Thursday, December 28, 2006
We'll Hope for a Better Christmas Next Year
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him to his regular pediatrician's office here in Roanoke. They immediately put him on a steroid to help the breathing situation and that made a difference overnight. He is still not feeling 100% but I see quite a bit of improvement.I spent Tuesday at home with Grant cleaning out his tox boxes and bedroom to make room for the numerous new toys he received from everyone. Gee whiz! Where am I going to put all of this stuff? I have a huge load that needs to go to Goodwill and another load to take to storage for the new baby to use eventually. I need a bigger house with a playroom - I just don't want the mortgage or housework that comes along with a bigger house. Maybe in a couple of years.
Thanks for all of the gifts everybody. In spite
of everything we did have a good Christmas and have hope that next year will be better. I didn't have much time to take a lot of pictures but mom and Chris managed to take some of Grant. Grant opened his stocking up first on Christmas morning to find a small bag of goldfish crackers. Everytime he would finish opening a package he would say "more." He had goldfish for breakfast needless to say.Chris and I are both worn out from last weekend. Not only was Grant sick but he is definitely a full blown toddler now. I do believe that everything up until now (other than the newborn stage) has been a breeze. The kid never stops! As soon as I clean up one mess he has made three more. What a workout!
Baby number 2 (yes, still no name) has been moving quite a bit. I don't remember Grant moving this much or kicking this hard. Feeling my baby move is by far my favorite thing about pregnancy. Chris can already feel it when he moves too. Amazing. I'm excited about my next ultrasound on February 1st. He wouldn't cooperate last time so they didn't get a good picture of his heart. He shouldn't look as alienish this time around. I'm excited to see what he looks like. We're still toying with different names, but my recent pick is Benjamin Mitchell. I want to call him Ben. Chris likes it too, but he still hasn't given the final okay on it. I'll keep everyone posted.
I'm still organizing, purging household items, and making plans for Tristen and the new baby. I gave my notice here at work last week, so my last day is officially January 12th. It can't come soon enough. My goal is to have the nursery set up and in order by the time I will start watching Tristen on February 5th. I have loads of work to do! I'm ready to see the fruits of my labor.
Happy New Year everyone!
Monday, December 18, 2006
new store. I had never been to the Lake before, but I have to say that it is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. The houses there were amazing. Everyone was right on the water and each house had it's own dock. Huge, beautiful houses. I can't even begin to imagine what a house like those would cost. I definitely wouldn't want to have to clean one of those, but then again, I suppose if you had that much money you could afford to pay someone to clean it for you, huh? I didn't get any pictures at the Lake, but I did get some pictures from the overlook on Mill Mountain of downtown Roanoke. 
holiday but I really don't like it until I'm finished with my Christmas shopping and wrapping, which usually isn't until a couple of days beforehand. Preparing for Christmas can become so stressful. It doesn't seem like I get to enjoy it until Christmas Eve. Hopefully, I can get the rest of my shopping done before Thursday along with my wrapping. I'm just ready to breathe that sigh of relief.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Sorry it's taken me so long to write again. Mom and dad were down last weekend for the ultrasound and then I've been busy most every night this week. I'm pooped. Now I have to get ready for company coming this Friday night. It never ends! I like having company, but it seems like when it rains it pours. One day while mom and dad were down me, mom, and Grant went shopping and dad stayed at the house to work. Every time he comes down he asks me what needs to be done around the house. He spent the entire day cleaning off our kudzu covered, pain in the butt hill behind our house. When we came home it looked like he had built a beaver's dam in the front yard with all of the brush he pulled off of the hill. Surprisingly, the garbage men took every bit of it and I have an empty front yard again. Thanks dad!
Monday, December 4, 2006
Sunday, December 3, 2006
Well, it was bound to happen at some point, and I think it was just as traumatic for mommy and daddy as it was Grant. Grant fell yesterday evening and hit the corner of the kitchen chair leg and had a huge goose egg on his forehead, which has resulted in a big bruise. Of course I called mom, the ex-nurse, to get the lowdown on head trauma to make sure I was doing everything right (my mom probably gets sick of all of my questions sometimes). I suppose it is a good thing we already had Grant's Christmas pictures taken. Then, today he fell again and hit Chris' subwoofer next to the television and has a smaller bruise on the side of his forehead. It looks like we've beat him! All of a sudden since he has learned to walk he has started going faster and faster and doesn't pay attention to where he is walking and walks into things constantly. I think he has cried all day today. Poor baby! It kills me to see him get hurt. I always heard that no one can understand what one feels for their child until they experience it themselves. Well, let me just say that I don't like that feeling and I would take any hurt away from Grant in a heartbeat. His battle scars won't last forever and hopefully my kisses and hugs can manage to take away a little of his pain.
Chris gave me my Christmas present last night (yes, it's early, I know, I know). We are horrible about waiting to give each other gifts. He likes to taunt me and rub it in that he has bought me something and not give it to me. It makes me miserable not to know what it is. Finally, I beg and wear him down and he gives in. I love giving presents to people. There's nothing like seeing another person happy. Anyway, he bought me a beautiful diamond circle pendant on a gold chain. I've been wanting one of those for a long time now. I love it! I love it when he surprises me like that.
My ultrasound is Thursday morning and I cannot wait to see Baby No. 2. It was so exciting when we had our first big ultrasound with Grant. I could have sworn he was a girl - so wrong. I think Baby No. 2 is a boy so maybe I'll be wrong again, and, if not, that's okay too. Me and Grant went to Wal-Mart this afternoon and I browsed through the pink things. I would love to have a little girly girl but at the same time it would probably only be payback for everything I did to my mom. Ha, ha!
I'll update everyone on Thursday and let you know the outcome of our ultrasound. Pray that Baby No. 2 cooperates, if you know what I mean.
Lots of love, Jen
Thursday, November 30, 2006
I learned how to set up this blog from my new, great friend Heather. I figured that since we are so far away from just about everyone we know this would be a good way to keep our family and friends updated. I hope everyone will check in from time to time for new posts.
I just got Grant's Christmas pictures back and... well... can I just say that I have the cutest kid in the world? Ha, ha - no seriously. When I get time (time? what's that?) in the next week I'm hoping to get our Christmas cards out.
December is going to be a very busy month. My ultrasound for Baby No. 2 is scheduled for next Thursday, December 7th. We are dying to find out the sex of this baby. I'm kind of secretly hoping for a girl but we both figure it'll be another boy since my pregnancy has been pretty similar to what it was with Grant. Who knows? As long as they don't tell me there's more than one in there I'll be perfectly happy. Having children is probably the best thing I have ever done. I can't imagine my life without Grant, and soon I'm sure I won't be able to imagine life without Baby No. 2. I'll keep everyone posted as to what we find out - if the baby cooperates that is.
Mom and dad are coming in next Wednesday for the utlrasound on Thursday and staying the weekend. We don't get visitors very often so I'm pretty excited to have company. I've got a lot to do before then though. My house is a wreck! Grant is like a little tazmanian devil now that he's walking, or should I say running. I'm amazed at how fast he learned. I couldn't ask for a better child.
We'll be traveling back home the weekend of Christmas. Needless to say, the word "busy" doesn't even begin to describe my life right now. Oh well, this too shall pass. My plan is to stay home with Grant some time towards the end of January, and beginning in February I'll have Baby Tristen (my friend Heather's soon to be born baby) to babysit. I'm hoping this will be good practice for Grant in time for the new baby.
Anyway, check back soon. I will try my best to put up a new post every few days.
Lots of love,
Jen
