Getting back to normal

I am excited to announce that things around my house are starting to get back to normal. Caleb went back to school today after being out all this week with pneumonia. He still has a cough but seems to be doing much better. After being released from bed rest yesterday I went and got Christian. I couldn't wait. Caleb was excited to see his brother. I am so happy to have both of my boys with me again. Christian is really clingy and doesn't want me out of his sight but I completely understand. I am restricted from doing some things but I can live with that as long as I have my family with me.

No rest for the Sick!

As most of you know I was put on bed rest last Wednesday and on top of that I got a really bad cold. Christian had the croup last week and had to get a shot. Because of me being on bed rest he has been with my mother-in-law for several days. She said that he still has a cough but seems to be a little better. I wish I could say the same for Caleb. His cough started about 3 weeks ago and has just gotten worse. Last night was when I new something was wrong and he was really sick. He was coughing so hard he was throwing up and I could hear it in his chest. My mother and I took him to the Doc this morning to find out that I was right. Caleb has Pneumonia and a sinus infection. I guess I should have taken when I took Christian last week but he really didn't seem that bad. Since he was a baby the Docs have always told me that he was a happy sick kid because by the time he showed any signs of being sick it had already progressed to something worse. You would think I would learn. I am so sick of seeing Docs whether it's mine or the boy's. I really hope that this is coming to an end and the next time I see one its for a regular ob check only. Thank You for all the calls and prayers I have received they mean a lot. Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Hope to see everyone again soon.

Bed Rest

Well, I think most of you know by now but if you don't I am on bed rest. Thanks to two bleeding episodes this week, one on Monday that was not that bad and then again on Wednesday morning which was worse and really scared me. I immediately called the doc and they told me to come right in so my mother came and got me. We took Christian to my mother-in laws and headed to Galen. They did an ultrasound and little Clay looks like he is doing great. Dr. Kerley said that the ultrasound doesn't show everything they need to see about the placenta so since everything else looks OK he is wondering if that's the cause and they can't see it. He said that happens sometimes. I know that because that happened to my aunt. She bled for the first five months. Ultrasounds never showed anything but she kept having episodes so they finally put her on bed rest for the last 4 months and when she delivered they found a small tear in the placenta that the ultrasounds weren't showing. I go back next Wednesday and if I haven't bled anymore I think he will take me off and maybe I won't have any more. We are praying that the rest of this pregnancy will be normal. I really want to enjoy the holidays and all the activities with my family and have fun with my children. Jeff and I are suppose to go to Atlanta for a weekend to ourselves and to do some Christmas shopping. I really am looking forward to that trip. I hope we get to take it. Please Keep my family in your prayers. I haven't seen Christian in over 24 hours and I really miss him. I hope this week goes by fast. I give so much Thanks to our parents I don't know what I would do without them. They are helping so much and being so supportive. They are the best. I love them so much.

Trick or Treat!

Halloween night we had some family and friends over to the house for some hot dogs and chili and then trick or treating. Our house was full. In the mix were the Ward's, Heathers mom and step dad, my brother and Becca, my mom and Doc, the Jenkins, our neighbors Jonathan, Heather and Tyler and of course the four of us. All together there were 20 of us. We had a great time. The kids loved trick or treating. Me and Katrina made it to the other side of the neighborhood and sent Jeff after the truck. When he got there to pick us up my mom decided that she was tired so Jeff and Eric stayed with the others while my mom and christian hopped in the truck and drove the four of us back to the house. Virginia and Rich (Heathers parents) were sweet enough to stay at the house and hand out candy to the trick or treaters. When everyone got back the kids decided they wanted to go on there wagon ride so Jeff hopped on the mower and took them for several rides. The kids absolutely loved it. What I think is funny is that Caleb did decide not to wear his original batman costume and stayed a sheriff so when Isabella got there I noticed that she was last years Minnie Mouse instead of this years Tinkerbell. When I asked Katrina about it she explained the same thing I went through that day and we both had the same thought, Who cares! Some fights aren't worth fighting but we sure could have saved some money. I really think that it's because we are both pregnant and tired and just really don't need any more stress. I'm sure it would have been different other wise.