Had another ultrasound today. It was another really long one. Things went well. However.....baby did not cooperate to let us peek to see boy or girl. Oh well, we'll just have to wait. And thankfully only 4 weeks.
The great news is though that the clot is gone and all looks well! :) Got to see all the parts again and even count tiny fingers!
An appt with my regular OB is later on this week. I don't expect any different news. Just gonna hold on for new news in 4 weeks! :) Pray for the lil' one not too be too shy.
Monday, March 07, 2011
Friday, February 04, 2011
A Baby a Real Live Baby!
I had a couple different doctor appointments this week. The first appointment was Monday with the high risk specialist. I was there for an ultrasound and blood test to test for different birth defects and risks. It was a LONG appointment! I took my Mom with me which was kind of fun!
So I saw our little "poptart!" A REAL LIVE moving, kicking, waving baby! That was very exciting to see more than a dot on the screen! Everything looked good- spine, head, abdomen, 2 arms, 2 legs, etc. Measurements came in at right where we should be 11weeks 4 days!
Dr. S was doing her best to get a perfect profile shot for the testing. This proved to be tougher than it seemed. She kept pressing on my body trying to "bounce" the baby. Ouch! She kept saying "C'mon lovey, bounce!" She is a very good doctor, that part was just a little uncomfortable.
Before I left she did inform me that I have a small organized bleed or clot on the left side of my uterus. This does cause more risk for miscarriage but in her words the plan is for it to "resorb" back into my tissue so we should be fine but it is definitely something to be praying about. In the meantime, I am on light duty (rest) and pelvic rest until March 7th at least.
A couple days later on Wednesday I finally met up with Dr. M, my ACTUAL OB doctor! It was so good to see her as I feel like I have already been through so much in the pregnancy without seeing her! She gave me a hug and took lots of extra time with me going over our risks, plans, tests, etc. Exam went well and all looks great!
So to wrap up.......we are doing good and just a few days from scootin' along to trimester 2! We will be praying for this clot to go away and would ask you to pray along with us! :) Next exciting day is March 7th, my next ultra sound where we will hopefully see NO clot but are hoping to see the sex of this baby!
So I saw our little "poptart!" A REAL LIVE moving, kicking, waving baby! That was very exciting to see more than a dot on the screen! Everything looked good- spine, head, abdomen, 2 arms, 2 legs, etc. Measurements came in at right where we should be 11weeks 4 days!
Dr. S was doing her best to get a perfect profile shot for the testing. This proved to be tougher than it seemed. She kept pressing on my body trying to "bounce" the baby. Ouch! She kept saying "C'mon lovey, bounce!" She is a very good doctor, that part was just a little uncomfortable.
Before I left she did inform me that I have a small organized bleed or clot on the left side of my uterus. This does cause more risk for miscarriage but in her words the plan is for it to "resorb" back into my tissue so we should be fine but it is definitely something to be praying about. In the meantime, I am on light duty (rest) and pelvic rest until March 7th at least.
A couple days later on Wednesday I finally met up with Dr. M, my ACTUAL OB doctor! It was so good to see her as I feel like I have already been through so much in the pregnancy without seeing her! She gave me a hug and took lots of extra time with me going over our risks, plans, tests, etc. Exam went well and all looks great!
So to wrap up.......we are doing good and just a few days from scootin' along to trimester 2! We will be praying for this clot to go away and would ask you to pray along with us! :) Next exciting day is March 7th, my next ultra sound where we will hopefully see NO clot but are hoping to see the sex of this baby!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Another Little "Odd"
I keep saying that God has promised us this beautiful child growing inside and "against all odds" this little him or her will be born! :)
Dr. called this morning and said all my tests came back normal except I am anemic. This was not a surprise to me as I have struggled in the past with iron deficient anemia. So... on to twice daily constipating iron supplements.....yeah! Anyway, no matter how unpleasant, hopefully this change will add to the health of my baby. I was reading about anemia in pregnancy and the risk in first trimester is basically low birth weight and pre-term labor which is pretty much the risk with almost every other issue I face so...nothing new. Plus we are gonna "nip this problem in the bud" NOW!
Good news is my first appointment was moved up to February 2nd (my Sis-in-law's bday by the way.:) I am really looking forward to "hearing" the heartbeat and talking over all these risks are with my Dr. as well as my unique delivery plan (because of the blood thinners.) I will also have an ultrasound to test for risk of Down Syndrome on January 31st. I am really excited to see my little "poptart!"
So lets add up the "odds":
*34-year-old Mom (as of this coming Saturday! Okay so I haven't hit that 35 mark but still they are giving me extra testing because of my age.)
*Overweight + some
*Clotting disorder (therefore blood thinners)
*Heart shaped Uterus (Septated)
*Previous YEARS of infertility
*Anemia
Wow! BUt isn't it great to say that we serve a God that is bigger and stronger than all these things!!!!!!!!!!
Dr. called this morning and said all my tests came back normal except I am anemic. This was not a surprise to me as I have struggled in the past with iron deficient anemia. So... on to twice daily constipating iron supplements.....yeah! Anyway, no matter how unpleasant, hopefully this change will add to the health of my baby. I was reading about anemia in pregnancy and the risk in first trimester is basically low birth weight and pre-term labor which is pretty much the risk with almost every other issue I face so...nothing new. Plus we are gonna "nip this problem in the bud" NOW!
Good news is my first appointment was moved up to February 2nd (my Sis-in-law's bday by the way.:) I am really looking forward to "hearing" the heartbeat and talking over all these risks are with my Dr. as well as my unique delivery plan (because of the blood thinners.) I will also have an ultrasound to test for risk of Down Syndrome on January 31st. I am really excited to see my little "poptart!"
So lets add up the "odds":
*34-year-old Mom (as of this coming Saturday! Okay so I haven't hit that 35 mark but still they are giving me extra testing because of my age.)
*Overweight + some
*Clotting disorder (therefore blood thinners)
*Heart shaped Uterus (Septated)
*Previous YEARS of infertility
*Anemia
Wow! BUt isn't it great to say that we serve a God that is bigger and stronger than all these things!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Miscommunication
It's been awhile since I've posted. Not much too talk about. As far as I know our little baby is healthy and things are going well. My morning sickness has increased as is expected. I am 9 weeks pregnant as of yesterday! Baby is the size of a green olive now. :)
My food cravings and aversions have been ever changing. First it was bread and all I could get of it, then it moved on to potatoes. Cereal has been a staple as well as fruit, yogurt, and sour candy. However the rest of my diet varies day to day. I will crave something one day and the next cannot even look at it. I know this is challenging on my family but it is on me as well. Most days, NOTHING sounds good yet if I don't eat something small every few hours........well, then, things can get "pukelicious."
There was no stopping that on Wednesday, Joey and I caught the 24hour flu bug!!! Oh my! It was awful! Not a moment of relief and throwing up all day! Praise the Lord it was gone as soon as it came! We are now feeling much better but of course our muscles are recovering! Ouch!
So.........this leads me to the miscommunication........I have been praying for an UNeventful pregnancy, not eventful! UUgh! Hopefully from here on out it will be UNeventful. I am just teasing anyway, I know God listens to our hearts and there is no miscommunication in prayer. It can be hard to understand sometimes when we pray for one thing and end up with another. We must always trust that God's hand is upon us and he will carry us through whatever we face and whatever was meant to harm us, he will turn to good.
Today is my "Nurse Education" appointment so I am looking forward to that. My first OB appointment is February 4th. I am looking forward to that as well. It is weird to be just having my first appointments after all the drama, Dr. calls, and ultrasounds we've already experienced this pregnancy. Ready to get this ball rolling! :)
My food cravings and aversions have been ever changing. First it was bread and all I could get of it, then it moved on to potatoes. Cereal has been a staple as well as fruit, yogurt, and sour candy. However the rest of my diet varies day to day. I will crave something one day and the next cannot even look at it. I know this is challenging on my family but it is on me as well. Most days, NOTHING sounds good yet if I don't eat something small every few hours........well, then, things can get "pukelicious."
