February was an eventful month for our family. I almost said "little family" but we're not so little anymore. Chris and I celebrated 11 years together by going to the movies. I don't remember the last time we went to see a movie without the kids. It's been years, I'm sure.
My parents came to visit for a couple of days. It was nice to spend some time with them!
I also finished Seth's Christmas Stocking and Violet's is now 95% done. I had Violet's 6 month pictures taken. (they are way cute if I say so myself) and, for the first time ever, I made Valentine boxes for my boys. It started with Sam's and Landon liked it so much we made one for him too, even though he didn't need it for school.
Sam's is the red one, and Landon wanted yellow.
By the time Valentines Day rolled around I was actually feeling like I had moved out of new baby survival mode. But I woke up on the 14th feeling sick. I mentioned it to Chris and he laughed and joked that I was pregnant. I reassured myself that it was probably because I was just hungry. I had finally found the determination to loose weight, and so I had cut my calorie intake back to 1200 or 1300 calories a day and my body was just adjusting to less food.....right? I went about my day and found that food and activity wasn't helping my stomach. With Chris' pregnancy joke rolling around in my head, I decided to take a test just to reassure myself that I was just sick. That test came out positive faster than any other prego test I have ever taken. I have to admit I felt quite a bit of fear and I started to shake. My baby is only 6 months old....how could I be having another one? Chris, on the other hand, was thrilled. Knowing he was happy made things a little better, but the fear of nausea and exhaustion while caring for a 6 month-old still felt daunting. Knowing how terrible we are at keeping secrets and also knowing that Chris would be talking to his brothers soon, I took a picture of the kids and sent it out to all our family so they could all learn the news at relatively the same time.
We got many calls and comments from many surprised family members. I'm told my dad had a great reaction to the news, I wish I had been there to see it. Sam didn't believe me when I told him. He thought we were joking and so argued with us for a few hours before realizing the truth. Seth, on the other hand, is still refusing to believe there is a baby inside me again. One morning when I was feeling particularly sick, I had to explain why I was laying on the couch and he couldn't come jump on me. I told him there was a baby in my tummy and he needs to be gentle with me. "NO Mommy! We have Violet. We don't NEED another baby!" Don't get me wrong. We wanted another child in our family, but I was thinking that maybe next year would be good for this whole pregnancy thing again. Violet would be sleeping through the night and easier to take care of in the day too. The Lord has His own plans for us though, and over the last month He has helped me do the things necessary for our family to function. Yes, we're back in Survivial Mode. I don't like being in Survival Mode, but I am reminded daily of what my sister-in-law told me after she had her number 5 baby. This is a very short period in our lives. Since it's so short I have to do what I can to try to enjoy it because it will soon pass, and I know I will miss my little children being little. This new development is good for us!
In other news:
Violet has become very good at getting herself around the room with her killer rolling skills. She loves to roll around and find new toys, but her favorite toys are always the ones that she can use to cover her face and play peek-a-boo. She will put the blanket/sheet/cloth over her face and then proceed to gasp and giggle as she "hides" underneath it. Then I say "where is Violet?" and she grabs the cloth, pulls it off her face and smiles at me for a few seconds and then puts it back over her face. I laugh every time.
I took these last night. I never touched the sheet.
4 comments:
Congrats on baby #5! You're amazing, hope you feel better soon.
Oh my gosh! I wasn't expecting THAT announcement! :) It'll be fun once it's all said & done, but in the meantime, GOOD LUCK!!! That first trimester of nausea is the WORST, especially with a whole household of other needy little ones, but somehow we all get through it... I wasn't feeling so great the other day too & had the same fear of possibly being pregnant, but luckily I'm feeling fine again. These babies sure take their toll on us though! Mentally, physically & emotionally! Good luck!
Wow, how fun and scary at the same time! When you trust in Heavenly Father's plan for us, you can do ANYTHING, including this! Good luck with morning sickness.
Congratulations!!!! It must feel overwhelming and scary, but you're so strong and capable, and plus you're never ever alone in doing this mother/wife thing. You're right, Heavenly Father has a plan for each one of us, and He does all He can to help us make it.
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