I went to the Doctor yesterday and heard our little train chugging a long. The sound of the miracle growing inside of me. According to my calculations the heart rate was about 138. The old wives tale says that over 140 is a girl and under is a boy. Elias's was 160 at a visit and the Doctor told me it was a girl. He is most certainly not a girl. More on this in a minute. All of the babies systems are now formed and from this point on will mature and begin to function. I've already been able to feel the active little thing flipping and kicking around. The second pregnancy is taking it's tole much faster. My hands swell when I get hot, I've had really bad round ligament pain (sharp pains in my belly) that come from nowhere, I already feel like I can't breath and that I am a blimp which was just reinforced when someone told me that I'm eating every time they she sees me. In four weeks we will have a sonogram and our next appointment. Hopefully we will find out if we will have pink or more blue.
Now back to Elias. When we had our 18 week sonogram with him the stenographer said "it's a boy" and just in case we had any doubt Elias reached down to check for himself that he was in dead a boy. Last night he again discovered that he is a boy while I was giving him a bath. The only reason I'm even posting this is because it is quite funny to watch your 25 lb toddler try to move his rounded tummy out of the way to find his manhood, which he cannot normally see. I'm not sure we can handle another boy...
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
We survived the first year!!
I've been meaning to blog about Elias turning one for well, three weeks now. I feel like so much has happened and I have so much to write I just haven’t had the time to sit down and do it. The pictures I posted from my phone. The first and second ones are from Cove Rd. which is on the Nanticoke River. Adam and I discovered this quaint little beach several years ago and love going there. Elias loves it too and decided to relax in the cool water on a hot summer day. The second and fourth are from a trip to the zoo yesterday in which Elias amazed me with his curiosity and how fast he has learned things I don’t feel like I’ve even taught him. When we got to the monkeys he started saying “OOOAAA”.
So where to even start. As I look back over the last year I honestly hardly remember the first half of it. It was a struggle to adjust to the changes a new baby brings especially one who was particularly needy and hard to deal with. We spent endless hours walking, bouncing, swaddling, feeding, and comforting an inconsolable baby that only returned our efforts with screams. Through many tears, doctor’s appointments, tests and painful, heartbreaking moments our colicky, reflux baby has turned into the delight of our lives. He has changed us as much has he has changed in the past year. A year ago we had a baby who was helpless, who’s only communication was crying, needed to be fed, taught how to sleep, play, sit, walk, etc. to a little boy how blows my mind every day. One morning last week he took something out of my hand and said “give it”, he knows how to open the snack basket and find a treat, he’s communicating his wants and needs, telling us no, shaking his head yes, says night-night, momma, dada, ball, book, and literally something new everyday. He climbs off the sofa, runs, gives kisses, and barrels into you just to give you a hug. That little boy has changed my life alright. I’ve learned to love in a deeper way, a pain only a parent knows, patients to let him try him self, and a pride that can’t be described. I’ve also learned to love my husband as a daddy. Watching him read stories and play chase with Elias does something magical in the heart of a mother. I could never do this without my partner and soul mate. That little boy is the center of my world and I wouldn’t have it any other way. So many times I wondered how can I do this and then I hear those words “yuv you” and my heart melts over and over again.
So 6 weeks ago at 10:00pm when I decided to take a pregnancy test just to confirm I wasn’t pregnant and that little darn stick said pregnant my mommy bear came out and wanted to protect the family I had already created. It was an expected blessing for us that we struggled with for weeks. We weren’t ready, can’t afford it, and it’s unfair to Elias. I didn’t even want the new baby to play with Elias’s toys. They are his toys, each one picked out just for him. It’s not fair to divide my time between two babies. Those feelings quickly turned to joy when I saw and felt that little peanut kicking around in my tummy for the first time. New life is the most amazing miracle I can think of. I never wanted my babies close together or around holidays but once again my plan is nothing compared to the plan of the Breather of life. Around December 30th we will welcome a new baby into our family just 18 months younger than Elias. They will be in diapers at the same time, a year apart in school, and hopefully the best of friends. Elias is already talking to the baby. I think he’s ready to be a big brother. Soon we will start the months of preparation of rearranging rooms washing bedding, clothes, bottles, and bibs and the ever so stressful job of selecting the perfect name. Oh and don’t forget we are trying to sell our house. My cranky Evans’ temperament seems to be staying under control with all these feel good pregnancy hormones. At any moment that could change so if you have something bad to tell me just make sure you bring ice cream and chocolate.
