19 weeks (and bleeding!:-()

Oh my word! My sweet boy has been here for 19 weeks! I can't even believe it. He is finally feeling better after the sickness and then increased reflux that he has been having. Dr V actually doubled his dose of Zantac this week and it is definitely helping, I am so thankful. In the past week I have been trying all kinds of new activities for him, we have now used the exersaucer, and jonny jumper, and more frequently than we had been using it before the bumbo and the MobyWrap. He is really starting to enjoy play time and loves to be independant. He is so determined to reach things or move when he wants to move that he is usually successful. He has been drooling a ton! And blowing lots of spit bubbles. This week he has also started sucking in his bottom lip, and making this weird sound when he does it:-) UPDATE:-( So I wrote this post early (yes I cheated:-)) but when I wrote it things seemed ok. On monday I got his zantac dose increased, and on tuesday I called the doctors office just to ask her a question, as he has been getting this intermittent rash over the last few days. I also mentioned how since (two weeks ago tomorrow) he has not returned to his normal state of health....She (yesterday) said that we "May be heading down the same road that we did with Sam." I was so overwhelmed as I left her office yesterday. And then today I brought back some stool for some testing that she wanted to do. And she tested it for blood and there was blood in it.:-( I am so overwhelmed and sad. I want to be mad at someone! I wish I could be....I am praying that it is a fluke and that he is fine. But gosh I am so overwhelmed. The first time Sam had blood in his stool it was not until he was two years old. Preston is only four months!!! Trying to stand on what God has promised: What He did promise is this...that He would equip us. He would give us strength. "So do not fear for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand" Isaiah 41:10 He would walk beside us and hold our hand. "For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." Isaiah 41:13 He would be the light that shines in our darkness. "The Lord is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1 And that nothing, nothing, would be impossible with Him. "For nothing is impossible with God" Luke 1:37 So now we are in the cycle of waiting and seeing again. I am trying to remain positive and remember that God's got this under control. She sent some other stool studies, some may be back tomorrow others may take a little while. And she has referred us to Sam's GI doctor.

Twister

An old favorite! The kids had such a great time playing this game the other day. I babysat my friends four kiddos and then another friend came over as well, so there were 10 kids! It was wild, loud and crazy! But so much fun!!!

Sweet Big Sister

Sophia is just loving being a big sister lately:-)

Exersaucer:-)

Preston is really growing up so fast! I have started putting him in the exersaucer and he loves it. He is probably still a little small for it but seems to enjoy then independance it brings. He is really enjoying his toys and being a positiong of being upright without being held.

Chantal's Shower

My best friend is pregnant and is having twin girls.I am so happy for her and her husband Andrew. Abigail and Aubrey are already very loved! So many people are excitedly waiting for this double blessing. Chantal and I have been best friends since we were 12yrs old. We have been through so much together. I am so thrilled that she finally gets the incredible blessing of being a mom. After her shower today I was thrilled to go back to her house and just spend time together. Life is so busy that most of our conversations are no longer face to face they are on the phone.

Auntie doesnt have much room left to hold Preston, Abigail and Aubrey...

Winter has arrived

The kids have been waiting anxiously for snow ever since we had that crazy 20+ inches fall in october....but it just hadn't come until now! It apparently is supposed to be really cold and would appear that this snow that we have will be here (and then some) until spring. So the munchkins enjoyed playing out in the snow while Daddy was cleaning up the driveway and sidewalks. I enjoyed WATCHING from the warmth of my house while I had some one on one time with Mr Preston:-)

Has winter arrived for you yet?

18 weeks

We have had a rough last week with Mr Preston. Over the weekend he had fevers, very loose stools, and eventually some vomiting. And then starting on monday he has now developed some respiratory symptoms too. Poor little guy. He has been intermittently very irritable. At times completely happy and acting like himself and then at other times completely inconsolable and miserable. At 18weeks he is cooing so much! I just love it. Most of the time he is also making a little spitty noise while he is cooing too. He is blowing bubbles and cooing at the same time. He loves to coo when he first wakes up in the morning, and right after he has nursed. He likes to coo at his animals hanging down from his gymini, or other random aparatus that we use. He has the sweetest quiet little voice, completely unexpected for it to be so sweet and tiny.:-) He continues to roll over almost instantaneously when you put him on his belly. I think he is to the point where being on his belly doesn't really bother him but he would rather just be face up instead of face down. He is absolutely loving sucking on his fingers now, and just about anything else that comes in contact with his mouth. The faces he makes when he feels a strange texture in his mouth are so funny. My little love is absolutely loving his momma, which I am thrilled about. But it makes me sad to know he wants me and I have to work sometimes. He loves to snuggle with me and settles almost instantly when I take him from someone. Oh and those smiles he gives me just melt my heart:-) My poor sick sweet little boy:

And (some) of what has been helping us through this trial: