Candy, candy, candy!

Happy Halloween! We just got back from trick-or-treating and I can't believe how much candy the kids have. It's about 15 pounds of candy that's going to end up on my butt and tummy. I hope everyone had a fun night. I can't wait to see everyone's pics. Here's the pirate and elephant that live at my house!

I HATE CALL!

Okay, well Steve went in yesterday morning at 5am, and was on call, so I was expecting him home this morning. Well, It kept getting later and later in the day, and I finally got a hold of him at 4, and he said he would be home at 7. That is a freaking 38 hours at the hospital, taking people's lives in his hands. First of all that is totally illegal, and secondly, I just hate call. Actually, he was the one that offered to stay, because someone's mom just found out she has cancer, and so there was only one other resident on. I guess he knows how to make friends at the top (not necissarily his wife though. LOL)

Anyway, I am very excited for a busy Halloween tomorrow, and want everyone to post pictures of their kids. We miss you guys so much, and love to be able to stay connected. Love you all,

Katie

Addresses

Hi girls,
I was just thinking today that I don't have anyone's addresses. I thought it would be nice to have everyones. I'm not really sure any of us want our addys out there on the internet, but maybe we could email someone our addresses and someone can compile them in a word doc. or something and email them out to everyone. What do you think? Or if someone has already done this, can you send me a copy? Thanks!! If I get around to christmas cards this year, I'd love to send you all one. :)

Meg

A First

I am so glad to hear our California girls are doing alright...so far. Please let us know if things change.

So I had a first yesterday. Something I hope never happens again but am sure it will with Ken working in the ER. Ken came home with a bag full of bloody clothes. I guess as he was putting in a central line blood got everywhere. Of course he was wearing his own clothes and not scrubs (he is on trauma right now and they need the pockets and stuff to carry all the things they need). It was even on his shoes. I just hope next time he is in scrubs so he can leave most the mess at the hospital.

Also, I did it!! Our family finally has a blog. If you want to see it go to http://bassettsrock.blogspot.com I am definitely new to this stuff and have a lot to learn about how to do layouts.

We're OK!

I spoke with Kami last night and they're ok.. no evacuations in their neighborhood yet. The closest evacuations are five miles from us, but we are under strict instructions to stay put until told to leave- stay in our house and don't use any unnecessary electricity. We've got the cars gassed and packed just in case. James still has to work even though the base is basically shut down. There is just him and one other doctor working medicine floor b/c many of the doctors were evacuated yesterday and some of their homes have already burned. They may evacuate parts of the base today. Hopefully just precautionary. I know Kami said that Brett is crazy busy at Balboa Hospital too.

I'm going to take some pictures of the soot and ashy air and get them posted sometime. It's pretty crazy. It really stinks and burns our eyes and throats. I've been kind of wanting to leave just because of that, but we'd have to go to my Mom's up north and there are fires there too!! I couldn't travel all the way to AZ or UT by myself with the three kids... unless I really really had to, of course.

Thanks for thinking of us. It's not over yet and there are plenty of people here who have it really bad, so don't stop praying!

To Our Californians!!

OK, with all the fires going on right where you ladies are, I just need to know that you are taken care of??? Hopefully your homes are not threatened, but I know that you are pretty close to all the craziness going on. If for whatever reason you find yourselves homeless-we would love you to stay with us!! Let us all know how you are and what is going on with you. Thinking of you!!!

