Its a totally different pregnancy. Not that I didn't partially expect that, but I was of course hoping that I would get a repeat of Owen. Oh no.
Sickness came for me at about week nine.
I had a 12 week check up on Monday and I was down on weight (not really a big deal in my case) but I was severely deyhydrated and my thyroid levels still looked bad. So....I was given Zofran, and they've upped my synthroid again. Zofran...not a huge fan. I tried it, didn't seem to help so I doubt that I'll be using it again unless I'm severely desperate.
In happier news, Baby Brown #2 SOUNDED good. It took FOREVER, and I mean FOREVER for my OB to find the heartbeat...and I thought I was going to get another ultrasound out of the whole deal...but she ended up finding BB2 nestled on the left side of my belly. Heartbeat was fine....weirdly I was measuring "small" (like they really have a clue about that right now) so my due date was moved back a date....to 10.10.10! ha. Really though...like that means anything. I'm sure it will change 50 times before BB2 is born!
My next check is in another four weeks...but its just a heartbeat and measuring check (where I'm sure the due date will be adjusted yet AGAIN :-)) and then the fun ultrasound will be at the end of May. (where I will be closing my eyes until the technician says its ok to look because nothing will out the sex of BB2! :-)) I threaten all the nurses and technicians within an inch of their life if they let the sex slip...so they are plenty afraid of me by now! If they ruin my surprise, I will SUE! That's right!
Ok....well...that's it. Just trying to stay documented. I'm sure this was riveting reading for you all! Happy Wednesday!
Also. BB2=Baby Brown #2. Just in case you didn't catch on. :-)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Bell-Bells and other Owenisms
Owen calls door bells, bell-bells and I think its really cute, and I know I'll forget it so I wanted to write it down.
He can also sing the entire song "Jesus Loves Me" except when it comes to the part where it says "little ones to him belong" he says, "little ones to be him long"....again, its just really cute.
He called grapes "beeps" for a really long time. He doesn't anymore of course, but I don't think I wrote that one down either, but I'd really like to remember that one too.
We've been talking a lot about Jesus and bible related stories lately. I bought him a fairly reasonable Children's Bible after Christmas and while I haven't been perfect about it, we generally read from it before nap or bed at least 4-5 times a week. Recently we spent a lot of time reading about Joseph and his amazing coat. Somehow Owen got more focused on Joseph's brothers, and now when he is playing he says that he is one of Joseph's brothers and he is going to throw Joseph into the well. Hmmmm......ok. Well, at least he is paying attention?!
Our conversations about Jesus usually include how Jesus lives in Heaven, how much Jesus loves Owen and how Owen wants to fly like a bird to see Jesus in heaven, and that someday he will probably ("probably" is one of his favorite words right now) be able to fly. He will say: "someday mom, someday when I'm bigger, I will be able to fly". Ok Owen, but Jesus didn't make it so boys and girls, or mommies and daddies can fly. Birds can fly because they have wings, but we can't. Unless we fly on an airplane. "Someday mom. Someday". :-) Its cute.
Lastly, on the cuteness factor, explaining that there is baby in mommy's tummy is seriously confusing to Owen. We showed him a picture of our ultrasound and he asked us why the baby was black :-) Josh and I about died right then and there! Of course we explained that this was just a picture and when the baby comes out of mommy, he/she won't be black. Owen often asks me when I will be going to get our baby and if the baby has to live with us. :-) I tell him that after summer is over our baby will be born, and yes, our baby will have to live with us....in fact, the baby will have to sleep in Owen's crib. "Ok mommy. I can share".
He's the cutest of the cute. In between the whining, the throwing toys (this is a new one...."Buzz Lightyear has to FLY mom!"), testing the waters of disobedience....etc....I know for sure that my kid is pretty awesome. I'm a blessed Momma. Can't wait to see what our new little one will be like. Hopefully the terrible morning sickness that I've been enduring is no indication of the temperament he/she will have :-)
He can also sing the entire song "Jesus Loves Me" except when it comes to the part where it says "little ones to him belong" he says, "little ones to be him long"....again, its just really cute.
He called grapes "beeps" for a really long time. He doesn't anymore of course, but I don't think I wrote that one down either, but I'd really like to remember that one too.
We've been talking a lot about Jesus and bible related stories lately. I bought him a fairly reasonable Children's Bible after Christmas and while I haven't been perfect about it, we generally read from it before nap or bed at least 4-5 times a week. Recently we spent a lot of time reading about Joseph and his amazing coat. Somehow Owen got more focused on Joseph's brothers, and now when he is playing he says that he is one of Joseph's brothers and he is going to throw Joseph into the well. Hmmmm......ok. Well, at least he is paying attention?!
