Parenting Magazine

So I received my November issue of Parenting in the mail box yesterday and started poking through it this morning and found that the magazine ask over 2,100 mom's "Which candidate would you trust to watch your kids, Barack Obama or John McCain?" My first thought was well neither! I don't know these men why would I trust them to watch my kids?? The results were 61% Obama 39% McCain and here is what the mom's had to say about Obama. "His family values are better than McCain's. Obama is still married to his first wife. What's McCain on number two or three?" First off let me say what does it matter if he is still married to his first wife of not? I am married to my second husband, Does that make me less of a parent because I am not with my ex anymore? Honestly I believe the whole country has gone wacko with this Obama crap. I am tired of reading and hearing about how everyone is ready for change! Well here is what I have to say you better be ready because you all that voted for him are going to have change just not any good change! Nothing that he is going to do in office is going to be good! But enough about that I am really starting to enjoy reading more and more each and everyday about babies and things that they do. At first to be honest I thought hmmm, will I ever get into the swing of things but now it is like infectious and I can't stop reading this or looking at this or thinking how cute Ethan will look in this or that and awe these diapers are too cute! ha ha I find it all refreshing and quite fun!
So today is "D" day as I like to call it! I have to go get a shot in my butt! Ouch! :( I am so afraid of needles and tired of being poked by them! But I know it will not be the last! And I am looking at it this way, This shot is something my baby needs to make him healthy so okay I can do this! I think the whole thing of not seeing it coming is what is freaking me out! And besides who really likes needles let alone one that has to be administered in the butt?? So I guess that is all for know I have to leave here in 5 minutes to head to the doctors to get my lab results and then go over to the hospital that I am delivering Ethan at to have my shot and then I get to have my epidural consult so wish me luck!

The baby is healthy!

Soo I went to my appointment yesterday and after a month of waiting the doctor finally told me the results of my blood work. They tested me for hiv and hep. I don't have either which I already knew but they had to reconfirm and they tested for down sydrome and some other things and I don't carry any of the genes for any of that stuff. So the baby is healthy! I have to go back on the 4th and have another shot and some more blood work done but that has to do with my blood type, just so my body wont attack the baby and think it is an infection. So I have all that comming up and then once we are finished with my blood work and shot I will have to start seeing my doctor every two weeks until the baby is born to make sure all is well and that I don't go into early labor. I guess also on one of my next appointments my doctor will be setting up a consult with the hospital for a epidural, he wants me to meet with them and talk over the option and find out their fee's now. So I will be doing that soon. I haven't decided if I want the epidural yet or not. I had it when I gave birth to Austin but the whole needle in the spine thing really scares me! I don't know I will just talk over my options with them about it and hope and pray that Jon can come to that appointment! I don't want to be there by myself!

So on another note this week has been pretty good so far. I know it just started but I haven't had any major hormonal moments yet which has been nice! Also tomorrow Jon and I go to our second to last small group meeting on imarriage. I am sad only one more meeting to go and then we will be all done! Jon and I have talked about joining a year long group with couples our age but there seems like there isn't many at our church, I don't know maybe were just not looking hard enough?? I'm sure we'll find something! We both just really want to make some more couple friends that we can hang out with and go out on double dates and stuff like that. We already have one couple that we really enjoy spending time with but they are always so busy and so are we and our schedules always seem to conflict! Another couple we really like to spend time with lives in Louisanna, my brother and sister-in-law. We always talk from time to time about making another trip up there to see them sometime! We always have so much fun with them! Maybe one day we will all live a little closer and it will make seeing each other more often easier!

So there hasn't been much work lately here at work things have really slowed down so I have started seeking out stuff to do. If there is one thing I really hate it is being unproductive! I always have my mind thinking about 6 different things I could be doing at one time! Maybe learning to slow down would be a good thing! I found out recently that the company I contract for is for sale and well they aren't doing to well! They are laying people off left and right. Our building is very big and well almost empty. They are moving a group of workers out of our building and into the one downtown which will leave lee then 50 people in a building that can hold at least 150 if not more. So for now I have faith that God knows what he is doing and that his will, will be done!

Getting Bigger!

I am getting bigger. Ethan is growing and getting bigger therefore I am getting bigger. I feel huge but everyone says I am not that big but oh well it is part of being pregnant right! I'll get bigger before I can get smaller. But I am getting excited about Ethan joining our family. At first I was kinda like hmmm this doesn't really seem like good timing but oh well I can't really do anything about it now. And now I am so excited and ready to be a mommy to another wonderful boy!

My husband is sometimes affraid that I will love Austin more then I will love Ethan. I try to explain to him that I will love them the same! I just think he worries. I don't know how to make show him that it will not be like that. I figure he'll see when the baby comes. Babies bring a sense of love and responsiblility and well lack of sleep! haha but it is all worth it in the end! These precious gifts God gives us should not be taking for granted!

Pregnancy

Well lets see my husband and I have recently found out that we will be adding a little boy to our family Ethan Parker. All three of us are very excited about this! But for the past week I have not been sleeping. I usually only get 4 hours of good sleep a night. And on top of the lack of sleep I have had an onset of nightmares and I am not talking little kids nightmares with the monster in the closet I am talking people murdering my husband and son nightmares! It has been extremely stressful. So I started to research to see if I was going insane or if this was an onset of pregnancy and well it is. Nightmares and lack of sleep are expected to happen! So Jon and I went to our small group last night and I told our group about what has been going on and we all prayed about it and last night was the first night I got a good amount of sleep! My body felt at ease and I was restful! I thanked God so much for helping me through this and I want to thank my small group for all their prayers last night!

But besides that everything has been good! Jon and I have gone out and bought Ethans crib and bedding and ton's of clothes and just so much more my mom, Jon and I all went baby crazy! It was sooo much fun!

Austin has been doing extremely good in his kindergarten class. I am so proud of my little boy! God is working so much in his life! It is amazing to watch him mold him into a little boy who seeks him daily! Jon and I love teaching him about God and always try to lead him in the right dirrection!