Wednesday, October 24, 2012

In a Field of Dandelions

I don't know why but I can never see my kids picking dandelions without thinking of Five Iron Frenzy's song "Dandelions"...probably because I listened to them quite a bit sometime in high school. Doesn't matter if the dandelions are yellow (like in the song) or if they are ready for blowing... the song comes to mind.

In case you are unfamiliar, here's the lyrics... not that they fully apply as I wasn't given any dandelions...this time they were strictly for blowing or as Everly seems to prefer, hitting them against her face or picking at them.



In a field of yellow flowers,
Underneath the sun,
Bluest eyes that spark with lightning,
Boy with shoes undone.
He is young, so full of hope,
Reveling in tiny dreams,
Filling up his arms with flowers,
Right for giving any queen.

Running to her beaming bright,
While cradling his prize.
A flickering of yellow light,
Within his mother's eyes.
She holds them to her heart,
Keeping them where they'll be safe,
Clasped within her very marrow,
Dandelions in a vase.

She sees love, where anyone else would see weeds.
All hope is found.
Here is everything he needs.

Fathomless Your endless mercy,
Weight I could not lift.

Where do I fit in this puzzle,
What good are these gifts?
Not a martyr, or a saint,
Scarcely can I struggle through.
All that I have ever wanted,
Was to give my best to You.

Lord, search my heart,
Create in me something clean.
Dandelions
You see flowers in these weeds.

Gently lifting hands to heaven,
Softened by the sweetest hush,
A Father sings over his children,
Loving them so very much.
More than words could warrant,
Deeper than the darkest blue,
More than sacrifice could merit,
Lord, I give my heart to You.

Lord, search my heart,
Create in me something clean.
Dandelions
You see flowers in these weeds.




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Saturday, October 20, 2012

36 Weeks


Weeks: 36


Baby Stats:  Baby is the size of a honeydew for those who love the fruit comparisons. She's supposedly almost 6 lbs but let's face it, my babies tend to be a bit bigger then normal so she's
probably already at or past 6 lbs! She is now around 18 1/2 inches from head to heel...once again supposedly.

Symptoms: Lovely Restless Leg Syndrome has finally shown up, I knew it was too much to hope that I would not get RLS this time around but it seems to be pretty mild. Other than that, just tons of braxton hicks. They say they just get worse with each kid and I can agree with that. I'm sure it's not the case but it does seem like I have braxton hicks all day long. Too bad it doesn't really do anything about when I'll go into labor (maybe for some women but not me).

Aversions/Cravings: Right now it's all about apples and warm desserts but I think that has more to do with Fall setting in then being pregnant.... 

Bump: Still getting bigger although as always I look like I carry small. Something to blame on the anterior placenta, I'm sure. It's annoying to have a smaller bump in the beginning of pregnancy but it's always nice come the third trimester when I am still able to put my own shoes on. :) 

Weight Gain: Depends on who you ask... At the midwives' I"m up 13-14 lbs but at home it's more like 17-18 as I probably gained 3-4 lbs before I first saw the midwife. Either way, it looks like I'll keep my 20 lbs goal. 


Worries: Not too many. I do worry about if I'll have to deal with induction talk with this baby. I know I can do a natural birth even with Pitocin (since I almost made it with Everly) but I would absolutely love to have a Pitocin free birth for once in my life! Also I'm worried that I'll go late again. Ok it's not so much a worry as a jealousy thing...everyone I know (even those who are normally late) has been having their babies early. I can't imagine that I'll be lucky enough to follow the trend so it's one more thorn in the side of having babies who like to cook.

Looking forward to: Finally having this baby. I know I still have a good month+ to go but it's always around this time that things seem to drag on and I'm anxious to move on to the baby part!

Medical Stuff: Nothing really. I've got my 36 week appointment on Monday but there should be nothing to report. Blood pressure has taken my usual third trimester dip (I thank the red raspberry leaf tea and stevia for that.), weights normal, midwives have been fine with my refusals of random procedures, get to go over my birth plan this Monday... I've always thought about making one but I always figured I can just tell them as things go...well 3 babies later, I've finally realized that just doesn't work very well for me. It does in some things but other things I tend to let slide if I'm already in the hospital room. So this time it's all going on paper so that I don't have to resort to being that "perfect" patient once in the hospital. Although this hospital and midwives are very easy going and much more my style so I doubt we'll clash on anything much.

Missing the most: Hmmm I don't know. Maybe just being able to sleep for longer then 2-3 hr segments but it's not like that will change once I have this baby. :)

Pregnancy milestone: Almost "term".

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Finally Fall



























Fall officially stared awhile ago but we took a little longer then normal to really get the leaves and such. Not to mention that we are now getting our rain. The other day, we needed to waste some time before picking Justin up from work so the kids and I did a mini shoot at the park (ok they mostly played at the park, the pictures were finished in about 2 minutes flat I think!)

It has gotten impressively difficult
to get a good picture of all three













Logan















Ransom -
kind of a deer in headlights look...or something creepier
So much hair!
I've seen this expression before
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Friday, October 12, 2012

Baby Fever


Is it strange to have baby fever when you are already pregnant? I suppose it is... It's not that I want ANOTHER baby on top of this one, it's just that I want this baby NOW!

Ok, she can cook a little longer. I'm only 35 weeks and as my kids like to cook extra long, I probably have a good 6-7 weeks left. However, everyone I know is having their babies already..early. Alright so I can actually only think of two ladies who have had their babies recently and early but that's two babies that are out!

As I've got this baby fever and I'm also curious as to what #4 will look like (will she take after the Ransom/Everly/Me line or will she take after Logan/Justin/my brother line) I thought I'd do a bit of baby trivia....

Here's all three of my kids at birth (or there about)



and just for comparison sake, here's all three now.




Care to guess which baby is which?



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