This morning I had chips and salsa with an A&W for breakfast. It was the only thing that sounded good to me. I've been throwing up a couple of times a week, but I'm not nearly as sick as I was with Evelyn or Clark. With Evelyn, I was very sick for the whole pregnancy. With Clark, I had awful acid reflux for the last half of my pregnancy and I was very uncomfortable. So far with this one, I have to go to the bathroom all the time and I seem to have more cravings. I'm also tired all the time. It really hasn't been a hard pregnancy so far. Since I'm not as sick as before, I get anxious about miscarrying again. It's almost reassuring when I throw up because then I know the baby is doing ok. When I do throw up, Evelyn always comes in the bathroom and rubs my back and says, "You ok Mommy?" What 2 year old has that much compassion? Anyways, I just wanted to document how I'm feeling since this is the closest thing I have to keeping a journal...and I'm really not good at updating this even.
Currently, both of my kids are dancing to Choo Choo Soul. It is just the cutest. Since I am so tired all the time and we're also in the process of packing up our lives...again...my kids watch a lot of Disney Junior. We go on a walk every evening and try to go to the park every day though. Evelyn's favorite shows are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Sheriff Callie's Wild West, and of course Little Einsteins. She asks to watch "Rocket Ship" every day. Her favorite movies to watch are Finding Nemo and Leap Frog. Clark loves books. Evelyn didn't like books when she was younger so it's fun to read with Clark. Yesterday, Clark had a double-whammy of doctor appointments. He first had to get his ears cleaned again (hopefully for the last time) and then he had his one year well-child check. He is now terrified of doctors and he had to get 3 shots. He handles shots like a champ. He woke up after his nap and was so cheery! What a good kid. Every night I reflect on my day as I tell Andy what we did, and I am just so grateful for my kids! They are the best and we have so much fun together. I feel so blessed to be a mother and so blessed that I can stay at home with them. My kids are happy, smart, friendly, caring, and I feel so grateful to have them in my life.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
My 28th Birthday
On Tuesday I turned 28 and it was such a good day. I was able to see my baby, be with my family, Andy had it off, and he threw me a surprise birthday party. He took me out for a little bit in the evening and when we came back to my parent's, my closest friends were there! I have never been more surprised in my life. There wasn't cars outside of my house and my mom didn't drop any hints like she normally does when Andy is going to surprise me. The first person I saw was my friend Diana's husband Richard who I don't know very well and I was so confused and I couldn't remember who he was! It was so thoughtful of Andy to do that for me and so good of my friends to travel to see me. I felt so loved. The people that were there were Diana and Richard Thompson and their 2 kids, Jackie Lambert, Heather Wheeler, Rob Dangerfield, Aleisha and Rory Christensen, Janae Bedke, Megan and Mike LeFevor and their baby, and my grandparents came too. I was so overwhelmed and filled with joy. It was the best surprise. I have the best friends and the best family. I love them all so much. It was a great way to start off my 28th year!
Missionary Moment and an update
This morning a woman came over to pick up some baby cereal Clark doesn't eat anymore and she taught me something in the brief moment I had with her. She gave me a pamphlet for her church and said "since you are giving me something, I wanted to share something with you." It was so brave of her and it inspired me to be a better missionary myself. I wasn't offended and I will actually read the pamphlet because I like learning about different religions. I bet most people will have the same reaction I did when she gave me something that is important to her and I hope it will be easier for me in the future to share a simple message of my faith with others.
3-12-14 Clark had surgery to put tubes in his ears and to have his adenoids removed. We got there at 6:30 am and he did really well before, considering he was hungry and couldn't eat plus we had to wait quite a while. At 7:45 the anesthesiologist took Clark away and it broke my heart because Clark didn't want to leave me and I thought I could be there when he was put to sleep. At 8:08 they brought Clark back to me and he was crying and so confused. I found out it was worse than the dr thought so it was a really good thing he got it done. I had a hard time calming Clark down and we were finally allowed to leave around 9. Clark had a hard day that day, but starting the next day I could already tell a big difference. He was so much happier. Fast forward to today 3-20. I took Clark in for his post-surgery appt and the kids did great for the first hour. (We had to wait FOREVER!) When the dr finally came in, he noticed right away Clark's tubes were plugged with mucus so we had to go into this surgical room to hold Clark down (it took 3 of us plus Evelyn holding his foot) and the dr put a funnel thing into his ear and started squirting fluid into his ear trying to get the mucus off. When the mucus was dislodged, he put a vacuum thing into his ear to suck out the pus in his ear. Poor kid. I was told it didn't hurt, but it sure was loud. It took a while for the first ear and then he did the second ear and then I was told Clark needed a shot as well and we would have to come back tomorrow to do it all over again...on his first birthday. I hope his ears will look better tomorrow.
Evelyn is now 2 1/2 and is such a good girl. She is getting over something too; I think she might have had Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease since she said her mouth hurt and she had bumps by her mouth, and on her hands and feet. However, it's supposed to be very contagious and Clark didn't get it so I don't know if it was that or not. Plus after talking to others whose kids had it, they all said how awful it was and it really wasn't bad. She was still her normal, happy self-she just wouldn't eat. She loves playing with others and asks every day to go to G-ma and G-pa's. Little does she know we'll be moving there in about 2 weeks!
