Flying by

This weekend was so long but it went so fast. Make any sense?? Every day, all day Friday through Monday afternoon was spent with family & friends. My brother & SIL came in from Florida and we had a baby shower (luau theme) for the she & I together. Since neither of us wants to be the center of attention we both liked the idea of doing it together. And it turned out great.

However I have no pictures b/c my camera has the flu. Not really of course but there is something going on. It will use two fresh batteries in a day. And the zoom just decided to stop working. VERY ANNOYING!!!! I'm hoping we can get it fixed instead of having to replace it since digitals aren't exactly cheap. But I will have one in working order by the time my new angel arrives!!!!!

Well, I gotta go. Supper is ready and this hungry momma ain't waiting! More soon; I promise!

Headaches & growing pains...uuuuuurrrrrrgggggggh!

I'm SO bored!!! I've gotten everything ready for church, played the PS2, ate to much food, checked everyone's blogs & xanga's twice. BLAH. This doesn't happen very often but when it does I'm just itching to do something! OK, I'm gonna try to read a book. Later!

Hello all

Not to much going on here. This past week was spring break for our students so Sam spent a good bit of time with them. Justus & I went with them on Thursday to the mall. And last night was couples bowling; followed by ice cream at dairy queen. It was a nice break from the ordinary. Today I got a few items for the baby shower next weekend.

My brother & sister-in-law will be here. We are doing a luau(sp) themed shower for she & I together. I like the idea simply because the food sounds good. Oink-Oink. I've been super hungry lately but already feel like I'm about to pop. I still have a full three months to go. That's such a scary thought!

We are going to put up our 3ft. deep pool in the next couple of weeks. IT has been on & off in the ninetys. Perfect weather to go swimming. I still haven't found a bathing suit that will cover what needs to be covered.

Tommorrow I have nursery duty so that should be fun.

Cover her in prayer!!!!!

A few months ago I asked for prayer for a close friend doing through divorce. Please take a minute to pray for this woman. Or many minutes if you have them. Things have gone from bad to worse and the end is no where in site. This lady was faithful to her husband & is a believer but the enemy is out for the kill.

In January her husband walked out on her. One month later she found out he had been into drugs for several years causing debt that she did not know about. That same month she found out that he was living with another women & has been cheating (with many women) for years. In March she found out she had contracted an STD from him. Even now things seem to be getting worse. Bills are starting to come in that he has created. And he is taking no responsibility. Her world is crashing around her.....please cover her with prayer!!!!!!!!!

When reading over the events of this year so far it is easy to see why she is so devestated. Yet, remembering scriptures & circumstances I've been through I realize that God is still faithful and has victory in store for my friend. I pray that I can be of some use while she is surrounded by all this hurt.

Today I pray against the fear that the enemy is trying to blind her with. There are so many unknowns........

Down with buzznet

Below are some of the picture we took at biltmore house. Because I have a MAC computer I can't use the other site that most of you use to load pics on our blogs. It's very annoying. I tried several sizes before giving up. Click on one of the pics & it will take you to buzznet where you can look at ALL the pics in normal size. URRGHHHH. One day I'll get the hang of computers.

Biltmore pictures

I wasn't really happy with the slideshow of pics from the biltmore, they seemed fuzzy or something to me. I decided to put a few on here. So humor me. We couldn't take pictures inside so most of them are from the gardens. Beautiful!


The weather was perfect for a house with no AC, we picked a great time to go. It was mostly overcast..very nice temps!

Mom & Dad

Justus new thing is to call us mom & dad. No clue how we went from mommy/momma to mom or from daddy to dad but it cracks me up because he sounds so grown up. I've tried to tell him to slow down a be a kid a little while longer. He is so precious!

Full Blown Allergies

Justus' eyes are so red & itchy. Not the pink eye type but allergy stuff. He has been sneezing all morning long. There is a constant flow of snot. Sometimes even a snot bubble. His cough is much better but still present. And we're running low on tissues. Poor kid.

We're back!

We had a great time on our mini vacation. I wrote about it on my xanga so go there for details. It is really good to be home. I didn't sleep more than 10 hours the entire weekend so I'm pretty wiped out.

