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Oct 27, 2008 |
So we were going to the Westside pavilion last weekend. We have a big car(we have to!) and when entering the underground parking lot, I was not so sure we were going to make it. The top of the car hit the roof of the structure. Anyway, Mike was going slow, as to not do too much damage. With that, there was a blaring blast of a horn from the car behind us. Not just a toot, but a ANHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Ok, I was born and raised in LA. There are a few things that seriously cause me to lose my cool. With 5 kids, I do, for the most part consider myself extraordinarily patient. HOWEVER….people not waving when I let them in while driving and a blaring horn for no reason are 2 things that take me from being “Dr. Bruce Banner” to the “Incredible Hulk”. Remember…”You won’t like me when I am angry”. Anyway…we found a spot to pull the car into. I got out and low and behold…the car that honked stopped behind our car and the driver(woman) glared at me. I said “ were you honking at me” and she said “its called putting your foot on the f**king gas”(mind you my 5 children were standing right there). I VERY calmly looked directly at her and said “They make really good medication for people like you”. Ok, so the point of my story. Be patient. Life is too short to rush thru it. Trust me. Last week, my very best friend in the entire world lost her dad. It has been a very long week and I think that anytime a tragedy occurs in one’s life, it causes you to really evaluate your own life and do better. Live better. Act better. I have always told my husband that if something g-d forbid ever happened to me before I got to see my grandchildren I would be super pissed. I thank g-d everyday that I am on this planet and I do not plan to spend any of it angry…at least that is my intention |
Oct 26, 2008 |
The babies are 5 months old, so adorable and growing every day. They just started to eat cereal and soon enough, we will be experimenting with all sorts of fruits and veggies. When I was pg with my oldest I heard one thing sooooo often…:They grow up so fast”…well isn’t that the truth! Seriously. I am looking back at the last time I blogged(besides yesterday). Someone just stole over 2 months of my life…I am in shock that it’s been that long. I have thought about writing, oh…everyday…just like I thought about starting weight watchers, again, oh…everyday! I will get there. I was so gung ho a few months ago..on the ww band wagon, going to meetings, counting points and then I got busy and then I ate 30 points, and then that was the end of that! I am starting again tomorrow. No more excuses. It used to be, oh, the babies are only 3 months. Oh, the babies are only 4 months…well…they are now 5 months and I swore to myself, I would be back to pre-pregnancy weight by the time they were 1. It’s not for anyone but me. I have so many cute clothes in my closet that I want to wear…not to mention the trip to Cabo next May…KID FREE…that Mike and I are taking :O) The 3 yr olds are good. So fun and the fact that they are twins is becoming, I think, so apparent to them. It’s neat to watch them interact. My oldest is turning 6 in a few weeks. He started Kindergarten and is doing great. The babies are sleeping thru the night(7pm-6am) which is lovely, considering we did not get that lucky with the 1st set of twins! Mike is great, working hard and honestly, I am not lying, life is good. Sometimes, after dinner, before bedtime, when it’s pretty much pure chaos in my house, but in a good way, I just sit back and take it all in. I have had a few people witness it and all have the same reaction…”where are the cameras?” it’s funny…The next time you are having a bad day and need a laugh…just think of my house around 8pm! |
Oct 25, 2008 |
Time flies. Story of my life. And I doubt it will EVER get better. Seriously! I have been wanting to blog for a long time. Now it’s Oct., I am a year older, the high holidays have come and gone and we are entering into a dieters nightmare for the next 2 months. I have in the middle of pediatrician visits, adjusting to new school schedules, play dates, the grocery store, picking up Lego pieces, cleaning, soccer classes, cooking and catching some sleep, thought a lot about my life. There are 31 flavors of ice cream for a reason. If you ask 31 people their opinion, you will get 31 different answers. That leads me to what to do with Jens List. The big question came to mind because it has grown to something that I never dreamed of. There are now 6000+ members. Each day, I spend over 3 hours going thru & answering emails and putting together the newsletter for the following day. There is so much info, it’s great, but overwhelming. I told the Daily News a year ago that I would stop when it’s not fun anymore. I don’t want to stop, but something definitely has to change. It was that or stop all together. I would like to hire an asst. to help me. I contemplated having advertising, but that stressed me out and in the end, decided not to go that route. I love Jens List. Its different than anything else out there and I want to keep it that way. It is my little hobby and I feel like too many people depend on it(with their morning coffee) to stop now! |
