I'll be honest, this week has been so much better than last week!
I'm fortunate to have a pretty good immune system, which means rarely getting sick. That seems to change when I'm pregnant. Last Sunday night, I noticed my stomach was bothering me, but it seemed like pregnancy heartburn.
I woke up Monday not feeling great, but made breakfast and made it to the gym. By the time E and I left the gym and headed to Publix to pick up a couple of things really quick, I wasn't feeling so hot.
I had flashbacks to my pregnancy with Eden, where I felt sick right around this same time in pregnancy, but I felt worse when pregnancy with Eden.
We came home, got things unpacked, and I prayed that Eden would take an early nap so I could lay down. Thankfully, she went down before lunch (which is rare), and I laid in the bed while she was napping. I made E's lunch, texted R that I wasn't feeling so good, and attempted to eat a little myself.
R came home at 3, and I went straight to the bed for about an hour. I had called the OBGYN and asked for some nausea meds, and I had R pick them up while I slept. By dinner time at 5:30, I knew I was definitely out for the count. I took a Zofran (which actually made me almost throw up..weird), and went back to bed. R gave E her bath and got her in the bed, and I stayed in bed.
R had 3 meetings he was leading the next day, so I knew he couldn't stay home to help with E. I asked him to call and see if his mom could come from Mobile to help. She was able to come by lunchtime the next day, and I am so, so glad.
What a weird stomach thing I had. I never threw up, and I never really had bad stomach cramps like you normally would, but was sick to my stomach for 5, yes, 5 days. I finally called the ob that Thursday and thought maybe I needed to come in and be evaluated. The nurse said try gas-x..(yea that did nothing but make me feel worse), and said if I wasn't better by the next day to come in. R's mom left Thursday afternoon, and by Friday, I finally began feeling like my old tired, pregnant self again.
I was worried that not eating much for 5 days would make me lose a few pounds, and ya'll know I definitely didn't need to lose any weight. I weighed at the gym on Monday and it seemed I lost a pound. I was happy that was all.
I weighed again at the gym today, and I was back to my former pre-sickness weight.
Sigh...I am really praying that this is the end of pregnancy illness for me. I wash my hands all the time, and try to be careful, but darn it I guess my defenses just aren't as good as normal.
In other notes, we went Saturday afternoon and ordered baby sister's bedroom furniture. It's coming in tomorrow, so R and I have to pick it up. So exciting! We did end up buying the same set E has, and I know it will look pretty in the baby's room.
I went through E's nb-3 mo clothes on Monday, and most of what she had will work for the new baby. It's all washed up and ready for her new dresser. I didn't realize how many sleepers Eden had until I washed them. Baby sis will be all set for the first few months of life.
We've picked the first name, but haven't agreed upon a middle name yet. Once we do, I'll post the full name :)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Life's little joys
Little baby girl and I are quickly approaching 22 weeks. Time just seems to fly by, and I can't stop my motherly feelings of wanting to get things prepared for her arrival.
Saturday morning, we looked at furniture for the baby's room. Since we're having another girl, we decided white furniture was the way to go. I found the set that we purchased for Eden back in 2011, and we may just purchase that same set for baby girl 2. At least they won't be able to fight over furniture :)
I've been blessed with a pretty decent pregnancy experience. Yes, the first tri nausea was awful, but was to be expected. This little girl sits quite low in the uterus. In fact, she moves around quite a bit, but most of the movement seems to be in the lower portion. Unfortunately, her love of the lower uterus has wreaked havoc on my veins. I've had vein issues for as long as I can remember, but this second pregnancy has really put a hurtin' on my legs. I've got big bruises on my upper hamstring, and inner portion of my left thigh. It's been painful, especially when I have to pee, but I dont think there's much I can do about it.
I woke up late last Saturday night with a horrible sore throat. I battled that for a day, and was also plagued with a head cold and stuffy nose. I really thought it would go away in a day or two, but here we are a week later, and I'm still stuffed up and blowing my nose all the time. I really don't think it's a contagious thing b/c neither Randy nor Eden have been sick (thankfully), but I just can't seem to shake it. I've also started this weird dry cough when I lay down at night, which makes sleeping more difficult. sigh..
such is life. I've been avoiding taking any medicine unless I absolutely don't think I can make it without some relief. I took one allergy pill last Wednesday, and that's the best I've slept in a while.
Eden has been cracking us up lately. This toddler stage is quite an adventure. We took E on the boat for the first time a couple weeks ago since my mom was here to help out. She loved it when we went really slow, but once we started really going, she was done. Wind in the hair was not for Eden. The poor kid has to wear a huge life jacket for the next few years, and that didn't help the situation much either. I don't blame her..I'm glad I don't have to wear one.
Yesterday, we decided to take E to ride the carousel at Pier Park. She is obsessed with horses..really most animals these days, and thought it would be a fun outing for her. We let her watch it go around once, and then I took her first. She picked her horse, got on and seemed to be excited. That is until the horse started moving up and down. Good grief I've never been clung to that hard.
I spent most of my carousel ride trying to convince Eden to hold onto the pole and not me, and then finally figured out that she would probably like it better if she sat with me. Duh!
After maneuvering my way onto the moving horse with my 22 pound child in tow (and pregnant mind you), she calmed down. Then it ended. Hah! Thankfully Randy bought a ticket for both of us, so he took her as well. She had a much better time the second go round since she was able to sit with Daddy and feel more secure.
I guess that's our latest happenings here lately. R went snapper fishing for the first time of the season..he came up empty handed. He's planning on trying his luck again this weekend with his dad and brother. Maybe they'll be more lucky?? I told him not to bring home any fish..I might throw up.
