Saturday, July 31, 2010
Swing shift stinks!
Swing shift stinks! Chris works 12 hour swing shift. So he works days and nights. Nights usually don't bother me too bad because he at least gets to see everyone for about two hours during the day. When he works days he may go his whole stretch with out seeing the kids because of bed times(especially if it is during the school year). Well, this week has been extra long because he is working overtime, which we are thankful he can do. However he is working four days of his seven off which has him working 8 nights in a row. His schedule never has him doing more than four in a row. I know he is so tired and exhausted. So am I. I do not know how in the world wives of our military men do it. Or how the spouse of someone who has to travel all the time for work does it. There is no down time. I miss my hubby and will be so glad when he is home and does not have to work for a couple of days!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Why do...?
Why do kids fight sleep? I guess it is because they just don't understand what a wonderful thing it really is! I love sleep. I would love to have just a night where I get to sleep through the night. I guess that will come in about oh, who knows in maybe a year! Oh well, all the sleep deprivation is worth it! I just will never understand why kids fight such a good thing! LOL
Flutter Flutter
It does not matter how many children you have, you start feeling the little flutters that let you know, "hey I am in here" it is always so neat. It is always amazing to me when those flutters start and how much more you begin to connect with the child inside of you. You go so long knowing that yes there is a baby in there and your body does all sorts of things to let you know that there is a baby in there. But, to have those flutterings that just say Hey mom, what ya doing? There is nothing else like it. I go for my next check up in two weeks and I am so looking forward to hearing that sweet heartbeat again! Just a month and we will get to see our little one again at my next sono. Hopefully we will find out what we are having then too. Until then though I will just enjoy the sweet moments when I am able to feel the little flutters!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Update
I just wanted to let everyone know who has read my previous post that I have an update on Chris's dad. The doctors told him today that he does not have cancer!!!!! The pollyps the removed were precancerous but there was no cancer in his blood or in his actual colon! Praise God!!! Now, he does have a long recovery ahead of him as well as other surgery for his heart once he is healed up from this one. Continue to pray for him and the whole family as the past couple of years have been very trying. But we must give God all praise and Glory for all that He has done! His faithfulness is always overwhelming!
Summer thunderstorms
What weather we are having! The lightning show is crazy! And the thunder...could it be any louder? Its great! I love a good thunder storm. Not so good for the six year old who is fighting sleep because of all the noise. Of course the two little ones are knocked out and totally clueless of the noise outside. Man, don't you wish you could sleep like that. Chris can. I on the other hand wake up at the drop of a pin. Maybe one day I will be able to sleep a little more sound. I am not going to hold my breath on that one! Well, I guess I had better get off of here and attempt to straighten up the living room so the kids can wreck it again tomorrow!
Some random pictures
Here are some random pictures I thought I would share
This one is one of my favs of Kathryn with Samuel!
Love this one of my two men!
Big sister Kathryn with her baby brother for the first time
Kathryn so excited to finally have a baby sister!
Me and Kathryn just chillin on the couch
Headed out for our 6 year anniversary dinner(March 2009)
Kathryn being silly on her first day of Kindergarten!
The first meeting of Big sister and big brother with baby sister Sara(That's one proud Daddy)
Sara Grace One day old
Hollywood baby!
My pretty girl giving her snowgirl a hug
Daddy's little helper
Samuel loves the beach!
She is always smiling
Love this one of my two men!
Kathryn so excited to finally have a baby sister!
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Me and Kathryn just chillin on the couch
My pretty girl giving her snowgirl a hug
Big Milestone
Today is the beginning of my second trimester! Whoo Whooo! I am 14 weeks today. It is crazy to think that I am pregnant again and that it is going by this fast. I guess each new one seems to go by quicker. I am so blessed that God has chosen to send us this newest blessing. If things go as doctors appointments are scheduled, I should be having my next sono at the end of August and hopefully we will be able to find out then what we are having! I really hope we can find out. I did not find out with Sara Grace that she was a girl until a week before I had her! It is really hard to decorate when you don't know and you would like to have stuff for the hospital that is not gender neutral! Anyway, so thankful for our health and look forward to enjoying the rest of my pregnancy!
What is up with that?
Ok, so my blood pressure has been great the past two days and today as well. Go figure, now my "morning sickness" has returned! What is up with that?
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Marriage- This was on a friends fb page. I thought it was worth sharing
MARRIAGE
When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.
Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.
She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?
I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.
She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane.
When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.
She requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife's divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside
the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.
On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.
She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.
But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.
I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.
She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.
Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.
At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.
My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce.-- At least, in the eyes of our son--- I'm a loving husband....
The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
If you don't share this, nothing will happen to you.
If you do, you just might save a marriage.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
A CHRIST-CENTERED MARRIAGE IS A MARRIAGE THAT IS SURE TO LAST A LIFETIME.
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. Matthew 19:6
When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.
Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.
She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?
I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.
She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane.
When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.
She requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife's divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside
the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.
On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.
She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.
But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.
I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.
She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.
Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.
At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.
My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce.-- At least, in the eyes of our son--- I'm a loving husband....
The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
If you don't share this, nothing will happen to you.
If you do, you just might save a marriage.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
A CHRIST-CENTERED MARRIAGE IS A MARRIAGE THAT IS SURE TO LAST A LIFETIME.
