Having babies, puking babies, and baby-eating lions
We have gas in our tank now! Our house stays warm! yay! Thanks, keepupwithjones. :)
Other than that, not a whole lot of excitement going on in my life. And that wasn't even exciting. I don't know if I mentioned that last week our ward boundaries were changed and a bunch of people that were going to church in Florence are now in the newly formed Russellville ward. While I'm excited for the growth, I'm sad that we lost so many good people. Like, my enrichment leader that we just got called... *sigh* Oh, well. Life goes on. Thankfully, she sent me her ideas for the next enrichment meeting before she had to leave. so I'm not totally lost. woot!
I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. I'm anxious to see if i've progressed any. She's still putting a lot of pressure in that... general area... which is no fun. But it beats the awful pain I was having in my lower back before. Her dropping has truly been a blessing in that area. I've felt so much better and able to get more things done. I think God was answering a prayer when she dropped last week. I feel A LOT better about having the baby now that I've gotten several things done that I wanted to do liiike, buy a car seat, get a blessing gown (my step-mom is MAKING one! how cool is that?), clean mouse poop out of our cabinets (yum, right?), freeze some meals, get my hospital bag together, etc. I still need to buy new bottle nipples and bottle bags, but that's not a huge deal. I feel more prepared than I did last week at this time, so I'm HAPPY! and ready to have a baby!
Last night was kinda rough. Evan has had a runny nose and cough the last few days. Well, yesterday, he was coughing pretty bad, but still happy and all over the place. Last night, when I put him in bed, he started coughing even worse. I felt SO bad for the little guy b/c I know how much I hate laying there coughing when you want to sleep. I went towards the back of the house to do something, and I heard him coughing and crying. So I went in there to love on him and see if I could prop him up with pillows or something to help his cough. I grabbed his pillow and it was wet, and then I leaned over to give him a hug and he smelled like puke. The poor kid had coughed so much that he gagged and vomited and was LAYING in it!! It made me so sad! So I called for Andrew to get me a wet washcloth while I took off his shirt and moved his pillow. I cleaned him up and put a new shirt on him, and while I was holding him, he coughed and puked again... on me and him... SO I stripped him down and Andrew gave him a bath while I changed clothes. Oh, and while he was waiting in the bathroom, he puked on the rug, too. Poor kid!! You know you've reached a higher level of love when someone pukes on you and your stuff and you're more worried about how they're feeling than the yucky mess you have to clean up... So Andrew and I got him bathed and dressed and brushed his teeth, then I rocked him in the rocking chair for a little while. He was okay with the coughing while sitting up, so Andrew and I decided that he should sleep on the recliner on our couch so he could be propped up. Well, I was worried he'd puke on himself again, and I didn't want him to sleep in his own puke, so I brought a mattress in the living room, and slept there with him. He never did puke again, but he did wake up several times coughing and crying. My poor baby. So, anyway, we're both really tired and grumpy today. He's taking a nap right now in his bed, and I haven't heard any coughing, so that's a good sign. I hope he gets better soon for both of our sakes.
I had a dream last night that I was really mad at my sister Amy b/c she left Evan in my Uncle Steve's yard with a lion and wouldn't turn the car around to get him. I was SO worried about my son getting eaten by a lion and couldn't understand why she wouldn't turn around. But she was on her cell phone and not paying attention to me as I was telling her to go back. She was laughing, and I was almost in tears. What the heck? Amy, please don't leave Evan with any lions. Please. haha I remember kinda waking up after that dream and still being mad until I realized it wasn't real. I have issues.
well, I'm gonna go. If anything interesting happens at my appointment tomorrow, I'll be sure to update. Wish me luck!
Other than that, not a whole lot of excitement going on in my life. And that wasn't even exciting. I don't know if I mentioned that last week our ward boundaries were changed and a bunch of people that were going to church in Florence are now in the newly formed Russellville ward. While I'm excited for the growth, I'm sad that we lost so many good people. Like, my enrichment leader that we just got called... *sigh* Oh, well. Life goes on. Thankfully, she sent me her ideas for the next enrichment meeting before she had to leave. so I'm not totally lost. woot!
I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. I'm anxious to see if i've progressed any. She's still putting a lot of pressure in that... general area... which is no fun. But it beats the awful pain I was having in my lower back before. Her dropping has truly been a blessing in that area. I've felt so much better and able to get more things done. I think God was answering a prayer when she dropped last week. I feel A LOT better about having the baby now that I've gotten several things done that I wanted to do liiike, buy a car seat, get a blessing gown (my step-mom is MAKING one! how cool is that?), clean mouse poop out of our cabinets (yum, right?), freeze some meals, get my hospital bag together, etc. I still need to buy new bottle nipples and bottle bags, but that's not a huge deal. I feel more prepared than I did last week at this time, so I'm HAPPY! and ready to have a baby!
Last night was kinda rough. Evan has had a runny nose and cough the last few days. Well, yesterday, he was coughing pretty bad, but still happy and all over the place. Last night, when I put him in bed, he started coughing even worse. I felt SO bad for the little guy b/c I know how much I hate laying there coughing when you want to sleep. I went towards the back of the house to do something, and I heard him coughing and crying. So I went in there to love on him and see if I could prop him up with pillows or something to help his cough. I grabbed his pillow and it was wet, and then I leaned over to give him a hug and he smelled like puke. The poor kid had coughed so much that he gagged and vomited and was LAYING in it!! It made me so sad! So I called for Andrew to get me a wet washcloth while I took off his shirt and moved his pillow. I cleaned him up and put a new shirt on him, and while I was holding him, he coughed and puked again... on me and him... SO I stripped him down and Andrew gave him a bath while I changed clothes. Oh, and while he was waiting in the bathroom, he puked on the rug, too. Poor kid!! You know you've reached a higher level of love when someone pukes on you and your stuff and you're more worried about how they're feeling than the yucky mess you have to clean up... So Andrew and I got him bathed and dressed and brushed his teeth, then I rocked him in the rocking chair for a little while. He was okay with the coughing while sitting up, so Andrew and I decided that he should sleep on the recliner on our couch so he could be propped up. Well, I was worried he'd puke on himself again, and I didn't want him to sleep in his own puke, so I brought a mattress in the living room, and slept there with him. He never did puke again, but he did wake up several times coughing and crying. My poor baby. So, anyway, we're both really tired and grumpy today. He's taking a nap right now in his bed, and I haven't heard any coughing, so that's a good sign. I hope he gets better soon for both of our sakes.
I had a dream last night that I was really mad at my sister Amy b/c she left Evan in my Uncle Steve's yard with a lion and wouldn't turn the car around to get him. I was SO worried about my son getting eaten by a lion and couldn't understand why she wouldn't turn around. But she was on her cell phone and not paying attention to me as I was telling her to go back. She was laughing, and I was almost in tears. What the heck? Amy, please don't leave Evan with any lions. Please. haha I remember kinda waking up after that dream and still being mad until I realized it wasn't real. I have issues.
well, I'm gonna go. If anything interesting happens at my appointment tomorrow, I'll be sure to update. Wish me luck!