he just out of nowhere said it was happening. it’s out of rhythm. :( it’s pretty bad because he said he is going to have to go to the hospital.
PLEASE PRAY.

for the moment, he is sleeping, and we haven’t gone to the hospital yet. it is still in a-fib right now.
i was watching him sleep, and i think he has sleep apnea. i looked it up, and there is a correlation between sleep apnea and a-fib, so i will be asking a dr about it today when i go to the hospital with him.
mom is already here to watch the boys - i love my mom. please say a prayer for her that the boys will be extra gracious to her.

jeremiah has been so hilarious lately. i need to write these down when he says them, or else i’ll forget forever. just go with my lack of flow. lol.

the other morning, he said he had a bad dream. i said that must have been really hard. he said, “yeah, it was hard. it was hard as gramma’s marshmallows almost!” (my mom lost a tooth cap on one of her marshmallows, so the boy wasn’t joking! but i was practically ROFL)

this morning, he commented that he was cold. i asked him how cold. he said, “mama, i’m freezing! freezing like a penguin on an iceberg!”

ROFL!

and this is not a simile, but today i asked him when he grew up who he would be marrying. he smiled sweetly and said “YOU!” awwwww.

i would love to win this. i am already trying to organize my life without one, but it sure would be a huge help to have it! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/byourlove1/554793/

dana’s son seems to be doing well. i’m so thankful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jerry is feeling better and on track.

please continue to pray for both of them. btw dana’s son’s name is luke.

God bless.

huge:

an online friend dana’s son had a pool accident. PLEASE pray.

jerry again:

jerry was feeling a little “off” yesterday; not his heart, but a major headache - he said it must have been a migraine; so he tried to take it easy…he ended up calling off from fed-ex.
this morning he woke up with his heart off-rhythm. he took his meds (which we just picked up last night, after nearly a month of not taking it - please don’t get me started) and is starting to feel better.
please pray he stays normal, and please pray we can both consistently remember his meds. we cannot afford another hospital visit. we still owe 1000 for the last stay.

(background, for those who don’t know: jerry has atrial fibrillation. it means his heart beats out of rhythm. he is supposed to take meds to keep it in check, but is very forgetful about it. i’m supposed to remind him, but i’m equally forgetful…he also has had episodes even when taking it consistently, so there are no guarantees. )

jamin has been talking a lot lately!

“peese” (please)

“yeash” (yes)

“mama” (FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!)

“ya-ya” (yummies - nursing)

isn’t that so adorable? oh he is just getting so big. *sob* he is darling as can be.

josiah is pretty much done potty learning. i’m so proud of him!! if only the rest of his behavior could match up to this success.

jeremiah is a smarty pants and continues to impress us. he’s also growing like a weed. his attitude is getting a bit better lately, but there are still unacceptable outbursts every so often.

i hope everyone is doing well.

God bless.

i have entered his pics at parents.com magazine site, it’s for a cover baby contest.
please vote on his pics - who knows, he just might win!

you can do two things - you can rate it, with the stars, or you can recommend it. i think recommending it is really “voting”.

http://www.parents.com/app/sharemy/photoDetails.jsp?photoId=211500187

i hope to get a new real post up soon. i have been trying to limit my online time a lot, and i’m sorry my blog and blog pals are suffering! i really want to get new pics on here, and blog hop some. we’ll see.

i’m working on a new kit, even though my other one hasn’t sold ANYTHING. i am determined that i won’t put the new one up for sale until the other sells to at least one person. the new one is going to be kind of patriotic though, so i hope i can get it out soon. i think i’m going with the name “american all-star”.

ttyl - have a great rest of the week!

on tuesday, jamin was happily playing with matched socks on the floor. they were in a shallow laundry basket, one that jerry owned since before i knew him (so about 11 years). it has cracks in almost every side. i don’t know why, but i never thought about it being dangerous before. anyway, i was going to pick jamin up to nurse him, but the boys started squabbling a little beyond jamin, so i passed him up to break up their fight. jamin started screaming, and he’s been doing that lately when he thinks he’s being ignored, so i didn’t turn right away (bad mama). when i did turn, his poor sweet adorable arm was stuck in the laundry basket, and he was making it worse by trying to pull it out. i had to hold two sides and pull them opposite ways to get his arm out safely. he was SO upset, and so was i! i couldn’t believe it had happened. so now that dumb thing is not in his reach, until we can afford to replace it. :/ his arm is healing up just fine, btw.

