Back to reality.

Well, here we are, the first day home with just Mommy, Andrew and Marianne. What a good day it has been too. We had a successful trip out for errands and amazingly both kiddos are napping at the same time. I think to my self, what in the world am I doing awake??? Good question, in fact, this will be a short post so I can take a nap! Just wanted to say thanks to all who have prayed for us, visited us and especially to my parents to did so much for us while they were here. I miss them already but am excited to know that my sister will be here in two weeks and my parents will return in six! Can't wait to see them again.
Marianne is growing fast! Her two week appointment showed that she has grown an inch and now weighs 8 pounds 9 ounces!!! Andrew is still doing really good with her and wants to know where she is and what she is doing! He said to me this morning when we were loading up to leave..."Momma, baby come grocery too?" I said, "of course" and he replied with "Put her in the car, lets go!!!" It was very sweet.
On another note, many of you have been praying for our sister-in-law and friend, Lisa. One of our prayer requests was that she would get to meet our baby...well, praise God, not only has she met her, but there are no signs of her missing out on much for quite a while!!! Thank you all for your prayers and thank you Father for your love!!!

What a week!!

Well, here we are a week into being a family of four...What a week it has been. The excitement of having a baby....the excitement of the baby being a girl...the scary dejavu of her needing oxygen....the excitement that she was fine....the excitement of going home.....the long wait of discharge....the excitement of being home.....the first trip to the ER with mastitis....the pain of that....the happy knowledge that she gained 6 oz in three days....the emotional thoughts of having to see a cardiac specialist.....the total elation that once again, she is very healthy......the next trip to the ER for Marcie worried about the possibility of having influenza.....the relief of knowing it was only a reaction to the antibiotic....the tiring night....taking Andrew for his flu shot....being impressed that he only whimpered a little and was a "tough guy"


I'd say its been a roller coaster around here this past week. Paul and I both want off!!!! Here are a few pictures from the hospital.

Passed out with Mommy!! She loves to have her hands up by her face. Its very cute but hard to hold her sometimes.

Andrew LOVES his baby sister. He can say "Marianne" in the cutest way imaginable, but chooses to mostly call her "baby" He wants to hold her and see her a lot...He is really adjusting well!

Marianne Marie

First picture of Marianne Marie Bush. Born October 22!! We are so excited that she is finally here and healthy! More to come very soon, I promise!

Vote for life.....Why?

Alaina and Addie are the little girls of some friends of ours. Alaina was born at 24 weeks gestation and has CP. Their mommy spent 18 weeks on bed rest with Addie making sure she was born healthy. These girls are a testament of God's power!

Meet Brecken. She is the beautiful and funny baby girl of my good friend Aleen. She is one of a few little miracles we know.

This is Brecken mighty surprised by what happens when your Mommy thinks your Daddy's pants make a good place for a piggy back ride....maybe not such a good idea!

This is Anaya. She is a blessing to a family that we know. She was adopted from Guatemala. She is loved by her 4 older brothers and many many others!!! Another miracle of God's working.
Jordyn is full of life. Her Mommy and Daddy are special to us in many ways. This little girl is an example of real love! We miss her now that she moved to Montana, but are excited to see her when we go back!
Naomi is the blessing in my friend Rachelle's life. She is much loved and much wanted little girl. Its impossible not to smile when she does.

Normally I stay out of politics all together. I just wanted to take this opportunity to show some examples of little ones that by choice are here. If nothing else matters to you in politics, I encourage you to think about the importance of every life when you vote in a few weeks! Planned, unplanned, loved, healthy, or challenged.....every baby shows God's blessings to the world!

Are we there yet?

So as I sit and listen to Andrew's cartoon for the afternoon, I think of this phrase..."Are we there yet?" How many ways this fits into our lives right now. Are we to the new baby yet... Are my parents here yet.... Is it Christmas yet... Ohh, before that comes, is my Sister and her hubby here yet....
Why am I so impatient? I guess the old tale of don't pray for patience or God will teach it to you applies now. I will take that advice and not pray for it, but instead I pray for contentment.

Getting Ready

So there's nothing like the last minute. In fact, I find myself becoming a "Bush" more and more! We are starting to get ready for this baby. I bought sheets for the crib, which I cannot find, I got my nursing stuff out that still needs washed, I bought take home outfits that finally got put in our bag, the bag that's going to get repacked now that I have the stuff I need, oh, yeah and I broke down and bought some blasted pacifiers. Yes, I bought some simply because the one they ended up giving Andrew in the isolette drove me bonkers. Oh, well, I guess life goes on. 14 days or less, that's what I tell myself. I can't believe we're going to meet this little one so soon. We are so excited, now if only we could pick a name. No, we don't know what we're having so we actually have to pick two names. A very daunting task!
Andrew has figured out how to climb into his crib, so....keeping him out of the baby's may be interesting. I guess we'll leave him in his until he figures out how to climb out. Although he got new sheets that he loves, so for now maybe that will help keep him in. Andrew thinks that babies cry and get baths, and he also thinks that bottles get pop in them. So, it will be a very very long time before he is trusted with his new little sibling.
Keep checking in here as we will post right away when we have the baby so that you all can see pictures and stuff.
Have a wonderful day!

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.