Blogging Break

Hello blog readers. Well yes I'm still around even though I haven't posted in I think 10-11 days...which really isn't that long, considering some blogging buddies only post once a month. However it is much more exciting to read from those who post regularly. Now don't you once a month bloggers take anything personally, atleast you blog : ) And I'm glad to read about your life.

For one, I haven't loaded any more pics onto the computer because our hard-drive is really full. We need to back up all our pics already on here to our other hard-drive to make sure they are safe. Once we do that we can make a little more room for current pics. So I don't have any pictures to post either (boring I know)

Onto other business. I received an award! A blogging award, I received one back from my friend in highschool Kylie, and one recently from another highschool friend Meg. Ok, I think now what I'm supposed to do is post a picture of it and answer some questions. I'm TERRIBLE at that. This also goes for being "tagged". I think my cousin Jenny tagged me once and well I still haven't done that yet either. I love yall really I do and am even honored that you read my blog, but well I just haven't responded to those things yet. Maybe one day I will, but maybe not.

Other than not blogging, we are doing well. Trying to keep everyone healthy around here. A couple weeks ago, Jeremy and I had bad colds, now Hannah and Caleb have colds, and Caleb's turned into an ear infection. Poor kid, he was kinda miserable for a few days, coughing (so not sleeping for him or me), and just really fussy. He's on antibiotics. Doing great now. I'm just hoping Hannah doesn't get an ear infection. She's hard to read, her last one (in october..when she could hear me, see post) she had not pain, no fever, just I noticed she couldn't hear me when I was talking to her. Hopefully she'll be fine and we won't get to that point. Now, I think I'm getting another cold which I HATE colds...and now being pregnant (early pregnant 5wks) I can't take anything I don't think. I'm not miserable but I'm always weird about medicine and pregnancy. So pray that I'll be fine. Wow, this paragraph kinda turned into a "whining" section. I guess thats ok sometimes. Well this is really all for now. So until later posts, thanks for still reading.

My sweet babies.

Oh, I'm already getting kinda sentimental about Hannah being a "double" big sister, and Caleb not being my little baby anymore. Atleast I hoping to have lots of time to cherish all the moments until this baby arrives. Ok, I know I am ONLY 3w5d pregnant, so I have LOTS of time, but still, the time will pass quickly especially since I'm busy with my other little ones.

Ok so I've only known for 4 full days now that we're expecting another baby, but it is kind of consuming my thoughts. I mean I think about it all the time. Did I eat enough good stuff today? Am I supposed to drink more milk? Guess I need to eat some vegetables. I know this is my 3rd pregnancy, but I forget stuff. So I kinda want to pretend like I don't know anything and let the doctor treat me like I'm a first time mom : )

Anyway, even these past few days there have been some overwhelming moments. Like...oh my gosh, 3 kids. Can we do this? Like today ( now wednesdays are harder because i work on wednesdays at the hospital, the kids stay with a lady from church, so naps aren't very routine there) I was trying to get supper ready, Hannah was tired and just wanted me to hold her and read her a book (so we did that), Caleb wanted me to hold him while he just held his blanket, so I held him too while I was reading Hannah her book. I thought, atleast my stomach is still really small and we can all still fit : ) When I put them down, everyone started whining and crying. So, dinner was leftovers, Caleb even had ketchup on his plate tonight to make him eat his food...he smeared ketchup ALL over his hair, I mean I gave him a bath, and SCRUBBED his hair, and it still smells like ketchup. So, all this to say, it's gonna be ok, and we can do this. God totally sustains and gives us strength to endure what He has given us.

So all that to say, I love being a mom, I love this picture of my kids, they had so much fun just sitting in the big green bucket. The joys of motherhood far out-way the kind of stressful times.

Another one on the way!!!!!!!

Yep, you read correctly. We are going to have another baby!! I took the test Sunday morning at about 7:45am. I just thought maybe I'm pregnant, but really it's probably too soon, only day 24 of my cycle, and usually they are about 30 days. However it was the last test of the box, and I just wanted to know. So of course Hannah is on the couch watching her movie, Jeremy is in bed, Caleb is sleeping. I do the test, and well the first line shows up quickly all the time, so I didn't think much of it, then I looked again, and saw the "other" line start to appear, I thought "oh my gosh, it's probably just fading in and out", I kept watching, and my heart started beating like 130 beats/min. Seriously it is the EXACT same reaction every time...both with Hannah and Caleb. I am just like, I can't believe this!!!! So I run into the bedroom to show Jeremy and Hannah is in there. Not too sure what to do about her really , so I turn on all the lights, put the test on Jeremy's night stand and say "look at this". I take Hannah back to the living room to watch her movie. I go back into the bedroom and close the door. I said, "does that look positive to you", he smiled and said "yeah" still kinda of asleep. Poor guy, with Hannah I found out at 6am, Caleb was midnight, and this one early too.

So we're excited, can't really believe it. I haven't had a hard time getting pregnant..it has always been in the 2nd month and I am SO thankful for that. Pregnancy is a true miracle from God. To create life like that is amazing to me every time. Even now as I think that this little baby is a group of cells right now rapidly multiplying and attaching and growing exactly like it's supposed to is AMAZING to me!! I am VERY early pregnant, like only 3.5 weeks....so still early early. I found out early with Hannah also.

I called my OB doc in Victoria to find out what to do. He requests that I get a "lab" confirmation before I come in for another visit. So I went to the hospital and did another urine test and it was still POSITIVE (i was actually kinda nervous waiting for the results, don't really know why, but was relieved that is was still positive) I have my first ultrasound scheduled for Jan 2...seems so far away, and I absolutely can't wait for that day. I always am so curious, do you see a heartbeat, and how MANY babies are there. Twins are in the family, when I didn't have children I SO wanted twins, my cousin and I were praying for twins. Now that we have kiddos... one at a time is just great : )

We told Hannah, and well basically everybody on Sunday. It was a busy church day, and I knew I couldn't keep this in. So we called our parents early that morning, then told the youth, and my sunday school class. So fun. I told Hannah "Mommy is going to have another baby, there is a tiny baby in my tummy right now". She said "We're gonna have it today". I said no it has to grow really big before it can be born. She now asks everyday if the baby is still in my tummy...several times a day. This will be a long pregnancy for her...sweet girl. She definitely wants it to be a girl and tells me that multiple times. I just say well God gets to decide what it's gonna be.

I'll have a repeat c-section this go round. I have debated back and forth, and feel that this is the best plan for us. We are also gonna wait and not find out the sex of the baby. We did this with Hannah, and it was so fun. We found out with Caleb, which was just as neat for me too, but since we have one of each we're gonna wait, and be surprised.

So pray for a healthy baby and pregnancy. With my complications I had with Caleb, we just really want the placenta to be attached up high in my uterus. So pray for that!! Praising God for this little blessing already!