Five Question Friday!

...Wow, I totally JUST realized it was Friday and headed right on over to Five Question Friday, because that's the highlight of my Friday's! ha, not really...but I do really enjoy doing these on Friday's!!!!
But oh my goodness...where did this week go?! I'm not really complaining because once June hits our summer officially begins and we have sooooooooo many exciting events this summer between all 4 of our birthdays, plus our new baby girl will be joining us this summer as well, our fair(which is the largest free fair in MN!), plus a couple vacations, my sister's graduation, I will start school again right after the baby...OMG...there's just so much...okay, enough with that and now onto the questions!
I hope you all enjoy your weekend!!!!



1. Do you and your spouse go to bed at the same time? Yeah, it's usually our time to talk and just be a couple! He gets home from work at 5pm, then it's spending time with the kids, making supper, playing a board game, outside, or watching a movie..we just don't get a whole lot of time together when the kids are awake and around...isn't that every parent though! So...regardless if I'm tired or not, I make sure I go to bed when he does! :P


2. A question for the ladies...What kind of facial hair do you like on your man? I like my guy scruffy looking but not like wild ape man type, just a little stubble! Not into a baby face guy...just isn't manly! :P


3. What's the worst vacation you've ever taken? Well, back in 11th grade I went on vacation with a good friend and her parents...we went to Branson, Missouri...it was sooooo boring, there was nothing to do for us, it was all old folks, and we had to go to these lame shows/events...I got so bored and homesick one night, I just cried myself to sleep...haha! I was even so mean to her about it, telling her this was the worst week of my life...I mean, it wasn't really...it was just that BORING!!!!!!


4. What's the first-ever blog you followed? HHmmmm...I have nooooooo idea! Maybe MckMama, yeah...probably hers!


5. Do you enjoy amusement parks? I do, mostly just to walk around, sit down and people watch...which I could do for hours!!!! After kids, my stomach has became so weak, I can't handle rides anymore...but I do enjoy bringing the kiddos!

24 weeks..baby update!

...I'm slacking again! But I thought I'd give a little baby bump status update for y'all...just because I'm already 24 weeks and I haven't even posted a belly picture on here...what the heck!
So....about the pregnancy thus far....things are going absolutely wonderful! Compared to how bad it was in the beginning with the hyperemesis...I feel amazing most days! Some days I don't even feel pregnant, if I didn't have this big ole' belly and feeling her kicks...it'd be hard to feel pregnant!

My last Dr. appt went well..the Dr. was pleased with how well I've been doing, mostly because I'm gaining the perfect amount of weight, my blood pressure was good, nothing unusual....it's just going smoothly, which makes me so proud because I thought this pregnancy was going to be difficult the entire thing!
But to be honest, this is the healthiest I've been in awhile! Seriously, during my pregnancies is when I'm my best...which is good, but I'm really hoping I can continue with being this healthy afterwards, it'd definitely help to lose the weight, which by the way..I technically haven't even gained a pound...it's confusing...but at my last appt. I was up 4 lbs total for this pregnancy...but just yesterday I was down those 4 lbs...I was totally freaked out and called the nurse, unfortunately my Dr. wasn't in yesterday but I did talk to an OB doctor and he told me as long as I'm taking my prenatals, eating well, and not limiting nutrients that it's actually normal for me to not gain a whole lot or even to lose a couple pounds...because I'm not a tiny girl to begin with! I mean, it's a good feeling knowing I won't have a lot of pregnancy weight to lose...however, I do have a lot of weight to shed from pre pregnancy! I was on medicine for my anxiety for the last 2 years...which made me gain a little over 30lbs..just outrageous! Well, I stopped taking my medicine the beginning of my pregnancy...I think that's why I'm losing weight! I won't complain tho! :P

Baby girl was measuring over 2 weeks ahead at my last appt so I know she's in there growing like crazy, my Dr said if I'm still measuring this far ahead at my next appt I will have to go in for an ultrasound to figure out if she's just a big baby or if there's something else going on! I just think she's a big girl! I was feeling full term at like 15 weeks, hahaha! And right now I feel like she's already a 10 pounder...she's definitely going to be my biggest, my other two were tiny little things at birth....so it will be interesting to see how this baby girls turns out!!

