tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782979870912575722024-03-19T05:07:28.620-05:00Journey With The Darling FamilyThis is our life. From infertility to our family of four. A way to document our life and share with family and friends! Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-40719432920342901582014-07-26T18:32:00.000-05:002014-07-26T18:32:34.288-05:00Over Due Update!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kids spent the night at grandma and papa's last night and I'm enjoying the quiet this morning (I did start this this morning but am just now getting it finished while the kids eat dinner!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We've been enjoying summer! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We went on vacation the week of July 4th to Ponca State Park with Grandma and Papa. The weather was unseasonably cool. Great for pregnant mama but not so great for kids who were looking forward to swimming all week. They only got about an hour of swimming on Monday. Too cold the rest of the week!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fourth of July we went to grandma and papa's to bbq and watch fireworks! Jared decided to buy a few fireworks this year too. He hadn't done that since we had kids. Cole was not a big fan of the noise and Caitlyn didn't last long after dark either. We went to the park for awhile after dinner before the fireworks show...probably the kids favorite part!!!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also celebrated Harrison's birthday by going to the zoo and the Pizza Machine July 18th. It was a long but really fun day! And at the Pizza Machine they made Caitlyn a whole pizza with no cheese on it. She was so excited and I was super grateful! At his party on Saturday it was windy so the kids chased balloons at the splash park! I can't believe he's 4!!!!</span> <br />
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Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-12312781142634938012014-06-25T22:08:00.001-05:002014-06-25T22:08:06.312-05:009th Anniversary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">3 years dating. 1 year engaged. 13 years together. 9 years married. 3 years infertility. 1 miscarriage. 3 babies. 2 homes. 3 cats. 1 dog. 3 job changes for me. 4 job changes for Jared. 1 colicky baby girl. 1 strong willed boy. 1 Kung Fu baby still in the tummy. Numerous sleepless nights. 1 super chef (Jared). More love than I ever imagined. </span></div>
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Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-17414028806919335562014-06-23T21:33:00.000-05:002014-11-01T15:06:09.780-05:00Cole Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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strong willed child. I’m told that someday when he’s older this will be a good
trait. Right now he gives mommy and daddy a run for their money! He has his
ideas of how things should be, what he wants to do and when he wants to do it.
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couch with you and just lay there sweet as can be. His laugh is infectious. He
loves Caitlyn and follows her around like a lost puppy (and thankfully Caitlyn
is a patient big sister and most of the time allows this without complaint). He
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months. It was a long 2 years of broken sleep! He is a picky eater and wants
nothing to do with vegetables and very few fruits. He’d be happy with chicken
nuggets or mac & cheese with applesauce for every meal! Carbs are his
friend and everything else is yucky. Meal times are a struggle and I try really
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moved from the toddler one room to toddler 2 at daycare. He’s had a few
successful potty attempts while at school but has yet to actually go on the
potty at home. He’ll sit on the potty (on his terms) and he’ll really try (it’s
coming momma, it’s coming) but nothing has happened yet. We’re going to have 4
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progress during that time. He’ll be moving to the preschool room in September
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Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-46644011576600772792014-06-19T21:14:00.000-05:002014-06-19T21:14:34.161-05:00Adventureland!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We decided to take a trip to Des Moines for Adventureland last week. We went with Beth, Josh and Harrison and took our last roadtrip all in one car before the new babies come this fall! We left Friday afternoon so we could have dinner at one of my (and Beth's) favorite restaurants, Ohana's. It's a Japanese steakhouse. It was amazing! Cole was freaked out with them cooking in front of us. It was loud and he didn't enjoy it, but the rest of us did! They were also very accommodating to Caitlyn's dairy allergy. So much fun!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We stayed at Adventureland Inn. The first night in the hotel room was rough. Cole didn't want to sleep. He started out on the floor and then ended p in bed with me and I kicked Jared out to sleep with Caitlyn. We maybe got about 3 hours sleep (except Caitlyn who slept fine). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They had so much fun on all the rides. Caitlyn is my thrill seeker. Every time I started getting tired or overwhelmed she'd run up to me excited stating a ride was awesome or she was having so much fun and it made it all totally worth it! I may be big and pregnant but I want the kids to have a great summer and I don't want to stay around home doing nothing. They deserve better than that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second night in the hotel was better. I had requested a crib which they put in the room but he didn't want anything to do with that. His choice was the crib or sleep with Caitlyn. He chose to sleep with Caitlyn. He did get up at 5 asking to be covered up. He was quiet until 6 and then got up for the day. We watched Shrek Forever After because that's all that was on that early. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunday morning we went to the hotel pools. They had 3 pools, one infant pool with a frog slide, a pool with a swim up bar and then another with 2 bigger slides. The kids had a blast. It took Cole a little while to warm up to the water but once he was used to it he loved it! And had no fear. He was going down the big slide and Jared was catching him. There were a couple of times that he went to fast and Jared didn't get him before he went under but he didn't seem to care, just kept going! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had lunch at Great China before heading out of town. They have the BEST crab Rangoon. We did the buffet and I had 5 of them! They are triangles instead of folded up. So creamy and yummy! I should have taken some food pictures this weekend!</span> <br />
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end of last year Caitlyn started complaining about her tummy hurting. At the
time she was constantly saying something hurt (arm, leg, foot, head, tummy) so I
didn’t pay much attention. In January it was becoming pretty consistant so I
decided to take her in to the pediatrician to make sure there wasn’t something
seriously wrong. She has dealt with reflux on and off since she was an infant
so I was thinking maybe that was rearing its ugly head again. The pediatrician
agreed that the symptoms (upset tummy, reflux, diarrhea and accidents because she couldn't get to the bathroom fast enough, and a rash on her bottom) seemed like they could be reflux again so she gave us 6
weeks of Prevacid samples and said we’d see if that helped. It seemed to help a
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Kindergarten physical she decided to do some blood testing to see if we could
get to the bottom of the issue. She told me she was testing for gluten allergy
(Grandma Barb and Aunt Shanna both have Celiac disease) and for a stomach virus
that can pose these symptoms. We didn’t discuss dairy allergy at the time but
she ran that one as well. A week later the nurse called to say that she had a
dairy allergy and possibly a gluten allergy. They wanted us to eliminate dairy
right away but wanted us to see a GI doctor at Children’s before doing anything
about the gluten. Thankfully she does not have the gluten allergy to deal
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dairy from a diet is HARD! There is dairy in everything. And even when we are
being super careful and reading labels we still miss it sometimes. Caitlyn has
been such a trooper though and is very aware of her allergy and will constantly
question if she can have what is being offered. She feels so much better and
the times that we have missed something she has immediate symptoms that are no
fun. We’ve gotten pretty good at finding alternatives to some of her favorite
things. We substitute with soy milk after trying almond milk which I prefer.
We haven’t found a yogurt or cheese substitute that she likes yet but she seems
ok with that most of the time. We go out for frozen yogurt instead of ice cream
and they usually have 2 options for her to choose from. She wasn’t a big
chocolate fan and preferred gummy type candies so that wasn’t so hard on her.
We have bread options that are dairy free but she actually prefers tortilla’s
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dairy and I can find substitutes but they aren’t as good as the original. This
is a problem at friends birthday parties especially. I’ve had a few friends who
have been awesome and ordered special pizza (usually thin crust) with no cheese
so she could have what everyone else was having and dairy free cupcakes in
addition to the regular birthday cake. I’m so thankful for friends and family
who care enough about Caitlyn to make these changes and take on the extra work
and expense. And when we’re at a friend’s party who I don’t know the parents
we just bring a sandwich and special treat (usually a couple of oreo’s) for her
to eat while everyone else has pizza and cake. And surprisingly she’s usually
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is a blessing and I hate that she has to go through this. Our prayer is that
she does outgrow the allergy. They say if they are going to outgrow a food
allergy it usually happens by the age of 10, so we have a few more years for
this to occur. We had a slip up Memorial Day Weekend and ever since then she’s
been reverting back to old symptoms on and off. We have a follow up visit with
a new GI Dr. in July (I wasn’t impressed with our appointment in April and
decided to switch). Hoping that it’s not another allergy and just something
that we’ve missed in excluding from her diet. More to come on this. I just
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Summer has just started but we're already having lots of fun and have lots of things planned! Hoping keeping busy makes the time go fast until this baby girl comes in September!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Coming up the rest of June is my birthday, a trip to Des Moines for Adventureland and the zoo and our camping (in a cabin) trip with grandma and papa Darling to Ponca State Park!</span> </div>
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Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-69013525227349113962014-05-31T18:15:00.002-05:002014-05-31T18:20:29.292-05:00Caitlyn's Pre-K Graduation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caitlyn graduated from pre-k at Kids for Jesus May 15th 2014. She is so excited to end this chapter and start Kindergarten later this summer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since pre-k ended Caitlyn's moved up to the school age class. They have a fun summer planned with guests coming to visit and field trips. Lots of water days, ice cream/popsicle days and dress up days! She's so excited that she doesn't have nap time anymore. I think that is the biggest perk of all! I'll update all her fun at the end of summer before school starts! My little girl is growing up so fast! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">She turned
5 September 2013 and she is so ready. Last summer we contemplated having her
tested into Kindergarten because she fell into the old age range before Nebraska
changed their age cut off. We went to the parent meeting but ultimately decided
that it wasn’t worth it. Testing in was an IQ test and they were looking for
the gifted children that would skip a grade anyway. The year before they had
tested over 30 children and not one had passed to get in early. I fully believe
she was ready academically but socially and emotionally I think she’s really
benefited from waiting another year. Everyone we discussed this with at the
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are. A couple of weeks ago she went to Kindergarten round up. She was so
excited. She had a little bit of nerves in the car that lasted about 60 seconds
and she was off. We walked in and they weren’t quite ready for sign in’s yet.
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over that she got to take this book home and keep it. She didn’t have to bring
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asking me constantly when she gets to go to Kindergarten. She loves her friends
at pre-k but she’s so over nap/quiet time. After her pre-k graduation this week
she’ll get to move up with the school age kids…I hope this helps a little bit.
They take more field trips over the summer as well with the older kids.