Any guesses on the sex of the baby…
So where to even start. As I look back over the last year I honestly hardly remember the first half of it. It was a struggle to adjust to the changes a new baby brings especially one who was particularly needy and hard to deal with. We spent endless hours walking, bouncing, swaddling, feeding, and comforting an inconsolable baby that only returned our efforts with screams. Through many tears, doctor’s appointments, tests and painful, heartbreaking moments our colicky, reflux baby has turned into the delight of our lives. He has changed us as much has he has changed in the past year. A year ago we had a baby who was helpless, who’s only communication was crying, needed to be fed, taught how to sleep, play, sit, walk, etc. to a little boy how blows my mind every day. One morning last week he took something out of my hand and said “give it”, he knows how to open the snack basket and find a treat, he’s communicating his wants and needs, telling us no, shaking his head yes, says night-night, momma, dada, ball, book, and literally something new everyday. He climbs off the sofa, runs, gives kisses, and barrels into you just to give you a hug. That little boy has changed my life alright. I’ve learned to love in a deeper way, a pain only a parent knows, patients to let him try him self, and a pride that can’t be described. I’ve also learned to love my husband as a daddy. Watching him read stories and play chase with Elias does something magical in the heart of a mother. I could never do this without my partner and soul mate. That little boy is the center of my world and I wouldn’t have it any other way. So many times I wondered how can I do this and then I hear those words “yuv you” and my heart melts over and over again.
So 6 weeks ago at 10:00pm when I decided to take a pregnancy test just to confirm I wasn’t pregnant and that little darn stick said pregnant my mommy bear came out and wanted to protect the family I had already created. It was an expected blessing for us that we struggled with for weeks. We weren’t ready, can’t afford it, and it’s unfair to Elias. I didn’t even want the new baby to play with Elias’s toys. They are his toys, each one picked out just for him. It’s not fair to divide my time between two babies. Those feelings quickly turned to joy when I saw and felt that little peanut kicking around in my tummy for the first time. New life is the most amazing miracle I can think of. I never wanted my babies close together or around holidays but once again my plan is nothing compared to the plan of the Breather of life. Around December 30th we will welcome a new baby into our family just 18 months younger than Elias. They will be in diapers at the same time, a year apart in school, and hopefully the best of friends. Elias is already talking to the baby. I think he’s ready to be a big brother. Soon we will start the months of preparation of rearranging rooms washing bedding, clothes, bottles, and bibs and the ever so stressful job of selecting the perfect name. Oh and don’t forget we are trying to sell our house. My cranky Evans’ temperament seems to be staying under control with all these feel good pregnancy hormones. At any moment that could change so if you have something bad to tell me just make sure you bring ice cream and chocolate.
Any guesses on the sex of the baby…
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Prayers Please
Our house will show for the first time this afternoon and is scheduled for the realtor tour tomorrow. Our realtor is a little too efficient and this is moving a little (okay a lot) faster than Adam and I had anticipated. Let’s just say we’re a little scared/nervous. It’s weird for people to walk through your home and make a judgment on the life you’ve built. We are also standing face to face with the reality of such life changes as leaving our friends and the home we’ve built. It will take a lot of faith to get through all these fears. If nothing else it will bring our family closer together and teach us to trust God. Ironically, or not so ironically, I recently prayed for God to do whatever if takes to draw me closer to Him. Had I known this is what He had in mind I might not have prayed that. Funny how He answers us. I'm also currently studying Hannah and her incredible faith in God and the sacrifice she gave back to Him. I'm always amazed when I step back from my life's situation and see that God really is working, He always has, always will. He never leaves us. Though it's sometimes hard to see Him through our cloud of fears.
Life Changes
Adam and I would like to share some exciting news with you. We are pregnant! Most of you already knew that though. So now we have some scary news to share. For the last two months we have been seriously discussing the possibility of selling out house and have decided to move forward. This was a challenging and difficult decision which became more complicated with the news that we will welcome another new baby just after Christmas (I’m tearing up as I write this because there are many emotions wrapped around this and I’m sure this will seem like a long, bumpy road). I’m sure you are all thinking how crazy this is and believe me we do too but after much prayer, counsel and discussion we are putting our faith in God (Psalm 37) and have turned our desires, wants and needs over to Him to care for. As for now we will be tucked up under His wings of protection (Psalm 91) waiting for doors to open and close as God sees best fit for us. The house will be officially listed tomorrow and will be part of a realtor tour next Tuesday. Our realtor is the best in town and feels that our house will move at the right price. We appreciate all prayers for this as well as for the new baby who we will get our first glimpse of tomorrow at my Doctor’s appointment and sonogram.
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