I went to the doctor today & I've gained 4lbs since my last visit.....NOT GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! No wonder I"m feeling bigger these days! I will try to put up pictures later but they will probably go on xanga b/c it's SO much easier to put them up there. (MAC friendly). None of the pics really show how big I actually am so maybe I can get a good "fat girl" pic soon. Later...yawn.

Up all night

Well, we leave for the Biltmore House tommorrow and I can't sleep. There's still tons to do & it's almost 2:45 am. YIKES. I'll be exhausted by the time we get there but there isn't much I can do about it. My brain won't shut up. I'm just as nervous as I am excited.

It will be hard to be away from Justus for two & a half days but we need this small break. There isn't a phone in the cabin where we will be staying. I hope that our cell phones work or else we will have to find a pay phone to check in.

That's it, I'm gonna try to sleep now. Hope you each have a great weekend!!! Love ya!

Update-

So Nicoles babies are hear & doing well. I'm so glad that she had a good experience with the c-section. I know that she had been worried but it all came out fine. She amazes me!!! Carrying around two babies for 38 weeks-----WOW. She did an amazing job!

As for us, not much new is happening. Justus felt pretty good all week long after the antibiotics kicked in. But we had another rough night. His temperature got back up to 104. Very annoying b/c nothing else was wrong. No coughing, sneezing or any other symptoms. He was awake from 2-7am; I'm exhausted but he was fine!!!!


This weekend we are FINALLY going to the Biltmore House!!! It's time for the spring flowers to be in bloom---yippee! I will be taking every allergy medicine known to mankind with me. Justus will be staying here with family-should be interesting. This will only be the third & fourth night away from us in his entire young life. However, we need it before the new baby arrives. So if you think of us this weekend say a quick prayer for us, Justus & the weather. There is a 40% chance of rain this weekend.

Spring is such a busy season around here & we have been staying pretty busy with church activities. It's nice that Justus is at an age where he can watch a 30 min. video or entertain himself (somewhat) for a while!!! So I'm going to try and enjoy the next few months of being "involved" before my baby gets here. I know change is coming just not sure how drastic it will be.

One more thing before I go...my next appointment is on monday for those of you who have asked. Boo- who; I will find out how much weight I have gained. YUCK. I have gotten considerably bigger in the past three weeks. When I lay down I can't breathe for the first minute & it is no longer an option to sleep on my tummy. I'm only 23 weeks...someone refresh my memory; I remember being uncomfortable this soon! Or this big. YIKES!!!!!!!!!

On my own

Sam is gone this weekend to Aquire the Fire with the youth. It hasn't been to bad so far. Brandon (nephew) came to spend the night with Justus and they had a blast-I on the other hand ended up with a headache. They wrestled, played cars, basketball, etc. And finally crashed sometime after midnight.

They're up again running around so I guess I'll go. Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Love each of you!!!

Recovery Time

Since Justus still isn't better we took him to the doctor today. Last night his fever spiked again at 104. I wasn't to happy about that. Poor thing. I threw him into the bath tub & he cooled down pretty quick. The doc gave him an antibiotic, cough decongestant & a nose spay. The diagnosis is a sinus infection. Wierd. He said his ears are red but J hasn't pulled at them once. He throat is OK but anyways I was surprised that what this is. Justus just started coughing yesterday, but maybe this has been coming on for a while and I didn't realize it. Two things scared me...#1 the high temp. and #2 when he cough so hard there was blood in his spit (again only sinus stuff believe me I made sure!). Now that he's on meds we expect a drastic improvement!

Guess that about it from NC. Oh yeah, the weather is wack here.....how about where you are??? It was freezing this weekend & I was HOT today.

Life...

So the consignment sale was not that good to me. Instead of walking out the door with a pocket full of money I left with $150 less!!!!!! Yikes, I know! However I did get some really good stuff!!! For my baby, J-bean, and my nieces & nephews. No word on how much I sold but most of it wasn't that "great" so I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being thirty dollars or less. All said and done, I'm glad that I participated ( I took things off the rack as I was checking for stains, holes, and that kind of thing) and got nice stuff in the process.

Justus has been super clingy today! This morning he had a low grade fever and kept wanting me to hold him. Which I love by the way. When he woke up from his nap his fever had spiked to the tune of 103; it may actually be higher he didn't want to sit still. Now all he wants is daddy. UUUUUmmm, I'm starting to get a headache.

