Well, the only good thing I can currently see about having to wear this retainer for the next nine months of my life is this: my eating is quite restricted! Maybe I’ll just get used to it, but it is very difficult right now. So, unless I can get comfortable enough with just taking my retainer out when I eat, I may not be gaining much weight with the rest of this pregnancy. Then again, I did just eat a bowl of mint ice cream (thanks honey), so maybe I will still find a way! It will also be interesting to see if I learn how to talk normally with it. Right now, the hardest word to say is “need” as both “n”s and “d”s are hard to say correctly. I sure hope I can look back on this time and laugh, because right now it is harder than I thought it would be emotionally. However, I am at some point of peace knowing that I have God on my side.
Race Car Bed
March 18, 2007 at 8:40 pm (Kid Talk)
Tonight Jakob is sleeping in his new blue race car bed! We found it on eBay for only $20 (thanks to Rachel Meyer). We are trying to prepare him for getting his new room once it is ready. Then we plan to put the baby in his current room. I am so proud of him and how much he is growing up!
Height Check
March 13, 2007 at 9:02 pm (Kid Talk)
This was taken today as a way of keeping track of Jake’s growth. He is 36 1/2 inches tall today and 29 lbs! He has grown so much in the last 2 1/2 years. I love this shot though, because it was taken after I said “Smile Jake.” Instead of smiling though, he just says, “Cheese!” with absolutely no smile. Then I tried, “Smile like Billy (the name of his current favorite blue friend).” This was how he responded to that. Billy is his potty-training doll that was quickly forgotten about after training, but has been rediscovered. He ate breakfast with us this morning, and followed Jake around today.
On second thought…
March 11, 2007 at 8:33 pm (Kid Talk)
I recently told of how trouble-free this pregnancy was. Well, on Thursday my back decided to cramp up. From my lower back to the back of my thighs, I was in agony. I couldn’t find a position to make this shooting pain stop. I tried laying down, sitting and standing. So, Dan just had to put up with my moaning for a good part of the afternoon and evening. Thankfully, it went away for the most part by the next morning. Something still does not feel right in my back, but it is at least tolerable for the time being.
Anyway, not meaning to complain, just wanting to keep notes on this pregnancy! It did open my eyes to what it must be like to have fibromyalgia, or some other sickness that keeps you in constant pain. It was hard to think, much less do menial things like make supper or even walk up the stairs. Praise God for sparing me of such a life thus far!
Heaven on earth
March 7, 2007 at 2:26 pm (Considerations)
“…the life beyond this one is a continuation of the kinds of choices we make here and now.” -Velvet Elvis, p. 147
Is it possible to really bring heaven to this place? To what degree is this God’s desire? Can we bring it too far?
If we are just simply waiting until the day that we can go to this place called heaven, are we more prone to allowing hell on earth: “famine, debt, oppression, loneliness, despair, death, slaughter (p.148),” both in our own lives and in the lives of our neighbors?
Notes on 2nd pregnancy
March 6, 2007 at 2:49 pm (Kid Talk)
I just thought it would be good to keep a note on how this pregnancy has been going. Things have been quite non-eventful, which is great. I was blessed by such a great pregnancy with Jake too. I am 27 weeks now. This 2nd pregnancy has definitely been harder on my body. I feel like I am big enough to be about 34 weeks or so. My first trimester brought a whole lot of blues with it, but that is probably just due to being so worn out. It also brought lots of acne! That is my only clue that maybe this one is a girl, but who knows how scientific that is. This one, same as Jake, spared me from morning sickness as long as I kept a little food in my stomach at all times… which is my only excuse for how much weight I have gained already. At least I’ll have most of the summer to get some exercise after the baby comes. Dan and I have discussed names some, but we are only settled on a boy’s first name. It might be a last minute decision on this one! Oh, another thing to note is that this baby seems to move ALOT! All hours and full out flips. It also does not tolerate my slouching!
Two interesting Jake moments
March 1, 2007 at 8:35 pm (Kid Talk)
The first happened this morning at the mall play area. I was chatting with Leah and noticed that I could not see Jake’s red shirt anywhere. I assumed he was the normal place when this occurs behind this little wall. A couple of minutes pass, and he still does not appear. I went to check on him, and he was nowhere to be seen. I looked down the mall hallway and he is standing in front of Old Navy at the candy machines putting candy into his mouth. I actually saw a lot of humor in this, but of course he got a nice scolding for it!
The second was today when he was pulling a book off of the top shelf and a few books fell off and startled him. “Holy cow!” he says. I have never heard him use this expression before.
