Peace!

Hmmm.... I don't know what to do with myself right now. Why do you ask? Well for the simple fact it's peaceful and there's not a sound other than the AC running. Now how can that be? Well I owe it all to my wonderful sister in law Jen who just picked my 2 older boys up to go to Barnes and Nobles for a little outing. Personally I think she may have lost her mind and if not before she probably will have after with my two boys. It sure was nice of her to do this for me and I will have to think of something nice to pay her back as she deserves it. Baby Aiden is napping and I've put away laundry and as I was picking up the basement I couldn't help but just sit in the chair for a second and take in the silence. I love the boys but they are BUSY bodies,and loud. To have such peace is amazing but secretly I miss them (just a little bit).

Enough bull**** be real please !

OK, I have to get this off my chest some people just drive me CRAZY!! There I said it, I do get annoyed and lately it's at people who try and make it seem like they have no problems in life, their kids are perfect all the time, their house is never messy and they always have time for themselves, so hence they have time to shop for home, self and not to mention haircuts, manicures,pedicures, spa dates ect.... and on and on. Be real people parenting is hard work and it's OK to admit it. I'm admitting it right now, I feel like I never have enough time in the day to do a darn thing, my house feels forever messy no matter how much I work at it, I have kids who work against me!!! I know you will all be so surprised but my kids can be BRATTY and drive me CRAZY on most days. As for time for myself what is that. I try and carve some out but that's easier said than done. Maybe I am being grumpy, but I am a mom of 3 with a new baby so spare me your perfect parenting and wife garble. Maybe you are but I am in NO mood to hear it right now. OK, I got it out!!

Walkin once again

Well it's hard to find anytime for me lately but I am making the effort to go walking after dinner with my neighbor and I think it's a much needed stress reliever not to mention it will help melt off the baby weight I am still trying to shed. I gained 32 lbs this past pregnancy and I've now lost 30lbs of it but to be honest I needed to lose some before i even got pregnant so walking I will go. I've also started my exercise video so well see what happens. Now that I am done having babies I can get myself into the best shape of my life right!! Easy to say now I have to do the hard work to make it happen. I'll keep you posted on my progress!!

The boys are Campin!!

So have to do a quick post since my heart is just so full right now it could explode so might as well let it explode into words right!! Right now my 2 oldest and my wonderful husband are laying in their tent in the back yard talking about the favorite part of their day, yes you read that right in our backyard in a tent. For sometime Ben has said he couldn't wait to take the kids camping and 2 of the 3 are finally at an age where that's possible. Before he headed to the great mountains with 2 boys and a tent he wanted to try it out first and what better place than our BACKYARD!! He went out earlier today and got some new sleeping bags, a new fire pit/charcoal grill and stuff for smores and he and the boys were so excited about it getting dark and camping out. Of course around 6ish a terrible storm with crazy rain and wind blew in and tried to detour the whole plan but the boys are lucky enough to have a daddy who was a boy scout and a little rain wasn't changing his plans. Luckily the rain passed and the night continued on with out a hitch. Ben was doing this with or without the rain so thankfully it was without the rain as the night was fantastic. The boys set up the tent with dad, started the fire, roasted mellows and made smores. They had fun walking around the backyard with flashlights and looked for bugs and making shadows. It's now almost 10:30 pm and I just left them all tucked in their bags in the tent talking about the favorite part of their day, like they do each night before bed. I truly am blessed to have such a wonderful family that gets to do such fun stuff. I hope that these times and memories will be treasured by the boys as they truly are treasured my me. Like I said my heart is so full of love right now for ALL my BOYS. Oh, by the way I am truly the queen as I was told I was not allowed in the tent but I could sleep in my house in my cozy bed cuz I am a GIRL!! Boy, oh Boy!!

All giggles

Aiden is not yet 3months but looks like a 6 to 9month old. He's just one big guy. He's growing up so quick and I just wish he would slow down just a bit for ole mom as it's just all going by so fast lately and mommy just wants her baby to stay a baby for as long as possible. Yes, I know he's not even 12 weeks yet but time just seems to be flying by and since this is my LAST baby I am trying to treasure each and every moment. Aiden has been smiling since 7weeks or so and I got a giggle once or twice but just recently we are all smiles and giggles and that laugh is just adorable. I will try and catch it on video to share and melt some more hearts. For now here's a pic of him laughing and smiling. He's such a sweetheart!

