Saturday, December 22, 2007

Merry Christmas from the Farris Family



This has been a great year for us. We are now in Cininnati and we love it here. We have great friends, Dave loves his job, he is doing great in school (he got 2 A's), we have a great place to live, and our family is happy and healthy. Jeremiah is 4 now and Baby Thomas is almost a month old. LIFE IS GOOD!

Thursday, December 20, 2007

3 weeks old

This is just to show my kids mullet. His hair is so long in back.

Bright eyed on his boppy! He likes his belly and is pretty strong already.

Sweet sleeping boys!

His hair looks so curly after a bath.

Ready for a trip out.

Right as we begin to have a bit of a routine, we will screw it up by heading to Va for a week for Christmas. Dave is finally back in our room, Jeremiah is finally back in his room, and Thomas is in the pack and play rather than my bed. Last night he slept one stretch for 5 hours. It was great.
He has started to have a little baby acne. He is becoming more like Jeremiah. For the first 2 weeks, he was so still and a cuddler. He still cuddles, but he is much more active and raises his head a lot but then flops over. I remember with Jeremiah we were afraid when people held him because he was like that and if you weren't careful, he'd flop right out of your arms.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

This and That

Thursday Dec. 13th
I dont know what it is about my kids and their belly buttons. The nurses say you cant bathe them until their belly buttons fall off, but that it should do so in 1-2 weeks. My kids are always the full 2 weeks. I guess I just want to bathe them so badly, that i have to be patient. Jeremiah's took the full 2 weeks and Thomas's took 15 days. It did however fall off last night in his sleep. I know that couldn't be too comfy in his onsie rolling around. But we finally got a real good bath. He didn't mind it at all until I got him out and he got cold.
Sunday Dec. 9th
Dave and Jeremiah have been camping in the living room so at least someone can have a good nights rest, free from the cries of a newborn. Here is Jeremiah all excited about camping on the first night.



My incision is feeling much better now. It is still tender to the touch and occasionally burns but is much better. I dont think staples will be as pretty of a scar as it was with stitches, but who cares. Who will ever see it anyway.

I read the funniest book while I was pregnant. I think anyone who is pregnant or has been pregnant should read it. It is a fast read and is hilarious and so true.
It is Jenny McCarthy's Belly Laughs, the naked truth about pregnancy and childbirth.

Dave has a really good picture of him and Jeremiah when he was 2 months old of their hands. It is so cute. I decided to do my own of Thomas and my hand. Here it is. But in mine Thomas is 2 weeks old.

Just a few more pictures:

My precious boys- Dec 10th


Santa Baby Dec. 8th
Snoozing- Dec. 12th

Sunday, December 9, 2007

on our own...

Here are a few more recent pics.

10 days old
Mommy and her boys!
Daddy and his boys!
Mom, Me, Thomas, Jeremiah, and Mackenzie
(Jeremiah has carpet burn on his nose in case you were wondering)

Mom ands Mackenzie left us today to go back to VA so we are officially on our own. The true test for me will be after new years since Dave is off a couple of days here and there for paternity leave over the next few weeks before Christmas. We had a wonderful time with all the family here. I have truly been blessed with such great family and in laws. I really appreciate all their help over the past almost 2 weeks.
It seems like Thomas changes everyday. His color is so much better now. He loves his Big brother. He always turns his head towards him when he talks. Jeremiah loves his little brother as well. He is doing really well.
So far, Thomas is eating about every 3 hours during the day and every 4 at night. He is spoiled already though, as it is hard for me to lay him down. I just want to hold him and cherish these little baby days, cause I know how fast they fly by.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

