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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Sophia Rose

Our beautiful new DAUGHTER was born yesterday! Sophia Rose is so beautiful. Of course she looks just like her sisters. She was a tricky little thing having Tom and I convinced she was a boy but she sure did fool us. I can see she is going to have one heck of a personality already. I am of course in the hospital, in a lot of pain but am very happy to say the least. Here are some pictures of our sweet girl!

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Sophia moments old:

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Daddy and his new girl:

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Me looking dreadful but thankful all is well and baby is perfect!

Christmas !!

We had such an amazing Christmas. Tom was home for a whole week from work so we had a chance to spend a lot of time together as a family. We stayed home this year because I am due any minute but it was very special and memorable none the less!

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Doctor Update!

Ok, so I went to my DR's appointment Tuesday. I had my blood test done for the diabetes (still have not heard a word yet) and we had an ultrasound. In the Ultrasound the babies legs were once again shut tight and his/her butt was up in the air. My DR. decided to go ahead and give an opinion , her words "Well, I am going to say I think it is a girl." I asked her why she says it's a girl. She says that she is going to say its a girl for the simple fact that she sees no boy parts through the little crack of the butt. I then asked if that was a definitive answer to which she says "Well, we did have a women deliver a few weeks ago with 2 girls already, she was told she was having another girl because her baby did the same thing and she ended up having a boy in the delivery room" So, on that note........WE STILL DO NOT KNOW. She is making a guess, most likely to satisfy my need to know. If only the baby would open up the legs just a little! Next time I need to remember to never pick a DR. who admits to not being able to read an ultrasound.

Anyway, here is a peek at my 8 month belly. :)

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Monday, December 8, 2008

Gia and I had a very nice Mommy daughter day today. She and I have these little outings once a week but have been lacking due to the terror that is the flue invading the household. We ran some errands (the dreaded post office at holiday time) and brought home some lunch where as usual we had some mighty fine conversation. Want to know what is on the mind of a 17 month old? It just so happens you can find out right here, right now! Join little miss Georgia as she discusses french fries, burgers, demonstrates the art of "dipping" and makes one of her ever so important business calls. :-)

UPDATE UPDATE, read all about it!

Ok, so it has been a while since I have updated. Frankly we have been very patiently waiting to tell everyone the good news of the babies sex. Unfortunately, you WILL NOT find that news here. ;) This little one tossing and turning around in my rather large stomach like a little Alien has been viewed by Ultrasound 4 times, all 4 times Thomas or Sophia has decided his/her legs were to remain closed tight. And whereas this might be the wonderful news our little unborn bundle of joy might be planning an early trip into the priesthood or nunnery it is NOT good news for the preparation of his/her arrival. So we will have to wait, perhaps my next appointment on the 9th will be more productive in determining?

Now lets get on to the updates shall we?

First and foremost, our little Georgia has taken the next step into toddler-hood. About 4:00pm yesterday she decided to SAY YES to the musical potty and made her first contribution to the big girl potty Gods. Or in more toddler-like terms, SHE WENT PEE PEE in the potty! *jumping for joy here* We all went nuts with excitement and she was ecstatic, begging me to call her daddy and tell him, which of course we couldn't. Instead we called Nana and she told her all about it. We managed to get her to sit on the chair 4 more times yesterday, no more contributions but it is a far cry more than what she was willing to do the day before as she would go running for her life at the mere site of the chair.

As far as our Miriam, she is doing WONDERFULLY! She is talking and communicating so very much. I absolutely LOVE hearing her voice more than anything in this world. We have waited so very long for her to use it and now I am afraid she is spoiling me.

I am ending this blog with some photos of the girls at Halloween. I had really wanted to update but unfortunately we don't have a desk chair, Toms laptop is broken (thank you Gia) and I have to use a hard dining chair at my computer and it does no wonder whatsoever for the aches and pains of pregnancy. I will try to update again soon.

Take Care,
Jenna

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A story all must read!

Hey everyone, I had to come online and share with everyone one of the most beautiful books I have read in a long time. It is titled THE SHACK by: William Young.

It's the story of a man who is struck with a deep and great sadness when his 6 year old daughter vanishes during a family camping trip. All evidence points towards the fact that the child was victim of a child killer. 4 years later after years of blaming our lord and trying to find reason he receives a letter which appears to be from God asking him to meet him at the crime scene to talk. Should he go or should he stay at home and always wonder? It is a beautiful story of coming to terms with life, the father, the son and the holy ghost all at the same time. It is a book about love and understanding at its greatest and will leave you in tears. Good tears and bad tears. Please pick this book up, it is worth a read no matter your religion, no matter where you are in your search for Godly truth. It will change you.

God Bless everyone!

P.S. If you want to read excerpts from the book visit the website at www.theshackbook.com .

Visit to the ER!

It has been a little while since our last post. I wanted to be able to have positive news about everything that has been going on in our lives.

As much of the family reading this knows our Miriam had a seizure and was in the hospital for about 5 days. She was poked, prodded and sent through the ringer but in the end we are all better for it. We were humbled in the fact that God led us to this wonderful town where she was able to go to a real hospital with incredible DR's. Our faith in the spirit heavenly father has grown and our family has strengthened because of the experience. The hospital was truly an amazing place. They tried with all their might to keep Miriam comfortable (us as well) and there was not one person in the entire hospital we think that did not stop by to say hello.

In the end Miriam was given an MRI, EEG and a audiology hearing test. We found through those test that Miriam's brain is absolutely perfect and her hearing is many many points greater than the average person. She can hear things we could never dream of hearing. Dr;s actually came into her room to thank us for bringing them such a perfect subject for the test. She was described as remarkable and due to the fact her hearing is so sensitive we were told she was the fastest brain wave test they have ever done. This truly explains why it is she amazes so many with her ability to enter a room and never once appear blind. We also were very lucky to find that there is absolutely no underlying cause of her seizures such as a brain tumor. The seizures are 100% controllable and caused by her very rare disorder.

She has been home for about a week now and is doing perfectly. Even her speech magically improved while in the hospital (I think she decided she best talk or be prodded more). And thanks to daddy being the best daddy in the world she came home with the biggest teddy bear in the hospital "Boris".

This is a picture of Miriam giving Borus a hug the day we all came home!

I would also like to introduce you to our newest family member , Miriam's new companion dog CARA! She is half lab and half collie making her the perfect breed, literally. She is sweet , loving and even though Miriam cannot stand her she responds to her. She is starting to tolerate her and even calls her by name. :)

As far as me, everything is still the same although things get a bit tougher as the baby grows. New pain comes, my body can walk less and fatigue is my enemy (as with most pregnancies). I have a feeling if things keep progressing as they are we are going to end up having an early arrival. We are praying that the baby will at least wait until about 30 weeks, that way both of our chances are good. I will keep you updated.

For now here are some pictures of the girls and their daddy. :-)

Gia sporting her new beanie and hello kitty dress!