Well John is in Kuwait now and he is doing ok! We are adjusting ok the girls have been a little fussy and whiny but are dealing with it ok. I am trying hard to keep busy and keep my mind off it. The baby is doing great he is eating well and getting bigger. Clothes actually fit him somewhat now. He was in Preemie clothes but those are too short for him now! I think he will be like Ananiah small and short! Adina is the only one we have with meat on her bones and other then her legs there is not much there. She is such a stinker. She loves to torment everyone, and argue!! I have no idea where she gets it! Hahaha! Ananiah is my serious one, every now and again she will try to be funny. She is sweet and loving but she is very much like her Papa, likes thing to be a certain way and very truthful in everything. We have caught her in a few lies but not many she will tell you who did what and when! She loves to talk on the phone and when she loves you she really loves you! however if she does not like you she will just not put up with you! generally she loves everyone though!
Adina like i said is a stinker. She is still my cuddly one and wants to be in my lap most of the time. She loves to torment her sister, usually it is meant in fun but comes across kinds mean! We are working on it! She loves to get her sister riled up, maybe because it is easy or because she just loves to get a reaction from her. They play together ok most of the time but in bad moments they fight worse then I have seen in a while! I have to separate them. Drives me batty!
We had an eventful week before John left, Asher who was only three weeks old decided he was not happy on the blanket and scotched with his feet off the side of my bed. I put him between two pillows and he went over one, across my bed and down onto the tile floor. I thought he was dead. I cried for hours. We took him to the ER, he was fine no worse for the wear! I could not even tell them what had happened I was so upset! I thought I had killed my son! He is fine though I forget how resilient little ones are. He eats very good and sleeps well. He only fusses when he has a dirty diaper or he is hungry! He is a very happy baby! Tomorrow he will be one month old! I am enjoying him so much! I love to hold him and smell his neck. He smells different then the girls did. And he is calmer then they are so hopefully he is my mellow baby! Well that is all that is going on right now! I hope everyone will pray for my husband and his unit in Iraq! Thank you very much!

Hello all Well we have a new addition to our ever growing household! Asher Alan McBride was born on Monday June 23rd 2008. He was 6 pounds 14 ounces, 19.75 inches long. He has dark hair and a sweet little face! He is a good baby hardly ever cried the first three days. When we got home he and the other kids adjusted well! Adina had a hard time when I was not here, she is still a bit of a momma's girl! Nana and all the kids have just adored Asher being home. They have all tried very hard to help me out in many ways. Asher is nursing and doing well, the girls don't really understand it and it is funny to hear them ask where I am getting his milk! It is hard to explain nursing to a four and two year old. Thank you everyone for all your prayers.

Well Hello all!! We are leaving in the morning for our scheduled C-Section to bring Asher Alan McBride into this world! We are very excited and will post as many pictures as we can when I get home! We also joined facebook Mary! We had to because ringo was closing so we needed somewhere else to post pictures! Anyway I will be posting pictures soon of the girls and the family with my very big belly and then some pictures of Asher as soon as we get some. The C-section is scheduled for some time around 8 or 10 depends on the military of course! but by noon we should have a new addition to the family! Well hope everyone is doing well and we love ya!
Pray for a safe and swift birth and recovery!

June update!

Hello all, Well it is June and I am ready to pop (as John says!) We have a few more days until Asher comes. The house is full already Hayden and Jayme are here and we are enjoying them. My mom will be here in four days, the girls are sooo excited about that! We have not had Ananiahs birthday party due to other engagements and the chicken pox. The doctor says they had them but we are not sure that is what it was. There were thirty or forty on Ananiah, Adina started with them but never got too many she only had maybe twenty-five! They were over them in a few days and never really complained of itching? Not one bump was scratched! They looked like chicken pox and came up suddenly like them but not sure if that is what they were! Anyway We are having Ananiahs birthday party this weekend at the park! she could not decide what kind of birthday party to have but ended up with the same ol thing Strawberry Shortcake! She has had SS for every birthday so far! John and I got her a big girl bike for this birthday! She loves to go running and exercising with her Papa so we thought that they could go biking together too! We are working on potty training Adina now, she is doing alright. She is a stubborn child, she only wants to go when she thinks she will get candy!! She is working on it and doing pretty good. To me it is a little late but what works for one child does not always work for the other! She just turned two so I guess we are doing well. She tells us she is a big girl and does not want to wear diapers but seems to prefer them over panties right now! I hope she gets over this before the baby comes, having two in diapers is stressful! Adina is really a mommas girl and we are going to have trouble when the baby comes, She told me the other day she was going to tear him up because he was kicking momma! It was the funniest thing, She grabbed my shirt and started twisting it and saying I going to tear you up baby brother. So we know not to leave her alone with him for a while!! She is so cute though! It sounds harsh but it really was cute!
It is hot here so we are spending time in the kiddy pool most days! Well not me I would not fit but the girls are! LOL Things here are pretty good John is trying to finish the garage bathroom before my mom gets here so she will have a place to go for quite time, which is rare here! We are very excited about Nana coming! Well I think that is all for now! Will post pictures of Ananiahs Birthday party after tomorrow! Oh ringo is going away so I will have to find some other place to post our pictures soon! I will post that link once I find a place I like. Have a wonderful summer!