I wish I could say the week had gotten better, but so far, it just seems to be getting worse. I KNOW God is putting these obstacles in my path to strengthen my faith in Him, but in the midst of these human emotions, it makes it hard to see that sometimes. I know for most of you, you're wondering what's been going on. And maybe at some point I will feel comfortable blogging about it, but I haven't quite reached that point yet. Please continue to pray for me and that I will be able to continually see that this is God's perfect will; that He isn't doing this to hurt me, but to strengthen me. :-) I think all of us need a little reminding of that from time to time.
Both the kids have been doing well and I can't get over how quickly they are growing up on me. Maybe it's the pregnancy hormones but sometimes I will look at them and become overwhelmed at the thought of how quickly time is passing. Seems like yesterday I was finding out we were pregnant for the first time, and now, we're waiting on baby number three to arrive. God's blessings have our cup overflowing...and we love it. <3
But anyways, it's off of here for now. Hope everyone has a great evening!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Ups and Downs
What a week it has been. I'm not going to go into great detail but let's just sum it up to say it was probably the most physically and emotionally draining week I've faced in quite some time. So thankful to have gotten some good news to start off the new week, though. My friend Becca texted me this morning with the news that she delivered a baby girl, Evelyn, this morning. A little bit ago I saw her picture for the first time and she is PRECIOUS! (A shout out to the Rothrocks....you make beautiful babies!!) Anyways, looking forward to packing up and heading to Richmond sometime soon for a visit.
I have my first prenatal appointment set up for March 30th, which is also Haleigh Bop's birthday. What a cool birthday present to be able to meet her sibling for the first time. We have FINALLY chosen names but have decided to wait to reveal them until we find out the sex of the baby. And when we find out is still up in the air. I would like to wait until the day I give birth so I can be surprised. To me, the thought of not knowing up until the last possible moment is magical. But, hubby is chomping at the bit to know (and is hoping for another baby boy). *grin* I have a feeling we will be finding out in a few more months, haha.
Well, it's off of here for now to relax for a while. I'm still not totally back to my normal self but am well on my way. Hope everyone has a blessed week!
I have my first prenatal appointment set up for March 30th, which is also Haleigh Bop's birthday. What a cool birthday present to be able to meet her sibling for the first time. We have FINALLY chosen names but have decided to wait to reveal them until we find out the sex of the baby. And when we find out is still up in the air. I would like to wait until the day I give birth so I can be surprised. To me, the thought of not knowing up until the last possible moment is magical. But, hubby is chomping at the bit to know (and is hoping for another baby boy). *grin* I have a feeling we will be finding out in a few more months, haha.
Well, it's off of here for now to relax for a while. I'm still not totally back to my normal self but am well on my way. Hope everyone has a blessed week!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Big Fat Positive
It's been a crazy couple of days, as you can imagine. Friday morning I woke up bright and early to head to the oral surgeon to have my wisdom teeth extracted. With Daddy and our toddlers in tow, we packed up in the car and headed out on our little adventure. We stopped by Hardees for biscuits and hash rounds to bribe the kids into being good while they waited for Mommy's surgery to be over. Unfortunately, Mama didn't partake because I was ordered not to eat anything before coming into the office. We arrived and I was whisked away to the back where I was given an oral anesthetic and a total of eight shots to numb my mouth. Then, the loveliness ensued...the sound of the drill (even WITH my headphones on) will be forever ingrained in my memory. Let's just say I was thankful to be out of there for the day. I was nauseous on and off throughout that day, but chalked it up to the pain I was in after my numbing wore off. I am not big on pain meds so I only took three total before switching over to Tylenol.
The next day, I woke up in terrible pain but ready to face the day. Never did I think that it would be a day full of surprises. Let me start off by saying that I had spent the week feeling crampy and just...off. That's the best way to put it. I was overly emotional (which I assumed was because I was late starting my period). Anyways, I had told a friend earlier in the week that I felt "pregnantish" and that I was planning on taking a pregnancy test. I only wanted to rule it out so I could get on to figuring out the real reason for Aunt Flo not showing her lovely self. I took a test Thursday with a definite negative and had planned on calling my OB/GYN on Monday to set up an appointment to discuss reasons for my late cycle. Well, Saturday I had an extra pregnancy test so I decided to take one again "just because I had a feeling". I can't explain it other than I've been pregnant twice before and am very aware of the symptoms. Even though, in our minds, there was absolutely NO WAY this was a possibility...we've been VERY careful.
