Friday, February 19, 2010
Holy Snow!
Holy Snow! Yes, I said snow. In case you didn't know Northwest Missouri has gotten a LOT of snow. Michael has written down all of our snow we have gotten prior to today and before today it was 40 inches! Then today, they were calling from one to three inches by 11 a.m., then they changed it to two to three inches by 1. We got out of school at 12:30 and Michael followed me home because he was worried my car wouldn't make it. I made it fine and we measured and there is already SIX inches of snow on the ground! We measured around 1:45 this afternoon. So much for that three inches! Of course that means that I won't see my husband at all this evening since he'll be busy blading snow. Oh, and to make it better it's supposed to snow even more on Saturday evening and all day Sunday. Also on Sunday we're supposed to have high winds which is perfect for blizzard like conditions. Can you tell I REALLY REALLY REALLY don't like snow anymore. You know it's bad when my students, second graders, are complaining about snow! :-) I am beyond ready for spring. Let's hope this weekend is the end of the snow for this winter. I doubt it will be but I'm still going to hope for it to be the end!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Ash Wednesday and 24 Weeks!
I got to go to church this morning with my kiddos! We always go to church on Wednesday morning so this isn't anything out of the normal. Ashes during church that's out of the normal. :) We talked all about Ash Wednesday yesterday so that the kiddos would be prepared. Anyway, church went pretty well so that was nice! The funny thing happened later in the day. One of the first graders came up to me and told me my ashes were a LOT better than everyone elses. I tried not to laugh in front of her and then I nicely explained that none of the ashes are better, it's just that mine were still on my forehead that's all. It was pretty cute!
Anyway, we had our 24 week appointment. The doctor measured me for the first time. I don't know the measurement but that doesn't bother me. I've only gained one pound in the last month! Which I'm REALLY happy about. I am secretly, well not so secretly, hoping that I actually weigh less or about the same when I have this baby. That would rock my world! I'm not getting my hopes up but the doctor did say sometimes that can happen. Michael was worried that I have only gained one pound. He asked how the baby is getting his nutrients if I'm getting sick still and not gaining any weight. The doctor told him that the baby is basically sucking it out of me, which is fine by me! :) She also told Michael that sometimes women actually end up weighing less after having babies and breast feeding! So, we'll see!
Anyway, we had our 24 week appointment. The doctor measured me for the first time. I don't know the measurement but that doesn't bother me. I've only gained one pound in the last month! Which I'm REALLY happy about. I am secretly, well not so secretly, hoping that I actually weigh less or about the same when I have this baby. That would rock my world! I'm not getting my hopes up but the doctor did say sometimes that can happen. Michael was worried that I have only gained one pound. He asked how the baby is getting his nutrients if I'm getting sick still and not gaining any weight. The doctor told him that the baby is basically sucking it out of me, which is fine by me! :) She also told Michael that sometimes women actually end up weighing less after having babies and breast feeding! So, we'll see!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Counting Our Blessings
It seems like lately that our friends have been kind of in a rut. There are several of our friends who have been going through some rough times - sicknesses, deaths, major life changes, etc. I just realized this the other day and have decided that Michael and I should be counting our blessings. So here are our blessings:
Our baby - We have both been able to feel his movement. Every appointment we've had we've been told that he is developing they way he is supposed to.
Each other - Michael and I continue to appreciate the fact that we have each other and we support each other in our lives. I would say that this is our biggest blessing, that we can rely on each other!
Our home - We have a wonderful home in which we can have friends and family over. We also have a nice room that will be ready for the baby in a couple of months!
Our Jobs - Michael and I both have stable jobs that we're both happy in. The fact that we aren't concerned with losing our jobs is a pretty big deal.
Our Health - Yes, we're both overweight but neither of us has any major health concerns.
Our Faith - We are able to share our faith with each other and we support each other in expanding our faith.
Our Families - Both of our families are EXTREMELY supportive of us as a couple and as our impending adventure as parents.
Our Friends - It's so nice to know that if we do have any problems or need any help we can call on our friends. It's also nice to know that our friends feel comfortable calling us too!
Right now, maybe because I'm pregnant, I just feel blessed and like we should focus on our blessings! I normally would never be like this because I tend to be too busy to focus on anything other than what's happening in the here and now but because of all that our friends are going through I decided that it was necessary to count our blessings. Hopefully some of our good fortune will spread to our friends! I hope and pray that soon that our various friends will have a little bit of break and start having more positive things happen rather than negative.
Our baby - We have both been able to feel his movement. Every appointment we've had we've been told that he is developing they way he is supposed to.