Our conversations about Jesus usually include how Jesus lives in Heaven, how much Jesus loves Owen and how Owen wants to fly like a bird to see Jesus in heaven, and that someday he will probably ("probably" is one of his favorite words right now) be able to fly. He will say: "someday mom, someday when I'm bigger, I will be able to fly". Ok Owen, but Jesus didn't make it so boys and girls, or mommies and daddies can fly. Birds can fly because they have wings, but we can't. Unless we fly on an airplane. "Someday mom. Someday". :-) Its cute.
Lastly, on the cuteness factor, explaining that there is baby in mommy's tummy is seriously confusing to Owen. We showed him a picture of our ultrasound and he asked us why the baby was black :-) Josh and I about died right then and there! Of course we explained that this was just a picture and when the baby comes out of mommy, he/she won't be black. Owen often asks me when I will be going to get our baby and if the baby has to live with us. :-) I tell him that after summer is over our baby will be born, and yes, our baby will have to live with us....in fact, the baby will have to sleep in Owen's crib. "Ok mommy. I can share".
He's the cutest of the cute. In between the whining, the throwing toys (this is a new one...."Buzz Lightyear has to FLY mom!"), testing the waters of disobedience....etc....I know for sure that my kid is pretty awesome. I'm a blessed Momma. Can't wait to see what our new little one will be like. Hopefully the terrible morning sickness that I've been enduring is no indication of the temperament he/she will have :-)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Big Brother
No, not like the TV Show....
Like, Owen is going to BE a big brother :-)
Blogspot is the last to hear our news!
We are very excited (and a bit fatigued and nauseous---me more than the boys :-))
I'm just at ten weeks and we are due Oct. 9! ( I'm kind of hoping for a 10.10.10 birth date...although NOT at the risk of another crazy induction :-))
I would write more, but I'm getting ready to go out the door for a girls weekend to California!
More updates to come....and just in case you wondering about if we will change things up and find out the sex this time.....NOPE! You'll just have to hate me for it! I love waiting! We're calling this little one our "gummy bear" since Owen was our "baby bean" :-)
More soon!
Like, Owen is going to BE a big brother :-)
Blogspot is the last to hear our news!
We are very excited (and a bit fatigued and nauseous---me more than the boys :-))
I'm just at ten weeks and we are due Oct. 9! ( I'm kind of hoping for a 10.10.10 birth date...although NOT at the risk of another crazy induction :-))
I would write more, but I'm getting ready to go out the door for a girls weekend to California!
More updates to come....and just in case you wondering about if we will change things up and find out the sex this time.....NOPE! You'll just have to hate me for it! I love waiting! We're calling this little one our "gummy bear" since Owen was our "baby bean" :-)
More soon!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
I'm a bad blogger
Since I've written, Josh has turned 30 (yikes!) and I turned 29. Here are birthday pictures:
We also got really excited to watch the Colt's/Saint's Super Bowl game. We were not prepared to loose! (still sad, still love our guys in Blue! :-))
That's about the extent of HAPPY things that have been happening in our house lately! We have all THREE gone through the flu, Owen has had his first experience with ear infections (and the antibiotic augmentin-which went terribly), and over the weekend I wound up in the urgent care with strep throat! Lovely! I'm ready for this winter to DIE....and the snow...well, for being a cold weather fan for the most part....I am OVER IT! We've all been to sick to enjoy it (play in it) and it just means longer commutes to work and ice-y driveways! COME ON SPRING! :-)
Ok. I will try to be a little more positive. There are a few more good things. Like:
1. Owen is 90% potty trained. I say 90% because he is completely accident free all of the time...BUT...he won't go #2 in the potty at all. He waits all day until I put a diaper on him at night. Lovely. I'm trying to be creative in how I address this and try and help him accomplish complete sucess. Otherwise, I'm thrilled that he has no problems throughout the day.
2. We made a fun (short) weekend trip to Xenia, OH to visit our friends, the Gross Family. The boys had a great time playing together (all five of them!) , Heather and I got to hit the outlet mall, and to end out our trip we got to visit Curt (who lives in Dayton) for dinner at Chili's.
