I know I've been through this whole pregnancy thing twice already but it still amazes me like the first time. I've really started feeling this little one move and sometimes it just takes my breath away what a miracle life is. Only 10 more days until my ultrasound and I spill the news to everyone! I'm so excited!
Things have been kind of difficult lately. I wont go into a bunch of detail just a few.
1. Patrick got hit by a motorcyle in mom's car. The guy was lifeflighted to the hospital. As far as we know he's going to live. If he doesn't Patrick gets charged with manslaughter by vehicle for failure to yield. Patrick swears he didn't see the guy coming. It's sad for everyone. Pray, pray, pray the guy makes it and they dont sue. This is so much stress on mom it's not funny because she could be sued as well because it was her car and Patrick was on her insurance.
2. Clarity fell yesterday and busted the back of her head on the pavement. She was on mom's car and before I could grab her big stuff climbed down on to the bumper, lost her balance and slipped. She's perfectly fine today but man we were worried yesterday! That kid is going to give me a heart attack!
3. Grandpa went to the doctor and there's been no change (so they say) according to the scan. However he's doing better by gaining weight, eating, and not coughing. They are going to do two rounds of all day chemo and then another scan.. so prayers that scan tells us differently and that things are working!
There's more that I wont really get into but we could all just use lots of prayer. I have faith God will take care of all this. I'm leaving it to him.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
It's all part of being pregnant!
So help me if I read that one more time, I'm going to strangle somebody! Someone was complaining about morning sickness on a message board I go to and has gotten two replies already that's just like, "Well that's all a part of it". Uh yeah that may be true, but dang it show some sympathy. It's funny these girls didn't suffer it or much of it, you can tell, or they wouldn't offer that little tidbit of info. If you spend days, weeks, or months on end throwing up, feeling that horrible nausea feeling, losing weight... you are not going to lend your support to someone by saying that. It's called empathy.. learn it.. it's a good quality to have if you're a human being. Rant over! I had to unleash it here or I would have over there.. and that wouldn't turn out well!
I had a doctor's appointment on Clarity's second birthday (Happy Birthday Princess). It went okay. Baby's heartbeat was 150 (could it be it really is a boy? The girls' were always up there! hmmm..) I stepped on the scale and my heart sank as it read 110. Nearly 19 weeks and I'm still 6-7 lbs below my prepregnancy weight. But I guess that's all part of being pregnant too! I guess this is the reason I've been able to keep this little secret so long. lol. The doctor was a bit concerened and wrote me a prescription for zofran to help curb the nausea and throwing up. He said he'd like to see me gain weight and know I'm more comfortable. I haven't gotten the courage to fight the walmart crowd and get it filled, but I guess I will this afternoon. Other than that, all was good. He said I'm measuring right on schedule and I look good and we've scheduled my ultrasound for Oct. 10th. That's exciting. I can't wait to see my little baby!
We still haven't celebrated Clarity's birthday. I guess I'm going to have to get something going for that. We'll have to find out when Jesse's next day off is. They've been slammed, which is good! Can't complain about work being good! He's really enjoying the new place he's working for. Prayers that it continues to go well!
Well I'd better clean my house. It's been a couple of days and it's in need. So off to have a fun day.. cleaning! whoopie!
I had a doctor's appointment on Clarity's second birthday (Happy Birthday Princess). It went okay. Baby's heartbeat was 150 (could it be it really is a boy? The girls' were always up there! hmmm..) I stepped on the scale and my heart sank as it read 110. Nearly 19 weeks and I'm still 6-7 lbs below my prepregnancy weight. But I guess that's all part of being pregnant too! I guess this is the reason I've been able to keep this little secret so long. lol. The doctor was a bit concerened and wrote me a prescription for zofran to help curb the nausea and throwing up. He said he'd like to see me gain weight and know I'm more comfortable. I haven't gotten the courage to fight the walmart crowd and get it filled, but I guess I will this afternoon. Other than that, all was good. He said I'm measuring right on schedule and I look good and we've scheduled my ultrasound for Oct. 10th. That's exciting. I can't wait to see my little baby!
