tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80197879862966561182024-03-13T09:56:03.221-07:00Cruz NewsJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-13885495055756761352016-03-03T07:17:00.001-08:002016-03-03T07:17:10.427-08:00Accountability - first post from Living on a prayer blog<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-30142B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30142B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">all the more as you see </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-30142C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30142C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">the Day drawing near. - Hebrews 10:25</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Recently some amazing ladies from our church decided to get real about how we often neglect to spend real time in God's word each day. It was refreshing to know that not only do we all struggle with this but to know that we all want to help each other. This is one of the jobs of the body of Christ, to hold each other accountable. I'm so thankful for the amazing women God has put in my life. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">So we started an accountability group on facebook. Several of us are reading the same books in the Bible while others are reading something else. We are encouraging each other and not judging. It's a safe environment to share the real struggle of our daily walk with God. </span></div>
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Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-76679440875595209722016-02-25T06:45:00.000-08:002016-02-25T06:45:08.723-08:00Returning to bloggingI'm making my return to blogging. Here's hoping I stick with it more this time. How about a family update to start? We now have 5 children, but only 4 are currently in our home. Our one daughter is still living in an orphanage in Haiti. She officially became a part of our family in January but we still need to wait for immigration to approve her travel to the US. Jacob is growing up so fast. It's hard to believe he is 10. Only a few more years until we hit the teenage years. I'm not sure how I feel about that. Haley is 7 going on 17. She is a sweetheart. Jonas is already 4 and loves preschool. He's doing great and amazes me every day. Anna, my baby, is 3. She's growing up way too fast! We are finally diaper free in our house, going on a year now of that, and loving it! Last year we added our puppy Samson a few months after a tough loss when we lost Toby to cancer. <br />
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I recently started a new blog that I will share posts from there on here while I'm getting it started and building my reader list. It's called Living On A Prayer. I'm hoping to share my thoughts on life as a mom of 5. I'll share books I love and tips I've learned. I hope you'll all check it out. I have also been writing for preemie101. It's been great to share what I learned having a preemie. I will share links on here and on my new blog when I have articles featured on their site. <br />
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Keep an eye out for my first post on my new blog. And feel free to send suggestions for things you'd like to see me post about. I'm always open to suggestions.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-68485836228940793362010-02-09T11:07:00.000-08:002010-02-09T11:14:08.934-08:00the potty training warsSo last week Haley decided it was time to start potty training. My first reaction was..."um you are only 16 months and are way to small". My second reaction was "why is the world would I say no to you if you want to use the potty". So thus we began potty training Haley before Jacob is even fully trained! Since Thursday she has done really well. Usually only have #2 accidents as we have not had success with that one yet and a few #1 accidents. I had to order her special cloth training pants since the ones in the store are too small and so is any underwear I found. Today has not been a good day though. I guess that's to be expected though. I also think she's not feeling well today. She's been wanted to be held a lot today which is not like her and she's not telling me before or after she goes in her diaper. Yesterday she was telling me before and we had a really great day!<br /><br />In other super awesome news!!!!! Jacob asked Jesus into his life today! I couldn't be happier. I told him the angels were dancing and happy too!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-41811467662004099972010-01-22T19:40:00.001-08:002010-01-22T19:49:43.328-08:00When he was this ageSo I thought I would share a picture of Jacob when he was 16 months and then a picture of Haley who will be 16 months on Monday. Do they look a like?