Ahhh eh-hem, I'm still on here. One post every 60+ days isn't too bad, is it?
Well I don't know if this counts as a post as I'm just putting a video fo my babies up...
ENJOY!
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Saturday, June 6, 2009
New Video
Nothing much new here. I'm still a bit postpartum at times and it's been rough. Probably it's more rough on Mark (and Caedmon) than me. Oh well, I know it just takes some time and "this too shall pass."
Meanwhile I love my family and thought I'd post a video of Caedmon meets Caithness!
Meanwhile I love my family and thought I'd post a video of Caedmon meets Caithness!
Friday, May 29, 2009
It's a Girl!
She's here!!!
7 weeks after the fact I'll go ahead and post that (after 34 hours of labor)
Caithness Maela Anderson
came into the world
April 11, 2009 at 3:26 p.m.
weighing
8 lbs. 4 oz.
and was
20.5" long!
7 weeks after the fact I'll go ahead and post that (after 34 hours of labor)
Caithness Maela Anderson
came into the world
April 11, 2009 at 3:26 p.m.
weighing
8 lbs. 4 oz.
and was
20.5" long!
We were all shocked that it was a girl, and couldn't be more pleased and in love!
She has a head full of dark curly hair and her big brother, Caedmon, adores her!
She has a head full of dark curly hair and her big brother, Caedmon, adores her!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow--she truly is a gift and is evidence that the Lord God is indeed gracious!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Concern
This baby that's due in 2 weeks...we have a few small problems...
#1 My platelet count has fallen lower than it ever has before. With Caedmon's pregnancy my levels reached 60k and that was on the day he was born. The Dr. (yes, the Dr. not the nurse) called me this week to get me on prescription steroids right away. I have a condition known as idopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (lovely, huh?). Basically it's pregnancy induced and my body for some weird reason attacks my platelets (hence the "idiopathic). The baby's fine (we checked him/her out a few weeks ago on ultrasound to make sure), so the real problem is me hemorraging during delivery. Other than that, I have no symptoms (not even the bruising that is so common with this disorder--my count hasn't fallen low enough for that yet), but it is serious enough that they want at or above 100k for labor and delivery. Because of the risk of bleeding on the spine I am unable to have an epidural for pain relief in labor (not a huge deal, it just made me suck it up and take labor like a man...er, umm, woman). In the same manner if a C-section is needed I'm unable to have a local anesthetic. I would have to be put under general anethsesia for the procedure and therefore not get to witness/touch/hold/feed/know the sex of my precious baby until a few hours after he/she is born (SOOOO sad!). So that's problem #1.
#2 Our precious baby 409 decided very early Saturday morning to do a roll ,complete with a twist, in my tummy. That means that he/she is now breech/transverse. The Dr confirmed this by ultrasound at our appointment Monday morning. We have 3 options, and Mark and I, under the guidance of our great Dr have decided to take the following steps as necessary.
- PRAY! This is always our first step and THE most important one. We serve the Almighty, Eternal Creator. There is nothing that is out of His hands. We simply need to have faith and trust that He is still in control. It is our will that He turn this baby right side (head) down again.
- If by our next appointment Monday morning the baby is still breech we will schedule an external cephalic version. I will be admitted to the hospital and Dr. Wright will manually turn the baby while I'm on an IV for fluids and tocolytic medication (to relax the uterus and prevent contractions).
-If the procedure is successful labor will immediately be induced.
-If the procedure is not successful, we will simply wait for me to go into labor, whenever that
occurs. I will then attempt a breech birth.
-If for any reason the breech birth presents any kind of problem to the baby we will do an emergency C-section.
Ok, so that's your medical journal for the day. Mark and I have really had a hard week dealing with all the decisions to make and all the "what ifs." So in addition to this being an update it's also a request that you please keep us in prayer.
While struggling with this we've come to the conclusion that no matter the means, we will have a baby in a few weeks and all the in-between stuff is in the Lord's hands. Please pray for the baby to turn, but most of all that Mark and I will continue to place our unswerving faith and trust in Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.
