Hello one and all!
Not much new here to report, but Benjamin is now 11months old! It's so crazy to think about. We are still debating have a one year birthday party, but have some time to think about it. We have a lot of friends with kids his age that could come (mostly girls lol) but not sure if we have the space for it. I don't need to send out invitations until like the middle of February anyway. If we do do one, then we also need to think about if we are doing a theme or not. Probably not, because that will cost too much money.
His new milestones are:
1. Pulling himself up.
2. Cruising.
3. Waving bye bye.
4. Pushing the buttons on his toys until he finds the exact song he is looking for. Which, however, can be super annoying lol.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Happy 1st Christmas Little B
Christmas Eve we spent with Jeremiah's family, and ate pizza and watched Christmas movies. Christmas Day we went to my parents early in the morning for my dad's famous Christmas Day omelets - YUMMY! We then went to church. After church it was back up to my parents' to watch Benjamin open his presents, and celebrate Josiah (Joelle's little brother) and his 7th birthday.
Church was very sweet, and there was actually a lot of people there. We just spent a time of sharing why we were grateful for Christmas, and then took communion. It was especially special today to Jeremiah and I because on this day, 6 years ago, on a Sunday, we got engaged! Time sure has flown by and wow have there been a lot of changes since then!
This time this year we are especially grateful to God for getting us past these past two weeks. Joelle had a spinal tap go bad, and was laid up in bed for 9days. She ended up having to get 3 blood patches, and was very very sick. The spinal tap (checking her CSF pressure) did come back normal, so her neuro feels confident with just diagnosing her with plain old migraines. Our next step is too look into possibly seeing an endocrinologist and seeing if it is a hormone issue that can be addressed. Several people have mentioned a holistic/naturalist approach, but we don't feel led to go down that road.
Jeremiah has a 3day weekend for Christmas, so tomorrow we intend to go SHOPPING (or at least Joelle does lol) and spend some Christmas money that was so sweetly given to us.
We pray that you and yours had a very merry and special Christmas as year. We are looking forward to this new year, and all the blessings that God has in store for us!
Be blessed!
Friday, December 23, 2011
Hooray!
CHRISTMAS IS COMING! CHRISTMAS IS COMING! CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!!!!
Will post pics after the weekend :)
Will post pics after the weekend :)
Friday, December 2, 2011
Hello!
Hello friends! Just wanted to update you on our family. Christmas time is coming up, and we are getting ready for the holidays. We are SOOOO excited about them this year! We cannot wait to send out our Christmas cards, and to buy Little B his presents. We are only buying him 2 presents this year tho. We don't want to get caught up in the wrong Christmas spirit. And buying your kid a ton of presents is extremely overrated, in our opinions. Plus, he will be getting presents from lots of family members, so he won't mind our lack. Not that he will even realize what is going on anyway! We have a hard time remembering what we post from blog to blog, so sorry if some of Little B's milestones are a repetition. :)
We also soon have to start thinking about a 1st birthday party! We plan on low key and SMALL. Maybe only family, or family and very very close friends. No big splashes here either. He won't even remember this either, and we certainly don't have a lot of money to spend.
He had his 9month check up on Monday. He weighed in at 22lbs 5oz, and 28 1/4 inches! He is on track with all his milestones, and gets to start eating scrambled eggs now. :) He is starting to take more and more of an interest in table food, but does not like most of the consistencies. Hopefully he will outgrow that as he samples more and more. :)
He is sitting up, and pulling himself up to his knees and then his feet. However, he stays bent over at a 90degree angle with the floor. SO cute! Today he was trying to pull himself up into a sitting position, so it won't be long until that milestone is reached too! He is also on track verbally. He babbles CONSTANTLY - and says Momma and Dada. After the doctor finished examining him on Monday, he gave her a piece of his mind! He seemed to be quite offended with the process, lol. :)
We had a good Thanksgiving as well. B tried mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes, but did not enjoy either. :) We were missing half our family, and felt their loss keenly. :( We went with Joelle's family to get their family tree, and B enjoyed the petting zoo on the tree farm. He was very interested in the GIANT pet turkey, which made a lot of noise and fuss. Perhaps he felt a connection, LOL!
Joelle got some disappointing news from the doctor. They are still unable to find a cause for her migraines. She has had two EEGs and a MRI, and both came back neg. Her next step is to get a lumbar spinal tap, and make sure her spinal fluid is draining correctly. The doctor is not quite sure this will work, since her migraines did get better with PG. It may simply be migraines, that do not respond to any meds. She is very very discouraged. It seemed like this new doctor might have finally found some answers, but those turned out to be dead ends as well. We know we ask for this every time - but if you have a moment to spare, please say a prayer for her. She needs grace and an extra dose of strength.
We also soon have to start thinking about a 1st birthday party! We plan on low key and SMALL. Maybe only family, or family and very very close friends. No big splashes here either. He won't even remember this either, and we certainly don't have a lot of money to spend.
