Well, not only was it my birthday and my own family didn't even tell me happy birthday, but I had my big ultrasound.
I have decided that I will keep the sex of the baby under wraps from all those I don't want to know until the babe arrives. The baby was healthy and active. Didn't want it's picture taken and snuggled way down in my uterus just like it's big brother did. Luckily the babe moved so she could get the measurements that were needed.
The due date was right with what I thought all along.
I had a nice relaxing day with the kiddos. Tomorrow is Elijah's Christmas program and then he is done with school until after the first of the year.
That is all there is for now. Hope everybody has a great holiday.
I will probably not be post after the first of the year until the baby is born because Mark is taking his laptop with him.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Update for week 12/07/08
Not much happening here. Corrisa is well into basketball now. She lost her first came and won her second. Her coach this year actually lets her play. That is a bonus. Last year she would play a minute and get taken out this year she is actually starting. The team she played last week had some big girls on it. There were 3 that were over 6 feet tall and another 3 that were almost 6 feet tall. All they had to do was reach a hand up to stop a shot. Our girls aren't even close to that height.
Briley is doing good at his dad's. He loves school and is making friends. He is doing wrestling again this year. The wrestling program in Boone is much more work then the one here. That doesn't surprise me. I went to school with some of his coaches. He will be coming here for a visit the day after Christmas until New Year's day. Miles can't wait.
Home schooling is going well for everybody else. We are getting done what needs to be done. Corrisa is actually starting to understand math. That is a good thing. I usually hear nothing but grumbling and today she actually said some of the problems were super easy. Miles is doing well with his reading. Gabe is just doing much better at listening. Today he even did his work by his self without me sitting right there beside him. That was impressive.
Elijah is doing good in preschool. He gets to bring birthday treats on Friday so that is the highlight of his week. He had the stomach flu on Sunday so he didn't go to school on Monday. He has a field trip tomorrow to tour houses in town. I think his teacher is nuts to take a bunch of preschoolers to fancy houses to see how they are decorated for Christmas, but she is the one calling the shots. Elijah has his Christmas program at school next Wednesday.
Corrisa had her winter concert last night. It was nice, but I miss the days of Christmas carols. Most of the songs sung reminded me of the forth of July not Christmas. She enjoyed herself though.
Markus is still a little trouble maker. He is wanting to go potty on the potty now. Not all the time, but when he catches somebody in the bathroom. He is still into everything. Loves to eat and loves to dance. I can't wait until he is actually saying real words not just Markus words. I understand what he wants most of the time, but it would still be nice to hear some words.
Mark will be home the 21st through the 1st. The kids will enjoy time with him. They loved the time they got to spend with him for Thanksgiving and that was only a weekend. We aren't planning on going anywhere so then we don't lose time as a family. We aren't exchanging gifts with anybody this year so I have an excuse not to have to spend time with family. My sister keeps me informed on what happens anyway so that helps keep me home. I hear enough complaining without actually being there. We have lots of board games to keep us busy and have good clean learning fun.
I have my doctor's appointment Monday and ultrasound Tuesday. The vote is 2 for a boy and 6 for a girl. Miles is going with me and we are the 2 for a boy. I guess you will all have to wait until then to find out. I may just keep it a surprise and not tell anybody until the babe arrives. I know if I am keeping a secret that I will not tell my sister because she can't keep one. I have had a sore ear for a couple of days. It isn't like an ear infection just a sore ear. It is swollen and hurts to touch. At first I thought it was a zit, but now I am not sure what is wrong. I put some Apple cider vinegar in it with cotton to see if that would help and will do that again tonight. I may have to break down and go to the doctor, but hopefully it will clear up on its own.
Well, that is all I have to tell. Enjoy the rest of the week. I will update sometime next week.
Briley is doing good at his dad's. He loves school and is making friends. He is doing wrestling again this year. The wrestling program in Boone is much more work then the one here. That doesn't surprise me. I went to school with some of his coaches. He will be coming here for a visit the day after Christmas until New Year's day. Miles can't wait.
