Kids say the darndest things...

Here is a list Caden (my little scholar) made at school when asked to compare/contrast 2 items:
                          Pen and a Pencil

   Alike                                              Different   

you can write with them both     a pen has ink  a pencil doesn't

shape                                        a pen is larger than a pencil

both have pointed ends              a pencil is easier to break
                                                   than a pen

                                                 a pencil tastes woody and
                                                    a pen taste like plastic

 and then some laughable things from Benjamin...

Conner was doing "magic" and putting a quarter in Ben's ear.  However, Conner got distracted  during the middle of the trick and Ben quickly became upset and anxious, yelling "CONNER!!! YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE IT IN MY EAR!!! GET IT OUT NOW!!!"

The other day the boys were arguing who had better super-powers.  Ben was having a hard time competing with the twins so he shouted, "WELL, I HAVE X-RAY VISION!"  Butting in (in an effort to help Ben compete with his brothers' super-powers) I asked Ben if he knew what x-ray vision was and then I proceeded to explain: "X-ray vision is when you can see through walls and peoples bodies,etc."  Ben quickly retorted, "Well I can see through windows!!!"

Honestly, when I look at this picture I just think to myself,  "How lucky (blessed) am I?"

Trying to update blog, since it is an inventory of what's been going on in the Berry Household.  First and foremost, Glenn and I are buying a home!!! It's so grown-up-like to me; yet not really because 90% of my friends (that's only 3 people) already own homes and have for some time now. I don't know...It is a MAJOR decision and MAJOR debt, but Glenn really has enjoyed this last year in Ada, and it feels like we can settle down in a place finally for more than 3 years(that's the longest we've ever lived in a home as a married couple). The funny thing is, Glenn is the one who initially began house hunting. He kept bringing it up and actually called a listing agent one day to show us a house. Needless to say, we hated the house, but we were "hooked" into finding something better for the same price.  Well, 3 weeks later, and after about 6-7 actual showings, we were getting discouraged. Everything looked so 70's. So blah and plain. We were discouraged a bit, but then again, we had no real timeline to buy a house.  I figured we'd be real serious by the beginning of next year. Long story short: there was this tri-level home I loved and only I had been in to see it. I convinced Glenn he needed to see it too. Eventually he did and he walked out smiling. I just knew he had liked it as much as I did. Finally! We liked the same house, and that was it. Well,you can't just do nothing when you have such a meeting of the minds! So here we are, waiting on the appraisal and getting all the ducks lined up for closing on the 29th of December. Crazy! More details and pictures later. Now I'll just slap some pictures on here so you can see what my stinkers have been up to!

Nana visiting from Chico, Ca. 3 weeks after Josie was born.

This is me and 4/5 kids (Josie asleep in stroller) at the new Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma.  It's a beautiful facility, with a few hands-on learning experiences.



Sunday, August 22, Josie receives her blessing.

Peculiar thing: Conner calls my attention to his funny-feeling face one day, so we take him to the ER the next day to confirm that he has Bell's Palsy (paralysis of 1/2 his face).  Heavy drugs and steroids are started immediately and fortunately Conner makes a full recovery 4 weeks later.  This is a week-and-a-half later, so it's not near as funny looking as the first few days!



Last day Pregnant!!!

Well, well, well...Things have definately changed since my last post. I am no longer pregnant. Josie Louise was born on July 19th at 8:14am, weighing 6lbs 14oz by induction due to preeclampsia. Long story short I had been experiencing ocassional high blood pressure readings, but not consistently. For a whole week I was in and out of the hospital being monitored, but eventually ended up at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. I was held for further monitoring for 2 more days, until finally tests revealed that I did indeed have preeclamsia. Induction was started at 6pm Sunday, July 18. I labored well into the evening when at 9pm I felt my water break. After that I labored (dull back ache is all) until 3am, and decided to get an epidural. I was stuck at 5cm for practically the whole night. At 6am, the on-call dr. checked me again and found that I was still the same dilation, but she also felt my bag of waters was still mostly in-tact and blocking passage. She broke it, and 2 hours later, when the nurse decided to check me I was completely dilated. Everything happened so fast, and it was completely pain-free! I had to be told when to push! With 3 pushes, she was out! I have never had an epidural that worked that good. So here's some pics: