Well, my last post was in August, and we've been quite busy since then!
Susannah has done well with the DuoCal, which is carbs and fats in a powder that we mix with her formula. She has been gaining on a curve since we started that. She went back to the GI dr. in October and he put her on a liquid fat called Liquigen. So we added that as well. She seems to be gaining better and maybe even a tad more than the curve. He released us for 4-6 months. Right now we have an appointment in March, but if she's gained well at our cardiologist visit in Feb, I'm going to move it. Since her weight gain has improved, the Cardiologist said, in November, that we didn't have to go back for THREE months! This will be the longest we have ever gone between cardiologist appointments. Even before she was born, we were at the cardiologist at least every month, if not twice a month! While we were on Christmas vacation, I received a phone call I was waiting on, to consult with Dr. Bove, the heart surgeon from Michigan. On Jan 7, we meet with Dr. Bove and Dr. Scholl, the Dr. who did Susannah's first surgery. Hopefully, we will be able to get a more likely timetable, of when her big surgery will happen.
September brought Emily's and Josiah's birthdays. Aunt Deborah and her friend Miss Amy were able to come down and help celebrate a few days early. October was busy with school and getting things lined up for November and December. The beginning of Nov. the kids and I went to Dothan for the Peanut Festival. We packed in a bit more in this trip than we usually do. We went to the Army Aviation Museum in Ft. Rucker and then we took the kids to the Marianna Caverns. It was fun and I think the kids enjoyed it. Of course, we also went to Luke's "Birthday Parade." The peanut parade always lands around Luke's birthday, and when he was little, he truly thought it was for his birthday! :) We also celebrated Luke's birthday while we were there. We celebrated Thanksgiving at the church with our church family. There were a little over 30 that showed up and a few came that wouldn't usually go to church. A week after Thanksgiving, Leigh and I drove to Dothan, dropped the kids off, and went up to Tennessee to the Marriage and Family Conference at the Bill Rice Ranch. Celebrated Timothy's birthday Saturday, before coming home on Sunday. We then went back to Dothan for Christmas two weeks later!! Our plan was to stay in Dothan a few days and then go to Atlanta and spend a couple days there. Well, all of the kids got sick that week at different times, so the plans changed to where Leigh, Luke, and Emily went up and spent the night and afternoon and came back to Dothan before we headed home. Overall we had a lovely time and made some entertaining memories!
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Monday, February 4, 2013
Happenings
Well, I didn't realize it had been a year since I last posted anything. A lot has gone on, mostly good! Trying to think back as to what we did that long ago. I think the kids and I went to Dothan in March.In April we went on "Spring Break" to St. Simon's Island and met up with Dana and her kids. We had a blast!! We had a sunrise service with baptism at the beach in April for Easter. The end of May we went to Dothan to pick up a friend to intern at our church down here, and ended up swinging over to Pensacola to attend a funeral for a friends baby-very sad. Leigh was able to go with us on that trip because was over the weekend and combined with Memorial Day! June was a super busy month. The church had four interns that went out door to door almost every day, and the last week we had VBS. After July 4th, the kids and I took Norian back to Dothan and spent a week there. In August, we went to Sanibel Island to celebrate our 10 year anniversary (which was in June). We took the kids with us and were beach bums for a day and a half. It was sooo much fun and I am looking forward to going back sometime!
Luke started school the end of July. We started him in the A Beka video streaming, and I have absolutely loved it!! He does his school mostly independently, which gives me more time to school Emily and Josiah. I started Emily and Josiah the beginning of August. Josiah's in K-4, so his doesn't require too much work. He's been doing a really good job and seems to enjoy it! We had a little bit of a problem with Luke not thinking I was his teacher, too and not wanting to do the work I assigned him, but we dealt with that and this second semester, he has really jumped in and been doing an excellent job participating and getting his work done quickly. A lot of days he starts earlier than the rest of us, so he can get done and play! He started going to the orthodontist over the summer and in the Fall, we started a treatment plan due to the way his teeth and jaw are aligned. This past week they put in an expander on the top and bottom of his mouth. The top one is one that we turn twice a week with a special tool. It's to help the top of his mouth expand out because his upper jaw causes his upper teeth to sit slightly inside the lower teeth and jaw. The lower expander is expand the lower part a little so that his permanent teeth will have more room. All of his teeth are crowded and when the permanent ones have been coming they are awfully crooked. There would definitely be a problem later on, so they say the earlier the better to start fixing some of it. He has really been a trooper through all of it! I thought sure his teeth would be more sore and he would be complaining about it while eating and such, but he's only mentioned it a time or two. He has eaten a little bit slower, but it doesn't seem to bother him much at all. He's had tylenol once since getting all this new hardware in his mouth. I've been very pleased with how he's done!!