This Sunday is our International Banquet (missions celebration) so it's going to be MAD crazy! I guess I'll be here with Justus unless something changes. We shall see. Busy, busy. Life.

Whoops...

Sorry, I didn't realize that it has been a whole week without an update. March & April are busy months at the church, mix that with (doctors, WIC,etc) appointments for justus & I and well, I just seem to run out of time. Anyways it's not to busy to totally forget about you all.

I just checked in on everyone. Seems us usual "life" is happening. Congrats on Agnes by the way! Praying for recovery for all the sickies. And that all these babies will arrive safely and as fast as the good Lord will give them up!

Anyways-my house is turned upside down. We FINALLY got our tax money back so we have been trying to do some updates on the dungeon.

My to-do list includes: put up molding in the boys room, move the crib from our room to the boys room (j doesn't sleep in it, right now it keeps the clean laundry clean). Paint our "bedroom", & get a new bedset. Ummmm. GET RID OF MORE JUNK!!
For some reason with this new baby on the way I REALLY want to clean things top to bottom. Probably not surprising to you all but I didn't get this way as much with Justus. Oh yeah, pay for circumcision & car insurance...and the list goes on.

Things marked off the to-do list.....clean the carpets (two years between cleanings is WAY TO LONG!) , get a dvd/vhs combo for the boys room & a wall mount. With such a little room for two of them this adds a lot of space, plus justus can't mess with the buttons. Buy maternity clothes-well at least I have one pair of jeans that fit. Develop 6 "throw away cameras". Yeah, some memories that I didn't know I had/forgot about. Started easter shopping for the kids j/niece/nephews. And whatever other junk we bought but I can't remember.

Well, its past my bedtime & I've got a long day tommorrow. We'll catch up more later. Love ya!

Things you may not know....

I got this off of a survey I did today. It was kind of scary how much I thought I knew but wasn't right on target. Take the test & don't cheat. Answers are at the bottom.


Get on Board with Child Safety
Injury Prevention Educational Survey
(Data source for Qs 1-5 is the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)

Unintentional injuries – or accidental injuries – are the leading killer of children ages 1 to 14 in
the United States.

A. True
B. False

What is the leading cause of (nonfatal) unintentional injuries to babies aged birth to 11 months?

A. Motor vehicle crashes
B. Poisoning
C. Suffocation/airway obstruction
D. Falls
E. Fire/burn
F. Drowning
G. Bite or sting

What is the leading cause of death to babies aged birth to 11 months?

A. Motor vehicle crashes
B. Poisoning
C. Suffocation/airway obstruction
D. Falls
E. Fire/burn
F. Drowning

What is the leading cause of (nonfatal) unintentional injuries to toddlers aged 1-4?

A. Motor vehicle crashes
B. Poisoning
C. Suffocation/airway obstruction
D. Falls
E. Fire/burn
F. Drowning
G. Bite or sting

What is the leading cause of death to toddlers aged 1-4?

A. Motor vehicle crashes
B. Poisoning
C. Suffocation/airway obstruction
D. Falls
E. Fire/burn
F. Drowning

A baby should ride in a rear-facing child safety seat until:

A. He weighs twenty pounds
B. He reaches one year old
C. He is one year and at least twenty pounds
D. His feet touch the back seat of the car
E. All of the above

It is safest for a toddler to ride in a forward-facing child safety seat until he reaches:

A. 25 pounds
B. 30 pounds
C. 35 pounds
D. 40 pounds

It is safest for a child to use a booster seat in the car until he is:

A. 8 yrs old and 80 pounds
B. 7 yrs old and 70 pounds
C. 6 yrs old and 60 pounds
D. 5 yrs old and 50 pounds
E. 4 yrs old and 40 pounds

Children can safely ride in the front seat of a car beginning at what age?

A. 8 years old
B. 9 years old
C. 10 years old
D. 11 years old
E. 12 years old
F. 13 years old

To avoid a baby getting his head caught, what is the maximum safe distance between bars in a
crib?

A. 1 and ¾ inches
B. 2 and 3/8 inches
C. 3 and ½ inches
D. 3 and 2/3 inches

What is the maximum safe opening of a window to prevent window falls?

