Wow look at him go

I cant believe how much Jorden is starting to do now. For the longest time he was happy to stay on his back and look at us if he was in his pack -n-play, he wouldnt even try to roll over, or he would bounch like a mad man in his MegaSaucer. But in the last 2 weeks the little stinker has learned its fun to move.. He can now roll all over the place to get what ever he wants, he gets up on his knees and rocks back and forth and lunges forward to get places , he goes from his knees to sitting and will sit there for a long time before he falls over..he is just all over the place. He now has two teeth that has just broken through, he is leaking soooooooooo badly stillfrom teeting, poor kids clothes are soaked all the time. Anything in sight he puts in his mouth, and his new thing is gram crackers he loves them..have you ever see or touched a gram cracker after a baby gummed it to death..yuck a soggy mess, and they always somehow seem to get more on their face, belly or chair then in their bellies. It still amazes me how much a baby learns that first year of life.

David gets to call us about once a week from Iraq, he sounds so good!He told us he will not re-enlist that he wants to go back to school. He wants to go into nursing :O) he is going to start taking classes when he gets back into the states. He might be redeployed back to Iraq before his time is up in the Marines he will be done Jan of 2010...ya I have count down going already :O)

My brother in-law is getting married!!!! Major shock he is what we all thought of as the confirmed bachelor he has been with the same girl for the pass 6 years be never in that time did he even hint that marriage would be in their future so when he told everyone they got engaged you can image all of our amazement and now he did one better they set the date and even got the church booked, so I guess this is really going to happen :O) I am so happy for them I am really looking forward to them having kids I have a lot of years to torture his kids after half the things he has done to mine, and after some of the gifts he has bought...oh boy I am going to have fun.....lol

What was I thinking

Dont ask me how it happened, honest is just snow balled. I said yes to Samantha having a friend spend the night her friend is also d, then her brother who plays with my 7 year old asked if he got to stay too..ok I think thats not bad its very hot out we have a pool and a camper in the back so we can go for night swims have a camp fire and sleep out in the camper...before long I have my other son putting up a tent in the back yard saying dad said that he and a friend could camp out. Then came that kid's sister who plays with my daughter and stright out asks if she can stay too..so the total is 4 extra kids including my 10 that are still living at home ( one is in the military) then I get a call from my oldest saying she invited a FEW friends over to go swimming and play cards, I ask what is a few she tells me no more then 5 or 6..now I went downstairs a bit ago and I found 3 more kids standing in my kitchen and my son eyeballing me...I just shook my head no and walked a way. I know I am a push over if I stayed in that room I would have 3 more staying..I just got done feeding the mob it took 8 pizzas and almost 7 2lts of pop I can hear splashing and yelling right now and my sweet hubby is the middle of all the kids in the pool...crazy or not I love days like these, tommorrow I 'll be a bit insane but thats ok...wish me luck if you dont hear from me I didnt make it...lol

Ok its morning and I made it :O)

here is how our night went, 10pm I got the baby to sleep, oldest came home with 3 of her friends they stayed in the house playing cards so she listened for the baby incase he woke up..we had a campfire for a little bit till my 7 year old son was likeing the fire way to much for me to be comfortable, if you know what I mean..so at 11pm we went for a swim ( I sat in chat for a short time..had to talk to some adults) Then the kids had snacks, some stayed in the house and played the computers and others played playstation, only 7 stayed in the camper with me..1 am back for a quick night swim ...I thought I would tire the kids out and they would sleep..nope didnt happen..we then played some cards, watched a movie, colored and the girls ran out to the tent some of the boys were sleeping in to try to scare them..lets just say that started the war and they all were running after each other...lol by 4 am I am dying and the kids are still going strong...but by 5 am they are dropping like flies ..saddly the few that passed out around 2am were up and ready to start the day by 7 the ones that were still sleeping got a sharpie beards...Cooked breadfast at 8am went swimming again.. its noon and only one child has gone home but that child was replaced by another kid who lives down the street...it looks like its going to rain so MAYBE we might have a few more go home and I can go back to sleep.

Wish I could post some pics of all the lovely faces, but with out thinking I gave Rach my camera to take to camp with her..which by the way I pick her up this evening, cant wait till she gets home but in a way I can since while she was gone I killed her hermit crab...hey no one said I had to feed the think while she was gone..oppps, I should I figured that out yesterday since her room had a bad smell

its been a long time

I know its been a long time since I last posted.

The baby is doing great in fact he is getting so big and trying to do so many things lately, he just learned to roll over now the little stinker can roll himself all over the place, he is TRYING to get some teeth in poor guy is drooling like crazy...he has been having some pretty rough days when it comes to his teeth...most of the time he is such a happy baby.

Samantha just came home from camp yesterday. It was so strange not having her around. I didnt have to get up for those 2 am blood sugar test but yet I didnt go to bed till 2:30 every night, just couldnt sleep with her gone. The one thing that we did do was eat diner anytime we wanted to and have way too much junk food...no plans for dinner half the time just grabbed and ran meals. I do have to say it was a nice change, but its also nice to get back to normal now. Samantha said she had a great time and that she made a lot of nice new friends and she cant wait to go back next year...yeap she already has plans for next year :O)

Teething

Poor baby he is such a good baby but lately he is soooooooo unhappy. He is drooling so much and he bites everything...everything goes right in the mouth, then he cries. I hate when babies start getting teeth, they just look so darn cute with that toothless grin :O)

Yet another day of rain, sometimes I think thats all it does here. We have had rain everyday for the pass 4 days and now they say more rain for the whole weekend. It looks like we are going to have to put off doing the roof for another week. If this keeps up the money we have saved for doing the roof I am going to spend..lol

I just started back at doing e-bay I know like I don't have enough to do in a day. I just love sewing and if you seen all the fabric I have and still want to get...lol I have a big addiction to fabric so sewing and selling on e-bay enables me to buy more :O)
Plus I have to make some more pump pouches for Sam I told her today I would let her pick out some prints and we would do it together...that's after we get back home. I wanted her to have a lot to pick from..you know us girls be have to accessorize I cant have her wearing an orange top with a blue pump pouch..lol plus I am trying really hard to make a crappy illness a bit more fun that's if you can make Diabetes fun.

We have a birthday tomorrow. I cant believe my little boy will be 7.. I went and bought him a new bigger bike so that he will not have to steal his older brothers anymore..so now we will have the older brother stealing his...lol

posting just for LIsa...lol

since Lisa has pointing out that I have not updated my blog this is just for her...lol

Things at home are going pretty good for the most part.. Life was really crazy here since Aug and worse in Oct but I am starting to see the light again..lol

Crystal the oldest is out and about on her own sometimes, she still has hard times and the weather when its cold and rainy really takes its tole on her, there is a sight limp to her walk and she can walk without a cane now..still going to therapy and will for a long time..she has LOTS of work to do on her ankles and hips.

David he tires to call once a week. He is deployed now in Iraq and working the night shift so that means when he calls home its early morning for him but evening for us...that works for me...lol he use to call at 4 or 6am that was a killer. He sent me flowers for mothers day :O) I cried almost every time I looked at them for 2 days..I just miss that boy so much, I worry about him all the time and cant wait till he is back in the states which should be in Nov sometime.

The rest of the family is doing well...well Rachel is on an I hate dad kick right now..which I hate to see but dad is not helping her feel other wise...why is it guys can be sooooooooooooooooo clueless????

The baby is getting so big he is such a sweetie. He loves to be held all the time which can be hard at times but I look at it this way I can always clean the house later in fact he gives me a good reason not too...lol He just had his 4 month old check up and is now 14 pounds and 25 inches long poor baby had to get 4 shots :O( but he did so well after a very loud yell and a few seconds of crying he was back to all smiles...

Mothers day we spent it out to my bil's it rained the whole day but that didn't stop the kids and the big kids from going out and riding the 4 wheelers ..they said the mud was more fun..most of my kids had wipe outs Dillon, Nick, Anthony, Samantha and Steven all crashed with trees, bushes and a few ditches..no one got hurt just very muddy!!!!

The flowers David sent for mothers day

Crazy people out in the rain..lol

Anthony after his crash

Samantha coming out of the rain

Steven I think he was trying to see if he could get more mud on him then anyone else

burn out

I am having some MAJOR burn out feelings!! Some days are fine other days I just want to dig a hole and crawl in it. I know having a large family there is a lot going on and a lot to deal with but lately OMG its on over load or maybe its just that I haven't really had time to sit down and deal with everything thats been happening in my life in the pass 6 1/2 months. either way I am loosing myself!!! Some days I dont even bother to get dressed I enjoy the days I DONT have to go out and I dont have to get dressed I was always the type to make sure I was dressed and looked nice when I went out even if it was to the drug store well lately I will go out in sweats and relize when I get there that hey I didnt even brush my hair today and I dont care..now thats bad. I just feel as if everyone wants something from me and I dont have much more to give. Samantha is doing pretty good with her diabetes even if right now her numbers are all over the place. The Dr said her honeymoon phase is just about over so that is common till it ends then we can try and I say try to regulate her. She starts the pump in less then 2 weeks which makes me nervous since its all new to me, its kind of like when she first was in the hospital with the diabetes I was in the dark about everything I feel that way again :O(
Crystal is doing well in her recovery and doesnt need as much help but instead has me running 3 times a week to take her to therapy and at least 2 or 3 more times a week for errons and once a week for dental visits good thing this is durning the day, but I still have to pack up the baby make sure he is fed before we leave ( I am not nursing him as much as the others since I am on the go ALL the time and I feel sad for that) then I have to get the now 4year old ready and hope that he is going to be nice the whole time..for the most part he is great and I cant complain.
Rachel has softball practice right now 3 times a week after school so I have to pick her up and she has praise group 2 times a week so I have to take her there plus she has a club on Mondays after school ( same day Samantha has singing) so I pick her up from there then swing by and grab Samantha at her school. So I run all day then a short break and start in the evening again..ahhhhhh
Rachel is been sooooooooooooo moody and has been taking it out on everyone in the house but me. I am the one she complains to about everyone and everything. I am happy we have a close relationship but its hard because right now the things that bug her is her family and I dont feel she is right in the things she says to them or how she reacts to things she is just down right being mean to everyone and thinks it them..well maybe about 10%is them but she is being about 90% of the problem. I love her to death but I dont know what to do for her..she is just mad at the world and this was my sweet child that would bend over backwards for anyone, She is upset that my time is going to Samantha and Crystal and will tell me that she is jealous I try so hard to make time everyday for just her I think that its making her worse because she even more resents the time I have to make a call to Samantha's Dr for something or take Crystal to her therapy its getting bad just more pulling at mom and making me crazy!!!
Then we have David he is doing great but soon he will be deployed to Iraq I am not sure how to handle that one...I try not thinking about it but in the back of my mind its always there. I know that where he will be going is an airbase and he works on planes so he will not be in combat plus they say that base is like huge there is restaurants and stores everything he will need. He went out and bought a computer so he can talk to us every day via Internet, I am thankful for that..
Anthony is doing good but you know how a 17 year old boy can be..at times Chuck and him butt heads but nothing that bad.
Adam is Adam he is still pretty childish got to love that in him..in fact when I am having a bad day I can just look at him and see in his eyes that innocent look like duh way is mom upset
Dillon and Nicholas and Steven are at each other all the time its like trapped rats this winter is lasting way too long. Nick and Dillon are forever in fights about dumb things like who got up first, or why does Dillon think 2 weeks out of the year he is 3 years older then Nick instead of 2 years 2 weeks older..just because Nick was still 9 while Dillon was 12 already.rolling my eyes here!!!!
Steven I dont know what is his deal he is happy if he can get Christopher crying over something..makes me crazy
Then there is Chuck and I. He is trying so hard I know he is I just dont have the energy right now. He comes home from work makes dinner and sometimes cleans up his mess then he will relax and just as I get all the kids in bed he jumps up and wants us to shower and go to bed and of course he doesnt want to sleep. I know after 26 years of marriage I should be happy he still wants me ALL the time but thats just the problem its like he wants me they want me everyone wants me I dont have down time...I would just enjoy if after I get the kids in bed I could just sit and watch a show, or do something that I dont HAVE to do. Sorry this is just a rant and rave post I just need to get it out and if your still reading god bless you have more streangh then I do..lol But really life itsnt that bad its just I am being pulled all the time and I just need a break.
Recap of the pass 6 months
Samantha gets diabetes in late Aug
David and Crystal gets in a major car accident the FIRST day he was home on leave in Oct
Rachel starts with problems and wants to see a therapist ( she is feeling dumped on by friends and family)
Me I am pregnant while this is all going on..had my sweety Dec 20th
Hubby and I were at each other much better now.
Now my mother in-law is sick Drs dont know what is wrong with her

Yippie

after weeks of fighting with MiniMed I won :O)

MiniMed is an insulin pump company that Samantha's dr told us to go with for her pump. Well when I went to place the order with them they told me that Samantha had to be on insulin for 6 months before my insurance company would let her have the pump...I called the insurance company and they said there was no waiting time that she could have it right away..I called MiniMed back they still told me we had to wait...grrr now anyone who knows me knows I am not the best at waiting...lol so I of course called back and told them either now or never I would go with another company the very next day I got a call from them saying they would let her have it now..mind you that was 3 weeks ago. So today I was on a mission I thought we waited long enough for them to ship the pump ( dr told me it would take 2 weeks) so I called was getting ready to let loose on the women...when she said oh I was just going to call you we are shipping her pump out today :O) TG I didnt blast her like I had planned...lol most of the time I speak first feel like a fool later. So Samantha is on cloud 9 she should have her pump in a few days and start her classes in March. I cant wait I hope that the pump will help keep her under control right now we are having soooooooooooooo many 300's its crazy.



Jorden's cold is almost gone. The poor little guy. He had it so bad cold hardly breath at times.

My baby is sick

My poor little guy is sick :O( he has a sinus infection and an ear infection we caught it pretty early TG he just started getting sick yesterday with a runny nose and by the middle of the night he was caughing and not happy all night. I took him to the Dr today and spent 3 yes 3 hours there over an hour and a half just in the waiting room, I didnt wait too long in the exam room and the Dr did come in right away and spent a long time in the room with us. Jorden had a very good look over and we spent time talking. Its funny when I go in there its more like he talks to me like we are friends half the time he talks about his kids or a vacation now I know why I sat so long in the waiting room the man LOVES to talk...lol
Jorden has gained a pound in 2 weeks he is now 10 pounds 12 oz and 24 inches long.
He is doing a bit better tonight at least he is sleeping and not coughing when he is laying down like last night.

more snow days

Yesterday was our 3rd snow day in a little over a week. Last week the kids had two of them I even got one...my Dr called and cancel my 6 week check up due to the snow. Monday they had off because the news said there was going to be a storm but we didnt get it. then on Friday again we were suppose to get a huge storm but only got about 3 inches no reason to cancel school or my o.b appointment but the kids were happy. Yesterday was the first time we had a snow day that was for real...lol
Still trying to play catch up in this house I just cant seem to motivate myself these days. I have sooooo much to do here but as you can see I am here instead :O)

Jorden is getting so big his check up last week he was 9 pounds 14 oz and 24 inches long..funny how 3 inches can seem so much bigger!!! He is sleeping all night from 10 to about 8 in the morning but he isnt napping much if any durning the day time. I cant complain because he is happy, but even happier if I am holding him which I just seem to find myself doing most of the time. The kids are still all over him they cant keep their hands off of him. If he even makes a squeak they go running to see why. I am just happy he is so loved and wanted by the kids. Christopher, Steven and Samantha are already talking about another baby they even have names picked out...lol Speaking of another baby I know I must be crazy but the thought of another has popped in my head already. We are not be safe so there is always that possibility even if its a slight one.

