Baby News

February 27th, 2008 by Mariah

I had my appointment with my midwife on Monday the 25th. We did an ultrasound, and were finally able to get a measurement for the baby. (last time the baby wasn’t big enough to measure) Baby is measuring at only 6 weeks. I find this funny because I found out only about 7 weeks ago that I was preggers. So I found out so quickly, that we thought I might be farther along. I am not. I am only 6 weeks preggers.

My due date has been modified from September 27th to October 21st. A big change! But, this explains why we could not find a heartbeat at my last appt. I was only a bit over 4 weeks along. We still were not able to see a heart beat at this last appt. However, the encouraging news is that when my midwife compared the ultrasound pics from my last appt with this appt (Monday) it is VERY clear that the baby has grown. I can even tell. It was so cool to see my little bug and to be able to see the growth that has taken place. Everything is looking good and I am doing well.

My next appt is scheduled for March 25th. At this point I will be 10 weeks. My midwife says that not only will we be able to “see” the heartbeat via ultrasound, we will be able to hear the heart beat. I can’t wait!!!

We will continue to keep you posted on baby’s progress.

Praise God for his faithfulness!

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Tough Day

February 25th, 2008 by Mariah

Today has been a rough day so far. The Hussey’s arrived on Wednesday in addition to mom. We have enjoyed their company immensely! The day after mom got here, she was complaining of a sore throat. Two days later, Brandon and Jordyn were complaining for sore throats as well. Yep, you guessed it.. I got it too!

I woke up this morning not feeling well. We had planned to go to church this morning because mom and the Hussey family were going to join us. As the morning progressed we found out that Jonah was pretty sick and they would not be able to come. We decided to still go. On the drive there, I started to feel very ill. I asked Shaun to turn around and go home. So we never made it to church.

We came home and I fed Tyler an early lunch and put him to bed. (I needed rest) He only slept for a little over an hour. This is not a good thing since he usually sleeps for 2-3 hours. But I got him up anyway and we went to Walmart as a family to look for gifts for Tyler’s “belated” birthday party with Jamesyn.

Tyler was a monster! Every time we left an aisle, he cried. If we looked at him, he cried. If we didn’t look at him, he cried. There was no winning. (Oh, how nice it was to be buying him gifts amidst the fits!)

We couldn’t find what we were looking for so we headed to Target. BAD IDEA! Tyler went from bad to worse! They sell popcorn at the front of the store. We don’t shop at Target often, but when we do, I usually buy him popcorn because it is only a dollar. The sanity it provides is well worth the money!

Anyway, we didn’t get popcorn. You would have thought the world had come to an end (if you were Tyler). You would have thought that someone was unrelentlessly pinching him, spanking him…something. He didn’t stop crying practically the whole time there. It was a nightmare!

And now we are home and the saga continues. I have finally gotten him to calm down with his buddy, a snuggly blanket and watching Buzz Lightyear. Man do I love Disney movies!!! It is 5:37pm and the countdown has begun for bedtime.. We are at 2 hours and counting. I love my baby boy, but he is soooo two years old right now!

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me, me, me

February 18th, 2008 by Mariah

Tyler is almost 25 months old now - just a month over two. He is trying very hard to communicate and us using so many new words! He can put together about 5 words to form a sentence. Well, more if you count me, me, me.. That is how Tyler says “I.” For example: I want to go outside please; would be, “me, me, me want outside peeese.” It is totally cute. I haven’t been able to catch him on video doing it, but as soon as I do, I’ll post it.

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Surprise in California

February 17th, 2008 by Mariah

By Brandon:

 My Grandma Carol’s birthday is on the 19th of February so, we threw a surprise birthday party for her. It was a big success. She had no idea we were planning it or doing it. We also had a bigger surprise up our sleeve.  Her mom (my great grandma) came with her sister (my Aunt Mary) and (my second cousin). She was so happy that she cried :[ But then she of course had fun.

 Then the next day we went to San Francisco and ate at Rain Forest Cafe for lunch. It was fun. We took the ferry to San Francisco.

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Feeling Good

February 17th, 2008 by Mariah

Well, I am feeling pretty good about things. The pain in my stomach has gone away. And I haven’t had any bleeding since that 1st day - which wasn’t much. (Considering that I had the internal ultrasound that day, the bleeding might not have been anymore than a result of that.) After much reflection on the circumstances; I am feeling pretty confident that everything will be ok. I am finding comfort in prayer. I found this verse in Psalm 112:

He will have no fear of bad news;
his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. Psalm 112:7

And that is pretty much where I am at. I do not fear bad news. I know that my Lord is with me, He comforts me and I trust Him! I ask for your continued prayers on behalf of our precious baby. My next appointment is Tuesday the 19th. Hopefully we will have more news. But until then.. I will keep praying with a steadfast heart - trusting the Lord.

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Our baby

February 14th, 2008 by Mariah

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that I am pregnant – And ecstatic!

Well, here’s what is going on with the pregnancy right now…

Recently, doing my normal morning routine of Dry Cleaning Butler pick up’s, I slipped and fell on a patch of ice. I knocked out my back, and almost immediately began to have stomach pains. I called my midwife and she advised me that I probably pulled a muscle or something and if I wasn’t having any bleeding, I was fine. She also told me that if I was worried about it, I could come in and she would do an ultrasound to reassure me that our baby was ok. I made the decision not to go in. I have regular problems with my back – especially if I fall or something. And my back pain affects me by causing other parts of my body to feel pain. I assumed that was what it was and that after a chiropractor visit I would be fine.

But, almost a week later and after a chiro visit, I was still having this stomach pain. It was bad enough to where I was having trouble sleeping. I went to the chiropractor and that helped my back, but not my stomach. So I called my midwife to schedule that appt for an ultrasound, just to be sure.

According to the 1^st date of my last cycle, my due date is September 28^th. This would put me at almost 8 weeks pregnant. During my appt, Colleen, (my midwife) began an ultrasound right away. I was visibly nervous! It was all I could do not to burst into tears, awaiting the news that our precious baby was ok. Unfortunately, that news did not come. Colleen was able to see our baby, but was unable to find a heart beat. She tried a regular ultrasound and an internal ultrasound. Nothing. I can’t begin to describe how heartbroken this news made me feel! Basically I couldn’t help but feel like I had caused harm to my baby, no matter how unintentional. I did this.

What Colleen said that was encouraging, was that the “sack” was still in tact and that there was plenty of fluid around the baby. She told me that maybe, the baby was not quite as “old” as we thought – and that this might be the reason we have not been able to detect a heart beat. She asked me to schedule another appt next week and we would try again. She also reassured me that if I wasn’t having any bleeding, I shouldn’t worry about the lack of heartbeat. She was pretty convinced that baby was ok. This didn’t make me feel much better, but knowing that there wasn’t anything else to be done, I left her office.

When I got home from the appt, I discovered that I had started to bleed. It could certainly be from the internal ultrasound, or it could be a sign that our baby is in danger. At this point, I am extremely concerned and at the same time I am confident in God’s healing power. I guess it just depends on when you catch me. I may be feeling pretty good; I may be balling my eyes out. I just ask for your prayers, (not for me – as I am fine), but for our baby. Thank you so much, in advance, for your love and your prayers. We’ll keep everyone posted.

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Outside Fun!

February 13th, 2008 by Mariah

By Brandon,

We’ve been getting some nice weather here in Idaho. (At least for Idaho standards, we have just seen a cold snowy winter.) It’s been in the high 40’s lately, that might sound cold but it’s nice compared to the 20”s!!! So anyway, Ty and I have been playing outside lately. It’s been fun! I’ve been pushing him in one of his toy cars. (Even though before I’m done with the first lap he wants out, it’s fun) Yesterday I threw a toy football on the roof and it got stuck So I Took different football to try to get it down. That one got stuck too.

So I took yet a different football and it got stuck to…just kidding. I got the second one down and let the first blow down last night and it did. I think it’s really cool that we have small areas of snow to play in but we don’t really need a jacket to play at side.

I also can’t wait to go to Ca. I’m flying by myself on the way there but,on the way back I’ve got the same plane as my Nana. Which is cool and funny.

We’ll keep you posted.

