21 Days and counting....Down!

So here it is, October!!! I love fall. A friend and I went to the farmers market this morning and came to the conclusion that the need for jeans and a sweatshirt is the perfect weather! At the market, I bought stuff to make Salsa. Pray for my hubby as he's going to be a guinnea pig once again to a new way of doing something. Hopefully it turns out.

The trees are starting to change. I love the reds and oranges we get here in Michigan. I sure hope that they hold out long enough for my parents to see them when they come to meet their new grandbaby. Officially, 21 days until we are scheduled to have this little one. That said, I've spent the last 2 1/2 days with contractions 4-5 minutes apart. I even went to the hospital today....for no reason. It has been determined that all these contractions and discomfort (in my back) is all for naught. According to the doctor.....this pregnancy will end. Unfortunately, I'm having a very hard time being patient when I am so uncomfortable.
Oh, well, God is good and the longer this baby "cooks" the healthier it will be. Please pray for a safe delivery and a baby with no health issues. (If you remember, Andrew had pneumonia right after being born.) We just don't want to spend extra time at the hospital.....lets make this easy on everyone....including Andrew.

Story time....
We have some friends who's little girl has CP. She was born at 24 weeks gestation. She is a little miracle and a trooper. She is about 4 1/2. She had surgery yesterday to help her muscles, and Andrew and I had prayed for her a couple of times. At his nap time, I asked if he wanted to pray and he said "Jebus, tantu my mommy, daddy, bed, supper, Waina (Alaina) better. Ameee" It was so great! He has no clue what he's doing, but as a parent it touched my heart to know that my little guy is thinking about others!!!

Have a great day.

BiG KiD

So, this is our big kid. He even told me so. He informed me that he's a big kid over and over and over again. So, as we watch this "baby" of ours grow, we are anticipating the new life of the new baby.
I went to the doctor today and have been taken off the procardia that I was on to control contractions.....not because I'm not having contractions, but because my blood pressure is so low. Please pray for us as we are now simply waiting to see what happens.
Other than that, things are going well, the baby has dropped and thus made it impossible for me to be lady like...if you know what I mean, no more skirts for church!! The heartbeat was good and strong at 132!
Praise God for another week!

Limited Activity

To those of you who have seen me up and out......I'm still following orders. I had another test done on Friday and it was negative. All this test says is that I'm not in a super high risk of delivering our baby in the next two weeks. I have been taken off the strict orders of bed rest and am now allowed "limited activity." I promise all of you with your mothering instincts kicking in that I'm still taking it VERY easy. Our goal is to keep this baby inside for as long as possible (though I promise you it won't be in after October 22). I am following orders for the sake of our little one....not because I want to. OK, so there's pure honesty for you, but those of you who know me, already know this is the case. So, my house isn't getting cleaned, although Paul is keeping up quite nicely with the daily stuff. My nesting instincts are mostly being ignored, once again Paul is trying!! Andrew is getting lots of Mommy/couch time. We are reading lots of books! Thanks for your prayers, and keep praying for us! Have a great day.

What, Bed rest?

Well, here it is in writing.... I'm on bedrest! Tuesday night, I ended up in the hospital with contractions that would not stop. So after some testing, fluids and confinement to a bed, I was given magnesium sulfate to get the contractions to stop. MAN ALIVE!!! That stuff is nasty. I feel as if I either have been terribly sick for a few days or have been hit by a really big truck. I'm sore, achy, tired and restless. Not a good combination. The good news is the labor has been stopped. I'm home now after 21 hours in the hospital and have been banished to the bed, couch or recliner unless I'm eating, peeing or taking a quick shower. Lets just say, its not been 24 hours yet and I'm already bored! Lisa came today to help with Andrew and some stuff around the house. I'm very thankful for her help, but let me tell you, its not easy to let her do.
So I was supposed to go away on ladies retreat this weekend....that's not happening. My greatest friends (except Lisa) are all going. Pray for them that they have a good time and safe travels. I've been told by the three of them, that when they return, I will have help, wanted or not. So fear not, Mom.....Jen, Peggy, and Dawn are fully enlisted! If only I could actually get myself to allow them to clean toilets.....
I'll keep you all posted, but for now, say a little prayer for my hubby who has to deal with a pregnant wife, who is really bored, wanting to prepare for a baby, and stuck in bed. Oh, and pray for me that I will be a good little girl and not let me cleaning urges get the best of me.
Loves for all!

Cry Baby.

FYI..... Most kids know what a horse, cow, duck, dog, cat, monkey says. Andrew does too, but he also knows what a baby says. Really the best part is this face that he pulls as he very quietly says "uhhhh, cwy." I emphasise the QUIETLY part. We'll see in a few weeks if its as quiet. Every time you ask him, this face comes out and we simply just crack up. The best part is that he keeps his face that why long enough to document this wonderful moment! I hope you all enjoy this as much as we do, but considering we're his parents and think he's great no matter what, I doubt you care.....Oh well, deal with it.

August fun.

Mackinaw Bridge. Beautiful!!!

From inside Fort Michilimackinac. The hazy morning made for some beautiful sights!

Our trip to the Zoo. Andrew and Katie wouldn't turn from watching the bear, no matter what we did. So I took the picture this way!!

Umm... Need I say more?
This one may take a while!! Just kidding...

All in all we've had a great summer. We're not ready to call it fall yet, so we are still planning some fun summer sun stuff!! Stay tuned for "weather" it works out or not!

We left him behind!

Well, we finally did it. We left Andrew behind and went on a short trip together, just Paul and I. We had come to the conclusion, that since this baby is due to arrive shortly before our 7th anniversary, that we'd go away now as a celebration. So we took Andrew, Grandma Bush, Bridger, and Discover to Silver Lake on Thursday afternoon and drove the rest of the way to Mackinaw City alone. It felt strange, I'll admit it. We have never left him behind before. (He did spend most of one night with my mom and dad in Montana while we were at camp.)
Anyway, we went to the bridge, which I had never seen, and it was beautiful!! We also went to fort Michilimackinac and had a great time. On the way back to Silver Lake, we drove through some of the Jordan River area. That was beautiful. Paul remembered it from some trips he had been on as a teen.
We then spent the rest of Labor Day Weekend at Silver Lake. All of Paul's family made it up for at least part of the weekend. That was great. I must say that things can get a little crazy in a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom place when you have 11 people! We all survived and had a great time! Brad, Suz's hubby, brought up a giant slip and slide that he had made. Everyone had a great time playing in the water! It was Brad's birthday on Monday and we all enjoyed a delicious blizzard cake from Dairy Queen.
All in all a great weekend.