jerry has been wanting me to do something with my hair for a while. it’s been since my pregnancy with jamin (or maybe even before!) that i’ve had it cut. it’s been seriously straggly, split-endy and just plain ick (in my opinion. the boys have loved pulling on it and petting it *lol*).

well, i finally had a chance to get out to do it today. and i decided, since it was in such poor shape, i should get a lot cut, so it can hopefully come in healthier…let’s hope! while there, i decided to take the plunge and get my brows waxed as well. i’ve never had it done. i’ve only tweezed, and since being a mom, i haven’t been consistent with it. it was embarrassing to see how bushy they were, but what’s the point of tweezing before getting a wax anyway? *giggle* i still plan to get my hair colored - maybe highlights - but not just yet. we’ll only do a few changes at a time, for the kids’ sake.
anyway, enjoy my photos. the gal got a tickle out of me shooting pics. i told her i blog and had online friends i wanted to share with. she thought it was cute.

my friend amanda, who lost her brother a month ago, asked me to share about the benefit they’ll be having for him.

It’s April 12 from 1-5 at Hazelwood Christian Church.  It is a silent auction/dinner, and we will have music/entertainment. All are welcome. Also, if anyone would like to donate a gift certificate for their business or a product or money donation, it would be  appreciated. (for example, i’m giving gift certificates for card designs.) Please contact Amanda directly at a_m_gibson2001 @ yahoo.com.

the other day, jeremiah had a few really cute quotes. march 22:

jeremiah was wearing a pirate hat this morning. it’s the kind with a tassel on the side. he came over to me and said, “i’ll tickle yer ear with a pirate tale” as he tickled my ear with the tassel.  i had to explain how tale and tail were very different.

tonight, he and josiah bumped heads. after crying for a minute, he went off to play. 5 minutes later, he returned. “mama, josiah had gived me a reverbing headache.” i had to laugh. he couldn’t tell me where he’d heard that (so i could know what the real quote was)…oh that boy.

i hope everyone had a blessed Resurrection Sunday!!!

jeremiah

• “do you want to be fireman mama, perchance?”
• after dropping a car on his toe, i asked if he was ok. “yeah, i think so…but i really  want a cactus lightning.” (he has been asking us for this particular lightning mcqueen. jerry and i burst out laughing that he is being so relentless!)

josiah

• carrying the accordion, he asked jerry and me “do you want to do a polka??!”
• there’s a quote in the movie home one the range that we say often (”where are the parents?”), and jeremiah was looking for his pants, so i was saying “where are the pants?” and i also said “you know, like ‘where are the parents’?” josiah said, “i don’t know, but i found one parrot!” presenting us with a toy parrot.

jerry has been feeling so much better on his new medicine. we are making sure he takes it regularly and he’s doing so well. please continue to pray for him.

today jamin turned seven months old. i can’t believe it. such mixed emotions! i had to go and look at jeremiah’s and josiah’s 7 month birthdays…they were crawling already. jamin is close, but he’s still not anywhere near where they were. josiah was even pulling to stand and doing a bit of cruising. jamin also can’t sit up on his own yet. he can for a few seconds, but then he topples. i know he’ll catch up, and part of me is glad that he’s more on the “normal” side of the developmental scale!

sweet little jay-bug,

you are getting so big, my precious boy! you are still my angel munchkin, and you are still so adorable and wonderful! your smile is as bright as the sun. your laughs are tinkling bells. your cries are still squeaky and cute. there isn’t a day that goes by that i am not amazed by you. by your sweetness, your infectious love, your innocence. your love for everyone just shines through, and you are such a joy to have in our home. you and your brothers share such a sweet and special bond that just makes papa and i cry tears of pure happiness. i am so thankful for you, my precious son. i honestly don’t know what i would do without you. you fill a piece of my heart that was made just for you, and no one else could fill it. i love you, jamin.

love, mama
we took arby’s to the hospital for lunch, to see jerry. i knew josiah REALLY needed to see his papa, and jerry wanted to see all three boys a lot. i got some pictures today that i want to share, but i haven’t had a chance to upload them yet. it seems kind of lame to take pics of your husband in the hospital, but it was kind of like a mini family reunion, you know?

jerry is feeling so much better and so anxious to come home tomorrow. he is so bored over there. we can’t wait to have him back! the reason they wanted him to stay was that one of the medicines he’s on can have adverse side effects in the first few days, so they wanted to make sure it didn’t happen to him before he came home. jeremiah and i visited him the other night, and i visited with him until late last night. he really appreciated it.

