Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Drama Babies

I am going to be a mother of another DRAMA child. You want to know how I know that because last night after a great time with some new friends Greg and I ended up going to Maternity and Delivery.

Why? you ask....because I have DRAMA babies. Drama babies are babies who like to put on a good show throughout a pregnancy. They like to put their parents through an enormous amounts of stress by causing such things like CONTRACTIONS at 24 weeks. They also LOVE to have their little hearts skip beats so that the nurses and doctors run in and do immediate ultrasounds, only to find NOTHING wrong ( thank you thank you JESUS!) but none-the-less....

***I HAVE DRAMA BABIES***

that was our night. leaving to go to the hospital just after 1:30 and arriving back home around 6 this morning. i'm tired. this baby is pressing his/her luck and mine. this baby is severely grounded even when he/she gets out of my uterus!!!!

pray. pray that this one stays in longer than Rowen did. I am not sure what kind of strength I have in me to do this a second time. please pray to whomever it is you pray to. we accept all types.


*on a serious note: my heart stops a little when this happens and I am definitely scared. even though its a drama baby its mine and I love him/her to pieces.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

New Territory


I am, by no means, an artist. But I this painting here, and fell in love with it. As you can see from the listing price it is $35.00. A little pricey for us right now after building this house and buying that car. So....being the crazy pregnant person that I am right now, I thought, "I will just paint it myself." OMG. Never imagined it would turn out looking so similar! YAH! for me and YAH! for the new addition to Rowen's room. I am a bit proud of myself. I might try to do more of this.

**Doctor's appointments going well. Still getting that glorious yet so annoying shot. But at least my little Herblet is better off because of it. Not sure I am even close to being ready for any of this a second time around.

***more updates later.

Thursday, January 14, 2010


This is one of those things I am sure Greg will always take time for...there are too few of these moments left. They seem to grow way too fast.

Right now: Rowen is so tired but she is resisting sleep. She is up in her crib, standing up but resting her head on her arms on the side of the crib. I wish I could take a picture of the monitor screen to put on here. But it doesnt come out right. How can she fight it when she is obviously SOOO tired.

I love this girl.

Pat Robinson Debate

Here is a link to the Pat Robinson comment he made on the 700 club show yesterday morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktwChnJwsxM

Please feel free to comment!

I am a believer through and through. God is my guy, for sure! But seriously. I cannot believe that I believe in a God that would purposely do this to people he loved. Tens of thousands of people may be lost, dead, or homeless! Come on! I will post more later. A little angry now. But either way feel free to comment!

B

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Lovely Things

We 'marshed' in our fireplace over the holidays!

Over the past year or two I feel like I have warped into this 'other' person. I talk about it like its a bad thing. It's so not! I love being a mother to my adorable little Rowen and wife to crazy man, Greg. I feel like I have touched on this before too, I lost parts of myself in all of these roles that claim me. This morning while Rowen is taking her nap I decided that instead of doing dishes or laundry or things I always feel NEED to be done (like unpacking our LIFE from the garage), I would stop and do something for myself. So....I made a list of all the things I love and that make me...ME (just a reminder to myself that I am still here maybe just burried underneath some layers).


*Marshing (anytime of year)
*Scrap-booking (the old fashioned way)
*Sewing: i used to sew ALL the time.
* At one point I was crafty, I am wondering where my craftiness went. Did it run away when I had Rowen? Will it come back after this baby?
* I love Vern Yip (HGTV)
*Colorado
*the wilderness
*quiet (sometimes)
*spending time with friends (jobs, babies, miles, and school have some how made it that much harder to schedule play dates with just my girls
*I love meeting new people but that would mean I would need to get out more on my own and I have not wrestled with the idea of putting Rowen in child care even if it were for a day (I think I am insane!
*I love nights when it snows (makes my soul feel good)
*cafes (hardly any good ones around here)
* I miss finding peace in the simple things (but I am learning to get back to that)
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looking forward to more 'little moments' with BIG meaning.
looking forward to less 'social' relationships and more REAL connections.
***looking forward to finding ONE (1) good cafe

Thursday, January 7, 2010

life in general

Is it twenty-ten or two thousand ten? Good question. I have no idea. I think I may have heard a debate on Good Morning America about it. Either way, I feel as though it has been much too long since I have been able to write. Not that my life is exciting in any way. Some times I pray for a day maybe even a week or normal. It sounds refreshing. Although, I must say the abnormal around here isn't so bad.

Here's the best I can do today because even as I sit here writing my mother is upstairs in our house with the sickness that has been going around. We have conveniently named it 'The Plague".


*NEW HOUSE: Ahhh...its a dream. Its warm, its cozy, it has a fireplace that Greg and I tested out with some of our friends over the holiday. We roasted marshmallows and cooked us some 'smores. 'Smores in the winter are the BEST! Truly we are so blessed, to have had such a wonderful gift given to us (being able to move in before Christmas).

*Christmas/ New Year: We had a great Christmas, although late Christmas night Rowen started to get sick. She had a sinus infection that lasted for quite awhile. On New Year's Eve, I came down with "The Plague". It was terrible. Then Rowen got it and then Greg got it. Both Greg and I had to go to the ER for IV's and medicine and mostly because we are wimps. So...I am having a hard time remembering the holiday. It was amazing seeing Rowen open presents. I was surprised she was so into it.

* BIB ( Baby in Belly):
Oh, Joy! This baby in my belly has given me a run for my money. Had an ultrasound on Monday and many things came of it. First, we had the worst technician ever. Not sure if she was really trained. I felt bad for her but worse for us. Every time she looked at something on the baby there was a comment of " oh, well that doesnt seem right or I cant really see the heart, its really small". Which, of course, scared Greg and I. I went for my appointment on Wednesday ( this was to start the Progesterone Shot) and ended up seeing a Doctor. YAH! Well, turns out life just got that much more complicated. Looks like the placenta is really low so they are going to be watching that very very carefully. I was told NO traveling until this baby comes out.

****Here is the really great news though, I have to go every week to get this shot and every week I get to see a doctor. So if anything were to start happening they would be able to catch it and catch it fast!
_____follow up ultra sound on the 18th. Maybe we'll be able to see what flavor this baby is???

Oh, 2010.....I hope your a good one!!!!