There was no stopping that on Wednesday, Joey and I caught the 24hour flu bug!!! Oh my! It was awful! Not a moment of relief and throwing up all day! Praise the Lord it was gone as soon as it came! We are now feeling much better but of course our muscles are recovering! Ouch!
So.........this leads me to the miscommunication........I have been praying for an UNeventful pregnancy, not eventful! UUgh! Hopefully from here on out it will be UNeventful. I am just teasing anyway, I know God listens to our hearts and there is no miscommunication in prayer. It can be hard to understand sometimes when we pray for one thing and end up with another. We must always trust that God's hand is upon us and he will carry us through whatever we face and whatever was meant to harm us, he will turn to good.
Today is my "Nurse Education" appointment so I am looking forward to that. My first OB appointment is February 4th. I am looking forward to that as well. It is weird to be just having my first appointments after all the drama, Dr. calls, and ultrasounds we've already experienced this pregnancy. Ready to get this ball rolling! :)
Monday, December 27, 2010
:)
After the ER on Friday and Sunday, I saw the hematologist Monday (he was great and switched my medication to "baby safe" blood thinners, Tuesday had another ultrasound (saw a gestational sac! good improvement but still no baby), Wednesday met with a Surgeon (my gallbladder pain is gone. Gotta follow a lowfat diet and going to try to wait until after the pregnancy to operate.) All good news!
Then Christmas and all it's joy, craziness, and wonder! Thank you Lord for the birth of your son! Thank you for our Savior! And thank you for this precious gift you have placed inside of me!
Which brings us to today......12/27/10........another ultrasound. Well, today's ultrasound showed an embryo! My lil' baby WITH a heartbeat! The heartbeat is so important to me as we did not see that last year when I miscarried. Praise the Lord! A healthy baby on the way! I am 6 wk 4days and am due on 8/18! :) Baby's heart rate is 114. :)
I will continue to update as I have info but so far things are looking good! Keep on praying if you think of us! We are just praising God for his faithfulness and favor. :)
Then Christmas and all it's joy, craziness, and wonder! Thank you Lord for the birth of your son! Thank you for our Savior! And thank you for this precious gift you have placed inside of me!
Which brings us to today......12/27/10........another ultrasound. Well, today's ultrasound showed an embryo! My lil' baby WITH a heartbeat! The heartbeat is so important to me as we did not see that last year when I miscarried. Praise the Lord! A healthy baby on the way! I am 6 wk 4days and am due on 8/18! :) Baby's heart rate is 114. :)
I will continue to update as I have info but so far things are looking good! Keep on praying if you think of us! We are just praising God for his faithfulness and favor. :)
Then my email from Sunday.............
Thank you so much for praying and supporting me through...well, EVERYTHING! So I went back to the ER today and waited FOREVER (5 hours!) but finally got some result!
So, bad news first. My lil' troublesome gallstone is still blocking the gallbladder "neck" and I am still in a decent amount of pain. Since it is not moving, I am most likely going to have to have it out. Good news is the surgery isn't bad just slightly risky with my blood thinners and of course pregnancy. I will be calling a surgeon in the morning (they have already contacted him) and we will figure this all out with my OB & my new hemotologist whom I will meet tomorrow. Praying that tomorrow I will also switch to "baby safe" blood thinners.
The GREAT news is........my HCG (baby hormone) has almost doubled so we are on track for a healthy pregnancy. I am assuming I will have a new ultrasound in the next week or so to find out how far along I am!!!
Thank you again for all your prayers! If my family crosses your mind, please continue to pray for the health of this sweet baby we've longed for and of course my upcoming surgery.