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to cherish this time with her. I’m really working on being in the moment with
her (and Cole) and trying to be more of a yes mom. They are only young once and
I want them to have great memories of their childhood and their time with Jared
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20 week u/s this week. We took Caitlyn with us. I had my concerns about this
as she was adamant it had to be a girl. If it was a boy she was moving next
door with Trinity. I asked her the night before if she wanted to come and see
the baby on the u/s and she said yes. I told her there was a very good chance
it could be a boy and would that be ok with her. Nope…she wasn’t having it!
But I knew she’d enjoy the experience and didn’t want her miss out. A very good
friend of mine said if she did freak out and cry that it would be a good story
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girl kept us wondering for 40 minutes! I thought we might have to wait and pay
for a separate u/s to find out the gender. She had her legs crossed at the
knees and then again at the ankles and then up by her forehead! Baby looks
healthy and everything is measuring right where it should be. When the tech
finally got the gender shot she froze the screen. I could tell right away. She
told Caitlyn to come over that she needed her help. On the keyboard they have a
“it’s a girl” key and “it’s a boy” key. She let Caitlyn press the “It’s a girl”
button! Now Caitlyn thinks she got to pick that we are having a girl! </span></span></div>
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on me than either of my other ones. The morning (all day) sickness was much
worse than with Cole (it was non-existent with Caitlyn) and lasted longer. I’m
still beyond tired at 20 weeks. Part of that may be the insomnia at night. The
insomnia is due to the pain in my hips and under my belly for the most part.
Whenever I’m at home I just want to be in bed. It calls to me. I started
seeing a chiropractor for the first time in my life last week. Hopefully it
will help. My OB suggested getting a maternity belt. Blech.
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cravings but feel like I’m eating All. The. Time. I do crave more fruit / fruit
flavored things. Strawberries, grapes, orange sherbet, lemon drops, starburst
jelly beans, popsicles and so on...!</span></span></li>
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more. That would be the 2<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">nd</span></sup> good thing about pregnancy. Feeling the
baby move. First thing is listening to the baby’s heartbeat. Best sound ever!</span>
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Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-29937319687164291332014-05-04T17:21:00.001-05:002014-05-31T18:21:11.044-05:00Color Me Rad 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">April 25th I signed up to do a color run 5K with my sister and some girlfriends. Being pregnant I didn't / couldn't run it so I decided to bring Caitlyn along. We had so much fun! She got a little tired towards the end. I asked her if she wanted a piggy back ride for part of the way and she said "no thank you mommy...I don't want to pop your belly." I don't think I will ever forgot that! It made me seriously laugh out loud at her! Love her so much! Here are some pictures from the day!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before the run</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> After the run!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sister baby bumps!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> After group shot minus Caitlyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caitlyn wasn't interested in the last group picture. But over all it was a super fun day! Beth, Caitlyn and I all went to brunch at Cracker Barrel afterwards. So yummy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That will be my last 5K until after this baby though. My hips and under the belly hurt so bad afterwards. I had my first ever visit with a chiropractor this past week and plan on continuing. The pain with this baby is much more intense than I remember with either of my other pregnancies.</span> </div>
Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-37374195099382832412014-04-27T08:18:00.001-05:002014-04-27T08:20:00.110-05:002012 Catch Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some more catch up. Here is a picture a month from my last post in 2012 through December 2012. I'll have another one for 2013 soon. </span><br />
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Halloween! <br />
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Helping Daddy with the finishing touches on the remodel! <br />
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Christmas 2012!<br />
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Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-83098368205740131992014-04-25T07:11:00.000-05:002014-04-25T08:29:14.082-05:00Infertility Awareness Week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Since this
week is Infertility Awareness Week I thought I might share our story. Most of
you know bits and pieces of this story but if it helps even one person to not
feel alone during their journey then it’s worth putting it out there.
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Jared and I
were married in June 2005. We basically started trying right away to get
pregnant. A year went by and nothing. I asked questions at my annual OB
appointment and he did some blood tests and prescribed Clomid (an oral
infertility medication). After my blood tests came back I was diagnosed with
PCOS and prescribed Metformin (also used for Diabetes patients). This
medication did a number on my stomach. But I got used to it after a while.
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">After 5
months of Clomid and numerous other tests, acupuncture and no pregnancy my OB
referred me to an RE (Reproductive Endocrinologist). We tried Clomid with an
IUI our first round with the RE and got pregnant! We got to see the heartbeat
at 5 weeks with the RE and were released back to my OB. At 9 weeks we found
the baby’s heart had stopped beating. I had miscarried. I had no symptoms of a
miscarriage. It’s what they called a missed-miscarriage. I was at the
appointment by myself and had to drive myself home. I was a wreck. I had a
D&C the next day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">We waited 1
month before we tried again. This time we did injectable infertility meds with
IUI. We did this twice with no success. In August 2007 I had to have a
surgical procedure done to remove polyps. We started IUI with injectable
medications again in October. Neither October or November worked. Our RE
stated that she’d do one more IUI then we needed to think about IVF. Jared
refused to talk about it. His opinion was that you didn’t talk about the next
“game” until the current game was over. I on the other had wanted to know what
we were going to do next. I had little faith that this last IUI would work. I
didn’t want to try IVF, if we were going to spend that kind of money I wanted to
move towards adoption. But Jared’s heart wasn’t open to that at the time. I
let it go. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">We did the
last IUI in December and on December 30th I got a positive pregnancy test. I was excited
but cautious. In January (on a Friday night) I started bleeding. I freaked
out. My RE’s office said that some bleeding could be normal and they scheduled
me for an appointment on Monday. Jared was helping my sister move to Des Moines
that weekend so I was alone…again. At Monday’s appointment we couldn’t see the
heartbeat yet (too soon) but my RE could see blood clots in there and what was
happening as the baby and my uterus was growing it was pushing the blood clots
out. I was so thankful that it didn’t look like another miscarriage. I ended
up having a very non-eventful pregnancy with Caitlyn and delivered her in
September 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">With Cole
we tried naturally for a year again and when nothing came of that visited the RE
again. It took 3 IUI’s with injectable medications to get pregnant the third
time. I had some morning/all day sickness with Cole’s pregnancy throughout the
first trimester and the rest of the pregnancy was uneventful.
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">This fourth
pregnancy was a complete surprise. Jared and I were on completely different
pages. He really wanted to try for a 3<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">rd</span></sup> and I felt like we were
complete with 2. I knew I didn’t want to do any type of treatment again so I
told him that we could try naturally for a year and if nothing happened we’d
stop trying. A year and a half after that conversation I was trying to convince
him we were done trying. He wanted one more month. We both prayed. He prayed
for a 3<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">rd</span></sup> child. I prayed that God would give Jared peace with our
decision to stop trying. Three weeks later we had a positive pregnancy test.
Jared was so excited. I was in complete shock. I was more sick with this
pregnancy and it lasted further into the 2<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">nd</span></sup> trimester. I’m feeling
much better now most days. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">If anyone
reading this is going through infertility, please know that you are not alone.
It may feel that way because it seems to be a taboo topic but there are so many
going through the same things. I may have gotten through my hurdles but the
pain and frustration is still there at times. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">God's
plans were different than mine but they are better than we could ever imagine!
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Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-14895815821013654332014-04-21T21:39:00.001-05:002014-04-21T21:47:05.077-05:00It's Been Awhile...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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was reading through my old blog posts and I realized I missed this space. It’s
a great place for me to document the happenings going on with us. It’s also
like my baby / child book for the kids! So here I am with an update of the last
almost 2 years…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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turned 5 last September. She is a great big sister! She loves Cole and is
great with him. Most times when he’s in a mood or tantrum throwing, she’s the
one that gets through to him and calms him down. She’s in her third year of
preschool / pre-k and is so ready for Kindergarten this August. She is way more
ready than Jared or I are for this big transition. She’ll ask me periodically
if it’s time for Kindergarten yet. Mostly I think it’s because she hates nap
time at daycare. Thankfully after pre-k graduation in May they will transition
her in with the school age kids and nap time will be a thing of the past! She
hasn’t napped since I brought Cole home from the hospital (she had just turned
3). This girl is a cuddle bug and I love it! And I think because she requests
cuddle time Cole usually follows and loves it too. His time is just much
shorter at the moment. She is finally dressing herself in the mornings and
definitely has a style of her own! She’s great at matching colors but hasn’t
learned to match patterns as well. I love her spirit, kindness and
understanding. She's turning into such a sweet loving girl! </span></div>
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2 last September. He’s in the toddler room at daycare and has been doing
great. The transition from Beth’s to daycare was a little rough last summer but
he’s doing great now! We’re starting to get into potty training mode. He’ll
need to be fully potty trained to move to the preschool room and will be able to
move once he turns 3. So we have this summer to get in gear! He is my strong
willed child. I’m told this will be good in his adult life but right now he
tries me on a daily basis. He loves his big sister and is constantly following
her around and wanting to do what she does. He loves all things
trains…especially Thomas the train. We got him a train table for Christmas…it
was the best money spent. He has his cuddle moments but they are usually
short. He also has little patience for tv so far….unless Thomas is on. For
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three will arrive in September. Yes, all 3 of my babies are going to be
September babies. It’s insane. This one was a little bit of a surprise but we
are excited and getting ready. We’ll find out the gender in 2 weeks, which I’m
super excited about! Caitlyn is super excited and hoping for a sister because
she already has a brother and doesn’t need another one. Cole has just started
coming around to the fact that mommy has a baby in her belly. He was insistent
that there wasn’t up until about a month ago. It’s going to be a huge
transition for him but I know he’ll come around and be a great big brother too!
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couple of trips. Last summer we went to Ponca State Park with Grandma Kendy and
Papa Rich. In September we went to Branson with Grandma Barb and Papa Fred.
