Mommy – one of my absolute favorite words, and I am getting so excited about having a new little one call me that very soon! There is nothing sweeter than holding and nursing a little one, cuddling up close in bed, and seeing all of these motions I’m feeling come to life.

I have to wonder, after seeing the OB again today, how she is able to bear being apart from such a wonderful gift each day. (She had a baby in July). There’s just a bond that can’t be explained that comes along with being together – mother and child. A blessing, something that I just couldn’t live without, and feel sad for all the moms that miss out on so much. Okay, I’ll be crying here if I don’t stop… just another something that seems to be a more frequent event, crying at the drop of a hat.

But really, stay at home moms, don’t let the world deceive you and feel bad about all they say you are “missing out on” or losing. Nothing compares to this – I’ve been so grateful my husband has wanted me to be home raising our children – all 4 so far! I wouldn’t trade a million dollars a day for the time we’ve had. It’s something you will never regret and wish you had chosen a job, money, or insurance for. But many a working mom looks back over the years and is saddened to see what she missed, and she can’t ever get it back. Yes, be encouraged – God designed motherhood to be this way - love and embrace every moment of it!!!!

Baby news – We’re following right along as normal for me with this pregnancy. This past week I’ve had the pleasure (LOL) of strong contractions for 2 to 3 hours each morning. Something about eating breakfast starts them, and I can hardly make it to my cozy position in the recliner quick enough – where I stay until they ease up.

Was it last week?, I really can’t remember now, but this little gal got ALL mixed up direction wise from my “oh so comfy” position in the recliner. What had been head down for weeks upon weeks turned into side to side – YIKES! I didn’t realize that it could pose a problem if she grew too big to turn back head down, I was mainly concerned with the very intense pain from being kicked in places I wasn’t used to being kicked in. Ribs are bad enough, but I never knew my sides could be so tender.

Thankfully she turned to what I believe is head down again – given the little hiccups are down low.

Everything baby wise seemed to settle down just in time for little ones here to start running fevers and throwing up. Hubby was at work, and for a pregnant momma of 33 weeks, it was mentally exhausting. At one point, I was crying along with 2 of the sick ones!

So, where are we now? I just passed the 34 week mark, have gained 22.5 lbs., and I learned at my visit I’m now dilated between 1 and 2 cm. She didn’t mention the rest of the stats, she only seemed a little concerned about all the contractions and dilating (which are normal for me) and now wants me to come in weekly starting next week instead of at 37 weeks.

For the upcoming visit next week, she’s ordering an ultrasound to check the fluid levels and position of the baby. I’ve never had this before, so I’m wondering if it’s standard now? The heartbeat was in a little different place, just a tad though… I know I’ve questioned the lack of weight gained – I usually gain between 32 and 34 lbs. I’m at the point now where I’m filling up sooner, and happy to eat light things such as fruit for a meal.

I’m not sure if she thinks “I” think the baby will be here at 37 weeks, cause it’s the 2nd visit in a row she’s said something about it. She didn’t say if there was any reason “she” thinks the baby will be early. I personally am leaning more towards her coming after 40 weeks – just because she seems to be small. It’d better be soon, cause I am losing my mind all the time now!

Today, getting on the elevator from the parking deck, I got on going one direction, only to wonder once on if I was going up or down. The numbers were all confusing as I looked at them, but I decided I must be going the wrong way. But which floor was I supposed to go to??? Seriously, my mind was as blank as could be – and it’s happening more and more.

Part of it is from stress and lack of sleep. Besides the kids being sick, we pretty much missed our 3 day weekend this week – having to be at several different places over it. This in and of itself is taxing on me – I just like being home! I did need the church service yesterday, which hubby thankfully let me go while he stayed home w/ sick kiddos. There’s nothing like being fed by the Lord!

After this and next week, hubby will start using some of his vacation time and take off an extra day each week – making him have 3 day work weeks. I can’t wait!!! One of my favorite parts of his off days is that he is so sweet and lets me sleep in and/ or nap as much as I need to.

