5/14/2013
update on me.
By April my body got back to normal. I had a normal cycle. Well I ended up getting pregnant again. Yay! 5.3 days today. Got a positive even before my missed period. My first hcg level was 30 two days later was 132. Weird thing was I kept getting weird cramps that would go from one side to the other. Mike thought for sure it was twins. This morning I woke up at 5 in a lot of pain. Through out the day pain was not going away. Called my obgyn to tell them and also ask about my blood work I got done yesterday. My hcg level was 7000, and they had me come in and have an ultrasound. During ultrasound we saw a sac and fetal pole line. I measured one day ahead. Then he looked on other side I had a cyst. The nurse who called me later said it was 3 cm. My doctor is not in his office tomorrow, so I will find out Thursday what the plan is. Until then I get to take it easy and take tylonal and use a heating pad. I love my body when it is pregnant.
4/23/2013
missing book
Last week Abigail came home from school with no reading book. She told me they didn't give her one. As the week went on she never brought one home, she told me that her teacher said they were done with reading. Friday I went on a walk with my friend who also has a kindergartener she said they are still getting books. So I emailed her teacher. Found out that Abigail lost it, so she had to pay for it. But today she was to nervous to give her teacher the money, so I had to email her again and asked her if she could ask for it.
4/10/2013
It has been a long time
It has been a long time since I last wrote. I just haven't been up to it or busy. I am just going to give an update on everyone.
Xavier is growing so much. He talks a lot more now too. It is so cute. He will yell, mommy mommy and when I say what he will say I love you and then smile really big. He likes to play our tablet and is really good at puzzles, he matches the pieces on the first try. We moved him into his own room, because he would get the girls up at night and then they would get him up in the morning. He really loves his cars and then chooses to carry them around in a purse or a pink shopping cart. He will also play princesses with his sisters. He has not liked nursery this year, I don't think it helps that we have 1:00 church, so I usually bring him home after we try nursery and have him scream for a bit. He loves going outside unless it gets windy or a little cold.
Brooklyn is still getting better at talking. She has learned to play computer by herself and will find kids games. I am looking into getting her into a preschool next year. I saw one yesterday and with a discount it was $90 a month, I was like no way am I paying that much a month. She has learned how to pedal a bike this year, I am hoping to try to get training wheels off. I am not going to push it though. She is loving being in sunbeams, she loves her teachers a lot and gives them hugs every time she see them. She still has a strange guy phobia, there are certain men she will see and she will just start crying.
Abigail is in her last two month of kindergarten. She is getting really good at reading. She has sight words that she knows most of them. Yesterday she brought some new ones home. One was the word but, she told me that it was a bad word. I had to tell her that there are words that sound the same but are spelt different. She is also getting good at math and stuff. It is so fun to see her learn. She loves riding her scooter around but not a bike. She fell last year and will not get back up now. She is a big helper and can usually tell what her siblings are saying.
Mike is good, he is just working full time at his job. He loves it still and I love the fact he has every other day off. He has 2 callings now and we hope he will be released as the choir director soon.
As for me, I have been struggling if I should write this. But I have been told I have a story. Might be tmi so stop reading if you want. Since my miscarriage my cycles have been screwed up. I thought I might have been pregnant again in March, but the feelings went away and I started to cramp and spot. I was taking progesterone at the time. So I called my doctor, they gave me an ultrasound and took my blood. They called and said the hcg level was a 3 so that meant negative. They told me to stop with the progesterone and just let my period came. Which it did on day 26 of that cycle. I had to go a week later for blood work, I was on cycle day 6 so when I didn't hear anything for a few days I thought all was well and the hcg levels went away. I got a call the following week saying that the hcg levels went to a 10 this was after my period. I was so confused. So I took a pregnancy test it came out positive, I even showed my friend to see if she could see it. They wanted me to come in that week for more blood work. I went in and I heard the next day it went up to a 44 which they didn't consider a pregnancy since it didn't go up enough. So I just had to take progesterone and come in the following week for blood work again. I went in last week and they called me the next day to say the levels started to drop and that I needed to stop with the progesterone and come for blood work until I got down to a zero. And I am not even aloud to try to get pregnant again until the doctor gives me a thumbs up to move on. Luckily this was Thursday and it was conference weekend, Because on cycle day 23 I got my period again. It has been a hard couple of months. I wish my body would just work. In May it will be a year since we first started to try. I am going to have a party to celebrate it in a way, probably eat my weight in chocolate. I sometimes have a hard time being around pregnant people, but only when they complain about it or tell me that my time will come. Not even going to write the worse thing that was said to me.
