Our Handsome Man

Isn't he cute. Loks like his mommy!!!

FINNALY

Well all has ended well!! We had a healthy baby boy. Katie tried to push him out naturally but he was bieng stubborn (for good reason though). Doc finally decide that enough was enough and said we were getting a sea section (Katie didn't argue). When he cut er open he happened to notice that the uterus was paper thin and would have probably ruptured if she pushed for to long. Baby was pulled out and mommy was stitched up. We put baby on the scale and HOLY COW he weighed 9 pounds 9 ounces (a whopper). Your probably wondering his name!! If I was a woman it would have been the first thing I told you, but I'm not:) We named him Jayce Irwin middle name after my grandpa Emmert. Sorry I'm not perfect and forgot the camera adapter to download pics. O well, mommy is very tired now and needs some rest. Little Jayce is diong well as is mommy. If you would like to come see tommorrow would be best, or when we get home. Thanks to everyone for all your prayers. Chow!!!

nothing yet

Got here at 9:00 last night decide to let Katie just to contract by herself till 3:00 am and then see if any progress would come. Well 3:00 am came and no change ,still at 3c, and still contracting very slowly after several walks around the nurses station. I've come to the conclusion they should give the men a motorized wheelchair to keep up with the women who walk 90 mph to get themselves to contract faster.(I'm lazy to) They started Patocin at 3:00am and contractions started coming more frequent.Doc came in at 7:15 and decided to break the water and up the dosage of Patocin. Contractions are about 3-4 min apart now and increasing in intensity. Hopfully things will move along well and everything will go smoothly. Please keep Katie in your prayers and little baby as well. I'll try and kepp this up to date, but I gotta get up every ten words I write to rub her back. What a good husband!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ready for the next big event

Well, we're all moved in! We had so much help on Monday it was unbelievable!! We are so grateful for all the help!! Now we're ready for the next big day...the arrival of our new baby! I found out yesterday that I have to go in to be induced on Wednesday night at 9pm. We are so excited!! I have already been to the hospital twice though. Friday night after we closed on our new house I ended up going in because I was having pretty intense contractions every 2-3 minutes. I didn't end up dialating any further so they gave me a pill to stop the false labor. Then on Wednesday night during the congregational meeting at our church I was having pretty strong ones again. I called the on-call doc to see what to do and once again they told me to come in.....and once again I got sent home!! Oh well....this baby is going to come when the time is right. Now we've just gotta get through the diner and we'll be through all of our craziness and ready to add a little more craziness having a newborn around again!

So Blessed!

Well, it is about 11:30pm on Thursday night....the night before we close on our new house. Obviously I cannot sleep because of the excitement that is in store for tomorrow. However, that was not the only thing keeping me up and I felt an extreme need to write about it.

The past couple weeks have been so hectic with preparing for this house that tonight as I was laying in bed saying my bedtime prayers I just layed there praising God for His many blessings. And NO! I am not talking about the purchase of our new house.

God has blessed me with the most wonderful family! As I was laying there I was watching Matt sleep...and I just thanked God for the wonderful man laying next to me. Sure, he has his issues....for example, he seems to be sweating really bad tonight and everytime I tuck the sheets between us so he won't soak me....he loosens them all back up so he can snuggle his sweaty self all over me. And as disgusting as that may sound....THANK YOU GOD for this wonderful, sweaty husband of mine who will take a chance at slipping right off me for just an opportunity to cuddle. I LOVE THIS MAN MORE THAN ANY OF YOU WILL EVER KNOW!!

Then I layed there and thought of my precious Hailee. She had a fever of 102.8 today. I cannot handle seeing my sweet little princess just lay there burning up! The doctor said she would be fine, thank goodness. But I just love her so much too. She is such a go-getter. She can own a room when she walks in the door. The other day, Matt shaved off his beard and Hailee looked at him and shook her head while saying, "You've got to be kidding me!" then she rolled her eyes! I could just eat her up! And yet at nearly 5 years old, this little girl knows her daddy in Heaven already. She talks to Jesus like she can see Him sitting right next to her. What Faith! She told me the other day that she has a "secret place" where only Jesus and her can be and she said, "Mommy?!?! Do you know where it is?" And I said no....wanting to hear her cute little 5 year old answer....and the answer I got was not that of a 5 year old but that of a little girl who knows her maker personally...she said, "It's right here in my heart!" And she patted her heart proudly like she herself was introducing me to Him. Now what parent would not be proud of a moment like that! Oh, I love her so much it brings tears to my eyes!

