Exciting Tuesday!

Well, yesterday started out as a normal day. Everything was going just fine. I was checking some things online. I look over at Rachel. She was just going through a bag of hers...normal. I look back at the laptop. I look back over at Rachel. Now she is going to town on a travel-sized bottle of mouthwash. So I immediately panic. I call my sister, she's a nurse. She tells me to call the doctor's office. It's busy so I call Poison Control. What a blessing that is! Thankfully, the bottle wasn't full and Rachel didn't drink all of the remaining mouthwash. The only problem was that it was hotel mouthwash. It didn't have the brand name or the ingredients on it or a child safety cap!

Barb, the sweet Poison Control lady, instructed me to give Rachel fruit juice and keep her awake for next two hours. Barb called back after an hour...no symptoms. Then she called again after another hour. Still no signs of drunkenness from my dear daughter. Thankfully, my day didn't involve a trip to the ER.

Oh well, that was our exciting Tuesday. I'm sure every parent has a story about having to call Poison Control...right? :)

Baby Update

I had my second doctor's appointment yesterday (Friday). The baby looks great. I had another ultrasound because the baby's heart rate isn't strong enough yet to pick up on the Doppler. The heart rate was 167 bpm. Nice and strong! The baby was moving around like crazy when the technician started the US but he/she soon calmed down when she started scanning around.

I did lose 5 pounds but my doctor didn't seem too concerned about that. I'll be out of my first trimester about February 5th (haha, AL primary day!). I also had all my blood drawn for the myriad of tests....rubella, Rh, etc. etc. I think that kind of wiped me out yesterday. My iron levels were still high, that's good. I think they were already low by this point w/ Rach. My blood pressure is still good, too.


So, I think that's about it for now. I'm just sooo ready for Spring. It's been very cold and overcast here for last several days.

Where is Sierra Leone?

Ok, this is totally addicting....

Traveler IQ



P.S. Doctor's appt. on Friday. I'll let you know how it goes!

Bebe Numero Deux

Tim and I went to my first doctor's appointment this morning! All the old routines came back like they were yesterday. Urine sample, weigh-in, blood pressure....you know, all the fun stuff. The pregnancy was confirmed. Before my blood test I was in the office for just a "yearly w/ a missed period." (Sorry for any guys reading this!) I had an ultrasound to confirm how far along I am. We're at about 7 weeks. The heartbeat was strong; about 133 bpm. The ultrasound tech is already saying it's a boy. I'm not sure why. We're shooting for a due date of 8-8-08!

Thankfully, I'm not anemic yet. I'm feeling queasy just about all day but no major vomiting...yet. That in itself is an answered prayer. I dread taking my prenatal vitamins. They just smell terrible. My doctor gave me a capsule form so hopefully, they won't smell as bad.

Anywho, that's about it in a nutshell. Rachel is eagerly awaiting her new baby brother or sister. When I told her that mommy had a baby in belly, she put in finger in my belly button and said, "open". So, we're all very excited!

Once I find my camera, I'll post some pics of our little blueberry.

UPDATE: So the new vitamin made me feel really yucky last night. I think it was b/c I took it on a somewhat empty stomach. I should have known better. Tonight, I took it immediately after I ate my dinner. I think that helped considerably. My queasiness kind of fades in and out. Only a few more weeks of this. I know it's all worth it. Rachel is my constant reminder.

8 things I’m passionate about…

Learning more about God's Word
Teaching Rachel
Tim
sewing
photography
learning to cook better
Babies



8 things I say often

I love you
Are you okay?
Please stop whining
No,no, no
You want to eat...again?!
Where's your baby?
What are you doing?
Would you please...


8 books I’ve read recently (or want to read)…

Harry Potter 1
Harry Potter 2
Harry Potter 3
Harry Potter 4 (well almost)
Lord, Please Meet Me in the Laundry Room
Perhaps I need to be reading more....

8 things I want to do before I die…

Travel to New Zealand/Australia
Maybe Africa
See more of the US
Have more children
Adopt a child
See Rachel marry
Go on a cruise
Knit something bigger than a pin cushion


8 songs I can listen to over and over again, and probably have…

Shifting Sand--Caedmon's Call
Rachel singing "Holy Holy Holy"
Like a Skin--Sara Groves
Jesus Loves Me
Dance--Caedmon's Call (it reminds me of when Tim and I 1st started dating, this song was from the 1st CD Tim bought me.)
Hymns times 3 (he he)


8 things that attract me to my friends

Bring out my non-shy side
Considerate
(Goodness this is hard)
Funny
Sarcastic
Love Jesus
Crafty
Really Listen

8 things I learned in the last year

How to sew children's aprons
How to make a pillowcase dress
How to plan a meal for two weeks and to follow it
That Ron Paul is awesome
I re-learned (many times over) that Jesus pursues me before I pursue Him
That learning patience is also a lesson in being content (I'm not skilled in either)
That toddlers understand WAY more than you think
I've learned that I have a LOT more to learn

Ok, so I didn't put 8 answers on ALL of them but I know you'll forgive me.

What?

Now this is just getting ridiculous! I received this "alert" from the AFA (American Family Association) today.

Dear Leah,

At PetSmart, Christmas doesn't exist. It is not to be found anywhere on their Web Site. AFA checked out the local PetSmart store and there was no Christmas there, either.

A search on PetSmart's home page found 252 references to "holiday." It also found 43 references to "Christmas." But, alas, this is very misleading. When you click on "Christmas" you are directed to a page containing the same gifts you get when you search for holiday. Of all the items that pop up when you search for Christmas, not a single one mentions Christmas or is identified as being a Christmas gift.

At PetSmart, everything is "holiday."

I'm sure, if I had a dog, he would protest! Or wear a button.

Come on AFA, seriously?

Halloween isn't the end of Fall or the beginning of Christmas

It seems this year that we didn't do the traditional Fall/Halloween activities. First, we didn't go to the pumpkin patch this year. It was just too dang hot. It's not fun lugging around a 24 lb toddler or chasing her from one corner of God's earth to the other...especially, when it's hot

Second, we didn't really dress up for Halloween or go trick-or-treating. No, we don't think is sacreligious. It just didn't happen. Rachel wouldn't, for the life of me, wear her super-cute butterfly costume. Also, we had tickets to see "Disney on Ice: Finding Nemo". If you were wondering, it was pretty delightful. Considering what they charge for a concert or symphony,I thought it was worth the money. Especially, since I didn't have to buy Rach a ticket.

Truthfully, we did trick-or-treat...at Publix. It was great! We got a good bit o'candy and other loot; including a reflective slap bracelet.


So, anyway, we did visit the Botanical Gardens one day when it was cool. I snapped some pictures w/ my film SLR (which my bro-in-law found at the thrift store for $1.00!!) and I captured some on Halloween day (don't let the non-Halloween attire fool you).







Ok, so I put one in there of my front door. I just thought it was a pretty picture. :)