3. Youth Group has been going really well, and I've been learning a lot from a series our youth pastor (Don) has done called: Modesty, Making Out and Marriage! Love it :-) It's been so good. Even though I am an old married woman, God has been teaching me some awesome things about purity. Its been good to re-visit that. I have a post in the making with some key points that I've taken away from the series.
4. I'm leaving for a girls-weekend trip to Santa Monica, California in about three weeks! Whoo hoo! Bring on the sun and the OCEAN! I can't wait! I do have to leave my boys, but it is just a long four day weekend, so hopefully it won't be too bad.
That's about it for now! We are all on the mend...trying to stay warm and healthy! It's tough! I hope to be back blogging about something meaningful soon!
We also got really excited to watch the Colt's/Saint's Super Bowl game. We were not prepared to loose! (still sad, still love our guys in Blue! :-))
That's about the extent of HAPPY things that have been happening in our house lately! We have all THREE gone through the flu, Owen has had his first experience with ear infections (and the antibiotic augmentin-which went terribly), and over the weekend I wound up in the urgent care with strep throat! Lovely! I'm ready for this winter to DIE....and the snow...well, for being a cold weather fan for the most part....I am OVER IT! We've all been to sick to enjoy it (play in it) and it just means longer commutes to work and ice-y driveways! COME ON SPRING! :-)
Ok. I will try to be a little more positive. There are a few more good things. Like:
1. Owen is 90% potty trained. I say 90% because he is completely accident free all of the time...BUT...he won't go #2 in the potty at all. He waits all day until I put a diaper on him at night. Lovely. I'm trying to be creative in how I address this and try and help him accomplish complete sucess. Otherwise, I'm thrilled that he has no problems throughout the day.
2. We made a fun (short) weekend trip to Xenia, OH to visit our friends, the Gross Family. The boys had a great time playing together (all five of them!) , Heather and I got to hit the outlet mall, and to end out our trip we got to visit Curt (who lives in Dayton) for dinner at Chili's.
3. Youth Group has been going really well, and I've been learning a lot from a series our youth pastor (Don) has done called: Modesty, Making Out and Marriage! Love it :-) It's been so good. Even though I am an old married woman, God has been teaching me some awesome things about purity. Its been good to re-visit that. I have a post in the making with some key points that I've taken away from the series.
4. I'm leaving for a girls-weekend trip to Santa Monica, California in about three weeks! Whoo hoo! Bring on the sun and the OCEAN! I can't wait! I do have to leave my boys, but it is just a long four day weekend, so hopefully it won't be too bad.
That's about it for now! We are all on the mend...trying to stay warm and healthy! It's tough! I hope to be back blogging about something meaningful soon!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
It's a little late....but...
GO COLTS!
And, I know its highly unreasonable, but I'd kind of like to go the Superbowl for my birthday. Anyone want to get tickets for me? :-)
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Potty Training and Haiti
I'm exhausted. Not sure why I'm on here writing, except that I wanted to mark it down and share with mostly the family members that read this that Owen has been in big boy underwear since MONDAY and has been accident free for nearly three days now! This is big, big news people. I'm waiting a little bit longer before I do a victory dance, but I'm feelin' it coming. Thanks to you who have prayed and encouraged me along the potty training journey!
Secondly, my heart is heavy tonight for the people of Haiti. The earthquake has been devastating. Once again, I find myself taking stock of my life and being unable to comprehend why so much has been given to us, and others are suffering and in need. In need of things like food. Shelter. Clothing. Medicine. Not in need of things like Mac Laptops, new shoes, or new and less stained carpet for their living room. I can't wrap my mind about it. We really (REALLY) have so much. I'm praying that God will teach me and show me how to be generous in tangible ways. I'm praying that the sign I've hung in my room that says "Live Simply" will reign true in my life. Praying that God will teach me to be overwhelmed with the goodness and completeness that is my life in such a way that I will never feel or complain (even quietly!) that I am without. And lastly, praying that I can pass on an attitude of humility and generosity to my son.
James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Proverbs 22:4 The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD
Are riches, honor and life.
Secondly, my heart is heavy tonight for the people of Haiti. The earthquake has been devastating. Once again, I find myself taking stock of my life and being unable to comprehend why so much has been given to us, and others are suffering and in need. In need of things like food. Shelter. Clothing. Medicine. Not in need of things like Mac Laptops, new shoes, or new and less stained carpet for their living room. I can't wrap my mind about it. We really (REALLY) have so much. I'm praying that God will teach me and show me how to be generous in tangible ways. I'm praying that the sign I've hung in my room that says "Live Simply" will reign true in my life. Praying that God will teach me to be overwhelmed with the goodness and completeness that is my life in such a way that I will never feel or complain (even quietly!) that I am without. And lastly, praying that I can pass on an attitude of humility and generosity to my son.
