Ok, so I am a slacker. I have enjoyed keeping up to date on every one's blogs, but I have not been very good about updating ours. And I don't even have any fun pictures to add at this time.
Just an update on our happenings since Tristan's baptism.
As some of you know we are having a baby girl, due Jan 3rd. We have been having some fun with this, as either she wants to come early, or my body is done being pregnant. I have been on bed rest and restricted activities for about a month. I have also been on turbutaline to stop contractions. We joked with the hospital about racking up frequent visit points. It seemed like every few days we were there to stop labor, or get checked out. We are off the medicine now, but I guess it was too good, because now the contractions are not regular. But are strong and will come about every 2-9 minutes, but we just don't progress on dilation.
In the past two weeks we have had 3 ultrasounds of our baby and they are monitoring my Blood pressure. We are a little toxic and my BP is too high. (wonder why, huh?!) We just had more tests on the baby yesterday and were told she is doing good and is not under any stress. So right now we are just waiting and trying to be patient.
Zack has been keeping busy and enjoying basket ball, any time outside, and learning different duties around the house as he has needed to help with different things I have not been able to do. Sometimes this gets frustrating for all of us, as we expect him to it how we asked and when, and want it done the way we would. But we step back and have to realize that he is not us, and will do it his way. But he is learning and it has been fun to see him just jump in and do some of the things without having to be asked first.
Zack and Tristan are now in scouts and enjoying all they are learning. Zack is in the 11 year old scouts and Tristan is working on his bobcat and wolf. It is fun to hear they talk and discuss the different things they are working on, and their different perspectives on the motto's and stuff.
Carson is all boy and loving all the things that go along with this, but still loves to help any way he can. Last time I talked to him he said he was going to help his grandma make stuff in the kitchen so that she could take a break and not work as hard. (cute how kids think) He is loving school and excelling at math and loves to point out all the different letters on signs and read the words. (he is in Kindergarton)
Tristan is in second grade and loving to read. He is such a smart kid and I think he gets board at school, so sometimes this is hard as it reflects back on his work ethic. He loves to talk and when he gets board, man can he talk :-) But when he gets going on talking he does not get the work done that is needed. You can ask him pretty much any question and he will know the answer, it is just getting it to paper and getting it done quietly. But give him any book and he will go crazy to finish it and then will be able to repeat back pretty much any part of it, if not all of it.
Roger is keeping busy, busy, busy. He can be found working on the ranch with his friend Berne, working in the office, working on the house, working our antique business or helping someone with something they need to get done. This month he has built a stable, cut down tree's, took care of some animals that were sick, helped a friend move, moved furniture, and these are just a few of the things. I am so thankful for all that he knows how to do, and if he does not know he is willing to find out.
We were able to get another trailor to connect to ours thus we now have 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms. It is wonderful to have the extra space. especially as we are adding more to our family. With this trailor has come A LOT of projects. It had been abandonded and used for what ever. There were holes in the floor, walls, windows. It needed new plumbing, propane connected, new skirt, well, we will just say a lot of work. We are thankful for all the help we have had on this.
Roger and I after much thought and prayer have decided to close his office. This has been a very hard thing to do, and has been an emotional one also. A lot of this has fallen on Roger's shoulders and I have not been able to help as much as wanted.
With all he has been wonderful and has been to most everything with the baby. Even staying the night with me at the hospital and not complaining too much about my snoring and getting up so much durring the nights. I know this has all been hard for everyone, but I don't know of anyone I would rather share it with more than my wonderful husband. He can keep the laughs coming even when you can see it on his face how stressful it all is. I love him tonz and thank Heavenly Father for bringing him into our lives.
Love you all and miss you. I will try to do better about keeping this updated. HAPPY HOLIDAY's
