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Sep 28

A Few More Pics

by blessedmama

the boys came over today to meet their baby brother!! jeremiah has been thrilled beyond belief for him to come. it’s so funny, because at church, we prayed that jace would wait until after i sang to come, so jeremiah assumed that as soon as i was done singing, jace should arrive. so all sunday afternoon, he was demanding to know why jace wasn’t born yet. “i want my baby jace! when is he coming?!” i took a nap and came downstairs and asked where jace was. i told him he was still in my belly, and he said “i thought you were going to the hospital to bring him home!” LOL. so he was thrilled to meet him.

here are some pics of the big boys holding him: http://www.life-scrappers.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=426

jamin, though he’s been talking a big game about jace for a few weeks, didn’t really want to get involved today. he didn’t want to touch jace, and did a bit of whining. but he stayed pretty close to me most of the time when i was holding jace. i made sure to have jerry hold jace so i could hold jamin for a bit. i think it will be a hard transition for him!

jace is going through that extra sleepy, not wanting to nurse phase. please pray that he gets over it soon! i am really needing to nurse the stinker!!

thanks again for all the prayers. i appreciate them so much. i still can’t believe that he came pretty much when i wanted him to. kind of crazy!!

God bless!!!!

-a very blessed mama :)

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Sep 21

dr update

by blessedmama

i had a dr’s appt. today. since i’ve been having contractions off and on, he checked me. i’m dilated to 2 and -1 (what does that mean???) and my cervix is soft and ready and anterior. he said he gives him a week! so, we’ll see!!!

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Sep 20

37 weeks, 1 day!!!

by blessedmama

i know little jace will be coming soon. i had at least 3 contractions in the middle of the night, i had a tiny bit of mucus plug/bloody show last night, i had a few more contractions today so far. jerry is praying that he doesn’t come yet. his manager is being a pain about it – he actually said “she’d better not have the baby the week of the 21st!” because he’d given several other people those days off already, and jerry is the best worker there, so that would totally mess the line up. i mean, he’d HAVE to let him off, but when he got back, who knows what grief would await him. he already isn’t too fond of this manager to begin with. :( i am kind of wanting him to hold off his arrival myself (i know, you don’t believe it! LOL) because i’m supposed to sing at church next sunday. i have missed singing so much these past months!!!

the truth of the matter is, josiah came 12 days early, and jamin came 15 days early (which comparatively to now, would be this friday!!! 37 weeks, 6 days). so i really don’t know when this little baby will feel he’s fully cooked! i am hoping for my water to break on its own this time. it would be so nice not to have to have it broken for me. i feel like that would really speed the process up. with the big boys, i had to use pitocin, but not with jamin, and i am so praying to not to with jace either!!!

jerry painted the living room and dining room and also jamin and jace’s room. the decorating isn’t done yet, so that’s why i haven’t posted pics yet. ;)

i’m supposed to do maternity pics tomorrow after my dr’s appointment. i’m excited about that. :)

jamin has been talking so much lately. you can’t understand it all, but it’s so cute! i love how he says ‘elephant’ and ‘crocodile’. i’ll have to see if i can record him while we’re reading his favorite book at the moment when the elephant walks.

the boys are all really excited for jace to come. even jamin seems to be getting it. he wants to play with baby dolls, and fathers them, and he actually picked out the book welcome our new baby for story time last night!

i’ve watched three pretty neat movies the past few weeks (we got the free trial for netflix, and ordered the cheapest package, which is cheaper than getting movies a dollar a movie at redbox and not returning them in time. :P ). they are flywheel, penelope and august rush. have you seen them? it’s funny, august rush kind of reminded me of dickens’ oliver. but just the background basics, not the full story line. if you’ve seen one or all, i’d love to know what you thought of them, and if you know of similar movies. i love watching movies that are heartfelt and fun and sweet.

ok just for fun, tell me THREE THINGS that i MUST take to the hospital. i need to get a bag packed. :)

Family Jamin Pregnancy

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Aug 24

August 24….

by blessedmama

a big day. josiah’s due date. jamin’s due date. and what i assumed would be janoah’s due date. even though we still assume there was no baby in the sac….my heart still mourns for that pregnancy. the baby i thought was there. just in case we were wrong, and there was a baby….i still want to remember her. to let her know i love her still. happy due date, precious one.

ok i’m 33 weeks now, and am finally at my pre-pregnancy weight. is that a little odd to anyone else? i tell you what, after jace is born, i’m really going to work hard to be at a healthy weight. i can hardly wait for my body to be “normal” again – i’m in so much pain all over that just walking is torture. i hope my body heals quickly so i can exercise some.

i am sooooo ready to meet jace!! he is a little monkey, like his brother josiah, i think. i can already tell by his personality inside he’ll give joe a run for his money. LOL. look out world, here he comes! :)

any guesses on when he’ll arrive? his due date is october 10, but josiah was 12 days early and jamin was 15 days early. my guess is sept. 29.

i have a dr’s appointment today. i need to ask him if it is safe to up my anti-depressants. i have had some real doozies of mood swings lately. :( plus i haven’t been wanting to eat unless it’s something i’m REALLY craving. there have been a few days that i hardly ate anything at all because nothing sounded good. i’m pretty sure that’s a symptom of my depression. :(

please continue to pray for our family! love you guys!

