Baby Bantam Chicks Day 1

We got four day old bantam chicks today from Coastal Farms. I am excited to do this with Juniper and my daycare kids. I am going to take pictures everyday for like 2 or 3 weeks then maybe 2-3 time a week after that till they are around 12 weeks then they will be outside! So here is a picture!

I had an Ultrsound this afternoon...

There was a fair amount of fluid in my uterus so the OB and Colleen both said the IUD removal probably disrupted the pregnancy and it hasn't expelled itself yet.

I hate life.
I hate life for giving me these circumstances.
I wish someone could just make it better.
I don't think that life will ever be better.
I hate it.

We are Pregnant......

My IUD got removed yesterday and I am still pregnant. I am still at a high chance of miscarrying but hopefully the winds of life are in our favor. I will be seeing Colleen Forbes, LDM for most of my pre-natals and also be seeing a moderate risk OB by name of Paul Qualtere-Burcher and he will over see my case for my pregnancy and he will let Colleen be in the hospital room and even catch the baby.

Life has some cruel twists of fate sometime. My due date is Nov. 12, 2009 and I am allowed to go to 41 weeks so Nov. 19 if I am still pregnant I will have a C/S on Nov. 20th which is not really date I would like to have. So if I am still pregnant at 41 weeks I will have a C/S on the 17th as that seems better to me.

I will keep you all updated.

Thanks

Update On Us

We are all moved in and should be having a housewarming party the weekend after next. I now have three kids in my day care so that is more money to pay off medical bills. It is nice because from daycare alone I bring enough income to pay our rent so Jon's income goes completely towards bills, food and savings. It should help out a lot! We are also not eating fast food or out for an entire year to see how much better it makes us health wise. I am going to start a blog about my year of better eating. It will chronicle my journey and savings through out the year. I am pretty excited about this! Hopefully it will inspire a few people to at least try and make better health decisions!

We Got A Puppy His Name Is......

Alphie! He is an American Pit Bull Terrier and gorgeous! He is an amazing looking guy! He is papered and show quality but we did have him neutered because honestly who wants a un-neutered 65-70lbs dog hanging out. We are still planning on showing him in the altered category. We start puppy classes this Tuesday and I plan on going all the way through the Canine Good Citizen class and take the CGC Test as well so we can take Alphie to nursing homes and such to visit. June adores him and he is great with her as well.

I am Thinking 4 should be awesome!

So Jon and I have decided that a sibling of three would be awesome from the ages of 2-12. So add them to June and then I would have four children in my home, five total. I would honestly like 12 at some point, not all at once but over time. After the kids are older or in college we plan on adopting 1-2 16&17 year old at time just to give them somewhere to come home for holidays, send letters, get gift packages from, just to call home. Then you know stop having kids around 55 or 60 so I figure I can have at least 12 children by then. I want to be the family that has to rent space for holiday dinners.

Update on Us

So I figured I would update you all on me and us;

Medication;

Went and saw my PCP last Friday and talked about the issues I have been having. She upped my prescription from 50mg to 100mg still just Zoloft. I will be going back in three weeks from tomorrow to check up ans see if we need to up it/change it or keep it the same. I have started to get what seem to be migraines that last all day and get worse in the light but Jon thinks they may just be bad tension/stress headaches. I will bring this up to my PCP when I see her again. She said I shouldn't consider taking anymore xanax since that usually doesn't work long term but to keep a few on hand in case I get into an uncomfortable situation which would cause an attack of anxiety. My PCP also wants me to do two sessions a week of counseling, couples and individual = 2 times a week.

Counseling;

Jon and I went to our intake appointment and our counselor James seemed really nice we will see him once weekly and our payment is 30$ per session starting next week (the intake is free) We will mostly be working on our grief and understanding how to communicate our grief and feelings with each other. That is the main focus of our couples therapy.

I have to call my individual therapist back tomorrow to set up my intake session. I am hoping we can just go off my income (600$ per month from daycare) so we won't have to pay 60$ a week for counseling. If not we will pay it would just be better not to pay 240$ a month, kwim?

Cars;

My crazy uncle who was going to buy me a britax car seat for Casey decided since he couldn't buy me a car seat that he would give me his 1989 Ford Aerostar for free. It only has 62000 miles on it. I had to get the heater core replaced, oil/transmission change, title transfer and new tires which cost me roughly around 700$ not bad for a free car that is now in perfect running condition.

Moving;

Kind of at a stand still. Most of the necessary items are moved in and Jon is getting 5 teeth removed via oral surgery tomorrow. Mostly this weekend is going to be clothes and our desktop computer. Then next week is St. Vinnies and CL and trash bags. We have until the 21st to be completely out of there.

Me;

I got my nose pierced tonight and I am joining Curves this weekend because I got a great deal for no service fee and just the monthly fee of 35$. So I will start doing that 5 days a week excluding Thursday and Sunday. I started alli and that is going great. I have lost 15 lbs so far. I am on my way only 105lbs to lose. thumb up I am hoping to have it lost by my 5th wedding anniversary next May which seems like a healthy and obtainable goal. Still trying to find a tattoo artist who has had a miscarriage or lost a child to do my tattoo.

Jon;

Is doing super well at his job! He isn't supposed to technically get a raise till he has been there for a year so roughly around next August but his manager said he is being fast tracked and will most likely be getting it April or May and that will be 5-6000 more a year depending on the level! So proud of him. He is a little apprehensive as he is starting classes again tonight to finsih his bachelors. He missed two classes because of everything that has happened with Casey. I have a lot of faith and pull for him!

June;

Is extremely excited about her big girl room. And Jim is almost done with her bunk beds so I think she will be all about sleeping in her room soon. We started Kindermusik on Tuesday and she adored it! I am so glad to be able to do this with her.

Cats;

Are getting spayed and micro chipped on Monday and are overall adjusting to the move.

Dog;

Is loving the yard.


That is all and if you made it through all of this you seriously rock my socks