I guess that’s about it, just resting as much as possible and trying to keep contractions at ease. Thankfully, I just won an auction on eBay of Bible videos, so I’m able to let the kids watch 1 or 2 a day without worrying what’s on, so I can get some rest time.

Til next time,

Little Mommy

The title of this post brings to mind large tractor trailer trucks, and the caution sign you often see as you are driving beside on of them on the interstate. They just want you to be safe as you drive next to them, and realize there’s a blind spot where they can’t see you.

Welp, (yes, that’s a word in the South), I’ve reached the point at 33 weeks that it is very important for me to wear one of these signs. I’ve had near misses, as well as collisions, with my own children, and have warned them often that I’m just not able to see them when they walk directly in front/ under me.

Poor DS2 got his foot run over with the shopping cart last week thanks to my “blind spot”.

Yesterday, while taking said DS2 to the doctor for a high fever and moans, I realized the situation is getting more dangerous. I *knew* other people had entered the office, and I *thought* I had remembered seeing a little girl walking near us.

A quick glance reassured me that I must’ve looked wrong, and I started to turn and walk away from the sign in desk. Then there she was, zipping quickly past where I was about to step. Just a second or two delay on her part, or quicker waddling on mine, and I would’ve smooshed a poor little girl flat on the floor at the doctor.

Yep (another Southern word), I need a sign – and maybe they should add WIDE LOAD to it as well, since hubby and I can’t walk side by side between the kitchen counter and island anymore.

Little Mommy

Today I went in for my 32 week visit, although I’m really 32.5 weeks. This pregnancy has flown by, and yet it still seems like forever in some ways before we get to see this precious baby girl.

Yes, it’s a girl! After having a second ultrasound confirm her gender, we decided to go ahead and tell the other children. DD was thrilled, to say the least.

She’s been helping me wash and put away clothes, pack the diaper bag, and her eyes light up when she feels her moving (as do DS1 and DS2). DS3 doesn’t seem to notice much when she moves, but I’m not sure he’s been patient enough to feel her either.

As DD helped me wash off the changing table and then fill it up with baskets and such, she’d put something in one place just so, then decide to move it over just a tad to the right or left til it was perfect!

I’m measuring right at 32 weeks, and being discreet – I’m just a fingertip dilated and am long (which is good news since I was 4.5 cm at this point w/ DS1). I’ve gained about 22 lbs. now, which will likely have me the same as the other 4 children, gaining between 32 and 34 lbs.

I was concerned 2 weeks ago when I passed some blood and what I thought might’ve been amniotic fluid, but things eased up just as quickly as they came on. I think I had just been doing too much that week before. Shortly before that, at 27 or 28 weeks, I had my usual “pregnancy scare” a few weeks earlier than the 32 mark.

Pains started out as just a sharp, stabbing pain early in the morning, like her head was about to crown. By early afternoon, I couldn’t help but lie down. Within 30 minutes, I had decided I was either having another kidney stone, preterm labor, or my appendix had ruptured and I was being poisoned to death slowly. Whichever way, I was mentally preparing myself to have the baby on the bed, or die one!

After that 30 min., I decided I had better call DH just to let someone know that something was wrong. When I told him I didn’t feel good, his reply was kinda a smart, “Okay….”. LOL! I had to clarify that it was more than just not feeling good, but that something was wrong.

He works an hour away, and would leave ASAP, but in the meantime he wanted me to call the ambulance. Just as they got here, the pain stopped. “Last I remember, labor doesn’t start and stop like this”, I joked with them.

Since it was obviously a kidney stone now, I sent them away since my family was on the way – they could take me just as easily and it wouldn’t cost $100 for the ride.

My uncle and aunt came to stay with the other children, which were crying now because it was DS1′s 7th birthday – we hadn’t decorated the cake and it was possible his trip to Chuck E. Cheese might be called off. “I” wanted to cry!

My uncle has had a lot of stones, and he insisted on putting ice on the pain in my back – saying it would relax the muscles and allow the stone to pass. Within 5 minutes I was pain free, and kept ice on my back for the 50 minutes to the hospital.