Saturday morning, we looked at furniture for the baby's room. Since we're having another girl, we decided white furniture was the way to go. I found the set that we purchased for Eden back in 2011, and we may just purchase that same set for baby girl 2. At least they won't be able to fight over furniture :)
I've been blessed with a pretty decent pregnancy experience. Yes, the first tri nausea was awful, but was to be expected. This little girl sits quite low in the uterus. In fact, she moves around quite a bit, but most of the movement seems to be in the lower portion. Unfortunately, her love of the lower uterus has wreaked havoc on my veins. I've had vein issues for as long as I can remember, but this second pregnancy has really put a hurtin' on my legs. I've got big bruises on my upper hamstring, and inner portion of my left thigh. It's been painful, especially when I have to pee, but I dont think there's much I can do about it.
I woke up late last Saturday night with a horrible sore throat. I battled that for a day, and was also plagued with a head cold and stuffy nose. I really thought it would go away in a day or two, but here we are a week later, and I'm still stuffed up and blowing my nose all the time. I really don't think it's a contagious thing b/c neither Randy nor Eden have been sick (thankfully), but I just can't seem to shake it. I've also started this weird dry cough when I lay down at night, which makes sleeping more difficult. sigh..
such is life. I've been avoiding taking any medicine unless I absolutely don't think I can make it without some relief. I took one allergy pill last Wednesday, and that's the best I've slept in a while.
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| Mommy at 20 weeks |
Eden has been cracking us up lately. This toddler stage is quite an adventure. We took E on the boat for the first time a couple weeks ago since my mom was here to help out. She loved it when we went really slow, but once we started really going, she was done. Wind in the hair was not for Eden. The poor kid has to wear a huge life jacket for the next few years, and that didn't help the situation much either. I don't blame her..I'm glad I don't have to wear one.
Yesterday, we decided to take E to ride the carousel at Pier Park. She is obsessed with horses..really most animals these days, and thought it would be a fun outing for her. We let her watch it go around once, and then I took her first. She picked her horse, got on and seemed to be excited. That is until the horse started moving up and down. Good grief I've never been clung to that hard.
I spent most of my carousel ride trying to convince Eden to hold onto the pole and not me, and then finally figured out that she would probably like it better if she sat with me. Duh!
After maneuvering my way onto the moving horse with my 22 pound child in tow (and pregnant mind you), she calmed down. Then it ended. Hah! Thankfully Randy bought a ticket for both of us, so he took her as well. She had a much better time the second go round since she was able to sit with Daddy and feel more secure.
I guess that's our latest happenings here lately. R went snapper fishing for the first time of the season..he came up empty handed. He's planning on trying his luck again this weekend with his dad and brother. Maybe they'll be more lucky?? I told him not to bring home any fish..I might throw up.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Today started off as a great day. I made breakfast, washed a load of clothes, cleaned the kitchen, and by 9 am, Eden and I were at the beach! Such a great morning for a trip to the ocean.
I brought Eden's small watering can, along with her shovel and bucket, and we had lots of fun digging and playing. She loved dumping the water from the watering can all over her pants. The past few times we've gone to the ocean, I have put her in pants to protect her legs. It's worked out great, but now it's almost too warm for pants..even at 9 am.
We had a little tragedy later in the afternoon. After a trip to Wal-Mart (ironically it wasn't the tragic part), I opened the trunk of van to remove the bags to bring them inside. I told Eden to move back b/c I was going to close the door. She moved, I turned my back to head inside with the packages when I heard screaming. Yep, the little girl stuck her fingers in the darn trunk door anyway.
Talk about scary. In order to get her fingers out, I had to pull the trunk open, and on the way up, the door whacked her in the face. Seriously! My poor child's nose started bleeding.
So tragic for both of us..probably more so for her, I'm sure.
Her hand is still red and R says it looks swollen, but she is using it (thank goodness), so I am assuming the door didn't crush it enough to break the bones. Let's hope anyway.
Of course after the tragic events, we had to read books together in her recliner, and I noticed it was time to put the chicken on the grill. I do not like being in charge of the grill, but lately R has been working so much that I've been doing it...a lot. I got the chicken on the grill, set the timer, and went back to reading our books. When I went to flip them, I saw lots of smoke, and found my poor little chicken thighs charrred on their backside. Sigh! Apparently, leaving the grill on medium was the wrong plan. I turned the grill down and flipped the thighs, but when I took them off, they weren't cooked as much as I would have liked.
This is one of the many reasons I need my husband to come home from work earlier :O
I am slightly over 18 weeks now with baby peanut 2. I am not uncomfortable during the day, but for some reason laying in the bed is not ideal. That makes getting sleep very, very difficult. I even put a thin foam pad on my side of the bed, but it doesn't seem to be doing much. I think the longest stretch of sleep I typically get a night is about 3 hours. I don't understand why I can't stay asleep (and no it's not b/c I have to pee), but I don't forsee this problem getting any better.
We get to have the next glimpse at baby 2 on May 21st. Hopefully, if baby cooperates, we will find out if it's a boy or a girl. Thankfully, my mom will be visiting, so she can watch Eden for us. E loves running the halls at the obgyn office, so I'm sure they will be glad she is at home :)
I marvel often at the mystery and miracle of a growing child. Even though I've already been through this experience once, I can't help but feel awed by the privilege of being able to carry children in my womb. As I typed, baby 2 kicked me a few times. I have been feeling movement for about 2 weeks now, and I love it. It makes me feel like everything is ok in there.
Having children is such a trust God issue..definitely when they are out of the womb, but inside too. I can only do so much to protect this little life..eating healthy, taking prenatals, exercising, and attempting sleep. The rest is up to my Lord. If something goes wrong, well, it's in God's hands.
I'll sign off now. We're having a yard sale next weekend (much to R's dissatisfaction), but all proceeds made are going to the baby 2 fund. I'm off to price items.
I brought Eden's small watering can, along with her shovel and bucket, and we had lots of fun digging and playing. She loved dumping the water from the watering can all over her pants. The past few times we've gone to the ocean, I have put her in pants to protect her legs. It's worked out great, but now it's almost too warm for pants..even at 9 am.