Hmmm...what else is there.....I'm just proud with how well I'm doing health wise, it makes me feel good knowing I'm taking care of this little baby inside me but I'm also doing good for myself!

My Dr. is gonna call me back today and the nurse said she may want me to come in and get weighed/monitored and I may have to do that throughout the pregnancy if I'm losing or not gaining...so, fingers crossed that won't have to happen!
I ate a HUGE breakfast today, hoping that added a pound or two! :P

Until next time....


**Here's my 23 week baby bump, which isn't showing a whole lot with this dress on tho!

Five Question Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! It's sooo cold out today, we're just vegging out. And thankfully daddy has the rest of the weekend off so we get to go out and do something fun! Yayyyy!
Hope you all enjoy your weekend! :o)
Questions:

1. Tube socks, calf socks, crew, ankle, none? I hate socks, I think they're ugly so I usually don't wear them unless when I leave the house and it's during winter...and in that case I wear crew socks, I think that's what they are?! IDK!

2.Was your childs (children's) name a mutual decision or was it a debate? If you don't have children, do you plan on giving your spouse a say, or do you have a name you MUST have, regardless if your other half likes it or not?!
haha, oh lordy! I was set on a name with our first and right before I had her EVERYONE decided they hated the name, ya know..in my family, it has to be that my mom and sisters all agree as well..pshhhhh! I was devastated and just gave up with the name thing..and my 8 year old sister at the time named my daughter, Taylor. ha!
I knew if I had another girl what I was going to name her before I was even pregnant and it didn't matter who liked it, not even JJ! ha, is that selfish and mean!? So...thankfully everyone loved and agreed on the name Piper! It was easy that time around! Now, this 3rd time, it was the biggest challenge of all! Well, JJ and I both absolutely hated each others names we had picked out for a boy, so it's a good thing she's a girl! My mom & I picked out her name during her 20 week ultrasound scan..it was so weird how we just were thinking the same name..one that is so unique as well...well I had it on my list of the 10 names I had for our girl and she so happened to mention that one!!! Bizarre!!! And most everyone likes it, except my sister who thinks it's horrible! She'll grow to like it, well because it is her niece! :O)

3.What is your favorite type of weather? It depends on my mood. Somedays I like a good thunderstorm and rainy day. But mostly, I like a 75 degree day with the sun shining and NO humidity...MN humidity is the worst, you can barely breath! Yuck.

4.If left to your own devices, what time would you wake up every day? Well of course I'd wake up when I've had enough sleep! 10am seems perfect! :o)

5.Have you bought your cemetery plots yet? oh gosh, hahaha...NO! Death is my worst fear and I don't intend to go shopping for my plot for quite some time, even though we are never guaranteed tomorrow..I'll go when I'm an old lady! ;)
We have too much other stuff to worry about and having to buy..that's totally at the bottom of my list!

Happy Mother's Day, mom!!

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan


(My mom & two sisters. Sadly I don't have a recent picture of my mom & I..due to the fact that I'm always the one behind the camera.)



*I have learned a great deal from my mom over the years...through all the good times and the hardships we've endured together.

Having me at 17 years old, I can only imagine what my mom had to give up and sacrifice for me at such a young age. Having me while she was still in high school was tough but she knew she had to keep going to graduation, I was in her best interest for the future as well as her own. And thankfully she had supportive, loving, and successful parents to help lead her the way into parenthood.
Looking back at pictures of myself as a baby, I knew I was well loved and taken care of!

I watched my mom struggle as a single mom but somehow she always made it through and yet found the time and money to make sure I was fed, dressed to impressed, loved, and cared for! I know she had to give up so much for herself and I today I really appreciate that because I know how hard it is to be a single teen mom having to give up the luxuries in life that you once had!

My mom is the give your child tough love kind of mom. She wasn't always the lovey dovey type. More of the "wipe your knee off and get back on your bike" kind of mom!
But at certain and serious times she was the sweet and lovey dovey mom, when we needed it most!