Sorry to vent everything else is good with me. This week I got some strawberries and made Jam with them I got 8 pounds for $5. not too shabby. I have been working out a lot and the past year have lost 20 pounds, and a few inches around the waist. I am grateful for the somewhat warmer weather and that I can go on walks again. We did get a second car so I always have a car, but if it is nice I still walk to places like the store and whatever. I am blessed with the three wonderful children I already have. Mike and I have found ways to save money like with our phones and cable. Over all things are good.
Xavier is growing so much. He talks a lot more now too. It is so cute. He will yell, mommy mommy and when I say what he will say I love you and then smile really big. He likes to play our tablet and is really good at puzzles, he matches the pieces on the first try. We moved him into his own room, because he would get the girls up at night and then they would get him up in the morning. He really loves his cars and then chooses to carry them around in a purse or a pink shopping cart. He will also play princesses with his sisters. He has not liked nursery this year, I don't think it helps that we have 1:00 church, so I usually bring him home after we try nursery and have him scream for a bit. He loves going outside unless it gets windy or a little cold.
Brooklyn is still getting better at talking. She has learned to play computer by herself and will find kids games. I am looking into getting her into a preschool next year. I saw one yesterday and with a discount it was $90 a month, I was like no way am I paying that much a month. She has learned how to pedal a bike this year, I am hoping to try to get training wheels off. I am not going to push it though. She is loving being in sunbeams, she loves her teachers a lot and gives them hugs every time she see them. She still has a strange guy phobia, there are certain men she will see and she will just start crying.
Abigail is in her last two month of kindergarten. She is getting really good at reading. She has sight words that she knows most of them. Yesterday she brought some new ones home. One was the word but, she told me that it was a bad word. I had to tell her that there are words that sound the same but are spelt different. She is also getting good at math and stuff. It is so fun to see her learn. She loves riding her scooter around but not a bike. She fell last year and will not get back up now. She is a big helper and can usually tell what her siblings are saying.
Mike is good, he is just working full time at his job. He loves it still and I love the fact he has every other day off. He has 2 callings now and we hope he will be released as the choir director soon.
As for me, I have been struggling if I should write this. But I have been told I have a story. Might be tmi so stop reading if you want. Since my miscarriage my cycles have been screwed up. I thought I might have been pregnant again in March, but the feelings went away and I started to cramp and spot. I was taking progesterone at the time. So I called my doctor, they gave me an ultrasound and took my blood. They called and said the hcg level was a 3 so that meant negative. They told me to stop with the progesterone and just let my period came. Which it did on day 26 of that cycle. I had to go a week later for blood work, I was on cycle day 6 so when I didn't hear anything for a few days I thought all was well and the hcg levels went away. I got a call the following week saying that the hcg levels went to a 10 this was after my period. I was so confused. So I took a pregnancy test it came out positive, I even showed my friend to see if she could see it. They wanted me to come in that week for more blood work. I went in and I heard the next day it went up to a 44 which they didn't consider a pregnancy since it didn't go up enough. So I just had to take progesterone and come in the following week for blood work again. I went in last week and they called me the next day to say the levels started to drop and that I needed to stop with the progesterone and come for blood work until I got down to a zero. And I am not even aloud to try to get pregnant again until the doctor gives me a thumbs up to move on. Luckily this was Thursday and it was conference weekend, Because on cycle day 23 I got my period again. It has been a hard couple of months. I wish my body would just work. In May it will be a year since we first started to try. I am going to have a party to celebrate it in a way, probably eat my weight in chocolate. I sometimes have a hard time being around pregnant people, but only when they complain about it or tell me that my time will come. Not even going to write the worse thing that was said to me.