David will be leaving for Iraq next week they gave him the date of March 14th :O(
I dont even want to think about it. The only thing that saves me is he will be on an air force base since he works on plans. He said the place he is going has internet access so we can talk to him via internet TG. He keeps trying to reassure me he will be fine and is looking forward to going, the only down side he said is he will miss us and some of his buddies that are now in his squadron but most of his buddies are in his and will be going with him.

OMG I cant believe he said this

Chuck and I were talking today about our parents more like our mothers. My mom had told Chuck right after I had Jorden that he needed to go get snipped ... at that time Chuck agreed with her which made me mad ..its not that I am thinking of another baby its the fact they think they ( my mom) can try to run my life. well then a few days ago my mother in-law was at my house and she was on the phone telling who ever she was talking to that this was my last baby that she cant do this anymore...what????? I dont ask her to do anything I never have her babysit so why would me having another baby effect her? Anyways today when Chuck and I were talking I was talking about my mom and what she said..well I kind of jumped and said I really dont care what my mom said that its our lives its up to us not her or his mom. He looked shocked and said I was right and once we have all the bills caught up if I want I can do what I want...in other words I can have another baby if I want We should have that done by this summer. I am not sure if I want to try for another baby or not but I like the ideal that if I want to Chuck is with me.

Jorden is getting big fast I cant believe how fast they grow!!! I have to remember to take a lot of pictures. I got a few nice one today.

Phew the D&C is done

I went in yesterday and had my D&C. It went nice and fast.. My o.b said they found the piece of plecenta that was left behind it was small but causing a lot of problems for me..the Dr said it was only the size of a stamp but infection was already setting in. So I was put on some heavy meds in my I.V so I couldnt nurse Jorden for 24 hours. I had to rent a pump from the hosptial, I really really hate pumping!!! I am feeling a lot better now and even took down all the Christmas stuff...I know I was to rest but I swear it was calling to me I just had to get it done.

Wow its been a while

I really ment to post more often but as normal life got in the way and I forgot again...lol

Lets see what has happened since I last posted?????

Humm David is now back in N.C but is coming home next week for 3 weeks :O) When he went back to N.C after the accident he was stripped of rank he is now a Lance Corp, lost half his pay for 45 days, under room arrest for the 45 days plus a few other things. For awhile there we didnt think he would be allowed to come home for a long time but he is going to Iraq in Feb so he gets a block leave for 3 weeks he will be flying home on the 8th I cant wait to see him again.

Crystal is doing well she is still using either a wheelchair or walker but now she can stand and put weight on both feet and she is starting to walk not use slide across the floor with the walker...she has come a long ways. They say she might be able to go back to work in 4 to 6 weeks, she is so ready to start working again.

The other news is I am no longer pregnant.....yep after being 10 days late Jorden Scott was born :O) He was 9 pounds and 21 inches long. His birth was by far my best there was no pain at all with the help of a great epi...lol I even got to help pull him out after his head and shoulders were out. I will post a link of his birth story for anyone who wants to read it.

this is a pic of my little one on his birthday

Jorden is now a little over 2 weeks old the little stinker is already spoiled but thats ok I love holding him and after having older kids and seeing how fast they grow up I want to enjoy every min of him. I find myself not getting ANYTHING done but other then nursing (which he thinks I should do 24/7 ) or I am sitting cuddleing him. I think I am going to make a wrap for him maybe then I can get a few things done around here and keep him nice and close to me :O)

Jorden at 2 weeks had to get him in this outfit :O)

Wow its been a long time.

I really did mean to post more often, but as always life gets in the way and I forget...lol

Well lets see since I last posted David has gone back to NC and is now a Lance Corp again he got stripped of rank because of the accident and lost a month 1/2 of pay plus a few other things. He is doing great health wise.

