Autumn's First Days

I am sorry that it has taken so long for me to get back on my blog. I have been completely taken aback with getting back on my feet and having time for any thing but my family. I have not even left the house but a couple times out of necessity only. Today I finally get to go to town and shop.

Below are the pictures of my perfect little miracle. She has been a very good baby and we can't hardly put her down. She is already as spoiled as can be. There is more pictures to come soon.

New baby Autumn and mom. Isn't she precious.

Autumn's first day. She was 9lbs. 10 ounces.

Autumn's first picture with eye's open.
Autumn 21 inch's long
Autumn's first halloween as a peapod. 3 days old.

Girls Room

I went ahead and took a few pics of the girls room.

Septembers Space
Wynter is quite proud of her space.
Just a few extra touches for fun!!

Time is Flying By

Time has really been passing by quickly. I have not blogged because I have not had the time or energy to do so. This last week has been very busy. Kevin and I finally found the time and a day that I felt well enough to go on a date. We were unable to go out on our anniversary because Derek was hurt and I felt so bad. We had a wonderful time. Time alone needed between the two of us before the baby was born. We need to go out alone more often to stay connected to who we are as a couple. Kevin took me to a place I have been wanting to try for a while called the Melting Pot. It is a very romantic place that serves Fondue. It was a very interesting experience. My favorite course was the last course full of sweet treats that we dipped in chocolate. The rest of the meal was an experience full of dipping in cheeses, broths, and a pretty good salad. After we ate we walked the river and laughed a little. It was a good day.

We have finally gotten the kids rooms done. The girls love their room and feel like they have their own space which is important and hard to do when you have to share a room. Derek's room has changed the most and we all love how it turned out. It was a lot of work but worth it. Kevin really did the brunt of Dereks room. Thank you babe it looks great.

Pictures of Dereks Colorado Rockies Room!!!

The rest of the week was catching up everything around the house that was put on hold due to the rooms. I got all my cleaning caught up and school. It was quit a chore. I still have a few things left on my list because Derek injured his hand and wrist and it flared up on Wednesday. We have had a lot of bad nights since then and he could still use some prayers for healing. I can't even explain to everyone how much he has went through for only being 9 but he only had a week in between healing his ankles and this. Never the less he is healing and showing improvement day by day.

So this week I will finish catching up and rest up to have this child. I have started to have morning sickness, all day, again and the normal I can't wait to get this over with feeling of aches and pains. Wednesday I will have 2 weeks left and I am completely thrilled to not have much longer to wait. Life does fly by so the time will be here sooner than later.

8 Months

Hey Kris this is the last pregnant picture I have taken.

Girls Room Trial Wall

One Month To Go Today!!!!!!!

I have reached my one month mark. I am so excited. I am 46 inches round now and have gained 41 pounds. It is getting close to time and I am going to try and stay home and keep my house in order so that life is as easy as possible for my family after the baby is born. This is my goal. My husbands goal however is to paint the kids rooms and reorganize Derek's room. I think that this is a great idea. I love getting things put together and organized. I, however, had plans to keep house and rest. He is doing the majority of the work so I am going to take advantage and let him do it. I think their rooms will turn out great.



This weekend I did my major grocery shopping and boy do I feel the time coming near. I am slower than a turtle walking through these stores. I have to double the time I used to be able to shop in. It is amazing how your body just stops going even though your mind is saying lets do more. I am not having that horrible pain I had for the first seven months, which I am very thankful for, but I am totally exhausted. I am having the normal end of pregnancy woes [constant backache, pressure, wanting to sleep all the time, and big rear syndrome (hips aching and spreading)] lol. All to be expected. I look forward to the 2-3 braxton hix contractions everyday knowing that they are just getting me prepared. I am so ready that I am just waiting for some real pains to start (of course once they start I might change my mind). A month will go by quickly.



The kids are sensing the time nearing. Wynter asks me everyday if the baby will be here soon and how long will she have to stay at Meme and Pampa's. She tells me she wants to stay with me and that she will cry when she has to leave for me to have the baby. September and Derek are just ready for life to start with the new baby and to find out for sure what sex it is. Kevin, I think, is just ready to have the whole ordeal over with and to have his wife back. I think like every husband he has great concerns about the unknown for his family and is anxiously awaiting and praying for everything to turn out well.

IntelliGender Prediciton Test!! Girl????

Sister Cherrie Bosch bought a couple of these IntelliGender Prediction tests after seeing Sister Trina's Blog on finding out the sex of her baby. We are all very curious if this is really accurate and I am the first one due to have their baby. I am due on Oct. 24. This morning Cherrie, the great friend that she is, woke up early, came over with one of the tests so that I could use my first morning urine (it is very hard to hold it in now-a-days). I have 2 girls and 1 boy so we were thinking boy. The test results say that we are wrong with the boy feeling and it says we are having a girl. Well, I am not banking everything on this little test but I read their web site and it seems to be fairly accurate. So we will see. I thought that since I still have not figured out a boy name that that in itself may be a sign that a girl was in our future. We will be excited either way and if anything this was a fun little test to take. Above it my actual result after taking the test. Very different from Sister Trina's color.

Friday

Today is a beautiful Friday. The air is crisp and the weather will be beautiful today. I am going to take the kids to the park and let Wynter get some of her 4 year old energy out. Derek is starting to walk a bit and I am going to try and find him another ankle brace.



Kevin and I had our 12th anniversary this weekend. We went to church and went visiting. Nothing to exciting.



I have a little over a month left and I will finally be due to have my little one. He has decided that bedtime is the best time to really move around and keep me up but that is ok. I love feeling him move around and knowing that he is ok. He is big enough now that he has slowed down a bit and I am used to him moving all day. I think he is taking more naps getting ready for the big day.

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.