Sorry to vent everything else is good with me. This week I got some strawberries and made Jam with them I got 8 pounds for $5. not too shabby. I have been working out a lot and the past year have lost 20 pounds, and a few inches around the waist. I am grateful for the somewhat warmer weather and that I can go on walks again. We did get a second car so I always have a car, but if it is nice I still walk to places like the store and whatever. I am blessed with the three wonderful children I already have. Mike and I have found ways to save money like with our phones and cable. Over all things are good.
1/23/2013
some day
Some day I will feel better. I had my miscarriage last week. Started Monday night, ended Friday. But I still had cramps, back pain and worst of all headaches and dizzyness. Thought I would be better after weekend or everything would start again.
Tuesday called my doctor told them what was going on. They did an ultrasound everything but some liquid was gone. They took my blood and we went home. Today I got a call and was told that I had an infection. So now I have to take medicine and hope it passes. I will go see the doctor in two weeks, to make sure all is good. Then we will try again.
I miss doing things like working out and cleaning. I tried to clean today and I got dizzy fast. My place is not as clean as I like it. But I am trying to do more.
Tuesday called my doctor told them what was going on. They did an ultrasound everything but some liquid was gone. They took my blood and we went home. Today I got a call and was told that I had an infection. So now I have to take medicine and hope it passes. I will go see the doctor in two weeks, to make sure all is good. Then we will try again.
I miss doing things like working out and cleaning. I tried to clean today and I got dizzy fast. My place is not as clean as I like it. But I am trying to do more.
1/15/2013
Just a bump in the road
A couple of months ago when Xavier fell out the window. I had a feeling it was not time for him to be gone, but you will know the feeling of death soon. Even though I was only 5-6 weeks pregnant, I feel like I knew this little fetus even if it was just a short amount of time.
Being pregnant, I was surprised to find out I was pregnant. We have been trying for 7 months with no success. I cramped for two weeks before I found out I was pregnant. I only took a test to prove to my body I wasn't pregnant. Boy was I wrong.
The same day I found out, I also got really sick with what I thought was a bad cold. I was wrong it was influenza. After I started feeling better with that was when the cramps started.
The next week was a blur of blood draws, ultrasounds and taking it easy. The doctor even had me take progesterone that made me very sick. But Friday we knew it was not going to work out. I stopped taking the progesterone and just waited.
Saturday we celebrated Xavier's 2nd birthday. I tried to be happy, for our guests, but who knows how well I did. Sunday was full of cramps, but still no bleeding. Monday the doctor office called I told them still no bleeding so we set up a doctor appointment. Last night I started to bleed more with clots. Then it stopped. As I sat here today it started somewhat again today, so the doctor office told me not to come in because it is starting.
I am sad, but at peace about it. I know we will have another baby someday. It is just a bump in the road for us. Not all this month has been bad. Good things with Mike's work. Kids have been healthy. I have also got away with no cleaning so far this month. I just think this will just make me stronger like most things. I just need to take the time to heal. I know somedays will be harder than others. But the Lord is on my side and so is my husband.
Being pregnant, I was surprised to find out I was pregnant. We have been trying for 7 months with no success. I cramped for two weeks before I found out I was pregnant. I only took a test to prove to my body I wasn't pregnant. Boy was I wrong.
The same day I found out, I also got really sick with what I thought was a bad cold. I was wrong it was influenza. After I started feeling better with that was when the cramps started.
The next week was a blur of blood draws, ultrasounds and taking it easy. The doctor even had me take progesterone that made me very sick. But Friday we knew it was not going to work out. I stopped taking the progesterone and just waited.
Saturday we celebrated Xavier's 2nd birthday. I tried to be happy, for our guests, but who knows how well I did. Sunday was full of cramps, but still no bleeding. Monday the doctor office called I told them still no bleeding so we set up a doctor appointment. Last night I started to bleed more with clots. Then it stopped. As I sat here today it started somewhat again today, so the doctor office told me not to come in because it is starting.
I am sad, but at peace about it. I know we will have another baby someday. It is just a bump in the road for us. Not all this month has been bad. Good things with Mike's work. Kids have been healthy. I have also got away with no cleaning so far this month. I just think this will just make me stronger like most things. I just need to take the time to heal. I know somedays will be harder than others. But the Lord is on my side and so is my husband.
