Apparently I hit another blogging lull. Over a month? Really? Eh. Oh well. I’ve been jotting down notes for blog ideas in a notepad on my iPhone. I guess I just haven’t been going any further than that.
Pregnancy update ~
The pregnancy is going pretty well. I kind of hate giving out details because I feel like I’m just complaining, but these are the facts: I am still doing the heparin shots twice a day, and it still sucks, but whatever – we do what we have to do for a healthy baby! The contractions have started, and in the last week or so, I’ve had a couple of days where I couldn’t be off my feet because of them. But from the last two kiddos, I know just what to do (lie down and drink lots of water) – and sometimes I think my body is just trying to tell me to slow down. I have insomnia due to restless leg syndrome and fibromyalgia pain ~ but we are doing what we can for all that. I am aware it’s going to get worse before the baby comes, but that’s okay. I know it’ll take a while to get my fibromyalgia managed once the baby is born as well, but I’ve learned a lot since I had Paige, so I have high hopes that it won’t take two years before I’m able to run a block this time! :) There are other ailments and issues that come with pregnancy #13 such as pelvic bones that thought 16 weeks along was the time to go ahead and separate – making walking (and anything else) difficult at best, but I’m done talking about all that. SO…
The baby is very active, and she kicks ALL the time, letting me know that she is alive and well. I will be 25 weeks tomorrow. The midwife said they’d induce by 39 weeks if I don’t go before then (I see a combo of docs and midwives). Most of you know Paige was QUICK and very traumatic, so we’ll be keeping a close eye on things when it gets closer to the end. And… we are pretty sure we have a name picked out (as of last night), but we aren’t broadcasting that yet. ;)
The other six kiddos ~
Britta is doing great! She doesn’t update her blog much, but she adds posts to her Ethiopia group on Facebook. If you haven’t joined that, you should. We miss her like crazy, but love how she is allowing God to use her as He sees fit. This is such a great experience for her, and I’m so thankful that she was given this opportunity. Her plan right now, is to still come home in June, and then head off to college in the fall to study Art Education and Spanish, so she can teach (and minister to) inner city kids.
Justice has a few more months before he gets his license (June). North Carolina’s driving laws are out of control ridiculous and it takes FOREVER for kids to get a license. He’s applying for jobs. He’s making mostly A’s (and a B or two) in school. And he is planning to join the Special Forces right after high school.
Jarvis’ 13th birthday is TODAY! He’s such a great kid! We lifted his usual time restrictions on the Xbox just for today, and I don’t even know how many hours he has been on there – he is taking FULL advantage and killing as many brain cells as possible. ;) Even though he will graduate from high school very young (a few months after turning 16), he still goes back and forth on what he wants to “be”. And we don’t really push that sort of thing (the whole “YOU MUST HAVE DEFINITE GOALS” sort of thing), as we just want our children to flexibly follow God’s plan for their lives, and we know that sometimes that is revealed at a young age, and sometimes not until the last minute.
Darby is 10 and the drama knows no bounds. She has more confidence than anyone I’ve ever known, which cracks us up all the time. She still talks incessantly, and I’m not sure that’ll ever change. She’s a GREAT big sister to Paige, and Paige thinks she hung the moon. Their relationship reminds me a lot of me and my older sister, Marci. I got her room completely purged/organized/cleaned/almost-completely-decorated this last week, and she’s working hard to keep it that way.
Jacob is hilarious. He loves math but hates the tediousness of reading/writing, which is a lot like Justice was. He plays outside all the time, and thinks he’s the coolest dude around. He’s still planning to marry Katie – our friends’ daughter who he sees maybe once a year, if that, since they live in Tennessee. But he is devoted. He’s totally into cars right now. And magic tricks.
Paige will be 3 in a couple of months (on Easter). She was never that interested in the potty, but a few weeks ago, she decided that she would just be potty trained in one day with nearly no effort from me. She still goes at night, but stays dry through naps, even long ones. She says some super funny things, and reminds us a lot of me! She’s very determined, and we love watching her little mind work.
That’s all I got for now. I have tons to blog about, but most of it takes actual brain power, rather than just stating some current facts about my kids… and brain power is lacking lately. ;)










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