6 days old

Here are a few more pictures.
5 days old
we just came home from the hospital ! (3 days old)
6 days old
When we left the hospital on Saturday Thomas had started looking a little jaundice so they did a level and his bilirubin was 15.6 so they wanted us to go to the doctor on Sunday morning for a recheck and we did and his level had come down to 14 so they were pleased.
His birth weight was 8lb 3 oz and when we left the hospital he was down to 7lb 9 oz. Normally breast fed babies can lose up to 10% of their birth weight and usually regain back to original weight by 2 weeks. On Sunday, he was already back up to 7lb 11 oz and by Tuesday he was up to 7lb 14.5 oz. That was exceptional, so his jaundice is looking better now as well, due to all the good poopy diapers.
They said today at the doctors office everything looked perfect(as if we didnt already know that!)
Thomas is eating about every 3 hours during the day, occasionally a little more often but then has good 4 hours in between at night. He is a little cuddle bug and loves to cuddle up on my chest. I don't mind that a bit!
Jeremiah is doing great being a big brother. He loves to hold him and hug and kiss him. He wants his picture with him all the time. I think he misses not being able to devote all our attention to him, but he is doing well considering.
Thomas is changing everyday. He was swollen at the hospital and now looks more like himself. His color is improving as well, but you can tell next to Jeremiah the difference in color.

Thank you Cathy for the beautiful cake. It was so cute!


(sorry I don't know how to rotate the pictures, I'm dumb)

Thursday, November 29, 2007

more pics...

Im pretty sure Im still numb from the spinal.

Jeremiah loves this kid!
Finally we can see your eyes!

He was swollen, we werent sure what his eyes looked like!

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

It is finished...

Family of four! Finally complete!
I love this kid!
All that hair!
Jeremiah, Buddy, Thomas and Dave
So he arrived to make us a family of 4 at 1:22 pm this afternoon. He had 9,9 apgar scores, which is great. He was a beautiful color of pink and had a nice strong cry.
Surgery for me was good until I had the bag of pitocin to get my uterus to contract down. That was super painful for me. I dont remember that from Jeremiah. I was and am still pretty itchy, but I am trying not to take any benadryl as long as I can stand it. I had an intramuscular injection of morphine but once the bag of Pit ran out, it was amazingly better. I am sore and Im sure i will be tomorrow, but I feel good. I feel swollen especially in my face.
Jeremiah is doing well. He wants to hold the baby in between everyone else. Me, then J, then Harriet, then J. He is so funny. So far so good.
I love that we have WIFI here in the hospital. I will update with new pics as we get cute ones. '
Thanks for all the calls, texts, and especially your prayers. We really appreciate them. Love you guys! We have a baby, YAY!!!

our new edition to the family...

My boys!
hey, thomas gray farris arrived on wednesday november 28, 2007 at 1:22pm. he weighed 8.37lbs and was 21.5" long. Everything seems to be healthy and at or above average so far.

mandy will post a more detailed blog tomorrow. until then, here are some pics...Proud big brother!
















Monday, November 26, 2007

2 days to go and...

I shouldn't be surprised. I have been so healthy this whole pregnancy and Dave has been so sick since we have been here and i have managed to not get anything, until now. I started feeling a little sore throat and some sinus pressure after Thanksgiving and then Sunday my voice was barely with me and today I feel like crap. I think it is a sinus infection. I didn't sleep hardly at all because I had so much junk in my head and throat and I pee every two hours anyway. I called the doctor to make sure this wouldn't affect anything for Wednesday and the nurse said it shouldn't and rather than giving me an antibiotic, to just take mucinex as directed on the box. So I am, and I hope it helps. I want to have this baby Wednesday as scheduled. I just hate it that I feel so bad now.
Luckily we have our house in order. All my clothes are washed and packed and all the decorations are up. We have groceries and the house is clean for the most part so Im ready to have this baby. My pedicure dropped off my priority list today due to how bad I felt so you know i didn't feel good, cause I love a pedicure. Maybe tomorrow I can get it though.
Anyway, next time I add an entry I will have 2 kids. WOW. That is crazy. This is so exciting though. I cant wait.Yay, Thomas is almost here.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Thomas' Weight Guesses

Here is the list so far of guesses of Thomas' weight. I should have a prize. I'll come up with something. Closest to it without going over wins...