A. 4 inches
B. 4 and ½ inches
C. 5 and ¼ inches
D. 6 inches
E. 6 and ½ inches

What is the highest temperature at which you can safely set your hot water heater to prevent
burns?

A. 100 degrees Fahrenheit
B. 115 degrees Fahrenheit
C. 120 degrees Fahrenheit
D. 132 degrees Fahrenheit
E. 145 degrees Fahrenheit

Where should you place safety gates in your home to prevent your child from falling down the
stairs?

A. Top of stairs
B. Bottom of stairs
C. Both top and bottom
D. Neither top nor bottom

How often should you change the smoke detector batteries in your home?

A. Every year
B. Every month
C. Every three months
D. Every six months

At what age are children at the greatest risk of unintentional home injury?

A. Under 1
B. Ages 1 to 4
C. Ages 5 to 9
D. Ages 10 to 14

Children can drown in as little as how much water?

A. One foot
B. Six inches
C. Four inches
D. Two inches

Which of the following actions is NOT an effective way to protect your child from firearm injury
in your home?

A. Using trigger locks
B. Storing firearms and ammunition separately
C. Placing firearms and ammunition on a high shelf
D. Keeping firearms and ammunition in a locked safe

Which of the following can cause poisoning in young children?

A. Cosmetics and beauty products
B. Cleaning products
C. Household plants
D. Over the counter drugs
E. All of the above



(Data source is the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention & Control)

Answers:

A.True
D.Falls
C.Suffocation/airway obstruction
D.Falls
A.Motor vehicle crashes
C. He is one year & at least twenty pounds
D.40 pounds
A.8 years old & 80 pounds
F.13 years old
B. 2 & 3/8 inches
A.4 inches
C.120 Fahrenheit
C.Both top & bottom
D.Every six months
A.Under 1
D.Two inches
C.Placing firarms & ammunition on a high shelf
E.All of the above

His own version

Justus has his own version of everything. Like when we sing "Old McDonald"...had a farm. Justus' version is old mcdonald had a ARM E-IE-I-O. And when we say our prayers at night he has to come back to momma & daddy twenty thousand times, I love it! We need all the prayers we can get. BLUE's CLUE's is lews-lews. Can't quite get the K sound down yet. There is so much more but I can't think of it at the moment.

I have begun the nesting process so the house is tore up top to bottom trying to get rid of unnecessary junk. And also get ready for a consignment sale next weekend at the church. I'll be getting rid of some baby clothes so I can buy some new for the one on the way. We had a busy weekend & every weekend from now to kingdom come is full.

We still haven't used our tickets to the Biltmore House that our youth kids bought us for Christmas. I'm ticked!!! I wanted to go before the baby got here or before I so big I couldn't enjoy it. That doesn't look like its going to happen unless some event gets canceled or we can weasel our way out of it. I would really like a "vacation" before the baby gets here. We'll see!

Sam cut his hair. It was HUGE!!! It looks OK but after three years of growing it out I'm still trying to get used to it. He started growing it when we found out that I was pregnant. It's getting to hot to let it grow out more so that's that.

We're going to have a baby shower for me & my sister in law next month. I'm so excited! The theme is luau...lots of good food. I don't know if I should register or not. I have almost everything I need for a boy. But there are a few things I didn't have last time that would be great this time. Like a sling to carry the baby around. That way I can still chase after Justus and the baby wille be safe.

It's cold here today...my sinuses are so confused. Hot/cold/hot/cold.....arrgghh. Spring/winter/spring/winter. Well I'm ready for the weather to make up it's mind. Other than that things are good here. How about you?????

ps Justus stuck a raisin in his nose today. It was hilarious once I realized what it was. He sneezed it out. Thankfully!

Having difficulties

I can't see my blog. It pulls up my address & a big fat empty screen. I'm trying to figure it out.

It's a boy!

Today we found out that we're having another boy. He is healthy & all the organs and growth look good so far! All good news. I must say that I was the tiniest bit disappointed that we won't be having a girl. For some reason I had it in my mind that's what it was. Probably b/c this pregnancy is so different. I cried for two seconds & then I was like OK another boy. YIPPEE! Every time I feel a kick, I thank God for another blessing!!! He is so good!