This post was requested by a friend and I actually have sometime today so....
I feel pretty good. My "morning" sickness is not as bad as with the other 3 pregnancies. It has picked up a bit this week though. I am very tired all the time. Having the 2 pregnancies so close together has caused me to become anemic due to iron deficiency. This just means for now that I need to take extra iron with my prenatals.
I go June 4th to the doc and will know more. I have me due on November 30th, 1 day after Ryan's 6th birthday (this would make me 13 weeks). I am hoping that the baby will wait a day or 2 or come a week or so early. None of my babies were born on their due date, but you never know....Ryan would be elated if the new baby was born on his birthday. he already plans on sharing a party with James (Ryan is Nov. 29th, James Nov. 13th). I am fine with this if that is what he wants. Infact I think it's sweet.
Other than that no other news about the baby and me. I promise to update next week after my doc appointment. I am guessing, depending on appointments, I will know the gender of the baby in about 5-8 weeks! Can't wait for that!
Alice, I look forward to when we can not only read about our lives but talk face to face too:)
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Milestones
James is on the move!!!
So he is not actually crawling (not the crawling you picture when someone says "crawling"). But he can move via "army" crawl. All my boys did this for a long time before they actually crawled. He has been doing this now for a few days but just a foot or two to grab the remote (insentive). Today he has made it all the way down the hall to his brothers room and is in there right now playing. So now starts the big bad "no" word because I am not one to move my belongings around to keep him from touching them. And I will have to go through all the smaller toys and put them up so he can't get a hold of them.
James is also sitting up very well on his own except sometimes he gets lazy and will lean all the way forward. He is growing so fast and he is just too precious. When his eyes meet yours you get a huge smile. He wakes up talking to himself saying "da-da-da". He is such a happy baby and I am so happy God gave him to us.
So he is not actually crawling (not the crawling you picture when someone says "crawling"). But he can move via "army" crawl. All my boys did this for a long time before they actually crawled. He has been doing this now for a few days but just a foot or two to grab the remote (insentive). Today he has made it all the way down the hall to his brothers room and is in there right now playing. So now starts the big bad "no" word because I am not one to move my belongings around to keep him from touching them. And I will have to go through all the smaller toys and put them up so he can't get a hold of them.
James is also sitting up very well on his own except sometimes he gets lazy and will lean all the way forward. He is growing so fast and he is just too precious. When his eyes meet yours you get a huge smile. He wakes up talking to himself saying "da-da-da". He is such a happy baby and I am so happy God gave him to us.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
What's New...
Nothing really, James cut his first tooth and is working on 2 more it seems. I have my first doc appointment June 4th. I am anxious about this, I have several things I need to ask him and I know I will feel better once I have some answers.
Life has been busy with the same old stuff, plus at church we are trying to get ready for VBS and Homecoming. A church committee is planning our VBS this year for the first time and it seems to be going well. I think everyone is excited ( I know I am).
Our weather seems to have calmed down which makes me happy, now I just need to prepare for the icky sticky hot summer, and being pregnant during it:( I really despise the heat, I am a winter girl for sure.
Jacob did get accepted into the preschool program and he will be going to school with Kolton and Ryan in August. He is very excited although I am preparing him that he will be in a class without his brothers, this part he is not too sure about.
Jeremy's dad John has to have another surgery soon. His arm is infected. For those who don't know, he fell out of a tree while doing his job 4 years ago. He is still having troubles with his one arm and has been through countless surgeries in the past 4 years. If you know him, you know how hard this is for him. We heard him preach this past Sunday and it seems that maybe he has come to terms with his physical state. I think he is trying to look at it as a way to help others through similar situations and other hard times.
We are looking forward to this long weekend. Monday we will be spending it with John and Hazel, we have done this now for the past 4 years. We will also be going out for a family dinner for Jeremy's birthday (the big 30). And Friday we will be celebrating our nephew's birthday with the family. This will be great because our kids and my SIL's kids love each other and just love to play together.
So, there is the update on what is happening in our family. for anyone who has checked out the link to Confessions of a CF Husband, if you don't already know, Gwyneth is home! If you haven't checked it out, please do. It is a precious testimony to God's love and blessings.
So in closing, please pray for the following.....
John's surgery/recovery
VBS
Homecoming of Holly Springs
My doc appointment
The 2 boys starting school for the first time
I will try to post more as things happen but the next 6 weeks are going to be BUSY......
Life has been busy with the same old stuff, plus at church we are trying to get ready for VBS and Homecoming. A church committee is planning our VBS this year for the first time and it seems to be going well. I think everyone is excited ( I know I am).