James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Proverbs 22:4 The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD
Are riches, honor and life.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Gigantic Picture Post
I'm finally getting around to organizing and making some sort of sense out of our Christmas pictures! We had a wonderful Christmas...and New Years. Here are some of our best shots....but as always, I'm missing key pictures....got one of Owen and Curt, but missed getting a shot of Owen and my parents....and...the list goes on! Will I ever get it right?! Probably not. Here is our best attempt!
The best family pic that we could manage in front of our own tree. Crazy Owen! Next time we'll try to get more centered... :-)
Owen and I at Grandma Dixie's
Lightening McQueen!
Owen and my not so little anymore, cousin Adam. Why does my child look like a thug in this picture?!
The Grandma Dixie side of the family....this is my mother's side of the family...kind of :-) Don't ask me to explain! We love each other and that's all that matters! :-)
Owen in his Santa hat....gteting ready to tear into the presents!
Owen loved this! I think its called a viewfinder. We had them when we were little. They were big and red and a much less quality item...but how cool that Owen has one too!
Opening his Christmas Eve jammies at home...
His Christmas Eve toy from Josh and I
Curt and Owen (not a great face buddy...he was starting to really be over pictures at this point!)
Walking into the living room on Christmas morning....
He found his Cars bicycle under the tree!
He got some M&M's in his stocking....
And later we made Christmas cookies...pay no attention to this scary smile!
sitting on his new bike! Such a big boy! (What's up with that face?!)
Sleeping in his big boy bed for the first time on Christmas night...he did great!
We got Bailey some baby Uggs for Christmas....I was really excited about them :-)
The coveted Buzz Lightyear!
cute :-)
Bailey and Papaw kisses!
Playing his new fishing game with Papaw!
Decent family pic :-)
Grandma Meece and her Great Grandkids
Cars slippers from Grandma Meece
Me with my sisters in law(s) how the heck do you say that?!
All the girls
Bailey and Owen
New Years Eve with the Sharbaughs...
yep...this is what our life is like! Kids that scream and won't look at the camera! :-) Someday we will miss this!
We went to Harry and Izzy's downtown with the Sharbaughs for New Years Eve dinner...then came back to our house where we drank some very questionable alcohol, played cards and the Wii and enjoyed being able to talk to each other instead of chasing our children around the house! We made it past midnight! Yay for us! :-)
The best family pic that we could manage in front of our own tree. Crazy Owen! Next time we'll try to get more centered... :-)
Owen and I at Grandma Dixie's
Lightening McQueen!
Owen and my not so little anymore, cousin Adam. Why does my child look like a thug in this picture?!
The Grandma Dixie side of the family....this is my mother's side of the family...kind of :-) Don't ask me to explain! We love each other and that's all that matters! :-)
Owen in his Santa hat....gteting ready to tear into the presents!
Owen loved this! I think its called a viewfinder. We had them when we were little. They were big and red and a much less quality item...but how cool that Owen has one too!
Opening his Christmas Eve jammies at home...
His Christmas Eve toy from Josh and I
Curt and Owen (not a great face buddy...he was starting to really be over pictures at this point!)
Walking into the living room on Christmas morning....
He found his Cars bicycle under the tree!
He got some M&M's in his stocking....
And later we made Christmas cookies...pay no attention to this scary smile!
sitting on his new bike! Such a big boy! (What's up with that face?!)
Sleeping in his big boy bed for the first time on Christmas night...he did great!
We got Bailey some baby Uggs for Christmas....I was really excited about them :-)
The coveted Buzz Lightyear!
cute :-)
Bailey and Papaw kisses!
Playing his new fishing game with Papaw!
Decent family pic :-)
Grandma Meece and her Great Grandkids
Cars slippers from Grandma Meece
Me with my sisters in law(s) how the heck do you say that?!
All the girls
Bailey and Owen
New Years Eve with the Sharbaughs...
yep...this is what our life is like! Kids that scream and won't look at the camera! :-) Someday we will miss this!
We went to Harry and Izzy's downtown with the Sharbaughs for New Years Eve dinner...then came back to our house where we drank some very questionable alcohol, played cards and the Wii and enjoyed being able to talk to each other instead of chasing our children around the house! We made it past midnight! Yay for us! :-)
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