We had a little tragedy later in the afternoon. After a trip to Wal-Mart (ironically it wasn't the tragic part), I opened the trunk of van to remove the bags to bring them inside. I told Eden to move back b/c I was going to close the door. She moved, I turned my back to head inside with the packages when I heard screaming. Yep, the little girl stuck her fingers in the darn trunk door anyway.
Talk about scary. In order to get her fingers out, I had to pull the trunk open, and on the way up, the door whacked her in the face. Seriously! My poor child's nose started bleeding.
So tragic for both of us..probably more so for her, I'm sure.
Her hand is still red and R says it looks swollen, but she is using it (thank goodness), so I am assuming the door didn't crush it enough to break the bones. Let's hope anyway.
Of course after the tragic events, we had to read books together in her recliner, and I noticed it was time to put the chicken on the grill. I do not like being in charge of the grill, but lately R has been working so much that I've been doing it...a lot. I got the chicken on the grill, set the timer, and went back to reading our books. When I went to flip them, I saw lots of smoke, and found my poor little chicken thighs charrred on their backside. Sigh! Apparently, leaving the grill on medium was the wrong plan. I turned the grill down and flipped the thighs, but when I took them off, they weren't cooked as much as I would have liked.
This is one of the many reasons I need my husband to come home from work earlier :O
I am slightly over 18 weeks now with baby peanut 2. I am not uncomfortable during the day, but for some reason laying in the bed is not ideal. That makes getting sleep very, very difficult. I even put a thin foam pad on my side of the bed, but it doesn't seem to be doing much. I think the longest stretch of sleep I typically get a night is about 3 hours. I don't understand why I can't stay asleep (and no it's not b/c I have to pee), but I don't forsee this problem getting any better.
We get to have the next glimpse at baby 2 on May 21st. Hopefully, if baby cooperates, we will find out if it's a boy or a girl. Thankfully, my mom will be visiting, so she can watch Eden for us. E loves running the halls at the obgyn office, so I'm sure they will be glad she is at home :)
I marvel often at the mystery and miracle of a growing child. Even though I've already been through this experience once, I can't help but feel awed by the privilege of being able to carry children in my womb. As I typed, baby 2 kicked me a few times. I have been feeling movement for about 2 weeks now, and I love it. It makes me feel like everything is ok in there.
Having children is such a trust God issue..definitely when they are out of the womb, but inside too. I can only do so much to protect this little life..eating healthy, taking prenatals, exercising, and attempting sleep. The rest is up to my Lord. If something goes wrong, well, it's in God's hands.
I'll sign off now. We're having a yard sale next weekend (much to R's dissatisfaction), but all proceeds made are going to the baby 2 fund. I'm off to price items.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
and life continues..
My baby is 14 months already! I can hardly believe it. My other baby is just over 11 weeks! That's right, we're having a baby...
Affectionately known as little baby peanut (which happens to be around the size of a lime now), sure has made this momma sick and tired. I definitely remember being tired and nauseous with Eden, but it seems that peanut's affects have been worse this time around. Part of this could be due to running around after a 14 month old (tiring to say the least), and just not being able to find anything appetizing to eat.
I ate alot of hamburgers (with pickles), smoothies, and Arby's roast beef sandwiches when pregnant with Eden, and little peanut definitely likes Arby's. Unfortunately for all of us, momma has had an aversion to food and cooking (especially at dinner time), so daddy has had to fork over the cash for eating out. No, it's not the healthiest way to eat, but I figure eating is probably better than not. In my defense, however, I did actually cook dinner like 5 days in a row last week! That's definitely my record lately.
In 2 weeks, we'll be taking our first long road trip of the year. My cousin Amanda is getting married on April 6th, so we're driving to Augusta. All my cousins' kids, Eden, and my nephew JM are going to be in the wedding. Let's just plan on some sort of fiasco..with 3 kids under 15 months and 2 others under 4..yikes. At least the other 3 kids have been to school.
We're planning on going to Mobile to see Randy's family for Easter. I told R we should get his parents to hide Easter eggs for the kids, and just in case, I bought a whole bunch of plastic eggs and have been hiding them around the house. I figure I should prep my kid for what lies ahead. She loves the Easter eggs. In fact, every day, she takes the big eggs and dumps them out of her bucket and then takes them apart. She never tries to put them back together though..maybe next year?
As I write this blog, I have a sad heart. Recently, I found out that a very good friend of mine is moving..across the country...to California... and she's leaving on Saturday. Sigh
I believe God brings people into our lives for many reasons and many different seasons. Our season lasted almost 1.5 years, and through the birth of 2 children (one mine, one hers). We walked, we laughed, we texted, and most of all just shared parts of our lives with one another. Do we know a lot about each other's past? Actually, we don't. Trying to get to know someone when you have a very small child is like trying to drink water out of a straw with holes. You can do it, but it takes a long time and you have to take very small sips.
Regardless, I'm going to miss her and the kids. We may never see one another again, but I thank God for the time that we were able to spend together.
Affectionately known as little baby peanut (which happens to be around the size of a lime now), sure has made this momma sick and tired. I definitely remember being tired and nauseous with Eden, but it seems that peanut's affects have been worse this time around. Part of this could be due to running around after a 14 month old (tiring to say the least), and just not being able to find anything appetizing to eat.
I ate alot of hamburgers (with pickles), smoothies, and Arby's roast beef sandwiches when pregnant with Eden, and little peanut definitely likes Arby's. Unfortunately for all of us, momma has had an aversion to food and cooking (especially at dinner time), so daddy has had to fork over the cash for eating out. No, it's not the healthiest way to eat, but I figure eating is probably better than not. In my defense, however, I did actually cook dinner like 5 days in a row last week! That's definitely my record lately.