Our weather seems to have calmed down which makes me happy, now I just need to prepare for the icky sticky hot summer, and being pregnant during it:( I really despise the heat, I am a winter girl for sure.
Jacob did get accepted into the preschool program and he will be going to school with Kolton and Ryan in August. He is very excited although I am preparing him that he will be in a class without his brothers, this part he is not too sure about.
Jeremy's dad John has to have another surgery soon. His arm is infected. For those who don't know, he fell out of a tree while doing his job 4 years ago. He is still having troubles with his one arm and has been through countless surgeries in the past 4 years. If you know him, you know how hard this is for him. We heard him preach this past Sunday and it seems that maybe he has come to terms with his physical state. I think he is trying to look at it as a way to help others through similar situations and other hard times.
We are looking forward to this long weekend. Monday we will be spending it with John and Hazel, we have done this now for the past 4 years. We will also be going out for a family dinner for Jeremy's birthday (the big 30). And Friday we will be celebrating our nephew's birthday with the family. This will be great because our kids and my SIL's kids love each other and just love to play together.
So, there is the update on what is happening in our family. for anyone who has checked out the link to Confessions of a CF Husband, if you don't already know, Gwyneth is home! If you haven't checked it out, please do. It is a precious testimony to God's love and blessings.
So in closing, please pray for the following.....
John's surgery/recovery
VBS
Homecoming of Holly Springs
My doc appointment
The 2 boys starting school for the first time
I will try to post more as things happen but the next 6 weeks are going to be BUSY......
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Poor baby James...and a Few Other Things
My little man has gone from the happiest, easiest baby I have ever known, to a very sad baby:(
Since Monday morning he is crying a majority of the time. He will eat his baby food, but has a hard time eating a full bottle. I am thinking he is cutting a tooth. This was hard on Ryan too, but not Jacob. It is so true that every baby is different!
He does fine if he can sit with me of Jeremy, or the kids come over and talk to him and "play" with him. You can tell he loves his brothers, they make him so happy and it is very sweet. I am so thankful that the kids love each other so much and each of them was happy every time they found out they were getting a new baby. Back to James, anyone reading this, please pray for him and that he would be comforted and the will pass quickly.
On another note, more storms in the forecast. Please continue to pray for those that have lost so much, including loved ones. I believe 27 or 28 people have lost their lives just this year from storms. http://www.todaysthv.com/default.aspxFor some reason, this is heavy on my heart and mind.
And, for those of you who don't know, I am not from Arkansas, I was born and raised in Toronto. A lot different from each other. So maybe this is why I feel so bad for these people because it is just so strange for lack of a much better word, that a storm could do this. It scares me bad, even when I lived in TO I was scared of tornadoes and storms (we didn't even have the tornadoes!). In the past year I have felt sheer panic in my heart with these storms while they were happening. It's funny afterwards to me, how scared I was, but while it's happening, I am petrified. Now, the kids do not ever see me upset, that is the one thing that helps me keep my cool. But they will see me get out their shoes and line them up in order of size/child. This makes me feel better and they ask why and I say just in case we want to go outside and they don't ever know specifically why. I have a feeling Kolton might, but he never seems scared or asks questions. We have talked to him about it and he has practiced drills at school, and he seems okay. The kids will hopefully end up like Jeremy and not let it bother them because the will have grown up with it.
Well that was therapeutic in a rambling sort of way. It actually makes me feel better, thank you for putting up with it.
Since Monday morning he is crying a majority of the time. He will eat his baby food, but has a hard time eating a full bottle. I am thinking he is cutting a tooth. This was hard on Ryan too, but not Jacob. It is so true that every baby is different!
He does fine if he can sit with me of Jeremy, or the kids come over and talk to him and "play" with him. You can tell he loves his brothers, they make him so happy and it is very sweet. I am so thankful that the kids love each other so much and each of them was happy every time they found out they were getting a new baby. Back to James, anyone reading this, please pray for him and that he would be comforted and the will pass quickly.
On another note, more storms in the forecast. Please continue to pray for those that have lost so much, including loved ones. I believe 27 or 28 people have lost their lives just this year from storms. http://www.todaysthv.com/default.aspxFor some reason, this is heavy on my heart and mind.
And, for those of you who don't know, I am not from Arkansas, I was born and raised in Toronto. A lot different from each other. So maybe this is why I feel so bad for these people because it is just so strange for lack of a much better word, that a storm could do this. It scares me bad, even when I lived in TO I was scared of tornadoes and storms (we didn't even have the tornadoes!). In the past year I have felt sheer panic in my heart with these storms while they were happening. It's funny afterwards to me, how scared I was, but while it's happening, I am petrified. Now, the kids do not ever see me upset, that is the one thing that helps me keep my cool. But they will see me get out their shoes and line them up in order of size/child. This makes me feel better and they ask why and I say just in case we want to go outside and they don't ever know specifically why. I have a feeling Kolton might, but he never seems scared or asks questions. We have talked to him about it and he has practiced drills at school, and he seems okay. The kids will hopefully end up like Jeremy and not let it bother them because the will have grown up with it.
