Saemenes Family Update

So it has been a while since I've written anything on this blog, so I figured I should start with a general update. We just bought a house in Keizer and are officially moved in as of this weekend. Apparently, we don't have any pictures of the front of our house, but here is a picture of the kitchen!

Nick- Is very excited about the idea of having a garage, a backyard and endless "man" projects to keep him busy. I have never seen any one so excited about buying a push broom. I didn't realize when we bought the house how lonely I would become. He is still plugging away at school and getting straight As. I am very proud of him. It is not fun for him.

Jessye- Is sooo excited to be 15 weeks pregnant and over the majority of the nausea. I only threw up once(!!!!) which made everything so much easier. I just figured out that I am anemic, so I had a rough couple of weeks of pure exhaustion before I figured out I should start taking iron. After three days of Iron supplements I have been able to stay up past 8 and do more than lay on the floor and watch my kids play the entire afternoon. Energy is an amazing thing. My poor mother has been fantastic since I have essentially done no housework, cooking or shopping. Work has been very exhausting but I still enjoy it.

Elie- has been attending preschool for the last two months and is so sad to be leaving her friends and school when we move. She is constantly making me alternate between laughing and wanting to yank out my hair in frustration. She is so loving (maybe a little too much so sometimes) towards Lainey and is really excited for the new baby. She is thrilled about her new room and her new house but very sad to be leaving the spoiled atmosphere of Oma and Opa's.



Miss Lainey Kate-
Lainey is a spitfire and a half. She is so funny. She either has a smile on her face and is giggling, or she is screaming at the top of her lungs. She is so engaging and wins people over left and right. She has started saying "hi" to all the people at the grocery store and gets absolutely thrilled when they actually say hi back. (amazingly enough, old men are the most frequent responders) She LOVES LOVES LOVES her sister (when she isn't bossing her around or taking things from her) and copies just about everything Elie does. Lainey is also talking up a storm and trying out new words. She is an unbelievable joy.

Baby Saemenes- According to my latest update, baby Saemenes is approximately the size of an apple. Elie has now decided most definitely (today) that the baby is a boy- although that might be as much her father's wishful thinking as her childish intuition. I feel guilty sometimes because this poor little child is already a "third" child. He/she has not received nearly as much devoted attention and thought as the other two. Between moving, work, two kids and life, I can't believe I am already in my second trimester. I am not complaining though... by the time life calms down enough to devote some thought and energy to this child, he/she will be nearly here and my pregnancy will be over!!!! Wahooo!

That is the general update!