Well, we had a surprise this weekend! My twin gave birth 4 weeks early to little Ezra Willem. He was 5 lb 2 oz 18 inches long. He is a healthy little guy. Momma had some trauma with a detached placenta. She needed a blood transfusion. She is feeling much better now that she has some more blood flowing through her system. Our Mom flew out to see her and help take care of her new grandbaby. Mr. Pilot and I are hoping to see our new little nephew hopefully around Thanksgiving. But sooner would be nice! :)
I love seeing the glow on my sweet twin's face of being a mommy! Her hubby looks like he is beaming as well. Could be the sleepless nights giving them that dreamy look. But I say, it's due to the euphoria they are feeling over having a sweet little boy--sooner than they expected! Praying for the full recovery of my twin and continually good health for Ezra. Floraladie
Here is my lovely twin in the beginning stages of her pregnancy. This is her first baby! She is due in 4 weeks. Everything is going so well for her. Before you know she will be holding her sweet baby boy in her arms. Here she is at 35 weeks or so. So just imagine her belly a smidgen bigger. Yep, she is all baby! I can't wait to hear her thoughts on being a mother as she holds her crying baby on her tummy in the delivery room! I think she is going to LOVE being a mother, and I know she will be a good one! I think it won't take long and she will be wanting more. :)
Now here is my sister-in-law, pregnant with her 7th baby. Yep, that's right, 7th and yes, she is SUPER MOM! She is a pastor's wife and homeschooling mother. I admire her for her energy to keep up with everything she has going on. Here she is with my brother. She is the cutest little pregnant lady! Here she is with her friend (below). I don't have a lot of pregnancy photos of her...she is always on the go, I don't think she has time for such things as photos! ;) Would, you? Pray for her, she has found out she has excess amniotic fluid and has to go in to be checked lately due to the complications surrounding this diagnosis. One possible risk is pre-term labor. She is 33 weeks, so her baby girl needs to hang on a few more weeks at the very least! And then I am pregnant, almost 30 weeks with our 3rd boy. Yes, my parent's are going to be bombarded with grand babies this year! This was taken at 27 weeks. I am not taking weekly photos of my belly like I should. But you get the idea of how big I am getting and I still have a ways to go! Watermelon belly here I come! Pray for this pregnancy, I have a low-lying placenta, and have to be watched closely. Have an ultrasound at 33 weeks to make sure things look okay. If nothing's changed there will be a c-section scheduled. Not the end of the world, but it would be nice to deliver naturally. :)
So there you have it, a little pregnancy post for you. And all those Momma's out there thinking about pregnancy again...it could happen to you! Watch out...don't drink the water, it's an epidemic happening all over the continent! ;)
Spent the week with my wonderful Mr. Pilot while he sprayed crops. Flying Jae and I were a part of the spray crew. We stayed in my in-law's camper during our trip up north. Lil' Cowboy stayed with his Grandma. He needs a little more supervision and would have gotten bored--fast! Flying Jae was so happy to be the center of my attention while we had our little "camping trip." We spent a lot of time finding flowers, catching frogs and throwing rocks in a creek while we waited to block the roads for Mr. Pilot's airplane. We were also in charge of packing/bringing lunch to the guys. And basically the runners for parts/people, etc. It definitely kept me on my toes, and meant for a long day in the sun. But it was a great opportunity to see just what Mr. Pilot's spray business is all about. No wonder he is SO tired when he comes home! How thrilling to watch him fly and do it so well! It made my heart soar, as he'd take off and fly over us. Wow, what a man! :) Flying Jae is such a good-natured little guy. He kept himself entertained when I was busy with the running around. He sweetly and thoughtfully brought me flowers and frogs to ooh and ahh over. I especially loved the "wedding flowers" (as he called them) he put together for me. He was so proud of his work! I told him that he is going to be just like his daddy one day---thoughtful! What a long week of adventure, education, lots of good food, sweat and even tears! But it gives me a better appreciation of my man and a desire to have more one-on-one times with my Flying Jae. Enjoy every day, Floraladie PS. The first floral picture was taken by my sister and her wildflowers she found while taking a walk at our grandparent's farm. I just LOVE the picture and had to post it! :) The following picture is of my "wedding flowers."
