Week 8: morning sickness set in, something I never had with Jonah. I always had to eat before I took my vitamin but it never lasted longer than 30 minutes after I ate.
This is nausea all morning and sometimes all day. I usually have to sit and take some deep breaths before I'm okay to get up and move around again. I haven't actually gotten sick, but sometimes I feel like I could.
My baby bump has gotten bigger, really thinking about getting out some smaller maternity pants. I've had to put away 3 pairs of my dress pants already. I've worn skirts the last 2 days, but it's getting chilly for that. :-)
Meyer Family
Winter 2014
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Weeks 1-7
Week 1-4: wishing and hoping this month would be the one. We started trying in June of 2011, really hoping for a spring baby. With the summer we had and the new jobs we now have it is probably best we are getting a "summer" baby.
I went in for my yearly exam since we weren't getting pregnant and it'd been close to a year since my last physical exam. I told her about my unique situation of supposed to get "it" soon, but it hadn't happened yet... she offered to do a urine and blood test after the urine test was super faint. Both came back positive, so we were in the go.
Josh was served a supper of baby carrots, baby potatoes, mini strawberries, and "baby ribs." Jonah seemed pretty excited even though he really has NO clue. He consistently says he wants a sister.
Weeks 5-6: Feel great, boobs are really sore, and getting used to the idea of having 2 kids and made my first appointment. Nov 10 we will find out the official due date.
Week 7: starting to show, not real tired, and boobs still VERY sore.
I went in for my yearly exam since we weren't getting pregnant and it'd been close to a year since my last physical exam. I told her about my unique situation of supposed to get "it" soon, but it hadn't happened yet... she offered to do a urine and blood test after the urine test was super faint. Both came back positive, so we were in the go.
Josh was served a supper of baby carrots, baby potatoes, mini strawberries, and "baby ribs." Jonah seemed pretty excited even though he really has NO clue. He consistently says he wants a sister.
Weeks 5-6: Feel great, boobs are really sore, and getting used to the idea of having 2 kids and made my first appointment. Nov 10 we will find out the official due date.
Week 7: starting to show, not real tired, and boobs still VERY sore.
Josh & Kim + TWO!
June 2012 this Meyer family will be a family of 4 instead of 3. :-)
We are excited for this new venture in our life. Hopefully I can keep track of everything that I kept track of with the first one. :-)
We are excited for this new venture in our life. Hopefully I can keep track of everything that I kept track of with the first one. :-)
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Summer of Change
A lot has changed since my last post.
In May 2011 I accepted a new job in the Vinton-Shellsburg CSD which led us on a "Summer of Change."
June brought the end of 2 jobs with schools we loved, the prep of our house in Garwin, and the selling of our house in Garwin (on the market for a total of 12 days), and Joshua getting a job at North Tama. There are A LOT of more details to the month of June. It was a very busy month. Joshua and I even stole a little time away to go to Kansas City for a Cubs game and fun for our 3 yr anniversary.
July brought the "7/11 Storm." There were 100+ straight winds that blew through over 600 miles across the midwest. Current town of Garwin and our new town of Vinton were effected. Our house in Garwin had quite a bit of damage. 3 lost trees, small hole in our roof, and patio fence demolished. Our town was without power for about a week. We got power back in 3 days.. technically faster than that because my dad brought us a generator on the day of the storm. (thanks dad!)
We had a lot of help the day of the storm to clean up the big mess. Both our sets of parents, friends Jon Myers, and Justin Jacobs. We got most of the trees picked up that day and then started helping others. Jonah was a SUPER helper himself. He picked up lots of sticks and carried lots of debri to the ever growing piles on the edge of our yard.
I began my job July 1 so even with all the craziness I went to work anyway. The town of Vinton lost over 75% of their trees, and with the amount of trees that Vinton (has/had) that is quite the difference. Many places in town are seeing sunlight today that haven't seen sunlight in 50 years. The town was shut down for several days. It is October now and there are still new roofs going on, trees still being removed, and construction fixes all over town.