Mandy Farris 8lb 11oz
Dave Farris 8lb 10oz
Brian Stanley 9lb 3oz
Lee Williams 8lb 9oz
Paulette Griffin 8lb 8oz
Jake Griffin 8lb
Edie Peel 8lb 15oz
Harriet Farris 7lb 12oz
Barbara Ginn 8lb 9oz
Joel McNelly 7lb 12oz
Tia McNelly 7lb 4oz
Barney Moore 7lb 13.5oz
Liz Moore 8lb 4oz
Amanda Hoffmann 8lb 3oz
Donna Early 9lb 3oz
Lea Hamblin 8lb 4oz
Kellie Wheeling 8lb 2oz
Buddy Farris 9lb 1oz
Shandra Stanley 8lb 8oz
Emily Stanfield 8lb 5oz
Robbie Lovell 8lb 14oz
Rene Hughey 8lb 14oz
John Hughey 7lb 14oz
Chris Boswell 8lb 9.5oz
Alyse DeJulien 8lb 14oz
Jessica Wilson 8lb 16oz
Rachel Olsen 8lb 15oz
Tammy Campany 8lb 4oz
Leslie Stopyra 8lb 8oz
Jessica Early 8lb 2oz
Susan Lieving 8lb 4 oz
Tonya Williams 8lb 14oz
Jane Freeman 8lb 5oz
Mackenzie Moore 7lb 2 oz
Sharon Mabe 8lb 2 oz
Danny Farris 8lb 7.75 oz

Monday, November 19, 2007

9 days

Today I had another MD visit. Not much excitement. I am barely a finger dilated, so she said I would most definatly get my turkey first and then my baby. That is fine, keeping everything on track for next Wednesday.
We set up our Christmas tree today and are almost done shopping so when Thomas comes we can just enjoy him and not stress about shopping and everything else.
Jeremiah has been watching the movie Elf since probably August. I asked him what he wanted to ask Santa for. He said he wanted to sit on his lap and tell him he doesnt smell like Santa, that he smells like Beef and Cheese and then pull his beard off. Which is exactly what Buddy does on the movie. I cracked up but Im not so sure it will be as funny in real life as it is hypothetically. Im sure other kids parents wouldnt appreciate my kids humor and appreciation for the movie Elf. I'll keep you posted when we go as to what happens.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

11 days to go

I had a doctor visit on Thursday evening. I wasn't dilated at all so all that contracting is just getting us ready but making no progress. I am still occasionally contracting but not as often and not at all regularly. I actually feel pretty good.

Dave and I went shopping Friday and finished almost all of our Christmas shopping. We have a few more things that I plan to get the day after Thanksgiving and then I'll just have to wrap, which i love to do and can do anytime. We are putting up our tree next week. Dave is off work Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, so we should be able to have some good down time and relax before the storm hits that next week.

Dave is sick again. This time he has an infection from postnasal drip, probably from his sinus infection he had a few weeks ago. He is on yet another antibiotic and has a referral to the ENT, so hopefully we can get him well before I have a baby and need someone to take care of me. I am not sure I can take care of him, Jeremiah, myself and baby Thomas so soon after having major abdominal surgery. Please pray that Dave can get well soon and stay well for a while. Ohio isn't being very nice to him.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

37 weeks Pregnant

2 weeks

I have 2 more weeks, if I make it. I have been contracting all night and all yesterday. I don't think I will be early but who knows. I wouldn't know what to do if I went into labor unless my water breaks. It isn't bad enough to wake me up though so I think I will know the difference when the real ones hit. I do what I remember from nursing school, drink water and rest. That is what I have been doing now for 2 days. I go to the MD tomorrow so we will see if they are doing anything or if it is still just Braxton Hicks.
Dave has such a busy weekend, he says it has to stay in at least through Monday. I agree. What if I have to have labor and deliver naturally. That is scary when you are all planned for a section.
Pray for me and this please. If Thomas is done cooking, bring him on. Just let me know whats going on and know that I'm in labor and be able to have an epidural no matter what.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

So as the day approaches, I have been gathering my questions for the doctor. One big one for me was contraception after the baby is born. I asked how soon I could get an IUD. I thought it would be pretty immediate, but he said the soonest I could get it would be at 6 weeks post-baby and only then if I have a normal pap smear and my period has resumed. So, if I am nursing, which i plan to do for a few months at least, I more than likely wont have a period. So, I cant get it for a while and I cant get my tubes tied because Im not 30 or I dont have 3 kids. This is crazy. I really hope I dont show up to my 6 weeks check-up pregnant. That would be crazy.