Poor Mr. Pilot, he has had some adventure this week. Tuesday night as Mr. Pilot finished up spraying crops, he jumped down from his airplane after he landed, and snagged his wedding ring on the screw on the door of his plane. The weight of his body and momentum was too much for his ring to handle, the screw pulled his ring flat over/into his finger. Oooouch! He ran to his parent's shop and grabbed some pliers and rounded out his ring again so he could get the circulation back. Thankfully his mom, (who used to be a nurse) had the presence of mind to ice up his finger really good, keep his arm elevated and rushed him to the ER--45 minutes away! Once there, a student doctor, took off the ring with a saw thingieWITHOUT pain meds! Mr. Pilot said it was the worst pain he has ever endured! He has a high pain tolerance, so that is saying a lot! Thankfully a kind nurse, gave him pain meds through an IV after that ordeal and he was feeling pretty good. A hand surgeon was brought in to stitch up Mr. Pilot and said he was surprised he didn't have to amputate it, due to the damage done to his finger. One section of his finger was still intact which allowed blood flow to his finger. After getting bandaged up and given pain meds for the rest of the week, Mr. Pilot was sent home to recover. His mom got him fed, took him home and made sure he got his pain meds throughout the night. Not much keeps Mr. Pilot down, but he made himself rest yesterday. Today was a different story, he was antsy to get up and be up and at 'em! His mom bandaged all of his fingers together so he could use his hand without messing up his finger too badly. He was out working on his plane in no time. I just got a call from him and he's not feeling so well now. Maybe a little too much activity today? Tomorrow we drive in to see another hand surgeon to look over his finger to make sure everything is looking okay. Hopefully he says all is well and sends him home to REST! Exciting times living with Mr. Pilot man! :) Floraladie
Whew, what a whirlwind of activities this past week and half! We are finally HOME to our sweet home (for now :) after returning home from a week long family reunion up north. (The rest of the time was spent at my in-laws) What a great way to stay close to extended family members, than to have a reunion and share games, food and fellowship. We camp out at Mr. Pilot's grandparent's one bathroom home! Thankfully Grandpa has gotten a bippy set up for these occasions...a wonderful 'relief' for a pregnant mom, I assure you! ;) Some of the younger cousins set up tents outside since the house is not set up to house all of these families that show up. If I counted right we had 22 people there this year. We were missing 8 people. Each day we would share our meals together in Mr. Pilot's grandparent's 2 car garage, set up with screens to keep out those nasty 'skeeters. Following the meal clean up, we would have game time...games galore: Scrabble, Blokus, Mexican Train, Scum Bucket, Mafia, Scrabble Slam, Ladder Golf etc. And for the guys, they had their daily Frisbee golf game. The most enjoyable part of games is the memory sharing and story telling that comes up. Flying Jae and Lil' Cowboy loved having their cousins (once removed?) keeping them entertained. Since Mr. Pilot's Grandparents live on a farm it was wonderful to be able to let the boys run free without having to worry too much about them. What a fun filled week, it went by so fast and already we all wonder what next year's reunion will be like, with a newer addition (baby #3). But there are questions looming: Was this our last reunion at "The Farm?" Will there even be a farm to come back to next year? Grandpa and Grandma want to sell the farm and move to a larger town and live in an apartment or retirement home. Will Grandpa be able to handle it next year with his health declining? Only the Lord knows what the future holds. But until then, we were blessed to have spent the time that we did last week with our family and we will have these sweet memories to share with each other hopefully during our next family gathering wherever and whenever that may be. Now to get on to the after-reunion unpacking, piles of laundry and sleeping catching up-on. Cherish the times you have with your family, you never know if you'll have another time with them! Floraladie
Flying Jae is 4 now and Lil' Cowboy is 2. Both just had a June birthday. My boys are growing like weeds! They get along for the most part. One minute they are the best of buds, the next they are fighting like cats and dogs. The days when they are fighting with each other non-stop, there are toys all over the floor and they still need help wiping themselves. :) (Sorry to be so blunt...but it's life!) Those are the days that can ruffle my feathers, make me want to tear my hair out and dream of the days when they are grown up and moved out. I sometimes take this stage of life for granted. They are only going to be little for a short amount of time. I need to remind myself that even on the most trying of days. "This too shall pass." These days won't last forever.
Our lives are going to be changing quite a bit in the next four months for my hubby (Mr. Pilot) and me as I am pregnant with our 3rd boy. What a joy (and challenge!) this will be! I pray that the Lord will give me and Mr. Pilot the strength to raise these boys for Him. The diligence to train them to be godly, mannerly and responsible boys who will make wonderful husbands for some very lucky ladies one day! (I'm not biased or anything like that! ;)
As our boys continue to bloom and grow, may they blossom (pardon the cheesiness, but it seemed to fit with the the whole blooming theme), into young men who follow in their daddy's footsteps. Their daddy, Mr. Pilot, is a sweet, thoughtful, hard working and loving man. If they grow up to be half as sweet as their daddy boy oh boy, will they make some girl a happy woman!
But until we even get to that point of discussing the marriage of my boys to anyone (hopefully that is a LONG way off!) I want to enjoy these moments while they are still young.
Well, it's time I get off my duff. I am off to clean up some toys, and wash the ketchup fingerprints off the table. Lil' Cowboy is napping, maybe I can get the house decent looking before he wakes up? Until the next post, Happy 4th of July! Floraladie
Well, we had a surprise this weekend! My twin gave birth 4 weeks early to little Ezra Willem. He was 5 lb 2 oz 18 inches long. He is a healthy little guy. Momma had some trauma with a detached placenta. She needed a blood transfusion. She is feeling much better now that she has some more blood flowing through her system. Our Mom flew out to see her and help take care of her new grandbaby.