We still haven't celebrated Clarity's birthday. I guess I'm going to have to get something going for that. We'll have to find out when Jesse's next day off is. They've been slammed, which is good! Can't complain about work being good! He's really enjoying the new place he's working for. Prayers that it continues to go well!
Well I'd better clean my house. It's been a couple of days and it's in need. So off to have a fun day.. cleaning! whoopie!
Monday, September 24, 2007
To Jesse, Ariel & Clarity
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I could go on and on forever... I pray with every ounce of my being that you all know how much you mean to me. You are my universe and my reason for being here. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my heart and soul complete.
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I could go on and on forever... I pray with every ounce of my being that you all know how much you mean to me. You are my universe and my reason for being here. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my heart and soul complete.
Tomorrow!
Is my little princess Clarity's second birthday! Unbelievable! If I think about it too much, I'll cry. They just grow so fast. We're going out to Sylva tomorrow (doctor's appointment for me..yay) so we might go out to a great lunch or something. I bought a cake mix and I'm going to make and decorate her a little cake, but it will probably just be me, Ariel and her daddy celebrating with her. I'll have to set up a party for everyone next month sometime. Things are just so hectic around here lately!
We took the girls to Six Flags with my parents this past Saturday. That was awesome and I know the girls had a wonderful time, which really made me feel good. I want to fill their little childhoods with fun trips like that. Ariel was big enough this year to ride more than last year. She went on the minetrain roller coaster (I waited at the end and I was a nervous wreck because I kept seeing bigger kids getting off crying). So when I saw her and her daddy get on and she was just smiling and waving at me, my heart was racing and I was praying to God I'd see that same smile when she got back. I did! She was grinning from ear to ear. Then she surprised me again! There's a ride there called the Wheelie and it's like a big circle of little car type cages. It spins around quickly then lifts up and all the cars are going around in a circle upside down. She was big enough to ride that and did. I rode with her and her daddy (I know you're not supposed to ride anything when you're pregnant, but I did. I used my best judgement and if it didnt jostle you around and wasnt worse than riding in a car.. I rode it. Which was basically just the rides the kids rode. I figured if a two year old and four year old were okay to ride, it was probably a safe bet that me and the baby would be fine too). I'm holding on to Ariel for dear life.. she just seems so little to ride something that goes upside down! I'm talking to her the whole time and she is just giggling away. I dont even think she needed me on there with her! hehe. We got off and all she could do was talk about how much fun that was. Towards the end of the day I think I was getting heat exhaustion (it's easy to forget how hot Atlanta gets if you dont go there often). We were in line for a water ride and I was about to flip out. I got really dizzy and sick feeling. I kept picturing myself passing out. Being confined in a line surrounded by people wasn't helping either. I think that put me on the verge of a panic attack. But once we got on and I got a little wet and then went and drank a bunch of lemonade, I was fine. So it was definately the heat. Grandma and Abu surprised the girls with big lollipops when we got off the last ride of the day.. the log flumes. It wasnt long after we got in the truck that the girls were out. They were so cute falling asleep with these big lollipops in their hands (and in Clarity's case.. her hair).
Jesse started his new job on his own today. I know it's been forever it seems since I updated my blog so this entry is like a novel..so much to talk about! Jesse is now working for a company out of Asheville. They pay $25 more per one room install, $45 more for two rooms, $65 more for three rooms and $85 for more. It just keeps going up $20 more for every room. That's awesome. We're thrilled he can now go to work and know he can actually make some decent money. The job he was working for before doesn't give two bits about their employees. So glad Jesse's out of there. I'll continue to update how this new job is going..we're praying it's exactly what we needed!
Sorry I havent been on here the past week and a half or so. We've been dealing with stomach viruses and then a severe head cold (only Clarity and Jesse got the cold.. but it was bad.. especially for poor Jesse). Seems everyone is on the mend now and I hope it stays that way!
