Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Prayers for our family

We had a very eventful Thanksgiving weekend and it really put into perspective how truly thankful I am for my family and all the things that God has blessed me with.

As of Tuesday, Nov. 23rd I was about 7 weeks pregnant and I had gone to the doctor that day for my first OB appointment. When I went everything was fine, I was able to see the baby on the sonogram and hear the heartbeat. On Thursday I began to have some mild cramping and spotting but did not think much of it. Then on Friday I began bleeding and by that afternoon I went to the ER and confirmed that we had lost the baby. We are sad by the news but we know that we will one day be blessed with another precious baby. Please pray for healing of me and peace for our family. God has already blessed us with two amazing boys and I am so Thankful for them.

Kaiden was taking it kind of hard at first. Nick explained it to him that the baby was really sick and that God took the baby to heal it and that one day He would give us another baby, but it may be a little longer. Kaiden then told me that he had prayed for God to put the baby back and said that morning He did not do it yet. I had to explain to him that it would be a little while until that happens. Please pray for understanding for him.

I went back to the doctor Monday to make sure everything was ok. The doctor was shocked when he found out that I had a miscarriage because I was very healthy and the baby looked fine just a few days prior. He said that the likely cause was a chromosomal abnormality and my body rejected it. I think that is God's way of protecting me and my family from further complications. The doctor told me that everything was looking good and that I only had a little bit of tissue remaining but would heal up quickly with some medicine that he gave me. He also informed that my uterus looks healthy and that when I am ready we can start trying again. Please continue to pray for healing for my body and that God would bless us with another baby in His time.

I was given this bible verse by a good friend o mine who has also gone through miscarriages and it really has helped me cope knowing that I can rely on God for peace and comfort and that He will protect me and my family.
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the holy spirit.” Romans 15:13
Plus my favorite song: "I Will Rise" by Chris Tomlin. It is amazing!!


Friday, November 12, 2010

BABY # 3

We are excited to announce that we are expecting BABY # 3!!! We are about 5 weeks along and the technical due date is July 13. Our family is ready to welcome another baby and maybe this time it could possibly be a girl. I guess after having 2 kids already my body knows what to do because I am already showing at 6 weeks!! I go to the doctor the week of Thanksgiving so I will make sure to update the blog with how we are doing, oh and I will add some preggo pics too! I enjoy being pregnant and I can not wait for the day that I can feel this precious baby began to move in my belly. We are looking forward to this next chapter in our lives and excited to see our family grow.

Friday, November 05, 2010

Trick or Treat

This Halloween we went over to our friends the Maddux family's house for trick or treating. They have a hay ride and we drove through our neighborhood and let the kids trick or treat without having to do so much walking. It was a lot of fun and the kids loved it! Mr. Scott even explained the Pumpkin Carving Prayer to all the children. Which I thought was sweet since I introduced them to that poem last year when I had their son Hunter in my 3 year old class.
I borrowed a Geisha outfit from a friend of mine and Nick was able to wear his Samari outfit from when he use to take a specific form of martial arts and Zachary was our ninja. Kaiden did not fit into our costume theme, but he was a really cool bumblebee! :)



Bumblee and Ninja!
Mr. Scott explaining the pumpkin prayer



The boys on their hayride.
These bubbles were so cool! It was a bubble machine and a fog machine all in one so the bubbles were actually like a white color. So cool!
My boys were not too scared of some of the scary houses which was surprising. But I guess they will do anything for their candy. LOL