So in love!!

Sometimes in life we get so busy we forget to stop and be thankful for all the little things and even sometimes the big stuff. Recently life has been that busy for us but over the last few days I have just been so overcome with how lucky I truly am. I am the wife of a wonderful husband and a Mommy to 3 amazing, beautiful little boys.
Keaton has grown so much over the last 5 years, it's almost more than my mind can wrap around. He is a little man now, independent, head strong and so VERY smart. I will never forget how small and helpless he was when they laid him on my chest the minutes after he was born. I was so scared of what was to come, how would we love, and care for this amazing little boy. He was OURS but neither of us new the amazing journey we would be taking from the moment of his birth. Keaton was the start of our amazing life and family and he was our test case I guess you could say. I was so worried and determined not to damage or screw him up in anyway. I think Ben and I have done a pretty good job so far as here we are 51/2years later and he is just AMAZING what he has become.
I always new I wanted at least 2 children and when we found out Ryan was growing inside me I was over the moon. If he was anything like his brother I knew we were going to be blessed. What I didn't know was that I am grateful that he is like his brother in many ways but even more blessed that he is just RYAN BENJAMIN a wonderful little boy all his own. Ryan came out into the world with a cry and a deposition that has become just him, it's still much the same as when he was a baby. He is laid back, observant, serious, very loving, yet stubborn and just all boy. He has become my boys, boy in that he LOVES to get dirty, he LOVES puddles and mud and has been known to paint himself with chalk, mud, paint, ect..... Ryan has done something that I thought would be hard to do in the shadow of his big brother and that it Shine BRIGHTLY and make our hearts burst with pride and love every moment.
A mother worries always but of course I was so worried how I would find the ability to love a third child,when I found I was pregnant with our third and beloved son. How would I survive being a mom of three active little boys, where would the love and patience come from for another child? Well I should have never worried because the moment Aiden began his journey out into this world I was in love. The long labor and the end result of Aiden Alexander on my chest so purple and not crying and labored breathing scared me to death and I never knew I could be so in love and need something so much. When I heard him finally crying and saw his beautiful skin turn pink I knew there was no turning back. God gave me my angle and he is our beautiful Aiden. Aiden may only be 11 weeks but he is forever ours. My heart is more full now than it's ever been, I couldn't imagine a day without our sweet Aiden, he is a wonderful baby. He has such a wonderful deposition, in that he is so laid back, and even tempered. As long as he's feed, dry and getting some naps and snuggle time he is a happy guy. I just can wait to see how he grows and changes over the next few months and years. If he's anything like his brothers I will be truly bless.
So even when my house is crazy and kids screaming and my head spinning because the boys are driving me out of my mind I have to stop myself and remember that these times with my boys are special. On the other hand I have to take each wonderful moment that I get to watch my sons grow and learn something new, grownEveryday is a memory and a day in their amazing little life that is making them who they will be when they grow up one day and go out into the big crazy world. Time goes fast that one day can never be redone, so enjoy it for whatever it shall bring.
In short being a mom of three boys and amazing husband is not always easy but one thing that it is always is a journey and a blessing. Most of all I wouldn't change one single thing, my life is all I could ever hope for an more. I am truly blessed and SO IN LOVE with all my boys!!!

Keaton's first loose tooth!!

So tonight was a big day with T-ball and Circus and to top it off Keaton shared with us that he has a loose tooth. We were brushing teeth tonight and I told him I was giving his teeth a good going over after all that Cotton candy and he said "sure mom you can brush my teeth too but please careful of my front lower tooth as it's sore. " I of course asked why it was sore and he let me feel it and sure enough it's LOOSE!!! I of course got a bit emotional as my first born baby is no longer a baby as he's beginning to lose his baby teeth now. Time is just flying by and I can do nothing to stop it and it makes me sad. Keaton was so happy and said"I'm so excited because now I will put my tooth when it falls out under my pillow and he will leave me a quarter!!!" It was just precious seeing such innocence and joy on his face talking about the tooth fairy. Ben was just thankful he only expects a quarter!!! Ha, Ha!!
I think it's funny it's lose right before we go to the dentist on Tues. Now I just pray the rest of his teeth DON'T have cavities!! Ill have to post and let you know when it finally falls out and post a pic. he will look so different missing a tooth. Oh, I love you Keat slow down for mommy will ya!!!