Still haven't told any of our families about the new baby yet but I did order some adorable pregnancy announcements from a girl named Sarah. They are perfect and I can't wait to get them. I'm praying I get an ultrasound tomorrow but I'm not sure. I know I'll be getting one soon since I'm already almost 18 1/2 weeks though! *gulp* I can't keep this a secret much longer! It's been so much fun not telling though. I never dreamed I'd do this, but it's just been nice for Jesse and I to share the crappy first weeks together and not have people hound me about what the doctor said, how I feel, or make negative remarks about how soon we're having another one. We've been able to share these weeks and just be happy and relaxed.
We took the girls to Six Flags with my parents this past Saturday. That was awesome and I know the girls had a wonderful time, which really made me feel good. I want to fill their little childhoods with fun trips like that. Ariel was big enough this year to ride more than last year. She went on the minetrain roller coaster (I waited at the end and I was a nervous wreck because I kept seeing bigger kids getting off crying). So when I saw her and her daddy get on and she was just smiling and waving at me, my heart was racing and I was praying to God I'd see that same smile when she got back. I did! She was grinning from ear to ear. Then she surprised me again! There's a ride there called the Wheelie and it's like a big circle of little car type cages. It spins around quickly then lifts up and all the cars are going around in a circle upside down. She was big enough to ride that and did. I rode with her and her daddy (I know you're not supposed to ride anything when you're pregnant, but I did. I used my best judgement and if it didnt jostle you around and wasnt worse than riding in a car.. I rode it. Which was basically just the rides the kids rode. I figured if a two year old and four year old were okay to ride, it was probably a safe bet that me and the baby would be fine too). I'm holding on to Ariel for dear life.. she just seems so little to ride something that goes upside down! I'm talking to her the whole time and she is just giggling away. I dont even think she needed me on there with her! hehe. We got off and all she could do was talk about how much fun that was. Towards the end of the day I think I was getting heat exhaustion (it's easy to forget how hot Atlanta gets if you dont go there often). We were in line for a water ride and I was about to flip out. I got really dizzy and sick feeling. I kept picturing myself passing out. Being confined in a line surrounded by people wasn't helping either. I think that put me on the verge of a panic attack. But once we got on and I got a little wet and then went and drank a bunch of lemonade, I was fine. So it was definately the heat. Grandma and Abu surprised the girls with big lollipops when we got off the last ride of the day.. the log flumes. It wasnt long after we got in the truck that the girls were out. They were so cute falling asleep with these big lollipops in their hands (and in Clarity's case.. her hair).
Jesse started his new job on his own today. I know it's been forever it seems since I updated my blog so this entry is like a novel..so much to talk about! Jesse is now working for a company out of Asheville. They pay $25 more per one room install, $45 more for two rooms, $65 more for three rooms and $85 for more. It just keeps going up $20 more for every room. That's awesome. We're thrilled he can now go to work and know he can actually make some decent money. The job he was working for before doesn't give two bits about their employees. So glad Jesse's out of there. I'll continue to update how this new job is going..we're praying it's exactly what we needed!
Sorry I havent been on here the past week and a half or so. We've been dealing with stomach viruses and then a severe head cold (only Clarity and Jesse got the cold.. but it was bad.. especially for poor Jesse). Seems everyone is on the mend now and I hope it stays that way!
Still haven't told any of our families about the new baby yet but I did order some adorable pregnancy announcements from a girl named Sarah. They are perfect and I can't wait to get them. I'm praying I get an ultrasound tomorrow but I'm not sure. I know I'll be getting one soon since I'm already almost 18 1/2 weeks though! *gulp* I can't keep this a secret much longer! It's been so much fun not telling though. I never dreamed I'd do this, but it's just been nice for Jesse and I to share the crappy first weeks together and not have people hound me about what the doctor said, how I feel, or make negative remarks about how soon we're having another one. We've been able to share these weeks and just be happy and relaxed.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Exhausted!
I am so tired right now I can hardly see straight. Yesterday I woke up around 3 am and ended up driving Jesse to the warehouse in Cleveland (where Hurricane Humberto's remains decided to drop downpours on us the whole way there and back). I ended up not going back to sleep and cleaning the house up. I thought for sure I was going to sleep good last night. Wrong! Poor Ariel woke up around 1:30 am with a fever. I gave her some tylenol and took her temp (it was 101) and then had a hard time falling back to sleep because I was worried about her. I know fevers are good and fight infections but they still scare me to death whenever the kids get one. Something about feeling your kid's skin blazing hot... it just unsettles me.