i finally broke down and cried with him last night. it is just so scary to have your husband be in a heart hospital ward. i can’t even explain how scary it is. i am so thankful that he is ok, and i’m so blessed that he is my husband. one thing is for sure, i will not be taking him for granted.

please pray for jerry…

he just called and he needs to get to the hospital. it’s his heart again. :sadcry: he can’t just call an ambulance because he works really close to a hospital. the problem? this hospital doesn’t do heart patients, and they won’t transfer to the one that does. :frusty:
he broke down and said he can’t work both jobs anymore - he’s that concerned for his health. he hated to say it, but he thinks i may have to get a job.
please pray. i am so worried and so scared. i don’t ever want to be without him.
on a less serious, but still important level, i also never thought i would have to leave my kids for a job. :sadcry:

update:
someone from work took him to the hospital. (i forgot to mention that he was unable to leave, as he works with nurses and they didn’t want him driving in that condition). my mom is coming soon, so i will hopefully be able to go see him…

update2:
well he is staying overnight. he seems to be doing better than the last time he was there. they are going to put him on a med that takes a while to get into his system. he is still not in his own room. :< there is nothing i can do for him, but i might try to visit, or not. right now we're trying to figure out how to go get the van.

update3:
my friend took my mom over to get the van. depending on how i feel when she gets back, i might go see jerry…he is feeling ok so it might be better for him to rest. we’ll see when mom returns.

thanks so much for all the prayers!!!!

update4:
i was able to visit him in the hospital (with jeremiah) today. he is feeling ok. it wasn’t until after we left that his heart kicked itself back into normal rhythm. he and i still don’t get the whole goings-on as of yet. it’s very confusing. he may have to stay for three more days. i am just so overwhelmed. i just feel like if i start crying i’m not going to be able to stop. i’m so thankful my mom was able to be here, and is going to come by tomorrow if i need her. i don’t know what i can do and i feel so helpless. please continue to pray.

update5:
i’m beside myself. please pray for me. please remind me to rest in Him. jerry is going to be in the hospital until monday. i’m just so upset and trying my hardest not to be worried.

well it’s been a while again since i’ve posted. life is going ok over here! jerry and i actually got some time to ourselves last night. we went to eat mexican (”on the border”) and to see a movie (vantage point - great movie) while mom watched the boys. it was a great time. it was so nice to be just us. of course we didn’t have the “don’t talk about the kids” rule, because it’s hard not to! we even bragged about them to our waitress. *lol* unfortunately, jerry wasn’t feeling well. his heart wasn’t feeling right, mainly because of not getting enough sleep. so he’s worried today that he might have to go see his dr. please pray for him.

jamin had almost two bottles while we were gone. he nursed a little when we returned, but not too much before falling to sleep. when i woke up this morning, it was after 5, and he was just stirring. oh my GOODNESS i was so engorged. i’m still not all the way empty and he’s eaten three times already. OUCHIE.

i am fairly sure jamin will be crawling in the next two weeks. he is rolling and scooting himself all over and i don’t think he’ll be content with slow moving for much longer. he already wants to do what the big boys do. *lol* he gets really upset when we pry their toys away from him. *heehee*

jeremiah and josiah love writing, drawing and coloring now. i moved their little table into the family room, right next to my computer desk, and they will spend hours just writing and drawing. it’s so cute!! good thing i bought that paper on sale last year…josiah is left-handed, and jerry has overheard jeremiah try to correct this. “not that hand, this hand!” he says in that big brother knows it all voice. today i mentioned that grampa and aunt natalie use their left hands to write also, and isn’t it neat that we aren’t all the same? i think he was confused with the RIGHT thing…the right hand should be the correct hand, ya know? *lol* my brother josh would also be left-handed, except he had a teacher with a medieval view of left-handedness and broke him of it. he is now practically ambidextrous though. that’s kind of cool. but i wonder if he’d be different now if that hadn’t happened.

we were gifted by a friend in my momma’s group with clothes for the boys. i mean top-brand stuff. most of it in great condition, some of it even brand new! what a blessing. the boys love the clothes too.

we got our tax money back and have paid all our overdue medical bills. we are set up to be a month ahead on our regular bills. i have a new camera (it’s not an SLR, it’s my in between camera), a new external hard drive (am i the only one who calls it an ex-drive?), two new memory cards, a new vacuum…hmmm what else? we still need to get jerry’s car at least looked at, a new garbage disposal, a new headlight for the van…it is really nice to be actually “ok” money-wise. i mean we’re not rolling in the dough or anything, but we’re ok!

well that’s about it for now i think. i plan to update on jamin’s 7-month birthday, but he doesn’t have his check-up until the 12th, so i might wait until then, we’ll see.

God bless!