August 15, 2008 |
I seriously can NOT believe that it is Friday…again. I meant to blog last week and told myself all week I was going to do it and here we are. Seriously, it’s like someone just stole an entire week from my life! I get asked all the time, how do you do it. Well, last week…I almost didn’t! I think it’s because last week, the lady that helps me with the kids was sick…ALL WEEK. And the topper…Ben and Josh had a touch of a tummy bug – so where as normally it’s only Tues. and Thur. I have all 5 kids home, Ben and Josh were home Wed. too! I never realized how much I take for granted that extra pair of hands. While I was sad that my help was not feeling well, in the same breath, I found myself cursing her out for not being here to help me! One night, I told my hubby that I just had to get out – I went to get a frozen yogurt by myself. I sat there and enjoyed every ounce of the quiet time. But even though I was “granted” an hour and half before he requested my presence home again to assist with bedtime, while sitting alone in the yogurt shop, I was itching to come home as I knew there was SO much to do. It reminded me when I was sick a day at work and I would come back to double what I left. I used to think that I perhaps would have been better off coming in to work sick just so that the work did not pile up. After a thoroughly exhausting week, we were entering birthday weekend hell. Saturday Mike worked in the morning and went to the tennis tournament (and yes, had he not had these tickets for a while, there is no way I would have agreed to ANOTHER day with the 5 kids alone). I took Zachary to a friends house & the other 4 to the park, then to a birthday party…that was the 1st of 5, mind you! Sat. night I crashed. We had a bbq to go to, but I literally could not move. My body, brain and every ounce of energy was spent. I knew what the next day was going to bring, so I told Mike we just could not go. Sunday morning, one of the parties was sadly canceled due to illness. And then there were 3. From swimming to playsource to a house party by the time the evening rolled around, Mike was telling me how excited he was to go to work the next day. All I could do was pray my help would be back! Oh, what a relief. She arrived fresh and ready to go at 8 am. Thank goodness…but there would be no down time. Ben was up the entire night before crying. Since Matthew and Joey had their 2 month check up, I kept him home from camp…and Josh too, since he won’t go with out Ben and we all trekked to the doctor’s office. The babies are great. Finally on the “chart” and growing like they should. Ben on the other hand, had a ruptured eardrum…how that happens you ask – well I did too…and was told it’s basically an ear infection gone bad. How rotten did I feel?!?! All I could think about was how did I miss it? Was it my fault that it happened? The doc assured me that Ben must have a high tolerance to pain & that there is no way to know unless he shows symptoms. Tues. night was a scheduled game night with the girls (Pakeno...it’s so much fun!) …and boys – yes, Matthew and Joey in tow. It was nice to get out and the girls all love to see the babies, since most are not having anymore! Wed. was errand day and a baby naming at a friends in the evening. To that I took Ben, Josh and one baby (Joey). That was the compromise. At 1st, I was taking the 3 big ones and leaving the babies at home with Mike. However we have recently come to find out that 5pm-8pm is the witching hour, in which they cry for 3 hours straight. So for Mike to be home with both of them during this time would not make for a good combination. It is not pretty when we are both here, and for one person would be a nightmare! Then he said go by yourself for one hour. Well, I knew that was not going to work. It takes 15 min. each way to get there and back. I would get there, get caught up in talking, etc., then I would be “late” coming home…and the rest would have been history. So, then next best solution was to take Ben and Josh(Zachary had been at camp ALL day, then had Karate, so some down time was good for him) and one baby. “Why did I take Joey” was the question of the night. The answer “Because he was awake (Matthew was sleeping at the time) and he was a pound lighter!”