Sick week

This week brought us pain. We thought we were going to be getting back into the groove of school and we all got slapped in the face with some nasty virus. We all ran fever with a horrible headache. As the fever broke we all developed a nasty cough, that is still lingering. I was so scared the baby would get sick but I think he is making it through just fine. Hopefully we are are on the mend now and can get back into action. I am excited to start working on t reviews and sharing them with everyone.

Back to the grind

It is so hard to get back to the grind of school when you have been off for so long.  It doesn't help that we keep getting lots of bad weather that is causing the public schools to close as well.  It is so easy to say no school for us if public school is out too.  

I think the biggest struggle is having a new baby in the mix.  Taking care of him and trying to give full attention to the kids is trying.  I know we will eventually get into a good routine and I need to give it time.  If anyone has any tips on how to get back into the swing of things after a birth let me know.

I am also still very tired from birth.  I lost a lot of blood, my hemoglobin was a 6 when it should be at least 13.  I declined the transfusion  since I wasn't having any symptoms besides tiredness.  So I am trying to build that back up with lots of iron.  Also a couple days ago I noticed my incision is coming open in two spots.  So far they said just keep it clean and dry.  I am going to give it till Monday and go to the doc if it seems to be getting worse.  I am still having lots of pain in my belly area.  I can't get a full cough out with out pain let alone go to the bathroom comfortably.

On the up side nursing is going very well and Syler is growing just fine.  He is a picky eater and only likes to eat with me sitting up and in the football hold.  With my last he didn't care how I held him (he would have been fine upside down) he would chow down.

January is rough!

So as you have seen I had my wonderful baby #4 on Dec. 26th!  He is a great baby.  He only fusses to eat or if he has a poopy butt.  He really is very content any other time of the day.  His daddy was very proud of him as you can see as well.

Syler is now a week and a half old and still being that great little baby.  Though this are starting to hit me about how rough they are going to get.

My other 3 kids went to spend Christmas with their dad and then their nana and papa took them while I had the baby.  That way I could come home and heal with out having to run after the rest of the kids.  The kids will be coming home this week and I am scared. 

I know they will be a big help but I also know that the trials I had before the baby (like them fighting) will still be there.  Then we have to get back into the swing of homeschool all while trying to figure out how to add the new baby in the mix. 

I took this quarter off of college to have him and I am really scared that I won't be able to juggle being a full time mom, homeschooler, and college student anymore.  It wasn't so bad with the other kids because I could work while they did their school work, or I could send them to play so I could work.  Now I have a newborn that needs me at all times.  I can't imagine being in the middle of a quiz and him start fussing wanting nursed or changed.  I know I have always been an advocate of being able to do it.  Maybe I have a touch of baby blues that is making me doubt myself, I am not sure.  I am sure that I am scared to death of what is to come but I am also trusting in God to lead me in the right path.  Maybe this is a time that my path needs to change or it is a challenge that I need in order to grow and do better at what I am now.  I guess through the next weeks and even months we will see how it all pans out.

I hope everyone else is having a smooth transition back into the stride of work into the new year.

We have a baby!

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Syler Bruce was born the 26th at 7:30am. He was 7lbs 8oz and 19 1/4in long. Head full of blondish red hair. So far he is perfect and doing great.

I am huge!

Only one more week to go and baby Syler will be here!

Baby day is coming!

So we have the c-section scheduled for December 26th at 5:30 A.M.!  I am excited for my Christmas gift!  

So far things are going pretty good.  I am on 30 units of insulin once a day.  I am hoping I will not need it after the baby is born though.  I have had gestational diabetes with all my kids, but this is a first with insulin. Since that makes me high risk I am having to do NST's twice a week.  Those are interesting sitting in the hospital room with three kiddos and you can't move!

I am ready for a little squish in my arms again.  The sweet wonderful smell of a newborn baby just makes me smile.  I feel like a first time mom all over again since my last is 5 years old.  The kids are also excited to see him.  Micah says he will sleep with him so baby can sleep on his arm so he won't cry.  He said he would change diapers too until his sister told him boys like to pee on people when their diaper is off. HAHA!

Snow!!

That means a day of doing nothing right? I just want bundled in my covers. 

We have about 2 inches of sleet/ice with about 4 inches of snow over it. It is still snowing pretty steady as well. I think it is going to snow all day as well. We did not lose power during the ice portion so I am thankful!