Family Pregnancy

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Aug 12

Josiah is FOUR!!!! and a few other things

by blessedmama

that little baby with chubby cheeks is now a big four year old boy with chubby cheeks! that ornery little monkey is now a bigger ornery monkey!

josiah, you are such an amazing little guy. i doubt there’s ever been another child anything like you in the history of the world. you can have us angry one minute and laughing the next. you can have us teary-eyed because you’re so adorable and sweet. you are just a wonderful little package and we love you so much! every day is an adventure with you as a son.

happy birthday, sweet monkey boy! we love you sooo much!

i had my appt. on monday and things looked ok. i was a bit annoyed with the dr, because i had to ask him about the gestational diabetes test. “oh you haven’t had that yet?” um nooooo. and i had to remind him that i had GD with josiah but not jamin. so i went right over to get the test taken. i decided to go to toys-r-us to see if there was a cute blue shirt for jamin (we were going to picture people after i was done) and i had to sit down four to five times so as not to pass out. i’m hoping that doesn’t mean i have it. :( i called the office this morning to see if they got the results in yet, but so far i haven’t gotten a call.

jamin was kind of ornery at his photoshoot, but we still ended up with great pics. it’s always hard to pick the free one, and as usual i had to get an extra one. thankfully i had a 20% off coupon. ;) you can check out his photos here and let me know what you think. :) the slideshow is the best way to view it.

i have really overdone it the past few days! i am so tired and have been feeling absolutely spent! my body feels like i’m at least 75 years old. ;) i got a charlie horse in the morning while in bed on monday, and it STILL HURTS! it was the strangest one i’ve ever had – i could see the muscles twitching. it looked just like my belly when jace is kicking and rolling, only it was in my calf. the strangest thing! and it hurt like crazy. why does it still hurt? what caused that?

going to go get a carseat today, go for birthday icecream (thank you cold stone creamery for birthday coupons!), go pick out toys at toys-r-us (thanks for the 3 dollar card toys-r-us and the money, aunt olga!) and hopefully make it to church tonight!

love to all!!!

UPDATE! i just got a call from my ob’s office: i do NOT have gestational diabetes!!!!!!!!!! thank You, Lord!!!!!

Josiah Pregnancy

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Aug 9

Jamin is TWO! I’m 31 Weeks!

by blessedmama

happy birthday to my precious, beautiful, adorable son jamin zachariah!

jamin, there was a time that i wished you were a girl (of course you were still in my belly then!), but there is NO WAY a girl could ever be as wonderful as you are. you are so precious, so sweet, so smart, so adorable, so fun, so amazing, and you are my son! i love you so much and am so thankful for you. you are completely different than your big brothers, but still obviously an integral part of our family. you look up to both your brothers so much, but have been defending yourself a lot more lately, and i love to see that. :) you are getting sooo big! you still love to snuggle – you are still our snuggle puppy – and papa and i both hope you don’t grow out of that any time soon!

we love you, precious boy! happy birthday, jamin-bug!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i am 31 weeks and feeling ready to pop already. i feel like i am going to split down the middle “down there”. jace is so incredibly active that it feels like he’s going to push his way out at any moment! i haven’t had my gestational diabetes test…we’ll see on monday when i’m supposed to take it. i SO HOPE i don’t have it!

jamin has shown some jealousy issues about the baby and anyone in general. when the boys sit with me, he can be on the other side of the room, and come running, squealing “NO NO!!”. one day he hit my belly, and said “no, my mama!” and he also says “NO, I BABY!” to show that no other baby will take his place. hmmmm. i’m hoping he’ll grow out of it by the time jace comes, but i don’t know!