. A good time was had by all….all, except for Mike. I came home to find out that, indeed, Matthew had rang true to the common “witching hour” and that he had been driving up and down our street with Matthew in the back, trying to get him to stop crying. Thur. after swim lessons at 8:30am for Zachary and Josh (Ben cant get water in his ear yet), we went to the beach – second time all summer. Another lovely day with 9 girlfriends and their kids, followed by another game night with a different group of terrific gals...and Matthew and Joey in tow! We played Sex and the City trivia…in which I knew none. They suggested 90210 trivia for next month. How happy was I?!?!? I will for sure know the answers to those questions! So in between these crazy 2 weeks, I managed to shower…oh a few times. Each and every time I seriously was rushing so fast to get in and get out. It is a major luxury to take a shower once you have children. I want to tell all those that have not started a family yet, to take long, relaxing showers now…while they can! Oh, and eating…to sit down at every meal, because I noticed that every meal in the past 2 weeks was eaten standing up. I wonder if that means the weight goes to my feet…they are on the more narrow side! In the mist of the craziness of it all, I have stayed 100% focused on Weight Watchers and got JensList out everyday. Not to mention respond to the 100+ emails I get daily. I go to bed thinking about what I have to do tomorrow. I even started keeping a pen and paper next to the bed, so that I can jot it down and it’s not forgotten in the morning. I have heard over and over, why don’t you charge. I think its coming to the point where something may have to change. What it is, still not sure. But I am putting more time into JensList than I ever have before, regardless of how proficient I have become to the methods of my madness. My thought is, so that the integrity and innocence is not lost with banners and colored ad’s galore, to charge a very nominal subscription fee…like $1 a month - $12 a year(which by the way is about 3 cents a day). I would never want someone to be excluded because of price and this way, it’s feasible, so that all could participate. Just a thought. Maybe it will, maybe it won’t happen…But since I have so much spare time to think of these kinds of things, thought I would blog about it! Have a safe and happy weekend….until next time – enjoy life! |
July 25, 2008 |
On July 11th, there were 4200 members. Today, 2 weeks later, there are 4500! I love it! Its amazing...keep spreading the word. The more the merrier - sharing is terrific and if I had a $1 for every time someone said either that I was sitting on a gold mine or asked me why I dont charge, I would be rich! |
July 11, 2008 |
I wanted to send out an email to all of Jens List to thank everyone for |
June 30, 2008 |
Wow...a month has passed since Matthew and Joey were born. Guess time flies when you are having fun. but it has not been too fun...so I guess the joke is on me! Do not get me wrong...I still remain positive and so grateful for my sons, BUT, it has been extraordinarily difficult! With the babies in the NICU for the 1st 2 weeks of their life, the struggle was juggling my life so that I could get back and forth to the hospital daily(while having to depend on rides, because I could not drive) and spending time with the 3 older ones. Now they have been home for 2 weeks and are having major tummy problems - they cry all the time and do not sleep...which means, I do not sleep. We are trying desperately to get to the bottom of what is wrong, but the conclusion will not happen overnight and in the mean time, its hard! I have been out and about a lot, all 5 kids in tow and run into a lot of people that I know. The 1st thing they ask is "how are you" - the answer I want to give would probably send them running in the opposite direction, so I just say "fine" and change the subject! I remember with Ben and Josh, after 3 months, I said the black cloud lifted off from over my house. Each night, watching the clock, turn hour by hour! I only have 2 more months left! I sure hope that when Matthew and Joey are 16 and mad at me for something I would not let them do, they remember what I went thru with them when they were born...and trust me...they will remember...because i will have told them 100 times. Ok, done venting. Back to happy Jen I go...life is to short to be upset! and about the big boys...all 4 (Mike included) are fine. Zachary is an amazing big brother and is terrific with all of his little brothers. Ben and Josh have truly adjusted well to their little brothers and love helping. All are in camp now M-W-F, giving me some alone time with Matthew and Joey. Maybe I will finally figure out who is who.