She seems to be doing okay. I think her and Clarity are both getting another virus which is sad because we just went through them having a stomach bug for most of last week. I guess that's a sure sign that fall is right around the corner. All of these sick germs are coming out of nowhere!
Pray for Jesse. He's trying to get a job with a company a guy he used to work with went to. I really pray he gets it because this company pays well. It's what we need right now so crossing my fingers and praying hard!
Countdown: Only one week until Six Flags! Yea!
She seems to be doing okay. I think her and Clarity are both getting another virus which is sad because we just went through them having a stomach bug for most of last week. I guess that's a sure sign that fall is right around the corner. All of these sick germs are coming out of nowhere!
Pray for Jesse. He's trying to get a job with a company a guy he used to work with went to. I really pray he gets it because this company pays well. It's what we need right now so crossing my fingers and praying hard!
Countdown: Only one week until Six Flags! Yea!
Sunday, September 9, 2007
We'll just forget about Yesterday
It was horrible! Both of the girls have been battling diarrhea (Ariel longer than Clarity) but they aren't complaining. No change in appetite, no stomach aches, they just run about their lives and go potty when they have to without incident. I guess it's a tummy bug and we're just waiting it out. Ariel ended up taking a broom to her sister's head (have no idea why!) and Clarity got a huge bump and bruise. I lost it on poor Ariel. I yelled and screamed and scared myself how mad and out of control I felt. I wanted to call the cops to take me away. Thank God Ariel is forgiving. After I cooled off (I just had to leave the room), I apologized (and cried) for how I acted with her. I was feeling so blessed guilty about it the rest of the day and night that I prayed to God if I ever felt that again, that he would just let me die of a heart attack or something because she didn't deserve to see me psychotic. All is good in Ariel and Mommy world now though. We've been sharing lots of hugs, kisses and love. I explained to her that mommy's make mistakes too and just like she shouldn't go being mean to her sister, it was wrong of me to go and be mean to her. She understood, apolgized and kissed Clarity and then gave me kisses and said she was always going to love me *sniff*. I told her she will never have any idea how much I love her and her sister. So that's the main reason for my title "We'll just forget about yesterday".
I *think* I have it too but I'm just riding the nausea roller coaster with it. Constantly feeling the need to be sick. I actually PRAY it's a virus because the virus will go away. I was doing fine with the whole morning sickness thing for a while and I had just bragged to Jesse about how good it felt to just wake up and feel like a normal person. Hopefully I didn't jinx myself. The past few days my stomach has felt horrid.
On a bright note... we got approved for financing for our furniture!! So by the end of the month we will have a new couch, recliner, loveseat, and dining room table. I'm sooo happy. Right now our furniture situation is sad and pathetic. lol. I do, however, need to find a way to help Jesse bring in income. I'm so tired of constantly struggling and having to use credit cards. So I'm going to try to make up some flyers or something and babysit from home that way I can still homeschool Ariel (which we have started a bit and she's doing beautifully by the way) and be home with the girls. Hopefully I can find a way to at least bring in $300 a week. If anyone has any ideas.. let me know! Any prayers you care to send up for us would be great and appreciated too!
I *think* I have it too but I'm just riding the nausea roller coaster with it. Constantly feeling the need to be sick. I actually PRAY it's a virus because the virus will go away. I was doing fine with the whole morning sickness thing for a while and I had just bragged to Jesse about how good it felt to just wake up and feel like a normal person. Hopefully I didn't jinx myself. The past few days my stomach has felt horrid.
On a bright note... we got approved for financing for our furniture!! So by the end of the month we will have a new couch, recliner, loveseat, and dining room table. I'm sooo happy. Right now our furniture situation is sad and pathetic. lol. I do, however, need to find a way to help Jesse bring in income. I'm so tired of constantly struggling and having to use credit cards. So I'm going to try to make up some flyers or something and babysit from home that way I can still homeschool Ariel (which we have started a bit and she's doing beautifully by the way) and be home with the girls. Hopefully I can find a way to at least bring in $300 a week. If anyone has any ideas.. let me know! Any prayers you care to send up for us would be great and appreciated too!