Then in February of this year Jared and I went to St Lucia for Tony and Darci’s
wedding! It was amazing…even though I was sick as a dog with morning (all day)
sickness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-74537300669726377692012-06-25T21:15:00.000-05:002012-06-25T21:15:00.298-05:00Florida Trip Part 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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day and went to Orlando to Disney. We went to the Magic Kingdom and I will say
that I went more for me because I had never been than for Caitlyn or Cole. And
I kind of wished I would have waited a few more years before going. Caitlyn had
a good time for the most part. The worst part was the automatic flushing
toilets (which a girlfriend of mine mentioned putting a sticker or post-it note
over the sensor…wish I would have thought of that before the trip!). Caitlyn
was so afraid of them and all of them were automatic except for the bathroom in
the castle. Thankfully she went to the bathroom at lunch without a fuss. We
did lunch with the princesses. That was a lot of fun! It took her a little
while to warm up to them and be comfortable around them to get her picture taken
with them but she did and they turned out great! </span></div>
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rides! Even the teacups which she did with uncle Josh because they make Jared
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night we were in a store and Jared and I were discussing which doll to get for
Caitlyn. All of a sudden I hear "mommy I'm peeing". I look down and there she is
with her legs spread and her dress pulled up in a puddle of pee. I was
mortified! The store employee wasn't phased at all. They had extra underwear
still in the packaging just for this type of thing. I was expecting to have to
pay for a package of underwear but they just gave me a pair. I was so
thankful. We watched the parade and headed back home. It's unfortunate that I
keep focusing on the negative of this day because now remembering back and
writing it out it was actually a really fun day! Sure she had her terrible 3
moments and the bathroom fiasco's but overall we all had a great
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believe we're so close to Cole turning One. It's craziness!!! Last week I took
him to Dr. W for his 9 month appointment. I thought we were going to get to
skip shots for that appointment but somehow we had missed one of his Hep B shots
so he got one anyway. Poor guy. He currently weighs 19lbs 6oz. He's 27 1/4 in
long and his head circumference is 17 3/4. His head didn't grow any since his 6
month appt but she thought the measurements just weren't taken correctly at his
last appt. We'll see how the number goes at his one year appt. I am still
calling him my lazy baby. He has started to hold his bottle if we put his hands
on it but he won't do it unassisted. He's rolling around to get places. I
talked to Dr. W about my concerns with him not crawling but she said as long as
he can get from point A to point B there isn't anything to worry about. He may
not crawl at all and just go straight to walking. Although even that seems so
far away. He has no desire to even stand on his own or put weight on his legs
for more than a minute at a time. I've said it before but he is so different
from Caitlyn. And it's hard for me to not compare them! He doesn't have any
teeth yet although she said they were close. He doesn't want to eat actual food
yet. We just got him eating his baby food on a consistent basis. He does love
the yogurt bites though and will pick those up and put them in his mouth and eat
them. Any other solids that we give him he just spits back out. He doesn't
even try to chew and eat it. I'm going to try to use the mesh feeder with him
more to see if that helps to teach him to actually chew his food. We'll see how
that goes. Caitlyn can make him laugh like no one else can and it's music to
my ears! I could listen to the 2 of them go back and forth all day long! He
also loves to cuddle and I could kiss on him forever and a day! Seriously love this little boy!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-76077749370372265292012-05-22T22:11:00.001-05:002012-05-22T22:11:47.608-05:00Florida Vacation 2012 Part One<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We got up at 3:30 so we could be at the airport by 5:30 as our flight was supposed to leave at 7:00 Saturday morning. Beth and I had checked in online Friday night and paid for our luggage at that time as well. My check in with bags went smoothly but Beth had a problem with seating because Harrison was going to be sitting on her lap. Apparently that didn't transfer through when she checked in online. That took about 40 min to straighten out. We then go through security with no problems and are waiting for our plane to board at our gate. We can see the plane there but it's after 7:00 and they haven't started boarding. They announce that there is a mechanical issue and are waiting on the mechanic. About 10 minutes later they start calling people one by one up to the desk. They have to re-route the entire flight onto other flights because the mechanic isn't even on site yet. So they switch our flight and give us food vouchers only good that day at any airport. We are now going through Atlanta instead of Memphis (no big deal…just a much bigger airport to navigate). We go across the terminal to the gate we are now flying out of and it's packed and pure mayhem! Beth and Josh get upgraded to first class….Jared and I get split up with me sitting in row 10 with Cole and Jared sitting in row 36 with Caitlyn over the engines which are loud and no windows. Really disappointing for Caitlyn's first flight ever. During the flight a woman started having seizures at the front of the plane, someone started yelling for a Dr. and it was a little crazy for awhile. But the kids did really well and we survived the first flight of the day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Atlanta airport and our layover was uneventful. We had to eat pretty fast to make our next flight but nothing earth shattering happened. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We land in Tampa at about 12:30 and let the kids play in the play area for a little while. We go get our luggage and head to the car rental area. Only to find that our rental company isn't located at the airport but we have to take a shuttle to get there. We go back over to baggage claim and just miss the first shuttle. We had to wait about 20 min for the next one. We get to the rental place and it's a tiny place in a strip mall with only room inside for people who are signing in. So we wait outside in the heat with the kids while Beth goes inside. Next thing I know she comes out and says they didn't have a mini-van available but were going to upgrade us to an Acadia. Yes, the Acadia has a 3rd row seat but with 4 adults and 3 car seats it was not going to work. There was no way we'd all fit comfortably. We weren't going to fit super comfortably in the minivan as it was. Beth told them that the Acadia may be an upgrade for some, but not for everyone. They were not accommodating at all. Then we find out that they wanted to charge an additional $10 a day for any additional drivers. Well Beth didn't want to drive all week so we changed the primary driver to Jared. While he was in there making that change a minivan came back and was available. So we got what we reserved in the end. The car seats were another debacle. During all this Caitlyn had to go to the