"Bed Rest"

Well, if there is anything I should have the time to do now - it should be updating our blog....

Last week was Patrick's final week of school. He studied hard all week and Josiah and I sent him out Thursday morning with BLESSINGS for a couple great exams. We anticipated his return in the late afternoon when we would begin our CELEBRATION that we had survived another semester and Christmas break was here!
I had an ultrasound appointment that afternoon in Beaverton, so I left Josiah with our neighbors and drove over for a quick check up on the babe........ little did I know I would be staying for two days. The doctor discovered that I was two cm dialated and sent me over to the hospital to see if I was having any contractions. I was. They gave me some meds to help the contractions stop -- which worked brilliantly -- and they let me leave the hospital on Saturday on strict bed rest.

I remember moments during my pregnancy with Josiah where I LONGED to be put on bed rest - I had visions of it being one of the most amazing things ever. It's not -- just in case you thought the same thing.

Thankfully, I have an AMAZING husband and a FABULOUS kid who are taking great care of me --- not to mention family and friends who have gone out of their way to help us still be able to celebrate the Christmas season with joy. Patrick's mom and step-dad came down for the first half of the holiday week to fill our living room with presents and kitchen with baked-goods and our child's heart with joy.

So - as of now, we're doing well -- adjusting to changing our expectations for the next couple months and hoping to see our baby in MARCH. (the current "due date" is March 11th......... a very significant date in our family already) :) We'll do our best to keep everyone posted on how things are going -- thanks so much for all the help and prayers!

New Post

It has been a really long time since we've posted anything new - sorry about that, readers! In the time that has passed, Josiah has turned TWO, Patrick has turned 27, we found out we're having another BOY, and we celebrated a great Thanksgiving with our neighbors.

I have some cute pictures of Josiah from the party that I may get to posting some day soon....... He dressed up as a baseball player. The neighborhood kids all came in costume and we carved pumpkins. They were all really cute (of course) and Josiah was well loved. The really sad part about the day was that Patrick fell ill the night before and had to stay in our bedroom for the entire day. I really missed having him with me to celebrate our son's second year of life - and he was really sad to miss out on it, too. Thankfully, he healed quickly and was back on his feet in a couple days.

Patrick's party was far less eventful. We had some good food, got a great coffee date (thanks to wonderful friends willing to babysit), and played Ticket to Ride with our friends and neighbors. It's our new favorite game and you'll be asked to play it if you come over in three weeks (when PW is done with this semester.....).

We are having another boy! We're really excited about Josiah's younger brother coming to join us. Though a small part of me had hoped to be making dresses, I'm very happy to have on hand all of the toys and clothes we could need for another "noise with dirt on it". :) Josiah seems like he's beginning to grasp the idea - some days better than others - and I'm already eager to have this little one out. I cannot wait to meet him.

For Thanksgiving this year we went over to the ole' A-frame for a potluck style with our neighbors. I got to make my first turkey and I was pretty happy with it! No one got sick.... as far as I know --- so I'll say it was a success. The kids made pine cone turkeys - I'll have to try to get a picture of that too because they are hilarious.

God has given us many great gifts and we're so blessed to be celebrating another year of life for all my boys --- they are so wonderful.

Uranium Ore For Sale

This is definitely worth taking a look at.

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Scroll down to read some of the "reviews" that people have placed on Amazon for this "product".

My fav:


"Picked this up for use in one of my kid's 'diversity' projects in school (Great Success!), and stuck the leftovers in the cabinet next to the baking soda.

Ran out of toothpaste, and remembered how you're supposed to be able to use baking soda to clean your teeth, so of course, I accidentally used this instead, and Wow! all I can say is, my teeth have never been cleaner! They sparkle, they tingle, and for some reason, they STAY clean now, no matter what. Highly recommended!

However, when I ran out of that fire-ant killer powder stuff, I figured I would try some for that too.

Big mistake!

Boy, it sure did not kill those ants!

Fortunately, those suckers get slower as they get bigger, so I have been able to use a shovel to take care of most of them, one at a time though, the sneaky devils.

And the darn trash man refuses to take them away..

I would have given this product 5 stars for the teeth and the project on embracing diversity, but I deducted one star because of the giant mutant ants."

We miss you, Fudges!

The Fudge family lived next to us during our first year of seminary. We LOVED having them as neighbors and miss their presence dearly in the courtyard. Josiah, especially, still remembers the kids and often chants their names: Sarah, Justus, and Ruthie. We did our best to capture it on video..... mostly for the Fudges, but also for all of you who love them and our really cute kid in action. :)

Flip

Patrick and I decided it was time for our family to invest in a video camera in order that we might share our lives with you all in a slightly more wholistic manner. So.... our blog is going to be even more amazing than before! (can you believe it?!)

This is our favorite video so far... I know there will be many more to come.

The Name

This is my conversation with Josiah as we're getting ready to go to bed tonight:

me: Are you excited for the baby to come, Josiah?

Josiah: yep

me: What do you think we should name the baby?

Josiah: bye-bye

me: You think we should name the baby "bye-bye"?

Josiah: yep

me: .................... I'll think about it I guess.

We Rock How We Roll

*Not Pictured: New Baby (still fetus)