Love,
Erin
Thank you so much for praying and supporting me through...well, EVERYTHING! So I went back to the ER today and waited FOREVER (5 hours!) but finally got some result!
So, bad news first. My lil' troublesome gallstone is still blocking the gallbladder "neck" and I am still in a decent amount of pain. Since it is not moving, I am most likely going to have to have it out. Good news is the surgery isn't bad just slightly risky with my blood thinners and of course pregnancy. I will be calling a surgeon in the morning (they have already contacted him) and we will figure this all out with my OB & my new hemotologist whom I will meet tomorrow. Praying that tomorrow I will also switch to "baby safe" blood thinners.
The GREAT news is........my HCG (baby hormone) has almost doubled so we are on track for a healthy pregnancy. I am assuming I will have a new ultrasound in the next week or so to find out how far along I am!!!
Thank you again for all your prayers! If my family crosses your mind, please continue to pray for the health of this sweet baby we've longed for and of course my upcoming surgery.
Love,
Erin
Gallbladder?
This is a copy of my email to family and friends the Saturday before Christmas...........
Please join me in prayer. I don't normally do this and didn't want to facebook details but I would just like to ask you to join me in prayer. I am praying for and believing for a miracle. Would you pray with me over the next couple days???
First of all......I found out this week that....I'm pregnant! :) This is something we have desired for a VERY long time. Had my first pregnancy last year that ended in miscarriage. I am so thankful for this pregnancy. And now for the drama.....
The night before last when I got home from dinner with friends, I started having really bad pain in my upper right quad of my abdomen. I felt really full (which I haven't felt in a long time), very tight, and pain. It just got worse and worse. It went on through the night and I was writhing in pain and shouting and kept both Joey and I up the entire night. There was NO relief. And I was vomitting constantly. I did not want to go in for a few reasons....
1. the kids were sleeping, didn't want to wake them, call someone to watch them, etc...
2. I've heard gas pain can be excruciating and was hoping that was it and it would pass.
3. I am in between insurance although my "first steps" from State is approved I just need to get proof of preganancy in but it is retroactive.
Anyway at 8am we finally called my mom and she came down and watched the kids and advised us to go in, called my doctor and she too said to get right in. We went to the ER and they did lots of tests and ultrasounds. They gave me pain medications and I immediately felt better and the severe pain has not returned.
They think it was a gallbladder attack because I have a few small/average size stones and one is in the neck of the gallbladder blocking which would cause it to not work properly. They can be moved around so he tried but couldn't. It must have moved now though cause I am not in that kind of pain anymore.
Anyway while I was there they tested my pregnancy level (5500) and did an ultrasound. They couldn't see the baby, a sac, or anything so they are not ruling out an ectopic pregnancy.
Before I left, a partner of my doctor called and said normally in this case because the numbers are so high and there is no baby they would consider this an ectopic and prescribe a pill to get rid of it because ectopic can be life threatening. But...........because she knows this is a highly desired pregnancy she said she will wait and wants me to come back into the ER tomorrow (Sunday) to test levels and ultrasound again. Numbers should double and baby should be seen. If not, she wants me to take the pill.
I of course am really not comfortable taking it because I believe in the God of miracles. I want them to FIND the ectopic before I take the pill. I really don't feel like it is ectopic since they did an ultrasound of my upper abdomen, my uterous, and my ovaries. She thinks one of the cysts on my ovaries could be it, but I had her pull up my records from 2007 which showed I already had those cysts.
She said in RARE cases she has seen either a very small baby embedded very closely with high numbers or twins that are showing a higher number but that are still too tiny to see.
So.........I am asking for prayer specifically for today and tomorrow that my numbers would double and the baby/babies would be seen!
As for the gall bladder, I do not have to have it out right now especially since I am pregnant and take coumadin but will probably in the future. I need to be careful what I eat to avoid attacks. Who knew? I didn't even know I had a gall bladder issue except some stones that have never bothered me.