He had his 9month check up on Monday. He weighed in at 22lbs 5oz, and 28 1/4 inches! He is on track with all his milestones, and gets to start eating scrambled eggs now. :) He is starting to take more and more of an interest in table food, but does not like most of the consistencies. Hopefully he will outgrow that as he samples more and more. :)
He is sitting up, and pulling himself up to his knees and then his feet. However, he stays bent over at a 90degree angle with the floor. SO cute! Today he was trying to pull himself up into a sitting position, so it won't be long until that milestone is reached too! He is also on track verbally. He babbles CONSTANTLY - and says Momma and Dada. After the doctor finished examining him on Monday, he gave her a piece of his mind! He seemed to be quite offended with the process, lol. :)
We had a good Thanksgiving as well. B tried mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes, but did not enjoy either. :) We were missing half our family, and felt their loss keenly. :( We went with Joelle's family to get their family tree, and B enjoyed the petting zoo on the tree farm. He was very interested in the GIANT pet turkey, which made a lot of noise and fuss. Perhaps he felt a connection, LOL!
Joelle got some disappointing news from the doctor. They are still unable to find a cause for her migraines. She has had two EEGs and a MRI, and both came back neg. Her next step is to get a lumbar spinal tap, and make sure her spinal fluid is draining correctly. The doctor is not quite sure this will work, since her migraines did get better with PG. It may simply be migraines, that do not respond to any meds. She is very very discouraged. It seemed like this new doctor might have finally found some answers, but those turned out to be dead ends as well. We know we ask for this every time - but if you have a moment to spare, please say a prayer for her. She needs grace and an extra dose of strength.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Hello Everyone!
We are still here! Not much going on, everybody is doing - well - ok. Little B is growing like a weed, so happy and content. He goes for his 9 month check up on the 27th of this month. Can't wait to see how big he has gotten! :) At the beginning of October he weighed in at 21 lbs 8 oz. No clue how long he is now, but we still think he might be a little bit on the short side :)
He is scooting everywhere, and can get up on one leg and crawl. He is trying very hard to be able to pull himself up too! He doesn't want to stand up tho, just get up on his knees. We need to lower his crib pretty soon.
He babbles consistently as well! He even says "momma" and "dada", but has no clue in that he is saying them. He also puts lots of constants together with vowels. He is into blowing raspberries, but at least not spitting like he used too! He was in this one phase where all he did was spit and spit! His entire front would be soaked, but he loved it! :)
Still not sleeping through the night - argh! Some nights he wakes up once a night, other nights twice. Lately his nose has been stuffed so he has trouble going back to sleep :( Hopefully this minor cold will pass soon and he will be back to his normal self.
Joelle is having it pretty rough with her migraines. She never knows how she will feel when she wakes up in the morning. Some days she can function, some days are great, and some days she cannot get out of the bed. Her family is great about helping out, but it still breaks her heart that she cannot take of Little B like she needs too.
Jeremiah is still running a route at work, and still expected to function as a manager. It is VERY frustrating for him right now, but at least he gets to work normal hours - for the moment. There are going to be some big changes coming up soon, so please pray for peace and wisdom for him. He is worried about them, but knows that God is in control.
We are loving this fall weather! It means we can go out and do things as a family now, enjoying the out doors. The summer heat always gives Joelle a migraine. :( There is a park very close to our home, and we plan on taking Little B there a lot.
Also, we need prayer about where we are going to move. We just signed a 10 month lease on our apartment, and so we will need to move around October of next year. We really want God to guide us, and give us the perfect house without us doing things in our own strength. Please pray for wisdom as we begin the search for a house. We are hoping to be able to use our income tax return as a down payment :)
He is scooting everywhere, and can get up on one leg and crawl. He is trying very hard to be able to pull himself up too! He doesn't want to stand up tho, just get up on his knees. We need to lower his crib pretty soon.
He babbles consistently as well! He even says "momma" and "dada", but has no clue in that he is saying them. He also puts lots of constants together with vowels. He is into blowing raspberries, but at least not spitting like he used too! He was in this one phase where all he did was spit and spit! His entire front would be soaked, but he loved it! :)
Still not sleeping through the night - argh! Some nights he wakes up once a night, other nights twice. Lately his nose has been stuffed so he has trouble going back to sleep :( Hopefully this minor cold will pass soon and he will be back to his normal self.
Joelle is having it pretty rough with her migraines. She never knows how she will feel when she wakes up in the morning. Some days she can function, some days are great, and some days she cannot get out of the bed. Her family is great about helping out, but it still breaks her heart that she cannot take of Little B like she needs too.
Jeremiah is still running a route at work, and still expected to function as a manager. It is VERY frustrating for him right now, but at least he gets to work normal hours - for the moment. There are going to be some big changes coming up soon, so please pray for peace and wisdom for him. He is worried about them, but knows that God is in control.
We are loving this fall weather! It means we can go out and do things as a family now, enjoying the out doors. The summer heat always gives Joelle a migraine. :( There is a park very close to our home, and we plan on taking Little B there a lot.