In 2 weeks, we'll be taking our first long road trip of the year. My cousin Amanda is getting married on April 6th, so we're driving to Augusta. All my cousins' kids, Eden, and my nephew JM are going to be in the wedding. Let's just plan on some sort of fiasco..with 3 kids under 15 months and 2 others under 4..yikes. At least the other 3 kids have been to school.
We're planning on going to Mobile to see Randy's family for Easter. I told R we should get his parents to hide Easter eggs for the kids, and just in case, I bought a whole bunch of plastic eggs and have been hiding them around the house. I figure I should prep my kid for what lies ahead. She loves the Easter eggs. In fact, every day, she takes the big eggs and dumps them out of her bucket and then takes them apart. She never tries to put them back together though..maybe next year?
As I write this blog, I have a sad heart. Recently, I found out that a very good friend of mine is moving..across the country...to California... and she's leaving on Saturday. Sigh
I believe God brings people into our lives for many reasons and many different seasons. Our season lasted almost 1.5 years, and through the birth of 2 children (one mine, one hers). We walked, we laughed, we texted, and most of all just shared parts of our lives with one another. Do we know a lot about each other's past? Actually, we don't. Trying to get to know someone when you have a very small child is like trying to drink water out of a straw with holes. You can do it, but it takes a long time and you have to take very small sips.
Regardless, I'm going to miss her and the kids. We may never see one another again, but I thank God for the time that we were able to spend together.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
It's been a hard days night...
Where to begin?
Eden is into everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. The poor girl is probably tired of hearing me say, "No, Eden, Mommy doesn't want you to play with that", or "Let's find something else to play with, Eden."
One month ago, Eden fell off our bed. She cried for a few minutes, and then seemed ok. Later that day, I noticed she wouldn't use her right arm. An xray at the after hours clinic confirmed that she had a broken humerus. Yikes! My poor baby broke a part of her arm. What a trooper she was through it all. The PA wrapped her arm in an ace bandage, and over the next 2 days we went to 2 Orthopedic physicians who told us the same thing; her arm will heal in about a month's time and she should be as good as new.
Eden loves waving to people. She waves to me, Randy, her toys, and pretty much anything that moves! She actually gets upset if she waves at people and they don't acknowledge her. She likes to clap her hands and says, yay, and she thinks she is big stuff (I do too :))
Not only does Eden love getting into everything, she loves pulling things out of spaces. She likes to dump all her toys out on the floor and leave them there. Some days she pulls each toy out, one by one, and of course she never puts them back in (that's mommy's job, right?)
Eden turned 9 months on October 20th. She is so over the monthly stickers. It is now difficult to get her to look into the camera. She is too busy looking at the sticker and trying to eat it. At least we only have 3 more stickers to go!!
We celebrated Eden's first Halloween by taking her to not one, but three fall festivals! She was quite intimidated by all the people and noise, but I think she still enjoyed herself.
We took our first family vacation to Blue Ridge, GA during the first full week of November. Eden loved hiking through the woods as long as she could see water. We have a backpack carrier for her, and it sure made hiking enjoyable.
On our last day in Blue Ridge, my brothers, sis in law, nephew JM, and mom were all able to spend the day with us. It was great being able to hang out as a family and watch the kids play together.
We will be spending a few days for T-Giving with Randy's family in Mobile, AL, and we're looking forward to seeing our other 2 nephews.
Eden is into everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. The poor girl is probably tired of hearing me say, "No, Eden, Mommy doesn't want you to play with that", or "Let's find something else to play with, Eden."
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| BTW, I did actually allow her to play in this cabinet! |
One month ago, Eden fell off our bed. She cried for a few minutes, and then seemed ok. Later that day, I noticed she wouldn't use her right arm. An xray at the after hours clinic confirmed that she had a broken humerus. Yikes! My poor baby broke a part of her arm. What a trooper she was through it all. The PA wrapped her arm in an ace bandage, and over the next 2 days we went to 2 Orthopedic physicians who told us the same thing; her arm will heal in about a month's time and she should be as good as new.
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| Trooper Eden Joy |
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| Hi Everybody! |
Eden turned 9 months on October 20th. She is so over the monthly stickers. It is now difficult to get her to look into the camera. She is too busy looking at the sticker and trying to eat it. At least we only have 3 more stickers to go!!
We celebrated Eden's first Halloween by taking her to not one, but three fall festivals! She was quite intimidated by all the people and noise, but I think she still enjoyed herself.
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| My pumpkin |
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| Eden is a UGA cheerleader, and Evie is a GA Tech cheerleader |
We took our first family vacation to Blue Ridge, GA during the first full week of November. Eden loved hiking through the woods as long as she could see water. We have a backpack carrier for her, and it sure made hiking enjoyable.
On our last day in Blue Ridge, my brothers, sis in law, nephew JM, and mom were all able to spend the day with us. It was great being able to hang out as a family and watch the kids play together.
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| Hiking in Ocoee, TN |
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| thanks to sis in law, Haley for taking the pic |
Friday, October 12, 2012
almost 9 months! what????
In just 8 short days, my little beauty will be 9 months old. I just can't believe how fast time has gone by.
Eden surprises us all the time with new little things she does, or expressions on her face.
She loves pulling up on anything she can get her hands on, and that means the couch, her crib, the tub, the chairs, and the entertainment center.
Our house is becoming sparse of decoration, and instead being filled with baby entertainment items.
The first few times we took Eden to the ocean, she wasn't too thrilled with it, but things have changed. She loves walking through the water, and eating sand. Yep, my girl loves eating sand...wet and dry. The sand here is very powdery, and apparently good eating!!
E went to her second wedding of the year. Well, we only made it to the reception b/c E was taking her afternoon nap. We took a few pics at Gabe's wedding. It was located at a state park here; Camp Helen, and it's right on the water. Pretty views!
