Random Thoughts...

I've been thinking on random things lately and how interesting things have turned out...
Like my kids birth dates - no 2 have the same month or even day...no this was not planned by me or DH it just turned out that way as it was in God's plans... 8/5; 2/17; 9/18; and 11/7 are the months/days for the kids...interesting huh? I think so...
other random thoughts: S needs her pants extended as most of them I sewed up she didn't even get to wear before they were too short - and I sewed them up 2inches too long! they're now 3 inches too short! I expected a growth spurt but dang! not to that extent! so I've been thinking on how to do a ruffle to the bottom to extend them as they still fit other then length...
I gotta sew some pants for Baby D also...and J needs shirts...
Plus I should get sewing on S, Baby D, and J's Spring wardrobe as I know I won't have much sewing time so I should work on it as I can...planning for S to have dresses and more dresses for her spring/summer wardrobe...she sure does love her dresses too...Baby D and J will have tshirts/tank tops and shorts for theirs...
I also want to get my Felt pattern book back from my Mom so I can work on some Felt food and other things for the kids' play...
I also want to make some quiet-time books for the van for all kids...and 1 of those travel dollhouses for the girls...
I also need to work on finish organizing the house...and finish unpacking things...lol it had been put on hold with a newborn who's now a month old (where does the time go?!)

and now that Baby D is FINALLY asleep (it's after midnight here...) it's time for this Mommy to try to ease her mind that's running wild on what I can sew with what I have currently material wise...and get me some sleep!

A Much Needed Update...

So I thought I should update...lol...this is jus a summary of important things that have happened in the past couple months...
Last thing I posted (before Josiah's birth story) was about the shed...and finding the serger...
well shed is finshed has been for a couple months now...mom's stuff has left the house completely and is all in the shed - which lost a door to wind a couple wks ago so is now held shut for the winter with boards...the door needs to be fixed better to work properly but for right now it's protecting what's inside and that's what matters...
we've been living in the farm house since October 4th...it's great to have space to spread out and things I can organize MY way...the kids are loving the playroom that is finally sorted out completely...lots of toys left here some going to my brothers and some to my Daddy's but some also went "gone for good" as they were broken or the kids never showed interest in them...so why keep them around? we donated them...
Josiah was born in Nov...that was a long ordeal that I already wrote about...
Thanksgiving was fun! it was great to spend time with family without the drama that had been going on...
I did find the serger! it works great! I've put it to good use since I've found it too...sewing up pants for S (20 pairs) some shirts for Baby D (15) some shirts for J (15) and pants (15 pairs)
I've been sewing up some small fleece covers for J now...don't use the serger for those yet as I need more practice before I go trying to do elastic on a serger...when I'm done J will have 15 fleece diaper covers and 5 PUL wipe-clean covers...plus inserts for them...
things I still need to get sewn up: bigger shirts for J he's outgrowing the 3month shirts I sewed up for him already...S needs some longer pants as the 5T pants I sewed up are now 2inches too short...she hit a growth spurt lol...I also need to work on some pants for Baby D as I'm expecting him to outgrow what he has very soon...
still need to finish organizing the house...1 closet in my room still is piled full of boxes to be unpacked...I'd also like to make up some curtains for the house...blankets help to keep the cold out but don't look as nice...
life has settled into a routine, everyone is de-stressing from the months of waiting...Christmas is jus around the corner and I can't wait!

Josiah Edmund's Birth Story

this birth story starts nearly 2wks before the actual birth...but really the story goes back much further then that even...I'll start from the beginning...

Back in March I skipped my AF but didn't pay much attention as so much stress was happening with the house my Mom was in plus other things...so I thought it was stress related honestly...April/May I started having morning sickness that I thought was from stress/nerves also so ignored it all...finally around June I felt what was an "odd feeling" I could not place...it got stronger I thought "omgosh! I'm pregnant!" but still in my mind I didn't believe it was possible with everything going on all the stress/nerves with the house and all...I went to the doctor who confirmed I was pregnant but still I didn't believe it...finally on August 1st (26wks) I had an ultrasound...I seen baby and that's when I started to believe it was actually true we were having another baby...I was kinda worried with everything going on then what was going to happen but I knew it was meant to be...
my EDD was changed...moved forward by 2wks due to ME measuring bigger and baby being bigger by nearly 3wks on ultrasound...now starts the beginning of the end...

October 22 was my "due date"...but I didn't think I'd have baby on that day as I've always gone 5days over with my kids...October 26th I felt contractions...that got to 4mins apart and painful but it was all in the front not in the back like I felt before...we went to the hospital...monitors hooked up to check me...I was 2CM dilated (by contraction pain I felt I was MUCH more though) baby was high...I was monitored for 8hrs while contractions continued 4-6mins apart...I stayed at 2cms dilated and baby came down from -3 to -2...I was told I could go home as it'd be awhile yet and I was to relax as best I could...so home we went...contractions stopped totally for a bit...
October 29th I had a non-stress/movement test done on baby to check placenta and all as I was 1wk over now...on monitor I had 2 contractions in 10mins...but I didn't really feel them at all...
October 30th painful/close contractions started again...I called the nurse on call (OB Charge nurse too) she said come in for monitoring and checking to see what's going on...so we did...2cms dilated still contractions 4-6mins apart on monitor for 2hrs...we walked, I did the birthing ball, I did the birthing stool, we rocked, the list is endless...doctor checked me after another 2hrs - 2cms baby's at a -3 again...we got sent home again (it was a fill in doctor my doctor was due to arrive back the next day from a conference)
contractions continued but tampered off in pain/timing...
Nov 1st I felt strong/painful/close contractions again...my doctor was back and said to come in for a check and monitoring...check I was 2cms baby wasn't even findable...doctor said we'd talk induction on the 4th when I came to see him and he'd be checking me...it was a relief to hear I'd be over with this all soonish...or so I thought...
we seen doctor on the 4th I was scheduled to come in at 7AM the next day (the 5th) and I was given cytodec as a cervix softner in hopes that's all I'd need to get my body going better with what it was already trying to do...3 cytodec later I was a 4cms with a "non-exsistent birth canal" it confused the doctor...he couldn't feel my birth canal at all...or baby...he called up an OB/GYN for a consult as it was all new to him...the OB/GYN asked him somethings and said start pitocin in the morning and see what happens...
pitocin was started on Nov 6th...I'd get 2min apart contractions then I'd need to pee and contractions would stop almost completely...I got topped out on protocall for pitocin here and it was doing nothing at all pretty much...my doctor was stumped...called up the OB/GYN again and talked to him...
doctor came and talked to me...he didn't know what was going on I had him, the OB/GYN, and 1 other doctor all stumped...he was going to leave me on the pitocin overnight to see if it did anything...I had the urge to push in there once but I was only 4cms dilated when not contracting and baby was at a -2/-1 the whole time...he watched me during a contraction and I did open up more but then it's like it closed back up and baby went back up...I was told to sit on the toilet for a bit, try the birthing ball, and walk...so we did...no change...
November 7th doctor came in, checked me (4cms Baby at -2) he said he doesn't have a clue what to do...I had been in labor for 12days with it being augmented for 46hrs at the time...csection was planned...another doctor called in to do it (my doctor assisted)...a nurse that I've formed quite a bond with during this whole thing sat in by me as DH couldn't bring himself to be there to watch...even though he'd not see a thing due to the curtain...
csection started at 8AM with me getting a spinal...the doctors/nurses prayed (part of why I love this hospital) with me...and things started...8:13AM baby arrived...took a min but I heard his scream...I couldn't see him so I cried a little he was a cutie I was told...I jus wanted to SEE my baby...they held him up after a few mins of cleaning him up/out and he was a cutie...
Daddy met baby in the hallway as they called a "Dr Red to the break room" over the intercom...my doctor said "a fire in the break room!?" I thought "no bring my baby back!" as they have to pass the break room to get to the nursery...shortly after "cancel dr red" I took a deep breath...all was ok...
I was finished being stitched up and taken to the recovery room...I was there about an hr then taken to my room...where my hungry son was waiting on me  he's a little sleepy from the narcotic they used to boost the spinal plus all he's been through the past couple wks...but he's a calm laid baby little boy who does NOT look no 10+lbs at all but almost holds his head up already so can tell where his weight is lol
csection is a new thing to me but I'm not doing so bad...a little burning more then pain so doing good...

8:13AM 11/7/13
weight: 10lbs 4.7ozs
Length: 20inches
Head: 14.5inches

Life Moves On...

Today was a MUCH cooler day then it has been. Shed roof got finished being shingled yesterday - need to put up some flashing and the roof is DONE! Then we'll work on the floor. The person we were borrowing the ladder from wants it back so we finished the roof 1st before the floor. 

We were going to get some beds today, but guy upped the price to more then new would be with the price of beds + gas to get there since we'd need to make 2 trips to get the beds...

Yesterday we Surprised my Daddy and Becca with some pizza for supper...tonight DH treated us all to Subway. Daddy and Becca have been helping a LOT when it comes to the shed and other things in the farm...but they don't like taking any "payback" for this so we treated them to supper as a "thanks" and they appreciated it like we appreciate the help they've been giving us...we'd be no where near as far as we are if we were doing it all ourselves.