July also brought a lot of stress with the sale of our house in Garwin and the purchase of a new home in Vinton. The storm changed a lot of things on the sale of our house. We had to re-shingle our Garwin house to satisfy the inspectors of the buyer. Luckily the insurance money from the storm covered most of the costs of all the repairs that needed to be made. We had 3 long days of work on the roof and repairs. MANY family and friends came to help fix things up. At one time there were over 15 people on the roof. The temps were in the 80s and 90s and much of the Sunday they worked was too hot to be up on the roof for too long. No breeze made it sequestering to be up there. As all the repairs were finished the buyer finally got her loan and we were scheduled to close on August 10. We still hadn't found a place to live in Vinton... we had less than 3 weeks now to get a place and move in.
Luckily during our search of Vinton we found a house we loved and even though we kept looking it was always available. The even bigger blessing was that when we did make the move to buy it in our time crunch the sellers agreed to an interim occupancy agreement. Which meant we could move in before we closed on the house. Really, living there before we owned it. We moved in on Aug 7, amidst many family plans and the end of a busy summer.
School started for both of us in new jobs, in a new house, and Jonah in a new daycare setting. We've been busy, but happy here. We've really fallen more in love with our new home everyday. Joshua is teaching MS Language Arts in Traer and I'm the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology.
Well, that is the "summer of change" it was quite the summer and one I'm sure we'll never forget.
Hopefully I write more in the future... before another 6 months pasts.
In May 2011 I accepted a new job in the Vinton-Shellsburg CSD which led us on a "Summer of Change."
June brought the end of 2 jobs with schools we loved, the prep of our house in Garwin, and the selling of our house in Garwin (on the market for a total of 12 days), and Joshua getting a job at North Tama. There are A LOT of more details to the month of June. It was a very busy month. Joshua and I even stole a little time away to go to Kansas City for a Cubs game and fun for our 3 yr anniversary.
July brought the "7/11 Storm." There were 100+ straight winds that blew through over 600 miles across the midwest. Current town of Garwin and our new town of Vinton were effected. Our house in Garwin had quite a bit of damage. 3 lost trees, small hole in our roof, and patio fence demolished. Our town was without power for about a week. We got power back in 3 days.. technically faster than that because my dad brought us a generator on the day of the storm. (thanks dad!)
We had a lot of help the day of the storm to clean up the big mess. Both our sets of parents, friends Jon Myers, and Justin Jacobs. We got most of the trees picked up that day and then started helping others. Jonah was a SUPER helper himself. He picked up lots of sticks and carried lots of debri to the ever growing piles on the edge of our yard.
I began my job July 1 so even with all the craziness I went to work anyway. The town of Vinton lost over 75% of their trees, and with the amount of trees that Vinton (has/had) that is quite the difference. Many places in town are seeing sunlight today that haven't seen sunlight in 50 years. The town was shut down for several days. It is October now and there are still new roofs going on, trees still being removed, and construction fixes all over town.
July also brought a lot of stress with the sale of our house in Garwin and the purchase of a new home in Vinton. The storm changed a lot of things on the sale of our house. We had to re-shingle our Garwin house to satisfy the inspectors of the buyer. Luckily the insurance money from the storm covered most of the costs of all the repairs that needed to be made. We had 3 long days of work on the roof and repairs. MANY family and friends came to help fix things up. At one time there were over 15 people on the roof. The temps were in the 80s and 90s and much of the Sunday they worked was too hot to be up on the roof for too long. No breeze made it sequestering to be up there. As all the repairs were finished the buyer finally got her loan and we were scheduled to close on August 10. We still hadn't found a place to live in Vinton... we had less than 3 weeks now to get a place and move in.
Luckily during our search of Vinton we found a house we loved and even though we kept looking it was always available. The even bigger blessing was that when we did make the move to buy it in our time crunch the sellers agreed to an interim occupancy agreement. Which meant we could move in before we closed on the house. Really, living there before we owned it. We moved in on Aug 7, amidst many family plans and the end of a busy summer.