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June 23, 2008 |
This coming Wed., Matthew and Joey will be 4 weeks old. Unbelievable. I still can not tell them apart(even though they are fraternal) and this weekend I had to finally cut off the ankle bracelet that Joey was wearing from when he was born - I left it on so that I would know who was who. So, instead, I colored one of his big toes with a black sharpie. With Ben and Josh, who ARE identical, Josh has a small birthmark on his back, so I never had to worry about mixing them up! It should not come as a shock to me how fast time flies, as I have clearly been down this road before, but it still amazes me! I look at my oldest, who will be 6 in Nov. and I can not believe that he is starting Kindergarten in Sept. I have heard it before...the moms tend to cry more than the children on the 1st day and I that, I do thing is 100% true! He is very outgoing and will not have a problem adjusting. Even this summer he is going to a camp gladly where he really does not know more than a handful of people because the camp where most of his friends go, he hated last year! Ben/Josh will be 3 in less than a month. Bad mom...I am not having a party for them...do you think they will hold it against me? Hope not! Just can't right now. Asides for spending the money, which I selfishly would much rather put towards a night nurse & sleep for a change, I really have no room for another toy and still trying to catch up on the babies thank you notes that I have to write, that adding to the pile does not interest me. I will take cupcakes to their camp class and we will go to dinner with the family - heck, now the Levinsons ARE their own party...we need a table for 7! It was a nice weekend. Hot. We were able to get out of the house on Sat. night with all of the kids. Went up to the Calabasas commons for dinner and to enjoy the live music they have up there. It is pretty amazing the attention we got. While people were truly polite when asking how many kids we had and were somewhat good at hiding their shock when the answer 5 was followed by "they are all boys, ages 5 and under", i can only imagine what was said when they walked away! I think it's only the beginning where that comes from. It's ok. I am a proud mom, as is, Mike a proud dad, so we will gladly show off our clan! The household is coming together. Our construction is almost done, thank goodness. I can not wait for once and for all to clean the dust up and not have strange men roaming around my house at 7:30 in the morning. It will be so nice to be able to put everything away where it belongs and park my car in the garage again. I am getting into a routine with the babies and every once in a while they give me a good stretch of sleep to where I can actually sleep myself for a few hours in a row. What a novelty! I have stopped crying for no reason too. That was strange, I will admit. I was scared of myself there for a few weeks! But I am pretty sure it was just the baby blues and with the love and support of sooo many people around me, I was able to snap out of my tear dropping sessions and actually smile! Jens List continues and I still look forward to sending out the info everyday. There are now over 4000 members and it makes me shake my head in disbelief whenever I think about how this all started. Unreal that it happened by accident, but awesome what it has become. I love sharing and this labor of love is my little hobby turned big. As I have said before and I do believe it, life is good and only getting better. Until next time... |
June 11 2008 |
Hello everyone!
I am FINALLY home and wanted to give everyone an update.
For those of you who don't know yet, Matthew and Joey were born last Wed., 5-28-08, after I was hospitalized for 8 days prior. I was admitted for severe anemia and dangerously low blood pressure. The babies were totally fine, but it was me that was taking the brunt of the pregnancy. After an amnio confirmed their lungs were developed, I had a c-section at 35 weeks 4 days. The surgery was done in the main OR of the hospital with a team of 17 people and the anticipation of a blood transfusion and hysterectomy, due to the fact that i could not afford to lose any more blood. End result, none of it, except for 2 gorgeous boys. The docs were prepared for the worse and the outcome was the best case scenario possible. All very scary, but I rec'd the best treatment and so thankful all turned out well.
Matthew and Joey are lazy little stinkers. They are immature for their gestational age and keep falling asleep when they eat! We hope to have them home from the NICU within a week. Today they are 1 week old!
My hubby was such a trooper during this whole ordeal, watching/caring for Zachary, Ben and Josh while overseeing the construction on the house...nothing like a dull moment. I am so thankful for him.
I am doing my best to rest and take each day as it comes. There is a lot to sort thur and I am doing it little by little, adjusting to being home, while running back and forth to the hospital to visit the babies.
I truly, from the bottom of my heart, can not express to you the love and support I have felt from everyone on JensList. When I say that tears are running down my face, as I right this, is the truth(think hormones!) The out poor of generosity, offers to help, gifts, calls and emails have been overwhelming. It makes all that I do so worth it and I am happy to have all of you as part of my like.