Circus, Circus

Ben has been loading us up with things to do this summer and one of those things was he got us Circus tickets. Now to some this would not be a surprise but if you know Ben like I do it is not normal, I haven't been able to get Ben to go to the State fair for the entire time that I have known him and any other year I have mentioned the Circus he claimed he didn't hear me or would ignore the idea so I am VERY happy he did it all on his own and he was actually excited to go with the boys and oh yes, he did have a GREAT time with us all!! Our summer has started out with so many fun activities thus far, we sure our lucky!!

Keaton and Ryan were over the moon all Friday and Sat. morning. The boys had T-Ball games all Sat. morning so after all the nutty, chaotic, funny mess of T-ball we headed for the 3:30pm show and it was alot of fun. Keaton and Ryan sat with a huge smile on their faces and it was priceless. They only got dad to buy a $12 bag of cotton candy (which he is pretty bitter about) and didn't ask for anything else thankfully. Not that Ben or I would have gotten it if they did anyway. The toys and ect.... started at $18!! Yay, right.... NOT THANK YOU!! I was proud of little Aiden as he snuggled with me so well and watched the show and then ate off and on. I would have never attempted to go to the circus with a 10week old previously but I guess when it come to the third you just get over it and life has to continue on and you make sure it does with lots of fun.

Oh and just a cute funny while at the circus. In front of our seats was another couple with a girl baby about 4 months and Keaton says to me and her mommy. "She is cute mommy, maybe Aiden can date her when he gets older!!!" What????? To funny, that my 5 year old is thinking about setting his younger brother up already. Hmmmm, I think I am in trouble!!
Over all a great day!!!

My little Ryan turned 3!!

Lately time is flying by and I am in awe at how fast my boys are growing and changing!! This past weekend we celebrated Ryan's 3rd birthday with a dinosaur party and we had a blast. As many know Ryan is really into dinosaurs so all he wanted for his birthday was a dino party and I was glad to grant this birthday wish. We had the bouncy house up, games with water balloons, squirt guns, frosting of dino sugar cookies and ect.... we ate burgers,dogs and watermelon and just had a good ole time. Ryan was over the moon with all his favorite people and dinos everywhere. I of course had a great time too but I get a little sentimental knowing that my sweet little boy is growing sooo fast. I guess I could still have some hormonal stuff going on but thinking about my boys growing up makes me sad. Ryan is growing into such a cute little man and Ben and I just adore him so much. He can now count to 7 (verbally and on his little fingers), he knows his sounds to his letters,his colors and is fully potty trained and wearing only big boy undies. He will start preschool this fall and i probably will need a box of tissue as I leave. Thankfully Keaton will have me broken in first with starting Kindergarten.

9 weeks ..... Where has time gone??

Time has just been flying by and little Aiden is already 9weeks old. We have finally stayed out of the hospital for several weeks now so we are thrilled and have been able to get back in the swing of things if that's really possible with a new little one who runs the show!! We had a recent trip to the Dr. and the little man is growing big and fast. He's already 13.6lbs and 25inches long with a size 16.5in head!! HE got 5 shots which of course was NOOOOO fun, but he took it like a champ as long as he got his beloved boobie right after!!!
Needless to say he is growing ahead of the curve and we couldn't be more happy that he is healthy and doing well. As you can see by the stats he LOVES to eat and that's what he would do ALL day if I let him, but the Dr. said it was normal and feed on demand still so the breastfeeding madness,marathon continues but luckily he is slowing down a little bit!!!
As for sleep we are getting a little here and there and he has thrown us a life line the last few nights of sleeping 3 1/2hrs then feeding 3 hours and then up every hour till 6. Need to work on the last part of the night, however we are grateful for the consecutive hrs of sleep as it's much improvement from the up every hour he was doing for days on end.
One of the most special moments came at about 7weeks and that's when Aiden graced us with his most precious smile. He is such a sweet, smiley baby. He is now smiley and chatted as at 8weeks he started cooing and trying to communicate and it's heart melting. When we were at the Dr. office she couldn't believe how smiley and chatty he was. He was such a flirt with the Dr. even I was taken aback. I think he was trying to charm her into not giving him shots!! To bad it didn't work!!! Aiden's big brothers are still in love with him. They Ohhh and Ahhh over him and are always looking out for poopie diapers and if he's awake. My favorite is that they announce " ohhh, his eyes are open!! Yea!" Things are finally going pretty well and we are excited that the summer is finally here (at least I think it is if it ever stops raining so we can get outside!!).