My high school years were the hardest for her, I think! :P I wasn't the easiest teen around but yet I wasn't one of those troubled teens...I was just boy crazy and that got me into a lot of trouble, with sneaking out and partying. Hence what led to becoming pregnant at 17 years old myself, but hey..8 years later, 3 kids later...we're still as happy as ever and I'm truly proud to be high school sweethearts/teen parents! But that's beside the point...the point is, my mom NEVER gave up on me through my "tough" years...she grounded me, took my door off in my bedroom, took my cell phone away, those kinds of things..which I absolutely HATED her for it and would tell her she's the worst mom ever...but looking back, that has made me appreciate and love my mom even more! I don't think I'd be where I am today if she didn't give me all the tough love she did!

Now, to this present day...she is an amazing & young grandma to her two grand daughters and a wonderful mother to her 3 children...she has successfully raised 3 daughters herself as a single mother throughout these years and has bent over backwards for us when it came to having the latest fashions, paying & supporting us in our sporting events we were involved in, and pushing us to do our best in school & college. I'm so thankful she has pushed me to go to college and get a better education for my family.

She has taught me how to be the mom I am today and usually I would frown on having someone tell me how to raise my kids...but I know my mom has us in her best interest and I totally respect her ways in how to parent and look forward to many more years with her helping to raise, love, and be a grandma to her grand kids.

I love you mom, you have always been my role model and I'm so grateful to have someone in my life as supportive, loving, and as strict as you have been to me! :P
You have guided me far in life and I look forward to you pushing me even further!

Happy Mother's Day!!! xoxo.

Five Question Friday!

..What a beautiful day here, it's seriously just perfect! Although I already need a nap from all the shopping and garage sales we did this morning..I over did myself.
But we scored a lot of fun treasures! :P
Hope y'all get out and enjoy your weekend!!!!!

1. Have you ever had roommates? No, I never got to experience the whole college/dorm life..which I'm kinda grateful for...I wouldn't be able to have roommates, let alone in a 5x10 room..LOL..my sisters dorm her freshman year was the size of a closet pretty much...no lie...and it was her and 2 other people...I often questioned how she was able to survive in those living arrangements. Ughhhhh.
Plus, I tend to get annoyed with people easily so I wouldn't have lasted very long! ha!


2. How many names do you/your children have? (i.e. Prince Charming William Phillip Arthur Louis John Jacob Jingleheimer-Schmidt)Ummm...just their first, middle, and last name.
Taylor Jo Radsek
Piper Irene Radsek...and we aren't saying our 3rd baby girl just yet! :P


3. Did you watch the Royal Wedding? Of course! It was sooooo beautiful minus all the ridiculous hats! haha...some of those were just horrid. But I am soooooo jealous of Kate, she's so perfect and just natural...just like her mother in law...Princess Diana. :o)


4. What is the messiest room in your house? our bedroom! It's just cluttered with clothes! Depressing.


5. What is your ideal mothers day? A spa day would be amazing!!!!!
Waking up to breakfast in bed, reading home made cards from the girls...then getting ready for the day to go out and have a picnic or something would be sooooo nice!
Something just simple is all I want, just to spend it with my girlies!!!

Cleaning, organzing, and decluttering.

You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.'
You make a mistake.
If you are not content with what you have,
you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.

Our house has been long overdue for some major cleaning, organizing, and re decorating. We are fastly outgrowing our house, with 4 people in this 2 bedroom it's really hard for it to always look nice...we just have soooo much junk!
And now with adding a 5th member, we are really getting into gear!

We got new living room furniture a couple weeks ago, which we needed sooooo bad, we had our other stuff for like 6 years and plus with two kids it really got worn out!
We had red furniture, which I loved at the time because not many people had it...but now it seems EVERY living room has it and I hate that, it's too trendy now!
So, my next favorite color for furniture...purple! I absolutely love it!!! It really motivated me to have nice furniture to get going on other projects that needed to be done! So...I started to re decorate a bit...I'm OBSESSED with buying junk, whether I need it or not...garage sales, or going to Target in throwing things in the cart I don't need! We had all this extra stuff just laying around because we had no room to hang it up or no room to put it on our book cases or shelves...but I took out some old stuff and brought out the new! I'm really starting to love our house again! Don't you ever just get sick of walking into the same house everyday, wanting change?!
I'm the type of person that likes to change up the decor often, I like to change my style!
For the longest time I liked the modern look but now I'm turning into liking the vintage/DIY look...a little bit rustic...IDK how to explain it, I think it's just kind of a little bit of everything, really!