37 Weeks Pregnant with little 409
#1 My platelet count has fallen lower than it ever has before. With Caedmon's pregnancy my levels reached 60k and that was on the day he was born. The Dr. (yes, the Dr. not the nurse) called me this week to get me on prescription steroids right away. I have a condition known as idopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (lovely, huh?). Basically it's pregnancy induced and my body for some weird reason attacks my platelets (hence the "idiopathic). The baby's fine (we checked him/her out a few weeks ago on ultrasound to make sure), so the real problem is me hemorraging during delivery. Other than that, I have no symptoms (not even the bruising that is so common with this disorder--my count hasn't fallen low enough for that yet), but it is serious enough that they want at or above 100k for labor and delivery. Because of the risk of bleeding on the spine I am unable to have an epidural for pain relief in labor (not a huge deal, it just made me suck it up and take labor like a man...er, umm, woman). In the same manner if a C-section is needed I'm unable to have a local anesthetic. I would have to be put under general anethsesia for the procedure and therefore not get to witness/touch/hold/feed/know the sex of my precious baby until a few hours after he/she is born (SOOOO sad!). So that's problem #1.
#2 Our precious baby 409 decided very early Saturday morning to do a roll ,complete with a twist, in my tummy. That means that he/she is now breech/transverse. The Dr confirmed this by ultrasound at our appointment Monday morning. We have 3 options, and Mark and I, under the guidance of our great Dr have decided to take the following steps as necessary.
- PRAY! This is always our first step and THE most important one. We serve the Almighty, Eternal Creator. There is nothing that is out of His hands. We simply need to have faith and trust that He is still in control. It is our will that He turn this baby right side (head) down again.
- If by our next appointment Monday morning the baby is still breech we will schedule an external cephalic version. I will be admitted to the hospital and Dr. Wright will manually turn the baby while I'm on an IV for fluids and tocolytic medication (to relax the uterus and prevent contractions).
-If the procedure is successful labor will immediately be induced.
-If the procedure is not successful, we will simply wait for me to go into labor, whenever that
occurs. I will then attempt a breech birth.
-If for any reason the breech birth presents any kind of problem to the baby we will do an emergency C-section.
Ok, so that's your medical journal for the day. Mark and I have really had a hard week dealing with all the decisions to make and all the "what ifs." So in addition to this being an update it's also a request that you please keep us in prayer.
While struggling with this we've come to the conclusion that no matter the means, we will have a baby in a few weeks and all the in-between stuff is in the Lord's hands. Please pray for the baby to turn, but most of all that Mark and I will continue to place our unswerving faith and trust in Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.
37 Weeks Pregnant with little 409
Friday, March 20, 2009
We Did It
Look at me being online WAAAY past my bedtime...Mark took the Jr. High-ers to St. Louis overnight, so here I sit awaiting his call so I can go to bed.
Well we did it, we got a Mac.
It's an iMac, to be precise, and it's lovely, I'm feeling quite a bit more confident on it as Mark's had his Mac from his office at church over here and I've played on it. To make it worth it (or possibly to just double what we spent) we bought Adobe Photoshop CS4. Holy cows, I played on it today and I SOOO need to brush up my graphic design skills. I'm not even scratching the surface of what I could be doing! We decided if we were going to upgrade Photoshop we might as well go to the top. Considering the Photoshop I have installed on the old computer (5.5- that was a high school graduation gift for me in 2000) I'd say we're doing alright on making the software last. Plus, I HAVE to have it on the computer. 85% of all my time on the computer is spent on Photoshop.
In other momma-ish news I'm struggling with a 2 year old now that I'm 37 weeks pregnant. I'm not well known for my patience, but the hormonal levels of pregnancy put it in the negatives. Poor Caedmon...but he is doing his fair share of 2-year old things. Last night when Mark went to check on him in bed, Caedmon was COMPLETELY nude from the waist down!!! Thank goodness he hadn't gone potty in the bed, so we simply re-diapered and PJ'd him. But how can you resist a boy who sings "The B-I-B-L-E" at the top of his lungs? Or "John Deere Green" for that matter? You can't! Just gotta love that sweet boy and hope he's not too scarred from his pregnant grouchy momma!
Well we did it, we got a Mac.
It's an iMac, to be precise, and it's lovely, I'm feeling quite a bit more confident on it as Mark's had his Mac from his office at church over here and I've played on it. To make it worth it (or possibly to just double what we spent) we bought Adobe Photoshop CS4. Holy cows, I played on it today and I SOOO need to brush up my graphic design skills. I'm not even scratching the surface of what I could be doing! We decided if we were going to upgrade Photoshop we might as well go to the top. Considering the Photoshop I have installed on the old computer (5.5- that was a high school graduation gift for me in 2000) I'd say we're doing alright on making the software last. Plus, I HAVE to have it on the computer. 85% of all my time on the computer is spent on Photoshop.