Home schooling is going well for everybody else. We are getting done what needs to be done. Corrisa is actually starting to understand math. That is a good thing. I usually hear nothing but grumbling and today she actually said some of the problems were super easy. Miles is doing well with his reading. Gabe is just doing much better at listening. Today he even did his work by his self without me sitting right there beside him. That was impressive.
Elijah is doing good in preschool. He gets to bring birthday treats on Friday so that is the highlight of his week. He had the stomach flu on Sunday so he didn't go to school on Monday. He has a field trip tomorrow to tour houses in town. I think his teacher is nuts to take a bunch of preschoolers to fancy houses to see how they are decorated for Christmas, but she is the one calling the shots. Elijah has his Christmas program at school next Wednesday.
Corrisa had her winter concert last night. It was nice, but I miss the days of Christmas carols. Most of the songs sung reminded me of the forth of July not Christmas. She enjoyed herself though.
Markus is still a little trouble maker. He is wanting to go potty on the potty now. Not all the time, but when he catches somebody in the bathroom. He is still into everything. Loves to eat and loves to dance. I can't wait until he is actually saying real words not just Markus words. I understand what he wants most of the time, but it would still be nice to hear some words.
Mark will be home the 21st through the 1st. The kids will enjoy time with him. They loved the time they got to spend with him for Thanksgiving and that was only a weekend. We aren't planning on going anywhere so then we don't lose time as a family. We aren't exchanging gifts with anybody this year so I have an excuse not to have to spend time with family. My sister keeps me informed on what happens anyway so that helps keep me home. I hear enough complaining without actually being there. We have lots of board games to keep us busy and have good clean learning fun.
I have my doctor's appointment Monday and ultrasound Tuesday. The vote is 2 for a boy and 6 for a girl. Miles is going with me and we are the 2 for a boy. I guess you will all have to wait until then to find out. I may just keep it a surprise and not tell anybody until the babe arrives. I know if I am keeping a secret that I will not tell my sister because she can't keep one. I have had a sore ear for a couple of days. It isn't like an ear infection just a sore ear. It is swollen and hurts to touch. At first I thought it was a zit, but now I am not sure what is wrong. I put some Apple cider vinegar in it with cotton to see if that would help and will do that again tonight. I may have to break down and go to the doctor, but hopefully it will clear up on its own.
Well, that is all I have to tell. Enjoy the rest of the week. I will update sometime next week.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
16 Weeks and Counting
Here are my 16 weeks belly shots. Sorry I look so disheveled, but I have been cleaning all day.So I have 16 weeks down and only 24 more to go. It seems like the fastest pregnancy so far. In four short weeks I will be half way done. I get to find out the sex of babe number 7 on my birthday.
What a birthday present.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Fireproof
I went to this movie yesterday afternoon with my church. If you haven't seen it it is a must see for all married couples. I am going to get the Bible study to go along with it when I get the cash. If you haven't seen the other movies made by this church they are also must see movies. We own Facing the Giants and have seen Flywheel both are incredible.
Fireproof was just as good if not better then the other two. Made me cry about half a dozen times. I enjoyed it greatly and hope that you will all take the time to go on a date with your spouse and watch it together. Of course being Mark is not in my state I did go by myself and sat with another married woman from my church whose husband didn't go and a widow. We all enjoyed the movie.
I would love to hear from you if you have seen it.
Have a great week.
Fireproof was just as good if not better then the other two. Made me cry about half a dozen times. I enjoyed it greatly and hope that you will all take the time to go on a date with your spouse and watch it together. Of course being Mark is not in my state I did go by myself and sat with another married woman from my church whose husband didn't go and a widow. We all enjoyed the movie.
I would love to hear from you if you have seen it.
Have a great week.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
This Week
Well, I have be hitting the gym regularly for a couple of weeks now. Been lifting weights and using the track and machines. Corrisa has been asking me to go with her to gain some strength and lose some weight so I am going.
Corrisa started basketball Monday so she is getting twice the workout on some days. She says this years coach is much tougher then last years. Last year she had two females and this year she has a young male coach. She enjoys it though.
Markus is starting his naughtiness training this week. We are hitting the terrible twos quite early again. He is still precious though. Doesn't talk a whole lot, but does jabber a bunch of nonsense and loves to sing and dance. He loves to climb and give me heart attaches and such too.
