i got a haircut today, and also colored it myself. i can’t tell a big difference with the color…but oh well.

i went to great clips. i picked up the mail on my way out, but didn’t look at it. the haircut was 12 bucks. when i got home and looked through the mail, i saw a great clips coupon for 3.99. AAAAAAHHHHHHH! and it expires 8.31. yeah, nice huh?!

i’m still feeling pretty bad. soooo tired. soooo sore. soooo crampy and contraxy. soooo ready!!!

i am 36 weeks today. wow. you would not beLIEVE how ready i am. i have been so sore (ligaments, muscles, joints) and have been having BH all the time. they are getting stronger too. i am always constipated (TMI) and having the wonderful thing that goes along with that. sometimes i’m starving, other times i have to remind myself to eat. i am moodier than someone with bi-polar. i want to be normal again! the only thing is, the past two times, my post-partum hormones were even worse than my pregnancy hormones! so not a lot to look forward to there…i want to meet jamin so much!

we really don’t have a lot to do…i guess i should wash the tiny things. i don’t have a coming home outfit - i’m not completely sure if SIL will be getting it or not - she bought the big boys’ coming home outfits, so i think she’ll get his too? but i don’t know for sure. my belly is getting so huge! the boys are so sweet talking to jamin all the time…they always want to rub and kiss my belly and talk to him. it’s precious!

but about josiah. the boy is going to send me to the nut house. i honestly do love his energy. i do. but i wish he would LISTEN to me! i can’t really expect a two year old to have what we call “common sense” but sometimes i do expect it, and it drives me nuts.

ok, sunday we went to a new church (it was wonderful btw - more later) and after church, the boys had me chasing them all over the church’s huge yard. i was so tired and couldn’t move anymore so i asked mom to get josiah when he went off again. well, the lady she was talking with wouldn’t stop talking. so he’s over at the side of the church. jeremiah says “josiah ate these berries!” holding some berries up. NO ONE at the church knew what kind of bush it was. we also didn’t know how many he’d eaten. we got the number for poison hotline. they said we needed to find out what kind of bush it was. we had already taken a sample branch and some berries, in case we’d need it (at the hospital or whatever). the person on the hotline said to find a nursery. so we went looking for a nursery…we finally found one, and they told us what the bush was (it was a coton easter btw) and we called the poison control back. they said that YES it is poisonous, but you have to eat LOTS of the seeds, crushed, in order to cause any real damage. she said to keep a close eye on him and make sure he doesn’t vomit or get a headache. he seemed his normal self afterwards, so we were very thankful to have beat that hurdle. shew.

i believe it was tuesday when the boys came out front with me, to talk to the next door neighbor little girl. josiah followed her down the sidewalk on her scooter. i told him to come back. he started to, then he turned the other way and ran into the street. i said STOP (which almost always stopped jeremiah in his tracks) and he continued to run from me. here i am 35.5 weeks pregnant, running after my son. i was not fast and it was not fun. he got a spanking when we got home, and he was upset, but obviously he did NOT get the message. just tonight, we went to get the mail, and when i said STOP he ran more. a car came around the corner, and thankfully saw him. if it had been a teenager, ripping around that corner like they always do, josiah might be gone. it is very upsetting and i’m tearing up again just thinking about it. i can’t imagine not having him with me. i don’t know what to do, besides not let him out front unless he is holding our hands at all times. so i’m just not letting him out front at all if i’m alone. i don’t have the strength or energy to chase him if he gets away.

pray with me that jamin will be calmer.

any thoughts when jamin will come? i was thinking late, but now i don’t know…i just feel so ready…

about the new church. it’s in the next town, so we had never considered it. but it’s a nice-sized church (pretty small) with VERY friendly people. i mean, the people are SO NICE. i can’t remember being in a church where EVERYONE i passed said hi to me!! the boys liked it in their classes too. and we got compliments on josiah’s intelligence. (i’m sure we would have from jeremiah’s teacher, but she seemed a bit frazzled to me.) the sermon was really good - nothing in opposition from what we believe. we went back for the sunday night program - they have sunday school at night - and jerry was able to go. and jerry really liked what he saw too. he said he is going to have to go in the mornings, without sleep, and then crash when we get home, and go to church later. he said it will be a sacrifice, but the plan was to get to church. SO. hopefully we have found a church home! i have missed church SOOOO much. please pray for us about it.

well that’s about it for now…i really miss everyone so much! i hope everyone is well.

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here is a little thing i fill out at one of the forums i go to:

Remind us how far along please!

i am 35 weeks today!!!