In other momma-ish news I'm struggling with a 2 year old now that I'm 37 weeks pregnant. I'm not well known for my patience, but the hormonal levels of pregnancy put it in the negatives. Poor Caedmon...but he is doing his fair share of 2-year old things. Last night when Mark went to check on him in bed, Caedmon was COMPLETELY nude from the waist down!!! Thank goodness he hadn't gone potty in the bed, so we simply re-diapered and PJ'd him. But how can you resist a boy who sings "The B-I-B-L-E" at the top of his lungs? Or "John Deere Green" for that matter? You can't! Just gotta love that sweet boy and hope he's not too scarred from his pregnant grouchy momma!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I Suppose I Shall
What a day.
Caedmon and I had a lovely time gardening this morning. Actually I cleared weeds out of my flower beds and Caedmon scooped dirt all over the front porch. However, since his daddy put him down at 1:00 Mr. Caedmon has not seen fit to take a nap. He did think it appropriate to dig around in his dirty #2 diaper and force me to do an extra load of laundry today.
I'm just a bit tired of it, going in every 20 minutes and telling him to hush and lie down.
I want him to take a NAP, it's my ONLY free time during the day!
But it's been 2.5 hours...
Let him up?
I suppose I shall.
Caedmon and I had a lovely time gardening this morning. Actually I cleared weeds out of my flower beds and Caedmon scooped dirt all over the front porch. However, since his daddy put him down at 1:00 Mr. Caedmon has not seen fit to take a nap. He did think it appropriate to dig around in his dirty #2 diaper and force me to do an extra load of laundry today.
I'm just a bit tired of it, going in every 20 minutes and telling him to hush and lie down.
I want him to take a NAP, it's my ONLY free time during the day!
But it's been 2.5 hours...
Let him up?
I suppose I shall.
I love this boy, he's precious...
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Not so convinced...
So I'm not 100% sold on the iMac yet. Mark just got one for his office at church (but has brought it home several times for me to "play" on- who doesn't love PhotoBooth and Garage Band?!). We're seriously considering using part of our tax return to get an iMac, but I'm SOOOO having a time converting over. I understand it's simpler, more powerful, and beats the living daylights out of a PC, but I just don't know how to use it. It's frustrating to me (somewhat of a PC geek) that it takes 3 times as long for me to do a simple function on the Mac that I would normally speed through. Sooo, we're still considering whether $1,300 is a good investment for playing on a cool photo-taking-computer.
I am SUPER impressed by the sheer speed of the machine, I can only imagine what playing in Photoshop would be like... It was kinda embarassing when Mark was buying it at the store and the guy asked him what version of Photoshop we ran if it was CS3 or 4 and Mark said, "Uhhh, 5.5..." HA- I got it as a high school graduation present (a step up from what I learned on: Photoshop 5)! So there's another multiple $$$ investment to put on the Mac...hmmm we really need to talk this over.
I do have some time, though. We just got our W2 and I, after having done our taxes by myself the past 4 years, am having trouble doing them because of all the extra things I need to fill in, IRA's, HSA's, etc. I may break down and give H&R Block some of our money to get our money...
Yup, there's my ramblings for the month- enjoy!
I am SUPER impressed by the sheer speed of the machine, I can only imagine what playing in Photoshop would be like... It was kinda embarassing when Mark was buying it at the store and the guy asked him what version of Photoshop we ran if it was CS3 or 4 and Mark said, "Uhhh, 5.5..." HA- I got it as a high school graduation present (a step up from what I learned on: Photoshop 5)! So there's another multiple $$$ investment to put on the Mac...hmmm we really need to talk this over.
I do have some time, though. We just got our W2 and I, after having done our taxes by myself the past 4 years, am having trouble doing them because of all the extra things I need to fill in, IRA's, HSA's, etc. I may break down and give H&R Block some of our money to get our money...
Yup, there's my ramblings for the month- enjoy!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Seriously
I've written in this blog like 14 (or 2) times and tried to put up a sweet video of Caedmon, or a few pictures and it wouldn't work! I'm thinking the issue is with the computer as I can't load any pictures onto Facebook right now either *sigh. So my writings are going to have to paint a picture until we can get something else going here.