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYKLqHaDBfzVlRdoRESrMwaiTJ6iMRoX6635QbjpuJZZKrRehJx_mWW2FvvGzFql-fUelGvnPhOAESIkJlttyS1omEA6KSVi3XUbMsVvkJyjB8eK0xpaLbGf7SstAIbV1W9-APcyUER9k/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYKLqHaDBfzVlRdoRESrMwaiTJ6iMRoX6635QbjpuJZZKrRehJx_mWW2FvvGzFql-fUelGvnPhOAESIkJlttyS1omEA6KSVi3XUbMsVvkJyjB8eK0xpaLbGf7SstAIbV1W9-APcyUER9k/s320/064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429775888389468322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMlQTS7XsCytkTrZZ3YewbmLylAiK7ZFI2Es1DNOFWnEGJjYfQczKV7z1KO_ymlmsA9NhRonA3xO3L72yk35XN7_8dpRZFof-adoEIdtX7mjT1Oab23y1za_bd3HX7I0J398H4IuJLLf8/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMlQTS7XsCytkTrZZ3YewbmLylAiK7ZFI2Es1DNOFWnEGJjYfQczKV7z1KO_ymlmsA9NhRonA3xO3L72yk35XN7_8dpRZFof-adoEIdtX7mjT1Oab23y1za_bd3HX7I0J398H4IuJLLf8/s320/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429777367023961186" border="0" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-42370532513854225942009-09-17T12:29:00.000-07:002009-09-17T12:36:11.203-07:00I will soon be returningVery soon I will be returning from my blog hiatus from this site. I have decided that Haley's carepages must come to an end some day and there's no better time than her first birthday. I will be able to still keep everyone informed on her progress and all hers and Jacob's milestones on this site. In just 8 days we will be celebrating Haley's first birthday! Just as with Jacob it is bittersweet for me. I'm so proud of both of them for all they have learned and endured. I'm excited that they are growing up. I am also sad they are growing up. I wish they could stay innocent and small forever. I don't ever want them to see the bad in this world. I wish they could always have that child like faith. I don't ever want to let go. The thought of Jacob going to school is exciting and scary. I know he'll do great and will be safe but it's hard not to worry. <br /><br />I plan to post my last carepages update on Haley's birthday which I will also post on here as the transition. I don't know how many of our readers on carepages will want to continue to follow our family updates but I will offer it. Please pray for no rain on Saturday, it's Haley's party and I really want a beautiful day where we can be outside and just enjoy our little miracle!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-4497716500676540152009-04-27T07:42:00.000-07:002009-04-27T07:53:20.961-07:00Life after the NICU and March for BabiesIt has been a long time since I've posted on here. Most of you have followed Haley's story on her Carepages site. So I will keep this brief. Haley is doing so well. She is now 13 lbs 5 oz! She eats baby cereal and some veggies. She's tried peas, green beans, and carrots so far. She loved them all! She really enjoys eating and is so easy to feed unlike Jacob was. Jacob was an easy kid for most things but eating was always tough. Haley is a good eater, but the rest of the stuff is tough with her. We will be trying sleep training very soon. I'm borrowing a book from a friend and I really hope it works for her. She's been getting much better at night and is only up a 1 or 2 times now ( but still has those nights where she's up ever 2 hours too so nothing is really consistant yet ). Her napping has not been good at all though. I know I need to get her sleeping in her own room in her crib and that will help because Jacob wont wake her up but then she gets scared when she wakes up and no one is around. We'll get it figured out eventually. This weekend was the March for Babies. It was hot but no rain so it was good. We all made it the full 6 miles although some were doubtful. Haley only cried for the last 1/2 mile probably from being hot and hungry. Here are a few pictures from the walk.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-invXL4o1IG-M6t9erOmIJS-m5J4V1ew-O5IJWGU1R3oglj_iAUaFnQdQXrUPsPePmDcwknczInp7rmYUXpxkkP5juTaqgBq0AzQeYkaMxRKv7dWzJepsU5KwoCNyS39wgDjKSoLd56yq/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-invXL4o1IG-M6t9erOmIJS-m5J4V1ew-O5IJWGU1R3oglj_iAUaFnQdQXrUPsPePmDcwknczInp7rmYUXpxkkP5juTaqgBq0AzQeYkaMxRKv7dWzJepsU5KwoCNyS39wgDjKSoLd56yq/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329383486136125906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTJG3fLabKks9h3AhwQTrQa1d0-ClormgWkIo15O2oRmNlzFlvBV3VYoLSxu2dagbgjoCGTTUf-2RzuH2CBpuC2PTc-BqBmJ6yPva2KC34DzZZrPE4ejhyAcN-t7PcGPsHt8KyRD0x_nP/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTJG3fLabKks9h3AhwQTrQa1d0-ClormgWkIo15O2oRmNlzFlvBV3VYoLSxu2dagbgjoCGTTUf-2RzuH2CBpuC2PTc-BqBmJ6yPva2KC34DzZZrPE4ejhyAcN-t7PcGPsHt8KyRD0x_nP/s320/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329383492722479586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQgIjggRmh9cBqvnq3Z4vF-9UtzZvBYudtqrAFLxUgtKR1J1c-GcTNNkoX8_8XhvlsOmak302i9km3Xc3c0pj7zegXhpEQwHcIxAFAHmW7sSdDsYTSBsYstuXUx0CWxd1S4BVATUM9ToV/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQgIjggRmh9cBqvnq3Z4vF-9UtzZvBYudtqrAFLxUgtKR1J1c-GcTNNkoX8_8XhvlsOmak302i9km3Xc3c0pj7zegXhpEQwHcIxAFAHmW7sSdDsYTSBsYstuXUx0CWxd1S4BVATUM9ToV/s320/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329383496888784706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WYQfBXznK2a5XOanGhD3Jm4v3ippoI0cnTU-wVhigGkilvFqxrL_copcDZ6DLhbbnl7CLMbPuDIPOTnsFO-XYaSxgPTKnmNDy8IwSKvs-3yw5ioLJ20DC7MCeDRnV_dmuhL8OpuCZW33/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WYQfBXznK2a5XOanGhD3Jm4v3ippoI0cnTU-wVhigGkilvFqxrL_copcDZ6DLhbbnl7CLMbPuDIPOTnsFO-XYaSxgPTKnmNDy8IwSKvs-3yw5ioLJ20DC7MCeDRnV_dmuhL8OpuCZW33/s320/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329383499565919826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pdZxHqoGV91pvtftBd3K_ajfJUb1h1K_LiUvgOa_lkWx8qqOT47f94Y8ZATAt3kYd5kw3KIBBel45Ad2FbHylgpxrGms34oFmBfRyx3K-LtDfqEMMfMT21JAW2srPJ8pl2HLqMY4W_fn/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pdZxHqoGV91pvtftBd3K_ajfJUb1h1K_LiUvgOa_lkWx8qqOT47f94Y8ZATAt3kYd5kw3KIBBel45Ad2FbHylgpxrGms34oFmBfRyx3K-LtDfqEMMfMT21JAW2srPJ8pl2HLqMY4W_fn/s320/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329383502397194482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFB_qZruxOsaaB6Z8xOHyCLxiYhn9LoLuxrDcyBvu6wM_W2bWMTHFN96RffuNjmSb860WlFkxs83vcxJNLJLQ7sWbbgXKekbNhCXE0i-mQhx0mg-vSmPxB4gK5f-bC5r9DqFPN6fg3P__/s1600-h/037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFB_qZruxOsaaB6Z8xOHyCLxiYhn9LoLuxrDcyBvu6wM_W2bWMTHFN96RffuNjmSb860WlFkxs83vcxJNLJLQ7sWbbgXKekbNhCXE0i-mQhx0mg-vSmPxB4gK5f-bC5r9DqFPN6fg3P__/s320/037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329384035783092322" border="0" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-87850029047920127182008-12-30T11:06:00.000-08:002009-01-02T19:37:53.039-08:00precious picturesWhile Haley was in the NICU the March of Dimes arranged to have a photographer come in and take pictures of who ever wanted to have their baby's pictures taken. We were so excited and the pictures came out great. It's hard to believe she was once that small ( actually smaller ). This first one if my favorite by far. I love how she is looking up at me. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MO9CZyg4vtjI_468blhOrIaAHVvGQCzNettg1zhz5k-aXxIq85RhPrgVAEGb-AOWoADrNJ0DNeqtR_f42R0cDR9Dbl6t8RXsCGEFfoWsknVVRMiCPzShYyqI4vjY9p4kbKHWpBSvd7mm/s1600-h/cruz135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MO9CZyg4vtjI_468blhOrIaAHVvGQCzNettg1zhz5k-aXxIq85RhPrgVAEGb-AOWoADrNJ0DNeqtR_f42R0cDR9Dbl6t8RXsCGEFfoWsknVVRMiCPzShYyqI4vjY9p4kbKHWpBSvd7mm/s320/cruz135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286905819287364642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaNpdsL2LnkaPFVzlwjVxeJQ_JsDcLOTsHfz1UWjfjmL_pIDL4rPZeCF2Lga6kZZzXhb1bze_azAg6aNIT9gen8KUewz5BtRNEf6K3qs9eZRKWy9AUagn4310X6ZGfB8M0EZJ_8E_nKZJ/s1600-h/cruz141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaNpdsL2LnkaPFVzlwjVxeJQ_JsDcLOTsHfz1UWjfjmL_pIDL4rPZeCF2Lga6kZZzXhb1bze_azAg6aNIT9gen8KUewz5BtRNEf6K3qs9eZRKWy9AUagn4310X6ZGfB8M0EZJ_8E_nKZJ/s320/cruz141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286903896903388194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Yade3c1YxIbBylx6JckJ3qimdiks6TX31hdS55ykqM2uDT0u4lFcV8hAEnSdt89uDkT8-Xb2FsN8x8nFA4iTqteUg99ad_KxficgVy6r6oJGwZpBrED2lbYQXgUcpFD2TDG9MR3UqD1C/s1600-h/cruz134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Yade3c1YxIbBylx6JckJ3qimdiks6TX31hdS55ykqM2uDT0u4lFcV8hAEnSdt89uDkT8-Xb2FsN8x8nFA4iTqteUg99ad_KxficgVy6r6oJGwZpBrED2lbYQXgUcpFD2TDG9MR3UqD1C/s320/cruz134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286905808245901490" border="0" /></a>Kangaroo care ( skin to skin holding ) was so important for Haley's development. It helped her to relax and it helped us bond. Dan was even able to do it and he enjoyed it as well. Our body heat kept her warm while she was away from her heated incubator. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiMRoDsosAnWaGbmcWxTCyETNGFIg1guN3FVdjkg3Shx9uK80JDwh0dlYe01R2lr7bYwyeaK8WoIoK_xoiQrqZ7-OHkmRvb4R-oRBpmBwNUQUjBwcK2d7VyHFDbre8Z9gSSiTTQHXwLpR/s1600-h/cruz126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiMRoDsosAnWaGbmcWxTCyETNGFIg1guN3FVdjkg3Shx9uK80JDwh0dlYe01R2lr7bYwyeaK8WoIoK_xoiQrqZ7-OHkmRvb4R-oRBpmBwNUQUjBwcK2d7VyHFDbre8Z9gSSiTTQHXwLpR/s320/cruz126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286903890535082466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvZfGm9c7ozVVTGOy9NwD4fcYOlMiMOxVB9giRvEqCA7WXfEiT_U5jy4BYlfKrFCsQMsofKrgwLO6af8yBKu35K2ZNsxdLbd1QfYIe6ngKu8cPgpj66GbVbF1HMmARqEK9TtRwgLAiXxF/s1600-h/cruz129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvZfGm9c7ozVVTGOy9NwD4fcYOlMiMOxVB9giRvEqCA7WXfEiT_U5jy4BYlfKrFCsQMsofKrgwLO6af8yBKu35K2ZNsxdLbd1QfYIe6ngKu8cPgpj66GbVbF1HMmARqEK9TtRwgLAiXxF/s320/cruz129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285662283868847522" border="0" /></a> peeking at mommy<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJnagSptn_9uUM-gm_5VNsm13FW6HB8OtgJ6lLMsMrkzbTICk2d3jsF039FtYPdrsVs6_JLAYf6hGhyphenhyphenhXkqEnG9fyExrJRIAmPKZz0XYeLTj_N_CP7BE0cC7hBAF7Wda4B6nACEt1JR8d/s1600-h/cruz123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJnagSptn_9uUM-gm_5VNsm13FW6HB8OtgJ6lLMsMrkzbTICk2d3jsF039FtYPdrsVs6_JLAYf6hGhyphenhyphenhXkqEnG9fyExrJRIAmPKZz0XYeLTj_N_CP7BE0cC7hBAF7Wda4B6nACEt1JR8d/s320/cruz123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285662273970099714" border="0" /></a> Love<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2jD7E_8a_bfwhtqpTAvkuRKwqOwRY7MaZNAH2syTpgyM5JWD4Z944aKvzYEm1DkO6mgFeJvxgJILRK2nQiqsuSrbTwiKJCvmi2TJ9QXNWVs9_xxYGhMcksjmSBIu-aiyRIeuQk972uE-/s1600-h/cruz116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2jD7E_8a_bfwhtqpTAvkuRKwqOwRY7MaZNAH2syTpgyM5JWD4Z944aKvzYEm1DkO6mgFeJvxgJILRK2nQiqsuSrbTwiKJCvmi2TJ9QXNWVs9_xxYGhMcksjmSBIu-aiyRIeuQk972uE-/s320/cruz116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285662270421871442" border="0" /></a> Tiny feet<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGls6wrs_5A_GssyQ1XLg3GnTRloS_TlqpWCN6gOyt99blt6zDbbIW31tkGnGEnk4r8PSTZ1Tvye2EGfT7whvq9nShyphenhyphenUag0HVW7zJqDhUVgWly5JjcS5BvJxgGIZLBBqeGbW91ONJIYGl/s1600-h/cruz117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGls6wrs_5A_GssyQ1XLg3GnTRloS_TlqpWCN6gOyt99blt6zDbbIW31tkGnGEnk4r8PSTZ1Tvye2EGfT7whvq9nShyphenhyphenUag0HVW7zJqDhUVgWly5JjcS5BvJxgGIZLBBqeGbW91ONJIYGl/s320/cruz117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285662265005084274" border="0" /></a> Stop signs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5I3D9NRCcptZAfPMl1SeSMI7BokwY4tzAiUNISiL_NgiJHWJbUHUZhiglUfLaDY0bQlA_krleMHzZofm5C51MCNAh2jBlw7pW3S16J4xjej9u0F4ICCr5fZ020qx8c6rqJ_0ju6QY_Mq/s1600-h/cruz112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5I3D9NRCcptZAfPMl1SeSMI7BokwY4tzAiUNISiL_NgiJHWJbUHUZhiglUfLaDY0bQlA_krleMHzZofm5C51MCNAh2jBlw7pW3S16J4xjej9u0F4ICCr5fZ020qx8c6rqJ_0ju6QY_Mq/s320/cruz112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285662255505862722" border="0" /></a>Stop signs is a term used a lot in the NICU. We attended a class on reading our preemies signals. Stop signs are an important one. It's how the baby tells us they have had enough or are over stimulated. It means stop and leave me a lone for a while. Haley used hers a lot. She was a trouble maker in the NICU. She actually earned the nick name Houdini. She was always trying to get the CPAP and leads and feeding tube out and rolling around in the incubator. Her fiestiness got her out of there in 5 weeks. I don't think anyone expected that.