Hubby met me there since he works so close by, we got to labor and delivery, and as they had me change into a gown and go to the bathroom – the stone came out! Wouldn’t you know it! It was okay I guess, cause DH wanted them to be sure it didn’t cause preterm issues like they thought it did with DS3 two years ago. Everything was fine.

My mom brought the rest of the crew to B’ham and we still had our party. I still feel bad about the day not being perfect for my boy, but hopefully it ended on a good note for him.

Closing up, I’m excited! I’m on 2 week visits now for a couple of weeks, then weekly ones. Contractions are a norm now, and her kicks are getting more like intense scraping – OUCH! LOL… Lying on my right side is almost impossible now for some reason, but the nights are nice in that I usually only wake up once to use the restroom, if that.

In the past, my bathroom schedule at night was also the baby’s waking to nurse schedule, so I’m hopeful she’ll sleep through the night – at least more than just 2 or 3 hours at a time.

I did have the hardest time leaving this morning for my OB appt. There’s just something about the “what if’s” that hits a momma hard when she leaves her children. What if I have a wreck and die? What would happen to my children? They would miss me, and who would comfort them; dry their tears?

I know it’s all in God’s Hands, but it’s just not normal for a momma to leave her babies – except penquins, LOL. It just makes me realize how blessed I am that God has opened my eyes to see that He wants momma’s to be home with their children, taking the responsibility of raising them themselves.

In a day when the world pressures women to leave their homes and children, I realize just how much of a blessing it is that He has revealed this to me – from a young age actually, when youth groups were already pushing the question – “What do you want to do/ be when you grow up?” The strange thing is, why were church leaders asking this? It’s not a matter of what we want, but what He wants.

To take advantage of the precious, short time we have to mold and guide them in His ways. I can’t imagine having to leave them daily! I say all this not to boast in self-righteousness, but in gratefulness to my Lord for this blessing He has allowed me. I would be another working mom had HE not placed Godly women in my life to show me the Scriptures at a very young age.

I’m happy to say that the Lord brought me home safely, and I get to spend tomorrow celebrating DS2′s 4th birthday! Wow, about 1/4 of the time God has placed him in my care is gone. Have I used this time wisely, have I taught him to love the Lord and be filled with His wisdom?

Being a parent is an awesome responsibility! We don’t just love and provide for this child, but we are responsible to the Lord for their souls. Wow, amazing and humbling, to know the Lord trusts us with these precious lives…

I love being a Mommy today more than ever, and can’t wait to welcome this precious baby girl to our family!

Little Mommy

Wow – I’m at 23 weeks now, and it’s been ages since I’ve posted last! I’ll attribute this to 4 other children, a family life, laundry, dishes, cooking, homeschooling, a home business, and … well, I’m sure there’s more, these are just the big ones. ;P

So much has happened, from wondering around 18 weeks if everything was okay to now knowing what our little one is and feeling them moving daily. I can’ t remember off the top of my head, or if I even posted it, but I’m thinking I started feeling movement around 16 weeks? So at 18 weeks when I could go days w/o feeling a thing, I was a little concerned.

This is where I’m really glad I kept this online journal of sorts my last pregnancy, because I saw that at 18 weeks then I was sure if I was feeling the baby move or not. I was also humored seeing my weight then at 18 weeks and what it was this time – about 12 to 14 lbs. more! I did start that pregnancy nursing a lot, so my start weight was less.

(If you saw that nursing boy then you’d know why I was so light!)

Just before 19 weeks, we went in for our *main* anatomy ultrasound. I was half and half on wanting to know the gender, but since we’ve had a war here between the siblings for a boy or girl, and especially from our daughter really wanting a girl on her side (of 3 to 1), we thought it best to know for ourselves.

This will allow us time to gently guide their conversations and thoughts to why it’s wonderful God is blessing our family with the child of HIS choice, rather than all of us being in the dark. So, while it was neat finding out, I am still a little disappointed of not being able to have that surprise at delivery. Well, I hope we aren’t surprised – that’d be strange!