Well, it was one of the cheapo Dollar Store tests that we had laying around. Within two minutes a dark pink line and a very faint pink line showed up. It was then that I knew. I stood there for probably three or four minutes just staring at it...almost wondering if it was real. I stepped out of the bathroom and handed it to Caleb, who said it "probably wasn't positive but I'm going to buy a box of digital ones just in case". I knew there would be no reason to argue with him, but in my heart I already knew God had blessed us with another miracle; a very unexpected miracle, but one all the same. When Caleb got back from Wal*Mart I, again went to the bathroom and told him to go and check it...simply because I wanted to see his reaction when it said what I already knew it would..."PREGNANT". He looked down at it and shook his head, muttering "it's not possible. It's just NOT possible". Then he looked up at me and said, "well, honey, I guess you are!" I laughed, my cheeks flushed with excitement. Tears came to my eyes and I felt so many emotions flooding me at once; happiness, uncertainty, disbelief, excitement, thankfulness. I immediately got out the camera and started snapping pictures, documenting the new life of baby J number 3. Even though this was very unexpected, we are praising God for our blessing. We are so in love with our two toddlers and can't wait to welcome this newborn into our lives.
That was Friday and Saturday, and most of Sunday was spent talking with people on the phone, telling them all about our third little one. We are blessed to have such a loving and supportive family, offering many congratulations. *grin* I can't thank God enough for our wonderful friends and family. Also, yesterday we watched the first snow of the year fall and enjoyed it's beauty. Noah absolutely LOVED it and played in it a while today, but Hales was less than impressed. She would much rather be snuggled up under a warm blanket with her Mama...which suited me just fine as I wanted to do the same.
Today, we woke up and headed back to the dentist office to have my dry socket taken care of. I have to go back every two days for the next week to have it repacked with a clove packet...and let me just say, ewwww. It probably wouldn't have made me sick before, but baby definitely doesn't like it so I've been vomiting most of the day. I will probably tell the dentist on Wednesday just to forget about it. I'll deal with the pain because I certainly can't deal with the morning sickness as well. After we got out of the dentist, hubby took me to get a new phone. It's a Samsung Galaxy 5 Smartphone with unlimited everything (texting, internet, picture messaging...you name it) and he got an I Phone 4. I am really excited to be able to use it when I take the kids for walks. I can listen to music or watch movies as long as we go somewhere with 3G or 4G coverage, and lucky for us, most of the area we live in has it now. :-) So, all in all, a very exciting weekend.
I'm off of here to go lay on the couch and catch up on some DV-R with hubby. Looking forward to what the Lord has in store for our family during the upcoming week. Please pray that the morning sickness subsides a bit.
The next day, I woke up in terrible pain but ready to face the day. Never did I think that it would be a day full of surprises. Let me start off by saying that I had spent the week feeling crampy and just...off. That's the best way to put it. I was overly emotional (which I assumed was because I was late starting my period). Anyways, I had told a friend earlier in the week that I felt "pregnantish" and that I was planning on taking a pregnancy test. I only wanted to rule it out so I could get on to figuring out the real reason for Aunt Flo not showing her lovely self. I took a test Thursday with a definite negative and had planned on calling my OB/GYN on Monday to set up an appointment to discuss reasons for my late cycle. Well, Saturday I had an extra pregnancy test so I decided to take one again "just because I had a feeling". I can't explain it other than I've been pregnant twice before and am very aware of the symptoms. Even though, in our minds, there was absolutely NO WAY this was a possibility...we've been VERY careful.
