Laundry and Lysol

Oh my... we have been in the sick house! Well, I should say poor sweet A has been in the sick house.

He woke up on Saturday morning with a stomach virus and had it coming out of both ends. My hub had to work all day Saturday, so I had a very busy day here by myself. I believe I only did 5 loads of laundry on Saturday compared to the 7 that I did on Sunday. It was accident after accident. My washer and dryer were running all weekend.

He was still too sick to go to daycare yesterday so I stayed home with him and we attempted to send him for half a day today, but got a call at 10am that he was running a fever of 102.

I believe that there are not many things in this life that hurt a parent's heart more than seeing our children sick or hurting. As I have been rocking my baby and praying over him this weekend, telling him how I wish I could make it all better, I couldn't help but be reminded that my Heavely Father has the same tender heart toward me! As an adult who has experienced hurts and disappointments in life, its hard to re-connect with that child like faith and feel like we are His babies.

As my mind continued to ponder that thought, I also stumbled onto how much it must hurt Him to see us hurt at our own expense. I truly believe as parents that some of the hardest and most effective parenting tools will be to let our children make mistakes (at the appropriate age, of course). I wonder how many times the Lord is wanting to make it all go away for me, but I"m too busy pursuing my own way to know.

One of the things I love most about the Lord is that He is able to use a very icky weekend of laundry and lysol to speak to me. One of the greatest blessings of being a parent is that it gives us a teeny tiny little microscopic glimpse of how much the Creator of the Universe loves us. He sent His son to die for us. When I really ponder that, it takes me breath away!

Romans 8:32

He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

25 Weeks

So this week marks 25 weeks into pregnancy!!! I can't believe how fast it is going by. My pregnancy with A seemed never-ending. Of course, I didn't have a 2 year old to chase around last time either :)

I went to the doctor last week and she didn't lift any of my "at home" restrictions. She said that our current course of treatment is working and its still too early to risk a change that could cause my fluid levels to drop again. I am thankful that there doesn't appear to be a greater issue at hand, so I'll just keep being a couch potato for a little while longer.

Barring any conflicts with the hospital O.R., it looks like this little man will be here on June 10th. My birthday is on the 9th so I'm resigning myself to the fact that this will probably be the last birthday that I get to officially celebrate :) We also have a name for our little guy! This has been an exciting few weeks.

I have actually had a very productive bed rest. I have managed to watch seasons 1 and 2 of Friday Night Lights on DVD and catch up on Season 3, I have caught-up on A's baby book and I'm almost caught-up on developing all of his pictures and getting those in photo albums (I am not a scrap booker). I have also started weeding through all of the red tape associated with applying for my CPA license, I have prepared and filed our taxes online and have managed to get back into blogosphere.

Other than that, we've just been enjoying some nice quiet family time at home. A seems to be doing well without his cast. He had a minor limp for the first few days, but its hardly noticeable now. He had fun playing in the snow on Sunday and is just enjoying being a little boy right now!

A's Big Boy Room!

I told you to be prepared for lots of posts since I am getting caught-up!

Finally, I have pictures of his big boy room. I had so much fun putting this together. I went with more of a transportation theme than originally planned, but he loves cars, trucks, planes, trains, etc., and I love the pure joy on his face when he sees them in his room!

My husband wanted me to clarify something of most importance.... the Big Red "A" does not stand for Alabama. It is for A's initial. There will never be any Roll Tide paraphenalia on the premises here... its Auburn all the way to the grave :)

More Pictures

Here are some more pics from the last few months....I've included some of cousins Jayden and Noah!

Why A doesn't sleep in a crib anymore.....

I was trying to post this slide show within the text of this post, but I can't quite figure it out... I"ll be reaching out to some of my more blog savvy friends on this.

Anyway, enjoy the pics of this wild man in his element!

Expect more posts... I"m finally getting all of my pictures uploaded to the computer!

Foot Loose and Cast Free!!!!

A got his cast off today! After 4 weeks of inhibited mobility, he is thrilled to be cast free! And so are we.

Thankfully, his leg is healed and the only sign at this point is a small limp which should be gone in a few weeks. Enjoy the cast pictures!

Another Boy!

My sister Brittany, whom A affectionately calls Aunt T.T., is also pregnant and is due 3 weeks after me. She found out yesterday that she is having a boy!!!

So I have 3 nephews and two sons. It looks like the 18 year streak of girls only in my family is broken. Maybe one of these days I'll get to buy some cute girl clothes for somebody!!!

These boys sure are sweet though! And they love their mommies.... that's the best part :)

Progress

I got a very good report from the specialist yesterday.

He said that my amniotic fluid appears to be in normal range. He threw out some numbers, but they didn't really mean anything to me because he was taking different measurements than the ultrasound technician last week at my OB's office. So I don't really know how much the fluids have increased, but apparently bed rest and drinking 16+ glasses of water a day is helping. I'm very relieved to find out that it was my over exertion that was causing the issue and not some greater problem.

I have to maintain the bed rest schedule at least until I go back to my OB in 3 weeks. I'm hoping she may lift some of the at home restrictions. Thank you for your prayers!

Appointment Tomorrow

I have an appointment tomorrow with the perinatal specialist at 2:15. Please pray that everything is normal and that my fluid levels have increased from last week. I have been drinking water until I can't stand to take another sip!

I'll update you tomorrow!

B.R.A.T.

A friend of mine shared something that I felt was worthy of passing along.

Her son had a stomach virus last week and couldn't keep anything down. When she took him to the doctor, he told her to think of B.R.A.T. in those situations:

Bananas
Rice
Applesauce
Toast

All of those things are easy on the tummy and will still provide nutrition to a sick child!