School started for both of us in new jobs, in a new house, and Jonah in a new daycare setting. We've been busy, but happy here. We've really fallen more in love with our new home everyday. Joshua is teaching MS Language Arts in Traer and I'm the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology.
Well, that is the "summer of change" it was quite the summer and one I'm sure we'll never forget.
Hopefully I write more in the future... before another 6 months pasts.
Friday, March 18, 2011
20 Months and Spring Time
This past week we've had spring break and the week home with Jonah this time was MUCH MORE enjoyable.
We read lots of books, played outside in the beautiful weather, went on lots of walks, went to the zoo, track practice, and he even got to spend some time at daycare as mommy had a few doctor's appointments.
When daddy was home we watched lots of basketball and Jonah got a new potty! He picked it out himself, a nice green frog to sit on. He's sat on it some already, but not super interested. :-) My hope is that by reading some potty books and taking a few squats on the potty now and again will get him more comfortable with the idea and make the process smooth in the future. We'll see how it all goes.
My doctor appointments during spring break were a few first for me. On Tuesday I went to Dr. Gesme to get my left breast checked out. I'd been having some pains in it for about a month and thought it was about time I get it checked out. He said I was pretty lumpy, but an ultrasound revealed that my fat layer is pretty thin and irregular between the skin and breast tissue, which was leading to all the "lumps." A mammogram confirmed that all was clear and so not another one until I'm 40. :-)
My other "first" was a root canal on Wednesday. I had a large cavity filled in December and apparently the nerve in that tooth wasn't real thrilled with the filling so close to it. :-P
So I went and got a root canal, not the horrible experience I was expecting. It was done in 45 min from the time I went back to walked out, NO pain and I just need to go get the temp crown replaced with a permanent crown at my regular dentist sometime soon.
Some of Jonah's quirks:
Food- still won't eat from a spoon/fork, but getting more in at meals. LOVES deer ring bologna. LOVES milk and is getting used to lots of juice too. He like cheerios and crackers and BBQ chips. His favorite fruit is still strawberries, but grapes are a close second.
Sleep- still in our bedtime routine. We've started going to bed around 7:45/8 now, instead of 7:30... seems to fight it less and he's still sleeping from 8/8:15-6:00am. Spring break week worked out well as it was Daylight Savings time. He got to sleep in all week. :-)
Talking- he's really starting to mimic what we say. He'll repeat just about anything/everything. His favorite words are: NO, horse, milk, stuck, and stairs. He can say tractor better and will repeat the majority of the ABC sounds and letter names. When he counts he still says "two" for all the numbers. One, two, two... instead of one two three.
He's become a pretty independent player these days, doesn't need our full attention to have a good time. He also likes to play with others, but is skiddish of rough kids. He loves little girls, he brings the little girls toys and gives them lots of smiles and attention while he is nice to the little boys, but not as nice. :-)
Pictures coming soon! (for real this time)
We read lots of books, played outside in the beautiful weather, went on lots of walks, went to the zoo, track practice, and he even got to spend some time at daycare as mommy had a few doctor's appointments.
When daddy was home we watched lots of basketball and Jonah got a new potty! He picked it out himself, a nice green frog to sit on. He's sat on it some already, but not super interested. :-) My hope is that by reading some potty books and taking a few squats on the potty now and again will get him more comfortable with the idea and make the process smooth in the future. We'll see how it all goes.
My doctor appointments during spring break were a few first for me. On Tuesday I went to Dr. Gesme to get my left breast checked out. I'd been having some pains in it for about a month and thought it was about time I get it checked out. He said I was pretty lumpy, but an ultrasound revealed that my fat layer is pretty thin and irregular between the skin and breast tissue, which was leading to all the "lumps." A mammogram confirmed that all was clear and so not another one until I'm 40. :-)
My other "first" was a root canal on Wednesday. I had a large cavity filled in December and apparently the nerve in that tooth wasn't real thrilled with the filling so close to it. :-P
So I went and got a root canal, not the horrible experience I was expecting. It was done in 45 min from the time I went back to walked out, NO pain and I just need to go get the temp crown replaced with a permanent crown at my regular dentist sometime soon.