We bought a house!! Signed contract in October and moved in December. We're still getting moved in and settled. I should say we're settled fine, but we still have a ton of boxes to unpack. They're mostly in the garage. We've had the normal homeowners issues of having to fix random things that break, etc. The roof is older, so we had to get some estimates on it and a licensed roof inspector out to inspect it per our insurance, but it passed, so we have a couple years before we HAVE to get it replace, but we're so thankful it's not this month/year. There's a leak in the floor/wall in a bedroom on an outside wall that Leigh's been working on trying to find the cause and fix. He's pretty sure it's related to how the sprinkler system hits it or something. Then he got new tires on the car and was informed his brakes were bad, so he replaced those, then he changed the oil on the car and van and realized two or the motor mounts on the van, that he just replaced had cracked clean through, so now he has to replace those again. He feels like it's never ending. I've been trying not to ask him to help me move things in the house cause he's so busy already. But maybe I will ask him to hang my two big pictures! :)
In October we got to go to Orlando and meet Dana and her kids and go to Sea World. That was a super fun treat! We were offered a place to stay for free and Dana was offered free tickets from a friend!! That doesn't happen very often, and we had so much fun!!
We went to Dothan for the Peanut Festival Parade in November, and Mom and Dad and I actually took the kids to the fair! It was a lot of fun, and the kids seemed to really enjoy it! We don't usually go to the fair, just the parade, so it was a fun treat! In December we went to Pensacola for Christmas and had a nice time. We got to see some friends and Leigh's brother and family a couple times and hang out with my sisters and parents. It wasn't too cold, just a little chilly a couple days, so that was nice. Came back home and finished moving everything out of the rental and cleaned it and got settled in our new home.
I think that about brings us up to now. Very thankful for how God has blessed us and the fun things we got to do last year and family and friends we got to see! So very thankful for our new house, too! It's so nice to finally have a little more space!
If you're on Facebook, you can see all the pictures that should go with all our trips, etc. I tried to find them and add a few, but I couldn't get them to work!
Luke started school the end of July. We started him in the A Beka video streaming, and I have absolutely loved it!! He does his school mostly independently, which gives me more time to school Emily and Josiah. I started Emily and Josiah the beginning of August. Josiah's in K-4, so his doesn't require too much work. He's been doing a really good job and seems to enjoy it! We had a little bit of a problem with Luke not thinking I was his teacher, too and not wanting to do the work I assigned him, but we dealt with that and this second semester, he has really jumped in and been doing an excellent job participating and getting his work done quickly. A lot of days he starts earlier than the rest of us, so he can get done and play! He started going to the orthodontist over the summer and in the Fall, we started a treatment plan due to the way his teeth and jaw are aligned. This past week they put in an expander on the top and bottom of his mouth. The top one is one that we turn twice a week with a special tool. It's to help the top of his mouth expand out because his upper jaw causes his upper teeth to sit slightly inside the lower teeth and jaw. The lower expander is expand the lower part a little so that his permanent teeth will have more room. All of his teeth are crowded and when the permanent ones have been coming they are awfully crooked. There would definitely be a problem later on, so they say the earlier the better to start fixing some of it. He has really been a trooper through all of it! I thought sure his teeth would be more sore and he would be complaining about it while eating and such, but he's only mentioned it a time or two. He has eaten a little bit slower, but it doesn't seem to bother him much at all. He's had tylenol once since getting all this new hardware in his mouth. I've been very pleased with how he's done!!
We bought a house!! Signed contract in October and moved in December. We're still getting moved in and settled. I should say we're settled fine, but we still have a ton of boxes to unpack. They're mostly in the garage. We've had the normal homeowners issues of having to fix random things that break, etc. The roof is older, so we had to get some estimates on it and a licensed roof inspector out to inspect it per our insurance, but it passed, so we have a couple years before we HAVE to get it replace, but we're so thankful it's not this month/year. There's a leak in the floor/wall in a bedroom on an outside wall that Leigh's been working on trying to find the cause and fix. He's pretty sure it's related to how the sprinkler system hits it or something. Then he got new tires on the car and was informed his brakes were bad, so he replaced those, then he changed the oil on the car and van and realized two or the motor mounts on the van, that he just replaced had cracked clean through, so now he has to replace those again. He feels like it's never ending. I've been trying not to ask him to help me move things in the house cause he's so busy already. But maybe I will ask him to hang my two big pictures! :)
In October we got to go to Orlando and meet Dana and her kids and go to Sea World. That was a super fun treat! We were offered a place to stay for free and Dana was offered free tickets from a friend!! That doesn't happen very often, and we had so much fun!!