The days are long sometimes (she wears me out!!), but it's so fun getting to know our little girl.
Eden surprises us all the time with new little things she does, or expressions on her face.
She loves pulling up on anything she can get her hands on, and that means the couch, her crib, the tub, the chairs, and the entertainment center.
Our house is becoming sparse of decoration, and instead being filled with baby entertainment items.
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| If she isn't asleep, she is playing in her crib! |
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| E crawling out of her bathtub (its a racecar) |
The first few times we took Eden to the ocean, she wasn't too thrilled with it, but things have changed. She loves walking through the water, and eating sand. Yep, my girl loves eating sand...wet and dry. The sand here is very powdery, and apparently good eating!!
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| She loves sucking on the strap on my bathing suit bottom |
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| The beach in October is gorgeous! So much better than the summertime |
E went to her second wedding of the year. Well, we only made it to the reception b/c E was taking her afternoon nap. We took a few pics at Gabe's wedding. It was located at a state park here; Camp Helen, and it's right on the water. Pretty views!
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| It's hard to get our girl to sit down!! She is on the go all the time |
Friday, August 24, 2012
Friday's Musings
Dear daddy,
Sorry I did a pee pee on your leg this week. I had a little accident in the bath so mommy had to re-run my bath water for me, and thankfully you were there to hold me through it all. Hehe
Dear babies everywhere,
So, I just figured out this really cool way to make your parents go crazy..it's called crawling. You see, once you start crawling, you can get into everything that is within your reach; and that means nothing if off limits! I heard mommy and daddy mention something about gates, but I don't know what they are talking about.
Dear legs,
Not only do you help me crawl, but you are letting me stand up on my own, and that provides me a greater perspective into the world. I love watching my bathtub fill with water every night, and soon I will be able to reach the items that mommy and daddy are witholding from me. (They think they are smart)
Dear pack n play,
I liked you better when you were in the corner of the living room. Now that I'm crawling all over, mommy is putting me in baby jail to help keep me contained when she is in the kitchen. I am not too fond of this situation at all!
Dear grandparents,
I enjoy hearing your voices, but I sure do wish that I could see you in person more often. I think we would have a lot of fun together, especially since you would let me do things that mommy wouldn't.
Love, Eden
Sorry I did a pee pee on your leg this week. I had a little accident in the bath so mommy had to re-run my bath water for me, and thankfully you were there to hold me through it all. Hehe
Dear babies everywhere,
Dear legs,
Not only do you help me crawl, but you are letting me stand up on my own, and that provides me a greater perspective into the world. I love watching my bathtub fill with water every night, and soon I will be able to reach the items that mommy and daddy are witholding from me. (They think they are smart)
Dear pack n play,
I liked you better when you were in the corner of the living room. Now that I'm crawling all over, mommy is putting me in baby jail to help keep me contained when she is in the kitchen. I am not too fond of this situation at all!
Dear grandparents,
I enjoy hearing your voices, but I sure do wish that I could see you in person more often. I think we would have a lot of fun together, especially since you would let me do things that mommy wouldn't.
Love, Eden
Friday, August 17, 2012
Friday's musings
I am borrowing this idea from my sister in law, Haley, and I think she borrowed it from someone else.
I've been thinking of what Eden would say if she could talk and here are some of the ideas that I have.
~There are so many other things I could share, but I'll save them for later musings!
Thanks for reading,
Love, Eden Joy
I've been thinking of what Eden would say if she could talk and here are some of the ideas that I have.
Dear teeth,
Why do you cause me such pain? I am glad that you've come through my bottom gums, but do you think that you could try to hurry up and come through my top gums please? I sure do think mom and dad would appreciate it too since I am waking up in the middle of the night and crying.
Dear baby food,
I am not quite sure what to think of you yet. Mom tries to get me to eat you, but I just don't feel like eating a lot of you yet. The avocados are ok, and frankly, I have liked everything I've tried, but I just like what mommy has better than you. Sorry.
Dear baby swing,
I liked watching the sassy bugs on the mobile go around my head, but as for you, I am not sad to see you go. Mommy and Daddy said I'm too big for you anyway, so I guess you'll come back out when I have a brother or a sister.
Dear Daddy,
I can't wait for you to come home from work every day so you will let me do my most favorite thing (lately)...ride on your shoulders. From the first moment you let me try it, I have loved it. I love pulling your hair and jumping on your shoulders. Wonder if you'll let me do it when I'm 16?
~There are so many other things I could share, but I'll save them for later musings!
Thanks for reading,
Love, Eden Joy
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
A new life..6 months in
I just realized my last blog was on January 10th. Time sure flies by when you have an infant! I've wanted to write a blog for a while, but I just never seem to have time to sit down and write it. Can't imagine why, right?
I am going to jot a few thoughts down; maybe just so I can look back and remember some things (I certainly do have mommy brain).
Being a mommy is the most amazing job in the world. Adjusting to this new life has been difficult, mainly because I am not a fan of change. It seems that the past couple of years of my life have been changing so much, I can't keep up. Some days have left me frazzled, others elated with joy. It is hard to put into words what it is like to watch this little person grow. I am so grateful and thankful that I get to spend every hour of the day with her. Granted, there are times when I can't wait for her to take a little snoozie, so I can get a few things accomplished. However, I find myself wanting her to wake up b/c I miss her!
If I had to work outside the home, I know God would grant me the ability to leave Eden in the hands of another, but I just can't imagine it. I hate leaving her for 2 hours to go on an occasional date with my husband, and leave her in the church nursery for 3 hours? Yea right!
Mommyhood has come with many challenges. Late night feedings, poo blowouts, spit up, teething, body changes, and sleep deprivation. Everyone said that it would get better. Well, in some ways it certainly has. E has dropped the late night feedings and is sleeping through the night now (with an occasional short crying spell in the middle of the night). Mommy is finally getting more sleep (with the exception of the multiple times a night that my husband tends to wake me up..for various reasons that I won't mention here).
We're still in the teething process. She has her two bottom teeth, but they still bother her at times. I have come to love the many options that we have to soothe her...from teethers, to a cold washcloth, to her newest favorite: the mesh teether feeder filled with ice. She loves sucking on ice. I assume it numbs her teeth enough to give a little relief.
When I was pregnant, the midwife/sonographers kept telling me that her head was too small and she was going to be a small baby, and I worried myself sick that my child would have brain issues and who know what else. My God knew better though. E was 7 pounds 12 oz..much, much larger than I though possible. I only gained 21 pounds with her, but she was obviously fine.
In fact, she is rolling over, sitting up, teething, passing toys from hand to hand, talking, and doing all the things she should be doing for her age.
I love the little things that E does such as trying to sing with me when I sing to her. I love it when she puts her mouth on my face and gives me kisses..sometimes I think she is part dog when she licks me!
I love her sweet smile and her little giggles. I love the way she looks at her daddy and plays with him when he gets home from work and in the mornings before work.
I love the way everything is new and amazing to her. She loves being curious. I love being able to tell her Bible stories, and pray with her, and read her Bible verses at night before bed.
I love the way she loves the music at church.
I'm amazed at how my view of God has changed since I became a mommy. There are times that I just thank God for his love for me b/c I finally understand it a little more. I am his child, and he loves me more than anything in this world! Yep, I feel that for my little girl too.
Yes, the past few months have been challenging, and from what I hear, parenting is challenging for the rest of your life. I am blessed beyond measure to be able to call myself a mommy. Thank you Lord!
I am going to jot a few thoughts down; maybe just so I can look back and remember some things (I certainly do have mommy brain).
Being a mommy is the most amazing job in the world. Adjusting to this new life has been difficult, mainly because I am not a fan of change. It seems that the past couple of years of my life have been changing so much, I can't keep up. Some days have left me frazzled, others elated with joy. It is hard to put into words what it is like to watch this little person grow. I am so grateful and thankful that I get to spend every hour of the day with her. Granted, there are times when I can't wait for her to take a little snoozie, so I can get a few things accomplished. However, I find myself wanting her to wake up b/c I miss her!
If I had to work outside the home, I know God would grant me the ability to leave Eden in the hands of another, but I just can't imagine it. I hate leaving her for 2 hours to go on an occasional date with my husband, and leave her in the church nursery for 3 hours? Yea right!
Mommyhood has come with many challenges. Late night feedings, poo blowouts, spit up, teething, body changes, and sleep deprivation. Everyone said that it would get better. Well, in some ways it certainly has. E has dropped the late night feedings and is sleeping through the night now (with an occasional short crying spell in the middle of the night). Mommy is finally getting more sleep (with the exception of the multiple times a night that my husband tends to wake me up..for various reasons that I won't mention here).
We're still in the teething process. She has her two bottom teeth, but they still bother her at times. I have come to love the many options that we have to soothe her...from teethers, to a cold washcloth, to her newest favorite: the mesh teether feeder filled with ice. She loves sucking on ice. I assume it numbs her teeth enough to give a little relief.
When I was pregnant, the midwife/sonographers kept telling me that her head was too small and she was going to be a small baby, and I worried myself sick that my child would have brain issues and who know what else. My God knew better though. E was 7 pounds 12 oz..much, much larger than I though possible. I only gained 21 pounds with her, but she was obviously fine.
In fact, she is rolling over, sitting up, teething, passing toys from hand to hand, talking, and doing all the things she should be doing for her age.
I love the little things that E does such as trying to sing with me when I sing to her. I love it when she puts her mouth on my face and gives me kisses..sometimes I think she is part dog when she licks me!
I love her sweet smile and her little giggles. I love the way she looks at her daddy and plays with him when he gets home from work and in the mornings before work.
I love the way everything is new and amazing to her. She loves being curious. I love being able to tell her Bible stories, and pray with her, and read her Bible verses at night before bed.
I love the way she loves the music at church.
I'm amazed at how my view of God has changed since I became a mommy. There are times that I just thank God for his love for me b/c I finally understand it a little more. I am his child, and he loves me more than anything in this world! Yep, I feel that for my little girl too.
Yes, the past few months have been challenging, and from what I hear, parenting is challenging for the rest of your life. I am blessed beyond measure to be able to call myself a mommy. Thank you Lord!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
is it today?
The past few days, I've wakened every morning wondering if today is "the big day." According to the calendar, we are t minus 10 days until due date. I am aware that lots of babies come before their due date, but there are also babies that come after their due date too.
At my last doctor's appt, I was around 70-80% effaced and 1-2 cm dilated. I have another ultrasound, fetal monitoring and vaginal check tomorrow afternoon, and I'm interested to see if little Eden is any closer to making her appearance. I think R is getting more nervous as time quickly approaches. He texts me every morning and asks how things are going...which I find hilarious since I am up with him every morning and see him off when he leaves for work. No one seems to believe me when I say that I will be more than happy to let them know when something is actually happening.
Last night, I started feeling kinda weird, and wasn't sure if I was going to start having consistent contractions or not. Apparently it was just an upset stomach for a little while! Eden is still moving around and kicking me in the ribs. I can honestly say that is one part of pregnancy that I will not miss. The right side of my ribs may never be the same again :)
Since I have this wonderful gluten free and dairy free diet, I decided it would be in my best interest to make some food ahead and freeze it. Mind you, our freezer is not large and although we have a freezer in our guest house, it's filled with Randy's last grouper catch.
I made the lists today of what I've frozen, and we have dinner food/meat to last us at least a full week, and breakfast food for at least a week. I figure I'll just keep making some extra bkfast stuff every day or two before our little girl comes. That will take much of the stress out of our morning routine!