Well, it was one of the cheapo Dollar Store tests that we had laying around. Within two minutes a dark pink line and a very faint pink line showed up. It was then that I knew. I stood there for probably three or four minutes just staring at it...almost wondering if it was real. I stepped out of the bathroom and handed it to Caleb, who said it "probably wasn't positive but I'm going to buy a box of digital ones just in case". I knew there would be no reason to argue with him, but in my heart I already knew God had blessed us with another miracle; a very unexpected miracle, but one all the same. When Caleb got back from Wal*Mart I, again went to the bathroom and told him to go and check it...simply because I wanted to see his reaction when it said what I already knew it would..."PREGNANT". He looked down at it and shook his head, muttering "it's not possible. It's just NOT possible". Then he looked up at me and said, "well, honey, I guess you are!" I laughed, my cheeks flushed with excitement. Tears came to my eyes and I felt so many emotions flooding me at once; happiness, uncertainty, disbelief, excitement, thankfulness. I immediately got out the camera and started snapping pictures, documenting the new life of baby J number 3. Even though this was very unexpected, we are praising God for our blessing. We are so in love with our two toddlers and can't wait to welcome this newborn into our lives.
That was Friday and Saturday, and most of Sunday was spent talking with people on the phone, telling them all about our third little one. We are blessed to have such a loving and supportive family, offering many congratulations. *grin* I can't thank God enough for our wonderful friends and family. Also, yesterday we watched the first snow of the year fall and enjoyed it's beauty. Noah absolutely LOVED it and played in it a while today, but Hales was less than impressed. She would much rather be snuggled up under a warm blanket with her Mama...which suited me just fine as I wanted to do the same.
Today, we woke up and headed back to the dentist office to have my dry socket taken care of. I have to go back every two days for the next week to have it repacked with a clove packet...and let me just say, ewwww. It probably wouldn't have made me sick before, but baby definitely doesn't like it so I've been vomiting most of the day. I will probably tell the dentist on Wednesday just to forget about it. I'll deal with the pain because I certainly can't deal with the morning sickness as well. After we got out of the dentist, hubby took me to get a new phone. It's a Samsung Galaxy 5 Smartphone with unlimited everything (texting, internet, picture messaging...you name it) and he got an I Phone 4. I am really excited to be able to use it when I take the kids for walks. I can listen to music or watch movies as long as we go somewhere with 3G or 4G coverage, and lucky for us, most of the area we live in has it now. :-) So, all in all, a very exciting weekend.
I'm off of here to go lay on the couch and catch up on some DV-R with hubby. Looking forward to what the Lord has in store for our family during the upcoming week. Please pray that the morning sickness subsides a bit.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Blessings Times 3
God has chosen to bless us with another miracle. Baby Johnston (number 3) will be here sometime in October. :-)
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Spaghetti Night
Haleigh's first time eating "sketti" was quite a success. Although I'm pretty sure more of it ended up on her than it did in her mouth, she LOVED it. Just wanted to show off another milestone moment. *grin*
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
A Fit Mama
I broke down and joined Weight Watchers because I finally reached a plateau in my own attempts at gaining back my pre-pregnancy body. I am currently only doing the online program because with two toddlers, I certainly don't have much extra time on my hands right now to attend the meetings. I weigh in on Saturday and I'm hoping I have lost at least two pounds. I am really excited to be a part of this, as so many of my friends have had fantastic results. The hardest part for me is reaching the amount of activity points I'm supposed to get each day but when the weather gets warmer, and we are able to get outside more, that will be easier. Anyways, just thought I would share my excitement with everyone. :-) Hope each of you is having a GREAT week!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
The Crazy But Wonderful Happenings in the Life of a Stay at Home Mom
I can't believe that tomorrow is Monday already. The weekends sure do fly by way too fast. On a good note, hubby and I have been discussing the possibility of switching around his work schedule. He currently works M-F 7:30am-3:30pm. We are considering changing it to M-Th. 7am-4:30pm with every other Friday off. The two Fridays a month he would still work would be normal hours of 7:30am-3:30pm. So basically..he would have a 3 day weekend every other week. Does that make sense? Sometimes I am confusing, lol.
Anyways, we are also looking into hiring a sitter one day a week for a few hours (9am-12ish) so that I have time to get errands run; grocery shopping, paying bills, etc. I try my hardest but with both the kids being mobile now, and very much NOT liking to sit still, it's almost a nightmare. Then, when hubby gets home, currently at 4, but possibly going to be as late as 5, we just don't have much time to get things done in the evenings. As soon as he gets home we eat dinner, clean up the kitchen, give the kids their baths and by this time, it's at least 6:00. The kids go to bed around 7:30 or 8 so that really only leaves 1 1/2 to 2 hours for playtime and winding down before heading to bed. And then it's getting lunches packed or cooked for the next day...the crazy but wonderful happenings in the life of a stay at home Mom! *grin*
Well, I had a little more I wanted to write about but I guess I will have to end here for the night. Hubby and I are going to cuddle up and watch a couple of TV shows and head to bed. Recently, Haleigh has been waking us up around midnight every night and refusing to go back to sleep until 3 or 4am. So you can imagine how sleep deprived we have been. :-) Hope each of you has a blessed start to your weeks.