Overall things are going well and Aiden is a wonderful addition to our family and I am so in love with the little guy. I truly am blessed!!

My boys

Ok, so not much time to blog anymore but going to try and keep a ongoing kid update regularly if possible. I dont want to forget all the wonderful things that are going on right now but so LITTLE time lately.

Keaton:
School: School is out as he graduated from Holy Apostle's Preschool on Tues. (will post pics soon). He did so well and really enjoyed the last 2 years there and we are sad to say goodbye to such wonderful teachers and friends. He will begin Kindergarten in Aug. at Banning Lewis Ranch Academy. He is growing soooo fast.

Keaton played soccer on the YMCA team this spring and LOVED it. It was such a great experience for him and I watched him mature so much over the 6 weeks he practiced and played. I look forward to the fall when he can play on the Fall soccer team. He will start T-ball on June 2nd along with Ryan and it should be just as much fun. I cant wait to see the first practice and game, it should be pretty fun to watch!!! Keaton is really into riding his scooter and bike, I only wish we didn't have a sloped drive as it's a pain.

Ryan:
School: Ryan will begin preschool at Holy Apostle's Preschool in Sept. and is so ready. He wanted to stay with Keaton each time we dropped him off so I just hope he will want to stay when he actually has to.

Ryan is going to start T-Ball on June 2nd and this is his first organized sport so this should be VERY interesting to say the least. He and Keat will be on diff. teams so Ben and I will be going in all directions for the next 6 weeks. Ryan is into learning his alphabet,colors and numbers. He really has his colors down and numbers to seven, we are actively working on letters and he's doing pretty well.

Potty train AGAIN after regressing with Aiden's arrival is going pretty well. I just recently put him in underwear and only allow pull ups at night for bed. He is doing great and I'm thankful there has been only a few accidents. Go Ryan!!

Baby Aiden:
My sweet prince is growing fast and is such a little sweety. He is 10lbs 10oz, 23inches long, he is cooing and smiling like crazy and melting my heart. He has even rolled over from tummy to back (5/20/09). His eyes are still blue so crossing my fingers that he will get my eye color. Just one child with my eyes would be nice. Ben's and boys are beautiful in all but I'd like one blue eyed child!!! Aiden is doing well now after a bacteria infection scare at 5weeks which kept us in the hospital for several day. Thankfully he is doing great now and is growing like a weed. He is a eating machine. He would be at the boob all day if he could but he thankfully his tummy only holds so much so he shows a tad bit of mercy and lets me free. I am cherishing this time as he really is growing way to fast.

Sleep.... What is sleep?

OK, we are settling in and adjustment is going pretty well now that I have gotten rid of the awful migraines from the spinal leak. I have a headache here and there but they are improving so not going to complain to much. The one thing that I am having the hardest adjusting to is NO SLEEP!!! I will give the guy a little credit there's been a night or two that he has done remarkably well sleeping but the last few nights have been rough and I am dragging beyond belief to make it thru the day. He was up almost every hour the last few nights or he would just be awake and want to hang out!!! It's 2am, he's cute and all but I AM TIRED!!!! Last night was awful in that all he wanted to do was Eat, Eat, EAT and EAT SO MORE. My boobs felt like they were going to fall off and my wonderful husband even went and got a bottle and fed him and still was up an hour later wanting more. My sweet son has to be going thru a growth spurt or something as he is a eating machine. Needless to say I was up all night with him and now as I write this he is peacefully sleeping in his swing. I sure wish I had a swing that I could climb in and rock away to dream land. It's funny how one forgets certain things about the birth and the first few months with a newborn, you'd think I would have a clue seeming this is my third child and all but I guess I was blissfully remembering all the warm and fuzzy not the painful and frustrating!!! OK, I've complained enough and have to make sure that I stress I would change things for a minute. I know it will get better but this blog is my outlet and a way for me to look back later to reflect and later when I want another child I will need to revisit this post and remind myself....... WE ARE DONE!!!

