snowy saturday

We have been getting flurries on and off today. They are pretty makes you feel like you are in a snow globe. I feel like I am in a little globe because I still have one more week of bedrest. Its not strict but it is so painful to do normal things becasue of the BH's that I try to avoid it. Even grocery shopping is too much right now. Its down right annoying but any extra time I can give the baby I am going to. I have been in alot of pain today but now that I am sitting down I feel a little bit better. My big plan for the day is to make chocolate chip cookies its probably partly selfish because homemade cookies sound pretty yummy right now. I am 33 weeks and 1 days pregnant. My next dr appt is December 1st..probably one more two weeker after that then we will be down to weekly. Dominic is off for the week for Thanksgiving. Vin got a new job with Best Buy sonce Tweeter filed for bankruptcy. Cobra should be fun. The boys are doing well. They are all getting so big. We plan on getting bunk beds for the oldest two. James is going to stay in his crib a little while longer. He hasnt tried to climb out yet so I dont want to push it if I dont have to. Well I am off to bake cookies. I'll update more later..love you all..

Happy Halloween!!

Vin and the boys
Little vampire

Smiley

Connor the pirate

Dominic and his glow glasses

Their Babchi and Poppy have some better pics I will post soon. The older boys went to the Treanors house and James helped me hand out candy after they had done their rounds in the neighborhood. We have enough candy to last us till next year. Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!!!

Sick Day..

So Dominic is home from school sick today. The other two boys have been feeling under the weather also. Truth be told mommy and daddy arent feeling to hot either. Lets see its been awhile so..We went to GA and fixed up the rental property. It was good to see everyone but Ga definitley isnt home anymore. I have to say though the hosue is home. If only we could move it. Its the perfect place and size to raise our family and with the fenced in yard I couldnt ask for more. Unfortunately getting Vin to move back to GA would require serious drugging and major law breaking..lol. I missed my babies like crazy while I was gone but I got alot accomplished for the baby that goes everywhere with me. Nathanial is clothed, we have all the big necessities..well as soon as we get the cradle from Vins mom..He has clothes blankets, a brand new trvel system thanks mom and dad!!, aswing and playpen thanks Bachi and Poppy!!, Now lal we need is diapers and bptles and my breast pump which Kristie is sending me and I will be ready for baby. I would like to reorganize Jimmys room to accomodate when the baby is in there. I am definitley going back and forth between two cribs or a crib and a toddler bed. I just dont want to mave James too early. He still loves his crib. He likes to lay in our bed and the older kids beds but he doesnt want to sleep there. Well he does with Connor but Connor is having nothing to do with the whole thing. Jimmy still loves laying his head on my belly and saying baby. Dont think he gets the extent of it quite yet but he will. I cant believe we only have about 10 weeks left. I have a feeling that things will get hectic with the holidays coming up and being extremely pregnant. I am relaly hoping to have the baby by the end of this year since he is due Jan 10th but has always measured a little large. Vin and my mom-mom are doing well with the progesterone shots. No major ouchies yet. They arent pleasant but they are tolerable. They want me to keep them up till 36 weeks but I think 33 is my limit. With the size of my babies labor at 36-38 weeks would make me happy. With my luck he will come on Christmas. I'll postpone Christmas if I have to or we will be having it in a hospital bed. I am monitoring the full moons around delivery because thats when Dominic and James decided to break my water. I am ready to meet the final addition to our family but I want him to bake long enough to be healthy. Pregnancy is back to tired and naseous with the added uncomfortable and lack of sleep at night. i dont know how I am going to do it but where there is a will there is a way. I have my glucose test next week and the dentist was so much fun yesterday. I just hope I pass I have a weird feeling I wont. The weight gain was nothing then all of a sudden bammm. And it feels like he is going ot be huge. I hope they check his size soon to see if he is on track. He is very active right now so I dont plan on any preterm delivery scares anytime soon. He is an acrobat!!! Well for thos eof you who made it this far thanks for listening...love you all

James is 2!!!

One year ago
Look how big he got..my baby isnt a baby anymore!!

Foto Friday

My three Cuties!!
Dominic saying prayers
Vinny and the Boys!
Mommy and ALL the boys
James in his adorable pajamas

I love my Boys!!!