Anyways, we are also looking into hiring a sitter one day a week for a few hours (9am-12ish) so that I have time to get errands run; grocery shopping, paying bills, etc. I try my hardest but with both the kids being mobile now, and very much NOT liking to sit still, it's almost a nightmare. Then, when hubby gets home, currently at 4, but possibly going to be as late as 5, we just don't have much time to get things done in the evenings. As soon as he gets home we eat dinner, clean up the kitchen, give the kids their baths and by this time, it's at least 6:00. The kids go to bed around 7:30 or 8 so that really only leaves 1 1/2 to 2 hours for playtime and winding down before heading to bed. And then it's getting lunches packed or cooked for the next day...the crazy but wonderful happenings in the life of a stay at home Mom! *grin*
Well, I had a little more I wanted to write about but I guess I will have to end here for the night. Hubby and I are going to cuddle up and watch a couple of TV shows and head to bed. Recently, Haleigh has been waking us up around midnight every night and refusing to go back to sleep until 3 or 4am. So you can imagine how sleep deprived we have been. :-) Hope each of you has a blessed start to your weeks.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Sickly
Sitting here listening to the sounds of peace and quiet. The last couple of days have been rough; it started Monday when both the kids started getting the sniffles. No big deal...I just assumed it was allergies or the crazy weather causing runny noses. Then, Haleigh spend Monday and all day yesterday crying on and off throughout the day...yesterday I'm pretty sure she cried for three hours straight due to her two top teeth coming in. It's hard to believe she is 10 months old and is just now getting toofies, but I'm thankful because this will make eating much easier for her. Well, Noah was acting super clingy yesterday; he even let me rock him to sleep which he hasn't wanted me to do since he was around a year old. This morning he woke up and refused to eat his breakfast (which was a big sign he was feeling bad because he ALWAYS wants to eat as soon as he wakes up). I went over to give him and hug and he looked at me, eyes streaming tears and said "Mama, hurts." I said, "What hurts buddy?" He pointed to his ear and I hugged him to find he was burning up. Took his temperature and sure enough, 102 degrees. Set up a doctor's appointment and it's a good thing I took him in because he has a cold and an ear infection in one ear, with signs that pointed to a possible double ear infection; I'm assuming she meant that one ear was currently worse than the other one. Got him his antibiotics and headed home for naps. Poor guy is sleeping now and I"m praying he rests for at least a couple of hours...I know he needs it. Please say a prayer for him and that he starts to feel better soon.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Living Life
Just wanted to post really quick and let everyone know we are still alive and well! :-) Haleigh is in full blown toddler mode, walking and crawling everywhere. She has also turned into our little climber...she has such strong arms and legs she can practically reach anywhere and anything she puts her mind to. She is also teething and hasn't been in the best mood the past couple of days. Other than that, we are all doing well. I've spent the last couple of days absolutely exhausted and I haven't a clue why. Seems like it doesn't matter how much sleep I get, my body never feels well rested. Oh well...guess this means I will be heading to Starbucks for a Grande iced coffee! :-)
Friday, February 3, 2012
I'm Still Here
I haven't blogged in almost a week which is rare for me. The weather has just been so nice I have been outside practically every single day soaking up the sun. Also, I joined a Mom's group and have met the nicest people. One of the girls and I have become fast friends and I can't keep the smile off my face. Being a stay at home parent can get so lonely sometimes. I love having the opportunity to stay at home with my babies but I am in desperate need of adult conversation by the end of my workday. It's nice getting together with my other mom friends and having play dates...makes my day go by so much quicker! :-) Anyways, it's off of here for now because hubby will be home soon and we are heading out for dinner. Got our tax returns back and paid off two of our credit cards, but had a little bit left over. Hope everyone has a super blessed weekend!
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