Welcome Aiden Alexander Kley

Not a lot of time to write but wanted to do a quick post that we finally have been blessed with our miracle Aiden Alexander on March 29th at 6:25am. He is a nice 8lbs 6oz and 21inches long with a perfectly round head of light redish blonde hair. He is a blessing and I cant stop staring at him and taking in that he is reallly mine. This labor was the longest and hardest of them all but the end result was well worth the long night of labor that I endured. Aiden rounds out our family and mommy now has her 3 sons. I now am looking forward to all the fun we will have as they grow older and become best buds. God is truly amazing is all I can say.

New Pics are posted

I finally got to uploading pics from before Christmas and up to Keaton's Birthday. I still haven't downloaded pics from his party but working on it!!

What color are you mommy?

OK, so yesterday was St. Patrick's day and boy did we have a fun filled day of all things green. First off Ben is part Irish and to help the boy's understand some of their heritage we talked about St. Patrick's Day and where Ireland is and ect.... now one cant go to deep with a 5year old and 2 year old but on the way to preschool Keaton was verifying that he is Irish and Ryan is Irish, and Daddy is Irish, then he got to me. "Mommy are you Irish?????" my response," No , honey I am not.". Keaton, " Well then what color are you mommy, we are all Irish green, what is your color if your not Irish?" I almost peed my pants the way he asked me this question. It was so Innocent and cute. I tried to explain my heritage and this was going no where as he just isn't ready so I just laughed and told him I would have to find out what color I was and get back to him on that!!!!

I am really loving days like yesterday. Despite being huge and uncomfortable I am still trying to do as much fun stuff with the boys as possible and yesterday was one of those day that I just love. We made cupcakes with green frosting,sprinkles and mini-chocolate chips, gold coin wafers. The boys are so much fun to cook with now, Ryan actually participates and is helpful and Keaton is going to be a chef one day as he's so good in the kitchen. I hope days like these build wonderful memories as they grow up.

We had a great St. Patty's Day with family over, I cooked a big thing of corn beef and cabbage and all the fixing's. Others drank some good beer, the kids played outside (thank god for the nice weather), darts and Wii battles were had and a good time was had by all. I am looking forward to next year when I can actually drink some green beer and work in the kitchen with out fighting thru on and off contractions. I'm already looking forward to our 3rd annual St. Patty's Day!!

Keaton the champ!!

Just a quick note on my super big boy Keaty!!!! Keaton had his 5year well visit on Thursday which would be no big deal except for he had to get 4shots which is a very BIG deal to a 5 year old. Keaton did great on the extensive check up this time around. I was impressed how throuh they were on this exam. They really made sure he has reached all milestones and then some. He easily recited his address, knew all the answers to all the other questions she threw at him and passed his first eye exam, but getting all four shots in the legs was the most impressive of all. He laid there not so thrilled and looking pretty scared and unhappy but didn't say much, he groaned and said ouch but other than that NOTHING!! I thought for sure we may have a breakdown but he held up and was a champ.

Side Note, Keaton's legs were sore all that night and boy did he let us know about that. "Ouch, OUCH!!!" Is what we heard ALL NIGHT LONG!! Normally I would let him run after the shots to help with soreness but it was way to cold so we had to deal with the "OUCH" all night. Even with Tylenol he still said they hurt and walked kind of funny. Good thing is all shots are done for awhile for him. He is officially ready for kindergarten!!!

What a week!

OK, so when it rains it pours right? Well I have to agree with that saying as of late. Last week was just one of those weeks which you wonder what and where is everything going so wrong. On Monday evening we noticed Ryan had a red blotch on his left arm as we were getting into the pool but thought it was just a bug bite or something, well we were sadly mistaken as the next morning he had more blotches on his tummy which I immediately could tell that these were HIVES! Ugh, again, we just went through this in Nov. with him. I gave him some Benedryl and thought we'd see improvement but not this time around. THEY GOT WORSE!!! By Wed. morning the poor kid woke up with swollen eyes and blotches covering every part of his body. I of course was mortified and worried. I called the Dr. right away and they said keep the Benedryl coming every 6hrs and I should see some improvement. Well I didn't, Benedryl DIDN'T WORK! Needless to say he ended up at the Dr.'s office on Thurs. where we proceeded to get new meds and pretty much no help in what is causing the outbreaks. I have done food diaries, I have analyzed all soaps and detergents and everything else you can think of so for them to say they didn't know made my head want to fly off. (Have I mentioned that my patience is short lately!!). I can happily say that on Sat. he only had a few and by Sun. they were all cleared up and he is back to his old, clear skinned self. It's puzzling and frustrating to say the least but I am happy he is all cleared up!! The mystery still to be solved!! We have a referral to an allergist now so well see where that takes us.

