One of Those Days

Nathan is really sick. His tonsils are so swollen he can't move his neck or shoulders and he is not eating or drinking.

I am exhausted from literal around the clock care for the last few days. He needs medicine several times in the middle of the night and he is just crying at night in pain.

So that's my day. Hope your was better.

Wii Boxing

If I remember corretly, they each won a round. I wonder if Wii boxing your in-laws should be incorporated into couples therepy sessions? Could be interesting.

Finding Joy

When life gets busy, it is nice to remember what is truly important. Click on the picture below to enjoy a few simple truths.

All I Want For Christmas...

...is our insurance check. Our insurance check. Where's our insurance check?
Gee, if we could only have our insurance check, then we could get rid of our blue-tarped roof!

Oh, gotta love red tape!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We cooked in the morning, watched the parade on t.v., ate a great dinner at my parents house, had a little rest time, and came back to our house to play Wii. It was a great day filled with my favorite things- food, family, and fun!

Here are a few pictures of our meal prep. The boys helped make the orange rolls.

They each wanted their own little bits of dough. They loved playing with it.

Between the double batch of orange rolls and the mashed potatoes, I used 4 full sticks of butter an over a cup of half and half. Good thing I need to gain weight. Sorry for the rest of ya'll.

I have a great video of Papa and Ken Wii boxing each other. I will try and get it uploaded in the next few days. And let's just say little Kenny will clean your clock at bowling. Anyone is welcome to challenge him at Christmas and see if you can beat a six year old!

The Baby's Health

I meant to post about this last week, but it was scary and I was trying not to think about it.

I did have to go to the hospital after my last doctor's appointment. You see, this little guy has a low heart rate and it is hard to find his heart beat. Even at 7 months it takes some time to find him. His heart rate is on the low side of what is considered normal. He also is very still. It is not uncommon for me to go 4-6 hours and not feel a thing. He often fails the daily kick counts I have to do. Also, I had been effacing for awhile, but I was dilated to 1 cm (28 1/2 weeks). That is still considered okay for now, but it is concerning given my history of pre-term labor. After my appointment the doctor hooked me to a monitor to do a non-stress test- just to make sure he was okay. He failed miserably. They couldn't keep his heartbeat on the monitor and the few movements he did make were not reactive (his heart never varied from it's low point.)

That got me sent over to the hospital to do a complete bio-physical profile. It took some time, but they were able to get a reactive monitoring strip and he looks fine on his ultrasound.

Current prognosis- This baby is prone to fetal distress. I am not allowed to get stressed in any way- emotionally, physically, etc. His heart rate is low and he doesn't move much, but everything looks okay from the ultrasound which is the best they can do for now. I continue the daily fetal kick counts, though I don't know why because he usually fails. It frequently takes me hours to get 10 movements. As for my labor issues- I am continuing medication to keep things quiet in there, resting as much as possible, and praying really hard that the dilating stops so I can stay out of the hospital and off bed rest.

Questions

I borrowed these questions off my friend Tiffany's blog and decided to ask Kenny these questions. Nathan is too little to answer. He just repeats the question or whatever Kenny says.

Why did God make mothers?
Cuz' they love kids

How did God make mothers?
with a special machine

What ingredients are mothers made of ?
human

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
God thinks I will like you.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
I think you had blond hair

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
If you would like him

Why did your mom marry your dad?
Cuz' he is a good dancer

Who's the boss at your house?
Daddy- no wait, wait. Me. I'm the boss. Me, me, me. (I think we need to talk about this one).

What's the difference between moms & dads?
Dad's have flat hair and Mom's have big and little hair

What does your mom do in her spare time?
lay down on the couch with the baby in her tummy

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
I just want you to get new clothes made out of paper.