After I got my house all prettied up the way I liked it, I got a lot of motivation/nesting to go through all the rooms and tossed soooooo much crap!
The girls bedroom is horrible! I HATE toys, well you know...the small crap, the Barbie accessories and all that! Ughhhhhh. We are CONSTANTLY going through their bedroom, throwing toys away but it all accumulates so fast, they're spoiled little girls...we usually don't buy them a whole lot of toys, it's their grandparents that do! :P
And now with their birthdays coming up this summer, I'm telling everyone NO toys!

I did our bedroom today and that's FULL of all of our clothes...it's horrible, I hate our bedroom...it's the worst room in the house, which it should be my favorite but it's far from it! Our girls constantly change their clothes throughout the day, playing dress up, and just getting tired of what they're wearing..I don't really know...a girl thing I suppose! So, we don't keep their clothes in their bedroom because I'm so sick of doing laundry and then not knowing what's clean or dirty because God forbid they put ONLY dirty clothes in their hampers..haha!
So...our bedroom is fully loaded with clothes...more then a normal person should have! If I get brave one day, I'll put up pictures! LOL.
I threw soooo many clothes away...yes, just threw them...I'm tired of storing stuff!
I just kept their good clothes to save for the next girl in line to wear them! Now with 3 girls we need to keep EVERYTHING, unfortunately I've learned the hard way by getting rid of everything in the past.

And our kitchen, well that was the most fun! haha! We just got a new fridge a couple days ago and a new dishwasher a couple months ago so our kitchen totally looks transformed, I love it! I just organized the cupboards and threw out expired food..there wasn't a whole lot to do in there!

I was outside for a bit today, doing some landscaping and setting out/filling up the bird houses and feeders, and raking our lawn which has so many dead patches from the girls play set and sandbox. Ughhhh, so now I need to figure out how to replant/seed some grass, shouldn't be too hard..right?! :P


Our next project...the garage. OMG. I'm not helping at all with that...it's too scary in there for me! I'll leave that to JJ! hahahaha! We have soooo much stuff out there I'm afraid to even open it! :/


***I'll update this post a little later, take pictures of our house and what not!
It's not 100% yet and I really don't feel like uploading pictures anyways! :P

Five Question Friday!

...Happy Friday everyone! It's so beautiful out today, I have all the windows open and the can feel the warmth of the sun beaming on me....love it! Oh, and we get our fancy new refrigerator delivered today..who knew getting new appliances would be such an exciting time?!


Questions:

1. If you could buy any car, money not an option, what would it be?I've always loved and envied Land Rovers...someday! ;)


2. What was your worst first date ever? hahaha....oh my gosh, it was so horrible and embarrassing I'm not even going to write about it..I think I was in 10th grade...ughhhh.


3. How old were you when you fell in love for the first time? ..I was in 7th grade, towards the end of the year...I met a guy at my church...he was 2 years older then me but I always caught him staring at me during service...and I honestly do not remember how we started dating...but we dated for 2 1/2 years...and he was my first love. But the love I have now for JJ is a different kind of love, I will never be able to love anyone else the way I love that man!!!! xoxo.


4. When was the last time you reconciled your checkbook? hahaha....never. We just don't do it. Bad, I know....not that we're made of money..but we just never really have to balance it out..we just know what we have in there..IDK.


5. If you were going to fashion a "Wanted" Ad for a best friend, how would you word it? Must be a mom yourself! I know I know...that sounds kind of harsh but it's really hard to relate to friends without kids lately..I love my friends that don't have kids but we're not as close. It would be nice to have a non judgmental friend that we can sit back together and just talk and be ourselves. Yada Yada Yada...a true friend is all I need, really! :o)