What God Can Do

When Derek was 4 he got hit in the head with a baseball. We were very concerned because of his hemophilia. It hit him on his left side of his head. We did not know what the ramifications of this would be. We did not know if he would have internal bleeding in his head. He never bruised up anywhere outwardly but the concern was still there.



A little after that he started complaining about his eyesight and we noticed that his left eye was becoming lazy especially when he was tired. We decided to take him to the optometrist who told us that he was legally blind in his left eye. His right eye was fine actually better than fine. The optometrist said that he had a form of ambliopia. We were crushed. The only option for us was prayer and to patch his good eye for a couple hours a day to try and strengthen his bad eye. We did the patch for 2 years and his eye did get a little better but he was still legally blind in that eye. He had went from 20/2400 to 20/2200. Perfect eyes are 20/20. He was still were he had to wear a very farsighted prescription. Over the passed couple years we have prayed for him, anointed him, and I know a lot of the brethren have prayed for his condition.



February of this year I took him for his yearly check-up for his eyes. His eye had gotten a little better and the optometrist had no explanation for it. Then just last week Derek told us that he could see better without his glass'. I took him for an eye exam and his eye has gotten progressively better. The optometrist was in awe. He said he had never seen someone with Derek's eye problem get better on it's own. I told him that we had done a lot of praying. He said that it must be working because he has no other explanation.



Derek is still a little farsighted but he has went from 20/2400 (legally blind) to 20/50. We consider this a miracle and a blessing. We will continue to pray that God will have mercy on our son. This has been very uplifting for Kevin and I. It is good for our children to see the miracles God can do for his people big or small.

7 Months and Bob's Big Day

What a busy week this has been. Tuesday and Thursday I was busy putting together the poster boards for Bob's Birthday Party. I enjoyed putting them together it put me in the mood to start scrapbooking again. Thursday and Friday I did my monthly grocery shopping. While at Sams, Friday, I went to pick up Bob's birthday cake. I was very careful to make sure and put all my groceries in one cart and have an empty cart just for the cake which September was pushing. I made sure to get the cake last just as I was ready to leave. While I was putting my groceries up to be scanned I turned to look back at the kids. What do I see. A cake with a fingerprint in it. My beautiful little daughter decided that she needed to see the cake. She climbed on the side of the cart to get a better look and leaned over. From what she told me she smashed it with her thumb. Lovely, don't you think. I was quite upset to say the least and she got a tongue lashing right there. I checked out and went back to the bakery and they said they could fix it but I would have to pick it up Saturday. I was very thankful the lady was understanding and fixed it in time.

Bob's birthday party went over pretty well. There were around 20-30 people there to celebrate with us. The ice-cream was good and Bob seemed to really enjoy his day.

The famous Birthday cake!!

Bob with September, Wynter, and Derek.Temberly, Bob, Donna, and my honey Kevin.
The poster boards I put so much work into.

I have been feeling rather good here lately. I have been able to accomplish a lot. I also have learned my limits so that is always helpful. The baby is wild and getting very big. The baby turned about a week ago making bending over impossible. I can tell that he is getting more and more cramped. He is trying to stretch out and is getting into my hips and ribs. Tying my shoes is a lovely thing to see, almost impossible. I am can not believe how much this child moves. I don't think he ever sleeps.

Me Seven Months!!

We have no names picked out for this little one. Picking out the perfect name is so hard. Wynter was so funny this afternoon. She heard us talking about names and thought if we had a baby boy that Whoa-Dude would be perfect. We got a good laugh out of that one. lol.

Cousins

My sisters and I all had baby girls within a year of each other. This is just a picture my sister requested to see. You can tell that it is late and we are all wore out. Between the three of us we had 9 children we were keeping up with.

Krista this is the best picture I could find with all the girls. I hope it is what you where thinking.

Krista with Allison 8 months, Michelle with Wynter 7 months, and Heather with Kyndal 3 months.