Let’s see, around 19 weeks DH and I went to a homeschool convention as vendors with my company, Sonbeams, which was a lot of fun. We took our baby, now 2, since we were to be gone for 3 days. At the very end, we were alerted with alarms that there was a security threat and to evacute immediately! Talk about scary – I was by myself at the booth and couldn’t find my cell phone to take with me.

Thankfully, someone let me borrow theirs, and DH wanted ME to walk around to the back of the building to get to him! This wasn’t fun, but his point was good – he didn’t want us to be where all of the people were in case someone wanted to hurt a lot of people at once. We never really found out what happened, but I was very grateful that the Lord kept us safe, and brought us home safely to our little ones at home.

The short trip was nice, but I sure did miss my babies!

It’s been really hard keeping the gender a secret. We’re going to have to bring down boy and girl clothes to be washed, and had to flip a coin to see which box came down first. Since girl won, DD was excited. She’s loved oohing and aahing over all the pink clothes, and loved even more that she wore some of them. Baby doll dressing was fun, too. DS is now ready for the boy box to come down, but after carrying down the girl one, I decided he’ll have to wait for Daddy to bring down the boy box!

At this point, I’ve gained 18 lbs, and all seems to be well. The ultrasound showed that the baby was 35% percentile, so it will be like DD and DS3 size wise. Small is good for births, you know. ;P

I’ve enjoyed hearing people’s guesses – and overall, more people have been wrong than right. Less than a handful have guessed and actually been pretty convinced they were right!

Why are we not telling? Simple, we want it to be a surprise for the kids. It would just be too hard for everyone to know and it not slip somehow back to them what it is. So only a 3 or 4 people that we never see know, cause I would’ve exploded otherwise!

I’ve had contractions on and off, more off the past two weeks, which is good since I usually start dilating around 32 weeks. It’s really getting exciting to think of snuggling up with a sweet little one again – children are truly a blessing from the Lord! It’s even more a blessing that our children realize that and are so eager to meet their new sibling. Hey, they’re even talking about future babies!

Coming up - homeschool in the summer, sugar test in 4 weeks, a birthday boy (can’t believe my baby boy will be 7!!!) in 3 weeks, Father’s Day (so blessed for a husband that desires for his family to follow the Lord!!!, and heat, heat, and more heat – with humidity!

Little Mommy

I was going to post on the actual day of 13 weeks, but then I was wondering if 13 weeks marks the start of the last week of the 1st trimester, of the first week of the 2nd one. After thinking, I determined it was the last week in my first trimester, and didn’t feel like getting ready for a picture – LOL.

I got the news this week that I’ll have an article published in a magazine this summer, and with that, I’m supposed to submit a picture of myself. So, let’s just say that we played photo shoot today! I am the least photogenic person on the planet, so there’s not one pic of myself in any recent years deemed suitable for a magazine, much less a well known one.

We did this after church, since the before church pics weren’t turning out well indoors, and we were already running late late. Since  I was already dressed up after the mag pics shoot, I had DD take some preggo shots of me – just for the record. Thankfully, I was able to have some of these out decent. What was funny was DD then wanted me to take a pic of her, standing just like I did – hands and all.

Also to note – I’m thinking I looked like this at 5 or 6 months w/ #1 – big difference this time, and the first pic doesn’t really seem to show much – guess this is a good angle.

Oh, and the best news of the day – we got our first baby/ Mommy gift (which BTW, I know the baby will LOVE!!) I tell you, there’s no way I could ever try anything really addicting, if I get into this stuff like I do. Really, it’s amazing how great it is when that first dip melts in my mouth!!!

I never would’ve thought it, but this sour/ tart/ sweet combo thing has been a lifesaver for morning sickness the past 2 or 3 weeks – even as much as I hate the thought of food dye. Andrea and Greg had me worried when they were all smiles bringing a gift bag to church, I was thinking I’d be real embarrassed by something.  THIS is true friendship!

