Zombie Apocalypse

So last night was a full-on zombie apocalypse in my house. Boys were in ultimate make-believe state -- legs were being dragged, uncontrollable moaning, arms raised, blank stares, BRAAAAINZZZZ was the only word that was deciphered, etc. They both wanted a picture taken of their best zombie faces... this is what they came up with:

 

Gavy pulled on his face so hard that he had bruises under his eyes. :-/ What can I say? He goes all out for play-time. 

I shared the pics with some friends... all friends of baby girls. One responded about her daughter and other girls watching "My Little Pony" & that if the boys were to be there, the zombies would probably try to eat the little ponies. Damn straight! We rarely have delicate play here... it's more about being transformers, fighting bad guys, killing or being zombies, saving the world from some unknown evil force, crashing toy-cars, testing our strength, etc. Now, not to say that it's always helter-skelter here... there's a good 10-15% of the time when there is quiet play. (they have to sleep sometime, right? Ha!) 

Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy!

Holy crap it's been a LOOOOONG time since I've posted anything. Reason??? Well, let's see... I'm pregnant with another boy!!:) 

We found out on Valentine's Day of this year that I was pregnant.... total surprise. Funny thing is that we had just discussed trying for another baby... however, we had discussed trying in a year or so. We both wanted to lose weight, we had a vacation to Arkansas for a family reunion scheduled for June, etc., and we didn't really want to be pregnant at this point. Well, it never pays off for us to plan anything. Regardless, we were thrilled! This pregnancy has turned out to be the hardest of my three pregnancies though. We had a couple of scares in the beginning and almost lost the baby due to low progesterone levels. I was prescribed progesterone twice a day which made pregnancy my own hell. I won't go into detail, but let's just say that all of those symptoms that you hope you don't have.... I had ten-fold. I even had a stint in the ER. My mom had to come live with me for awhile to help take care of the boys because Buck has been working out in west Texas. Just when I thought I couldn't take any more, the symptoms began to let up -- I began feeling somewhat normal again. I'm now 26 weeks and only have the "normal" symptoms left: headache, achey ribs due to stretching, nightly heartburn, and just overall uncomfortable sleeping. Nothing I can't handle. 

It's a BOY!! As if you couldn't tell:)

Little Owen Tate Kettering... can't wait to meet this little face!

Look at the size of that FOOT!!

Sooooo, another little monster.... a baby boy:) I'll have to admit that there was a time when I thought this baby was a girl. Just because of how different this pregnancy has been compared to the others. Having another boy is perfect though. We have decided on Owen Tate Kettering as his name. Owen being a family name - my grandma's maiden name. I cannot wait to meet him! I hope that Lynk & Gavy become as close to Owen as they are with each other. I love the idea of having 3 rowdy boys around all the time. I figured out that at one point, we will have a 19 yr old, 16 yr old, and 13 yr old... Whew! Can you imagine our future grocery bill?!?! 

Two of my best friends, Jessica & Amy, have decided to give me a baby shower. I'm so excited! Buck and I had gotten rid of everything baby related right after having Gavyn... at that point, another baby was not in the cards. So, we are starting from scratch. I'm so lucky to have friends like Jessica and Amy:)

This summer has been packed with all sorts of stuff. We went with the whole family to Arkansas for a short family reunion with the Anderson's. We stayed in cabins at the Spider Creek Resort. Such a peaceful place. We had a great time visiting and hanging out with family. Gavyn was the center of attention most nights. That child just doesn't know a stranger. Buck and I rented a pontoon boat for our family to go out on for an evening. It was fantastic! Lynk & Gavy's first time on a boat and it was a total success. They swam in the lake and had a blast. When we got home, the idea of owning our own pontoon struck a cord with Buck, and we are now owners of a pontoon boat. Haha. We've gone out twice, once with mom and dad and another time with Jodi and Steve. So much fun. We got a four-person inner-tube for the boys to ride... they love it! I am slowly learning to drive the boat myself, but I'm much happier just sitting and riding. I'm anxious to be able to ride on the inner-tube next summer when I'm not pregnant. 

Gavy chillin' in Spider Creek in Arkansas

Lynk being silly in Spider Creek in Arkansas

My favorite boys in Spider Creek - Arkansas

Lynk fishing in Spider Creek -- Arkansas

Big Captain B on his new pontoon for the first time in Lake Ray Roberts:)

Gavy on the pontoon for the first time at Lake Ray Roberts

Lynk on the pontoon for the first time at Lake Ray Roberts

Merly and the boys riding the tube for the first time... they had a blast!  (Lake Ray Roberts)

Gavy upset after Daddy said "No more tubing for the night" -- NOT a happy camper anymore (Lake Ray Roberts)

Buck finally gets on the tube with the boys the second time out on the boat at Lake Worth 

Jodi and boys hitting the inner tube at Lake Worth

Lynk and Gavy are still my wild and crazy boys. My days are filled with their laughter, wrestling, giggling, crying, yelling, and just plain-old-silliness. The pictures below help to describe some parts of our time together since I found out we were expecting again. I figured pictures would be much better than trying to write about our experiences. 

Writing Practice Time!

Gavy is finally interested in learning to write!

 

Easter at Granny's house - painting wooden Easter Eggs! 

Painting wooden Easter Eggs at Granny's house... NOT thrilled about Mommy wanting a picture. You can't interrupt an artist, I guess?!?

Easter Egg hunt at home... Lynk grabbed the last egg... guess who's upset??

Disney on Ice! 

Disney on Ice!

Houston Aquarium

When you gotta go, you gotta go! Houston Aquarium

 Lynk showing his Texas Rangers spirit!

Gavy showing his Texas Rangers spirit!

Eatin' Cherry Chills at the Rangers game:)

My favorite boys walking into the Rangers game

Splash Park!

Splash Park!

Lynk - first swimming lesson at Emler's Swim School

Lynk - first swim lesson

Gavy - first swim lesson at Emler's Swim School

Gavy - first swim lesson

Lynk's first shave

No more scruffy Kettering boys:)

No more scruffy Kettering boys:)

Catchin' some rays at Merly's house

July 4th Celebration at Comfort Suites in Denton

First bloody nose after fireworks on July 4th... that dang tailgate just jumped out and bit him! 

YUMMY! Eatin' a peach right off the tree at the Peach Orchard

Fresh peach eatin' at the Peach Orchard

Delicious Peach Cobbler from orchard peaches

Delicious Peach Cobbler from orchard peaches

Lynk will start Kindergarten in about a month. I am so happy for him. He's so excited! We went to get his supplies and some new school clothes just the other day. While I'm very happy for Lynk, I'm nervous for how Gavy will take it when Lynk goes to school. Gavy has it in his head that he will be going to school as well. I'm nervous Lynk will begin to separate himself from Gavy due to being a "schooler" as he calls it. On the other hand, I'm excited to have two months alone with Gavy before Owen makes his debut. 

Well, that roughly sums up the last 5-6 months. Much more to come from the Kettering Khaos Household....