Eclectic Momma

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Happy Baby

It has been hard to get smiling pictures of Michael, but for all you grandparents out there- here you go. Isn't he so adorable? I'm trying to get him acquainted with the high chair because we start his first solid food in the next few weeks. Time is flying.

Cousins

We had a great weekend filled with kids. Uncle John, Aunt Christy, Nate and Vayda came to visit. Lots of eating, laughing and refereeing going on. It was fun to see how much all the kids are growing up. Nate and Vayda are Tera, Daniel and Michael's only first cousins so we're sure they are all going to be the best of pals.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Recent Pics of Michael

Michael turned 3 months old yesterday. He is not always so serious just when I take the pictures. He is beginning to laugh and coo a lot. He is such a wonderful baby who loves kisses.

End of School Pictures

We have taken a lot of pictures of Michael lately so today I took end of the school year pictures. I can't believe how these two have grown. Daniel is still a ham when it comes to taking a picture.

Woodworking Projects

We just finished up school yesterday, but last week the kids worked on a woodworking project from Home Depot that Aunt Christy's dad got for them. They made Sailboats/Catamarans. They did great with the hammer-I busted my thumb. As you can see by the pictures, we had a hard time getting genuine smiles. They are such hams. The picture on the left is the finished project.

Monday, May 4, 2009

hey, hey we're the Monkees

"Hey, Hey we're the Monkees and people say we monkey around...." That's our theme song right now.

We are winding down this school year and my brain is winding down with it. JP went to 5 days again (for now). We are battling ants along with the rest of East TN. Our baby is finally sleeping for 10 hours at a time at night- too bad we don't get to sleep during those same 10 hours. He konks out at 7:30, we don't get in bed until at least 11:30 but oh well. Tera and Daniel are down to the last 2 1/2 weeks of school and driving us crazy. We are trying to get our house ready for company. I am starting to prepare for next school year and for our Monday Fun classes. I am teaching 2 music classes this fall and 2 in the spring. It seems all we do is go to the grocery store and we are always running out of bread. Life is really getting back to normal but I'm realizing we're the ones that aren't normal. "Hey, Hey we're the Monkees..."

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Pictures

Michael- getting bigger everyday

Michael's thinking Tera's holding him just a bit too tight.

Easter 2009

(I didn't count so JP and Tera weren't looking or smiling, sorry)

Easter 2009

A taste of spring.

These are flowers all from our yard. The lady who owned the house before has flower beds everywhere that we get to enjoy. They are in antique milk bottles found in the basement.

I went to the Doctor today for my final Post-Partum appointment. My blood pressure was 102/80 which is awesome. So I can stop taking my blood pressure medicine. I have to take my blood pressure next Monday and call them with it. If it stays low without the medicine, I'm done. My cholesterol was just a tad high, so I am having a recheck in 3 months. It was 212- the HDL was good but the LDL was too high. I have to watch my diet and exercise. My iron looked good, now I don't have to take those pills either. Thankful to be done with pills and doctor's visits for myself. Ready to hit the hiking trail.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Weekly Update- April 3

Michael- 6 weeks today

We still can't figure out how to get that hair to lay down.

5 weeks- Pooped out from all that eating and sleeping.
(sorry for the blurry pic)

This has been a week of ups and downs. The downers have been concerning my health. I have had a hard time getting back to normal this time around. The doctor put me on blood pressure medication Monday for a month to get my blood pressure back to normal. It has been consistently in the high 130s and 140s for about a month. Monday it was 156. I have had to go to the doctor every week which is never fun. The kids had to miss Monday Fun because my appointment took so long. This really bothered me, but I had no control over it. The really hard part is the lack of control. I like to be in control of situations but when it comes to health sometimes there is nothing you can do different. That's hard. I know what I am going through is very minor compared to a lot of people. Anyway, I am getting better and go back to the doctor next Wednesday.

Monday is the last day of Monday Fun for the kids. We don't stay every week for lunch but are planning on it this week since it's the last time until fall. Hopefully, we will be able to get together with some other families for play dates so the kids can make some new friends. We are going to a play tomorrow night...Treasure Island. Tera and Daniel are really looking forward to it.

Michael is doing great, he gained 2 lbs. when he went for his 1 month check-up. Last night, he woke up once after 4 hours and then slept for another 5 hours. JP gets up for the first feeding every night, so I was able to sleep for almost 9 hours. I wish I could say I feel like a new woman, but maybe after a week of 9 hour nights I'll be able to say that.

JP is working today which is great since he hasn't worked a Friday since the end of January. We are hoping this means we are close to an end of 4 day weeks. 3 day weekends are nice and we will miss them very much but full paychecks are even nicer. And yes we have missed those very much too. God has provided all our needs. This has been the first time we have had a baby without having multiple showers, but both sides of our families have stepped in over and beyond what we could have expected. They all have helped us so much and we cannot stop feeling blessed for having such wonderful families. We thank them all so much more than words could express.