In other news, I go back for another checkup this week.

Little Mommy

That is the question. So…

What do you do when you’ve gained two or three times the amount of weight that pretty much EVERY site online says you will gain during the first trimester?

What do you do when you have – note HAVE – to wear maternity clothes because you don’t fit in normal clothes anymore – as you are just starting Week 13?

What do you do when, just starting Week 13, are the size you were at 20 – 24 weeks with your previous children?

What do you do when if you ask your husband, “Do you remember if my tummy poked out this much before? Is it bigger this time?” and he answers with a smile and chuckle that no, you’re tummy didn’t poke out this early before, and that it is bigger than past times?

What do you do when your husband tells you that if you are already wearing maternity clothes this early that you need to go get some more, because you will wear them out by the end?

LOL – I’m laughing, because I’m just loving being pregnant! True, I’m not eating the best – too many sweets and junk – but I’m still at the point where eating helps me from feeling so bad. Hopefully this will let up very soon, or else I’ll look like I’m having twins or something before long!

Little Mommy

Take your pick on which ultrasound gives the TRUE age of the baby, but I’m going by the first one and would be 12 weeks today!

I’m not really sure how it happened, but I somehow got off by a week this past week, so I’m actually a little bummed that I’m just starting Week 12 instead of just ending it. I’m not sure why exactly?

I had my first “Whoa! Hormones full speed ahead!” moment tonight. Something was said, and right then and there I broke down squawling – and couldn’t stop. Poor family. I’m thinking had this been any other time I would’ve had a different reaction, but sometimes a good cry feels good anyway. LOL

I am really starting to show a baby belly now. I’m thinking this is probably the earliest I’ve started to show, and am choosing to go with “it’s my 5th baby” instead of “it’s all of the ice cream, Krispy Kreme donuts, pecan pie, cheesecake, etc….. that I’ve been eating this past week” thought.

I’m not one to get on the scales very often, so it’s probably been 4 or 5 weeks since I’d stepped on here at home. I like to go with a first thing in the morning weight vs. doctors office fully dressed (in heavier winter clothes) AFTER I’ve had breakfast and possibly lunch weight.

Now, I’ve always had a struggle to keep weight on. Given that I’ve nursed a total of 44 months (that’s over 4 years) out of the past 6 and a half years, that makes sense. The rest of the time has been spent chasing the 4 children that ate my food for me. Much to my surprise, I’d gained about 7 lbs these first 11 weeks!

I don’t know if I’ve kept track before, but I’m pretty sure this is the most I’ve gained so early on. My pregnancy gains are usually between 32 and 34 lbs. the entire pregnancy. It will be interesting to see how that pans out this time. Either way, I’m really enjoying starting to feel more comfortable that this baby is okay, and we are really going to have a sweet little one to hold and love on this fall!!!

In other news, I’m *almost* motivated to exercise. Remember the aforementioned baby belly? I’m thinking a huge part of this is lack of muscle tone. I just haven’t had the energy to start and stick with an exercise routine – for years. But as I’m seeing how poorly I’m holding up (I can’t even sit up straight in a chair for very long anymore), I’m getting more into thinking I have to do something.

Food – I’ve still loved that Sweettarts have found me, although I am about out and my eczema has come back very bad from the food dyes in them. It’s strange how they can ward of morning sickness so well! I tried pickles tonight, and while they were good (I was surprised at how good), they weren’t fully making me feel better.

Hopefully as I near the end of this first trimester this will all fade away. I keep forgetting to try the Zofran again, but at the same time, I’d rather not take meds unless I’m absolutely dying. This is debatable according to hubby – he says this time has been my worse – I disagree.

But food has definitely been my comfort when I feel bad, and also my enemy depending on what I’m eating.

Upcoming events – I made my decision on which doctor to try again, and cancelled the other appt., so I’ll have my next OB appt. in two weeks. The tour we took of our other hospital choice the other night really gave us a hard decision. New hospital, probably less flexible doctors OR Christian doctors with a very old and outdated hospital. A really hard choice, but I feel good with our decision at the moment.