How are you feeling?

fine but TIRED. READY to meet him!

Biggest complaint?

pure exhaustion!

Biggest joy?

when the boys give my belly kisses and talk to their baby brother

Most comfortable outfit?

size large maternity pants, size large maternity shirts

When is your next doctor appt? Any US’s?

i had one yesterday, next one’s in two weeks. no more us

Favorite activity right now?

sleeping. LOL. making digiscrap pages!

Have you made any kind of birth plan?

no, i keep meaning to re-look jeremiah’s birth plan up.

Feeling movement? How often? What makes baby move the most?

oh my goodness when does the boy NOT move?! he is awake more than he’s asleep - kicking me, head-butting me, elbowing me, whatever else he wants to do. my internal organs should be bruised.

Anything you are nervous about? Excited about?

actually, i have seen some scary things lately. a college friend died of delivery complications, the movie jersey girl, others i know from online having serious complications…before this i thought everything would go just fine, like with jeremiah and josiah….but the odds are something could happen, and it scares me.

What are you looking forward to the most?

meeting my precious jamin - holding him close, nursing him, seeing jerry with him, letting him meet his big brothers…deciding who he looks like! lol

Boy/girl/names? jamin zachariah

How are you sleeping?

once i’m asleep i’m fine, but i have to get up a lot to potty. i am really uncomfortable - my legs and hip joints are really sore/loose.

Any showers coming up?

i don’t think i’m getting one.
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i had to take my own pics again, and this is the only one i like ok lol. (side note: i was wearing my nice black pants just for the pics. lol. jeremiah and josiah were saying how pretty i looked - then i changed back to regular loafer clothes and jeremiah said “not so pretty now” - can you believe that? lol!)

i am TIRED and EXHAUSTED and SORE and ready to meet my baby!!!

i am doing great bp-wise, weight-wise (172), and on all fronts. dr says jamin could come at any time and be fine (though we’re praying he’ll cook a bit longer!) he checked me, because i told him i’ve been having braxton hicks really often. he wanted to make sure they weren’t real contractions. he said i was still closed and soft. but that once jamin decides it’s time to come out, there will be no stopping him (i was mentally reminded of josiah knock-knock-knocking, ready to come out in the delivery room LOL).
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i am getting so sick of myself. i have SO little patience with the boys lately. they disobey and it drives me insane. i want to nip it in the bud but have no energy to do so! so i just get mad at them. please pray for us on that, too.

BELLY COMPARE!!! jeremiah, josiah and jamin, all at 35 weeks:

josiah ate a nightlight bulb (all of the glass as far as i can tell) and we are taking him to the ER at jerry’s decision.
i am trying not to freak out while josiah is acting like nothing happened. his lip is cut a little, and i washed a few bits of glass shards, but other than that can find nothing he didn’t swallow. the bulb part that screws in, with broken shards on it, is all that’s left.

****UPDATE*** we are home - and he seems to be fine. they did an x-ray and saw nothing. they gave him something to drink to make sure he can swallow ok. sent us home with instructions to head back to the er if there is blood in vomit or in stools. when we got home, jerry swept the floor again, and found a few shards, and i found two bigger shards. i guess i was too freaked out to do a good search…but we figure the amount he swallowed must have been chewed well enough that he’s ok. THANK YOU for the prayers. i definitely felt them. i am so thankful to have you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please continue to pray that he is ok.

only six weeks to go!!! yippeeeee!! so who thinks he’ll be here early? who thinks he’ll be on time? who thinks he’ll be late? it’s not quite time for a final poll, but it’s fun guessing…i think he’ll be late still. september 1. just a feeling…

josiah is 23 months today. he will be TWO YEARS OLD next month!!! wahh!!! since it’s an off-birthday (we are only planning “big” birthdays for certain ages) we will only be celebrating with family. still, i want to TRY to make him a cake or cupcakes that he’ll really like. i’m not sure if we’ll go anywhere or just do it here or at my mom’s.

josiah is so much fun to listen to. he has the cutest little voice, and the way he says things is just so darling.

tow-mater - toemayah

lightning mcqueen - lighting muhkeen

ramon - tamone

buzz lightyear - buss lighyah

woody - wooyee

and he is soooo sweet. lately though he has been showing two year old tantrums! man he can throw some biggies!! his will is going to be a hard one to tame. but the funny thing is, he’s a lot like me - he becomes repentant really quickly and honestly feels badly about his behaviour. so that’s a good thing….and like i said, he really is sooo sweet. he loves his mama and papa and his big bubby. he is really a mama’s boy - and jerry would admit it. he loves jerry to no end, but if he had to choose he chooses mama. jeremiah was the opposite most of the time at this age lol. so it’s kinda nice.