12/28/2012
Life
Yesterday I had pictures of Christmas but didn't give an update of us.
Xavier is about 2 weeks from being 2. He is a very active boy and loves Mickey Mouse. He gets mad if I try to put on any diaper but the huggies that have Mickey on them. He loves cars and balls. He loves watching sports with his dad. He is talking a lot more, to the point that more people are noticing and tell me about it. He has decided he is getting to old for naps and I can only get him to nap once every couple of days. Which means by 7 he is very cranky.
Brooklyn is finally starting to talk more, though sometimes I still don't understand her. We are trying to teach her what she needs to know. She is the eater of the family she will eat most anything, except not pizza anymore. She got sick once after eating it. She likes to stand on her head on our couch, and tumble around the room. She is excited to start Sunbeams the beginning of the year. Though I know she will miss her nursery leaders. But she is so loving to everyone it will not take her long to like her new teachers. She loves to hug everyone, so if you ever need one she will do it.
Abigail is enjoying kindergarten and is getting pretty good at reading and writing. She is a really big sister and tries to help out, sometimes to much when she thinks she gets to put her brother and sister in time out. She loves to color and play computer games. She will watch cooking videos on youtube and say that it is her cooking show. She is still a picky eater, but we are working on it. She helps me clean around the house, she is usually the one that empties the dish washer or sometimes vacuums.
I am just keeping busy, being a mom. I have lost 10 pounds since this summer. I think it helped getting sick a couple of times. I have a bunch of projects I need to work on/finish.
Mike just finished school this month and is now working full time. He goes to work at 6 every morning and gets off at 4. He has every other Friday off, which can be nice. We are thinking of buying a 2nd car and living here another year, because we have a good rate on rent.
Xavier is about 2 weeks from being 2. He is a very active boy and loves Mickey Mouse. He gets mad if I try to put on any diaper but the huggies that have Mickey on them. He loves cars and balls. He loves watching sports with his dad. He is talking a lot more, to the point that more people are noticing and tell me about it. He has decided he is getting to old for naps and I can only get him to nap once every couple of days. Which means by 7 he is very cranky.
Brooklyn is finally starting to talk more, though sometimes I still don't understand her. We are trying to teach her what she needs to know. She is the eater of the family she will eat most anything, except not pizza anymore. She got sick once after eating it. She likes to stand on her head on our couch, and tumble around the room. She is excited to start Sunbeams the beginning of the year. Though I know she will miss her nursery leaders. But she is so loving to everyone it will not take her long to like her new teachers. She loves to hug everyone, so if you ever need one she will do it.
Abigail is enjoying kindergarten and is getting pretty good at reading and writing. She is a really big sister and tries to help out, sometimes to much when she thinks she gets to put her brother and sister in time out. She loves to color and play computer games. She will watch cooking videos on youtube and say that it is her cooking show. She is still a picky eater, but we are working on it. She helps me clean around the house, she is usually the one that empties the dish washer or sometimes vacuums.
I am just keeping busy, being a mom. I have lost 10 pounds since this summer. I think it helped getting sick a couple of times. I have a bunch of projects I need to work on/finish.
Mike just finished school this month and is now working full time. He goes to work at 6 every morning and gets off at 4. He has every other Friday off, which can be nice. We are thinking of buying a 2nd car and living here another year, because we have a good rate on rent.
12/27/2012
December happenings.
December has gone so fast. I can't believe it is almost the new year. We had a good, busy and fun month.
Here is how we hung our stockings this year. We don't have a fire place where we live and in the past have hung them down our stairway. But I wanted something new this year and so I got some garland and this is what we ended up with. I really likes it. Did not look as good with the stockings down.
I saw the idea to hang ornaments on Pinterest. I thought the idea was cute. It was kind of annoying to do and took awhile. Plus they kept falling down. But overall I liked it. I will do it again next year.
Abigail fell of her scooter one day and hurt her lip. She was so mad at me because when she was bleeding all over I would not let her into the house until Mike brought me a wet towel. She healed quickly though. We hope she will not quit riding her scooter like she did her bike after she fell off of it.
For family home evening one night we went and saw Santa. It was really cold but the kids really enjoyed it.
Girls with Santa
Xavier trying to escape from Santa I guess we should be grateful he was not doing his famous scream.