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. Matthew 19:6
Thankful!
Today has been so wonderful! My blood pressure has been really good today. I have felt so good and I have been able to get things done around the house that needed to be done. God is so faithful!!! I have felt so bad for so long and it makes me so happy to feel like myself again. I thank God that we can bring Him our concerns and we can know 100 % that He cares and that He is in control and that He will take care of us. It has been a Great day!
Thank you Lord!
It was so wonderful to wake up this morning and feel so good. God is so faithful! Now I must get some much needed housework done. I have been out of commission for so long there is a ton to do. I know it won't all get done today but I am going to try my best to make a large dent in the amount that does need to be done!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Cravings
Pregnancy cravings are cracking me up! I have never had such strong food cravings before. I just ordered an extra jalapeno pepper pizza. It was so good. I have loved jalapeno peppers with this baby. I don't know what that might mean but boy oh boy have I had my share of them! Anyway, my blood pressure has been crazy this weekend and today was not much different. I do feel much better now and I pray that it stays that way. The morning sickness is gone praise the Lord! Now I just need the bp to calm down so I can enjoy every minute of this pregnancy!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Yuk!
Today has been rather yucky! I am thirteen weeks and five days pregnant and my blood pressure is not behaving! It has misbehaved in the past at the end of my pregnancies but never like this so soon. It is going up and down back and forth and is making me feel very bad. I am supposed to call my doctor in the morning with the tracking I have been doing this weekend so he will have an idea of what we need to do. I am guessing it will be medication that I normally go on at the end of my pregnancies. All I have to say is I certainly hope that bed rest is not brought up. How in the world do you do bed rest when you have three children ages six, one and a half and seven months and your husband works swing shift? I pray that God will intervene and calm my blood pressure down so that me and the baby remain safe and healthy! Thank you Lord for always taking care of me. Thank you for your healing touch!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Much calmer today
Well, things have been much calmer today thank the Lord. Chris is off this weekend so it has been nice having him at the house today. Although, as I am writing this he is at the hospital visiting with his dad who had to have surgery on Friday. They said he had cancer in his colon and had to remove a large piece of it but they hope that is all they will have to do. Anyway, we spent most of the day hanging out inside. Chris bless his heart spent the first part of his cutting the grass. That's no fun. Good thing is...once he was done we jumped in the pool! Our kids are so funny. They just love the water. Kathryn swims with no floaties like a big girl. Samuel wears his floaties and takes off. Sara Grace likes being held for obvious reasons. So we all had a great time and before we got out me and Kathryn had a noodle war to see who could blow the water out of the noodle at each other the quickest! It was so funny! Then we came in, ate and cooled off for a bit. Then Chris went to the hospital and that brings me back full circle. As a side note, I stepped out of the living room for a minute and heard Kathryn begin to sing " Eye of the tiger" I thought it was funny. Anyway, my little one is crying, but I am glad for a calm day!
Friday, July 23, 2010
So, have you ever had one of those days?
I know we have all asked this question who knows how many times. We can all say yes to that question many times over I am sure. But today...was just one of those days. It started out pretty busy anyway because everyone in the house decided to wake up at the exact same time! Me, a 6 year old an 18 month old and an almost 7 month old all waking up at the exact moment. CRAZY! That meant two diapers needed changing and the other two of us needed to use the restroom at the same time. Then everyone wanted to eat at the same time which is not usually the case for us. I should have known then how the rest of the would go. I put Sara down to change Samuel and when I went to pick her up she had pooped all out of her diaper into the bouncy seat she was in. Bath one of the day. Laundry load one of the day. Then as the day progressed Samuel decided his body was a good choice for art work instead of paper and he used his sisters markers to draw all over himself. Bath number two. Kathryn decides she wants to go ahead and take her bath. That's three. Finally the two little ones, after several more diapers and many a mess have been made, take naps. I then take a shower. As soon as I get out Sara wakes up and we start all over again. When I grab some time to get on the computer, Kathryn forgets to close a baby gate and Samuel managed to get a bottle of gel and proceeds to make a mess all over the floor. Bath...done lost count! And of course there are more messes and more drama as the rest of the day goes on and wouldn't you know it, after dinner Samuel needs yet another bath! I am exhausted! Now for the bed and hopefully sweet dreams!
First Post
Well, I guess here we go. I have never blogged before but I guess you have to start somewhere. I hope to add pictures and lots of neat things before it is all said and done. But, for starters I will just say that this blog will hopefully be fun and a neat way to keep my thoughts and our silliness organized! We are are growing family. Me and my husband Chris got married March 8, 2003. We then bought a home and proceeded to start our family. Our first blessing, our daughter Kathryn, was born in June 2004. We had lots of great moments just the three of us. Then in 2008 we were blessed to find out that God had another blessing on the way! We welcomed our son Samuel in January 2009. And boy oh boy did the blessings start raining down! We found out later that year that our third blessing was on the way! And we welcomed our 2nd daughter Sara Grace in December of 2009. Talk about a whirlwind of a year! Well, that leads me to our fourth blessing which we are expecting in January 2011! God has been so gracious and kind to us. We are so very thankful for all the blessings in our lives. We thank God everyday for His Son Jesus! Without Him our lives would be so empty. Well, I guess that is it for starters and I will try to get lots more on here soon!
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