Jamin Pregnancy

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Aug 11

Well…

by blessedmama

after so many false alarms, one begins to doubt herself. but i’m pretty sure this is the real thing. since a little after 445 this morning, my contractions have been in between 2.5 and 5.5 minutes apart. they have varied in intensity, some like a prick and some very painful. i have vomited this morning. i feel horrible, but i feel like it’s time.
jeremiah, mom and i will be heading to the hospital. i want jerry to get some more sleep, as he got home at 430! my dad is not coming to get jeremiah until i am checked at the hospital and he knows for sure i’m staying. insert rolls eyes icon! but who can blame him. natalie said she’s going to get ready and to call from the hospital when we get there.
i honestly do not want to come back home without josiah – i am nearly in tears thinking about being sent home again – so please pray that things happen and he comes soon!!!
thanks so much for all your prayers and all your ‘check-ups’ everyone.
i’m going to call amanda now, to let her know.
God bless.

Josiah Pregnancy Pregnant w/ Josiah

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Aug 10

38 Weeks…6 Days To Go!

by blessedmama

i am SO glad i have only one more appointment at the diabetes place. and it’s 8weeks post partum. i LOVE the dr, but when i show up a few minutes early to a 145 appointment and don’t get seen until almost 330, you KNOW something is really wrong. and it’s a normal occurance at that office. UGH!!! you’d think they would offer snacks too, at a diabetic center, when they are always running late. but no. sigh.

i totally forgot to send a congrats to rachael when she had baby ian – congrats girlfriend! she also did it all-natural, so i have to give her props! :D
i want to send a shout-out congrats to michelle! she had her baby boy j on aug 8 (she was going to have a scheduled c-section on aug 16). how exciting! :D congratulations girl!!
just becca and me to go now! and no, becca, i don’t want to race. LOL. ;)

i can’t believe i’m still pregnant. i feel like i am 45 weeks or something, as opposed to 38. walking is beyond uncomfortable and downright painful. UGH. i can feel him ramming his head down all the time. you’d think he’d accidentally break the water somehow, but nooooo. contractions are getting really painful now. i actually have to stop and breathe through them now, as opposed to just ‘hurting’. but they aren’t consistent. :( and josiah has been moving really well tonight too. don’t know if it’s good or bad, progression-wise, but it’s nice for mama to know he’s fine!!!

jeremiah is doing SO GREAT sleeping in his toddler bed at night! and he loves it! and he has been letting me sleep in some! woohoo! yesterday morning, when i went in at about 810, he was sitting on my glider, just playing with his telephone. it was so cute. :D this morning, he seemed to be scared, and was just sitting on his bed crying. don’t know if he’d had a nightmare or what. :( naps are still not going great so we’ll continue them in the crib for now.

oh i will be taking my own 38 week pics tonight after jeremiah’s in bed, and i’ll try to get them cropped and posted. i am wearing my NEW GLASSES which i got two months ago, but have been unwilling to wear them so far. i have a MAJOR problem with new glasses. i feel all out of whack when i wear them, i get grumpy and i just HATE wearing them. well, this morning i couldn’t find my old ones, so i had to wear the new ones…by the time i found the old ones i’d convinced myself if i didn’t stick with it today, i would NEVER get used to these new boogers. so i am still wearing them. still don’t like them. blurry headaches are not my cup of tea. but you’ll be surprised how different i look. i was GOING to get a haircut today but great clips (for which i have a coupon) was too booked with kids getting back to school cuts!

well that’s it for now. when i get the new preggo pics up, under gallery will say ‘updated aug 10′. ;)

God bless!!

PS i am so disappointed that some of you have not put in your predictions yet. TSK TSK TSK

Jeremiah Pregnancy Pregnant w/ Josiah

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Aug 9

Just So You Know…

by blessedmama

just wanted to let everyone know that i am headed to the hospital. don’t get all excited or anything – i haven’t been having CONSISTENT contractions all day, but i am feeling REALLY sick, and josiah’s movement has lessened a lot and i want to see if he’s ok. for some reason i have visions of umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and it’s freaking me out, so i’d rather look dumb and be wrong than be right and not do anything about it.
if by chance something DOES happen, i will call amanda from the hospital so she can update on here, k?
please pray for me and jojobean!

Pregnancy Pregnant w/ Josiah

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Aug 8

Guess The Bean Poll Pt 2

by blessedmama

since josiah has been one surprise after another, i thought i’d take this opportunity to give everyone a chance to guess what they think will happen with the birth! :) (it’s also a sneaky way to get everyone to comment, even if they usually lurk! hehe.) if you are the closest, i will send you something extra special. no i don’t know what yet. LOL.
so leave me a comment with your guess: (ETA: remember the induction date is aug 16, so he will not be born later than that)

date:
time:
natural or pitocin:
weight/length:
hair/eye color:
delivered by my dr or another dr:
my post-birth meal:

come on, you KNOW you wanna guess!

General Josiah Pregnancy Pregnant w/ Josiah

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