Jeremiah is doing some better. He seems to be getting excited more about 'our' baby. He has been wrapping his stuffed monkey up in his night-night and playing like it is a baby. I hope this is a good sign. He has been doing better about going to class at church. He still has his moments at Mops, but only usually cries for a brief time. He really likes sleeping in our floor next to us, which is usually ok, but I also want him to sleep in his bed. It just seems it wont be as hard if he gets used to it now, as opposed to once Thomas is here. I dont want him to feel like we are kicking him out at that point, but I want him to sleep too, and not be awakened every few hours for me to feed the baby and change diapers. I think he will be fine though. We just need to work on being gentle and watching how we act around the baby, as far as jumping an running and throwing toys, etc. We made Thomas a turtle at build-a-bear from Jeremiah. I have a feeling Jeremiah will try to reclaim it in December, but at the time, he was excited about making 'his' baby a new animal.

A little over two weeks to go. So far, Im not dilated or anything, but he is head down, on my bladder, non-stop. I go back to the doctor this Thursday. This is getting down to the wire, especially with Thanksgiving next week and then our little bundle of Joy will be here. YAY!!!

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

3 more weeks



So from today we have 3 more weeks. I am feeling good. My backache has eased off over the past few days. My sciatica has as well. I have figured out to not be up all night i have to cut off my caffeine by 2 pm, and then I usually can only get up once to go potty.
I am on weekly visits now. Last visit was Friday and I had gained 29 pounds, which is more than I wanted to gain, but I am right on track to be the same delivery weight I was with Jeremiah. Unfortunately I started out 10 pounds heavier with this baby than I did with Jeremiah, meaning I may gain 35 with Thomas, but I gained 45 with Jeremiah.
Some mornings I wake up and feel like my belly has grown over night. It is so strange.
I need to figure out when to get my pedicure, since last time the day before wasn't a good idea. I was scheduled with a c-section with Jeremiah on a Friday and had my manicure and pedicure scheduled for the Thursday before but when I got up my water broke and I never got them. So, now i need to figure out how far in advance I need to make my appointment so that I dont go into labor without my feet pretty.
More to come soon...

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

1 more month

We are on the home stretch now. One more month. I have weekly Dr. visits now. They will begin checking me from below this next time to make sure I'm not dilating. They will also do a Group B strep test to see if I will have to have antibiotics before delivery. I didnt with Jeremiah, but they do it everytime.
Jeremiah is starting to come around. He is finally back in his bed at night. He gets excited about babies most of the time now. He always wants to hold our friends babies, Alivia and Ryan, and asked to help with Alivias diaper this weekend. He is a big NUK man. Any noise those babies make and he thinks they need their pacifier and shoves it in.
I love the feeling of a stirring baby in my belly. That is a feeling that can not be mimiced. I remember last time missing that feeling after it was all over with. I do not think I will miss the constant backache, however. That is my main complaint with this one, especially now at the end is just the constant hurting back, which in turn affects my sleep. I do feel good other than that. I dont want to rush through this pregnancy but I am ready to meet the little guy.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

My Cincy Gals


Jessica, Jessica, Me and Edie



These are my friends who graciously threw my shower. They did such a great job. I really appreciate them for the time, energy and money they put into this. The food was amazing and the decorations were so cute. Thanks again to my girls.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Baby Shower



We had a baby shower this weekend. It was a lot of fun. My friends, Jessica, Jessica, and Edie put it on and did a fantastic job. It was really pretty. They had turtles on the walls and it was nicely decorated. Dave bought my centerpiece of flowers, since it also happened to be Sweetest Day. That was very sweet of him. I got a lot of cute things for the baby. jeremiah helped me open the gifts. He was a big helper. Here are a few pictures from the shower.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Jeremiah not so sure about this