But then there is Taylor. I am SO proud of the little gentleman he is becoming. He is so caring and compassionate....even to Hailee, but only when she is sick!! Tay's friend Adam is going through a very hard time right now. His dad has been in and out of the hospital for many months now and now just a few weeks ago we found out that his mom has breast cancer and had to have surgery. These people have such incredible faith and strength that it makes the David and Goliath story look like a joke! My son, too has such incredible faith. He prays daily for that family and not just at dinnertime or bedtime. We were riding in the car the other and he asked me if we could pray for the Baar Family. So we did...and I was reminded of what trully matters in this life. Because, I too pray for the Baars frequently....but I am embarrassed to say that I have spent just as much time in prayer for the sale of this house to go through. And it took my 7 year old future preacher :) to remind me of what life is all about! I LOVE this child and am SO proud of who he is becoming.

Then there's Briella. Where should I start? She is so full of life that sometimes I just have to sit and watch her so I can make a memory of her spirit at this young age. She's catching on to sibling rivalry....although she's becoming the attacker not the victim. She is constantly pulling Hailee's hair or she'll try to tackle Tay...which doesn't work to well. She is just the sweetest little lady and I can't get enough of cuddling her in my arms.

And let's not forget baby #4. You mothers out there can relate to the undescribable power of a mother's love to an unborn baby. Lately, I have just been holding my belly and taking in the moments of pure fascination. Really, can you even believe that our God is so incredible that he can develop this child inside me and prepare it for the world outside....and yet he knows the number of hairs on this child's head and knows how long this child will be a blessing to others on our earth. WOW!! I can't even wrap my mind around it! I sit and wonder what will he/she be like. I think about how am I going to teach this young child to fall in love with the "man of my life"....and I'm talkin' about the "big man upstairs!"

Really that is all I want in this life! I want my children to love their Heavenly Father with ALL their hearts! That is my daily goal when I see these children each morning. How can I help them find their Saviour and grow to love HIM more than they love me!

I thank GOD for these blessings of my family! I could die today and have all I ever needed here on earth! This family is what makes my life worth living. I don't need a big beautiful house to feel blessed or happy....All I need is them....and I'd still be just as blessed in this life if I were homeless as long as I have my family! I thank God for helping me keep my focus on what is most important!

Almost there!

I found out at my Friday doctor appointment that I get to be induced the week of Memorial Day. We don't have a day set yet....my doctor wants to be sure he's on call that day so we're going to wait to determine the actual day. I'm excited though! I am so exhausted these days. Being 9 months pregnant and moving are not a good combination. So I am definately ready to settle down!

I'm losing my mind!!!

So we are officially moving out on Monday the 18th. Let the chaos begin! My house is such a sty right now. It is SO stressful dealing with all the stuff going on in my life right now....allow me to elaborate....it's good therapy for me! Here is a list of the things I am dealing with:
1. I want to "nest" but I can't because I need to make a nest at the new house!
2. I can't sleep at night because my frickin' hips kill because I am as huge as our new house!
3. I think that Briella is rebelling against either us moving or she suspects that she is soon not going to be the baby anymore....I don't call my kids names but to describe her attitude these days I will spell....cuz sometimes when you spell it, it doesn't seem as mean... B-R-A-T! Oops! It still looks mean when you spell it!
4. I try to start packing but I just stand there amidst the mess and just stare. I think, "hmmm, I could really go for some strawberry shortcake right now....or....I wonder if there is anything I haven't noticed on the pictures we have of our new house....maybe I should go look closely at them."
5. When I start to pack, I get done with a box and the half empty box I started in a different room has now been emptied by the B-R-A-T!! ERGH!!
6. Then while I'm packing I get such severe indigestion from bending over that I have to go puke....once I puke....I just don't feel like packing anymore.
7. At night I am so exhausted from packing the whole 2 BOXES (big whoop)that I just start to cry! Seriously! Every night for like this past week I have started crying because I am so overwhelmed with packing 2 lousy boxes....isn't that the stupidest thing you've ever heard of?
8. I get so tired that I just want to zone out....but I can't because Tay is constantly yacking my ear off and asking me wierdo questions like: "What is the biggest field in the world?" Or "How many leaves do you think are on that tree?" WHAT THE HECK KIND OF QUESTIONS ARE THESE?!??! And you can't say "I don't know" and so I just tell him to ask God when he gets to Heaven.....OR better yet! I'll ask God when I get there....because at the stress level I'm at....I'm sure it won't be long until I end up there anyway at the rate I'm going these days!!

So there you have it! How rude it is for me to complain when life is so good, New Baby coming (4weeks), New House (1week) and a body that a sumo wrestler would kill to have....now what am I complaining about?!?