New to This!

Well, here is the first official blog of Mrs. Wootten. Hopefully it will go well. We shall see.:)

We are doing well here in the Wootten household. Ken is working hard at his job with Merced Irrigation District. He is at Lake McClure on the Exchequer Dam. He really enjoys his job and looks forward to moving up eventually. He spends his weekends with us, or doing yard work. But his Sunday mornings are definitely spent playing bass for church. He loves it! And he is really good at it. If I do say so myself.:)

I, Charlene, am pretty much just a stay-at-home-mom. And I love every minute of it...for the most part anyway.:) I am pregnant with baby #3. We know it is a boy and we think we have a name but we aren't really set in stone on it. I will be 23 weeks along tomorrow according to the ultrasounds. He is getting bigger. I feel him move every day. He loves to stay really low. he lays between my hips which I must say is not the most comfortable for me but whatever works to keep him safe is fine with me. I wasn't really excited when I found out we were going to have another one. I will be honest. But God has really changed my heart towards him and I am really excited! I can't wait to see which of his siblings he is more like.

Speaking of his siblings, Kaden will be 5 years old next month. I still find it hard to believe. My little boy is growing up so fast. We have him signed up for kindergarten in August. At this point the plan is for him to attend Merced Christian School (mommy's alma mater). I can't wait for him to go there. I am excited to know that he will get a good Godly education. He is our passive child. He pretty much lets things roll off his back. He is a great big brother. He likes playing with his sister. He loves to play computer games (when he is allowed) and he loves story time with mommy. I am a full supporter of reading chapter books to kids. I have had some say that the books I read to Kaden are too old for him and there is no way he can comprehend them. But I disagree. I have read him many chapter books ("Mouse and the Motorcycle", "Ramona the Pest", "Sideways Stories From Wayside School", etc) and he can always tell me where we left off. Currently we are reading the "Chronicles of Narnia" books. We are on "Prince Caspian". I have really enjoyed this series as I have never taken the time to read it before. So it is a first for mommy AND Kaden.

Ember is our agressive child. She is 17 months old today and very girl! She has the attitude, the girlish charm, the flirtation. It is interesting.:) She likes to try to get her way and when she doesn't she will make it known. She has no qualms with hitting her brother when he doesn't give in. And when she gets into trouble for ANYTHING (no matter how big or how small) she will throw herself down and throw a temper tantrum. HOLY GOODNESS!! It is something that we are trying to work on getting rid of, but I think I will lose my sanity before she loses the attitude. :) On the upside, she is only 17 months old and she is already telling us when her diaper is dirty. I love the hope of getting potty-trained at an early age but I am not getting my hopes high. I don't expect much. That way if something happens it will be wonderful.:)

That is pretty much it for now. I will try to keep this updated as much as possible. Some entries will be long and some just quick funnies that the kids have said/done. Hope you enjoy as much as I will.