Soon I hope to find my serger that my Mom got for me! Then I have quite a few things I want to sew up using it so I'm hoping it works (she got it for free...) Right now I'm looking at patterns I have printed out and deciding what to make up to cloth the kids for fall/winter as I'm really wanting to MAKE their entire wardrobes this time...I had started to once before and actually got all except shorts sewed up for D but then a LOT has happened in the past year that I've not been able to keep that up...although right now D is still wearing the shirts I made him a yr ago (still fit but need to be longer I think...) M still wears some of the dresses I made up for her and S is wearing mostly dresses that were made last yr for her and some for M that are too short on M now...what S wears that wasn't made by me is her Minnie Mouse clothes which she jus adores...so I think I shall need to find me some Minnie Mouse material so I can meet her Minnie Mouse clothing desires without buying them ;) M would LOVE it if I could find some Princess material...and my little D wouldn't mind himself some "vroom vrooms" (Cars) on some of his clothes either...I'll do my best to meet my kids' desires when it comes to prints and they know this...it brings me joy to sew up something for them and see their faces light up as they put on "mommy clothes" <3

Ready! Set! Go!

The title of this blog post will make sense when you read how fast things will be happening in the next wk or 2! it's a case of if I get to sit down and fold up some laundry I'll count myself lucky!


I got some GREAT news today in regards to the farm house...some bad news too but nothing too bad...great news is the kitchen ceiling light is the ONLY wire that needs to be changed (and then cuz *I* want it done not a NEED) - this means that we can go ahead and let the power run throughout the house (except Kitchen) and get toilets able to flush, water heater heating water, lights coming on...etc...this also means that we'll no longer need to load boards to be cut for the shed up into a vehicle, drive to my Daddy's house, unload the boards, cut them, load them back up, drive to the farm house, unload them, and put them where needed on the shed...instead we can plug in the skill saw at the farm!!! more good news: we can start setting up the bedrooms! (we had been waiting on that incase the electrician needed to tear up floor boards to replace wires on the main floor instead of tearing up the ceilings...) so the nicely painted kids' rooms will get the beds put in (mattresses purchased next wk - bed frames made by my DH) their dresser sets can leave my Daddy's garage and go into their rooms...master bedroom still needs some work but nothing major so we'll put it on hold (for now) and focus on the other need-to-do stuff so we can move in! then we'll redo the master bedroom later on 
the shed - we're moving away from "get the roof done!" to "get the floor laid!" then the shed can be getting filled up (thus the farm house emptying) as the roof finishes getting shingled...once all my Mom's stuff is in the shed then I can start setting up house!!! :D 
bad news? everything electric wise OUTSIDE the house has to be upgraded...why? we get 200 amps to the "box" then the pole (overhead wires) sends in 60 amps to the house...so we "loose" 140amps by the overhead wires due to them not being able to handle the full amount of power...the fuse panel inside the house is good til 100 amps - the upgrade will be a buried wire that can handle the full 200 amps to get it to the house and the fuse panel inside upgrade to handle 200 amps also...then we're set there! Electrician's coming next wk to upgrade that and fix the kitchen light wire (he has to wait on some part to upgrade the panel) BUT we CAN LIVE in the house (ignoring the fact that my Mom's stuff still fills the main floor...) with the power as-is so it's not stopping us from moving in! 

SOOOO it comes down to - get the last things hooked up (stove/fridge/kitchen sink) so the kitchen is working (oven's being moved...fridge can be plugged in but isn't due to having no doors on right now...kitchen sink needs it's pipes tightened down...) and finish the floor at least on the shed then start emptying my Mom's stuff OUT! and my stuff IN! :D then we live there...even if with mattresses on the floor for now while DH works on bed frames for the kids...)

Moving Forward...and Waiting...

We got the new electric water heater in (a requirement set by the county...the still good gas water heater had to go they said...we MUST have electric...) the same plumber that put that in (it HAD to be put in by a plumber county said so there too...) fixed the pipes that supply the house...the water has run through the pipes some, but the pump is now back off - why? the downstairs bathtub is stuck "on" (we never turned it on either) once we fix that and get the kitchen sink hooked up we can dump the bleach down the well cap and let the bleach run through the pipes then the BLACK water will be clear again (the black comes from residue in pipes/pump)
Tomorrow the electrician comes to check wires on the main floor (county insists an electrician must do it even though my Daddy's more then able to...whatever) then we can get the power running and then it's a matter of days (maybe a wk) to getting in there...
The heat advisories are what's holding us up the most at this time...shed can't be worked on when it's so hot you about pass out jus walking out the door...

Another Setback...

Nothing major but yesterday in checking out different things we had waited on until things could actually be done with them (like pipes...no septic meant pipes couldn't have water in them...) My Daddy rested his hand on the pipe that'd supply the WHOLE house with water (it goes up and then breaks off as needed) and his fingers went INTO the pipe...that's sooo NOT suppose to happen! so now we know we gotta some of that pipe before we can let the well pump run (otherwise I'll have an indoor swimming pool...lol)
The pipe from the well pump will need to be replaced before water can come on...but that's fine since ALL switches are "off" on the panel so nothing will turn on in the house at all once the electric comes on tomorrow...we then need to go through and figure out what's what in the panel since the door is gone from it for some reason :S so we gotta be real careful what comes on...at least until the pipes supplying the house are replaced...