Each other - Michael and I continue to appreciate the fact that we have each other and we support each other in our lives. I would say that this is our biggest blessing, that we can rely on each other!
Our home - We have a wonderful home in which we can have friends and family over. We also have a nice room that will be ready for the baby in a couple of months!
Our Jobs - Michael and I both have stable jobs that we're both happy in. The fact that we aren't concerned with losing our jobs is a pretty big deal.
Our Health - Yes, we're both overweight but neither of us has any major health concerns.
Our Faith - We are able to share our faith with each other and we support each other in expanding our faith.
Our Families - Both of our families are EXTREMELY supportive of us as a couple and as our impending adventure as parents.
Our Friends - It's so nice to know that if we do have any problems or need any help we can call on our friends. It's also nice to know that our friends feel comfortable calling us too!
Right now, maybe because I'm pregnant, I just feel blessed and like we should focus on our blessings! I normally would never be like this because I tend to be too busy to focus on anything other than what's happening in the here and now but because of all that our friends are going through I decided that it was necessary to count our blessings. Hopefully some of our good fortune will spread to our friends! I hope and pray that soon that our various friends will have a little bit of break and start having more positive things happen rather than negative.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Exciting News!
Well, I finally felt the baby move this week! On Wednesday I had to call the doctor and get a refill on my prescription. While I was on the phone with the nurse I asked her when I should start to feel the baby move - I was 23 weeks that day. She told me that it should be soon but that some people never feel their baby move because of where the placenta is attached. I was somewhat disappointed about the fact that I might not ever feel the baby. I talked to the kindergarten teacher about this. She said that I should lay down with no noises and do some deep breathing. So that night I went home and cooked Michael supper (yes, I'm aware that this is shocking!). After I was done I went and laid down in the bed. I thought I felt something but wasn't sure and a couple minutes later, there it was! The baby was going crazy! I was so excited. On Thursday I felt him a some too. Friday during our Catechatical Day in K.C. I felt him a TON! Friday night I had Michael try to feel him and Cole was agreeable! Michael actually got to feel him move twice! He wasn't nearly as excited as I was but I'm sure that's because I can actually feel more than him!
Well, we're headed out to one of the cabins at Mozingo to celebrate Valentine's Day but I just wanted to update everyone with our exciting news!
Well, we're headed out to one of the cabins at Mozingo to celebrate Valentine's Day but I just wanted to update everyone with our exciting news!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Moving right along!
Well, we're moving right along! 22 weeks and getting close to 23! I can't believe that we have about 17 and 1/2 weeks before this baby is supposed to arrive. It still boggles me that we're going to have a baby in just a few short months. The good thing right now is that we have a lot of stuff already, thanks to some very kind and generous friends. We've got baby furniture ordered and it should be here soon. Although we still have a lot to do, I don't feel totally over-whelmed! If anything I'm completely terrified of the labor but I'll have to deal with that when it comes time. There's nothing I can do, it's coming whether I want it to or not!
As a side note our friends had their baby on Friday night. He is ADORABLE! Seeing his pictures really made me excited to have our little guy!
Well, I'm pretty tired so I better head home...
Here's to secretly hoping for a snow day tomorrow so that I can get ahead in my grad class!
:)
As a side note our friends had their baby on Friday night. He is ADORABLE! Seeing his pictures really made me excited to have our little guy!
Well, I'm pretty tired so I better head home...
Here's to secretly hoping for a snow day tomorrow so that I can get ahead in my grad class!
:)
Sunday, January 24, 2010
A Learning Experience
Michael and I had a learning experience on Friday night. A long time ago we offered to babysit our friends' two boys. The boys are three (in February) and 16 months. Their anniversary was this week so they decided they wanted to rent a cabin out at Mozingo. So we watched the boys on Friday night.
Michael is WONDERFUL with children. He played with the boys and was EXTREMELY helpful. He still has a lot to learn about children - hence the title of this post. (Disclaimer - I do not know everything - I babysat a lot when I was younger and have been around more kids than he has!)
I went with my friend to pick the boys up from daycare. She wanted me to know their check out procedure. They are expecting another boy in March and we're one of the people who may have to watch the boys while they're in the hospital. So I ran around with her and then hung out at the house until both of our husbands showed up. By the time the husbands arrived we already had the boys feed and I got the run down on the nightly routine and morning routine! :-)
So our friends left, leaving us with their kids overnight! We played with the boys until it was bath time! I went to run the water and asked Michael if he could take the boys clothes off and diapers off. He sent in the three year old and I put him in the tub. Then I hear this, "Do I need to wipe the poop out of his crack before the bath?" My response, "Um, Yes!" (This was said sarcastically if you didn't pick that up!) I hear the 16 month old crying and then Michael brought him in. So I put him into the tub. All of a sudden I see things floating in the water. Upon looking a little closer I realize that the floaters were poop! I start draining the tub and explain to my husband that you have to wipe off all of the poop before putting the kids in the tub. Michael proceeded to tell me how bad he felt because the 16 month old has HORRIBLE diaper rash and he was crying while he was wiping him off! It extremely sweet that he didn't want to hurt the youngest boy - he definitely has a tender heart! Anyway, I drained the water and ran some more and the boys enjoyed their bath. After than we got the boys through their nightly routine and sent to bed. We were in bed by 10:30.
Saturday morning went really well and we didn't have any major problems except for a diaper attempting to fall off on one side and my husband getting attacked by the diaper genie! Both boys slept until 7:30 - which was good because their mom told me that the oldest would probably come in and wake us up around 6:30. We got up had breakfast, changed diapers, and all that other good stuff. The boys played and had a good morning. A little later in the morning Michael tried to convince me that the diaper I had put on the 16 month old was falling off because it was so low. I told him know it was filled with poop! I went and changed the diaper. After that he changed the three year olds diaper and realized that it was falling off on one side. So I got to make fun of Michael a little bit because his diaper was ACTUALLY falling off and mine never was. Then we had a mini tutorial on how to make sure the tabs stay where they're supposed to! :) We talked to the boys' mom and let her know what a great evening we had and that all was well. She told us she'd be dropping by just to check on them later that afternoon. Michael went and got Old McDonald's for lunch (McDonald's as most of us know it) and the boys chowed down! After lunch Michael was changing the three year olds poopy diaper when we heard the garage door open - Mommy was home. Michael had a heck of a time changing the diaper because the little boy wanted to get up and go see mommy. He finally got finished and the three year old ran out to meet his mom. I was out in the living room with the boys and had no idea that my husband was getting attacked by the diaper genie! Apparently he put in the dirty diaper and was trying to push it further down and got his hand stuck in it! He had a heck of a time getting it out. Currently points: Diaper Genie - 1, Michael - 0. Maybe that score will change when we have our little guy!
As you can tell our evening with the boys was completely a learning experience. Michael really did well with the boys and I was very proud of him. :) He's going to be a great dad and lots of fun!
Oh, and last night we went out to the cabin with our friends for an adults only party. We were celebrating the boys' dad's thirtieth birthday! We finally made it home around midnight. Let's just say my husband had a VERY good time!
Michael is WONDERFUL with children. He played with the boys and was EXTREMELY helpful. He still has a lot to learn about children - hence the title of this post. (Disclaimer - I do not know everything - I babysat a lot when I was younger and have been around more kids than he has!)
I went with my friend to pick the boys up from daycare. She wanted me to know their check out procedure. They are expecting another boy in March and we're one of the people who may have to watch the boys while they're in the hospital. So I ran around with her and then hung out at the house until both of our husbands showed up. By the time the husbands arrived we already had the boys feed and I got the run down on the nightly routine and morning routine! :-)
So our friends left, leaving us with their kids overnight! We played with the boys until it was bath time! I went to run the water and asked Michael if he could take the boys clothes off and diapers off. He sent in the three year old and I put him in the tub. Then I hear this, "Do I need to wipe the poop out of his crack before the bath?" My response, "Um, Yes!" (This was said sarcastically if you didn't pick that up!) I hear the 16 month old crying and then Michael brought him in. So I put him into the tub. All of a sudden I see things floating in the water. Upon looking a little closer I realize that the floaters were poop! I start draining the tub and explain to my husband that you have to wipe off all of the poop before putting the kids in the tub. Michael proceeded to tell me how bad he felt because the 16 month old has HORRIBLE diaper rash and he was crying while he was wiping him off! It extremely sweet that he didn't want to hurt the youngest boy - he definitely has a tender heart! Anyway, I drained the water and ran some more and the boys enjoyed their bath. After than we got the boys through their nightly routine and sent to bed. We were in bed by 10:30.
