I guess it's been a while again since I last posted, so here's the run down of the last couple weeks since being back home. The day after arriving home we just kinda hung around the house. On the Wednesday, I had a prenatal dr appointment and I am liking this dr more and more still! :) Everything looks really good, I feel pretty good and because I passed my glucose test, I will more than likely not have any more ultrasounds. Some people might want more, but I prefer to not deal with the extra appointments or the time just to hear that everything is good. I also found out that he will not even start talking about inducing until I'm 42+ weeks, so that was reassuring to hear for me, as I tend to go overdue and would much rather things start on their own.
Thursday I had another dr appointment, this time with my thyroid specialist, and basically he asked how I'm feeling and did a blood draw. Seemed to be a waste of time to even go, as my regular dr could easily ask me the same questions and order the same blood draws. I'm going to ask to just have my dr take care of that for now except maybe once or twice a year for a follow-up with the specialist. I took Daniel with me that day and we went for craft supplies on the way home and then for lunch just the 2 of us. I think he enjoyed that special time together, as we don't seem to get that often enough.
Since then, it's been pretty much the same old, same old. Chantelle is here and has been a huge help with the kids, giving me time and freedom to run to the store alone in the middle of the day, or get a little snooze in the afternoon. I'm gonna miss her when she has to leave, that's for sure!
We have also gotten used to having a trained dog in the house! lol He has fit into our family so well, it's hard to remember what it was like without him. Kimberly gets so giddy everytime she sees him and the boys pay him a lot of attention. He seems to have attached himself to Chantelle, as she can't hardly sit down without him jumping on her lap. He's really well behaved in the house, barking only when someone knocks on the door, and outside he has to be tied, or he will take off, but we've only had to chase him a few times, so it's not so bad. I like when he's outside and someone pulls in the driveway, I always know because he'll bark out an alarm. But the best part? We have had NO accidents in the house to clean!!! :)
I have made it up to the hospital to see Pam 3 times already since we've been back, twice with Chantelle and once with Peter, (his first time seeing her since August, I think... really sad, I know) and will probably be back up there again this week with Chantelle. I think there are a lot of people ready to meet the little one who has caused so much trouble. :) Pam is sooo ready to get home to her hubby and little boy, and I don't think I can blame her one bit! I don't know that I'd be able to have endured 19 weeks of strict bed rest as well as she has. We are thankful that she has now made it to 35 weeks and everything looks as good as can be expected at this point.
Christmas day was a different one here. Lucas was up all night (until about 5:30) with what appears to be an extremely bad ear infection. His ear drum burst at some point, we're thinking shortly before 5:30 and he was finally able to stop crying and get some sleep. Peter and I were finally able to fall asleep at that point as well, and slept in, so we missed church. I called the dr office after hours first thing and he prescribed a stronger antibiotic and we finally found a pharmacy that was open at about 4:30... I was thankful we didn't have plans to go anywhere or have anyone over as we probably would have canceled. He has an appointment on Monday to discuss where we go from here, if it's going to be tubes, so we'll have to see what the dr thinks. I really hope we can avoid more ear infections for him. We also got his allergy panel results back. He's allergic to egg whites, so we have to try avoid them if possible. I asked how severe his allergy was and she said that they like the numbers to be .35 or lower and his was at .99, so my guess would be he's moderately allergic? He has never had a reaction to eggs and he loves to eat them, so we'll see how this goes.
Well, that pretty much sums up what we've been up to, and we're having a few of Chantelle's friends over this afternoon, so time to get the kitchen and bathroom cleaned, and the kiddos some lunch. Hope you all had a Blessed Christmas and have a wonderful New Year!!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
We're Back!
After being away 2 weeks, we're safely back home! We had a wonderful trip, although there were a few days that weren't so great. I had a cold for most of the time I was gone, Caleb had a sore throat that robbed him of his voice for a couple days, Lucas developed a double ear infection, and Kimberly was dealing with 2 molars that STILL refuse to poke through. Thanks be to God for the measure of healing we have experienced! :)
The trip up went SO well, I was amazed at how well the kids did! I wasn't stressed out at all because of their behavior, and Jess was a huge help when they all started to get tired and antsy on the flight from Denver to Edmonton. She had Kimberly sleeping for a little while and Lucas as well. When we got to mom and dad's the kids all went right to bed and slept really well for it being a strange place! I guess when they're tired enough, they'll sleep about anywhere... They all adjusted really well too. I think what helped with that was the fact that we came in at night and they went to bed, had a good sleep and woke up to somewhat familiar faces.
I was not able to go to Lacombe for my cousin's wedding as I had hoped due to the weather and road conditons, so I was not able to visit with my grandparents at all as I had hoped, or many of my uncles and aunts either. I was a little bummed about that, but I was excited to be able to spend time with my mom and dad and brothers and sisters more than anything. We also had Michael and Heidi's 5 kids for 6 days when Michael had surgery, so they all kept each other entertained. When those 5 kids were there, we had 11 kiddos under the age of 10! Talk about busy! :) And Kimberly FINALLY learned to walk, so we had 2 toddlers, 2 3 year olds, 2 4 year old, 2 5 year olds, a 2 year old, a 6 year old, a 7 year old and a 9 year old! Fun times!