bathroom and the rental place didn't have one. So I took her over to the Marriott to use their restroom. When we walked in I asked where the restroom was. They then asked if we were from the rental place and I said yes. Then they informed me that we couldn't use their bathrooms but that the Hilton across the street would allow it. I will never use Marriott again due to that. Are you freaking kidding me? I have a 3 year old with me who needs to go potty and you're going to make us go somewhere else? I was completely in tears at this point. It took about 2 hours at the rental place to get everything set up and car seats in the car and on our way to Christy's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The rest of the day was glorious! We got to Christy's and got ready to go out for dinner. Jenna was a doll and babysat the kids so we could go out just us adults (and Cole tagged along with us). We went to a restaurant called Banana Cabana and it was wonderful! Christy says they have new owners and it wasn't as good as normal but since I have nothing to compare it to it was wonderful! So good. Then we went across the street to the beach with the sunset. It was beautiful! We even waded out a ways into the water. It was a perfect night to start out the vacation! </span><br />
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<br /></div>Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-4158874006218244652012-04-19T10:58:00.000-05:002012-04-19T10:58:25.596-05:00Kitchen Remodel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Back in February Jared sends me this picture while I'm at work. <br />
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I freaked a little but he had a guy who came out and gave us a bid and Jared was ready to do the demolition while he was slow with work. We're taking out a load bearing wall and this guy wouldn't put in the beam that we want. He wanted to put something in that hung down 24 inches. And since then it's been a roller coaster ride. Jared has done a lot of research on this. Calculating the slope of the roof and what would hold that weight. Since we live in a snowy climate in the winter we have to factor in what a foot of snow weighs on the roof as well. It hasn't been easy. He found that the steel beams which will only hang down 12 inches is what we want to do. But apparently 2 places in Omaha sell these beams but we can't find anyone to install them. It's so frustrating! We had another guy come in but he wasn't comfortable with the steal beams so his bid was different from the first guy but the beam would still hang down 18 inches. If we're spending this kind of money we want to do this right. But I'm getting inpatient. Cole is going to be crawling within a month and I don't want the studs from the wall still there when that happens. It would be a disaster trying to keep him away from that once he's mobile! We had a 3rd contractor out yesterday and Jared was really impressed with him. Hopeful that his bid is reasonable and we can move forward soon! <br />
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We went and looked at cabinets at Home Depot with Darci last weekend. Jared gave her all the measurements and she went to town. Jared started getting a little sticker shock but felt much better after going to see her and seeing everything that was included in the price. We've got most of it picked out including the facing and the color of the cabinets. It made me even more anxious to get the beam in and the walls down! <br />
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I'm so ready to have my kitchen done with all the bells and whistles! </div>Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-70214885016620937832012-04-11T21:44:00.000-05:002012-04-11T21:44:52.221-05:00Poor Puppy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Two weeks ago Zeus hurt his back leg. We let it go for a couple of days but it didn't seem to get any better like it usually does when he hurts himself. So we made an appt to take him to the vet. Our vet was out of the office so I made an appt with another vet in his office. I will never do this again. I will be telling Dr. J that he's not allowed days off anymore. Jared ended up taking him in because he was off early that day so I wouldn't have to take time off. They thought maybe he had torn an ACL after taking an xray and gave him some morphine for the pain and an anti-inflammatory for the knee. <br />
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He got better for a couple of days and then his leg started bothering him again. And he started throwing up all over the house. And he started having troubles pooping. It was diarrhea like mixed with blood. All. Over. Our. Carpet. I was pissed because I thought he had ate something he shouldn't have and that was making him sick. After 2 nights of no sleep because he kept getting up getting sick and wanting to go out I took him back to the vet. What are the odds that my vet is out again and I have to see the same vet that Jared saw last week? Pretty good apparently! So he thinks maybe Zeus is having a liver reaction which can be a side effect of the anti-inflammatory he prescribes. He was getting ready to take him for a blood panel and I'm not sure why but I asked to make sure that he knew that Zeus was taking Prednisone for his allergies. He stopped in his tracks and I swear he went white. He starts thumbing through the file. He didn't know. He didn't read the file prior to prescribing new meds. It was on the first page after his notes from our previous visit. Are you kidding me? What Dr doesn't ready the file? At least glance at it! So he takes Zeus back and gives him a shot of prevacid and pumps him full of fluids. He gives us 3 different meds to heal his tummy. The anti-inflammatory mixed with the Prednisone gives blood stomach ulcers. Great. Needless to say I didn't pay for that visit or any of the stomach meds. I also asked for a refund for the anti inflammatory he prescribed that shouldn't have been. <br />
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Zeus didn't eat for 5 days. He didn't take his Prednisone for about 4 days and because of that I'm pretty sure he got another staph infection. He's feeling better now though. He's not eating full meals like before but he is eating and he's not throwing up or having diarrhea issues any longer. He's definitely back to his annoying self! <br />
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He's also Cole's sidekick...much more than he ever was with Caitlyn. He's in about 50% of the pictures I take of Cole at home! <br />
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</div>Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-60968407784865719322012-03-16T14:00:00.001-05:002012-03-16T14:00:01.930-05:00Opposites Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I talked about how different Caitlyn and Cole were during pregnancy <a href="http://babydarling22.blogspot.com/2011/07/opposites.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Thought I should update how different they still are comparing them as babies. <br />
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<strong>Caitlyn</strong>: Had colic and reflux as an infant. She outgrew the colic by 3 months.<br />
<strong>Cole</strong>: No colic but did also have reflux. Most pictures of both of them as babies they have bibs on because they were/are constantly spitting up. <br />
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<strong>Caitlyn</strong>: When eating would hold onto her bottle as if her life depended on it. She wouldn't let go for anything!<br />