In three weeks, I’m hoping to start feeling the baby move! I’m pretty sure I was around 14 to 16 weeks before when I felt those first flutters! Given the baby will be 6 inches long, I can see how you’d feel something!

I was around 13 to 14 weeks last go round when I started having Braxton Hicks, so that’s actually one thing I don’t look forward to. Hopefully this time it’ll wait til the 3rd trimester?

I think that’s about it for now. DD and DS2 are very insistent that they need and want a baby sister. We’ll see near the end of April!

Little Mommy

It’s been strange, the topic of vaccinations has come up several times with people I know in the past couple of weeks. I ask you to let down your guard and just think of some information for a minute – make an informed decision. Within minutes of birth, the hospital staff will want to begin sticking your baby with needles, and smothering their eyes with meds – but you do have a choice, and it should be an informed one. Don’t wait to decide later, because trust me, you’ll be pressured like never before.

Doctors have long suggested we vaccinate our children, but do they really know all about what they are suggesting? Have you ever been waiting to see the doctor and notice someone in a suit come in with their briefcase? Do you know who these people are? The are drug reps – it’s their job to get doctors to promote their drug companies to you.

In exchange for the doc writing that Rx, the drug company pays them big bucks. Does this sound even just a little bit fishy to you? So the doctor gets free samples, gets treated to lunch, and gets paid? I’m not so sure they are well informed myself, and as it’s MY child they are messing with, I’d like to know what’s safe and what’s not.

Here are just a few links that might interest you, as YOU decide what is best for your child. At least now you’ll be a litte better informed and won’t have to suffer because your doctor didn’t know to tell you a thing or two… such as the shots have mercury, aluminum, and/ or  formaldehyde.

1) http://www.relfe.com/vaccine.html Vaccination Myths explores commonly believed myths on the effectiveness and safety of vaccines. I especially like the last note from the editor – that two ingredients used in the vaccines, mercury and formaldehyde, are extremely dangerous. And here our medical world is suggesting we shoot them into our babies!

2) http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/October2002/VaccinesFromAborted4.htm Vaccines made with aborted babies tissue. Okay, maybe you’re still trusting the pharma companies know what’s best for you (i.e. – for their pocketbooks), but what about pro-life issues? Did you know that aborted fetus cells are used to create vaccines? True! You can Google for more info than this one link, trust me, there are plenty!

3) http://www.mercola.com Just search his site for countless articles on exposing the dangers of vaccines. One in particular that I liked was that Merck has now come to the rescue with a new vaccine, a vaccine that treats a disease caused by people taking their first vaccine! This is crazy, and even crazier, so many people don’t even realize it.

The chicken pox vaccine was created, but what problems has it created? For one, chicken pox are more dangerous if caught when an adult. But what about shingles? Turns out that more people are coming down with shingles because they are NOT being around the chicken pox virus as much, which helps keep up their immunity. But don’t worry, Merck will sell you a new vaccine to help with that. Or you can opt to get the chicken pox and be spared both vaccines.

There is a whole world full of new information on the dangers of vaccines. As a mommy, please do the research for yourself – your baby’s life depends on it. Some get sick, some die, some have temporary problems, and others will have life long ones – isn’t your child’s life worth a little time reading something other that what the medical world tells you? Remember, they have someone paying them to share one side of the story, and no one for the other…

4) I’ll leave you with the following links, the ones that often go unreported, but just might matter the most – The Innocent Lost Babies.

http://www.thinktwice.com/hepb.htm Five week old baby died after Hepatitis B shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdVP40Ebm4U Infant reaction at 5 days old followed by death.

What you’re not told about vaccines at birth – http://www.newfrequencychild.com/2010/11/what-your-not-told-about-hepatitis-b-vaccinations-for-infants-and-children/, which leads to this article “Refuse This Routine Procedure, Or Expose Your Baby’s Brain to Danger” – http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/11/03/hepatitis-b-vaccines-at-birth.aspx.