Crystal is still using a wheelchair or a walker but gets around great. She is starting to walk putting more weight on her right foot now which is good. She should be back to work in a few more weeks, something she is looking forward to.

I am better.. lol

Ok after my hissy fit in my last post I am doing so much better :O)

I did a lot of searching on the net and found a nice chat for Children with Diabetes...and where they ever helpful!!! I think now I might have all the papers I will need to get Samantha's school off their behinds!! I found out how to make a 504 plan something set up by the state that they HAVE to provide care for my baby...they want me to come up to the school 2 times a day everyday something I cant really do after the baby is born. I figure I will go to the school for a week and train these people and just kept throwing papers at them if need be...lol For once I don't feel so lost and helpless when it comes to the school.

I am even getting Chuck to do more I am not giving him much of a choice I am just giving him her insulin pen and telling him how much to give her..and Samantha is checking her own blood levels now and wants to start doing her own shots with that cool new pen she has ...every bit helps believe me! She is trying to learn and do things for herself after she got a letter from her new pen pal who is the same age told her that she started doing her own shots a week after she found out she had Diabetes. When we go shopping Samantha is so funny she looks at all packages to tell me how many carbs is in this or that then if she thinks the carbs are low of course she will ask me to buy it..lol got to love it. Its just so nice to see her trying to take part in her health care...the better she does the faster she may be able to get the pump. That's her real goal.

As far as me I am TRYING to slow down a bit but its not easy when you use to overdrive. I still have to get up at 2 am to test Samantha's blood and wake her up by 7:20 every morning for school... can we say not much sleeping, guess I 'll be use to it by the time the baby gets here I wont be sleping then either...lol. Since we have been home from the hospital I have not been home all day once, I am either at the school, store, Dr's, dental visits, which by the way I have 2 more going tomorrow and after that I have to take Samantha up to the hospital for a special test...praying this test comes out saying she has, not type 1 diabetes and its not really type 2 the Dr called it in between 1 & 2 Diabetes if she has this she would be able to take oral meds and not shots...PRAYING hard!!!!!

I think after tomorrow I might not have to do as much running..YIPPIE

I am getting pretty big, I went bowling today and everyone there was asking me when I am due thinking it was soon I kind of got shocked looks when I told them I am not due till Dec 10th..it was funny to watch their eyes pop..lol

This little guy is getting pretty active in there when I have a few seconds to sit down and notice. I am going to have to try and find time in the next few months to go car seat shopping...wow this is going to happen sooner then I think isnt it

I'll try and post the outcome of my meeting with the school...this should be fun.