School is going well this week. Everybody is doing what they are supposed to. Gabe is doing well at concentrating.
Briley will be going to live with his dad this weekend. He will be starting public school on Monday. He has mixed emotions about leaving his mama, but I think he will do just fine. His dad loves him and wants some time with him too before he gets too old. Mom will miss him too of course. It wasn't an easy decision to come to, but sometimes you have to do hard things as a mom. He will still be coming back for weekends every other month so it isn't like he is gone forever. Miles isn't handling it too well, but he is going to miss his best friend and big brother.
Elijah is doing well in preschool. He loves to go and learn. He loves to draw. That is his big passion right now. His latest drawings are of a man with a bow and quiver full of arrows. How cute is that. I am saving them for Mark when he comes home for Thanksgiving. Hopefully he will be a man with a full quiver.
I am doing well. Lonely, but well. Don't have phone service this week so I don't get to talk to Mark, but I will live. Hitting the gym helps out some. Went to the doctor on Monday. All is well on the home front. I guess I can't that for sure until all my results come back, but sure all is well.
Well that's about it for this weeks post. I will write again next week. Have a great week.
Corrisa started basketball Monday so she is getting twice the workout on some days. She says this years coach is much tougher then last years. Last year she had two females and this year she has a young male coach. She enjoys it though.
Markus is starting his naughtiness training this week. We are hitting the terrible twos quite early again. He is still precious though. Doesn't talk a whole lot, but does jabber a bunch of nonsense and loves to sing and dance. He loves to climb and give me heart attaches and such too.
School is going well this week. Everybody is doing what they are supposed to. Gabe is doing well at concentrating.
Briley will be going to live with his dad this weekend. He will be starting public school on Monday. He has mixed emotions about leaving his mama, but I think he will do just fine. His dad loves him and wants some time with him too before he gets too old. Mom will miss him too of course. It wasn't an easy decision to come to, but sometimes you have to do hard things as a mom. He will still be coming back for weekends every other month so it isn't like he is gone forever. Miles isn't handling it too well, but he is going to miss his best friend and big brother.
Elijah is doing well in preschool. He loves to go and learn. He loves to draw. That is his big passion right now. His latest drawings are of a man with a bow and quiver full of arrows. How cute is that. I am saving them for Mark when he comes home for Thanksgiving. Hopefully he will be a man with a full quiver.
I am doing well. Lonely, but well. Don't have phone service this week so I don't get to talk to Mark, but I will live. Hitting the gym helps out some. Went to the doctor on Monday. All is well on the home front. I guess I can't that for sure until all my results come back, but sure all is well.
Well that's about it for this weeks post. I will write again next week. Have a great week.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Tuesday
Well, Mark came home over the weekend. He picked up his car and took the dog with him. It is so nice not to hear the dog bark all day wanting out. Markus wasn't sure what to think of seeing his dad again. He would stare at Mark and then give him a hug and stare some more. He did that for a long while. Mark thought is was cute.
Started going back to the gym yesterday. Corrisa is going today to learn how to use the weights and I will walk with Gabe. We all went swimming this morning for a while, but Markus wasn't too keen on the idea so we left earlier then we planned.
Gabe is having some problems with the home school teacher. He won't sit still and is always talking. I keep saying that he has ADHD, but Mark won't hear it. So I am taking him to the gym to walk the track with me and hopefully that will wear him out a bit. Wrestling starts soon, so hopefully that will help wear him out also. We missed soccer this Fall.
Corrisa is going to a Bible retreat Friday night and Saturday. She is riding with another home school family. Miles went to this camp this summer and loved it. I am hoping Corrisa has fun there.
That is about all the news I have for today. I will update again next week.
Started going back to the gym yesterday. Corrisa is going today to learn how to use the weights and I will walk with Gabe. We all went swimming this morning for a while, but Markus wasn't too keen on the idea so we left earlier then we planned.
Gabe is having some problems with the home school teacher. He won't sit still and is always talking. I keep saying that he has ADHD, but Mark won't hear it. So I am taking him to the gym to walk the track with me and hopefully that will wear him out a bit. Wrestling starts soon, so hopefully that will help wear him out also. We missed soccer this Fall.
