Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Finally an Update

I have been too tired to post lately.
I feel queasy in the evenings and would sleep 24 hours a day if possible. It's all I can do to stay up till 9 and I nap when the boys nap. I'm not getting a lot done around here but all in all I can't complain and the boys have been so good.
I had my first appointment last week and I am currently JUST past 10 weeks. I'm truly hoping my symptoms go away at 3 months (unlike 4 months with the boys) so that I only have a couple more weeks of this. My due date is Sept 6th.
We had a quick ultrasound at my first appointment (verifying that there is only one baby this time!) and I will have a more detailed ultrasound in a couple of weeks. Here are the first pictures of our baby. We call him/her "Baby C" Because the boys were twins they were ALWAYS referred to as "Baby A" and "Baby B" so it seems only natural that this should be "Baby C"

The boys are always talking about the baby in tummy that is going to come out and then talk about the picture of it. Several friends have recently had babies so as we spend time with them we'll see how the boys do with me actually paying specific attention to one!
Here are some things we could use prayer for....
1) We canceled an Aflac policy that would have paid us money when the baby is born. Had we had this policy when the boys were born we would have received enough to cover our portion of the medical bills (because they were in the hospital so long). There is a waiting period and the DUE date is 2 weeks before we can start receiving benefits. bummer. So... please pray that we can get these new medical bills paid right away (unlike the coming years we will take to pay off the ones from 2 years ago :))
2) Still up in the air about getting a van or something. We're picky about what we want but finances allow what they allow....so.... we'll probably keep what we have and purchase smaller car seats or get something bigger that isn't what we'd like but cheaper so we can almost break even after selling our car. I don't know. Pray for us to make good decisions and for God to provide what we need.
Those are probably the main things for now. Jared has been great at helping around here and my mom will be out for a little bit pretty soon so I can accomplish some things and rest!
3) I had carpal tunnel at the end of my last pregnancy and it turned into this awful tendinitis thing after the boys were born. It lasted about a year (until I was done nursing) and switched back and forth from hand to hand, occasionally in both. No fun. It's been gone almost a year now but a few weeks after getting pregnant I'm having problems with one wrist. PLEASE pray this is a fluke and goes away.
Not to be outdone, the boys are doing well. On a side note, Jaden is terrified of the Happy Birthday song. He screams and cries and runs into the corner and then wants a hug. Not sure what that will mean for their birthday next week. In the following pictures you will see how they climb in each others cribs (don't worry, it's completely impossible for them to choke themselves on the curtain), how they climb on the dresser and how Jaden didn't know how to get down from the dresser and would just go to sleep on top of it. So.... now their room is rearranged so they can't do this anymore. There's also a picture of a rug with roads and tracks they can drive their cars on that Jared played with when he was little. AND a slide we're using from a friend that they love. You will also see a picture of the back of Jackson's head. He sometimes gets upset when I try to take his picture these days and runs away....

2 comments:

  1. AHHH!!! that's so awesome!

    Praying for you guys. Hoping you're not feeling too icky.

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  2. Thank you for your comment Rachel, you're too sweet! And I'm sure that you look stunning, showing or not! Your boys are totally adorable, and I can't wait to find out what the next one's going to be!

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