Xavier put on his own hat when he discovered he got to go somewhere with me. At least he is starting to like the hat now.
Girls helping me make rice crispy treats for family home evening. (the disaster house night)
Our disaster house it didn't work we will do gingerbread from now on.
At least it was pretty.
Frosting cookies
Xavier only ate the cookies. I am thinking and not mad.
Xavier thought that coloring on paper was below him and decided that he should right on his head. I guess it will save us on paper
One night our boy decided he was to good for bed and wanted to watch football with his dad. This is a daily Sunday between these two. We have thought Xavier to say touch down and lift his arms making the signal.
It snowed on Christmas eve so we took our kids out to play. Abigail decided the grass needed shoveled.
Brooklyn just liked to walk around.
Xavier walking away from Mike.
Loving being outside. He is our outdoor boy.
Christmas Pajamas. They all enjoyed Christmas a lot. Xavier by the end was trying to open other peoples presents.
12/08/2012
What a week
So this week started out good. Monday we went and saw Santa, even Xavier sat on his lap and didn't cry. Tuesday I baby sat and the kid was not half bad. My kids were even good. That night when we were going to bed I heard Abigail cough. I wondered if she threw up, but didn't check. I thought if she was sick she would come out and tell us. Boy was I wrong, she is afraid of the dark so she just laid in it all night. So gross! The next morning as Mike was getting ready for work, Brooklyn got up for a drink. As he was putting her to bed Abigail said she was sick. So he got her out of bed and started to clean it up. I had to help her undress, so grateful I am not pregnant at this time. Mike decided to stay home this day he had homework and wanted to help me out with her. That day went pretty quickly with Mike home I went and ran errands.
Thursday Abigail was still sick she would not eat for me and just slept all day. That night I went to girls night and was really tired. I thought that she would be better by Friday for sure. But Friday I woke up and she still had diarheaa, third day in a roll that we had to wash her bedding. She was still not eating for us, but we kept trying. This morning we woke up and Xavier had the diarheaa and threw up once. As the day went on we each started to get sick. Luckily Xavier was the only one that threw up. We are staying home from Church tomorrow. Mike will go for choir, but other than that we will be lazy bums.
Not all bad news this week though. On Tuesday Mike and I were at home kids in bed and we were talking about bills. We figured out we didn't have money for one bill. But thought qe would be fine, when the phone rang it was the bishop. He said our name came to his mind and wanted to know if we needed anything. We have Christmas done, with the exception of the stockings. So Mike was like not for Christmas, but we have a bill. So luckily they will pay a bill for us.
Then tonight Mike and I were talking about the stockings. With Abigail sick I missed out on baby sitting this week. I also found out that I will only have this boy one time next week. So I was like oh well it doesn't matter. When we got a knock on our door. I went and answered it no one was there but there was a book and a jar of coins on the porch. We opened the jar and they had put forty dollars in the jar plus the coins. I love little miracles like this.
here is to hoping no one is sick tomorrow.
Thursday Abigail was still sick she would not eat for me and just slept all day. That night I went to girls night and was really tired. I thought that she would be better by Friday for sure. But Friday I woke up and she still had diarheaa, third day in a roll that we had to wash her bedding. She was still not eating for us, but we kept trying. This morning we woke up and Xavier had the diarheaa and threw up once. As the day went on we each started to get sick. Luckily Xavier was the only one that threw up. We are staying home from Church tomorrow. Mike will go for choir, but other than that we will be lazy bums.
Not all bad news this week though. On Tuesday Mike and I were at home kids in bed and we were talking about bills. We figured out we didn't have money for one bill. But thought qe would be fine, when the phone rang it was the bishop. He said our name came to his mind and wanted to know if we needed anything. We have Christmas done, with the exception of the stockings. So Mike was like not for Christmas, but we have a bill. So luckily they will pay a bill for us.
Then tonight Mike and I were talking about the stockings. With Abigail sick I missed out on baby sitting this week. I also found out that I will only have this boy one time next week. So I was like oh well it doesn't matter. When we got a knock on our door. I went and answered it no one was there but there was a book and a jar of coins on the porch. We opened the jar and they had put forty dollars in the jar plus the coins. I love little miracles like this.
here is to hoping no one is sick tomorrow.