I have my work cut out for me, but determined to get JensList back out there ASAP. Thank you again for everything. If you want to see photos, click here: http://www.jenlevinson.com/page_photo_album.html
Love, Jen - proud mommy of 5 beautiful boys and wife to my wonderful hubby Mike(oh..don't forget about his book for Fathers Day coming up! www.buffdads.com)
ps - i hope no one thinks this is strange, but out of all the photos that Mike took, I just can not get over this one and wanted to share it - pretty sure its rated G! Not sure if its Matthew or Joey, but they were both breech and before the docs got them "out" one of them had to wave hi to the world: |
April 18 2008 |
Wow…I can not believe April is more than ½ way over. Time is going by so fast! I am now 30 weeks and on strict bed rest until the boys are born. Somewhat of a bummer, but I have to do what is best for them. My poor hubby is like a single dad…but he is doing a great job. I give him a lot of credit. It’s hard for me to lie on the couch and watch chaos go on around me! Well worth it in the end to have 2 more healthy children. Even with that said, Mike is continuing at his day job, is working on book #2 and doing some media spots in different cities for “Buff Dad”, which is awesome.
That said, this bed rest thing has given me the opportunity to watch more TV than any one person should watch in a lifetime. I know everything there is know about Polygamy at this point, given what is happening in Texas right now, and have seen some extremely disturbing videos involving children and animals that I don’t think need to be shown to the general public. I did not think that I lived in a sheltered or naïve world, but when I see some of the things going on, it makes me realize that maybe I do. It is so sad and disturbing. Thank goodness for JensList. That is my outlet. It keeps me away from the TV and newspaper. I know that there are some good books out there, however unfortunately, I am on a medication to stop the contractions, which does not allow me to have the attention span needed to get into a juicy book! Even People Magazine I can take in small doses.
JensList is growing everyday. There are now almost 3300 family’s that receive it daily and it’s always my pleasure to share. I have met some of the nicest people and had the opportunity to learn about things that I never would have known about without the newsletter. Thank you again for helping me build this awesome community. I am still not sure what will happen after I give birth. There may be a bit of a break, but I will do my best to get “back on the horse” and get the info out to everyone!
Happy Passover to those that celebrate. I wish everyone the best. Until next time, remember…life is good and only getting better. |
March 11, 2008 |
I ran into an old friend today, that I have not seen in about 7-8 months. I saw her from afar and decided to say hello. She was surprised to see and literally the 1st thing that came out of her mouth was "Doesn't it bother you, you got so thin, and now you have to lose all that weight again". The answer is no. And truthfully, those comments can be hurtful and should not be said, however, especially, this pregnancy, I have heard it more than I should have. Its not like I have even gained 200 lbs - I am now almost 25 weeks and gained 27 lbs...for twins...it’s ok...according to the doctors and they are the only ones that matter to me right now. It’s amazing how much weight is an issue as far as people judging others when they are pregnant. I see it in the tabloids too with the celebrity's. It is so annoying! Every body is different and reacts different to pregnancy. Having a baby, or in my case, babies, are a true miracle and after having been pregnant 8 times in the past 6 years, clearly, I am willing to do what it takes to have a family, no matter, what the end result is to my body. After each of my kid’s birth, I lost all my weight (plus about 10 lbs.) on weight watchers. I love that program and even worked for them for a short time. My 1st pregnancy, I gained 70 lbs (was hypothyroid and did not know it, due to failure of adjustment to my thyroid medication that I need to take after having my thyroid removed because to cancer). I lost 80. My 2nd pregnancy, I gained 40 lbs and lost 50 lbs. I was in the best shape of my life, loving shopping and had energy to survive on 6 hours of sleep a night. Along comes this pregnancy and being a twin pregnancy, I was told to gain about 50 lbs. It was ok with me...because I know how to lose it and will do it again after these boys are born. My poor body has been thru hell and back, my stomach muscles are destroyed, and the skin is stretches beyond ones imagination. Tummy tuck...here I come. I will be the 1st to admit it. NOT because I am vain, but because tucking "Roo" in, as I have come to name that extra pouch of skin that I am the lucky recipient of, is a pain in my a**, trying to find pants to fit it in to! There...I said my peace!!!