Until Eden decides to make her appearance, I'm carrying on as usual. Cleaning, going to the gym, sorting through things in the house, and trying to keep things in order. It's life as usual here in the Whitehead house
At my last doctor's appt, I was around 70-80% effaced and 1-2 cm dilated. I have another ultrasound, fetal monitoring and vaginal check tomorrow afternoon, and I'm interested to see if little Eden is any closer to making her appearance. I think R is getting more nervous as time quickly approaches. He texts me every morning and asks how things are going...which I find hilarious since I am up with him every morning and see him off when he leaves for work. No one seems to believe me when I say that I will be more than happy to let them know when something is actually happening.
Last night, I started feeling kinda weird, and wasn't sure if I was going to start having consistent contractions or not. Apparently it was just an upset stomach for a little while! Eden is still moving around and kicking me in the ribs. I can honestly say that is one part of pregnancy that I will not miss. The right side of my ribs may never be the same again :)
Since I have this wonderful gluten free and dairy free diet, I decided it would be in my best interest to make some food ahead and freeze it. Mind you, our freezer is not large and although we have a freezer in our guest house, it's filled with Randy's last grouper catch.
I made the lists today of what I've frozen, and we have dinner food/meat to last us at least a full week, and breakfast food for at least a week. I figure I'll just keep making some extra bkfast stuff every day or two before our little girl comes. That will take much of the stress out of our morning routine!
Until Eden decides to make her appearance, I'm carrying on as usual. Cleaning, going to the gym, sorting through things in the house, and trying to keep things in order. It's life as usual here in the Whitehead house
Thursday, December 29, 2011
How it flew by take 2..
For some reason my blog page kept messing up, so here we are with a second one.
In March, we dug up the front and back yard, and I mean we dug nice, big trenches in it..lol! My poor husband had to put in the sprinkler system and we had to make sure it was running properly before we could sod our yard. We picked May as our target for sod, and knew the sprinkler system installation would take some time.
After we completed the sprinkler system, we knew we needed to work on the landscaping of the yard. We recruited my mom, aka the flower lady, to come down and help us me. Randy kinda punted on the flower planting; which was ok with me. Thankfully my mom is super tough, as there's no way I could have done it all by myself in 3 days!!
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Back in February, I told Randy that I needed to go on a vacation. I'm not a presents kinda girl, but I do love traveling/vacations. We debated on what we wanted to do..without spending a ton of money, so we decided a cruise would be our best bet..especially since neither of us had been on one. We took a 7 night cruise with Royal Caribbean to Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. We snorkeled in Cayman and Cozumel and enjoyed relaxing on the ship when we weren't docked.
We came home on Mother's Day, and it was just a few days later, on May 11th that we received news of a wonderful gift from the Lord...I AM PREGNANT! We had our first ultrasound on May 31st, and by then, the blessing of 1st trimester nausea had already settled in for a long trimester nap.
The end of May brought on the sod. May 20th, a huge truck pulled up loaded with our Zoysia grass, and man was it exciting. I know this sounds dorky, but I actually got teary eyed once it all started coming together. It is amazing how much difference some sod makes in your back and front yards.
The summer months brought lots of guests our way. Randy's parents, my aunt and cousins, another cousin and wife, my mom, and my brother and a friend took us through the majority of the summer months. By the time summer was nearing a close, the 1st trimester nausea was ending (thank the Lord), and I was starting to feel halfway normal again. The last weekend of July, I drove to Atlanta for a weekend fitness conference and then spent a few days with family in Augusta. While I was gone, Randy and another guy spent a whole Saturday removing our old back door and frame and replacing it with a new one. This had to be complete before we put in our new flooring.
Yep, we removed the carpet from the 3 bedrooms and replaced it with laminate. The project began a little sooner than Randy wanted but I was in a rush b/c our little baby was on the way and I didn't want to be helping him towards the end of my pregnancy.
By the beginning of September, I was 20 weeks pregnant and we went for our next ultrasound. They tried to determine the gender, but were unable to give us conclusive evidence...we walked away with, " We think it's a girl." We had heard that you should take a babymoon before the baby is born, so R and I decided to take a trip to Hawaii. We were fortunate to use sky miles for our tickets, and we stayed with a friend who lived in Kailua on the island of Oahu. We went to Hawaii without a big agenda..we just wanted to relax and enjoy our last vacation with just the two of us (for a while at least).
At the end of September, we returned for another ultrasound..this time we received this news:
Yep, we have a little girl on the way. Of course, I was thrilled, and Randy has definitely warmed up to the idea of having a little girl. We named her Eden Joy, and can't wait until we get to see her in person.
We spent the month of October working on the laminate flooring, and in November we drove to Augusta for my first baby shower and my grandma's 80th birthday party. It was awesome getting to see family members from out of town, and having so many of us together all at one time. The very next week we drove to Mobile for Thanksgiving, where Randy and I took advantage of Black Friday to spend $300 on diapers from Babies R'Us..yikes! Hopefully they will last us a few weeks..lol
December came pretty fast, and I had to get Eden's room ready for her arrival. We've decided to put her in the pack n play in our room for a few weeks, and then we'll probably transition to the crib in her room. R's birthday was the 8th, and I had a baby shower on the 9th and the 10th. B/c it's too hard for me to travel now (my back hurts after about 4 minutes in any vehicle), my mom and youngest brother came down for Cmas.
Randy's parents are coming over today to celebrate a late Cmas and so R and his dad can go fishing.
As I type this, I am 22 days from my due date with Eden. Yep, this year has flown by. Soon, our little girl will be here, and our lives will be forever changed. It's scary, yet exciting at the same time. My sister in law Haley is due in 3 days with my nephew James, and our other sister in law Morgan is due to have a C section with our other nephew on March 20th. My cousin Lydia is also pregnant with a little girl and she's due on Feb. 15th. My cousin Amanda got engaged on Cmas Day, so we are also expecting to attend a wedding at the end of 2012. We have a lot to look forward to, and are certain that God's hand is in all of this. Thank you Lord for your blessings..some in disguise and others not so much.