Also while I was gone, a dear friend of the family passed away after a long battle with cancer. I was able to attend the funeral thanks to Rebecca's boys babysitting my kids. It will be strange visiting Edmonton without seeing him in church anymore. Our prayers go to the Tolsma family as they continue to mourn their husband, father and grandfather.
I was able to spend one-on-one time with my mom and sister, which was REALLY nice. I think that's something I really miss out on by living so far away. I found some really nice "after baby" clothes as well as some nice maternity ones. I was in need of some new maternity clothes as some of what I was wearing I had bought when I was preggo with Caleb over 6 years ago! Yea for new stuff!
We were also given the experience of a frigid Alberta winter. There were mornings it was -40C (Which is the same in Fahrenheit) plus the wind chill!!! Lucas kept saying he was brr... don't blame the kid, do you? Those were the days they spent hours playing with legos, coloring, or playing games.
The kids were also brought to Dad's work to see what Grandpa does all day. They were full of questions and asked anything that popped into their little heads. I got a few pictures of that, (one time I DIDN'T forget by camera) and I'll be posting them on soon. Those are memories that will stick with them for a long time, I hope.
The trip home was a little more eventful. The kids were not as shy and reserved as on the way up, creating a little more stress than on the way up, but thanks to Chantelle's help, we made it! I was never so glad for a plane to be landing as I was when it went down in Grand Rapids! The flight from Chicago was a very short 45 minutes thankfully, and we were home at about 10:30. We all slept in this morning, which is something that does not happen here very often at all.
We are thankful for the traveling mercies that we experienced and that God has brought us together as a family again. The next couple days I have doctors appointments and the kids will bet readjusting to being at home, so it will probably be a little busy. We are also adjusting to having a dog in the house again. No, we have not found Skip back, but our neighbor has generously let us have her dog, which is Skips full brother Russell who is a year older. Kimberly LOVES dogs and goes crazy when she sees him, and the boys are fighting over him too. They all love him and want him to be theirs, and only theirs... :S
Well, that's my update... Gotta start some supper and get some other work done...
The trip up went SO well, I was amazed at how well the kids did! I wasn't stressed out at all because of their behavior, and Jess was a huge help when they all started to get tired and antsy on the flight from Denver to Edmonton. She had Kimberly sleeping for a little while and Lucas as well. When we got to mom and dad's the kids all went right to bed and slept really well for it being a strange place! I guess when they're tired enough, they'll sleep about anywhere... They all adjusted really well too. I think what helped with that was the fact that we came in at night and they went to bed, had a good sleep and woke up to somewhat familiar faces.
I was not able to go to Lacombe for my cousin's wedding as I had hoped due to the weather and road conditons, so I was not able to visit with my grandparents at all as I had hoped, or many of my uncles and aunts either. I was a little bummed about that, but I was excited to be able to spend time with my mom and dad and brothers and sisters more than anything. We also had Michael and Heidi's 5 kids for 6 days when Michael had surgery, so they all kept each other entertained. When those 5 kids were there, we had 11 kiddos under the age of 10! Talk about busy! :) And Kimberly FINALLY learned to walk, so we had 2 toddlers, 2 3 year olds, 2 4 year old, 2 5 year olds, a 2 year old, a 6 year old, a 7 year old and a 9 year old! Fun times!
Also while I was gone, a dear friend of the family passed away after a long battle with cancer. I was able to attend the funeral thanks to Rebecca's boys babysitting my kids. It will be strange visiting Edmonton without seeing him in church anymore. Our prayers go to the Tolsma family as they continue to mourn their husband, father and grandfather.
I was able to spend one-on-one time with my mom and sister, which was REALLY nice. I think that's something I really miss out on by living so far away. I found some really nice "after baby" clothes as well as some nice maternity ones. I was in need of some new maternity clothes as some of what I was wearing I had bought when I was preggo with Caleb over 6 years ago! Yea for new stuff!
We were also given the experience of a frigid Alberta winter. There were mornings it was -40C (Which is the same in Fahrenheit) plus the wind chill!!! Lucas kept saying he was brr... don't blame the kid, do you? Those were the days they spent hours playing with legos, coloring, or playing games.
The kids were also brought to Dad's work to see what Grandpa does all day. They were full of questions and asked anything that popped into their little heads. I got a few pictures of that, (one time I DIDN'T forget by camera) and I'll be posting them on soon. Those are memories that will stick with them for a long time, I hope.
The trip home was a little more eventful. The kids were not as shy and reserved as on the way up, creating a little more stress than on the way up, but thanks to Chantelle's help, we made it! I was never so glad for a plane to be landing as I was when it went down in Grand Rapids! The flight from Chicago was a very short 45 minutes thankfully, and we were home at about 10:30. We all slept in this morning, which is something that does not happen here very often at all.
We are thankful for the traveling mercies that we experienced and that God has brought us together as a family again. The next couple days I have doctors appointments and the kids will bet readjusting to being at home, so it will probably be a little busy. We are also adjusting to having a dog in the house again. No, we have not found Skip back, but our neighbor has generously let us have her dog, which is Skips full brother Russell who is a year older. Kimberly LOVES dogs and goes crazy when she sees him, and the boys are fighting over him too. They all love him and want him to be theirs, and only theirs... :S
Well, that's my update... Gotta start some supper and get some other work done...
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