Also, we need prayer about where we are going to move. We just signed a 10 month lease on our apartment, and so we will need to move around October of next year. We really want God to guide us, and give us the perfect house without us doing things in our own strength. Please pray for wisdom as we begin the search for a house. We are hoping to be able to use our income tax return as a down payment :)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Well, unfortunately the success of the Botox did not work after that 1st week. In fact, it worked so not well that Joelle had a migraine for 5 weeks. And most of that time she spent unable to get even out of bed. Last week was the absolute worst week of it. She was pretty much unable to take any escape meds, and when she did, she ended up with a horrific rebound migraine. Everyone was very very worried, and it seemed like Joelle would just never get better. Around Saturday it broke some, so she got some relief. However, it is still building back up this week. Hate to sound like a downer on here, but it's just what is going on right now. We are still praying for her healing, and know that some day God will restore to us what her migraines have taken.
Little B is doing so well! Two weeks ago he had a double ear infection which slowed him down some, but he seems to be back to his old self now. He is starting to scoot everywhere, and loves to play in his walker. He says lots and lots of sounds...like DADA and BABA and YAYA. Jeremiah is eagerly looking forward to when DADA is actually associated with him :) He still isn't sitting up yet, but he sure does try very hard! If we sit him up ourselves he can hold steady for about 30 seconds. He is eating 2nd stage foods, and is NOT fond of meat. We have to hid it in his fruit and vegetables to disguise it. He loves his fruit and veggies tho!
Jeremiah's work schedule is finally starting to make some sense. He is getting home at reasonable hours, and actually getting to spend time with Joelle and Benjamin. Cooler temps always mean less bugs, so that makes everyone involved happy. :)
In other family news, Joelle is enjoying her Sunday night Bible study, and Jeremiah enjoys his on Tuesday nights. (Betcha were waiting for a special announcement, huh? Well, not yet). :) We are doing our best to keep understand what it means to be a new little family, and what we are called to be.
Little B is doing so well! Two weeks ago he had a double ear infection which slowed him down some, but he seems to be back to his old self now. He is starting to scoot everywhere, and loves to play in his walker. He says lots and lots of sounds...like DADA and BABA and YAYA. Jeremiah is eagerly looking forward to when DADA is actually associated with him :) He still isn't sitting up yet, but he sure does try very hard! If we sit him up ourselves he can hold steady for about 30 seconds. He is eating 2nd stage foods, and is NOT fond of meat. We have to hid it in his fruit and vegetables to disguise it. He loves his fruit and veggies tho!
Jeremiah's work schedule is finally starting to make some sense. He is getting home at reasonable hours, and actually getting to spend time with Joelle and Benjamin. Cooler temps always mean less bugs, so that makes everyone involved happy. :)
In other family news, Joelle is enjoying her Sunday night Bible study, and Jeremiah enjoys his on Tuesday nights. (Betcha were waiting for a special announcement, huh? Well, not yet). :) We are doing our best to keep understand what it means to be a new little family, and what we are called to be.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
6month update
Benjamin turned 6 months on the 23rd of this month. He had his 6month check up as well. Everything was GREAT! He weighed in at 19lbs 12oz and was 25.5in long. 88th percentile for weight, but just barely in the average range for height. Doc said not to worry, he will catch up. The exact word he used to describe B was "compact"...lol.
He rolls over both ways, and loves to get into stuff. We turn our backs for one second, and he is halfway across the floor digging in Joelle's purse. :) He is not sitting up yet, but will be soon. He also desperately wants to start scooting. However, he cannot figure out how to make him legs and arms work in tandem. As a result, he usually just lays there and kicks, hoping he will go somewhere. So CUTE! He loves to splash in the tub, Joelle usually ends up as wet as he is. :) He also has decided he does not like Stage 2 peas, very amusing to watch his face when we give them to him.
Jeremiah's work schedule is good sometimes and bad other times. Right now he is running a route and trying to be a manager, so that makes things difficult. Lately tho, he has been getting home before 8 or 8:30 so that is a HUGE blessing!
Another praise report is that Joelle's Botox procedure for her migraines worked! In the past week she has had 1 migraine. Normally she could have had upwards of 10! We are daily praising God for this mighty work.
He rolls over both ways, and loves to get into stuff. We turn our backs for one second, and he is halfway across the floor digging in Joelle's purse. :) He is not sitting up yet, but will be soon. He also desperately wants to start scooting. However, he cannot figure out how to make him legs and arms work in tandem. As a result, he usually just lays there and kicks, hoping he will go somewhere. So CUTE! He loves to splash in the tub, Joelle usually ends up as wet as he is. :) He also has decided he does not like Stage 2 peas, very amusing to watch his face when we give them to him.
Jeremiah's work schedule is good sometimes and bad other times. Right now he is running a route and trying to be a manager, so that makes things difficult. Lately tho, he has been getting home before 8 or 8:30 so that is a HUGE blessing!
Another praise report is that Joelle's Botox procedure for her migraines worked! In the past week she has had 1 migraine. Normally she could have had upwards of 10! We are daily praising God for this mighty work.
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