Frumpy Friday

It nasty outside and I have the mood to match..MISERABLE!!! We are in the 26 th week of pregnancy and I am ready to be finished already. Everything hurts all the time and sleep has become a definite task. Connor hasnt helped much with his monster obsession that keeps him wandering all hours of the night. I had a US today and my cervix looked good and low and behold right next to my cervix was two little feet. That booger turned back around. I knew the tapdancing on my bladder wasnt all in my imagination. We have postponed our trip to Ga by a couple of weeks because of some complications with our current tenant. I have no idea what i m going to do about my drs appointment Monday morning now that Kitty is sick and wont have the little ones. Guess I'll have to try to reschedule. As much as I would have missed my little men I was looking forward to a few child free days. With the weather they are just stir crazy and its rubbing off. Connor seems to have gone backwards on potty training. Its frustrating because I know he os just being lazy he did it fine for weeks. Everytime I go to the doctor the kids ask if the baby is still alive. I wish they would get over this death obsession. Well Jimmy is crying like usual...seems to have been that way all day....

Trying to keep up..

with my updates. Things are kinda crazy right now with the trip to GA coming up and Dominic and his many activities not to mention the ten thousand drs appointments I have crammed into these two weeks. I am so ready for january becuase i feel like I live in the doctors office. I definitley have pregnancy brain and I cant remember anything anymore. Lots of you are thinking what else is new but trust me it has gotten worse. Dominic had his first sunday School class yesterday. Church bored him but they talked about the Eucharist and he was very interested in the drinking blood part. Yeah thats fun trying to explain to a 6 year old. I guess they had a song about it...I am not equipped for this..lol. We are dropping the little ones off on Sunday for our trip to GA. I have two appts on mionday one tuesday so its just easier that way. I have to tell you as much as I whine and say I need a vacation I cant stand the thought of leaving my kids. Seriously I am all upset about it. A whole week without my babies makes me wanna cry. They are my whole world and I am really glad I got my act together and I never want to be apart from then again. I really need to be cleaning right now but I am procrastinating as usual. Jimmy has starte dtaking off his diaper to pee pee on the potty as he says. Not really doing anything but he gets all excited and gets up and claps cause he sat on there. I figure gettting him used to sitting ont he potty is the first step. i hope because he sees his brothers do it everyday that he will pick up on it quickly...we'll see. We might possibly have a renter for the house in GA which would be great. I dont look forward to the clean up though. Well I better run and get something accomplished...

Wednesday

So I thought I would update everyone a little. Dominic has his first CCD class on Sunday. We have his orientation at his regular school tomorrow night to see how he has been doing this first month. I had a drs appt Monday and everything looked good except I gained 6 pounds in a month. Dr didnt like that much. We have lots of activities and appointments to get squared away in the next couple of weeks. We are leaving for Ga on the 30th because our tenant is moving out and we have to clean it out and make the big decision whether to rent it again or try to sell it in this crappy market. I think after all the recent bank and mortgage activity renting is going to be our only option not to mention we seem to have gotten a realtor that doesnt know how to use the phone. Oh well. Connor is doing well with potty training. He misses Dominic during the day and while I do miss Dominic I dont miss the combination of the two of them fighting. Dont get me wrong Connor and James have picked up the slack. James like to climb and sit on me so little does he know it he is picking on Nate already. nathan doesnt like to be sat on and he lets me know it too. My grandparents are going to California and I dont know what we are going to do without them. My dad and my mom-mom and pop-pop Brown will be keeping dominic while we are gone and Vinnys mom will be keeping the two little ones. I hope all that stays manageable and that noone negative is around my children..off tangent anyway. Dominic is starting to read. We are really working with him..okay I am really working with him and Vin backs me up when he isnt working 14 hour days driveway to driveway. I am still waiting to here about this stay at home gig and god knows we need it. Well Connor is upstairs not taking a nap which means there will be a huge mess to clean if I dont go. Wish me luck through the next week and a half of chaos and Nate just kicked the computer so I guess thats his way of saying goodbye...Later guys!!

New Pics of Nathanial

Nate in mommys belly

Nates foot
Profile Shot
Face shot
Its a boy!!!