josiah is doing AWESOME at his potty learning. there is no training going on, because i’m really not doing anything! he is calling the shots - i don’t even ask him when to go (well i do, but usually when he doesn’t need to, and he goes on his own.) he even stayed dry during nap. he was wearing training undies and he stayed dry. i’m so proud of him! he’s started going in the little potty that’s in the boys’ room at night as well. who knows, maybe he’ll wake up dry tomorrow. the boy was just READY. we are serious about trying to get them trained by the time they are three, and he’s almost got it down right now. say a prayer that he stays this proficient!

jeremiah has been going through such a horrible stage lately. he is so disrespectful, aggressive, angry and mean. some days he’s his old sweet self, but others, like today, i just don’t know who he is! it’s usually around the same time he gets growing pains, so i wonder if it’s little boy hormones or something. tonight he did something i was so shocked and disappointed about, i don’t even want to mention it. he stabbed joe in the back with a pencil. :*( he was mad at josiah because josiah bit off the pencil’s eraser. yeah, seriously. i am at a loss sometimes. :*( what am i doing wrong?

that’s it for now.

it was a freebie, but i can’t figure out how to offer something truly for free on the cart! so it’s just a penny! you can use RME or paypal, and we are working on adding a googlecart to the store as well!

it’s the fourth plop-n-print using my new kit.

feel free to pass it on - post on your blog or what-not.

whoever came up with that quote never had kids, i’m sure of it. time only flies, runs or races when you have kids. case in point: was it really almost two weeks since i last posted? that’s just crazy! and i’d said i’d post tomorrow. uh huh. and so much has happened since then. i am so heartbroken for steven curtis chapman and his family. i’m sure everyone has heard about the tragic accident by now. it’s just so horrible.

my friend janine’s little boy hurt his finger - actually the tip was cut off - in a door. the drs attached it back as well as they could, but please pray it remains attached.

dear rachel has had her precious new baby boy! i’m so happy for them!

jamin is really growing up and i don’t know how to stop him! josiah has taken a turn, maturing lately, and it’s incredible. he’s changed so much. he’s working seriously on potty learning now. we are pretty sure he’ll be “done” by the time he’s three, which is always our goal. and jeremiah. oh, jeremiah. he is still too big for his britches, but he’s learning who’s in charge around here, lol. he is so smart and so sweet! he is getting so tall…

yesterday we went to the fire station to get a new booster seat for jeremiah. what we left with was a new convertible seat for jamin! the seat jeremiah had (which we were going to hand down to jamin) wasn’t a rear-facing seat, and jamin isn’t ready to be forward facing yet. it’s a really nice seat! want to see how comfy?

jeremiah enjoyed being at the fire station, too. (poor josiah was sleeping most of the time! lol)

jeremiah spoke to fireman josh a lot. he told josh that he has wanted to be a fireman ever since he turned four. *giggle* fireman josh asked him what he’ll want to be when he turns five, a doctor? jeremiah said, no. still a fireman. *hehe* it’s true - he has said it for quite a while, even before he turned four, if i recall. jerry and i had a talk with him about it, that we would be so proud to have a son who’s a fireman. even though the thought makes my heart hurt! i wonder if that’s why i have always been so sensitive to fire movies? i’ve always felt heart tugs about firemen. maybe it was because my son would one day be a fireman. who knows.

about jamin again. he is pulling up to stand all the time, and crawling around like crazy. he is eating nearly anything and likes almost all foods. he is his big brothers’ little shadow. he wants to do EVERYTHING with them. it’s beyond adorable. they love him beyond words but i think he’s driving them nuts lately. *hehe* he always wants to play with their toys, especially the ones they happen to be holding!
this was so cute the other day: they were taking a bath, and i was planning to put him in too. he got a little impatient. he crawled next to it, and sat looking at them.

then he stood up! when i finally put him in, he was one happy guy!! lol. it was the second time he has ever really enjoyed taking a bath.

hey i already asked some ladies on ladies of grace (why haven’t YOU joined yet, btw?) to be my guinea pigs, but i could use some more eyes too. pretend like you’re going to order something from me and then give me the run-down of things that don’t flow well, work right, or anything else you can think of. here’s the product i’m concerned with right now: http://www.blessedmamacreations.com/store/catalog/140/173.html

well that’s it for now.