Oh, and just praying that the insurance things goes well even if I lost the baby (it is a pregnancy based insurance) and that my meeting with the hemotoligist getting my medicine transferred to something safe for the baby.
Please join me in prayer. I don't normally do this and didn't want to facebook details but I would just like to ask you to join me in prayer. I am praying for and believing for a miracle. Would you pray with me over the next couple days???
First of all......I found out this week that....I'm pregnant! :) This is something we have desired for a VERY long time. Had my first pregnancy last year that ended in miscarriage. I am so thankful for this pregnancy. And now for the drama.....
The night before last when I got home from dinner with friends, I started having really bad pain in my upper right quad of my abdomen. I felt really full (which I haven't felt in a long time), very tight, and pain. It just got worse and worse. It went on through the night and I was writhing in pain and shouting and kept both Joey and I up the entire night. There was NO relief. And I was vomitting constantly. I did not want to go in for a few reasons....
1. the kids were sleeping, didn't want to wake them, call someone to watch them, etc...
2. I've heard gas pain can be excruciating and was hoping that was it and it would pass.
3. I am in between insurance although my "first steps" from State is approved I just need to get proof of preganancy in but it is retroactive.
Anyway at 8am we finally called my mom and she came down and watched the kids and advised us to go in, called my doctor and she too said to get right in. We went to the ER and they did lots of tests and ultrasounds. They gave me pain medications and I immediately felt better and the severe pain has not returned.
They think it was a gallbladder attack because I have a few small/average size stones and one is in the neck of the gallbladder blocking which would cause it to not work properly. They can be moved around so he tried but couldn't. It must have moved now though cause I am not in that kind of pain anymore.
Anyway while I was there they tested my pregnancy level (5500) and did an ultrasound. They couldn't see the baby, a sac, or anything so they are not ruling out an ectopic pregnancy.
Before I left, a partner of my doctor called and said normally in this case because the numbers are so high and there is no baby they would consider this an ectopic and prescribe a pill to get rid of it because ectopic can be life threatening. But...........because she knows this is a highly desired pregnancy she said she will wait and wants me to come back into the ER tomorrow (Sunday) to test levels and ultrasound again. Numbers should double and baby should be seen. If not, she wants me to take the pill.
I of course am really not comfortable taking it because I believe in the God of miracles. I want them to FIND the ectopic before I take the pill. I really don't feel like it is ectopic since they did an ultrasound of my upper abdomen, my uterous, and my ovaries. She thinks one of the cysts on my ovaries could be it, but I had her pull up my records from 2007 which showed I already had those cysts.
She said in RARE cases she has seen either a very small baby embedded very closely with high numbers or twins that are showing a higher number but that are still too tiny to see.
So.........I am asking for prayer specifically for today and tomorrow that my numbers would double and the baby/babies would be seen!
As for the gall bladder, I do not have to have it out right now especially since I am pregnant and take coumadin but will probably in the future. I need to be careful what I eat to avoid attacks. Who knew? I didn't even know I had a gall bladder issue except some stones that have never bothered me.
Oh, and just praying that the insurance things goes well even if I lost the baby (it is a pregnancy based insurance) and that my meeting with the hemotoligist getting my medicine transferred to something safe for the baby.
Pregnant!
On the night of December 12th, I took a routine pregnancy test. I say routine because I currently take blood thinners which are not safe for a baby so I need to check quite often to make sure I am not pregnant. We have also been struggling with infertility for quite a few years. To read back on that, you can look all the way back to post #1 on this blog.
Back to Dec. 12th, the night before my daughter's birthday I found out......I'm pregnant! I was shocked! I immediately showed Joey and we both felt happy, blessed, scared, and stressed. The next day I began telling family and asking for prayer. I called my doctor in attempt to switch my medications. Last year at this exact same time, I found out I was pregnant (my first), sadly as quickly as it came, it was gone and that pregnancy ended in miscarriage. This was reason #2 for fear.
Well, the week was going fine and then Thursday night.........panic!
