WOW it has been a long time since I took the time to post something!!
First I really need to post the fantastic pictures of Ms. A's Snow Fort!!
April brought us a few snow storms instead of spring.
She had a fantastic time!!
Sure do love this snowy girl!!
Next there has been a ton of change in our family in the last month!!
I have been reticent to blog about it because I feel so badly
that I'm not quite accustomed to all the changes yet.
They all seemed to happen at once.
This story begins with my AWESOME Sisters weekend attending
TIME OUT FOR WOMEN.
This was an amazing and inspiring two day event
prepared specifically for women!!
Here we are happy and eager to be together.
Shane had the kiddo's Friday and Saturday
while I got to party with my fantastic Sisters and my Mom!!
When I got home on Saturday afternoon I found out that
Mr. T (not yet 6 months) had refused to eat most of the day while I was gone
and was very lethargic and the cold that he had been battling was significantly worse.
He seemed to get better after some mommy snuggles and
a couple of HUGE FEEDS!!
He was still sleepy on Sunday but much happier and eating better.
Sunday night he began coughing so hard he began throwing up
and after two episodes shane took him
to the emergency room in the early morning.
By 7 he was admitted to the pediatrics unit and Shane was coming home
to switch me out so I could feed Mr.T/be with him.
His oxygen levels were pretty low and after tests we were
relived he did not have RSV but did have Bronchiolitis.
(not to be confused with bronchitis)
We spent all day Monday and a half of Tuesday in the pediatrics unit
me spending the night in the easy chair.
The unit was quite empty and there were plenty of helpful nurses
and caregivers.
Shane had made arrangements for me to come home for supper
as a family so that I could visit with the girls for a bit.
Change #1. When I got there I found out Shane and Ms. A had begun
POTTY TRAINING Ms. E.
I obviously did not have the brain power
to figure out why or how,
My mind was of course somewhere else.
When I came home on Tuesday to shower our fantastic sitter
had continued with the potty training and Ms. E had
pretty much got the drift and was finished.
(or so it seemed) I counted myself lucky and moved on!!
(oh to have this happen for all my children)
This Change has a second part - Ms. E does awesome when we are at home
but in the past few weeks it has become super apparent that she
would rather play than use the potty.
I have not become accustom to being the mom with the messy pants toddler
running around the playground smearing pee down the slide and swings, etc.
Shane of course seems completely unfazed!!
Here we are at home later!!
He was so happy to be home and see his sisters!!
Change #2. After the first night home I realized that Mr. T was incredibly huge
for the bassinet in our bedroom and reconciled myself to the fact
that he was in fact a baby now and not my little infant.
So he was introduced to his new room/crib which he really enjoys.
This change I think was harder on me than him.
Trekking into his room for night feeds and stopping to pee along the way,
makes me feel like a bit of a zombie!!
Change #3. After life settled down from the hospital I realized
it was time to get Mr. T on a bottle a bit more during the day.
He has nursed longer than any of the other kids, and so
it was time for me to put some distance between us.
So began the trek into bottle and solid foods.
Change #4. So Through all of this Shane's Thesis is coming to a close
and the days of living at the school are piling up.
(Don't think I'll ever get used to that.)
He's turning in this week HOPEFULLY!
This is good and bad as we are now back in the stage of LIMBO!!
Time to walk by faith that our Heavenly Father
has some awesome plans for us.
Truthfully we are both a bit apprehensive about the future,
jobs are still scarce and poor Shane has had nothing but no thank you's
from all previous prospects.
So we are still adjusting to some of these changes and we are trying to
simply let the lord guide our little family!!
Next post will be about our exciting summer plans and a new journey I am on!!