Here is Samantha on her first day of school

Ahhhhhhhhh

I dont even know where to start. Its been a week since Samantha got out of the hosp she is doing very well so much better then myself. I always thought of myself as someone who could hold a lot together but I dont know any more I feel like I am being pulled in so many ways and everyone wants something. Its really starting to wear on me. Trying to remember to make appointments and to get them all on different days so not to over lap, to remember Samantha's shots on time, planning meals, figuring out her carbs, and oh those lovely 2 am blood checks.. I am not complaining about taking care of my daughter its just that I am doing everything myself while everyone else acts like things are the same old way here.. That mom will do dinner, laundry, shopping, cleaning and take care of Samantha while they play on the computer goes to school going to work, goes out with friends or what ever else they do. I worry that when I go some place I need to be home by this time or that, that when I do go out to bring all of the stuff Samantha might need to be checked, it just on my mind all the time and it seems that its not any anyone one elses. I am starting to feel bitter over this bear hunting trip my husband has coming up 8 more days its the only thing on his maid and the only thing he does anything for. It just makes me think wow you get a break from daily life to relax to be with the guys..that will not happen for me for a long time I worry that when I go into the hosp to have the baby who will take care of Samantha I cant trust her dad not right now he never has counted her carbs or planned a meal. yea he knows how to total up her carbs and to add the blood sugar and how much insulin she would need and how to give a shot but thats about it he doesnt know what kinds of things to give her or how to plan for meals or what to even give her for snack and why sometimes I give certain kinds of snacks and just think I have a little less the 3 months to TRY to get him to do these things. The school that one I dont even want to talk about right now makes me mad even thinking about it.. and Monday I get to have round 3 with them.
I guess right now I am just having a petty party for myself god thing I am the only one invited to this party..I just need things to slow down to have a day I dont have to see a Dr not one of mine, not one of the kids no one in a white coat, a day not to have to run up to the school, a day not to have to run up to the store for just one thing ending up with 20 I just need a day to stay home and clean to do something normal!!! Since we I say we because I stayed the whole time with Samantha in the hosp anyways since we have been home I have not stayed home one day I have had to go to the eye drs for 2 kids, the ped dr for Samantha ( dont know why guess he wanted to feel in the loop) 3 dental appointments thankful all in one day, and the school several times a day for the pass two days and they still want me to come many times a day for the next week or two.. I JUST WANT TO STAY HOME...oh and NOT to have the phone ring off the hook would be a nice thing too, tired of faxing the Dr, his mom calling me daily for check up like I dont know what I am doing..ok so I dont yet but I am learning and she is clueless to all of this so how can she tell me what I need to be doing???? my mom has been such a god sent to me the poor women gets all my vents.. what would I do with out mom :O)

Where to begin.ooops here is the rest of the story

This pas week has been a blur! Little did I know that my world would be turn upside down. It all started Thursday when I took Rachel and Samantha to a church baseball game. Samantha was acting kind of funny and was just sitting there watching the game I didnt think too much about it because it was hot and I thought that was why she didnt want to run around like usual. After being there about 30 mins she came up to me and told me she throw up but just a little. I thought it was the hot sun since she was acting normal otherwise. Then Friday came Samantha was fine all day till after dinner, thats when she went to lay down she said she didnt feel good. I thought it was the flu since her friend across the street had it she ran to the bathroom and hrow up again, then again so I started pushing fluids at her. She throw up one more time and went to sleep. Samantha slept on the love seat and I slept on the couch near her I didnt hear her get up durning the night and every time I checked on her she had no fever. Saturday morning as soon as she got up she ran to the bathroom and throw up again when she came out of the bathroom OMG she scared me her face was gray in color and she looked so thin so very thin. I called the Dr he told me to take her to the ER to have an i.v . Here I am still thinking she had the flu and that maybe she was Dehydrated.



Well the Dr didnt tell me too much here I am thinking after they re hydrated her she would be fine and we would go home the next thing I know the Dr comes back in the room and tells me my little 8 year old daughter is in critical condition and they were going to move her to a different hosp.. talk about shock!! I ran home grabbed a few things and off to the new hosp they were taking her to. As soon as I walked into her I.C.U room the Dr there looked at me and said "you know your daughter has type 1 Diabetes" I just felt numb I didnt know what to think or say I didnt even know if I was really hearing him right. I did manage to ask him if they were sure and why they thought this he told me her blood level from before she left the other hosp was 1050 that I was sooooooooooooooooo lucky that she wasnt in a coma...it just blew me away just the morning before she was playing acting normal how could this be??? Then I took a good look at my baby seeing her with 3 I.V bags in her arm heart monitors on her wires everywhere reality started sinking in... We stayed in the hosp together for 4 day and had so many nurses and Drs trying to tell me what to do for her care..the first 2 days are a blur I dont think I remember much of anything they told me then...but after the shock wore off and I stopped crying anytime Samantha wasnt looking I started understanding the things they were telling me the pass few days and everything new they told me..the first shot I had to give her I was scared to death I didnt want to hurt her but they made me do it and now I find myself doing it 4 times a day without even thinking, I cant even count how many finger pokes I am doing per day. Chuck right now is in denial but he is being so good with her, in fact he is babying her just a tad too much. I sure things will fall into place for all of us soon..

busy

I will finish updating after I get home today from the dentist for Anthony ( second visit this week for him) getting my hair cut and dropping Rachel off ..I hope that's all I have to do...lol.

of course I had to put in my 24 week pic but this is a few days late.

life at 23 weeks..lol

I havent been very good about keeping this up :O( I cant remember the last time I updated either. I am now 23 weeks 5 days they say at 24 weeks the baby is viable..yipie!!!! Of course each passing day is even better for the baby :O)

I am doing well having a lot of round ligament pains I never really had them before, but with this baby I am almost getting them daily...This little guy is really starting to be a mover the pass few days, he use to keep the kicking very very down low but now he is starting to move up a bit TG. Not too much new on the baby front other then my next appointment I get to have that lovely glucose test.yuck!!!

The kids are starting to get ready for school to start some are happy to go back to see their friends and what teachers they will get others ( Dillon) are not wanting to go back, did you know school is evil from what I was told by the one child..lol

Samantha just turned 8 a few days ago the poor kid had pink eye for her party, and she still has it now. Steven got it a week ago and was put on drops the Dr said if anyone else got it to "drop them" so I started giving it to her on her birthday. Now Steven started to show improvement within 24 hours Samantha's is STILL bad it doesnt seem to be getting any better. I am giving her till Monday then we go back to the Dr for her.

David leaves for Calf today he will be there for 3 weeks. He will be trainning the guys there on how to work on the osprey so that when they go to Iraq they will know what to do...They are hoping for this aircraft to be a big thing.. David is set to go to Iraq in Feb of 08 it use to seem so far away but now its just too close time seems like its ticking so fast!!! He is going to TRY to come home in Sept for 2 weeks I hope he gets to he hasnt been home since Dec :O( ok so he was home to go camping with us Memorial weekend but that just blew by!!!!

Chuck's work is starting to be a joke. Sometimes we get paid and sometimes we dont this pay period is a dontget paid one..grrrrr. I think he should start looking for a new job but then again there isnt anything out there and this start is #one for unempoyment. I am just hoping he can stay where he is at till the baby is born thats if we get paid. I am just scared about the insurance stuff and a new job..

This weeks new BIG belly pic I think I poped last night I swear!

21 weeks :O)

Ok so I am either a day late in writing this or a day early.lol

I am now 21 weeks according to my ultrasound. My due date now is Dec 10th Dr Wolfe said for sure I will have this baby before Christmas, I hope I have this little one in time that I can be home for Christmas I would hate to come home on Christmas day or Christmas eve. I am shooting for Dec 10 to the 20th I am always late.

The baby is really starting to pick up now still not vey hard more like a flick but its still cool and reassuring. I think I must of popped in the last few day I went to pick Christopher up from his bed and he pointed at my belly and said what it that..lol

Here is my 21 weeks belly shot July 30,2007

my ultrasound pictures from a few weeks ago

The tech was great he took his time and showed me everything and why he was looking for the things he was...He even took a lot of extra shots for me I think I have a total of 7 the babies full leg shot, foot prints, sucking the thumb, the skull shot, another profile and these two..he really put my mind at ease :O)

BABY MOVEMENT????

I swear I felt the baby twice today like a little thump the first time very faint and the second time like a bubble..Its so cool I cant wait till I feel it all the time!!!
Well I did have an OB appointment today till I got a call at 9:00 telling me more then likely he wouldnt be there because he had a delivery kind of reminded me of when I first started going to him. I could still go in today but I would have Amanda who does the U/S she is a PA-C???
I decided to wait till next week Wed and I will see DR Wolfe at 3:20. Diane did say something about a pap yikes I didnt think I would be getting an exam of any type again just had one in March, o well.
I did pick up the babies heartbeat twice today the first time it took me a bit and as soon as I found it the Dr's office called so I had to stop so later I tried again and I found it almost as soon as I put the wand there :O) still from 158 to 168 most of the time it hovers 163...Its the best sound in the world!!!!