In March, we dug up the front and back yard, and I mean we dug nice, big trenches in it..lol! My poor husband had to put in the sprinkler system and we had to make sure it was running properly before we could sod our yard. We picked May as our target for sod, and knew the sprinkler system installation would take some time.
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| Look at those beautiful trenches! |
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| Prettier patio with the addition of flowers! |
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| Front garden |
Back in February, I told Randy that I needed to go on a vacation. I'm not a presents kinda girl, but I do love traveling/vacations. We debated on what we wanted to do..without spending a ton of money, so we decided a cruise would be our best bet..especially since neither of us had been on one. We took a 7 night cruise with Royal Caribbean to Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. We snorkeled in Cayman and Cozumel and enjoyed relaxing on the ship when we weren't docked.
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| First formal night at dinner |
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| Snorkeling in Cozumel....gorgeous water |
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| Our first glance at the newest little Whitehead! |
Yep, we removed the carpet from the 3 bedrooms and replaced it with laminate. The project began a little sooner than Randy wanted but I was in a rush b/c our little baby was on the way and I didn't want to be helping him towards the end of my pregnancy.
By the beginning of September, I was 20 weeks pregnant and we went for our next ultrasound. They tried to determine the gender, but were unable to give us conclusive evidence...we walked away with, " We think it's a girl." We had heard that you should take a babymoon before the baby is born, so R and I decided to take a trip to Hawaii. We were fortunate to use sky miles for our tickets, and we stayed with a friend who lived in Kailua on the island of Oahu. We went to Hawaii without a big agenda..we just wanted to relax and enjoy our last vacation with just the two of us (for a while at least).
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| Someone loves the thumb! |
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| When in Hawaii, one must eat shave ice |
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| At the Dole plantation |
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| It's a girl! |
We spent the month of October working on the laminate flooring, and in November we drove to Augusta for my first baby shower and my grandma's 80th birthday party. It was awesome getting to see family members from out of town, and having so many of us together all at one time. The very next week we drove to Mobile for Thanksgiving, where Randy and I took advantage of Black Friday to spend $300 on diapers from Babies R'Us..yikes! Hopefully they will last us a few weeks..lol
December came pretty fast, and I had to get Eden's room ready for her arrival. We've decided to put her in the pack n play in our room for a few weeks, and then we'll probably transition to the crib in her room. R's birthday was the 8th, and I had a baby shower on the 9th and the 10th. B/c it's too hard for me to travel now (my back hurts after about 4 minutes in any vehicle), my mom and youngest brother came down for Cmas.
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| Enjoying the nice weather |
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| With my little brother |
As I type this, I am 22 days from my due date with Eden. Yep, this year has flown by. Soon, our little girl will be here, and our lives will be forever changed. It's scary, yet exciting at the same time. My sister in law Haley is due in 3 days with my nephew James, and our other sister in law Morgan is due to have a C section with our other nephew on March 20th. My cousin Lydia is also pregnant with a little girl and she's due on Feb. 15th. My cousin Amanda got engaged on Cmas Day, so we are also expecting to attend a wedding at the end of 2012. We have a lot to look forward to, and are certain that God's hand is in all of this. Thank you Lord for your blessings..some in disguise and others not so much.
How it flew by..
It just occurred to me th at it's the end of the year. Geez, where did the time go? It's always good to reflect upon the past year and think about experiences, heartaches, hurts, God moments and blessings. I ended the sentence with blessings b/c I am much more prone to remember the others first.
Randy and I began 2011 by building a brick patio behind our house. Let me just say that it was quite a project...a project that was constructed during one of the coldest months of the year..even down here at the beach. It was very frustrating, and turned out to be much more expensive than we planned, but we love it now.
After the completion of our patio, we had to build a brick walkway throughout the entire backyard which would connect the back house (guest house) to our house and the fence. (Keep in mind our backyard was a bunch of dirt). This took much longer than the patio.
In February we celebrated our 1st anniversary with an evening get away to a bed and breakfast about an hour from our house. We spent the night on Valentines Day, and oddly enough, most restaurants were closed in the town we stayed in b/c it was a Sunday night!! After much frustration, we bought a pizza from Hunt Brothers' (located in the Piggly Wiggly grocery store), and ate chocolate and some pita chips we also purchased. We completed the night by watching Sleepless in Seattle on our laptop since the B&B didn't have a tv or dvd player! It was an evening to remember.
Randy and I began 2011 by building a brick patio behind our house. Let me just say that it was quite a project...a project that was constructed during one of the coldest months of the year..even down here at the beach. It was very frustrating, and turned out to be much more expensive than we planned, but we love it now.
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| Here we go! |
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| The finished product! yay |
In February we celebrated our 1st anniversary with an evening get away to a bed and breakfast about an hour from our house. We spent the night on Valentines Day, and oddly enough, most restaurants were closed in the town we stayed in b/c it was a Sunday night!! After much frustration, we bought a pizza from Hunt Brothers' (located in the Piggly Wiggly grocery store), and ate chocolate and some pita chips we also purchased. We completed the night by watching Sleepless in Seattle on our laptop since the B&B didn't have a tv or dvd player! It was an evening to remember.
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| Pathway btwn the houses before the construction |
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| Pathway after construction |
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| Riding bikes at the state park for our anniversary |
| In February, I was also diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. This was quite a shock since no one else in my family has this problem with their small intestine. After a few weeks of keeping a food diary, I realized that I was lactose intolerant. I also stopped eating foods with gluten and most starches. I also had to give up vegetables such as cauliflower and brussel sprouts. It's been quite a challenge to change |
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