Well today has been a complete turn around here. Everyone is back to their normal self. No more temps. As of around noon yesterday, Zo broke hers!! I am in the process of cleaning and disinfecting everything, fun fun. I do love a clean house, to bad it does not happen more often. We amazingly accomplished a lot today. I guess enough days of not getting anything done makes you really want to kick it in the butt and get everything done. I am still trying to figure out a way to keep everything in the toy room organized so that when I go in there it doesn't always look like a hurricane has hit. If you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate them. As for now, its off to finishing the laundry before the kids wake up from nap:) Enjoy the sun, or least I am here! God bless!

Well we still have a sick baby here. Her temp went up last night and we had to go in for blood work and xrays today......good news all is well. She just has a cold that is hanging on. It has been a couple of hours less sleep the last few nights but I feel better knowing that nothing is really wrong. As far as school we are totally slacking this week. Hopefully we can play catch up tomorrow and get ready for a couple of birthday parties this weekend. You've got to love those days were you some how are able to get 3 math lessons, 2 history, 3 phonics, 2 science and 5 writing done in one day and wonder how other days seems to take forever. Well God bless and have a good rest of the day!

I have to say I'm very excited, I can nurse the baby again!! Just had to write that- Thanks and God bless!

Well I had my labs done again today and my levels are going down which is good because that's a sign that my tube will not rupture. They should be down to zero again by Friday or Monday. Thank you Lord for your blessings! God bless, Amanda

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I absolutely love this picture and had to post it(thanks Melissa). As some of you may or may not know, we were expecting(we found out later, twins) and lost one of the babies on January 25th and the other on February 9th. My doctor said that there was most likely something wrong with the first baby(genetically? I think) and then we found out through blood work and ultrasound that the second was an ectopic and was in my left tube. Our options were few: laparoscopic surgery, D & C, or a shot of methotrexate. Methotrexate was the safest with the best results and no effect on future fertility, so that is what we chose. This stops the cells from dividing so that the tube doesn't burst. It has been a very emotional couple of weeks with lots of prayers from family and friends, thank you so much. We know that everything happens for a reason and that God has a plan. And whatever that plan maybe we will continue to trust in Him and all He has given us. I thank God everyday for the four beautiful babies that God has given to us. Going through this has shown me so much and made me realize things that I did not understand. The moment I found out I started to plan things. Things for the upcoming school year, for the summer, the car seat arrangement, everything. Our life changed and now I just feel a loss that I didn't before understand. I think that through this I have a different compassion for those who have lost a child at any stage because your life truly does change the moment that you hear the words or read the little stick and know that you are pregnant. Well with that and the tears that I now have, I just want to say thank you again to all that were praying for us and the baby(ies). We know that they are in heaven and the short time they were with us taught us so much. God bless, Amanda

Well I haven't been on here in a while because life has been busy but I needed a place to write and get ideas, so I'm back, so to speak. I love reading others blogs and getting ideas from others. As you know we homeschool, which I love but have recently wondered how people do it when they have so many little ones? Where do they find balance? Do they ever feel like they aren't giving the younger ones the attention that they need. I constantly feel like I am telling them not now because I have to do school with Emily. Emily is in 2nd grade, Sydney is in preschool, Hailey is turning 3 and Zoey is one today! I constantly feel like I am telling them to go play or watch a movie and sometimes feel like I am not doing the one thing that I intended to do by staying home with them and that is be with them and play with them. I don't know maybe I am just being paranoid but sometimes I wonder how others do it. Any suggestions would be great:) Thanks!!

God bless!
Amanda