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Our Anniversary!
Today Jesse and I have been married for four years! It's hard to believe we've already been back together for six and if you count the time we were together before our break up.. we've been together for nine and friends for almost 11. It's neat to reflect back and realize I ended up marrying a guy I've known since I was 14. When we broke up I had full intentions of never speaking to him again but funny how God has a very different plan for you life than you do for yourself. Instead of not talking to him again, I drove up to Virginia and moved in with him, we had a daughter, got married, had another daughter and are now expecting our third baby. Life is just full of surprises!
He has to work today and he'll probably end up home late since he's working out of town, so nothing special planned here. I'll have him dinner ready when he gets home and we'll probably get everyone in bed and watch a movie together. As long as I get to spend time with him, I'll be happy.
Yesterday we spent most of the day at home. Jesse washed the truck and we let the girls play outside. Then we went out and looked at new furniture for hours. We found the couch, loveseat and recliner we want and we also found the dining table we want. Not sure when we'll get them but at least we know what we want and when we're ready we can go for it. I really hope it's soon because we desperately need new furniture! Then we went and Ariel and I got our hair cut. We both cut A LOT off. lol. I'll have to get pics. After that we did some grocery shopping and came home. Again a busy "day off" for Jesse! lol.
I do want to mention that yesterday was a sad anniversary. One of my best friends from high school lost her sixteen month old daughter, Jenna, three years ago yesterday. I think of Jenna often and I think of her parents and brothers and just pray for peace for them. I know it's been three years, but it still has to be so hard. I can't even imagine. So Jenna... I love you baby!
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
A day with Grandma and Paw Paw
So yesterday my parents came and picked myself and the girls up and took us over to spend the day with my grandparents. We stopped at KFC and picked up some lunch to take over.
The girls had a blast. Grandma and Paw Paw have a mini farm. Basically it's a bunch of dogs and some horses. lol. Ariel loved feeding the horses... it made me kind of nervous but she wasn't scared a bit and I'm sure the horses loved getting some carrots and hay from her. Clarity liked to look, but she was on the cautious side. For once! hehe.
Grandpa (paw paw) looked good. His weight is good and he had his wonderful sense of humor going so he must've felt pretty good too. He kept chasing Clarity around with the "little man" (his two fingers he made walk at her). She would run and kind of smile.. she wasn't sure about it at first but then she thought it was funny. Clarity also had fun teasing paw paw with cake. He would ask her if he could have a piece of hers and she would grab a bite (I seriously thought she was going to give it to him) and instead shove it in her mouth and just look at him like "ha! no way!". He would just crack up over that. I think Grandma and Paw Paw (as well as Grandma and Abu.. my parents) loved spending the day with the kids. We all had fun.
The girls had a blast. Grandma and Paw Paw have a mini farm. Basically it's a bunch of dogs and some horses. lol. Ariel loved feeding the horses... it made me kind of nervous but she wasn't scared a bit and I'm sure the horses loved getting some carrots and hay from her. Clarity liked to look, but she was on the cautious side. For once! hehe.
Grandpa (paw paw) looked good. His weight is good and he had his wonderful sense of humor going so he must've felt pretty good too. He kept chasing Clarity around with the "little man" (his two fingers he made walk at her). She would run and kind of smile.. she wasn't sure about it at first but then she thought it was funny. Clarity also had fun teasing paw paw with cake. He would ask her if he could have a piece of hers and she would grab a bite (I seriously thought she was going to give it to him) and instead shove it in her mouth and just look at him like "ha! no way!". He would just crack up over that. I think Grandma and Paw Paw (as well as Grandma and Abu.. my parents) loved spending the day with the kids. We all had fun.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Happy Labor Day!
