Friday, August 24, 2007 -
take a deep breath.... and maybe some medication...

... Posted in Everyday life

I feel like I've been gone from here forever. Life has sure been busy! The baby's 3 months old now, and what a sweetie... it's been a time though...

She had lost a bit more weight than the new baby clinic was happy with so I had to supplement her with bottles. Then she decided she liked them better than me. It took ahile, but she finally started nursing well. She still takes bottles, though- it's about half and half, nursing and bottle feeding. I stopped beating myself up over it and have started to enjoy the fact that if she's hungry someone else can feed her for me. The other kids all love her to pieces. I'd forgotten too how fast they grow-- already into size 3 diapers and 6-9 month size clothes.

Post-partum recovery was amazing. Not a problem- except I have tendonitis in both wrists and it makes it really hard to do pretty much everything. 3 months of it, and I'm not sure if it's getting better or if I've just learned how not to move them!

School for the year never stopped. I got really lazy the last few months of  the "regular" school year, and the kids sort of took advantage of it (not that I wouldn't have... but boy, have I learned my lesson.. I  hope). We still have a month or so left of stuff to finish up on, then we'll take a break as long as it takes for all my curriculum to come (nothing is getting ordered until we're done).

I have to admit, this has been by far the toughest year for me. Still reeling from a miscarriage, I got pregnant again and had mixed reactions from family and friends. It was a relatively difficult pregnancy (by my easy pregnancy standards, anyway), and then right before the baby came the rug got pulled out from underneath me, so to speak, where our church was concerned. I may write about that someday, but right now it still very much hurts. I may be saved, but boy oh boy, do I ever have a problem with the sin of holding a grudge. Anyway.... it's been a rough year. I can only hope that this next year is a whole lot better.... and that I'll have it in me to be the encouragement my heart desires. Right now I'm pretty dry. I keep singing "Great is Thy Faithfulness" to the baby, hoping it'll soothe my soul.

All for now.

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Sunday, October 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by KathyBC

Tendonitis!! No wonder we have seen much of your cyber-self lately - miss you!

I know this last year with pregnancy and GD was a tough one. I hope this year is going better. Sorry to hear of your church woes. :( (((Hugs))) to you!

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Friday, November 9, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by briannash

Just wondering if you could plug the contest I'm having on your blog. Information on it is at the link below.

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/briannash/422408/

Thanks in advance,

- Brian

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