Missing Girls Night

Ok! I need to vent so beware of some whining :) It seems like every time I have an appointment with my OB the only thing we ever discuss is my weight! I know it's my 2nd pregnancy and I have a doctor for a husband so I don't have a lot of other questions, but I always leave feeling fat and guilty. I feel like I eat better than the average person, of course I love ice cream and other treats and I indulge at times, but is that a crime?? I eat a lot of vegtabes and fruit too, I feel like I eat a well balanced diet. When I see what other people put in thier shopping carts I know I eat less sugar and crap than most... I am just sick of sticking up for myself. I keep a food journal and exercise 3 to 4 times a week, on a bad week at least twice. My doctor always is trying to give me tips on eating well and I do them already! I just feel depressed about it all. I have gained 25 lbs so far and I am 28 weeks, so I know I have a ways to go and I will probably gain around 40 lbs again! What's wrong with that? I just make big babies and gain a good amount of weight easily it seems... I have never had body image issues or struggled with my weight so having someone bring it up every time I seem them is getting to me, and I feel like I AM getting body image issues and a complex about my weight gain. Grrrr! Makes me want to switch doctors.... Maybe I will talk to him about it next time, and ask him not to bring up my weight any more. My previous doctor NEVER talked about my weight gain and I liked it like that :) I just hope I can ask him to not bring it up with out tearing up.... how embarrassing!
Anyway, that felt good... I just needed to get that off my chest!
Other wise we are doing great. Adam just finished a rotation where he was around a ton and we just got back from a vacation week in Glendale seeing our new little nephew! It was nice to go back, we were also able to see Jill and fam, so that was great! But back to work and normal life this week and another time intensive rotation! Oh well, it will pass. Kyler is doing great and talking more and more each day. His words are increasingly clearer and he blurts out full on sentences more and more! It seems as if he is changing literally every day! I am getting excited to meet our new little boy and I look forward to having 3 great guys to love. In some ways it is nice being the only girl, at least for a while :) I don't know how we will ever choose a name... I have such a hard time with that. Well I just wanted to update and vent so thanks for listening/reading. Miss you all and wish I hope somehow we can all get together soon!

Party Time

Looks like everyone is busy. I have been gone for a couple weeks and expected to see more posts when I got back. Congratulations Rachel!!! I have only 8 weeks to go before this little girl changes our lives...I think I am getting excited but still nervous. Lane gets pretty jealous when another child has my attention. Anyway, still lovin' Colorado. I just got home from Cody, Wyoming where my grandpa passed away at age 92. It was a great family reunion and service. Definitely fun for the boys as they get totally spoiled by my family and so do I because I can get my little sisters to change all the diapers. Brayden and Lane have constant entertainment so I get a break that way too. Trent is on his last day before he takes a week long vacation. He is so excited...thus the heading PARTY TIME. We got lucky and Trent gets Christmas off (and T-day) I guess they do a lottery between the 12 interns and 6 get the week of Christmas and the others get the week of New Years. And it doesn't count toward their vacation. Wahoo. My entire family will be here so there will be 15 of us in our house and 4 dogs. It is going to be a zoo but hopefully fun. Amelia (that's the name for now) is due to arrive on the 17th of December. Lots to look forward to.
Well, I hope all is well with everyone. Happy Halloween.

Is there a bright side?

So Ken is on call yet again tomorrow. He will leave at 5 in the morning on Thursday and won't get back until 2pm on Friday (working 31 hours straight with no sleep). I thought surely there is something positive about being on call so here is what I found....

1.I get the whole bed to myself. No getting woken up by snoring, knees, or getting pushed off the bed.
2. No need for fancy dinners. The girls don't like weird/new things and I don't really care to cook.
3. I can make all the meals Ken doesn't like.
4. I find out how much I am capable of doing on my own.
5. Him never being around is my excuse for why our house is still unfinished (we still have so much painting and renovations to do).
6. No rush to get home in the evening.
7. Save money on gas. (either I don't go to activities or I host them at my house).
8. No question about who is going to do it. Ken is gone so that leaves....you guessed it, me!
10. The kids get SO excited when Ken gets home, it is really fun to watch.
11.There is always something to talk about when Ken is around (cause he has missed so much being gone for 2 days)
12. We sure do appreciate and love Ken when he is around.

And 1 more makes 4!!!

Yep, it's true! We are having another baby and couldn't be happier about it!! We went to the doctor yesterday and found out that we are a little over 7 weeks along and Due on May 19 (ummm, that seems a long way away). We are all thrilled!! I'm totally sick and miserable at the moment, but supposedly that is a good thing-right?! It's always a long ride, but definately worth it!!! 4 kids! Wow!