<strong>Cole</strong>: Can hold his bottle but doesn't have any desire to do so. Just very laid back. <br />
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<strong>Caitlyn</strong>: Sucked her thumb...who am I kidding...she still does! She refused the pacifier from the beginning! <br />
<strong>Cole</strong>: Took a pacifier and so far hasn't shown too many signs that he'll switch to thumb sucking. Every once in awhile I catch him with a thumb in his mouth but I don't think it means anything!<br />
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<strong>Caitlyn</strong>: Was taking 2 good naps (morning and afternoon) and sleeping through the night at 3 months.<br />
<strong>Cole</strong>: takes an ok morning nap and usually a great afternoon nap and just started sleeping through the night (only in his carseat) at 5 1/2 months. <br />
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<strong>Caitlyn</strong>: When we introduced baby food...ate it up from the first bite at 4 months! <br />
<strong>Cole</strong>: Has been a little more reluctant to start baby food and refused cereal all together. <br />
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I know there are more I'm not thinking of. I'll have to write them down for part 3! <br />
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My little guy is 6 months today and we celebrated with a visit to the dr and shots in his legs...poor little guy! He's weighing 15 lbs and 13 oz now (up to the 25th percentile), he's 26 1/2 in long (35th percentile) and his head circumfernce is 17 in (35th percentile). He's a healthy baby and got a clean bill of health! <br />
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Things he's doing now: <br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Rolling from tummy to back and back to tummy. Although a lot of times when he rolls from back to tummy he promptly forgets he can roll back to his back! </li>
<li>Grabs at toys and brings them to his mouth.</li>
<li>Grabs his feet and almost has them in his mouth! </li>
<li>Loves to be tickeled! Not sure if this is a baby thing or what but Caitlyn always loved to be tickeled and still does at age 3! </li>
<li>Grabs his bottle but doesn't really hold on to it. Not because he can't but because he doesn't care to. </li>
<li>Still doesn't really sit up on his own at all. But we're practicing and we'll get there! He does great in the bumbo although it looks like he's usually trying to climb out of the thing! </li>
<li>Loves bouncing in his jumperoo! </li>
<li>He's eating some baby food. I tried for about 2 months to get him to eat cereal but he wasn't having it. He'd gag and spit it out every time. Even cereal with fruit mixed in. So I finally started him on apples and he did better. Then sweet potatoes which he loves and now banana's which he also seems to love! Next up is squash! </li>
<li>He's drinking 4 or 5 6 oz bottles a day. </li>
<li>He usually takes a short morning nap and then a longer afternoon nap and is sleeping through the night....but only if he's in the carseat. The pedi this morning said not to worry about that, the carseat isn't bad for him to be sleeping in and just try at least once a week to get him to sleep in his crib instead. Last night did not go well in this endeavor! He slept from 8:30 til 10 and then was up every 15 min until I put him in his carseat and he slept without a peep for the rest of the night! Not a good habit to be in. </li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I walk along holding your 2-year-old hand, basking in the glow of our magical relationship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Suddenly I feel a kick from within, as if to remind me that our time alone is limited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I wonder, how could I love another child as I love you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then he is born, and I watch you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I watch as the pain you feel at having to share me as you have never shared me before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hear you telling me in your own way, "Please love only me" and I hear myself telling you in mine "I can't".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Knowing in fact that I never can again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You cry, I cry with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I almost see our baby as an intruder on the precious relationship we once shared. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A relationship we can never have again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But then, barely noticing, I find myself attached to that new being, and feeling almost guilty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm afraid to let you see me enjoying him -- as though I am betraying you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But then I notice your resentment change, first to curiosity, then to protectiveness, finally to genuine affection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More days pass, and we are settling into a new routine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The memory of days with just the two of us is fading fast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But something is replacing those wonderful times we shared, just us two.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are new times -- only now we are three.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I watch the love between you grow, the way you look at each other, touch each other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I watch how he adores you, as I have for so long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I see how excited you are by each of her new accomplishments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I begin to realize that I haven't taken something from you, I've given something to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I notice that I am no longer afraid to share my love openly with both of you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I find that my love for each of you is as different as you are, but equally strong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And my question is finally answered to my amazement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I can love another child as much as I love you, only differently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And although I realize that you may have to share my time, I know you'll never share my love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's enough of that for both of you -- you each have your own supply.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love you both and I thank you both for blessing my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">---Author Unknown</span></div>Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-60033457606393699222012-02-20T17:38:00.000-06:002012-02-20T17:38:59.738-06:00Cole's Dedication<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had Cole dedicated Sunday February 12th. I was really looking forward to this. When Caitlyn got dedicated (</span><a href="http://babydarling22.blogspot.in/2010/04/baby-dedication.