OK, well like I didn't have enough to deal with with Ryan's hives but leave it to me to get my first head cold of this entire pregnancy!! That's right, I haven't had a cold the whole time until now!!!! The last weeks and I get a stinkin cold. My head is full of gunk, and all I want to do is sleep which does NOT happen in this house so I trod along thru life but am I happy about having a belly the size of china and a head that feels just as big....NO!!!! OK , so I'll stop complaining and move on!! Overall I am just glad the week from hell is over , the hives are gone, Ben's company finally fully merge so no more grumpy, stressed husband, Keaton's sore legs and whining are over and we can begin again all new on this beautiful 70degree day!!!! Yes, it's time to close so I can sit my sick butt outside in the sun and let the sickness bake out of me!!!!

Almost to the finish line!!

Just a quick update on sweet little man growing inside my tummy. We are 34 weeks and counting and very active inside moms belly. My belly is HUGE if you ask me, I have gained very little weight anywhere else but my belly. Yes, I can see it in my face and there is a little here and there but over all I'm ALL BELLY!! I pretty much carried the boys this way too but this time around my belly just feels bigger than ever. Over all I feel good. Mentally I feel great most days this week, but by the mid afternoon and evening I am physically worn out and just want to go to bed by 7pm. I am really excited that the end is near as I am sooooo ready to get my body back and be able to play and run with my boys. I have had a hard time the last weeks feeling guilty that I am just not up to normal self to keep the boys busy enough to keep them out of trouble. My temper is shorter I have noticed and I just don't have the patience I normally do with them so thankfully only a few weeks left (hopefully) and we can move on and get mommy back.

We are about ready for baby #3. A few things left to buy, finish packing a bag and were ready. AT least I think we are. For awhile I was wondering what I was thinking having a third child and another boy at that but I have really embraced my three boys now and cant wait to see where our family is over next years.The boys love each other so much and I am sooo glad we have given them the gift of having siblings and all boys at that. Ryan is really talking now so listening to the boys go back in forth in conversation is just hilarious and heart warming all at once. It will be interesting to see where the new little man fits in later.

I finally am downloading the Christmas pics and hopefully Birthday pics so bare with me.

I can't believe he's 5! Happy Birthday Keaton!!

Time flies by and before you know it your sweet first born is growing up before your eyes and you wonder where the time has really gone. Keaton is 5 years old and such a wonder little boy and my heart just melts when I think back to the moment that he came into this world and I wondered how he be as he grew up. I am finding out and after 5 fast years I can say he's been a joy in our lives that I could never imagine a day without. Happy Birthday my little peanut. We love you so much and look forward to all the adventures and smiles you will share with us over the next years!!

We will celebrate the big 5 with a party at IT'Z Fun Center this Sat. with family and friends. This is the first party mommy has done at a venue instead of home so mommy is a little unsure how any of this will work but all sounds good so well see! I am just to pregnant to have a party at the house this year. This place has a party planner who will set up a room for us, cater to the guest needs and clean up. The kids then get to head off to play games, rides and ect... for an hour after. This place is brand new so I am coping with the germ things that keeps me away from places like Chunky Cheeses and ect... The most important thing is Keaton is SOOOOOO excited and I know he will have a great time.

Will try and post some pics of the party along with all the Christmas pics and more. Boy am I behind these days.

Date wrong or Big boy? That is the question!!

OK so this baby is going to be big I guess or he has gone thru one heck of a growth sprut recently. I am measuring 4 cm to big so thru u/sound last Thurs. it looks like he is very healthy just big so far. I have gained weight on target so not sure what is making this baby so big but at almost 32 weeks he is weighing in at 5lbs 6oz give or take. Yes, that's large. The Dr. thinks my date may be wrong but cant say for sure so I just have to be ready for a baby from mid March on or the possibility that he could be huge and have to be induced or have c-sect. if so. Will know more after next u/sound on 3/5. I sure hope he slows down a little. I'm taking it easy as baby is head down and causing me alot of pain with walking already and some contractions. The pain you endure for your children.