Some of Jonah's quirks:
Food- still won't eat from a spoon/fork, but getting more in at meals. LOVES deer ring bologna. LOVES milk and is getting used to lots of juice too. He like cheerios and crackers and BBQ chips. His favorite fruit is still strawberries, but grapes are a close second.
Sleep- still in our bedtime routine. We've started going to bed around 7:45/8 now, instead of 7:30... seems to fight it less and he's still sleeping from 8/8:15-6:00am. Spring break week worked out well as it was Daylight Savings time. He got to sleep in all week. :-)
Talking- he's really starting to mimic what we say. He'll repeat just about anything/everything. His favorite words are: NO, horse, milk, stuck, and stairs. He can say tractor better and will repeat the majority of the ABC sounds and letter names. When he counts he still says "two" for all the numbers. One, two, two... instead of one two three.
He's become a pretty independent player these days, doesn't need our full attention to have a good time. He also likes to play with others, but is skiddish of rough kids. He loves little girls, he brings the little girls toys and gives them lots of smiles and attention while he is nice to the little boys, but not as nice. :-)
Pictures coming soon! (for real this time)
Friday, March 4, 2011
19 Mo & RSV
Well March came in like a Lion at our house. Jonah was diagnosed with RSV on Monday Feb 28 and we rode the yucky, scary RSV wave all the way through Friday. I took Monday, Tuesday, and Friday off and Josh took Wed and Thurs.
On Monday when I took him into the doc for the first time Dr. Krishna told us we had 2 choices. 1) admit him to the hospital or 2) take him home and treat him there while we watch him like a hawk. He was retracting pretty good and coughing tons. His pulse oxs levels were pretty low, (low 90s/high 80s).
Jonah has RSV, he is retracting some in his ribs so he could've tech been admitted to the hosp 2day. Doc said his pulse ox was good so if he gets 4hr neb treatments & is watched like a hawk for anymore retractions he is safe to come home. We have an appt right away in the AM again. He is drinking fluids. Please pray for him to come out of this on his own without having to be admitted. THANKS!
on our way to doc. hopefully we did everything right last night and we can come home again. I'm packed for a stay, just in case. I'll update as soon as I can. Thanks for the prayers.
2 treatments at doc and a BIG nose cleaning. Still pulse ox around 95/96. Still retracting too. We'll see what Dr Krishna wants to do next. These ladies at Peoples Clinic are SO amazing!
So we are home, had a nap and more tylenol. He temp has been going up and down, but he's teething on top of all of this. He has another neb treatment at 2 and more steroid after supper. We are in the same boat as yesterday, could go in, but now the hospitals are full. So we'll keep doing what we are doing here and go back everyday to the doc. :-) It is nice to stay in our own beds. :-)
He's home with dad today. Appt isn't until 3:10. I hope they have a good day and get better as the day goes on. He ate some yest & had a full diaper this AM! YEAH!! Still coughing awful and full of yuck. Still wheezy too. Doing great w/ nebs though, just sits & whines instead of fights.
THANKS for the thoughts and prayers!!
2hrs again at the doc. Chest xray and pulse ox still low. They will be calling w/ the xray results. They are looking for pneumonia (hopefully not finding any) Another appt on Friday unless the xray is bad. Then we'll be back tomorrow. Thanks for your comments, thoughts, and prayers. Much appreciated. Phil 4:13- "We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us."
onah seems to be on the mend. He hasn't had tylenol since yesterday and is eating better. The coughing persists and now he's hoarse from all the coughing, but not it's not at "thick." Looking forward to hearing "all systems go" from the doc tomorrow at 11. :-)
On Monday when I took him into the doc for the first time Dr. Krishna told us we had 2 choices. 1) admit him to the hospital or 2) take him home and treat him there while we watch him like a hawk. He was retracting pretty good and coughing tons. His pulse oxs levels were pretty low, (low 90s/high 80s).