Well Nate is definitley a boy. He is but down right now and its obvious he likes it that way. Dominic is doing good in school. He made a new friend up the street that he enjoys playing with. Connor and James are soaking up the extra attention and mommy is trying to enjoy just having two during the day because it wont be lasting long. I am trying to get a work from hom job so hopefully that will go through soon. We are probably coming to GA the beginning of October because our current tenant is moving out. Clean up again JOY JOY!! Dominic is about to loose his front tooth but he wont let me pull it. He has to try to eat around it but he says its fine like that. Vinny is looking at a career change which will hopefully work out soon. I have another US on the 12th and a doctors appointment on the 15th. Vinny has to learn to give me shots..lord help me but if it keeps Nate safe its well worth it. We are 22 weeks pregnant now so we are over halfway there. I keep telling hte boys they are getting a baby brother for Christmas and Connor thinks that is the coolest thing ever. I wish Santa just dropped him off..haha. Well I am going to run. Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and I hope evryones week is going a little more smoothly then mine...

Update on dominic and School

Dominic started school on Monday and he seems to be doing well so far. He made friends with a little boy at his bus stop or should I say I forced him to talk and then the natural boy force took over and they were playing in no time. Connor has fun with his 2 year old sister at the bus stop too. He has had homework every nigth an dI am not sure how he feels about that I mean he doesnt get home till 415 and then he has more work to do. I know he needs to do this stuff but I just dont know when to do it right away when he gets home or let him rest and wind down and then do it. He is just so exhausted when he gets home. Of course I want him to do it and get it out of the way but I want him to do it without getting completely frustrated like last night. We have an ultrasound scheduled on Friday at 1030. Vinny cant work the day out so my grandmother is going to go with me. We will get reconfirmation of boy parts if he cooperates and it will be neat to see how much he has grown. Dominic is officially signed up for religous education (CCD) on Sundays. Its like Sunday school he goes after church. We spent the morning at my grandmothers and the two little ones had a blast. Dominic has a four day weekend so we are probably going to my cousins party and my dads parents for her pork sandwiches I love soooo much. Hopefully we will be keeping busy. Well I hope everyone is having a good hump day although it seems like everyone I have talked to so far is having a blah Wednesday. I am going to go get my dinner stuff in order since Vin is working late...Later

cont....

week in pics

Dominics last swimming lesson....

Monday Morning

So yesterday we put up curtains in the living room which we are quite happy with. We took the boys to the pool and it was freezing due to the week of no airconditioning we had. The kids were a little dissapointed they thought they were going to Grannys but she wasnt feeling well. The kids dont like when they think people are sick. The kids are becoming more interactive with the baby. They talk to him and give him kisses and are still calling him HER. I keep telling them its all daddys fault so to talk to him about it..hahaha. I have come to terms that I get to be the queen of my castle this way and I have three mommas boys already so adding one more is definitley not a bad thing. Hopefully one of my sisters will have girls so I will have nieces to spoil. They are too young right now but I can wait. I stopped taking that horrible UTI medicine and I am starting to feel better. Still tired and moving into that uncomfortable off balance part of pregnancy. We have an appointment thursday. Connors going to see the train with my grandparents and going to Dutch Wonderland. Dominics orientation and swim lesson is Wednesday so we have a busy week in front of us. Well I am a little drained from this drama we call life so I am going to run. I want to move to a little island and just live the simple life. All this thinking and wondering while trying to make the best of my own family gives me a headache. I love my extended family but what matters most is my husband and little boys they are my family and making sure that works is the most important thing to me. I just hope everyone can understand that.....Hope everyone has a good Monday

Friday, friday, friday

So lets see Vin has sbeen off for two days now. Yesterday was spent restocking the house and with a sick me because of the meds they put me on for a UTI that I didnt even know I had. So last night I was up till 1am with stomach pain. Thought it would go away so I took my second pill this morning well obviously I am allergic to sulfur drugs because i immediatley felt sleepy but I pushed through and went to walmart well suddenly I realized that mhy peripheral vision was gone and then my sight in my right eye. had to take migraine meds and spent the rest of the afternoon loosing feeling in my hands and arms and lips and tongue and throat. Talk about scary. I am calling it the Nazi drug and I will never take it again. It was HORRIBLE. On a broghter note my grandparents took us for dinner in Maryland and they had great steak and seafood. Thank god by then I felt better. It was great to have some adult time and the food and conversation was wonderful. The boys stayed home with Haley and Ellie. The kids had a day of bisbehaving so I hope tomorrow will be a little smoother. Dominic goes back to school soon and he is really doing well with his swimming lessons. Vin is working tomorrow. A friend from high school is prengant with her second child and I am sooo happy for her. On my due date board 30 of us are having boys and 5 are having girls..what are the odds of that. I keep opening post after post if it a ...BOY...lol. Our next doctors appointment is the 21st...hope you all have a good weekend...!!!