So ever since our 3D ultrasound Jeremiah is not excited about this baby. He now says he doesnt want a brother. The other night he just cried and cried that he didnt want to sleep in his bed. He grabbed our arms and screamed for us to please not leave him. We would be in the hall and he would scream "please, i love you, dont leave me alone". It had us both in tears. It was like we were letting him down and breaking his heart, which literally broke ours. We all had a good cry that night. I cant help but think that Jeremiah is acting out now because he does realize that he is about to have to share and it scares him. I hope he can get over this before the baby gets here (or soon after).
We rearranged rooms so now he is closer to our room, which so far has seemed to help, but he still wants to be close to us a lot and sometimes wanders in at night.
He has never cried when I take him to class at church or preschool or anything. We have always been able to drop him off and he say "see ya mom" and go play. For the past two weeks he has cried crocidile tears and screamed for me not to leave him at Mops and at church. He just wants to be with me. He knows how to make it happen too. He says " mom i will be quiet and sit still, i promise". He is so smart.
It is really hard for us right now to be hard and say no when he just wants to be near us and love on us. We have made a mutual decision to just love on him and be with him all he needs right now. We know one day he wont want to be near us so we are cherishing every moment we have now.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

32 weeks


Here we are at 32 weeks. Time is moving, sometimes it doesnt seem very fast, and others it seems like it is flying. We had a Dr. appointment yesterday. It was uneventful. A couple pound weight gain (as usual) and still measuring good. Thomas' heartbeat was a calm 145, which is great. I go to the doctor every 2 weeks now.
I feel like he is definatly growing. More and more clothes dont fit me everyday.
I feel blessed to be able to have another baby and am very thankful God is allowing me to share in this miracle He is making.
7 more weeks but who is counting ;>)

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

The 3D/4D ultrasound experience

I thought this was so much fun. It was exciting to see Thomas.
He was a bit of a wiggle worm. The lady said I would have my hands full in 2 months. We got some really good pictures though. He gave us a peace sign in one picture. She had to hurry and snap the pics cause he kept putting his hands up on his face. He sucked his hand in some and she showed us his little fat rolls in a few. He has nice long fingers and she showed us his little peach fuzz on his head. He does look like Jeremiah so far. He had his eyes open just looking around and kicking me every chance he got.
She said she was suprised I didnt have bruises from him being so active.
And so it begins, my 3rd (Dave, Jeremiah and now Thomas) ADD child. I love it. God is teaching me patience.
Leave me a comment if you want.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

OMG- I have the best friends EVER

I have great friends. They surprised me this morning with a git certificate in the exact amount I needed to get my 3D/4D ultrasound. That is amazing. I was bummed that I wasnt getting it, but had moved on and then I get this and now I am so excited again. Thank you so much to Lee, Amanda and Kellie. That is a wonderful way to make someones day. Mom and Mackenzie are coming up this weekend and we may do it while they are here. That was PERFECT timing. Thanks again. I love my friends and my life!
Pictures of Thomas will be coming soon. yay!

Monday, September 24, 2007

First name vs Middle name

Mackenzie and Dylan are both middle names, so all through school they had to correct their teachers and say no actually it's Mackenzie or Dylan. They, and other people that go by their middle names, have said that was annoying and not to do that to a kid. What do you think? Is it annoying and if you know you want them to be Thomas, should that for sure be his first name?
I like the name Jacob too, but I like Jacob Thomas (JT) but i dont want him to be Jacob or Jake, it is just too common right now. I want a Thomas. Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on it.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Hair


I am unsure why I grew my hair out for so long. I got it cut again today and I really like it much better short. It feels so much better, and looks much better too. (at least Dave and I think so). I just wanted to show you my new hair.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

On the schedule

We recieved confirmation yesterday that we are scheduled to have our C-section at 1:00pm on Wednesday November 28th at Mercy Anderson.
We have to arrive at 11:00am and can have nothing to eat or drink past midnight.
It is easy to get into countdown mode at this point but I want to be able to enjoy this miracle in the making as much as I can.

29 weeks and definately growing

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

29 weeks

I am 29 weeks now. I went for my Glucose Tolerance Test and they said I would only hear from them if it were bad. Well, this am they called me, so i got a little scared, but then she said, NO, your sugar was fine, your iron was just low, so we are going to have to take iron supplements. GREAT. She said it shouldnt constipate me, which iron has a tendency to do. That was my main thing with it.
So, I have decided against the 3D/4D ultrasound. I want it but i just cant justify it now with money like it is and I have heard many people say they arent that great anyway.
My friend Tammy had her baby which is so exciting. Its almost like my countdown because she was 10 weeks ahead of me and now she is done, so I am next. Robbie was 8 lb. 1 oz and 23 inches long.