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-14556779952310859212008-12-10T10:27:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:35:58.824-08:00Haley JoyHaley Joy. Born 9/25/08 29 weeks and 5 days. 2 lbs 9.6 oz 15 in. She only spent 35 days in the NICU. 1/2 the amount of time we were told to expect!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVaG4ZcFatfI1_5O5flHuL3TwfI1eGUyYAbIcu3-lZ6K3lSAn67qIDM4cf_Y6YrIgaTkn3GCaH0ENL2v5_T3E2YwHjha6D0A2mCv0X4sTRhUSjC1zH8EmQYG9bskC2zqx6I5mVGPWoB1n/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVaG4ZcFatfI1_5O5flHuL3TwfI1eGUyYAbIcu3-lZ6K3lSAn67qIDM4cf_Y6YrIgaTkn3GCaH0ENL2v5_T3E2YwHjha6D0A2mCv0X4sTRhUSjC1zH8EmQYG9bskC2zqx6I5mVGPWoB1n/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278230213996465026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-2Rwyv9S7w6LZEc31_OI8qUzDgMAufTmgnfzR3AdFr7lx2P08psdwirTqNmoRtII5CZjIwyuKLYVZcGtgM-C-u5nD-DdveTgZS2XJs5yhyphenhyphenkRmXLvj4Smff4koGQWa58JgTs9N6Vi_qUh/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWmtU35M1-a0ueqkVmXtT49wxqYQKNndv2qHh1KkRkCAGPP_eMGRxu8jkvBAgsbCx2FFXwBO9U3IgC2hzIMCkTY3DkDtFylldevLjGXldLlyjXH8HoXZSkoiD5w9J6X7FcQCU5rBlSF6W/s320/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278231047082794738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6U-3FDhNSAy6MqL5I8ZoySGFfrRhjZDiEd1mygtu690VWifR7sJUCjzf0MVgwowjOBY5QTMRrUawVtFAz8ixZZmSwWpapS1uabQjcH4MaeVv9lJLbikMyrJ_zJ0BPwt7F2CV5KXkraYg/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6U-3FDhNSAy6MqL5I8ZoySGFfrRhjZDiEd1mygtu690VWifR7sJUCjzf0MVgwowjOBY5QTMRrUawVtFAz8ixZZmSwWpapS1uabQjcH4MaeVv9lJLbikMyrJ_zJ0BPwt7F2CV5KXkraYg/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278231052929489778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEhw024ilDemBxEeB8l6dgfl3LIzxf7s4jCm5mej4B0htltK5TPsdZNKHV8Mm8ACqAcN2CMNRgMk9XfYxGgCRaX6SnuHRor9nagOQ-AqXL6-FWB9R0PNiacaBayLdJgHgN0wO9IkDK2gD/s1600-h/100_1078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEhw024ilDemBxEeB8l6dgfl3LIzxf7s4jCm5mej4B0htltK5TPsdZNKHV8Mm8ACqAcN2CMNRgMk9XfYxGgCRaX6SnuHRor9nagOQ-AqXL6-FWB9R0PNiacaBayLdJgHgN0wO9IkDK2gD/s320/100_1078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278231059611227074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNrI3s_zujZCDdFKLSGp9iTNxvFEkmd82RIJTuOkuh7JfPSgQ7ZJybEoi6FDqTTnHSCMy5ciOAFgJP5jLhz0AjYuv1pTnsL1HpwKZradNO5ynY_36MNXNZbrzscfBmkre4D9F1YILC79M/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNrI3s_zujZCDdFKLSGp9iTNxvFEkmd82RIJTuOkuh7JfPSgQ7ZJybEoi6FDqTTnHSCMy5ciOAFgJP5jLhz0AjYuv1pTnsL1HpwKZradNO5ynY_36MNXNZbrzscfBmkre4D9F1YILC79M/s320/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278231311679362818" border="0" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-4211116383308795272008-10-02T10:02:00.000-07:002008-10-02T10:05:37.196-07:00not posting for a whileI will not be posting on here for a while. We have a special site for Haley where I will post updates. It is privacy protected. Dan and I appreciate all the prayers for Haley and if you want to have access to the site just send me your email address and I'll send you the invite. I think you have to join or something after your first visit so you can keep coming back. My mom had a little trouble so if you have trouble feel free to email me and I'll see if I can help you figure it out. It's a site the march of dimes helped us with and we wanted some we knew that we could control who was seeing and reading. Keep praying. It will still be quite sometime before we can bring our daughter home.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-67538803305639131662008-09-24T07:05:00.000-07:002008-09-24T07:07:46.502-07:00a cry for help!Please has anyone ever experienced bad swelling in pregnancy? As of now, blood pressure is ok so I am just trying to find things I can do to get it to go away! I put my feet up most of the day, drink 1 gallon of water, try not to eat too much salt, and try to get some exercise but not too much. My mom thought maybe some kind of tea might help but we don't know if there is any kind that would be best. If you have any magic tricks please tell me. When I get up in the morning ( which is backwards from how it should be ) I am so huge and sore I just can't take it much longer. I sat with ice on my legs last night, but no help. Thanks.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-79752804510025233012008-09-19T10:21:00.000-07:002008-09-19T10:36:51.236-07:00looking back<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fvV8wclIeeDsjzJ5UfxSIJDm-uSl2daHcJ1HmNkKBJ6nd3eGXdSSe8Ojx0oOVsO0jTtfm7upPNlBbDZDkeVGw7GXkaa58OeQI-zf1KjCS74cFb3Y4CsBC8Fj-k08FNI8OmJx_i4Reh9W/s1600-h/cc265fd20b4e0333061a7ab2ad67e7b85181954.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fvV8wclIeeDsjzJ5UfxSIJDm-uSl2daHcJ1HmNkKBJ6nd3eGXdSSe8Ojx0oOVsO0jTtfm7upPNlBbDZDkeVGw7GXkaa58OeQI-zf1KjCS74cFb3Y4CsBC8Fj-k08FNI8OmJx_i4Reh9W/s320/cc265fd20b4e0333061a7ab2ad67e7b85181954.