Has it been a whole week???

Last week seemed SO LONG. I think next week will be quicker. I start watching kids again. I have a new family that I will sit for one day a week, for four hours. They have a four year old boy and 2 year old girl. That makes six kids that I will watch, but I will rarely, if ever, have them all at once. A six year old boy and his 2 year old sister, a five year old girl, a four year old boy and his two year old sister and my niece who is 17 months. I am looking forward to something different-something to add to the week. Ella will love having the kids around too. I am going to try to do a bit more of a schedule with the kids than I did last year and have more options for them for things to do. I want to take having these kids in home seriously, and make it worthwhile for them. I want it to more than just a few extra bucks and something to do. I know I can make the experience, meaningless, bad or great for them- so hopefully it will be great and they will have good memories of going to Ms. Amanda's house. If any of you have good ideas let me know!! Ella got hand, mouth and foot disease last week. Nothing too serious, just an annoying virus. She had sores in her mouth one day and had trouble eating, but other than that has just been a little extra fussy. She is SO close to walking. I think that is frustrating her too which leads to LOUDNESS. Ugg. I will LOVE it when she can talk. Really, I know you with talkers are saying, just wait. But I can't imagine that talking can be more irritating than yelling. We will see. #2 seems to be growing- something is causing my belly to bulge out anyway. I have another appointment next week. I love to hear the heart- makes me feel better. Someone asked me last week how far along I was and I told them 3 months, to which Chad replied, " What, really- Wow I didn't know that!". Now he knows, I will have to keep him updated better I guess!! I am feeling less sick, so that is great and the days that I have no energy are also getting to be fewer- that will surely change with more kids around. Names ideas, for those of you interested and curious- I always am. Right now our top picks are Lily Pearl for a girl and Titus Joel for a boy. As for today, Saturday- Chad is working this morning- I am enjoying a quite house while Ella naps. I am going to go get some groceries after Chad gets home-by myself- and then we are having dinner tonight with Chad's siblings and their families. We are looking forward to it. It will be the first time we have all been together since his brother and sister-in-law moved here. I am hoping to get some scrapbook pages done too this weekend- we'll see. Monday will be here before we know it! Happy weekend!