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March 4, 2008 |
About 12 more weeks until the boys arrive. Still no names. Construction still has not started. We still don't know if all 5 car seats will fit in the car we have. But for some reason, I have not started to worry. Instead, I decided that I was going to be Team Mom for my oldest son t-ball team, along with being room mom in his classroom and on the Sisterhood Board at the Temple. Nothing else to do...right?!?!? It's fun being involved. I am organized, so that helps, but I would imagine, once the babies are born, these extra curricular activities will have to be placed on hold for a while. It's actually kinda funny to see peoples reaction when they find out I am having #4 and #5. Most don't expect that answer to come from my mouth, when they ask either, if this is my 1st child or is its a boy OR a girl. But, I am so excited to add to our already busy life. The Levinson household will never be the same! |
March 3, 2008 |
Gotta love the weather this week. Its beautiful outside, which means that everyday the boys come home, put on their swimsuits, take a popsicle outside and play at the water table for hours(no pool, those poor kids!). Its amazing living in Southern California. I don't know any different, but when i see the snow in other parts of the country, it makes me so thankful I live where I live. Yes, there are a lot of people in Los Angeles, the traffic is bad, cost of living is outrageous...not to mention the $3.60 a gallon gas, but I would not want to live anywhere else at the moment! I am sure that there are better places to raise a family, but we are making the best of what we have and that is not so darn bad! Now if only the big car that i HAVE to drive for 5 children was not so much to fill up. |
Dec. 4, 2007 |
I never knew it would come to this, but since so many people have suggested it, I thought that it would be a good idea to start a blog and post info from my daily newsletters here for people to reference in the future. This is all new to me. Heck, if someone would have told me 3 years ago, that I would be emailing, to date, 1900 families on a daily basis & that jlev would become somewhat of a common household name, I would have thought they were nuts. Truth, it can be overwhelming at times. I can come home after being gone all day to over 100+ emails in my inbox to go thru. It is my pleasure to share. That is what I created! Enjoy. |
Dec. 8, 2007
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It's Saturday night and all I can think about is going on a vacation. About a year and 1/2 ago, Mike and I went to the Cayman Islands. Left all 3 kids in the hands of my folks and in laws and escaped reality for an entire week. It was pure bliss. Slept in everyday, breakfast in bed, relaxed by the pool, napped, had enjoyed dinners and got to watch what I wanted on TV. I think that I am overdue! It does not need to be a week...maybe juts a few days to rejuvenate my body! I remember when I was on bed rest for 5 months, everyone would say to me "how do you do it". I am SO the kind of person that does not stop. I wake up and go go go until the time my head hits the pillow. However, in the twins case, I did not have a choice. It was that or truly risk not delivering 2 children that were alive and well. I always answered with this "There will never be a time in the next, at least 18 years, that I will be able lay around and literally do nothing, I am enjoying every moment." And that is the honest to G-D truth. How I would give, right now, for one more day of bed rest! I love my kids, but, boy...I am one tired mommy!!! |
Dec. 12, 2007
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When I was younger, I was never one of those people that dreamed of how their wedding was going to be or how many kids they were going to have. I did however know that I always wanted to be a mom. When Mike and I got married, we talked about having kids. But, never really how many. Since we really had no idea how long it was going to take to get pregnant, we had this wild thought to start on our honeymoon. Wouldn't you know it...2 weeks after we got home, there is was, a positive pregnancy test! I had no complications, in fact, at my 12 week screening, all I really wanted to find out was if it was a boy or a girl. The thought never entered my mind that something could be wrong. 9 months later (and 36 hours of labor later), Zachary was born. Then we tried again...and it started to go down hill from there. After 3 miscarriages, I was diagnosed with Thrombophia, which is a blood clotting disorder and it was determined that the blood supply to the baby was getting cut off. So, once we knew that, the next time I got pregnant, I would need 2 times daily injections in my stomach of a blood thinner. Well, it worked - identical twins were born in July of 2005. One more was going to complete our family. Not a girl specifically, but we thought 4 would be terrific...even though many thought we had lost our minds. The next year brought more disappointment when the next pregnancy was an undiagnosed ectopic which resulted in a tubal rupture at 12 weeks and later that year another loss due to trisomy 18. But, alas...Very exciting news. I am 12 weeks pregnant with fraternal twins. Still not sure of the sexes yet, a tad bit early to tell, but I do go back to the doctor on the 28th and he told me, then, he would be able to let me know 100% if they are boys or girls. So, yes, your math is correct - that makes 5 kids. Funny, a lot of people say I am "brave", but I call it just plain crazy. Not sure what I will drive (some have suggested a school bus) or which part of the house we will add on to, but I do know that the Levinson household is going to get very busy come next May! Never in my wildest dreams, did I ever think I would have 5 children. I feel so lucky and guess that its goes along with the old saying "everything happens for a reason".