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247787763356037090" border="0" /></a><br />5 years ago Dan and I celebrated one of the best days of our lives. Actually 5 years ago tomorrow but I doubt I'll have time to blog. It's hard to believe we've been married for 5 years already. So much has changed too. We have moved twice since then. We had our apartment which we only lived in for 6 months, then our house in croydon where we lived for 3 years and our current home. We adopted our first dog after about 8 months of marriage whom we loved for 1 year before he passed away suddenly. We then adopted our second dog Toby whom we are loving every day with. We had out first baby, Jacob. I can't imagine my life with out him. Now we are expecting our second bundle of joy and we just can't wait to see what this little on will add to our family. We've had good times and bad times. We've grown so much as a couple. I still get butterflies all the time. Through it all I wouldn't change a thing.<br /><br />It's been a great 5 years. I can't believe it's been 5 years. I have been blessed with an amazing husband who is also a wonderful father to Jacob. <br /><br />I'll never forget how it felt 5 years ago when we said our vows. I'll never forget the way we looked at each other and how happy we were on that day. I'll never forget because it's all still there. I'm more in love with Dan and he still looks at me as if we just started dating.<br /><br />Thank you for a great 5 years. I can't wait to see what God has in store for the next 5 and beyond!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-40723981967791352772008-09-17T13:16:00.000-07:002008-09-17T13:21:33.527-07:00I'm okThank God everything is ok. No bed rest for this momma yet. I don't know what I'll do if it comes to that. Midwife's orders were, rest, drink even more ( we're up to 128 oz a day!!! ), and some coke to help with my headaches and hopefully relieve some swelling. Other than that everything is ok. Baby has be super active today and I'm so grateful for that. Whenever I'm worried about it this kid reminds me that he or she is ok. So in trying to obey my orders my post may be brief and not too many. I need to save my time that I'm not laying down for Jacob. He doesn't understand and I don't want him to really know what's going on. I just tell him mommy's not feeling well today and he needs to let me rest. He's so good about it and takes good care of me. I love my little boy.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-21986291780933141112008-09-17T06:40:00.000-07:002008-09-17T06:46:56.350-07:00ARGSo this morning I woke up to not being able to move my fingers and a lot of pain when I try to walk. I've been battling swelling now for a few weeks but this is the worst it's gotten. And I'm sure when I go to the doctor today they are going to tell me it's not that bad, but when I called asking for advice they said I needed to be seen to make sure it's nothing. Gotta love that. The nurses say come in and when you do the midwives wonder what you are doing there. I am due for my next appointment anyway which was supposed to be tomorrow so they just moved it up 1 day. They had openings so it was no big deal. I feel like I'm living in my bathroom lately because of how much water I've been drinking in hopes to relieve the swelling. I've been really uncomfortable in my legs so maybe they can give me some tips of how to help with that. <br /><br />In other news, Jacob has been wearing underwear for short periods of time and keeping them dry! I'm so proud of him. He's growing up so fast. I can't believe it. He's taking care of me today and just told me to I need to go lay down. I told him not to let me off the couch for too long and he's doing what I asked. So I must go and do as my little doctor orders! Maybe he'll give me a check up with his medical kit again.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-40607941583180598622008-09-10T17:50:00.000-07:002008-09-10T17:55:37.104-07:00BabyJust a few ultrasound pictures from our 3D ultrasound today. It was my early birthday present and I couldn't have asked for a better one. It was so amazing to see this little life that's been kicking me, waking me up, and making me pee so much. I love you little baby!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS_pHl8-fM62SBXwBG-O-HQs0YSAAyJcTOqM2Tyf9PjvIpFlwo1ONQbi2ZbHrtIXNEJF-PYGlHxQvQUGhOxBShrJLxM4KJJic4kUO54Rh9k0AS-Z7jCE0A1E8MLsKhrrDu9Tb0ASXDZcb/s1600-h/BABY+CRUZ_6.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS_pHl8-fM62SBXwBG-O-HQs0YSAAyJcTOqM2Tyf9PjvIpFlwo1ONQbi2ZbHrtIXNEJF-PYGlHxQvQUGhOxBShrJLxM4KJJic4kUO54Rh9k0AS-Z7jCE0A1E8MLsKhrrDu9Tb0ASXDZcb/s320/BABY+CRUZ_6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244560545631740546" border="0" /></a> Just a little attitude<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p1NNi8N5KTblLLw27s_PEQdSdpwqN2WlWRxPDBlhsxbBDT1uIXr5QOwOIrE6oTstdj3dADvv4aMV5w7H0uDBNqsFSrm4eRayFdfdrOZMHFjNE5fuVK5EPDa1S5TPDD2v0xwKCykmWN1j/s1600-h/BABY+CRUZ_7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p1NNi8N5KTblLLw27s_PEQdSdpwqN2WlWRxPDBlhsxbBDT1uIXr5QOwOIrE6oTstdj3dADvv4aMV5w7H0uDBNqsFSrm4eRayFdfdrOZMHFjNE5fuVK5EPDa1S5TPDD2v0xwKCykmWN1j/s320/BABY+CRUZ_7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244560362828567330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTl8as2alzgSeZ5ppF0sRUOUnnxNNay2MNvB9trvpl3VhJiarXxjxCdOFIgzwJxC5imkDUVtsINaY0Hx3Uw2qUyz49QdGXji_JuePASrGlJT0XiaplR9bih9xKgN3DN6_tN9M7ZKFt99gH/s1600-h/BABY+CRUZ_4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTl8as2alzgSeZ5ppF0sRUOUnnxNNay2MNvB9trvpl3VhJiarXxjxCdOFIgzwJxC5imkDUVtsINaY0Hx3Uw2qUyz49QdGXji_JuePASrGlJT0XiaplR9bih9xKgN3DN6_tN9M7ZKFt99gH/s320/BABY+CRUZ_4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244560364625159954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClvRFC-4peqA2FDvoytHdaNGMOoWwdc5PX0OApBhEMKF3OeRixbnVEUyycE-6cpll_ElPid6uVhZZZCFGFhHW_shyXOy5IH1B5_QVz1ArDvOy-ba_vvlxZX5-gPnHH8PQwZT8J9R1ujvh/s1600-h/BABY+CRUZ_15.