The last day of February, my landlord called and said, "Your lease is up tomorrow and I assume you're moving out?" What? When we lived in another apartment they owned, we were able to do month-to-month after our lease so I was expecting that again. After asking about that she said they wanted us to sign another year lease and they already found someone in our ward who was moving in. You never know what to expect with these particular landlords. When we lived in their apt the first time, we were subtly told we needed to move out because we were having a baby. Now they are making us move out because we can't sign another year lease. Sidenote: this house was vacant for over a year before we moved in, because they are such weird people and are so strict with who they will let live here. I was worried they would do something like they did the first time so Andy and I were already discussing some options before I got called to move. Luckily, my parent's are letting move in with them again. They are such kind people. We're moving in on March 29th and we have no idea how long we'll stay there.
Earlier this year, Andy was told by the end of the year he would have a district manager interview and it could be months before he was placed somewhere. Well, now we're being told it could be much sooner than that so we're just going with the flow and excited to see where we go!
Also, I'm pregnant. I'm due October 2nd, so I'm 12 weeks today. I have been throwing up almost every day, but this pregnancy is a breeze compared to Evelyn and Clark. On Tuesday, my birthday, we had our first dr appt and saw the baby move and heard the baby's heartbeat. It was the best birthday present ever. I'm nervous to be a mother of three, but I'm excited at the same time. My continual prayer is that I can be the best mom for my kids and they will feel loved. I love being a mom and I'm so grateful I can stay at home with them. I love my family.
3-12-14 Clark had surgery to put tubes in his ears and to have his adenoids removed. We got there at 6:30 am and he did really well before, considering he was hungry and couldn't eat plus we had to wait quite a while. At 7:45 the anesthesiologist took Clark away and it broke my heart because Clark didn't want to leave me and I thought I could be there when he was put to sleep. At 8:08 they brought Clark back to me and he was crying and so confused. I found out it was worse than the dr thought so it was a really good thing he got it done. I had a hard time calming Clark down and we were finally allowed to leave around 9. Clark had a hard day that day, but starting the next day I could already tell a big difference. He was so much happier. Fast forward to today 3-20. I took Clark in for his post-surgery appt and the kids did great for the first hour. (We had to wait FOREVER!) When the dr finally came in, he noticed right away Clark's tubes were plugged with mucus so we had to go into this surgical room to hold Clark down (it took 3 of us plus Evelyn holding his foot) and the dr put a funnel thing into his ear and started squirting fluid into his ear trying to get the mucus off. When the mucus was dislodged, he put a vacuum thing into his ear to suck out the pus in his ear. Poor kid. I was told it didn't hurt, but it sure was loud. It took a while for the first ear and then he did the second ear and then I was told Clark needed a shot as well and we would have to come back tomorrow to do it all over again...on his first birthday. I hope his ears will look better tomorrow.
Evelyn is now 2 1/2 and is such a good girl. She is getting over something too; I think she might have had Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease since she said her mouth hurt and she had bumps by her mouth, and on her hands and feet. However, it's supposed to be very contagious and Clark didn't get it so I don't know if it was that or not. Plus after talking to others whose kids had it, they all said how awful it was and it really wasn't bad. She was still her normal, happy self-she just wouldn't eat. She loves playing with others and asks every day to go to G-ma and G-pa's. Little does she know we'll be moving there in about 2 weeks!
The last day of February, my landlord called and said, "Your lease is up tomorrow and I assume you're moving out?" What? When we lived in another apartment they owned, we were able to do month-to-month after our lease so I was expecting that again. After asking about that she said they wanted us to sign another year lease and they already found someone in our ward who was moving in. You never know what to expect with these particular landlords. When we lived in their apt the first time, we were subtly told we needed to move out because we were having a baby. Now they are making us move out because we can't sign another year lease. Sidenote: this house was vacant for over a year before we moved in, because they are such weird people and are so strict with who they will let live here. I was worried they would do something like they did the first time so Andy and I were already discussing some options before I got called to move. Luckily, my parent's are letting move in with them again. They are such kind people. We're moving in on March 29th and we have no idea how long we'll stay there.
Earlier this year, Andy was told by the end of the year he would have a district manager interview and it could be months before he was placed somewhere. Well, now we're being told it could be much sooner than that so we're just going with the flow and excited to see where we go!
Also, I'm pregnant. I'm due October 2nd, so I'm 12 weeks today. I have been throwing up almost every day, but this pregnancy is a breeze compared to Evelyn and Clark. On Tuesday, my birthday, we had our first dr appt and saw the baby move and heard the baby's heartbeat. It was the best birthday present ever. I'm nervous to be a mother of three, but I'm excited at the same time. My continual prayer is that I can be the best mom for my kids and they will feel loved. I love being a mom and I'm so grateful I can stay at home with them. I love my family.
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