Life in the Durst Home

Not a whole lot is going on in my home at the moment. I am still pregnant. And most likely will be for another 2 weeks. The young women at my church came over last night and brought some yummy dinners to but away until needed… My freezer is full from their meals and the ones me and the kids made on Devun’s Birthday. I was listing to Ava watching TV yesterday and on the cartoon it was teaching children patients. How if they are waiting for something they should do something else to make the time go by faster. I have done the following to make the time go by faster:

*Wash my walls

*Clean all the hall closets out

*Painted Marissa Room

*Clean out fridge and freezer

*Made 6 dinners and froze them

*Up to date on launder

*Go to bed EVERYNIGHT with the house clean

*I am reading the Old Testament

*Made several trips to DI

*Made Cookies – Visit teaching

*Try to cook dinner every night.

*Go for night walks I really don’t know what else I can do, so the past 3 days I have been watching A LOT of TV. Most people dream about giving birth in the last month of pregnancy, I am having dreams that I am a scientist on the show BONES that I have become addicted to, which normally I never watch TV during the day. So yes, I am complaining again, and I image I will complain some more, especially because my DR Appointment isn’t until next Tuesday…..

Ok, So I really thought I was going to have a baby today. I guess I was wrong. Anthony says this is teaching me patients. (I would have to agree). I do however have to be thankful. The past pregnancy’s I contract for the last 3 months regularly and it really never stops. With this pregnancy I really don’t have that. I have a few hours of contractions that are 7 minutes apart, but if I lie down or drink water they stop. (That has NEVER happened before). I also do not have high blood pressure, and am not swallow like before. So all in all I have been blessed with this pregnancy. Why do I want him out??? Just because it’s been a Simi easy pregnancy, if you think of it I have been either pregnant or nursing for the last 10 years. Yes I new this when I got pregnant, I just would really like a break. I am very tired. I am getting older and weaker in years…. But when you feel promoted to get pregnant you don’t ignore those promptings. I would like to have a little bit of summer break with my kids and do some fun stuff. But I just can’t do it in this heat, with NO energy. Even now I am finding it hard to sit here and write this page. Anyways enough complaining, I would like to say that I am very thankful to have such a patient, loving, kind, Simi compassionate husband that loves me and our family. I am so grateful to have the gospel in our life and home, and the teachings and values it brings to us and our children. I am thankful I was able to go to church today, renew my covenants with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I hope that this week I will be a little less selfish and more giving and nurturing to my friends and family. I also have A LOT of phone calls to return. Sorry friends and family, I really am in a pre partum depression that I really need to get over!

Devun is done with Scout camp as of 12 this afternoon. We where invited as a family to attend all day, Anthony was able to go now that he is self employed and it was very nice to have his help.

Devun did great at Archery. He hit a balloon (more then I could do). We then went to the pool and all the kids and I swam. That was one thing I couldn’t talk Anthony into doing.

They BBQ hamburger’s and hot dogs and didn’t cheep out on the chips or cookies. My kids had a blast.

As the day came to an end my fun little contraction started again. I know this is going to keep happening, and it is getting VERY frustration because I can’t tell these contractions apart from early labor. With my past experience with labor and going so fast once I get to a certain point I am afraid of another baby at home. I am just very thankful that Anthony is literally around the corner working so when I do hit labor he could run home in 1 minute if needed.

Weekly update:

My Aunt was in town this week, we got to go to Oakland and shop at the Church book store (my favorite place to go).

We went to Ikea – it was alright, but they didn’t have anything that I wanted to get.

The baby has a mattress for his crib.

We BBQ kabobs with my family one night.

Yesterday I spent all day re-cleaning my house. I then went to bed very early and woke up at 7 (knowing) today would be the day…. So far I have been WRONG L

Had a Dr Appointment today, I don’t think this baby will be coming anytime soon.

He likes where he is.

On the upside, I have had plenty of time to get my house in order.

Marissa & Ava’s room is painted and Aubrey got her own bed (toddler). The crib was moved to Devun and Zack room… I honestly never thought I would have 3 kids in each room. But I guess it’s a humbling experience.

Anthony is keeping busy with work.

Ava and Zack helped me make 6 meals to freeze so when I do have the baby Anthony will be able to just pull it out and stick it in the oven.

Devun had a party last Saturday.

He invited his friends from Boy Scouts and we had a pool party. He started Boy Scout Camp this week, and really has seemed to enjoy it.

My Aunt is here for the week as well. So we are pretty busy here. Marissa has had lots of fun with her cousin.