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Dec 16, 2007 |
So, along with my pregnancy news, comes the news that my 20 year high school reunion is set for about 6 weeks before I am due. Lovely. Not really how I pictured it. One is supposed to be in the best shape of their life at the 20 year reunion. It’s the time to show off your hot hubby, gorgeous kids and fit body. Well, at least I will have 2 of the 3. One girlfriend mentioned that at least it’s a month before I am due and not a month after. We all know what the average human looks like a month after she delivered. So, I will look like a beached whale. Somewhat apropos, since the reunion is in Santa Monica, at a hotel on the beach! Still have not made the final decision on if I will do. We will have to see. Stay tuned! |
Dec 20, 2007 |
Only 11 more days left of 2007. Am I sorry to see it go, no way...am I looking forward to 2008 - heck ya! Considering how 2006 went, 2007 was amazing. I can only imagine that 2008 will be better. Now all I have to do is make it through the next 2 weeks of winter break with the kids! It's going to be fine. I have tried to plan as much as I could to keep them busy. With Christmas party's and New Years Eve/Day, that is 4 days right there! The babysitter is coming for a few days and Mike will be off work...giving us some much needed hubby/wife time - looking forward to catching up on all this season's movies! I am feeling better, out of my 1st trimester and somewhat forgetting that I am pregnant (again)! I am sure this will only last for a month or two and then the reality of the weight and kids kicking me will set in and I will be in that home stretch that we all feel towards the end when we just cant wait to have the baby, or in my case, babies, out! I have a lot to do in the next few months. I know it will all get down, oh my...putting it on paper is actually overwhelming! Thank goodness I have my little "hobby" as an outlet. In between laundry, dishes, the kids, hubby and the animals in the house, sits a computer just waiting to be used when the house goes quiet at night! |
Dec 24, 2007 |
Twas the night before Christmas and my 5 year old still want to know why we don't have a Christmas tree! I love the way they look and smell. We go to an annual X-mas eve party every year and they have one there. Tomorrow morning, we will be at my brother Brians, whose wife is not Jewish and they have a X-mas tree. Then we head on over to Mike's cousin's whose hubby is not Jewish and they have a X-mas tree! It is hard at this age, I find, to explain the differences in religion, especially with Hanukah being so early this year. It was here, and then over and done with before the X-mas mood pretty much got under way! I actually liked the year that they were at the same time! I know there are books to most likely help in situations like this and perhaps, next year, i will invest in one...at that point, I will have to explain to a 6 yr old and 2 3 1/2 yr old's why our house does not smell like pine! I do love this time of year and certainly understand how people can become depressed in January. Everyone seems to be in such a good mood in Dec. There are pretty lights everywhere you go, tons of sales and you get gifts. What's not to love...right!?!? |
Dec 28, 2007 |
Well, its official. The Levinson's will be a family with all boys. Thank goodness we have a female dog! The doc confirmed today that I will be having 2 more boys. I am thrilled and so is Mike. Healthy was the most important and then if we had to choose the sexes, it would have been boys. We just could not imagine what a little girl would do in a house with 4 older brothers! our first son is excited to have 2 more brothers to play with and the twins have no clue what they are in for! |
Jan 1, 2008 |
WOW...2008...its here. So excited! I am happy to ring in a new year and look forward to all the great possibilities that this year will bring. It is going to be a fabulous year. Not that 2007 was not, but I know this year is going to be terrific. Besides the birth of our 2 sons, will turn 3 and our first son will go off to Kindergarten. I am not quite sure who is going to cry more - me or him! We are also going to be adding on to our house, getting a MUCH bigger car and making our last trip to San Antonio to visit Mike's folks for the last time for a while. I don't foresee getting on an airplane with 5 children for a long time! Bet you would not want to be on that plane!?!? Last night was terrific. I plan a New Years Eve party with 29 other family's each year, its fully catered, we hire entertainment and this year, we called it a Pajama Party and it was so much fun. I am already looking forward to it next year! I wish everyone a new year filled with lots of love, health and happiness. Be a good person and you will get back what you deserve. I truly believe in Karma. Life is good...and it just keeps getting better. |
