Weather Pixies

So, how do you like the weather women that I have on the left side? I put them up last night, and it's kind of fun to see how they change from night to day....sometimes a pet is there, sometimes, not. The one for Thunder Bay is kind of hard to see.....because it's foggy here!

Kind of dumb. Kind of fun. If other people would start to participate, I would put their weather up, too, but............

GREAT NEWS

We had the appt today and the baby is HEALTHY!!! Everything is working just like it is supposed to. And my fluid level is in the "normal high" range. a couple of numbers from the cutoff for being too much, but nothing to worry about.

It has been a long 11 days waiting for this appt. Many people were praying though and I felt pretty calm yesterday and today...no upset stomachs...only God can do that!! Especially with my stomach!!

We did find out what it is. After all these ultrasounds and cruddy appts, I wanted something to look forward to. Mason is going to have a baby brother!!!! His response to this news was "Cool. Just like I said it was. Wanna see my science book?" He has been saying it is a boy and that he wants a brother, so that will be fun for him.

well, going to bed now. We need to get busy on a boy's name so we can name this little guy!

hi there

Aunt Janis,
I am with you on the mice!!!! So far we haven't had any return and I am hoping it stays that way!!

I've had a lot of Dr appts lately. More 4D ultrasounds as well, when I get it on the CD, I'll post a picture. You can really see the resemblence to Mason in the pictures.

On Tuesday I am going to see a perinatalogist for a level 2 ultrasound. My amniotic fluid levels are too high, so they want to check the baby out. i guess heart defects or defects of the gastrointestinal system can cause the high levels. We had hoped I had gestational diabetes, because that can cause the high levels as well, but I passed the 3 hour test. I also think a person can have high fluid levels without really having a reason---which is what I am hoping for. Seems like everytime I go to the Dr I have to deal with some freaky thing. Can't wait for the end of Nov!!! only 74 more days to go!!!!!
Please keep the baby and us in your prayers.

Things are getting ready around here and Mason is VERY excited!!!! He is doing well with homeschool and LOVES it!! I hope it stays that way!! :) He just started adding and subtracting things on his own..

Cathy---do you know of any good resources for preschool math? There is so much out there and I don't want a real "formal" program at this point, just activities to encourage him along since he doing this already.

Do you also know of any fun CD's with kid songs that are not annoying? We have a few, but I am always looking for more.

I'll get to emailing those pictures soon, just want to get through the next few Dr appts first.

Fall has arrived!!!

I think the fall season has arrived. Brrrrrrrrrrrr. Yesterday was really cold and windy but today is just cold. Another sign of fall is the fact that the little mice have decided to come in out of the cold. Trapped 4 little ones so far. I hate mice!!!
Today I am playing Bunco. It's a fun, no brainer dice game that the ladies around here play. And tomorrow I play again. I can hardly wait.


Here's a picture of our wonderful trip to visit Cathy at the lake. We had a great time. Especially, Mr. Jim because he caught a big fish!!

Okay, so

here I am, again. We had a little bear cub eating our plums, cherries, apples, and crabapples the other night. It was so small....much smaller than Ginger. Very cute. It has been a really windy day, and many of the apples blew off of the tree. I decided to see if any of them were salvageable and managed to come up with these:

Maybe I've got enough for an apple pie or apple crisp.

Randy is MIA right now. He came home for dinner and had to walk part of the way because a huge, 60-foot pine tree had fallen across our driveway. He is lumberjacking it so that we can get up and down the driveway.

All of the hazards of living in the boonies.

Here's the fish!

The statistics:
24.5 inches
5 pounds
What kind is it, again? Oh well, they're all the same......it's a fish.

And mom, dad's wearing that d@rn hat. Recorded for all of the world to see.

Dentist Blues

Mason went to the Dentist today. And what a visit it was!!!

He's been there before and it went pretty well, but not today.

He has such a large personal space and he abhors anyone messing around with his mouth, not to mention taste and texture sensitivities...so, I realize how hard it must have been for him.

He was SCREAMING and crying and getting out of the chair, closing his mouth and covering his mouth with his hands. All they did was polish and count his teeth, and x-ray them. Now i hat the x-ray part too, so I completely understand that part.

The dentist and hygenist were very patient and kind and kept telling me "Oh we see this all the time"...I have said those same words to other parents, and now I was that parent!!

Mason was spitting the paste out, yelling "I don't like you!!" "I don't like the dentist" "I'm not coming back here again" "I'm never going to the dentist" "I don't like this" "I want to go home now" "I AM going home now". I had to hold his hands down and keep him in the chair. He kept jumping out of the chair and refusing to put his head in the head rest.

It was so hard. I felt for the boy and yet, he needs his teeth cleaned, because fixing cavities is far worse. He did great for the flossing part though and was excited to get his treasure, so hopefully he wasn't too traumatized.


On a side note, I peed my pants tonight and didn't even know it. I went out to eat for an hour or so, came home and was changing into my PJ's when I noticed I had wet myself. And it definitely wasn't amniotic fluid. SO, another great side effect of pregnancy...wetting myself without knowing it. Doesn't seem possible, but it is. Only 80 more days to go. WHOO-HOO!!!