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClvRFC-4peqA2FDvoytHdaNGMOoWwdc5PX0OApBhEMKF3OeRixbnVEUyycE-6cpll_ElPid6uVhZZZCFGFhHW_shyXOy5IH1B5_QVz1ArDvOy-ba_vvlxZX5-gPnHH8PQwZT8J9R1ujvh/s320/BABY+CRUZ_15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244560369804824466" border="0" /></a> Feet crossed like mommies always are<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPF0b131RuaQcuFpb37W4PRA2bnnQLjLty6i_8ODRB61mL48pcF5BJ_1YV2tf-e3EO3i0mkFMzkFeaijc8gZcGgeuo2id_baVQwHz1mbHdM8jVrzUl7nKBMdFQsOV3FLdfxHPLv1Nqv00B/s1600-h/BABY+CRUZ_23.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPF0b131RuaQcuFpb37W4PRA2bnnQLjLty6i_8ODRB61mL48pcF5BJ_1YV2tf-e3EO3i0mkFMzkFeaijc8gZcGgeuo2id_baVQwHz1mbHdM8jVrzUl7nKBMdFQsOV3FLdfxHPLv1Nqv00B/s320/BABY+CRUZ_23.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244560374604056194" border="0" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-73148726232458850492008-09-08T09:16:00.000-07:002008-09-08T09:24:08.497-07:00Sprained AnklePoor Jacob fell in a hole walking around my parents backyard last night. He was limping quite a bit so we put some ice on it and had him rest the rest of the night. I also gave him motrin. Well today he's still sore and limping. It seems to be a mild sprain. He can still walk which I am glad about but it's hard to keep him off it. We called the doctor and they said we're doing the right thing and if it's not better in a few days to take him in to get it looked at. It's not swollen and he's walking ok so I think in another day or so he'll be fine. Sometimes it seems to hurt more than others and he wont really walk then and other times he seems to be able to run. Of course after running he sits and holds his foot telling me it hurts again. So I'm letting him watch cartoons so he'll sit still. He's even eating lunch on the couch so we can keep it elevated. He's getting the royal treatment today. I love that kid and I feel so bad that he's hurting. I had no idea a 2 year old could sprain their ankle. Luckily when they do it's almost always very mild. <br /><br />As for me, I'm pretty swollen again. Not sure what's going on but I'm doing all I can today to try to get it to go down and if it's bad tomorrow again I'll have to call the doctor. This baby is really giving us some trouble. I'm sure it will all be worth it when we finally meet this little one. I'm in the home stretch of the pregnancy. We've made it to the third trimester! I started exercising again to help with some weight gain I was unhappy about. I know I have to gain weight but I think it was happening to quickly lately. <br /><br />So here's my question for those who have been pregnant before....send me your healthy recipies and exercise tips to get through this third trimester with minimal weight gain. I've done pretty good with the weight gain until recently. I've cut out junk food, but my sweet tooth is driving me nuts....Help!<br /><br />JulieJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-31173975576531773912008-08-29T07:08:00.001-07:002008-08-29T07:12:02.281-07:00a play date<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VfhV3EQBa00EcucDrs7r18Nn5qvoeY_HyKNDfJ83LyFNw8-HKA8yPOTvXRkc3lJ9PTAocn2finpnbBYdDYG4GbQYKGnWoIpo6vcuhYiB8p_X8-msgm784guNQ3eScrEwARGe5NBHZC2F/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VfhV3EQBa00EcucDrs7r18Nn5qvoeY_HyKNDfJ83LyFNw8-HKA8yPOTvXRkc3lJ9PTAocn2finpnbBYdDYG4GbQYKGnWoIpo6vcuhYiB8p_X8-msgm784guNQ3eScrEwARGe5NBHZC2F/s320/073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239941661005516930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2yOPNQPbSHpjITpLppebvo6Bwbm4zdLe2H2HgpXv_-lrdoAkVum2mmd4pU16jIedBL7WcYsMugpOZuO1mu9Kud7yg6TktP6egFL7H_HCVUoy7Zhzr2XeGMg9t_MPjvTR7P9gW1UIjFl3/s1600-h/074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2yOPNQPbSHpjITpLppebvo6Bwbm4zdLe2H2HgpXv_-lrdoAkVum2mmd4pU16jIedBL7WcYsMugpOZuO1mu9Kud7yg6TktP6egFL7H_HCVUoy7Zhzr2XeGMg9t_MPjvTR7P9gW1UIjFl3/s320/074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239941665326489762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB76Ho21BVDHorVoEx6CrBagr1Fm1uUCYO80h1BjywspkyOgVLmwB3Mn8KafsbsufrliYZYzrUSVcQ3Htl9ZV48d-GQAlbQsFD7y2xYVhV2vElUFI4uurZticSECl2AjfYKo8seFKFVPuV/s1600-h/078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB76Ho21BVDHorVoEx6CrBagr1Fm1uUCYO80h1BjywspkyOgVLmwB3Mn8KafsbsufrliYZYzrUSVcQ3Htl9ZV48d-GQAlbQsFD7y2xYVhV2vElUFI4uurZticSECl2AjfYKo8seFKFVPuV/s320/078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239941667067507026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8V8ohUbMWHMlXlEheuoT-4W42S38SIk9DsX00DyepYJEskkPY2-1ZvCltN7RSrDw7zl6yN7R_irr8B8051hSZjFVgQqMrlRnUDhjT6Nx-ObLjdHpunWq6q3LBnfmLUlxMDXJOe3_QtfrG/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8V8ohUbMWHMlXlEheuoT-4W42S38SIk9DsX00DyepYJEskkPY2-1ZvCltN7RSrDw7zl6yN7R_irr8B8051hSZjFVgQqMrlRnUDhjT6Nx-ObLjdHpunWq6q3LBnfmLUlxMDXJOe3_QtfrG/s320/076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239941672927395026" border="0" /></a><br />Jacob and James had a great time at the playground on thursday. Earlier this week I noticed Jacob trying to hand his mitt to his shadow so he could play baseball. I felt so bad. He just wanted someone his own size to play with. He's been really missing Sarah lately. I'm so glad it's only a little more than a week left and they'll be back. I think we'll have to plan to go visit as soon as possible when she gets back!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-187019673704145682008-08-25T06:49:00.000-07:002008-08-25T06:54:58.164-07:00I have chocolate on my finger!Not words you want to hear from a 2 1/2 year old sitting on his potty not actually eating any chocolate! We had our first poop success although I have to say it was hardly anything, but we made a big deal anyway because he tried his hardest. My boy is growing up!