Brandon

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Poop

February 8th, 2008 by Mariah

I bet you all know what this story is about.

Everything was going well this morning. Brandon finished school, and I fed Tyler some lunch. He had spaghetti. He was being his normal goofy self. I was cleaning up the dishes from lunch when I turned to look at Tyler. He had the bowl of spaghetti up to his face and was attempting to “drink” the spaghetti. I know I make good spaghetti, but come on kid! He was a total mess!

After I took pictures, I got my little ham all cleaned up. Shaun and I had planned to sneak out for a lunch date when Tyler went down for a nap. Brandon was done with school so he would hang out and listen for the baby. I put Tyler down for a nap and he fell asleep within minutes. BUT, when I went upstairs to finish getting ready, either Shaun or I woke him up.

Tyler usually just yells “mamaaaa” or “Dad-eeeeee.” But this time he started crying pretty hard. So I went in to make sure everything was ok. He was fine. One of his famous stalling tactics, for when he doesn’t want to go to bed is to ask for anything he can think of. A baba, buddy, dad, Brother, pee-pee in the potty, poo poo in the potty, you name it, he will ask for it in an effort to delay bedtime. Well, Tyler began his stalling tactics and I didn’t give in. I told him I loved him and zipped up his bed, and left the room. He continued to yell poo poo in the potty. I instructed Brandon not to get Tyler up because he needed a nap. So Shaun and I left for lunch.

Lunch was not so good. The company was great (my handsome hubby), but the food was not. But hey, we had a buy one get one free coupon. At least we didn’t pay full price. We got home in just a little over an hour. Brandon told me Tyler was still up in bed talking. I went upstairs. As I walked by his room, I got a distinct whiff of something that didn’t smell nice!!! Now, when I am pregnant I have – What Shaun and Brandon call -super nose. I can smell something a mile away. This smell, the one coming from under Tyler’s door, I didn’t need a super nose! It was strong and it was nasty!

I knew before I opened the door what I would find. I just didn’t imagine it would be this bad! Tyler took off his clothes and his diaper. (No surprise, he’s been doing this every bedtime) * No matter what we try, we can’t keep his clothes on!*

He had pooped.

But this was beyond just poop. Somehow he had gotten it on his hands. Tyler hates having dirty hands, so imagine having poop on them must have driven him crazy because he tried to wipe it off on anything he could find. His tummy, his hair, his blanket, his buddy, and last but not least, the crib tent that goes over his bed. I have never seen so much poop in my life. The only place that I found on his body not covered in poop was under his arms. I guess I got lucky there, because that is where put my hands to carry him to the bath.

All he kept saying over and over is “ewww mommy, poo poo.” If only I could have reasoned with my little poop covered monster I would have said, “DUH! Why did you stick your hands in it?” But, I guess I should have listened this time to his request to “poo poo in the potty” at bedtime.

Anyway, I got him all cleaned up. To my amazement I did not vomit, though I did slightly thrit. Once bathed, he managed to look like my little angel again. I will have to tell you about my latest attempt at keeping his clothes on tonight. His pajamas are inside out (zipper on the inside) and he has a onesie on underneath. On top of that, he has a tee-shirt. Let’s see if my little poopie Houdini can get out of this one….

We’ll keep you posted!

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I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter

February 3rd, 2008 by Mariah

Tyler has forged an unusual relationship with our “I can’t believe it’s not butter” spray bottle. For some reason, whenever the refrigerator is open Tyler runs over to it, reaches in to grab out the spray bottle. He has not figured out how to spray it, he just like to carry it around. Sometimes he pretends it is a weapon, and “gets” us with it. Sometimes he just carries it around like a fun little friend. Don’t ask me why. We can’t figure it out. But as I see it, he has a toy for under $2.00 you can’t beat entertainment like that!

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Paparazzi

February 1st, 2008 by Mariah

Brandon has begun to lovingly call me the paparazzi. this is due to all the pictures I have been taking. SO, I decided to live up to that name the other day. As we were sitting in the car, waiting for Shaun to run into a store, I took out my camera and started snapping pictures of Brandon. Here they are. As you can tell, he was becoming annoyed by the end of my picture taking.

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