Long overdue

Sooo.... We had a great time at my uncles pool party. Ther firsy day dominic stayed in the pool for 5 hours and only got out to eat pizza and when I made him get out because he was turning blue. The next day was the party and he had a blast. He made friends with a little girl named Sydney and they played in the pool for a long time and then he got out and played baseball which he loved. He had a blast with his cousin Morgan and she really tried to teach him about swimming..she is a little fish!! We came back Sunday and did the boring spaghetti dinner but we all needed the rest. The two little ones played in the baby pool at vins moms and both came back very happy. Connor tried to invite himself back over again today. Cant say I have any objections to someone else entertaining my little guy. He misses seeing them more now that we moved. Dominic wanted to go see them on Sunday and ride back with his daddy but he only wanted to go if I went because he said he would miss me if I didnt go. Such a sweetie but I really wish he could have gotten a visit in. I had some spotting Tuesday and had an ultrasound and it looks like we are having boy number 4. I really thought this was going to be a girl but I will take healthy either way. I have a feeling Nate will probably come into the world in December because he is already measuring big. My next appointment is the 21st. I'll upload the ultrasound photos and upload them asap. We got a great pic of his feet. Well its time to feed the kids lunch. they wanted hotdogs again. I think they are going to turn into hotdogs!! Dominic starts school the 25th so I am sure we will be busy with that and we have a 70th birthday part for my grandmother coming up not this weekend but next. I think thats about it..Later everyone!!

Getting ready for the weekend

I registered Dominic for first grade today. It was pretty painless.. They start back on the 25th of August and I am sooo ready and so is he. I think he is tired of being with his brothers everyday and doing baby things. Dominic had his second swim lesson yesterday and did much better. He volunteered to do everything first and even jumped in the pool..once he learns to close his mouth in the pool he will be on point. I am sure he will get tired of swallowing water and get the concept quickly. We have my uncles pool party this weekend which I am definitley looking forward to. There will be alot of family I havent seen in awhile and even some family Vinny hasnt gotten a chance to really get to know. Just some time to relax and get away from the drama we are surrounded by sounds like heaven. I wish I could take all the kids and still relax but I cant so they are going to have to have fun at their Grannys. i hate when they are gone though. i guess after vin and I seperated I really didnt want to be away from them a single night ever again. Unrealistic i know but a girl can have goals..lol I have been faced with many challenges in my life and I havent always made the best decisions BUT I love my kids and my husband and honestly if anyone has a problem with that they can keep it to themselves. My babies are happy and growing up fast and before you know it there will be a new baby and I fully plan to give that child all the love I can... Well I am babbling and my lunch is ready//i'll take pics this weeekend....

Tuesday Tales

Lets see..I think we are all still recovering from our beach trip. I got a nice sunburn so thats been fun. The boys had to have an attitude adjustment but they are doing much better today. We have spent the day building slides and doing arts and crafts. We went grocery shopping..always fun. The kids were pretty good for that though. Walmart is always a mess. I found out that Dominic likes roast beef sandwiches..weird because he is my pickiest eater of all. Vinny is working late tonight so it shoudl be a quiet night. I am hanging in there with the pregnancy. We decided to switch doctors so I have an office visit with the nurse on the 19th. it sucks to go through all that again but I just relaly didnt like our first pick. I figured I needed to change now while it was still ealry enough. we have my uncles party this weekend which we are looking forward to. Connor and James are going to spend the night with Vinnys mother and father. Well today has been one of those trying days where you just have to accept that some people will never change and that some situations are better left as is for both parties. I am not in a position to put myself under any more stress and I am not going to stress out my husband either I am just going to accept what I cannot change and move on. Vinny and I are happy and are together because we love eachother and thats all that matters. We are excited to welcome this new little life into our lives and I am not going to let anyone but a dark cloud over that. Well I am going to go veg out..night

A day at the Beach

"mommy I know your belly is big but if you can see me save me from the water please!!"

put him down in the water

Jimmy didnt like the sand at first
Vinny and the boys getting wet
mommy and James
He hated the water!!!!

