Thursday, August 15, 2013

Pregnancy Update *23 weeks* Baby #4

I hit week 23 of my fourth pregnancy last Sunday.  I wanted to start journaling about it to share.

We found out I was pregnant (after getting my tubes tied) around 4 weeks. After weeks of rollercoaster emotions, multiple ultrasounds, blood work; we finally found out that baby was indeed there and in the correct spot (not ectopic).  Boy were we ever relieved!!! It has been such a blessing knowing this little baby is growing inside of me, after I thought my chances at another baby were all over.

I won’t get into why I had my tubes tied to begin with, right now.

I am finally feeling baby move regularly. We still haven’t found out if it’s a baby boy or baby girl but I’m leaning towards it being a girl. That’s just my hunch.

At around 20 weeks I was “self” diagnosed with diabetes, this was after becoming very sick and going to doctor and checking my blood sugar 4x’s a day in between visits. They decided to put me on Glyburide and between the medicine and changing my diet, I am finally feeling good.

I will be going to the doctor soon and having a level 2 ultrasound and will post some pictures of baby, hopefully we will find out the gender soon!

For now here is a picture of my 23 week *bump*  It makes me smile Smile

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Thank you for stopping by!

Jaymie

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Our First Day of School

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Millington Creek Academy began the 2013-2014 school year on August 12th.  It was a great day over all.  We had a few rough patches in the morning with the little ones not fully understanding that it was indeed time to do school and not dilly dally around, but all in all it went pretty smoothly.
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Devyn & Hayden with their work baskets.
Right now our routine is working to do Bible & Devotion after breakfast, then I work independently with Hayden on math and reading while Devyn & Faith watch a few online videos or play on Starfall together, learning about their letters and singing songs. While Hayden does his copywork, Devyn & I will get out his workbooks and do one or two pages in them. The pace is up to him as he can sometimes just be done all together and want to play.
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Hayden working on Copywork from The Jolly Robin
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After morning studies we take a break for lunch and “recess.” I put Faith down for a nap while the boys have quiet time and then Hayden and I work on Science & History, while Devyn plays with his toys.
I hope it continues to go as smoothly as it has gone the last two days.  The kids are really enjoying themselves and we usually finish school around 2:30, which leaves me plenty of time to work on housework, play and read, and get dinner started by the time Randy gets home.
I think everyone, even skeptical Randy, has been pleased with the way everything is running so far.  Which makes everyone happy Smile
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“Recess” time on the mound of dirt Daddy brought home.
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Sleepy little girl all tuckered out from her morning. She was asleep in the bed, then crawled out came into the living room and fell back to sleep on the floor. Silly little girl Smile

Well that is all for now, I have some things to get finished before the school day starts!
Hope your first days are going well!
Have a great day!
Jaymie

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

*Welcome*

Welcome to my journal here on the internet!

I have tried blogging before but without much success, I think my intentions were in the wrong spot before.  I have started this blog to journal our homeschool & life adventures!  I will also share things on here that I love or am interested in from time to time!

Hope you enjoy!

Thank you for stopping by!

Jaymie