We went to Dothan for the Peanut Festival Parade in November, and Mom and Dad and I actually took the kids to the fair! It was a lot of fun, and the kids seemed to really enjoy it! We don't usually go to the fair, just the parade, so it was a fun treat! In December we went to Pensacola for Christmas and had a nice time. We got to see some friends and Leigh's brother and family a couple times and hang out with my sisters and parents. It wasn't too cold, just a little chilly a couple days, so that was nice. Came back home and finished moving everything out of the rental and cleaned it and got settled in our new home.
I think that about brings us up to now. Very thankful for how God has blessed us and the fun things we got to do last year and family and friends we got to see! So very thankful for our new house, too! It's so nice to finally have a little more space!
If you're on Facebook, you can see all the pictures that should go with all our trips, etc. I tried to find them and add a few, but I couldn't get them to work!
Friday, February 3, 2012
The Passing of Time
Well, the last time I posted anything was in October of 2011. A lot has gone on since then. In November the kids and I went to Dothan and visited my family. Rachel and Deborah got to come on the weekends and see us ( and Mark, too :) ) and Deborah got some personal days to spend with us and Rachel had a day off school and got to spend extra time with us. It was a very fun week. We got to go to the Peanut Parade, which is a tradition, and we also celebrated Luke's 8th birthday! The trip up went much better than I anticipated, which helped relieve some of my apprehension about future trips. When we got back to Fort Lauderdale (I almost typed Pensacola) we hit the books hard to finish up our last six weeks of the semester. We didn't quite finish, but off we went a week before Leigh to visit in December the week before Christmas. Leigh flew to Panama City on Christmas Eve and Dad went and got him. We spent Christmas Day together, and then we left on Monday to go to Kansas to celebrate Leigh's Grandparents 60th wedding anniversary. It was nice to see some of Leigh's side of the family, with some extended aunts, uncles, and cousins. We drove two days up, spent two days, and then drove two days back to Dothan, and spent one day and then drove down to Lauderdale. We've been busy, busy since then.
School's going well, we passed Lesson 100 a few days ago, which means we only have 70 lessons left! If we double up every day we'll be done in 7 weeks!!!! Buuuuutttt, we're not going to do that. I've actually been only doing one lesson a day, because I don't have a goal to be done for this six weeks, and it's made our school week much less stressful. I usually try to get six lessons done in a week, just to get a little extra done, and because we started later than we usually do, but I think we're pretty much caught up, although I do want to start doing some extra, so we finish the middle of May. We'll see. I'm also trying to plan a "Spring Break" or whatever you want to call my next trip. :)
Our church is having revival services the last week in February. There is talk of a ladies retreat in October, at either Camp of the Pines, or Bill Rice Ranch. Hopefully I'll be able to go. Leigh would have to get a day off work.
Valentine's Day is coming up, so I've been trying to plan some things. I think we're going to have a Valentine's party the Friday before to make cookies and valentines for our friends at church. We also might take it as a Holiday because February 12th is Abraham Lincoln's Birthday. Luke found this information out in one of his books he reads and keeps reminding us, so I'm thinking of making him a cake! Ha. I've also been planning a date night at church for Valentine's day, providing childcare at the church for the couples who want to go on a date. It will be presented this Sunday, so hopefully people will sign up.
We've started looking at houses to buy. Last Saturday was our first time out, we only got to look at two and neither one of them were any good, so we're going out again tomorrow. We have absolutely no idea of how long this will take. Hopefully not too long..... There doesn't seem to be a whole lot out there with our criteria.
Anyways, That's all for now. It's getting rather late and I need to get to bed. The baby has had a fever today without any other symptoms, so I"m afraid it's his ears and I might be up all night-seems to be a trend with him when nothing else presents itself. I hope not!!
TTFN!!