This is a decision that is yours and yours alone. Please Mommas, I beg you, do the research - your baby’s life depends on it.

Little Mommy

Wow, it’s been longer than I meant since my last post. In the pregnancy sense, things are the same = boring.

I’ve battled morning sickness all day long a LOT worse this week, despite my B6 vitamin, which does help. My problem is that I don’t always remember to take it until I’m already feeling bad. Oops!

One discovery came thanks to a 75% off sale on Valentines candy. Seems that for some reason, the somewhat sour/ tart Sweetarts really do the trick for me. The downside is that the food coloring in them is killing me. I usually get eczema while pregnant, and over time, I’ve found that it’s food related. Food coloring and hydrogenated oils seem to be the worst triggers for me.

I’m slowly weaning off of daily naps, though it’s still hard to stay up at night. Since that’s when I work online, I’ve found I’m sometimes falling asleep – just because my eyes won’t stay open any more – early in the evening, only to wake up to get the little ones in bed and then work.

Maternity Clothes – I’m slowly making the switch over to maternity clothes. While some things still fit fine, more fitted clothes just don’t look right. I hope to add a few items to my maternity wardrobe, since some are a little worn after 4 pregnancies already.

I met a doctor last week, as well as toured that hospital, but I’m just not sure if this is where I want to be. So, we’ll be touring another hospital next week, then seeing a doctor there. It seems Birmingham isn’t the most ‘homebirth in a hospital’ friendly. I know there is a doctor here and there that might be 90% willing to work with you, but then you still have the nurses to work with. I just want everything to be when “I” want it to be, unless there is a true medical reason for it to be otherwise.

I mean, is there really a reason they have to take the baby to weigh it, measure it, and all that other stuff within the first hour or two? No, not one, except that it inconviences them to wait.

I was really excited that last time, with a firm insistence, things went just like I wanted. You could tell it about killed them for the baby not to get washed off for half the day. LOL!

That initial bonding time is priceless to me, and my heart still breaks watching the video of our first – he was on the other side of the room for probably at least 30 minutes, then off to the nursery for another hour or two. Everyone else got to see him more than I did those first few hours.

Okay, speech over, ha ha! I am just really praying for guidance for where the Lord wants us to be, and quickly.

Little Mommy

Just the other day at the dinner table, DD (5) was deep in thought.

“Mommy, is the place where babies are born open all the time?”

I couldn’t help but laugh, as she was sincerely concerned that they might be closed when someone needed to have their baby.

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DS2 was talking the other day, and I happened to hear that his thoughts on how babies come out are that the mommy coughs and it comes up and out her mouth! I’m pretty sure I probably laughed at that one as well, explaining that the baby couldn’t to that, Mommy’s ribs would be in the way.

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It’s been fun looking through the week by week pictures online with the kids. There is one site that has 3D cartoon drawings of each stage, and they’ve really enjoyed seeing how the baby grows and develops.

They often ask me how big the baby is now, and we measure it out on the ruler, which then gets moved to our fingers. DD is paying close attention, and loves to show anyone willing to know how long the baby is on her finger.

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Last, but not least, DS 3 (22 months) has been paying quite a bit of attention to our ‘baby’ conversations. When I notice him watching us talking, I stop and point to my growing tummy and tell him there’s a baby in my tummy.

Tonight before bed, DD asked if she had a baby in her tummy. No, I replied laughing. “Well who does then?”, she asked. “You know, silly! Whose tummy is getting bigger?”

I noticed DS3 watching our conversation intently, so again, I told him that I had a baby in my tummy. (One of the last times I did this he tried to pull my clothes off my tummy to see – LOL!). He pointed and acknowledged he knew what we were saying.

Then the silly little guy pointed to his own tummy, saying their was a baby in there! “No, (laughing), there’s not a baby in YOUR tummy, it’s in Mommy’s tummy.”

So he then did what he did the other day, he moved onto another round body part, his knee. When I told him there was no baby there, he tried the other knee. It’s so funny seeing how these little minds work.

Little Mommy