and Piper. With the current controversy as to what to name baby #4 going on in our house, I found a website that will take your real name and generate a Sarah Palin name for you. For the record, I would be known in the Palin household as Khaki Salmon Palin. It is just some good fun when your day goes slow. Also please leave comments as to what your Palin name is.

There Really is a Baby in There!

I had my 2nd prenatal checkup this morning. I got to hear the heartbeat for the first time so now there really is no denying that I am pregnant. Only 8 more weeks and we can find out whether we're getting another boy or a girl. Kimberlie and I have our fingers crossed for a girl, but we'll see what happens!

Weekend Update

Let's bring everyone up to speed with the Bowden house. Baby #4 has lost its tail. Look at it, no tail. On Friday Kimberlie and Aubrey went on a "date" while the boys and dad stayed home to watch the BYU game. The girls went to the Chuck-A-Rama for dinner. Kimberlie bit into her corn on the cob and suddenly got quiet and almost cried. She had a loose tooth. Which started the mealtimes from heck at our house. Apparently it is easier to chew bread than soup, but that is another story. Anyway, Sunday night Kimberlie brushed her teeth and the tooth fell out. Thank goodness, I was about to get out the blender and start pureeing her food.

Which brings me to my second point. What is up with the Tooth Fairy? My tooth fairy only gave me a nickel or a quarter depending on the tooth. Some kids are getting dollars, gold, new cars. I think there needs to be a uniform standard for the Tooth Fairy. I suggest that the smaller teeth in the front should only be a quarter, 75 cents for the incisors, and a dollar for any molars that come out, if they do, I can't remember.

Nothing else happened. Except Cameron Sunday night. He turned off the TV close to bed time. I think he pushed a button on the remote, anyway, after the TV went off, he folded his arms for prayers. Cute.

The Creepy Blob is Starting to Look Better

Look at it. It almost, and I mean almost, looks human. How fun! It has been an interesting week. I have found out that no matter how much I don't get stuff out if I don't actively clean the house it will look terrible within a couple of days. I have learned that kids do not like to clean so much. I now think I have a solution to these problems.

THE CLEANING IS MY RESPONSIBLITY.

Now, to my lady friends who read this blog, please don't expect your husbands to see the light right away. To the dudes--Read on.

As most of the faithful followers to the blog know (and a shoutout to whoever you are), Aubrey is currently going to school. We also found out (the first week of school) that we are expecting baby #4. Add to that her already stressful job and you can see the collision course with hysteria she is heading on. I have found that as Aubrey walks in the door her smile quickly disappears as she sees all the dishes, and laundry, etc. she has to do. She would be in a better mood if it was clean when she walked in the house. We all know this. I guess I'm upset because I just can't seem to get it done. However, my new pledge is to make sure it is done. I am not going to rely on the kids to do my dirty work anymore. This is revolutionary, this is insanity, this is the only way that the house will get clean. So, with all the readers of the blog as my witness, I am going to clean the house and make it stay clean!

Posting Just So I Can Say I Did!

Nothing terribly new in the Saga of Baby #4. I have not been feeling well so if I was still doubting whether or not I was in fact pregnant I'm certainly not questioning it anymore! Hopefully taking the prenatal at night instead of in the morning will help me to not be quite so bad off! I typically have at least one really weird dream about the baby whenever I am pregnant. I had that dream for this baby last night. It didn't disturb me quite as much as my dream with Cameron did, but it was still pretty weird. I'll spare you the details!!

We hope all of our friends and family are doing well and we think of you often. Especially those of you have recently relocated to sunny Arizona! I'm slightly jealous -- you're all in much closer proximity to family I don't see very often than I will ever dream of being. This is especially true of Brad & Bobbi who are dead center between my grandpa in Mesa and my aunt in Gilbert! Enjoy the rest of your hot summer and look forward to a very mild winter!

Saga of Baby #4 Update

Well, there's not much to update except to tell you that the doctor has officially confirmed the pregnancy. I am due on May 3, 2009. That seems soooooo far away! We've added a nice little countdown thing so you can all count down with us. The doctor did say yesterday that since I have to have C-Sections that he'll deliver me the last week in April so even though there's only a few day's difference April sounds so much closer than May! I'll start trying to do better at getting fun pictures of the kids being wierd (which is normal for them) and get them posted for some fun posts!

This is No Longer a Test!!

Okay, I guess I need to start adding to this thing so we can get the woman's/mother's point of view on things. Mike has said that he's calling my pregnancy The Saga of Baby #4 and that I should add to the saga since I'm living it more than anyone! I think that he is right in calling it a saga for the following reasons:

1. We are pregnant to begin with which was both not planned and totally shocking to discover!
2. I've gone from not having my regular doctor and having my regular doctor refer me to two different doctors (after I had made an appointment with the first came referral #2). After scheduling the appointment with referral #2 I got a call from our regular doctor's receptionist telling me that she had just informed him that he would be taking care of all of my prenatal needs as well as delivering my baby. He did not disagree. This all happened in a 3 minute time frame!
3. Let the nausea begin!! I started in with mild morning sickness this morning which progressed into a massive upset stomach by the end of the night.
4. I was in a panic most of the night that I would suddenly have to throw up and not make it from my classroom to the bathroom. I'm sure more will come on that!

Sorry my first post is somewhat lame, but I'll get the hang of it as I go.

Some Changes

You may have noticed some small changes to our blog. First one is the title. I changed the name from "Those Wacky Bowdens" to "Bowden Bulletin." Please update your links accordingly. The other thing is changing my signing name from "MrBowden" to a more friendly "MB." I am still looking for ways to make the blog super-neat, headers, etc. I will let you know as I do it. Or, you will just see it--anyway.

On to bigger and better things. The saga that will become baby #4. It seems that everyone in the ward knows about the baby. We went to church on Sunday to a host of "congratulations" and "is it true's". We were baffled, we had only told one of our church friends about our news, and she isn't the type to broadcast. Apparantly Kimberlie took it upon herself to tell everyone that walked near our house, or looked at our house, or even thought about our house that we are having a baby. I'm happy that she is excited, but sheesh!

Pitter Patter

Don't tell Aubrey that I'm excited, but...

Yesterday Aubrey won the argument. You see, I only wanted 2 kids, she wanted 4. I thought we had a compromise at 3. She won.

Yes, folks, Aubrey is pregnant with number four. Now, this is an early announcement because she is due in May, but we have never been able to keep a secret. She has her first doctor's appointment toward the end of September, but we're fairly confident that she is pregnant because she peed on three sticks to confirm it. Anyway, wish us well, more about this adventure to follow.