School's going well, we passed Lesson 100 a few days ago, which means we only have 70 lessons left! If we double up every day we'll be done in 7 weeks!!!! Buuuuutttt, we're not going to do that. I've actually been only doing one lesson a day, because I don't have a goal to be done for this six weeks, and it's made our school week much less stressful. I usually try to get six lessons done in a week, just to get a little extra done, and because we started later than we usually do, but I think we're pretty much caught up, although I do want to start doing some extra, so we finish the middle of May. We'll see. I'm also trying to plan a "Spring Break" or whatever you want to call my next trip. :)
Our church is having revival services the last week in February. There is talk of a ladies retreat in October, at either Camp of the Pines, or Bill Rice Ranch. Hopefully I'll be able to go. Leigh would have to get a day off work.
Valentine's Day is coming up, so I've been trying to plan some things. I think we're going to have a Valentine's party the Friday before to make cookies and valentines for our friends at church. We also might take it as a Holiday because February 12th is Abraham Lincoln's Birthday. Luke found this information out in one of his books he reads and keeps reminding us, so I'm thinking of making him a cake! Ha. I've also been planning a date night at church for Valentine's day, providing childcare at the church for the couples who want to go on a date. It will be presented this Sunday, so hopefully people will sign up.
We've started looking at houses to buy. Last Saturday was our first time out, we only got to look at two and neither one of them were any good, so we're going out again tomorrow. We have absolutely no idea of how long this will take. Hopefully not too long..... There doesn't seem to be a whole lot out there with our criteria.
Anyways, That's all for now. It's getting rather late and I need to get to bed. The baby has had a fever today without any other symptoms, so I"m afraid it's his ears and I might be up all night-seems to be a trend with him when nothing else presents itself. I hope not!!
TTFN!!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Differences
I am fascinated by the differences between little boys and little girls! It is at times interesting, fascinating, annoying and at other times, Hilarious!
The kids and I were packing today to go to Grandpa and Grandmommy's house in Dothan (a 2 1/2 hr drive) for the weekend (left P'cola on Thursday after lunch, and leave Dothan on Sunday after lunch). Well, when L and E find out we're going to "Grandmommy's" house, they both have to pack their own "suitcases" (bookbags). I always make sure I go through them and discuss things with them and try to guide their choices.
The Difference:
L (our son)
The kids and I were packing today to go to Grandpa and Grandmommy's house in Dothan (a 2 1/2 hr drive) for the weekend (left P'cola on Thursday after lunch, and leave Dothan on Sunday after lunch). Well, when L and E find out we're going to "Grandmommy's" house, they both have to pack their own "suitcases" (bookbags). I always make sure I go through them and discuss things with them and try to guide their choices.
The Difference:
L (our son)
- pajamas
- 1 pair underwear
- slippers
- book
- coonskin hat
- favorite car
- favorite stuffed animal
- toothbrush/toothpaste
- new toy phone
E (our daughter)
- pajamas
- slippers
- 2 dresses
- 3 skirts with shirts (of which only one matched :) )
- 3 pairs panties
- 3 pairs socks
- 3 pairs shoes
- hairbrush and comb
- misc small toys
- 3 baby dolls
- two extra little bags of baby doll accessories (blankets mostly and 3 bottles)
- baby doll bed
- 2 barrettes
- toothbrush in toothbrush holder
- and she wanted another bag to put one of her babies in
It just makes me laugh. And yet it really shows their personalities. L would wear the same clothes all weekend and it not phase him in the least, whereas E enjoys changing her clothes a couple times a day (although as she's gotten older, she's gotten much better with that). (although there are still a few days when she goes down for a nap in one outfit and when she gets up from her "nap" she is in a completely different outfit)
L also keeps one pair of clothes on the floor of his bedroom and that's what he wears each day until I specifically tell him to put it in the hamper ( which is usually every day, sometimes he's allowed to wear it more than one day in a row if we didn't do anything that day). E has all of her outfits that she has worn recently and pajamas (which are different every day) strewn about her room. Most days look like a tornado has gone through her clothes and left them laying about (we're working on it) :)
Anyways, I just think it's fascinating and quite Hilarious! They're so funny about it, too. We did discuss their choices, and we added several clothing options to Luke's bag and weeded out a few from Emily's bag, although she did still have an extra bag for her baby's stuff (and a spare pair of shoes) and she was allowed to bring her baby's bed (because we had room, and it's just sooo cute to see her play with it).
I love my kiddos!!!!!
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