<br /><br />In other news, I spent a few hours in hospital last night. So far everything came back ok, but I'm still in pain! We still have no explanation for the pain and I am not waiting for one of the doctors to call me with some ideas and what they want to do next. I'm actually surprised they haven't called already. They were supposed to discuss it at their morning case study meeting and then call me. I'll call them if I don't hear from them by 11:00 or so. <br /><br />I'll try to keep you all updated.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-42487140246198801672008-08-22T07:00:00.000-07:002008-08-22T07:05:11.950-07:00Where have I been??Well home sick :( I am not on bed rest but I have another appointment on wednesday next week to see how things are going. As of right now everything seems ok. So since that was all good I decided I would just get sick. Not really but that's what happened. I really don't know what is wrong I just feel crappy. I have pains in my stomach which are concerning but I think it's totally unrelated to the pregnancy. If I have no relief after trying some things today I'll have to call the doctor and see what they think. Dan ( the best husband ever ) was able to find someone to be at the office so he can bring me some stuff to help me feel better. I'm glad he could find someone because I can barely walk let a lone drive to the store. So that's where I've been. Now I have to find a way to get myself out of this chair and back to my couch. Jacob's been taking care of me and he's been pretty good. I'm lucky he's been so nice and tomorrow is saturday. I'm sure he only has so much good left before he gets tired of mommy just sitting around all day.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-1261845539650994782008-08-19T06:56:00.000-07:002008-08-19T06:59:38.075-07:00bad dayI going to the doctor at 12:00 praying my blood pressure isn't too high. I am pretty swollen and water is only helping a little. I'm hoping it's just me being crazy and it's not as bad as I think. Anyway, I am supposed to stay off my feet and keep drinking water until I leave so I guess I should get back to that. I'll hopefully post when I get home provided my blood pressure is low enough they let me come home. She said it's very early for pre eclampsia but if can still happen. I guess we'll wait and see.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-19353353005249933022008-08-14T13:24:00.000-07:002008-08-14T13:31:44.163-07:00YAYYou're probably all sick of hearing about potty training from me. Well that's my life right now. Jacob had a great day and is finally getting the hang of it! He now goes right away or with in 15 minutes instead of sitting there for 45 minutes waiting. I'm so proud of him. He earned himself $1.25 because he went 5 times! And the day's not over yet! I think we can get at least 1 more time as long as we are not out all night. We have a few things to do before our crazy weekend. I'll be at my parents all day tomorrow helping prepare for Saturday and My brother and sister-in-law will get there around lunch time. Since they are staying with us we are trying to get the house ready tonight since we wont be home tomorrow. Dan's going to go straight to my parents after work and we'll all have dinner together. My Aunt and Uncle and Cousin are also coming up from NC tomorrow and should arrive around lunch time also. I'm so excited they are able to come. We don't get to see them alot since we don't have a ton of vacation time. We hope to have enough money to go there next summer again for vacation but with gas prices we're just not sure. Sometimes they'll stop by around Christmas if they are in NY seeing family. This year they'll have more of an incentive if they go to NY because they can stop in and see the baby! I can't believe we'll have another baby in december! I'm being reminded by tons of kicking and flipping as I type this. I'm starting to think this baby never sleeps which is scary! This post is so all over the place it makes me laugh. Don't you like my no separate paragraphs? <br /><br />Well I guess that's all for now. Busy weekend ahead of us so I'll post updates early next week!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-53944384407473557142008-08-12T11:25:00.001-07:002008-08-12T11:30:19.997-07:00why?I just don't get it. As soon as we think we're getting caught up with bills something happens. I broke a window in our family room today. If it were anywhere else I'd just leave it and board it up for a while. This is the room we spend most of our time. It also only has 2 windows so with all the bags I have on it right now not much sunlight is coming in. I hate having to have the lights on, but poor Jacob only likes it to be really light when he's playing. Now that he's asleep I can deal with the way the lighting is with the light off. It took me forever to get it cleaned up. I was using a towel to kill what I thought was a fly ( actually a bee ). My dog was freaking out and Jacob wasn't too found of it either. I never thought a towel would break a window. Apparently it was already weak. I'm glad I did it and not Jacob when he was playing and threw a ball near it. He would have been so upset. He was good to stay away while I cleaned it up. I did cut myself, but it's not that bad. Hopefully Dan can replace it tonight. It is a standard size window and home depot has it in stock. Now we just need to figure out a few financial things to still be able to pay all the bills. It never ends! I feel so dumb for breaking a window and it couldn't have happened at a worse time.