Yes!

He is sleeping! He went to bed almost right away! Tonight I sat in the rocking chair with him next to me, gave him his blankie and paci and sang to him. Then Beau came in and put him in bed about 5 minutes later and I havent heard a peep since! We'll try this magic plan again tomorrow and see if it still works.

One Down...

Just finished my first book of bed rest... Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner. She is the same author who wrote In Her Shoes. This is a nonsense book, but a page turner. Happened to be about four pregnant women and their life changes after having babies.
Next book? Christina mentioned she had a couple I could borrow, so I might try those. I am not in the mood to read anything to heavy or fact filled.

I am also going to start croshe soon. Carlene so generously over nighted me a couple "How to" books and some yarn as soon as she heard about bed rest. I am kind of excited... who knows, I could be the winner of the next Project Runway... Beanie caps and scarves for everyone!

Sleep!!

That is a command, we find ourselves saying to Al almost every day/night for the past week. Naptime or bedtime, the boy has no interest in going to bed. For instance, as I type (10:03 pm) he is sitting in his bed making "woof woof" noises. It is not that he cries, which many of you Im sure think, "oh, then no big deal", but it is a big deal. I sit in here and wonder why... why wont you go to sleep. You have had maybe a 2 hour nap all day and you arent tired! Is something wrong? Are you hungry? Did you poop? Do you have early onset insomnia?.. though this last one seems genetically impossible since his father can fall asleep in the middle of a national disaster.

This is making me crazy. He HAS to go to sleep and quit lying in there talking to himself until 11pm! I suppose the only good thing is he usually sleeps until between 7:30 and 8:30 now, which is nice for us. hmmm..

Support

I am so thankful for all the support I feel from my family and friends right now. Beau is doing everything without complaint. He stays home M-R until Al is asleep and feeds, bathes, and carts him around all the while cleaning up after himself and our son. I am so amazed and happy. I dont have to feel guilty bc he doesnt complain. He even made us dinner last night and let me tell him how to do it... no arguments ensued!
All of my friends have offered to come and help; Cary even went to the grocey store for me :). My sister, Kristi, wants to come and see me and let me boss her around, which will be great bc I havent seen her in like 4 months! Linda is coming over tomorrow to do whatever I need her to do around my house, i.e. cleaning, and I am so grateful for that. If yall know me, you know I cant stand laying here and seeing my house in a dirty state.
I love you guys!

What's that you say...Bed Rest?

Yes, Aaron you heard correctly. Haha, you must be joking.. butI feel so good.
All thoughts that went through my head today after my ultrasound. It seems that though I may feel quite good, thanks Prometrium, I am still doing too much. My cervix has now shortend to the point of bed rest. (or if I had a "normal" sit at your desk job I could work half days)
This is so unexpected for me, I am not sure how I feel. I completely block out thoughts of baby girl coming early because if I think of that all I do is cry, as I am starting to do now.

At this point I am just scared. Scared for the health of this baby. Scared that my son, who I can no longer take care of on my own will think his mommy is lazy and doesnt love him anymore (crying again). Scared that this is going to put so much pressure on Beau and our extended family.

Positive thoughts: God has to be on our side for this one. I had a feeling that I would not make it through this preganacy without bed rest, God confirmed those feelings (just didnt think it would happen so quickly). But, I also have a feeling that baby girl will be alright. I feel like if I take care of myself and actually do what the doctor says, then she will be just fine. So that is what I have to do, and I have to and probably will continue to for the next 3 months, remind myself of the why. Why I have to do what I have been told to do. God, please confirm these feelings too.

A

Molars and More

Al has decided to get all of his molars at once... this may be normal, but I just feel so sorry for him. He has serious diarrhea and subsequently horrible diaper rash (I mean it is bleeding, ugh). The top 3 have come through, we are just waiting on the last one on top and the 4 on bottom... they are there though.

On another note, we have been working with a fork and spoon for a couple months now and he made some serious strides tonight with his applesauce. He can now dip his spoon in a cup, get food and put it in his mouth (Im sure all of you are aware of the progression of feeding yourself, but this is pretty amazing to see for the first time). He did it over and over until he had eaten the whole cup! It was a little messy...

Thankful

I am so thankful that I have a hardworking husband, wonderful baby boy, and the prospect of another healthy child on the way. I dont know how or why God has been so generous to us in building our family, but I am so happy for this.

First time to the Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Stuckmeyer Farms Pumpkin Patch with Grandma, Aunt Elaine and Cousin Emily. Daddy was golfing, so we will have to go again... I could go to a pumpkin patch every weekend! We had a great time. They give you Radio Flyer wagons to hold your pumpkins and when we got ours Al promptly climbed in and layed down on his belly, making sure to get every inch of his outfit covered in mud... go figure. We picked the coolest pumpkins withgreat stems (the stem is the best part of the pumpkin... so hard to find a cool stem at the regular grocery store).
After pumpkin picking we went to the playground where Emily and Al climbed up the ladder and Al went down the slide all by himself! That worked out well the first time, but the second time he ended up head first midway down the slide. He didnt seem to care, but it was a little scary to watch!
Happy Fall everyone!

laying in the wagon.. we need one of these!

It may look like i am not paying attention to him, as my back s turned in the background, but I swear Emily was with him.

how cool is that BIG pumpkin. would be great for carving

so happy to slide :)