Most of you probably have the day off and are enjoying a nice, long weekend. Wish it were the same for Jesse! The poor guy works 6 days a week, over 10-12 hours a day, and they can't let him have a holiday off?! He just left for work (it's 5:45 am) and he's absolutely exhausted. He's so ready for his day off which is tomorrow and his manager sent him an email asking if he wanted to work it. Is she crazy? I mean seriously. lol. Tomorrow I'm going to cater to his every whim. I'm going to let him sleep in as late as he wants, give him breakfast in bed, and be as nice as possible. He works so blessed hard so I can be a stay at home mom and I'm so thankful for him. I truly love him with every fiber of my being. Now more than ever.
Those were some pretty cute pics I posted, huh? I FINALLY got to see my cousin's baby boy on Friday. He's six weeks old and such a tiny little thing.. only 7 lbs! Clarity weighed that much at birth so I was shocked to see a bitty baby. I guess my girls were brutes! lol. He's absolutely precious. Ariel was a bit bent out of shape by him, I think. I think between him and Clarity she's worried we don't love her as much as we used to, which couldn't be farther from the truth but hard to explain that to a four year old! As I was holding Brandon and talking to him, Ariel crossed her arms and said, "I'm not talking to you anymore mama!" and walked off. Little drama queen! Thank God for my aunt Linda taking her and talking to her. I think that made Ariel feel tons better. I have to admit holding Brandon, I got sooo excited about our baby and it made the "I want a boy" feeling even stronger.
After visiting with my grandparents, seeing Aunt Linda, Heather and Brandon.. mom, dad, the girls, and I went to Fire's Creek. That's where the pictures of Ariel and her "water slide" were from. She loves going there! The girls had a blast. We weren't there very long because it got really cloudy and started thundering and raining, but they had fun while it lasted!
Sorry I haven't been doing much on here for the past few days. I had a couple of days there where I was suffering from nausea 24/7. A constant seasick feeling. It was horrible! I didn't get sick but always felt like I could at any given moment. Yesterday was a great day and today has been good so far (6 am here, I've been up since like 3 am so I guess I'd better go catch up on some sleep before the girls wake up!). Hopefully when I get up for the day, I'll feel great still. Pray so! Today mom is coming to pick me and the girls up and taking us to see my grandparents. Ariel loves to see her grandma and paw paw!
Hopefully I'll have some more pics to share!
Goodnight everyone.. or should I say.. good morning. Hope you all have a blessed day!
Those were some pretty cute pics I posted, huh? I FINALLY got to see my cousin's baby boy on Friday. He's six weeks old and such a tiny little thing.. only 7 lbs! Clarity weighed that much at birth so I was shocked to see a bitty baby. I guess my girls were brutes! lol. He's absolutely precious. Ariel was a bit bent out of shape by him, I think. I think between him and Clarity she's worried we don't love her as much as we used to, which couldn't be farther from the truth but hard to explain that to a four year old! As I was holding Brandon and talking to him, Ariel crossed her arms and said, "I'm not talking to you anymore mama!" and walked off. Little drama queen! Thank God for my aunt Linda taking her and talking to her. I think that made Ariel feel tons better. I have to admit holding Brandon, I got sooo excited about our baby and it made the "I want a boy" feeling even stronger.
After visiting with my grandparents, seeing Aunt Linda, Heather and Brandon.. mom, dad, the girls, and I went to Fire's Creek. That's where the pictures of Ariel and her "water slide" were from. She loves going there! The girls had a blast. We weren't there very long because it got really cloudy and started thundering and raining, but they had fun while it lasted!
Sorry I haven't been doing much on here for the past few days. I had a couple of days there where I was suffering from nausea 24/7. A constant seasick feeling. It was horrible! I didn't get sick but always felt like I could at any given moment. Yesterday was a great day and today has been good so far (6 am here, I've been up since like 3 am so I guess I'd better go catch up on some sleep before the girls wake up!). Hopefully when I get up for the day, I'll feel great still. Pray so! Today mom is coming to pick me and the girls up and taking us to see my grandparents. Ariel loves to see her grandma and paw paw!
Hopefully I'll have some more pics to share!
Goodnight everyone.. or should I say.. good morning. Hope you all have a blessed day!
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