Last week could probably be described as “lazy chaos”. I was solo-parenting for most of it, too pregnant and tired to really care about much beyond keeping the kids mostly alive. We didn’t do much besides attempt to keep the floor at least 50% visible under the layer of laundry and toys.

Sunday:

Weirdo

We found some extra kids

He thinks I am a jungle gym

Monday:

The big bed makes him look like a baby again

I want a choclate river

Dragon noodles I turned into fake Pad Thai

Tuesday:

Very proud of his outfit

Ice cream for dinner

Tooth brushers

Wednesday:

Pls jump yourself into exhaustion

Cuddles seem so nice but it’s SO HOT

Thursday:

More lake life

Very fancy photoshoot outfits

TAKE MY PICTURE MOMMY

Friday:

I sent her to piano alone because…

…this was happening in the car

ALWAYS ON ME

Saturday:

MORE JUMPING

The whole recital was extremely adorable

A small sample of the mess I live in

Once again, it’s Tuesday and I am just getting this done. I shot my (most likely) last two client sessions before I have the baby this weekend and all that work was exhausting. This week Evan has camp so the house it much, much quieter during the day, so I’m hoping I can get all that editing, plus some cleaning and organizing, plus some napping done. Mostly the napping. It’s going to be a long time before I get a nap again once I have a baby. (37 weeks, fingers crossed I have a baby at exactly 40).

It’s only Sunday and I’m getting this done! Because it is too hot to do anything besides sit very still!

Sunday:

That looks safe

Middle of nowhere

Apparently, some of my relatives are buried at this obscure graveyard in Ohio (that’s my maiden name)

Monday:

Waking up at the lake means 8 am swim call

Books books books

Future captain

Tuesday:

The lake has a menu

My baby is on that tube

Chips are very exciting

Wednesday:

Everyone loves the swim platform

I guess that’s fair

He likes the boat a lot more than this face implies

Thursday:

Tired, hot, filthy children are finally home

That “mild” sunburn hurts A LOT more than it looks

I taught them how to send FB messages

Friday:

Back at our own lake

Recital in two weeks!

Catching Pokemon from our front porch

Saturday:

Caroline the Bond Villian

Camp food!

The birthday boy was not in the mood for pictures

All the kids had a great time at Linc’s party and no one died of heat stroke. This week is going to be busy with making up appointments and commitments we rescheduled when we went out of town, plus it’s my last busy week of photo sessions before I start telling people I’m too pregnant. I mean, I’m ALREADY too pregnant, but I still like working. I’m going to “take it easy” from now until the end of August (which will more likely be the middle of September, since I always have boy babies late). It will be easier to take it easy once it is not 95 degrees every day. When can someone work on that?

This summer is going by really fast. I’m mostly ok with that (because at the end I get a baby!) but I’m starting to feel the pressure of doing-all-the-fun-things-quick-before-we-run-out-of-time.

Sunday:

Man, I hate when the beach is crowded

WHAT CHA EATIN MOM??

Spying on my children who are playing nicely

Monday:

Patriotic New England Children

Counting frogs

Shut down the lake at 8 pm

Tuesday:

Really excited about Seaport Camp

You baby judges you

Evening swim

Wednesday:

More playing nicely. Have they been body snatched?!

Private Seaport

The lake is the only thing keeping us all from dying of heatstroke

Thursday:

Trying to sit in my lap

Naps

Reading time

Friday:

Less hot, still at the lake

Caroline telling us about her favorite boat, which is a party boat because she likes parties

One month until her recital!

Saturday:

Went for a walk to look for Pokemon

Linc likes to give hugs

Game night!

All my photos this week are going to be of Pokemon, because the kids are always carrying my phone around and it’s hard to take iPhone photos when I don’t have control of my iPhone. But I’m not really mad, Evan is super good at catching them. Priorities.

It was another very dark, very rainy week but according to my weather app the next few days should be GREAT. I am clinging to the promise of sunshine.

Sunday:

Very important food

Caroline might not have a career as an artist, but she sure LOVES painting

The cat is obsessed with my bump

Monday:

Jurassic World was on TV so we watched it for the 200th time

New RocksBox, my favorite kind of mail (if you want a free month, use: bebehblogxoxo)

His new selfie face

Tuesday:

He loved my dentist because of this fish

Shopping helper

Brother love

Wednesday:

Jack doesn’t judge me when I take naps

Go awaaaaaaaaaay

Suffocating your sister is hilarious

Thursday:

My orchard looks terrible in this photo, luckily it looked GREAT for my shoot

Normal

He’s ready to dance as soon as Nashville plays music

Friday:

Babies helping babies

No-nap baby loves coming to the bus stop

Piano lessons

Saturday:

Fishing tournaments are more fun if the fish show up

Linc doesn’t understand why we are standing in the rain

An excellent way to end the week

I had a very nice Mother’s Day today, with lots of sitting down and someone else doing all the baby work and children who regularly asked if I was having a good day. I didn’t get to plant any Mother’s Day flowers yet, but since this week should be warm and sunny I’ll fix that as soon as possible. I’ll also be able to FINALLY do the blue-or-pink reveal for this baby with the kids (we know what we’re having, they do not, so I want to tell them before I blog it). I’ve never bothered with a big gender reveal before, so I wanted to do it this last chance I had.

Fingers crossed for sunshine.

We started the week playing outside without coats and ended it turning the heat back on in every room. WTH MARCH?

Sunday:

As much I love my baby, I do not want him in my bed at 8 am

Really fast slide

Playing in the creek with friends

Monday:

Morning smiles

Shoping smiles

ALL THE SHARPIES ARE SO EXCITING

Tuesday:

I dumped everything out to sort and then lost all my motivation

Thank God for Tuesday naps

More exhausted children suffering from DST

Wednesday:

Babies with stitches get to pick their own favorite wrap for uppies

They also get popsicles and trophies

Clearly he’s feeling better

Thursday:

Time to get used to the view from the OB’s office, kid

Super excited to discover the toy car bin

Not my best picture, but I love my poor damaged baby

Friday:

NAPPY NEWBORN. I stole her.

Nappy toddler. He’s sleeping, even though his eyes are creepily open.

I love her piano lesson room

Saturday:

Ice cream in the freezing cold. FREE ice cream, tho.

Linc doesn’t care how cold it is.

Nothing but the best for my family

We might have a snow day tomorrow. I’m secretly hoping we do, because I took a nap this afternoon and now I’m not tired. Plus I’m buying used baby clothes online through a flash sale and need to stay up until she posts the cute shoes. Don’t judge me, this is totally normal. I swear.