11/08/2012
I believe there are angels among us....
This song has been going through my head since Tuesday. That was one of the scariest days of my life.
We were sitting watching The Office, I was working on my cross stich and Mike was laying on the other couch. The two younger kids were climbing on Mike he didn't realize that the window was open. Just then I heard a scream and saw a flash of my son falling out of the window. Mike and I stood up and ran out of the house as quickly as we could. I was screaming the whole way, what mom wouldn't right. We got out there and there was no blood he was on a screen which was on top of a chair which was folded up. Mike picked him up and I just sobbed. Luckily yhe boy didn't hit his head, or have any injuries that we could see. We both cuddled him, when he got down to walk he couldn't it was hurting him. We decided that we should take him into the ER.
My mom and I took him to the ER, we were taken right back. They checked him all over, everyone was shocked that he didn't have a bump on his head or any major bruising. Since he could still not walk on his foot they did x-ray's, he had no broken bones whatsoever. They sent us home and told us to watch him if he still was not walking in a few days to take him to his doctor.
The next day he tried to walk and cried so he crawled every where, still he tried to walk. But there was nothing else wrong with him. Today he has been walking every where still not putting full pressure on his foot but walking. He is not acting like a boy that fell out the window 2 days ago.
I am feeling truly blessed that he was not hurt anymore than he was. I had someone tell meit is like an angel caught him and put him down on the ground.He did break the chair that he fell on but I would rather have that broken than my son. I know it is because of the Lord that my son is safe, and that he is still with us today.
We were sitting watching The Office, I was working on my cross stich and Mike was laying on the other couch. The two younger kids were climbing on Mike he didn't realize that the window was open. Just then I heard a scream and saw a flash of my son falling out of the window. Mike and I stood up and ran out of the house as quickly as we could. I was screaming the whole way, what mom wouldn't right. We got out there and there was no blood he was on a screen which was on top of a chair which was folded up. Mike picked him up and I just sobbed. Luckily yhe boy didn't hit his head, or have any injuries that we could see. We both cuddled him, when he got down to walk he couldn't it was hurting him. We decided that we should take him into the ER.
My mom and I took him to the ER, we were taken right back. They checked him all over, everyone was shocked that he didn't have a bump on his head or any major bruising. Since he could still not walk on his foot they did x-ray's, he had no broken bones whatsoever. They sent us home and told us to watch him if he still was not walking in a few days to take him to his doctor.
The next day he tried to walk and cried so he crawled every where, still he tried to walk. But there was nothing else wrong with him. Today he has been walking every where still not putting full pressure on his foot but walking. He is not acting like a boy that fell out the window 2 days ago.
I am feeling truly blessed that he was not hurt anymore than he was. I had someone tell meit is like an angel caught him and put him down on the ground.He did break the chair that he fell on but I would rather have that broken than my son. I know it is because of the Lord that my son is safe, and that he is still with us today.
11/05/2012
Teaching about voting
Tonight for family home evening we talked about voting with our kids. We told the we vote for our political leaders and tomorrow we get to also vote for a president. Since they do not know what voting means we showed them.
We decide to vote on what game to play tonight after family home evening. It was between hide and go seek and simon says. Abigail voted to hide and seek, Brooklyn for Simon says, Xavier hide and seek, and I voted to simon says. Mike had the deciding vote and he said simon says. Which of course upset Abigail because it wasn't her game. We told her just because we vote for something doesn'tmean that it is going to go the way that we want, that we just need to be happy and make the best of it. I told her that we vote for who we want and then pray that the person who gets the job will do what is best for the country or state or city.
Happy voting everyone.
We decide to vote on what game to play tonight after family home evening. It was between hide and go seek and simon says. Abigail voted to hide and seek, Brooklyn for Simon says, Xavier hide and seek, and I voted to simon says. Mike had the deciding vote and he said simon says. Which of course upset Abigail because it wasn't her game. We told her just because we vote for something doesn'tmean that it is going to go the way that we want, that we just need to be happy and make the best of it. I told her that we vote for who we want and then pray that the person who gets the job will do what is best for the country or state or city.
Happy voting everyone.
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