The boys checkin out the water


The kids had a blasy at the beach yesterday. We started at Rehoboth and ended on the boardwalk in Ocean City. The kids played in the sand and water, playe dgames, Dominic rode the ferris wheel, and had a blast watching the kites at the kite loft..here are some pics from when we were at Rehoboth..

US pics of new baby

Profile pic
profile and belly
big foot baby

These pics were taken at 14 weeks a little over two weeks ago at the nuchal scan....

Friday Fan..

Friday hmmm so Vinny took the boys up to Jersey today. The boys looked exhausted when they came home. From what I hear they had a great time running around outside. I spent the day with my grandmother. We had lunch, picke dup scripts, went grocery shopping, stopped by and saw the new counter tops and such they did in the kitchen, went to the vegetable stand for corn and tomatoes and then I came home to make dinner. vin got stuck in traffic but my grandparents came over for dinner. We had grilled chicken, awesome corn, pretty good baked potatoes if I do say so and some fresh tomatoe and cucumber. The kids hade fun riding their bikes and playing on the pogo stick after dinner. Vinny got six splinters that he had to dig out and right now the Braves are killing the Phillies which I am loving!! So I guess Dominic let the cat out of the bag we are expecting and due the beginning of January. It was a hard thing to tell everyone because we already have alot on our plate but we are both happy and trying to embrace it. This will be our LAST child I plan on getting my tubes tied our Buszko clan is big enough with this baby added to it. We went to the doctor on Thursday and the baby looked good heartbeat was good except the baby wouldnt sit still and the results of the NT ultrasound came back good so that was all good. If its a boy we are looking at Nathanial John or Luccas Nolan. As for a girl we dont feel the need to even talk about it..haha. I am sure this baby will just outnumber me one more. Well I am going to watch the end of the game...night

Happy 6th Birthday Dominic!!!

Sorry yesterday was just horrible for personal reasons so i didnt get a chance to blog. Today was Dominics REAL birthday as he has called it. He had his first swimming lesson. My mom-mom said he was really nervous so hopefully with a little work at our pool he will get more comfortable. He had his Chic-fil-A birthday biscuit and his hamburgers and macaroni for dinner. We had some pretty nasty storm here. The kids got to ride their bikes but we ended ona down pour. I have a doctors appointment in the morning and hopefully they will shed some light on these migraines that I cant get rid of. Vinny got off early so he got to spend time with the boys which was nice. I am ready for the weather to cool off so the kids can get more playtime in. Dominci starts school August 25th. i cant believe its that early. I am ready for him to go back i think he misses it. I also think he is bored senseless. We havent found any good summercamps so he is stuck inside because of the heat. Well I am exhausted I just wanted to get this update in..Goodnight or just night..lol

What a miserable monday...

So Vin was back to work today. The boys were at eachothers throats. I told the kids they could ride their bikes before dinner but naptime was a disaster. Dominic woke up Connor and James about an hour in to their nap. My kids are two to three hr sleepers. So then he was sneaking donuts and so was his brother..Connor cant get away with anything..so they got grounded from their bikes. Dominic said he didnt care and that he was going to pray to Jesus that he could die. Well after about 15 bouts of that and me explaining about why that hurts mommy and daddy I took his toys turned off his tv gave him his blanket and pillow and he had to stay in his room. I know I need to let it rolll but I cant stand to hear my child pray to die. I am glad he thinks positively about heaven but no matter what I say he is using it as ammunition. i dont know what to do with him.. So I ended up with two tired cranky little boys that got woken up and Dominic ended up falling asleep and waking up in a better mood and he apologized. My sleepy kids were super whiny for the end of the day and dinner but we pulled everything together..well I did.. and I got them all in bed by 8:15pm. I have to think of something fun for them to do tomorrow morning before it gets too warm. I have to go to the doc and talk about my migraines that are making me vomit because I cant function like this. I live with a headache. I'm sure they will just stick me on migraine meds. i am not suprised they definitley run in my family. Well I am going to spend some time with my husband...night guys