Jonah has RSV, he is retracting some in his ribs so he could've tech been admitted to the hosp 2day. Doc said his pulse ox was good so if he gets 4hr neb treatments & is watched like a hawk for anymore retractions he is safe to come home. We have an appt right away in the AM again. He is drinking fluids. Please pray for him to come out of this on his own without having to be admitted. THANKS!
on our way to doc. hopefully we did everything right last night and we can come home again. I'm packed for a stay, just in case. I'll update as soon as I can. Thanks for the prayers.
2 treatments at doc and a BIG nose cleaning. Still pulse ox around 95/96. Still retracting too. We'll see what Dr Krishna wants to do next. These ladies at Peoples Clinic are SO amazing!
So we are home, had a nap and more tylenol. He temp has been going up and down, but he's teething on top of all of this. He has another neb treatment at 2 and more steroid after supper. We are in the same boat as yesterday, could go in, but now the hospitals are full. So we'll keep doing what we are doing here and go back everyday to the doc. :-) It is nice to stay in our own beds. :-)
He's home with dad today. Appt isn't until 3:10. I hope they have a good day and get better as the day goes on. He ate some yest & had a full diaper this AM! YEAH!! Still coughing awful and full of yuck. Still wheezy too. Doing great w/ nebs though, just sits & whines instead of fights.
THANKS for the thoughts and prayers!!
2hrs again at the doc. Chest xray and pulse ox still low. They will be calling w/ the xray results. They are looking for pneumonia (hopefully not finding any) Another appt on Friday unless the xray is bad. Then we'll be back tomorrow. Thanks for your comments, thoughts, and prayers. Much appreciated. Phil 4:13- "We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us."
onah seems to be on the mend. He hasn't had tylenol since yesterday and is eating better. The coughing persists and now he's hoarse from all the coughing, but not it's not at "thick." Looking forward to hearing "all systems go" from the doc tomorrow at 11. :-)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
18 months- Where has the time gone! (2-4-11)
My baby is a year and a half!
Loves:
Horses, his rocking horse, Milk, bath time, snuggling with dad on the couch in the AM, computers, being read to at night, rocking after stories, putting his dirty diaper in the diaper pail (must be some sort of accomplishment thing), sleeping in the car, to say "no," Jewel our dog, hanging out on the table watching out the window, playing with any kind of strap/buckle combo. (like on his bike helmet and high chair), wearing his PJs all day,
Hates:
getting his diaper changed, waking up in the morning, the drive back and forth from school/daycare, to hear the word"No," sitting in a highchair or booster at a restaurant, having to get off the table, coughing (which seems like a constant thing),
Milestones:
Has 12 teeth, runs all over, never stops moving or yammering. He is really trying to communicate and gets frustrated at times when we don't understand what he wants.
Still a climber and learning more signs as we go. He can now sign: milk, mom, dad, more, light, phone, cracker (kind of), and bed (we are working on please and thank you) :-)
Everyone thinks he is "so well behaved" when we go places, until he gets comfortable. :-) Then he's a crazy man!
Quirks:
His "gps" still works at times; at least he still tries to use it.
Loves:
Horses, his rocking horse, Milk, bath time, snuggling with dad on the couch in the AM, computers, being read to at night, rocking after stories, putting his dirty diaper in the diaper pail (must be some sort of accomplishment thing), sleeping in the car, to say "no," Jewel our dog, hanging out on the table watching out the window, playing with any kind of strap/buckle combo. (like on his bike helmet and high chair), wearing his PJs all day,
Hates:
getting his diaper changed, waking up in the morning, the drive back and forth from school/daycare, to hear the word"No," sitting in a highchair or booster at a restaurant, having to get off the table, coughing (which seems like a constant thing),
Milestones:
Has 12 teeth, runs all over, never stops moving or yammering. He is really trying to communicate and gets frustrated at times when we don't understand what he wants.
Still a climber and learning more signs as we go. He can now sign: milk, mom, dad, more, light, phone, cracker (kind of), and bed (we are working on please and thank you) :-)
Everyone thinks he is "so well behaved" when we go places, until he gets comfortable. :-) Then he's a crazy man!
Quirks:
His "gps" still works at times; at least he still tries to use it.
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