Back to Dec. 12th, the night before my daughter's birthday I found out......I'm pregnant! I was shocked! I immediately showed Joey and we both felt happy, blessed, scared, and stressed. The next day I began telling family and asking for prayer. I called my doctor in attempt to switch my medications. Last year at this exact same time, I found out I was pregnant (my first), sadly as quickly as it came, it was gone and that pregnancy ended in miscarriage. This was reason #2 for fear.
Well, the week was going fine and then Thursday night.........panic!
Finally.........Inspiration!
Here I am FINALLY writing. I decided that I will use this blog to update on our long awaited miracle of a pregnancy! Lots of stuff happened over the last couple weeks so here we go........
Saturday, October 23, 2010
I want to write!
I want to write! I don’t know where to start. I don’t know what to write about. Lord, bring your organization and inspiration. I love writing. It is a new found gift and blessing to me. However, I hardly do unless I am “on assignment.” Why??? Because I feel so discombobulated! I am the kind of woman that is constantly thinking, taking in, forming my beliefs, looking into a deeper meaning for practically ALL things. My head is constantly full of thoughts. I often ask the Lord to please calm my mind and bring it to an idle point so I can focus on Him. I am not the ADD or ADHD type but sometimes my mind makes me feel like that, jumping from one subject to the next.
I write three blogs. THREE. Were you aware of that? Actually I should say, I “created” three blogs because currently I am not writing in any of them. I was really good at one, this one, my family one, until too much time passed. I am such an orderly person, or I strive to be, that I just could not get myself to write here until I was all caught up & in order. However I now realized I am a year behind and that no matter how hard I try (unless that means devoting my 24 hours per day for the next month which I am unwilling to do) I CANNOT catch up.
Therefore today…October 23, 2010 I give myself the grace to start here and now, not pretending that the past year did not happen but moving on because last year was just too fabulous to stop and take the time to write about. I was too busy living! Right? Right? I am going to need you to agree with me here. So herein begins my “clean slate.”
Are you excited? Hopefully you’re thrilled….I’m sure. I could use the motivation. Now what to write…hmmm….what God is doing in my life? Hmmm…well…I have a blog for that called “My Truth.” My current weight loss and goals…Hmmmmm….well I have a blog for that too “By Golly Girl.” How about some straight up current family stats and facts! Yeah! That’s it……..be on the lookout for my next post! “Facts & Stats” coming soon to www.withfaithandapromise.blogspot.com. And if the other topics interested you, then you can check them out soon too…….addresses to come as soon as I post. I commit to updating all three! Okay, got a plan. Now the follow through……………………
I write three blogs. THREE. Were you aware of that? Actually I should say, I “created” three blogs because currently I am not writing in any of them. I was really good at one, this one, my family one, until too much time passed. I am such an orderly person, or I strive to be, that I just could not get myself to write here until I was all caught up & in order. However I now realized I am a year behind and that no matter how hard I try (unless that means devoting my 24 hours per day for the next month which I am unwilling to do) I CANNOT catch up.
Therefore today…October 23, 2010 I give myself the grace to start here and now, not pretending that the past year did not happen but moving on because last year was just too fabulous to stop and take the time to write about. I was too busy living! Right? Right? I am going to need you to agree with me here. So herein begins my “clean slate.”
Are you excited? Hopefully you’re thrilled….I’m sure. I could use the motivation. Now what to write…hmmm….what God is doing in my life? Hmmm…well…I have a blog for that called “My Truth.” My current weight loss and goals…Hmmmmm….well I have a blog for that too “By Golly Girl.” How about some straight up current family stats and facts! Yeah! That’s it……..be on the lookout for my next post! “Facts & Stats” coming soon to www.withfaithandapromise.blogspot.com. And if the other topics interested you, then you can check them out soon too…….addresses to come as soon as I post. I commit to updating all three! Okay, got a plan. Now the follow through……………………
Sunday, November 08, 2009
June '09 - NOV '09
JUNE
THE WEDDING: Brandon & Tiffany June 27th, 2009
Mr. Vern Waller had a birthday. 
Bran & Tiff's bridal shower.
Bran & Tiff's bridal shower.
THE WEDDING: Brandon & Tiffany June 27th, 2009
JULY
Of course we started by celebrating the 4th!
Then we traveled to Cannon Beach for our very first family of four vacation alone. It was only one night long but we experienced all we could. We played at the beach, played a game of Sequence while waiting for our pizza, picked out seashells and rocks, visited the candy store, had a picnic watching the sunset, snuggled in for the night, picked up some coffee, read my Bible in the courtyard, watched an artist blowing glass and picked up some fabric to create a memory! Whew! A wonderful whirlwind!
We had our own boat day on Lacamas Lake. Thanks Mom & Dad for loaning us the boat!
We had a swimming day with friends! SO MUCH FUN! THank you Erica!!!!
We went to the fair of course!!! Thank you Mom and Dad!
Jones celebrated his 7th birthday with his favorite bugs, oops I mean buds! :)
Bran & Tiff brought back Moll a souvinier from their honeymoon travels. Isn't it cute?
Can we say "Project Runway" anyone?
We went camping to Lower Falls .....so beautiful....so fun.....
Then we traveled to Cannon Beach for our very first family of four vacation alone. It was only one night long but we experienced all we could. We played at the beach, played a game of Sequence while waiting for our pizza, picked out seashells and rocks, visited the candy store, had a picnic watching the sunset, snuggled in for the night, picked up some coffee, read my Bible in the courtyard, watched an artist blowing glass and picked up some fabric to create a memory! Whew! A wonderful whirlwind!
We had our own boat day on Lacamas Lake. Thanks Mom & Dad for loaning us the boat!
We had a swimming day with friends! SO MUCH FUN! THank you Erica!!!!
AUGUST
The other Lovelaces came for a visit. :)
We went to the fair of course!!! Thank you Mom and Dad!
Jones celebrated his 7th birthday with his favorite bugs, oops I mean buds! :)
Bran & Tiff brought back Moll a souvinier from their honeymoon travels. Isn't it cute?
Can we say "Project Runway" anyone?
We went camping to Lower Falls .....so beautiful....so fun.....
SEPTEMBER started by canning blackberry jam & YUMMY applesauce with Becky & Steph! 
Joey made an AMAZING fort for the kiddos (...and me!) We spent HOURS in there!
Mollie "thought" she found a great hiding place. Hee!Hee!
The kiddos had a cousin movie night! Jones sold tickets and popcorn. :) We watched Tinkerbell. It was magical.
Jones made dinner all by himself! It was a delicious curry broccoli casserole! :)
Jones started 1st grade at River Home Link. He attends 2 days a week and the other days are spent schooling at home. Mollie began her pre-preschool homeschooling by baking chocolate chip cookies.
My beautiful Momma celebrated her birthday and guess what she wanted to do? BOWLING! We had a fun night but unfortunately MOM hurt her wrist (it looked scary!) on one of her first turns and couldn't bowl!!! Sorry Mom! I think she had a good time anyway.
And last but not least, Mollie started gymnastics and it turns out she's really really good! AND... the best part is that she LOVES it! In the few short weeks she has been enrolled at VEGA she has learned so much! All her positions- "Pike," "Straddle," and "Tuck" and she has been on the balance beam, trampoline, rings, etc... She is loving it!
And finally: OCTOBER
My Uncle Tom, Aunt Lisa, and cousins Jeremy and Jenn came into town on my Sis's birthday. Happy Birthday Britt! I was so excited for this weekend and had requested time off work and ended up missing everything because I was sick in bed for several days. Totally a bummer.
We enjoyed a FUN "Homeschool Harvest Party" at the Hosszu home. It was Great!
We went to Sauvie Island Pumpkin Patch with Grandpa & Grandma Waller and then decorated our pumpkins the next day. :)
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