The week has been filled with doctor appointments. I had high hopes on Monday when I went to the doctor about Avery that she would say "oh you are ready to go into labor any minute so we will go ahead and plan to induce you next week if you don't go before then". Apparently, that was in my dreams. Instead I got "You are not progressing and being induced now would increase my risk of a c-section". She is also measuring small. My belly only measures at 34 weeks-but 2 weeks ago she weighed 6lbs 8oz on the ultrasound. Needless to say, she is SQUISHED (drs own words). Now, I probably wouldn't find this so shocking if this wasn't our 5th! baby! What the heck is Avery waiting for? Did I mention I hate waiting? Did I mention how miserable the last few weeks of pregnancy are? I did have a couple of hours of contractions the other day. I kept telling myself I should start timing them because I knew they were coming close, but I was busy with the kids. Easton and Weston got excited because they said "Mommy, if you go into labor, we are going to call 911 so they can land a helicopter to take you to the hospital" When I told them that I think that would be a bit much they said "Well, we don't want to deliver a baby". The contractions went away so it wasn't the real deal. I always worry about going to the hospital and not be in labor. When I went to the hospital when I went into labor with Weston, I couldn't even decide when to go. I didn't want to be sent home and them think "oh that crazy lady". Instead, I kept waiting. Even after we got there and the dr said I was 6cm dilated, I still asked if they were going to send me home.
In homeschooling this week, we have been focusing on reading stories. Sometimes, I feel like we don't spend nearly enough time reading things the kids really want to read. They LOVE Magic Schoolbus. They could read the books over and over again. We also got out the "fall" books. I was blessed to work at the Child Study Center in college and I would buy lots of books off of the Scholastic orders. Needless to say, we have tons. Tennessee (and maybe other states?) have the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Once you sign up, they send your child a brand new book, age appropriate, every month until age 5. Babies get board books and then older children get page books. We have quite the library collection between the Fab 5 and I am still figuring out a way to organize them all.
Toy/book organization is something we struggle with. Right now, we are using tubs for the toys. I rotate their toys monthly to give them variety but SOMEHOW, everytime I get "help" with the laundry, a few more toys make it upstairs. I also throw out toys every week-broken, chewed, dirty, etc. Stuffed animals are always the first thing to be thrown out. Thankfully, a good stomach virus wipes out most of those. All of the toys we have get dishwashed every week. That usually gets rid of a few things. The books are all in crates. I rotate them seasonally. I found a bookshelf that I don't think the kids can destroy so they may get it for Christmas. With Christmas coming, I will be bagging up their old toys and donating them.
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