Saturday morning went really well and we didn't have any major problems except for a diaper attempting to fall off on one side and my husband getting attacked by the diaper genie! Both boys slept until 7:30 - which was good because their mom told me that the oldest would probably come in and wake us up around 6:30. We got up had breakfast, changed diapers, and all that other good stuff. The boys played and had a good morning. A little later in the morning Michael tried to convince me that the diaper I had put on the 16 month old was falling off because it was so low. I told him know it was filled with poop! I went and changed the diaper. After that he changed the three year olds diaper and realized that it was falling off on one side. So I got to make fun of Michael a little bit because his diaper was ACTUALLY falling off and mine never was. Then we had a mini tutorial on how to make sure the tabs stay where they're supposed to! :) We talked to the boys' mom and let her know what a great evening we had and that all was well. She told us she'd be dropping by just to check on them later that afternoon. Michael went and got Old McDonald's for lunch (McDonald's as most of us know it) and the boys chowed down! After lunch Michael was changing the three year olds poopy diaper when we heard the garage door open - Mommy was home. Michael had a heck of a time changing the diaper because the little boy wanted to get up and go see mommy. He finally got finished and the three year old ran out to meet his mom. I was out in the living room with the boys and had no idea that my husband was getting attacked by the diaper genie! Apparently he put in the dirty diaper and was trying to push it further down and got his hand stuck in it! He had a heck of a time getting it out. Currently points: Diaper Genie - 1, Michael - 0. Maybe that score will change when we have our little guy!
As you can tell our evening with the boys was completely a learning experience. Michael really did well with the boys and I was very proud of him. :) He's going to be a great dad and lots of fun!
Oh, and last night we went out to the cabin with our friends for an adults only party. We were celebrating the boys' dad's thirtieth birthday! We finally made it home around midnight. Let's just say my husband had a VERY good time!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
It's a BOY!
Today we found out that we're going to have a little boy in June!
After school Michael picked me up and we went to the hospital for the ultrasound. My mom, dad, and Michael's mom went with us. My dad and mother-in-law were pretty excited because they had never seen an ultrasound before! We went in and the tech started the ultrasound. She started showing stuff that we haven't been able to see before because her machine is a little more powerful than my doctor's! We got to see the stomach, bladder, kidney, diaphragm, brain (both hemispheres), spinal cord, heart (all four chambers), feet, hands, face, profile, legs, arms, and of course all the things that make the baby a boy! :) She was even able to measure the baby's femur bone, diameter of the stomach and head. It was really cool to see all of the parts up close. While she showed us stuff like the stomach, she explained they were dark in the middle because they had liquid in them, which meant they were working properly. We also got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time. It was 152 beats per minutes! That was a really AWESOME experience. The tech commented on how active our little wiggle worm is! Sounds like Michael's child for sure! She measured everything and said that our due date should be around June 9th which is only one day before the due date the doctor gave us! Oh, and the baby weighs NINE oz.! We got five pictures from today so that's exciting because now I can show the little guy off and call the baby him or say his! :-) Also, I can start shopping!!!
We called/texted everyone to let them know. I pretty sure that my mom and Amy G. were the most shocked about the baby being a boy. Amy was just SURE that it was a girl. So much so that a couple of weeks ago she bought a girl outfit! :-) hehehe So last night she went and found a boy outfit! :)
I was in a little bit of shock myself. I've had soooo many people certain it was a girl that it kind of got in my head. Either way I'm just happy that everything looked good and is developing the way it is supposed to! :)
After school Michael picked me up and we went to the hospital for the ultrasound. My mom, dad, and Michael's mom went with us. My dad and mother-in-law were pretty excited because they had never seen an ultrasound before! We went in and the tech started the ultrasound. She started showing stuff that we haven't been able to see before because her machine is a little more powerful than my doctor's! We got to see the stomach, bladder, kidney, diaphragm, brain (both hemispheres), spinal cord, heart (all four chambers), feet, hands, face, profile, legs, arms, and of course all the things that make the baby a boy! :) She was even able to measure the baby's femur bone, diameter of the stomach and head. It was really cool to see all of the parts up close. While she showed us stuff like the stomach, she explained they were dark in the middle because they had liquid in them, which meant they were working properly. We also got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time. It was 152 beats per minutes! That was a really AWESOME experience. The tech commented on how active our little wiggle worm is! Sounds like Michael's child for sure! She measured everything and said that our due date should be around June 9th which is only one day before the due date the doctor gave us! Oh, and the baby weighs NINE oz.! We got five pictures from today so that's exciting because now I can show the little guy off and call the baby him or say his! :-) Also, I can start shopping!!!
We called/texted everyone to let them know. I pretty sure that my mom and Amy G. were the most shocked about the baby being a boy. Amy was just SURE that it was a girl. So much so that a couple of weeks ago she bought a girl outfit! :-) hehehe So last night she went and found a boy outfit! :)
I was in a little bit of shock myself. I've had soooo many people certain it was a girl that it kind of got in my head. Either way I'm just happy that everything looked good and is developing the way it is supposed to! :)
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