Corrisa is going to a Bible retreat Friday night and Saturday. She is riding with another home school family. Miles went to this camp this summer and loved it. I am hoping Corrisa has fun there.
That is about all the news I have for today. I will update again next week.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Thursday
Well, nothing much is happening here. Been getting up nice and early in the morning. Suffering from insomnia and would really like some sleep. I hate going to bed and worrying so much about stuff that isn't in our control and then not being able to sleep. I need to start breaking out the old Bible and reading that before bed. Bring myself some comfort and peace. Lay it at the feet of the Lord. That's what I need to do.
Mark is still working in Wisconsin. He is really enjoying the job there and the people he works with. I am glad of that. He has found a place to live. It is a bit on the expensive side when you have household bills to pay on top of rent, but if he is happy then I guess there isn't much I can say. We are getting excited for Thanksgiving. It will be 2 days shy of 2 months since we last saw Mark when he comes home for the long weekend. We will probably be staying here to spend time with him rather then with other family. The kids don't need to compete for his attention with somebody else for the weekend and that is fine.
Markus is getting a few more molars in and has been a bit cranky. I never had this problem with any other kids. I didn't even know they had their molars until well after they had grown in. He has a bit of a runny nose and a cough too. I am going to blame the teeth for now. If it gets worse we will go see the doctor, but he seems to be fine.
The rest of the kids are doing good. School is going good. We are getting quite a bit accomplished. Corrisa's grandma bought her an early Christmas present. The third book in the Eargon series and she hasn't put it down since she got it. She is just about done with almost 800 page book so hopefully she will be back to normal soon. There is no sense trying to make her put it down because she will throw daggers at you with her eyes until you let her resume reading. Elijah is getting excited because he gets to wear his costume for preschool story time and preschool next week. His cousin had a pirate themed birthday party over the summer. The kids didn't go, but my SIL gave them all a bag of party favors that included: a bandanna, an eye patch, a hoop ear ring and some other pirate things. So Elijah is saying he is going to be a pirate. Throw some jeans and a shirt and we are good to go. We have a Long John Silvers pirate hat too if he wants to wear that instead of the bandanna. We don't do trick or treating, but we do hand out Bible tracts to kids that come to my house. We bought so many a couple of years ago that we are still handing them out. We hardly get any kids anymore.
Well, that is about all the news in our house. Nothing too exciting. Hope you all have a great rest of the week.
Mark is still working in Wisconsin. He is really enjoying the job there and the people he works with. I am glad of that. He has found a place to live. It is a bit on the expensive side when you have household bills to pay on top of rent, but if he is happy then I guess there isn't much I can say. We are getting excited for Thanksgiving. It will be 2 days shy of 2 months since we last saw Mark when he comes home for the long weekend. We will probably be staying here to spend time with him rather then with other family. The kids don't need to compete for his attention with somebody else for the weekend and that is fine.
Markus is getting a few more molars in and has been a bit cranky. I never had this problem with any other kids. I didn't even know they had their molars until well after they had grown in. He has a bit of a runny nose and a cough too. I am going to blame the teeth for now. If it gets worse we will go see the doctor, but he seems to be fine.
The rest of the kids are doing good. School is going good. We are getting quite a bit accomplished. Corrisa's grandma bought her an early Christmas present. The third book in the Eargon series and she hasn't put it down since she got it. She is just about done with almost 800 page book so hopefully she will be back to normal soon. There is no sense trying to make her put it down because she will throw daggers at you with her eyes until you let her resume reading. Elijah is getting excited because he gets to wear his costume for preschool story time and preschool next week. His cousin had a pirate themed birthday party over the summer. The kids didn't go, but my SIL gave them all a bag of party favors that included: a bandanna, an eye patch, a hoop ear ring and some other pirate things. So Elijah is saying he is going to be a pirate. Throw some jeans and a shirt and we are good to go. We have a Long John Silvers pirate hat too if he wants to wear that instead of the bandanna. We don't do trick or treating, but we do hand out Bible tracts to kids that come to my house. We bought so many a couple of years ago that we are still handing them out. We hardly get any kids anymore.
Well, that is about all the news in our house. Nothing too exciting. Hope you all have a great rest of the week.
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