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">you can ready that story here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) I was nervous because I didn't know what to expect. Growing up Catholic we were all baptized as babies, wore white, had Godparents, family gathering and everyone went on their merry way. I felt stupid asking the organizer what Caitlyn should wear to the dedication...I just didn't want her to stick out! At that time we weren't going to church regularly and were still spouting the "we pray at home in our own way" lines because that's what we believed. We didn't think we needed any direction in our faith as long as we believed we'd go to heaven and that was that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This time I was much more at peace with our decision and the timing of it all. Caitlyn was 18 months when we had her dedicated. Cole was 5 months. Usually they do the dedications in the spring and only once a year. This year for whatever reason they decided to do it earlier in the year. There were 9 babies being dedicated this year. They called us up one couple at a time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caitlyn was feeling a little overwhelmed. After the first 2 she was insistent that she needed her hands washed after having a sucker from Sunday School. Neither Jared or I could take her in case they called us up. Thankfully Josh's sister Amy (Beth and Josh were having Harrison dedicated as well) took her for me. Caitlyn had started to throw a fit on the floor and I was starting to panic! And she made it back before Harrison or Cole were called and didn't miss anything! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They called our name and we went up. Caitlyn had another freak out moment and Jared had to hold her while I held Cole. Pastor Murdoch (the same pastor who dedicated Caitlyn) said a prayer and then talked about what he felt the Lord's plan for Cole was. He talked about Pastoral Care (which when he mentioned that I thought...I'm going to have to google that) and a few other things pertaining to this line of work and the Holy Spirit. After the service we asked him to elaborate and he said this could mean that he would become a pastor or it could mean that he'll help the church in some way...maybe as an elder or in some other fashion. That there were many ways he could be called to serve. It was a little overwhelming listening to it all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before Pastor Murdoch started speaking I had this overwhelming feeling that he was going to say that Cole was going to be a healer. I didn't know how, but that was the feeling I got. Which is why when he started talking about pastoral care I thought I needed to google it because I wasn't sure if that would be the same as a healer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When Pastor Murdoch finished we were getting ready to sit down and one of the Elders stopped him and started speaking with him. He said he was getting a message from God that Cole was going to be a healer....EXACTLY the feeling I got! I've copied and pasted a message from David (the elder) here because I want this documented as closely as possible.</span><br />
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<em>God really moved upon Cole as Pastor was laying his hands on the child. As he was prophesying that Cole would be a pastor, and elaborated somewhat on that pastoral call, I received a word of knowledge from the Lord that said that “in his pastoral ministry, sign and wonders would follow him and he would receive the gift of healing.” The timing is up to the Lord, but it is very unusual that the Lord would call someone to the pastoral ministry as an infant. Obviously, Samuel was so called as a young boy; David was called as a leader as a young boy, and I am sure others since have been called at an early age. But when Pastor Murdoch prophesied of a pastoral call I knew this was something special. And suddenly, when the word of Knowledge came to me it was like “this will not be a usual pastoral call, but a special call of healing.” </em><br />
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<em>My thought is that Cole should be nurtured to know that he has this call on his life. Not heavy, just make him aware of it. Then let the Holy Spirit do the work. You never know what will happen or when, but it sounds exciting!</em><br />
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<em>Blessings, </em><br />
<em>David</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Its still a little overwhelming to me when I think about and remember the feelings during the service. I've been praying more lately and really talking to the Lord and asking for his help and I can feel him changing me and leading me. I honestly thought people who talked about this kind of praying and feeling were a little over the top before. I grew up with our structured prayers and rarely really talked to God. It's an awesome feeling to talk to God and to feel his presence and really feel him making a difference in my life and our family's lives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She's been noticing the colors in the sky lately. Its been staying lighter longer at night and so we usually see the beautiful sunsets on our way home from daycare. She loves all the colors and is really noticing things happening around her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another cute quote from her..."Daddy you're really good at taking walls down" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're remodeling and taking 2 walls down so we have one big great room instead of the kitchen/dining/livingroom. </span></div>Journey With Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126395127912863628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078297987091257572.post-49204756148684447682012-01-25T11:37:00.000-06:002012-01-25T11:37:20.776-06:00What My Nights Look Like<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was from Monday night.</span><br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8:00PM - Caitlyn is in bed for the night</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">9:00PM - I'm in bed for the night</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">10:00PM - Jared brings Cole in and wakes me up because he thinks he'll be too hot in his sleep sack...because Jared has a hoodie on and has been sitting in front of the space heater and is hot. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">10:05PM - Jared puts Cole in the pack & play for bed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">11:00PM - I put Cole's Paci in</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">12:00AM - Caitlyn comes in and wants to sleep in our bed. I get Jared up and he takes Caitlyn back to her bed and gets her back to sleep.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1:00AM to 4:00AM - I fight with Cole to keep the paci in. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4:00AM - I finally give up and feed Cole a bottle. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4:30AM - Cole is back to sleep & I change the alarm from 5:30AM to 6:00AM</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6:00AM - alarm goes off & Jared gets out of bed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6:20AM - Jared is coming back in our room to get me out of bed</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am one exhausted momma! Cole has a cold so he's been up more than normal. I've been joking that the kids tag team the night before which one is going to get up early the next morning. It seems like one of them is always up between 4 and 5 in the mornings. </span><br />
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