Well considering my last post was JULY of last year, (holy cow), I'll do a sum up of catch-up. You see how horrible my journaling is!
I had a pretty ucky pregnancy. I was constantly sick and I never had energy to do anything. I had some wonderful things to look forward to however so I just muddled my way through.
There were some bright spots and blessings throughout the pregnancy.
1) I had the blessing of a terrific midwife and her nurses. And I had my mother around a lot more than other pregnancies, which I loved. In so many words, I had a wonderful support group.
2)There was one point where I thought I wasn't going to be able to afford dance for the girls this year but because their dance teachers love them so much, they made it possible for us to enjoy dance for another year.
3)Tim and I were able to attend Hypnobirthing classes. That prepared us for a natural birth. So many new things we learned! It was amazing.
4)Tim had the opportunity to star as John the Baptist in the play Godspell at our community theater. We've always loved theater ever since we were teenagers, so this was something he had a lot of fun doing. I think however that now that he's back in school he wont have too much time for playacting.
5)This is not so much a bright spot, but I'm looking for blessings in all the the things that happened while I was pregnant. A big thing that happened was that my Grandmother passed away. And my Grandfather is having a hard time coping. However things we have gained from this have been that my Grandfather now lives closer and we get to see him more. And my brother who is an MP was able to get some leave time to come visit. (Unfortunately, his wife couldn't get leave and she was sorely missed.)
6) I was able to have the labor and delivery I asked for. No it didn't go the way I'd imagined in my mind, but when does it ever? :)
I will make a post on my birth story, but I keep getting interrupted by children so I'm trying to go fast.
7)The girls were in another of Mrs. Fain's dance recitals. They loved it of course! And when it was time to start dance again this school year I didnt think I could afford it but we were really blessed and found a way! whew!
8)We (I) have been keeping up with school REALLY well! I'm so proud of us! There will be days that its a struggle for me to let the laundry and dishes sit for awhile so I can go do school with the kids. and I can tell they LOVE that!
They pick school over chores any day. I suppose I've done a good job making school feel like fun/play, whereas cleaning is defined as work. DuM Du DuM!
9)I got to meet one of my favorite authors, Michelle Duggar. I went to a political rally where she was speaking and I only was able to talk to her for a moment but she was very sweet, signed my book and gave me a hug. I was very excited about that, and then I saw that someone making a video of the rally got a shot of Mae clapping to the music! lol! When I asked her why she wasn't smiling she said she didnt know they were filming her!
10) I had to go back and add this one in, I had the coolest blessingways AND a shower for Molly! So many women get just one or the other, I have such awesome friends I was able to enjoy them all at both! A lot of these same women threw my shower for me when I was preggo w/ Timmy. I am surrounded by the best women! :)
Last but not least, after my Molly Girl was born, my younger brother David came home from his two year mission to California. I am SO proud of him. He's grown so much in two years, I cant wait to see what he's going to conquer next!
I have a long list of things I want to blog about, mostly so I wont forget about them later in life. But for now uploading some recent pictures will do. Thank you to any friends who patiently read my blog when I have the time to write. Its a very public journal, but I like it that way. I think I watch what I say better. hehe. ;p
Be patient with me friends, I have FOUR kids now! That may not be a lot to some people, but for me I have to pick and choose what I'm focusing on, and blogging may not make the cut all the time LOL!