Anthony thinks the baby will come on the 24^th. My next Dr Appointment is on the 28^th. So unless miracles happen. Which I am only a 1 at the moment, I will be pregnant for at least another 2 weeks…. (I am very upset)

Tonight we were reading scriptures has a family, we are in 3rd Nephi chapter 13. It talk’s about how the lord will provide for us if we show faith and do what we are supposed to and if we DON’T worry about worldly things. There has been way to many times in my life that I have worried about every little thing, how are we going to pay this, when our we going to be able to pay that. Can I get this? Is it ok if we do that? The truth of the matter is we don’t need any of it, as long as we have faith in Heavenly Father, he will provide. As I was reading this chapter with my family, and couldn’t help but think about how he has provided for us recently, Anthony out of a regular paid job working for himself and doing great, but also this: As you know, I am on my 6th child, and it’s a boy. My last boy I had was almost 6 years so I really had Zero boys clothes left. I gave all my little girls clothes to the D.I (won’t need them anymore) Every time I would go to the store to on a budget I would look at baby clothes and think of all I needed to buy, but something told me DON’T buy them, don’t worry about it just wait. I decided to listen to that prompting, and two weeks ago I received a phone call from a neighbor around the block that had about twenty brand new outfits her son never wore. Tags on them ALL. There was everything I needed socks, blankets, little hats you name it she just gave them to me. Then some very nice women from church throw me a little shower, and I got everything else I needed. Then two days later my neighbor told me she new someone that was giving baby clothes away, and if I wanted them… I told her sure why not. 3 boxes of 0-12 months, this kid is set. I think I have only spent maybe $25 on him plus I bought a diaper bag. It’s a miracle of how much stuff I have. I am just so thankful for the lord, and his blessings. Anyone that says there is not a God just isn’t looking very well. I see him everyday in all our blessing. And I am just so thankful.

I have been hesitant on buying Aubrey a toddler bed because I am afraid that she won’t stay in it. However tonight she figured out how to climb out of the crib, and after three times of putting her back into the crib she finally stayed. Tomorrow I will be looking for cheep toddler beds at Wal-mart when I take Devun shopping for his birthday. Then I will be moving the crib into the boy’s room. Like I said a few days ago, I hope that after Devun’s party on Saturday I will be so stressed that I put myself into labor. I will be 36 weeks. That’s how far along I was when I had Devun, but with my luck it won’t be until the end of the month. I am telling myself with this child, he will NOT be sleeping in my bed. Aubrey just started to sleep in her own about 6 months ago, and it has been so nice to have my own space. (I tell myself every pregnancy the baby will be in his/her own bed and it NEVER happens). Its really will depend on how lazy I am when getting up to feed at night. I can’t believe that I will have a ten year old tomorrow. I can’t believe how fast time goes, before I know it I will be sending him off on a mission, and then college. Anthony’s Grandparents gave me a great idea to do a lease option to buy. We have to wait two years now that Anthony is self employeed why not rent a house that we can be making payments for our down…. We looked on craigs list and only found one that would fit our family, however it was in Livermore. So if you hear about anything in our neighbor hood let us know 

This year Marissa wanted a Slumber party. Anthony on the other hand was dead set against it. He doesn’t want her to grow up (he said so himself) and she is too small to have friends over all night long.

So we decided to have a Slumber Party theme. She got to invite 6 friends, and we did their nails, hair in rollers, and make up. The girls LOVED IT! They thought that they were in a beauty parlor as they got special treatment.

I did all the pink curlers in their hair, Anthony removed old nail polish, and Kim (Anthony’s Mom) painted their nails, and we both put make up on them.

This little experience made me think of my first slumber party. I was allowed to invite all the girls in my class. I remember inviting one girl who was very popular and she said “I’d love to come to your party; I think your house is so clue”. She thought my house was cool (not me) how sad…

Anyways I had like 12 girls that showed up, and everything was going well until it was time for bed.

When I said I invited all the girls in my class, I did. I even invited the girl that nobody liked, thinking she could make friends.

I guess the girls thought different, because they had some plans to do not nice things while she slept. (Hand in water trick) and putting stuff on her face. This girl wasn’t asleep, but was pretending to be. She jumped up and ran out side, and ALL the girls started to run after her.  I woke my grandma up, she had to get into the van and pick the girls up a few blocks away. (Grandma was NOT happy).

That girl called her mom, and went home. I don’t think she talked to me for the rest of the year, and the following year she went to another school. Why are kids so mean?

One of the little girls that came to Marissa party has a sister that is in Devun’s grade. Now this girl doesn’t have very much friends nor does the little girl Marissa invited, so you would think you would be nice and sweet and try to make new friends.

NOTE: this was a girl only party, so Devun and Zack had to stay in their bedroom and watch a movie. They got to come out for Cake and Ice Cream, (they were fine with this).

The minute Devun came out this little girl said “Devun, My sister said to tell you she HATES you”. Devun just said so what. But you know Devun is very sensitive and this hurt his feelings.

I just hope that my girls will grow up and be more thoughtful of other children’s feelings. But I am sure everyone feels that way.