Friday, September 14, 2007

Done with 2?

Today I asked the MD if I could have my tubes tied while they were in doing the c-section. He said no, they like 30 or 3. Meaning I have to be 30 years old or have 3 kids and that i should just consider an IUD for a few years. I guess thats fair. I am pretty sure I want to be done with two but I guess anything could happen and I could for whatever reason change my mind. But once we are for sure, Im pretty sure Dave is gonna get the clip as well. We arent going to have any surprise baby at 40.
No Thanks you!

Friday, September 7, 2007

Bittersweet thoughts of 1 and 2

It is kind of bittersweet to imagine life with more than just Jeremiah. We have become accustomed to life with one kid. It is nice. We look at these people with more than one and see how much harder life is. At night, if Jeremiah wants to sleep with us, its ok because it is just him. It is easy to go to the park or to a movie or the mall with one kid.
On the other hand, he is spoiled. He knows he is our only little man and the only one for G and Papa and Nana and Pop. He knows how to ask for things and get it.
He is smart, sneaky, and spoiled. I know i contributed much to this, and now i feel the need to do it all the more since in 3 months he will no longer be our center of attention. I almost hate it for him. He doesnt know what is about to happen and i wish there was a way to prepare him.
It makes me sad to watch him play at home by himself, talking to himself and his toys.
I feel almost selfish that I didn't have a child sooner than now for him to play with. I feel like I have deprived him and now his life will be rocked. I know it won't be (I hope) as dramatic as I feel like it could, but it is still easy to see why people have more than 1 kid and close together. I feel like my saying 'I dont have the sanity for more than 1 kid', like I did until recently, was very selfish of me and I should have thought more about him than me.
I cant imagine life with more than one kid right now. We have become used to and comfortable with life this way.
I just hope it goes better than i am expecting. I hope Jeremiah just takes the Big brother role and runs with it. I hope he is a big helper and loves it and doesnt feel like it is what he has to do. I hope we can still show him all the love we have for the past almost 4 years and he doesnt miss a beat. I also hope we love Thomas like we do Jeremiah and Thomas doesnt feel like Jeremiahs life was so much better than his. I'm sure im over thinking this, but it is hard not to.
Yeah, so this is what I think about alot right now.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

My Cincy Weaknesses

I had mentioned that the reason i thought this baby had grown so much since i moved here had to do with the Skyline Chili and the Snowies. I just wanted to shine a little light on what those looked like for all you southerners.

From what i hear, they have these Hawaiin Ice/Snowie stands all over the midwest, but we didnt have them in NC and we only had 1 in VA, but it wasnt nearly as good as these, and they are everywhere here.

Skyline is a Cincinnati thing and has become our Monday night routine, thanks to kids eat free on Monday nights. We now know how to order and we get a Large 3-Way "Juicy". Our waitress, (who now knows us and our order as soon as she sees us, )introduced us to this 'juicy' way of ordering. She said it just gives you more, since we split it. It is SO good, and filling. One more great thing about Skyline is that they have good sweet tea, which is hard to come by up here. (And yes, there is really that big of a mound of cheese on top.)

Here are a few pics of why this baby seems to be growing. Sugar (snowie) and Fat (Skyline).





Tuesday, September 4, 2007

3D/4D Ultrasound- What to do?