Dominics 6th Birthday

Birthday boy
Woody Cake
Daddy and James
Mask party
Family time
Pop-pop playing with Jimmy they had a blast
Dominic is on his new bike
Connor on his new bike with mommy
blowing out the candles
Poppy and Jimmy

Dominics party was a blast. My grandparents and my dad and sister attended. We ate alot played with masks rode bikes and played with all the new presents. Dominic was a little grumpy but he got over it. Vinny took them to ride tonight and he fell so I had to play doctor which he appreciated. A little scraped knee. Jimmy was shy at first but he warmed up. The boys loved their new bikes. We have tons of food left over so Vins in heaven. Well thanks to everyone who came the boys loved it. Dominics first lesson is on Wednesday so I am anxious to see how he does. Hope everyone had a good weekend!!!

Super Saturday..

So Vinny was off today. My lil sister watched the boys so I could get a bathing suit and we could get some stuff for the party tomorrow. Vinny took Connor and James to get their haircut. I'll post pics of their new hair when i blog tomorrow because I will have pics from Dominics birthday party. We took the boys to the pool today they got an hour and a half in. They really love swimming. Vinny is trying to get his side business off the ground so he has been busy between that and putting in 4 12 hour days atleast a week. James likes the new game ring around the rosy he loves to yell down at the end. Connor is going on the potty consistently but he doesnt want to wear underwear or a diaper. Sooo he's naked waist down alot. Its working for now so I guess I'll let him get in his naked time while its warm out. Dominic has become obsessed with dying and heaven. We were talking about our dog Cain being in heaven and he started crying because he thought he wouldnt remember him when he went to heaven and that he wouldnt come to him. He is very emotional but I think its a plus. Dominic is such a caring child. He hates to see anyone sad or hurt. Jimmy still has a head of curls even though he got a haircut. I think he got my moms hair. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and I will post pics after the party tomorrow..love to all

TGIF

Well Vinny has off for the weekend which NEVER happens. We are having Dominics birthday party on Sunday. We got him a new bike. I think he will be excited. Thursday is his first swim lesson at the Y thanks to his Bachi (my grandmother). So far living in Delaware is stressful but its nice to have MY family so close. I think Vinny misses his family but he got to see them on Sunday. He got lots of presents for his bday there and had a blast playing. I know he misses them he was used to seeing them everyday..all the kids miss them but it affects him most. We are a little worried about Jimmy because he pitches these fits in the middle of the night and its non stop crying and standing on his head and not wanting to be held and then he finally settles down. I dont know if he is really awake or not but it is really frustrating. We are watching th ebraves game free MLB man have i missed Braves baseball. Lets see what did we do today.. the kids made and indoor pool out of cushions and a blue blanket. They are obsessed with the pool. I have to get a bathing suit that fits so I can swim with them. I am going to send this link out to the grandparents to keep up and the great grandparents. I think everyone would like daily or atleast everyother day updates that only family can appreciate. Well I guess that is it we are having the bedtime fight with connor...ohh what am I going to do..haha. Three boys what a handfull...Later

My first Blog..my family

Well i got this idea from Brandi.. I think this is a great way for people to keep up with our family. The boys are getting so big. Dominic will be 6 soon, Connor isw 3, and James will be 2 in just four months. Dominic graduated form kindergarten. They showed a slide show at the end and I cried the whole time..my baby is getting so big. We moved from NJ to DE and are getting settled. I have some of the best friends and the best family you could get. My family may be a little unconventional but I couldnt ask for people who would love my boys more than they do. My mom became and RN and I am so proud and Sarah is in school to become one also. Sarah is getting married in 2010 so my family will be growing and I will get a new brother in law...Randon. Vinnys side of the family is also getting bigger. Christine is getting married in 2009 to Scott. the kids just love him and Dominic is going to marry their dog Daisy..dont ask I dont get it either. Connor has a girlfriend my friend sydney. Dominic starts swimming lessons on his birthday. I turned 26 this year and Vin turned 35. I feel old..I will keep everyone updated..