Getting ready for the morning

NOPE. It's not tomorrow yet. Just happy to journal :).

Getting Inspired!

I Can't Remember ... Am I the Good Twin or the Bad Twin?

Jacob and Lauren were at the house yesterday. Man, do they have a talent for finding toys, or at least things they want to play with, in a matter of seconds. They had stuff out I haven't seen in nine months. They had Halloween costumes out, snow pants, TJ and Lexi's old toys. The funniest part to me was that they would carry Horatio around - and then they tried to put him in Abi's car seat. He is such a trooper! :)

A Man's Work is From Sun to Sun, but a Mother's Work is Never Done

Look! I'm back! Did you wonder what happened to me? No? Oh well, I'm back. And - It's 4:07 in the morning. And I'm blogging. I couldn't do that a month ago. So what was different a month ago? We moved on Saturday to our new house in Elkhart from North Liberty in Indiana. In North Liberty, we had to fight for good cell phone service, we had no cable, no internet at home. I had to go to Starbucks, Panera Bread or the library to use the internet. Frustrating. And all of those places were at least twenty minutes from our house. Well, with the exception of the library. There was one around the corner - but the internet was pretty slow. It just took a long time to do what I needed to do, however I was going to do it. And then there's the whole issue of feeling obligated to buy a danish or at least a coffee since they were kind enough to provide internet service for me. Maybe not at the library. But no longer! No longer do I have to travel outside the front door to share my day with the world.

I'm also a new mom. I love it! That in and of itself is a very good reason as to why I haven't been able to blog. It's very much more constant than I ever realized. Who knew, huh? My poor husband comes home from a long day of work. Gets to eat his food. Gets to watch TV. Gets to play a video game. Gets to sleep at night. I work all day at the house, doing what I can between feedings, changes, screams, putting someone to sleep. I have to negotiate my way to a meal. I might be able to watch some TV with my husband if I can get the baby to fall asleep in my arms. Or if I can get her to play with something nearby. Play a game? Before she goes to bed for the night? Forget it. Too many interuptions. So while I love being a mom (this is what I've prayed for since I was little, right?), it is a life altering adjustment. I knew it would be. Everyone has told me for years that it would be. I guess you just don't fully comprehend what that means and entails until you experience it.

I am sincerely thrilled that I can get online at four in the morning, without constantly trying to log back on, to blog. I am looking forward to doing this all the time! This is wonderful :) Cause hey, when else am I going to do it?

Just in case it isn't obvious... Abigail is here!

Abi turns 5 weeks old tomorrow. Wow, it really does go so fast. I'm a little sad because today she officially outgrew her first pair of pajamas :( ! No!




She sleeps ALOT, but I guess that's what babies do.

I got a moby that I love to cart her around in.



I think she likes it :).

- Andrea

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It's been a little while since I last posted anything. I find myself this afternoon at the North Liberty public library, running an errand for a friend (online) - So I might as well try to catch up!

Well, I officially have PUPPPs. It's a rash that only 1% of pregnant women get during their third trimester. And 70% of them have boys! We are pretty sure that we're having a girl ... so how did I beat those odds??

It itches quite a bit, but the more I research it, the more I find ways to cope with it. I really don't want to use steroid cremes if I can avoid it. That being said, I REALLY don't want to take oral steroids if I can avoid it. So I've been using Grandpa's brand pine tar soap (heard about it in a forum and thought I'd try it out - it actually does soothe the ithcing!) and I've begun to take dandelion root (in a capsule. Again, found out about it in a forum). From what I hear, the dandelion root has helped women recover in a matter of 5 days or so. As opposed to what the doctors prepare you for - they told me I won't recover until after I deliver the baby. We'll see. I would love to have our baby sooner, but the longer she can stay in is probably better.

I'm determined to enjoy the last few weeks of my pregnancy. I know we don't have that much longer to go ... so I'm trying to think of what I could do to make this time more special and memorable? We pretty much have everything for her ready, so far as the room and supplies go. We got half of our diaper stash in the other day (we're doing cloth diapers - yay!) and I'm expecting the other half any day now. I've journaled and journaled and journaled over the past 8-9 months. I've begun a family history book for her (which gives a lot of room for her to continue in the way future). One thing I've been thinking about more and more is that I should probably start a walking routine, especially now that it's getting warmer out. The post office is close, and that's probably where I'll head. We have a PO Box, so I have to go there every day anyway. And once Abi's here, that'll be a routine for us ... taking the jogging stroller out for a spin to the post office. If I start now, not only will it help get me in the habit, but it may also provide some good thinking time to start to prepare myself mentally for what's ahead. Or some time to specifically talk with Jesus about stuff on my mind. Either way - I love walking outside.

If you have any other ideas of things I could do to make these last few weeks more memorable - I'd love to hear about them!! Maybe I should make a cast of my itchy belly .... or is that gross?

Lamenting over no Internet

Since I've been in Indiana (Oct 8 was moving day), I haven't had cable or the Internet. Ok, seriously, I am just fine without cable. I can watch hulu or download something to iTunes if there was something I really wanted to see. But I have to be honest - I HATE not having the Internet. There is only so much I can do on my iPhone.

When I go to the coffee shop to use the internet - I'm there for about four hours! How am I going to do that with a baby?? I won't be able to, I can tell you that much.

Ugh. This is me talking aloud to myself, trying to convince myself that we need some kind of Internet. Now to get Dan on the same page....

I was curious to see the first episode of the bachelor, so I'm trying to download it. Only two hours to go!





- Andrea

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