Mark has left for Nebraska and I'm feeling lonely (he's been gone for 2 hours now). Of course Caedmon is here with me (Mark toyed with the idea of taking him, but I convinced him that taking a 2 year old to Nebraska in January to snipe prairie dogs and coyotes is just not smart) and my dear mother in law has come to stay (it really makes the nighttime less scary!), so I'm not alone. I'm just sad that my best friend is gone for a few days. Once when we were dating Mark and I fell asleep on the couch at my parents house in Colorado--my parents were MAD!!! (We only slept for an hour or so, as Mark got in really late and we had just stayed up talking) My dad said something wise to me later saying, "Once you sleep next to Mark it'll be really hard not to want to." And he was right. It's so wonderful to have your best friend always with you! Oh well, I'll not mope about it. How's that for a lovely word picture? (we'd better get this computer problem fixed, fast!)
Mark has left for Nebraska and I'm feeling lonely (he's been gone for 2 hours now). Of course Caedmon is here with me (Mark toyed with the idea of taking him, but I convinced him that taking a 2 year old to Nebraska in January to snipe prairie dogs and coyotes is just not smart) and my dear mother in law has come to stay (it really makes the nighttime less scary!), so I'm not alone. I'm just sad that my best friend is gone for a few days. Once when we were dating Mark and I fell asleep on the couch at my parents house in Colorado--my parents were MAD!!! (We only slept for an hour or so, as Mark got in really late and we had just stayed up talking) My dad said something wise to me later saying, "Once you sleep next to Mark it'll be really hard not to want to." And he was right. It's so wonderful to have your best friend always with you! Oh well, I'll not mope about it. How's that for a lovely word picture? (we'd better get this computer problem fixed, fast!)
Monday, January 19, 2009
Carried Me (OK, I'm Avoiding Laundry)
1. Put your iPod music on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY?" YOU SAY?
Deck the Halls
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Within Me
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Life, Love, and Why
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY
Siberian Sleigh Ride
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Power in the Blood
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Mistaken
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Love Them Like Jesus
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
What is This Thing Called Love
WHAT IS 2+2?
When You Say Nothing At All
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Longing Heart
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Why Walk When You Can Fly
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
You Do All Things Well
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Let Us Pray
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE
Bubbly
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU
Remedy
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Can You Feel It
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Mighty To Save
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Laurie De' Tullins
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Father Your Glorious
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
On God's Green Earth
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Whisper to Me
HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Remember
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
He's the King
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Let the Church Rise
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Stained Glass Masquerade
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Before the Throne of Grace
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
For Freedom
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Fearless Heart
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Power of Your Love
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
You Are Good
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Carried Me
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY?" YOU SAY?
Deck the Halls
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Within Me
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Life, Love, and Why
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY
Siberian Sleigh Ride
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Power in the Blood
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Mistaken
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Love Them Like Jesus
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
What is This Thing Called Love
WHAT IS 2+2?
When You Say Nothing At All
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Longing Heart
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Why Walk When You Can Fly
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
You Do All Things Well
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Let Us Pray
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE
Bubbly
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU
Remedy
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Can You Feel It
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Mighty To Save
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Laurie De' Tullins
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Father Your Glorious
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
On God's Green Earth
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Whisper to Me
HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Remember
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
He's the King
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Let the Church Rise
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Stained Glass Masquerade
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Before the Throne of Grace
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
For Freedom
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Fearless Heart
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Power of Your Love
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
You Are Good
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Carried Me
Sunday, January 4, 2009
2008 (abridged, written by Mark and published in our church newsletter)
Yes, the economy may not be what we would hope it to be, there may be some tougher times ahead, but this God we serve is bigger that all of that. He is bigger than the fear we feel when the boss says, "you aren't needed anymore." He's bigger that the news that the "cancer is back." He's bigger than the words, "I don't see a heartbeat on the ultrasound."
We serve a big God and we need to remember that. Look throughout the Bible and you will find many times when people are at their lowest and God showed his "bigness." When Joseph was in prison for something he didn't do, it was God who brought him out. When Daniel was in the lion's den, God's angel shut the [lion's] mouths. When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were in a fiery furnace, someone like that "Son of God" was there with them. And He will be with us, so long as we love and serve Him.
As we start this New Year I was to tell everyone that when our focus is on Him and on serving Him, He will do great things. Bigger than anything we could imagine.
"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!" (Ephesians 3.20-21)
Happy New Year
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