I am debating whether or not to do a 3D/4D ultrasound. They look really cool, to be able to see your baby upclose and personal. I wouldnt have done it with Jeremiah because we were surprised as to his gender, but we know this baby is a boy.
It is kind of pricey, but with the $50 off coupon, it makes it $175. For that you get a 20-30 minute session recorded on a color DVD and VHS to music, so I can share it with the family. You also get 4 color pictures and a cd of 15-30 color images to email or print and a website hosting of the images. Also, for that price you get a free facial or pedicure and half off any other ultrasound during this pregnancy.
It sound so good and it is something I didnt do with Jeremiah. There are so many things I did with him, that I wont be able to do with Thomas, so I think I should, but then again it seems like a lot of money.
What to do, what to do.
I'll keep you posted as to what i choose. If i do it, i need to do it in the next 2-3 weeks.
the website is www.becomingmomspa.com if you want to see what it looks like, they have a video sample.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Doctor visit at 26 weeks

We went to the doctor today and saw Dr. Flemming. He was very nice. Pretty much all we did was weigh me and measure me.
I had gained 8 pounds and was measuring right on target. He let Jeremiah hold the doppler while he listened to the heart beat which Jeremiah just thought was really cool. He asked him if he would like to come work with them and be a doctor. Jeremiah said no, he neded to go home and watch Willie Wanka, because Agustus falls in the chocolate river. Dr. Flemming just laughed.
He is the doctor that will be on call on Wednesdays so hopefully he will do my c-section on the 28th of November. The heart rate was strong and in the 140s.
So pretty much it was an uneventful visit, which was good.
We will go back at 28 weeks for the glucose tolerance test.

Monday, August 27, 2007

26 weeks

so here we are a few weeks further along. I feel like I have gained a lot in the past month. I go to the MD Wed. so we will see what he says. I think all the Snowies and Skyline Chili is beginning to catch up to me. I also am having some swelling in my hands and feet, but I mainly feel like it is due to the heat. I hope anyway. I still feel pretty good though.

I traveled to VA this weekend and it was a long 6 hour drive by myself. We had a great time though. We went to G's lake and swam. It was so warm, it almost didnt cool you off. We got to hang out with Dylan and Mackenzie. Mawmaw came to the lake for a night. It is good to be back home though.

Here is a pic of me now at 26 weeks.

26 weeks

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Jeremiah has no idea how his life will change

I almost feel sorry for the little guy. Dave and I were first born so we know the agony of a new sibling. It is rough. Somehow, I guess I was too busy taking care of two to be very jealous. Dave on the other hand was very jealous of Danny. They were 5 years apart, we were 3 andn 1/2. Jeremiah and Thomas will be 4 years apart.
He is sometimes cute with other kids 'petting' them or talking in a sweet voice about how cute they are. But then he will try to force the Nuk in their mouth or raise up their head and force a pillow under their head. We will have our hands so full, just watching him. He is excited about having a job to help. He likes making sure the baby has his Nuk so he wants to be on Nuk patrol.
It will be so fun to watch and see how he handles all this new baby stuff. The main thing, I think, for him, will be split attention. He is a daddys boy so to have his dad hold and love someone else will be hard for him. Not to mention me, G and Papa, and Nana and Pop.
He needs lots of prayers right now, because I just am afraid he may regress or start acting out(worse) to get attention again. Please pray that he adjust well.

Monday, August 13, 2007

A Question of Southern Hospitality

People have always said that people in the south are friendlier. I am not sure of that. I thought moving to "the north" would be bad because of all these yankees and how rude they are. Maybe it is just here, but the people are really friendly.
I think i have been subconsciously trying to not like it here because it isnt NC or VA, but i really like it here so far. I havent experienced a winter yet, but the summer so far has been great! I think there are great people all over the world and sometimes it just takes being open and willing to see them. Ohio besides from being 6 hours away from our families is not as bad as i was hoping. I think we may enjoy it here.
The only thing that makes me sad is if Jeremiah loses his cute little southern accent and that Thomas wont have one except for what he picks up from his brother and VA family. That is sad because i LOVE his accent.

Getting much better!!

After lots of prayer and numerous jumping jacks and proding on my belly, i think i have made the baby change positions. He doesnt seem to be wedged down in my pelvis because my pain has subsided a ton. There is still the bone seperating pain, but it is a more uncomfortable that it is Pain, like when he was chillin down there. Thank the Lord!
So we are doing good now.
Just trying to stay cool. It was 100 degrees one day last week, but not like 100 in NC, because the humidity is much less.

Friday, August 10, 2007



Its A Boy!!
Its hard to see in the picture but there it is.