Lots of reading time…

Over this past month I have been taking Andrew to reading time at the library on a weekly basis. Every time we have loaded up on books to bring home and read together. Over the past three weeks I have probably read about 125 books to Andrew and the reading continues. He loves our reading time and I am enjoying doing that with him. Since we are still waiting to find out how the placenta is doing in this pregnancy I don’t want to over do anything. Reading with Andrew is ‘relatively’ calm.

We are also only one month away from Andrew starting kindergarten. He seems to be really excited, as are we for him. We bought his backpack and lunch box last weekend. Now that the school has the supply list up we are collecting supplies for his first day, or whenever he has to bring the supplies by. I realize the need for us to start changing our morning routine so Andrew will be ready when he has to be at school by 8:00. Right now it takes him about 2 hours to complete his morning responsibilities (wake up & go potty, brush teeth, get dressed, and make bed). I don’t believe we are asking him to do too much for it to take 2 hours. And then I need to start planning our breakfasts to where he has a good start to his day. I don’t even know of good lunch ideas and whether or not I should make that the day before or the morning of.

Baby Zachary is moving around quite a bit now and it is so wonderful to feel if not very distracting at times. I still have not found a very comfortable way to sleep and that is really getting me down. I try to sleep on my side but end up more on my back than I should be. I have been sleeping on the couch in hopes of trying to elevate my head and upper body enough that laying on my back would not be a problem but I still slouch down enough that it probably still is not a good thing. The weeks seems to being going by so fast but I still feel that the next 3 1/2 months are going to drag by. I haven’t really had any specific cravings either but Eric has, lol. He said that with Andrew I always had to have ice cream every night. But now that we are doing this again I realize that the ice cream craving is really Eric’s and I am just happy to oblige him.

That’s all I can think of for now so I hope you are having a week and I will try to keep up more often. Here are some pictures of Andrew and me feeling Zachary moving.

 

And one of Andrew being silly (which he loves to do).

Stephany

Well Another 4 Weeks Have Passed.

Eric and I went to see the Dr. yesterday to do the monthly check up on baby Zachary. The heart beat was around 140 to 150 and Zachary was even moving around a little while we were there. Eric and I actually got to talk with the Dr. this time and did not get constantly interrupted by Andrew. My best friend Shela was so kind in watching him yesterday even though she had such a busy day. I am so thankful for her in my life! I wish I could be near as good a friend as she is to me. Eric and I go back to the Dr. in another 4 1/2 weeks for another sonogram and also for the glucose testing (I am so looking forward to drinking the orange sugary sweetness). We will hopefully find out then if the placenta has moved or is moving. Apparently on our last sonogram it was completely covering the cervix. Oh well, God knows what is going on and has definitely given me much peace about everything.

Zachary is starting to make a point of saying Hi to me way too early in the morning but right now I am loving it because I love feeling him move. I had forgotten how hard pregnancy is when you get to the later months. I have really been having trouble with back pain and try my hardest not to take too much Tylenol for it. Eric laughed at me yesterday when we were at the doctors office. I saw another pregnant woman and her ankles were all but gone. I looked down at my ankles and started to pray that I wouldn’t lose my ankles completely. She, of course, was a little further along than I so I probably will lose most of my ankles by the time all is said and done.

Well, Andrew and I are off to go to our Moms Club meeting toady. We haven’t had the chance to make it in a few months and look forward to seeing some of the other mommies in the group with their children. Have a great day and we will try to do the same.

Stephany

Why is it we have…

Some days that are good (like yesterday) and some days that are not so good? Andy did really well listening to me and being respectful yesterday and then today we have our best friends over and its the complete opposite with him. He had I don’t know how many temper tantrums, continued to tattle tale after being told to work it out, and even lied to me to get someone else in trouble. Its like he wants to earn some privileges back and then changes his mind or forgets. I know that these days will pass. Some things will get easier but others will be replaced with new challenges.

I feel like I am rambling. I think I should just go and take a brief nap and see if that clears my head. I want to remain calm but sometimes it is so hard.

Stephany

Just doing a little test.

I added Windows live writer to my home Desktop computer and I want to double check that I can add pictures to my blog from my computer.

Here are a few lo’s I got finished recently from our Disney trip last December.

 

I guess it is pretty easy like the old version. Enjoy and I will be back soon to journal more about our lives.

Stephany

I really should journal more!

I have so many thoughts during the day and I wish I could remember them on a permanent basis. But I can’t! Over the past three weeks my emotions have gone in so many directions. We still do not know anything yet in regards to the placenta previa but God has really brought me peace about it because it does not take up all my thoughts anymore. I know that God is in control and I don’t have anything to worry about that He can’t take care of.

Now my thoughts are overrun with creatively disciplining our five year old son. He really is such a sweet boy and we are trying so hard to show him our love for him and how he should love others in return but it feels like, at times, that we get a void return. Yesterday we had had enough and finally took all of his toys away. He does not get any tv or computer time either. He basically has his books, a notebook, one crayon and one pen. Last night we ended up playing I Spy for about an hour and a half and actually laughed really hard in the process. We are trying to get to the bottom of why he has been so disrespectful and disobedient to us. I know that I need to commit to more prayer on my part and learn not to raise my voice to him. I do not care for yelling and it seems like lately that’s all I have been doing. Well that and repeating myself too many times. We are so blessed to have him in our family and I hope that he will understand soon or in the near future how much we love him.

Another thing that has been circulating in my head has been praying to feel little Zachary move more. Wouldn’t you know that God answered that prayer pretty quickly. Zachary is a little mover and shaker. I have even seen him moving and that is just so cool. I think feeling him and seeing him move around more is something that has helped me realize that everything is okay.

I went ahead and put Windows Live Writer on my home desktop and hope now that I will be able to journal a little about our days more often.

Stephany