Well that was therapeutic in a rambling sort of way. It actually makes me feel better, thank you for putting up with it.
Monday, May 5, 2008
My Mom
My mom is kind and generous and very giving of herself, almost to a fault if that is possible. I have a great phone plan so we are able to talk whenever we want for a monthly flat rate. This is a good thing not only for us but for Ryan. He loves to talk to his granny several times a week, and she loves to hear every detail of every story he has.
My mom got to share in the birth of Ryan (as did my mother in law and sister in law) which was great for me being my first delivery. Financially it is hard to see each other, but I am thankful for the times we have had, especially the time she has got to spend with her grandkids. As with my dad, that is what pains me the most of the distance between us, she doesn't get to see her grandbabies grow up close and personal.
Ryan is understanding and seems unaffected by it I suppose because he doesn't know any different. Kolton understands too and he also will talk to her on the phone when he wants to. Now I have to work on Jacob and well then I have 2 more to go....
I am glad my mom understands that if things were different and we lived in the same town, she might not have the blessings that are these boys.
We look forward to the possible visit we will get with granny in November when we meet our new baby in person.
My mom got to share in the birth of Ryan (as did my mother in law and sister in law) which was great for me being my first delivery. Financially it is hard to see each other, but I am thankful for the times we have had, especially the time she has got to spend with her grandkids. As with my dad, that is what pains me the most of the distance between us, she doesn't get to see her grandbabies grow up close and personal.
Ryan is understanding and seems unaffected by it I suppose because he doesn't know any different. Kolton understands too and he also will talk to her on the phone when he wants to. Now I have to work on Jacob and well then I have 2 more to go....
I am glad my mom understands that if things were different and we lived in the same town, she might not have the blessings that are these boys.
We look forward to the possible visit we will get with granny in November when we meet our new baby in person.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Prayer Request
To anyone reading this that prays, please pray for the many many people that have had their lives uprooted by tornadoes here in Arkansas. April 3rd brought several tornado's. One ripped through the old mobile home park we used to live in. I actually got to see the damage recently and it was devastating.
Above is a pic of a tornado from today. As of right now, 7 people lost their lives including 2 young girls ages 15 and 4. So many people have lost their homes and belongings and today, loved ones.
I am aware this has and does happen in other places, along with many other natural disasters, but this home.
Please pray for these people and anyone else in the world who has or is suffering from such a loss.
The pic is from http://www.todaysthv.com/
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Pre School
It looks as though Jacob will be starting preschool on August. The school Kolton attends and Ryan will be starting has decided to start a preschool program. They only need 3 more children registered to have the class. I am so happy and excited for him but I am very scared and worried too.
I think it'll be good for him and his speech. Being around other kids will not do anything but help the speech as far as I am concerned and his therapist agrees. Now, we just need to get his behaviour under control! Last night he slapped Ryan right in the face! The problem is that when he started going to work with his daddy from time to time, he got into horse play, like the big boys do to pass time sometimes and it has made it's way into our home and well pretty much everywhere. Last night when we went to church, we got out of the van and there were some kids playing around and Jacob walked up to one of them (Chris whom I just love, he's a great kid) and hit him! Now, I am not making excuses for him, because I really do not like it, but he honestly thinks it's funny. He's not trying to be mean, he's trying to play like he has seen Jeremy and his fellow co workers do from time to time.
So, now we have 3.5 months to get this under control, we have been trying, but now we really have to focus on it and get it to stop. Pray for Jacob and us as we try our best to do this :)
I think it'll be good for him and his speech. Being around other kids will not do anything but help the speech as far as I am concerned and his therapist agrees. Now, we just need to get his behaviour under control! Last night he slapped Ryan right in the face! The problem is that when he started going to work with his daddy from time to time, he got into horse play, like the big boys do to pass time sometimes and it has made it's way into our home and well pretty much everywhere. Last night when we went to church, we got out of the van and there were some kids playing around and Jacob walked up to one of them (Chris whom I just love, he's a great kid) and hit him! Now, I am not making excuses for him, because I really do not like it, but he honestly thinks it's funny. He's not trying to be mean, he's trying to play like he has seen Jeremy and his fellow co workers do from time to time.
So, now we have 3.5 months to get this under control, we have been trying, but now we really have to focus on it and get it to stop. Pray for Jacob and us as we try our best to do this :)
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