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the day before yesterday jerry was reading a bible story book to jeremiah. he read of the story about paul. yesterday morning, during breakfast, jeremiah came over to me and said, out of the blue “mama, there was this guy, his name was saul, and then he got good, and changed his name to paul!” lol!!! i told him that GOD changed his name to paul, because he wasn’t going to be bad anymore, he was going to follow God and be good. isn’t he a doll? it’s time for us to start memorizing verses with him.
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i’ve been putting off posting about the day of the zoo. there is just a lot to tell and i haven’t had the energy…

we were to meet at my parents’ house at 9am. we were running behind a bit already when josiah vomited in the van. we pulled over, changed his clothes, wiped him and his seat off, and continued on. this time we drove much slower, since we were on backroads that are hilly and bumpy. still, he vomited again. this time much more, much grosser…i tried to catch it in my hands and almost vomited myself. at this point, jerry and i are discussing not going at all. this broke jeremiah’s heart tho, so we said we’d see how josiah felt after we got to gramma and grampa’s.

when we arrived at my parents’ house, they weren’t ready yet anyway, so we got josiah all cleaned up, his chair cleaned up, and mom washed his clothes in the sink and stuck them in the dryer for a while.

josiah ran around acting totally fine, so we came to the conclusion it was that he had a hurried breakfast and got carsick. soooo we decided to go.

we had to stop three times on the way for jeremiah to pee. i was always happy to use the facilities too, but it was just more setbacks to our already behind schedule.

we had planned to eat before we got to the zoo, to avoid the crazy zoo food prices. we didn’t see anyplace to eat, so we had to eat at the zoo. the food was some of the worst we’d ever eaten by the way.

it was so hot and i was already so uncomfortable, i knew i needed the wheelchair, so we rented one. we had a choice between a manual or an electric…but the electric was going to take a while to get to us, so i picked a manual. (quite a price difference too.) unfortunately, no one could push me, and with all those hills, i couldn’t manage it myself. my mom tried to push me, but it didn’t work, and she couldn’t pull the wagon with the boys in it. my dad is my dad, and didn’t even try, and we couldn’t ask him to pull the wagon so jerry could push me. sooo long story short, we decided to try the electric. i had to wait maybe 15 minutes for them to bring it down. there were all these rules along with it. i couldn’t hold one of the boys on it while we road, and i had been counting on that. but anyway, it moved pretty fast, so we were finally off.

since it was 07.07.07, they had a seven dollar ticket fee, so there were A LOT of people there. it was so incredibly busy! and boy was it hot.

that’s really the extent of the “bad” part, except that i never started feeling great, even with the wheelchair. jerry, mom and dad were very tired (and my dad complained over and over about everything), but the boys had lots of fun! they really loved all the animals. jeremiah was disappointed that there was no giraffe, lol.

jerry and i got a few really nice photos of the animals, but most of them are mediocre. i don’t know how i’m going to post them, since there are over 100.

i don’t know why it took me so long to post, except for the fact that we all kind of wished we hadn’t gone (except the boys of course). i wish we’d gone to holiday world (splashin’ safari) that is much closer…or our zoo…but what’s done is done. to be honest, i wonder how bad it would have been if no one had been praying for us!!!
today mom and i are taking the boys to a pool that is in town. hoping that goes well.

God bless.

tomorrow, jerry, our little family and my parents are going to the cincy zoo. you may recall a while back i asked about coupons for that and the creation musuem (and also sea world, but that was when we thought it was still there LOL). well because of finances, we are not able to stay the night at all. so we chose just the cincy zoo, since we KNOW the boys will love it there. we were concerned the bones at the CM might scare them a little.
anyway, i haven’t been feeling great. i have been feeling really nauseas most of the time, and have been having pretty strong braxton hicks (who knows, they might be the real thing). plus heartburn and overall exhaustion. i am wondering how i’m going to do it tomorrow, but i can’t imagine missing this.
we are renting a wheelchair, so i hope i’m not a burden. i’m glad my parents are going, or i don’t think this would be happening.
the boys and i tend to get very car-sick on long rides, also, so please pray about that.
also pray that jerry and i can get a good night’s sleep. especially jerry, since i can rest when he cannnot.
we are leaving first thing in the am tomorrow, so you can start praying anytime. lol. thanks so much!

and yes julie, i’ll definitely be taking a lot of pics!

well i moved the digiscrap blog to this domain. the wordpress site was annoying me. lol.

http://blessedmamacreations.com/wordpress