False Alarm

Friday morning, I started feeling a little nauseous but didn't think anything of it as we had a very busy day ahead of us. I packed up all the kids and headed off to Liberty Academy. Then about an hour or so before it was time to head home in the afternoon I started feeling really nauseous and felt like I wanted to vomit. I waited for the kids to finish their last classes for the day then headed home. As soon as we got home, Elena ran to the bathroom and started throwing up. Then not 5 minutes later, McKay runs to the bathroom upstairs and throws up. Thankfully, they both made it to the toilet, so I just went and laid down because I felt terrible and to top it off I was having pretty strong contractions every 5 minutes or so. Clarence brought dinner home and I ate a little bit then went to the bathroom myself and released the contents of my stomach. I then went to take a bath to see if that would calm the contractions. As I was bathing, Alexia proceeded to throw up all over her bed, herself, and her bedroom floor. I got her into the bathtub, and Clarence and I cleaned up the mess, then we put the kids to bed. Luckily no one except myself threw up after being put to bed, and my contractions just kept getting more intense. Finally at 2 AM, I woke Clarence, asked him to take me to the hospital and called my mom and informed her that I would be bringing 3 sick children to her house. It took us an hour and a half to get everyone into the van and out of the house. After dropping the kids off at my mom's house, we went to the hospital and they checked me. Only 2 and 1/2 cm dilated, and I was so sure this was it. An hour later they checked me again and of course I was the same so they sent me home and told me I was probably just dehydrated from being sick and that could be the cause for my contractions. By this time, it was 5 AM and Clarence had to be at work at 6AM so he dropped me off at my mom's house. My poor mother took care of me and my children all day. Every time Alexia even drank a little water, She would throw up a few minutes later. This went on until about 4PM when she was finally able to keep some food down, and my contractions finally slowed down and started tapering off. I just have to say that my mother is a saint to put up with all that. Thank goodness for her. And poor Clarence looked like death when he came to pick us up that evening. We all survived however and we are still here. What a crazy weekend that I hope we never repeat.

finally!

Wow! It has been nearly a month since I last posted anything. We have been so busy, I just have not taken the time to update anything. I will give a quick run down of what everyone has been doing.

Clarence has been working so hard, we hardly see him lately. The man never quits. He's like the energizer bunny. He has been doing many side jobs and never has a day off. He just got a promotion at work and will be working 5 days a week again. (He was working 3 - 12 hour days) so I don't think he will have as much time for side jobs anymore. He has also been finding time to play racquetball with a buddy from work atleast once a week, and go running when he can. He has lost like 20 lbs. I guess no sympathy weight gain for his pregnant wife. He has taken the family skeet shooting and out for periodic fun and treats. We are very proud of him and grateful for all he does for us.

I have been trying to keep up with everything in all of our lives. As much as I try to keep our life simple and manageable, it has not turned out to be that way lately. Between culture studies and emotional clearing on Wednesdays, Liberty Academy on Fridays, cleaning my mother-in-law's house on Thursdays, and OB checks on Tuesdays I feel that I am never home and my house cleaning has been suffering severely. We also do homeschool every morning, so my time is severely impeded. It is time to simplify. Culture Studies went great this month. It was our family's turn and we studied about Sweden. It was so much fun and we learned so many great things about Sweden. What a joy to learn about other cultures. I am glad my turn is over and now hopefully I can focus on baby boy. I have had several moments that I have thought I am in labor, and then the contractions go away. I am trying very hard to be patient. Hopefully any day now. We have finally, I think, agreed on a name, but I am not going to post it until he comes and we are sure.

The kids are doing great. They are enjoying school very much. McKay just bought a ripstick with his own money, and I am amazed at how quickly he has picked up how to ride it. A ripstick is kind of like a skateboard, but with only 2 wheels. Its kind of like going from roller skates to roller blades. You have to balance while riding. He has also been doing alot of painting and playing Empire Earth on the computer, which also explains my lack of being on the computer. Elena loves her theater class and is excited to put on a play about Snow White. She loves to play with friends in her spare time. Alexia also is loving school and playing with friends. She is pretty much Elena's shadow and loves to do whatever she does.

I have not taken any pictures in weeks because of lack of time, and because the camera is sitting in my hospital bag, because I am so afraid I will forget to bring it to the hospital. Anyhow that's our month in a nutshell. I will try to be better about posting.