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-36034510521830871422008-08-07T11:28:00.000-07:002008-08-07T11:39:56.457-07:00Is it the weekend yet?It's been a rough week. I'm so glad that tomorrow is friday and then it will be the weekend. Not that I'll get much of a break but I get some. Dan's been helping my dad out with a lot so he'll probably be there most of the day but I usually go over too and then I have my mom to help with Jacob. It gives me a little break. Friends invited us over for dinner Saturday night so we're looking forward to that. It should be fun. They have 2 kids that are around Jacob's age so he should enjoy playing with them also. We're again struggling with the whole money thing. We just realized the commission check that's coming tomorrow is basically spent! That kind of sucks, but part of it is going to pay a bill so at least we wont have to pay that bill later this month. Most of the rest goes towards the carpet we just got in Jacob's room. Thank goodness we don't have to buy anything else to finish his room. We already have all the trim and Dan will work on getting that up a little at a time in hopes that Jacob can sleep in there maybe by monday. If not we might just put it off until next weekend after my brother and his wife go home. They are staying with us for the weekend. So now I have a lot of cleaning to do but that's ok. I don't mind because I needed to get it done anyway. It will be good to have the house clean again. I think I might have to recruit Dan to help me a little each night next week so we can actually get it done. I wanted to get a good cleaning done and have Dan take some stuff up to the attic for me also. The hall closet needs to be organized badly so I can fit more in it. That's one bad thing about this house, there's not enough closets. And of course when we added the hallway and redid Jacob's new room we didn't put in a closet! Oh well. It's something we'll have to add before we want to sell which isn't for like 10 years so it's no big deal. By the time we sell we'll have done a lot to this little house. It will be nice and hopefully sell with out any problems. Our next house needs to be exactly what we want though. I don't want to have to move again for a long, long time after that. It should be our last house before we retire and get something much smaller. We'll see how everything goes. <br /><br />Ok enough nonsense rambling. I should go get some rest before Jacob and Jack both get up and the craziness starts all over.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-72210982946276555862008-08-05T08:10:00.000-07:002008-08-05T08:15:35.454-07:00a little regressionSo today is no where near as good as yesterday. Jacob successfully went on the potty 3 times yesterday. So far today nothing. He did however pee on the dinning room floor. He doesn't seem to want to sit on the potty today but we're trying to make it fun and a good thing. I know he has to go but he's being stubborn and I'm sure he'll just pee on the floor again if I'm not too careful. It's very frustrating and I'm beginning to wonder if it will ever happen. Maybe yesterday was a fluke. I don't know. I know it was only 1 accident but he just doesn't want to be on the potty today and I feel like I'm being mean. I don't want this to be negative but today I think it might be. I don't want to go back to diapers. He's been good so far. I just wish today was a little better. I was hoping for a better day. Nothing is interesting enough today to get him to be convinced to stay on the potty. He's been naked for a while so I can watch him more carefully and know when he starts and get him on the potty right away. We'll see how that goes. Any advice?Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-69046610242167976442008-08-04T06:43:00.000-07:002008-08-04T06:49:15.408-07:00And anotherSo after I updated Jacob was successful once again! I'm so proud of my little boy. Two times yesterday. This is huge for him. Nothing yet today but he hasn't been awake that long so we'll see what happens. I promised him a new toy if he has a good week. The carpet comes tomorrow in his new room and then it will be almost ready for him. A few last minute things and then it's done for him. He will likely be in his room by the end of the week. I'll post pictures of the progress later this week. We still have some painting to do but he'll be in the room before that's done. I think I'll paint the big yankee symbol next weekend and all the retired numbers should be able to go up with in a few weeks. Dan still has to cut out the circles for me and then I can paint them. <br /><br />Nothing else new. I'm so proud of Jacob. I hope this week will be the turning point for him with potty training. All I need him to start doing is knowing before he goes so he can tell me and then we'll be much better. Right now the poor kid has to sit on the potty every 20 minutes and he sits there for a while. It's been working so I don't plan to change it just yet. If anyone has any tips please let me know. I'm willing to listen to any advice and try anything if this doesn't work for him.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019787986296656118.post-12342644500407083352008-08-03T13:17:00.000-07:002008-08-03T13:26:50.431-07:00We're having successYup that's right Jacob has successfully peed in the potty 2 times in the past 3 days! Finally we're getting somewhere! I'm so proud of him so I had to share. I just found out my best friend had her baby so I'm so excited for her! I think that's all for now. I'll update later I have to go wake up Jacob.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217248907432266559noreply@blogger.com1