Finding Relief

I have found something to ease my pains a bit. It is our aerobed. Kevin put it up for me last week and it actually has really helped me with my sleep and joint/pelvic pain. Every night for the last couple months I have been waking up every hour to turn over to relieve what ever side I was on. You know how your hips can ache when you are expecting. Well I would start out in one bed, then go to another bed, and then end up on the couch trying to just get some rest. Kevin decided to put up the aerobed for me. It is a queen size airbed that stands as tall as a regular bed once aired up. I felt pretty good after sleeping on it after one night but I was skeptical. Now I am sold after a week. I will be sleeping on it until I can not roll off of it anymore because of my awkward girth or until I have my little bundle. God has been good.

This weekend we were able to go to the zoo with the kids! Yeah! I did not think that I was going to be able to do anything like this again after the mall and bombing the house weekend. Nevertheless I thought that I would try. My poor children have been couped up in this house with me and I really felt sorry for them. So I said a prayer that the Lord would have mercy and away we went in the spur of a moment. I was extremely slow going but we all made it through. The kids had a lot of fun.

Wynter and Derek!

Wynter Lov'n the ride!

Derek enjoying the ride!

This is the end of the day. We were pretty tired.

God was good to me. I still had the energy to come home and make dinner. I woke up on the aerobed the next morning feeling pretty good and was able to go to church and do all my wifely duties for the day. This morning I am still able to praise God for his mercy. There is no aftermath from the zoo like I thought there would be.

I am going to go pick up September today and can not wait to see her and hear how much fun she had with her grandparents at Branson. I made it through the weekend without her.

Letting Go

My children are growing up and my eldest daughter September reminds me of this everyday. Her grandparents invited her to go to Branson with them for the weekend. That is 2 nights and 2 1/2 days I will not have my little girl by my side. I am really excited for her but I find myself worrying about her being away from me. I loved going with my grandparents and have very fond memories of the times we had together. I stayed summers with my grandparents in Colorado. I want my children to have the same experiences with their grandparent. I just seem to miss my kids when they are away and I will not be able to watch out for her during this time. I know that this is only the first step and that there are many more milestones that I am going to have to have to just get over. As a mother this is not going to be an easy task for me. I don't think I will ever be able to let go completely. I have good kids and I trust that September will make the right decisions. Even though I know I will never let go completely I am going to have to let go a little at time.

Week 30

Well I am now 30 weeks pregnant this week. I am 43 inch's round and have gained 30 pounds. 10 more weeks to go. Time has gone by fairly quickly. I am thankful for this. I am getting to the point of being excited but quite nervous about labor. This is the only pregnancy I have felt nervous about the labor. In the past I have been quite confident. I probably feel this way because I have had more time at home to think about it. Who knows?

This last month has been quite busy for me. I am keeping busy doing my normal daily duties and school. We did our monthly grocery shopping, which is always a killer. Then I let the kids each have a friend over to swim and play. We celebrated Kevin's 33rd birthday and September's 11th birthday. We took September shopping for the day and bombed the house that same weekend. I ended up paying for that one. Saturday we shopped all day. Sunday I went to church and scrubbed the floors, then Monday I deep cleaned from the bombing. I was in pain for the rest of the week. I don't think I learn my lessons very well. Now we are planning a get together at the church for Kevin's dad who is turning 60. It is going to be an ice cream social and I hope that it will turn out well.

I have been driving my husband crazy with the whole nesting thing. He does not like that I have dragged him into it. I have a small list of things that I would like to have done that I just am unable to do. One of these things is my half bath in my bedroom. I really wanted it painted and put together a little better. Kevin decided to do it and it looks really great. I love a freshly painted room. It feels cleaner. The bathroom has very little ventilation if any and my poor husband got terribly sick. He got a horrible headache and was throwing up that night. I felt really bad for him. I love him for doing it for me though.

This weekend was an at home weekend and I have felt the best I can. I hurt but not that excruciating pain. For some reason I have been getting nauseous in the mornings again. Oh well. It will be worth it to hold my baby boy (just a feeling). I will be thrilled with a girl but surprised. Wynter I new was a girl before we even conceived. I have no names as of yet. We may have a nameless baby. lol.