Well tomorrow morning at 8:00am I am having my c-section. It's still strange to me to have a scheduled time to go to the hospital, but it's very nice in the planning. My baby room is still not ready but I am hoping it will be done by time Sophia and I come home from the hospital. We are waiting on a piece for our changing table that was damaged. Everyone is excited and waiting. It's nice to be home in Cincinnati with my family this time. Justin's parents are keeping the kids most of the week and my mom will be with me some at the hospital. All my friends here are excited about being here for the birth of one of my kids. Although I miss all my friends in Vegas who have been there for the birth of my first two.
I'm a little nervous about being out of the office at our church. There is just so much going on right now. Our pastor, Dave, my boss is in the hospital recovering from having his spleen removed last wednesday. He was officially diagnoised with Lymphoma and the found it all to be in his spleen. When they removed his spleen it was the size of a football. Yes it was just a bit enlarged. He's been running fevers still and they are not sure what is causing them. We have several men in our church who have stepped up and are taking over the things Dave normally does since he will be out till mid August. It's been great to watch how our church is responding to all of this. Several ladies are covering for me while I am out of the office. It makes me feel better knowing that there is someone here watching the phones for me and someone else to take care of the bulletins for me. I might actually try to not worry about things here.
Monday, June 27, 2005
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
20 days and counting
In 20 days I will give birth to our 3rd child. What was I thinking?? I go from being very happy one minute to FREAKING OUT the next. I love my kids but they are a handful and now I am adding another child to the mix. Well there's no turning back now. On June 28 at 8:00am I will have my 3rd c-section. Our church here is giving me a shower this Sunday. I love baby showers. We are in the middle of a small baby boom for our church. There are 4 of us pregnant and due between now and the end of September. Two of us are Jenn's and two are Stephanie's. My sister Stephanie is due in late September and she just found out she's having a boy.
My boss Dave who is our pastor here is in the hospital. He has an enlarged colon and spleen. He's in his late 30's and has some other health issues, but doesn't take good enough care of himself. He doesn't stop ever. He won't say no to you even when he should. I love my boss he is a great guy and I am very lucky to work for him. If you could just pray for him and his family that would be great. His wife's name is Lisa and he has 2 son's. Spencer is 13 and Taylor is 8.
Justin is finally getting moved to a store closer to us. He's been working at the Donatos in West Chester about 45 minutes to an hour from us depending on traffic. They are finally going to move him to the Amelia store which is about 10 minutes from us. This is such a blessing for us. He starts there after his week off after I have Sophia. He is very excited about moving to a store that is closer. We'll be able to go up and eat there and see him in the evenings more often.
Life keeps going and I keep trying to go with it.
My boss Dave who is our pastor here is in the hospital. He has an enlarged colon and spleen. He's in his late 30's and has some other health issues, but doesn't take good enough care of himself. He doesn't stop ever. He won't say no to you even when he should. I love my boss he is a great guy and I am very lucky to work for him. If you could just pray for him and his family that would be great. His wife's name is Lisa and he has 2 son's. Spencer is 13 and Taylor is 8.
Justin is finally getting moved to a store closer to us. He's been working at the Donatos in West Chester about 45 minutes to an hour from us depending on traffic. They are finally going to move him to the Amelia store which is about 10 minutes from us. This is such a blessing for us. He starts there after his week off after I have Sophia. He is very excited about moving to a store that is closer. We'll be able to go up and eat there and see him in the evenings more often.
Life keeps going and I keep trying to go with it.
Monday, April 11, 2005
Long Time
Well it's been a long time since last I blogged. I've just not taken the time to do it. I am now almost 7 months pregnant with another girl. Her name will be Sophia Ellen or Sophie. Lately I've been asking myself if I am crazy having another baby. I know it will be hard but I am truly excited. Abbie is just fascinated by the whole process. She loves to feel the baby move and she loves to talk to her. She tells her she loves her all the time. I've been trying to go through Abbie's things and get rid of some stuff but she wants to save it all for her baby sister.
Kaleb is my big boy who even being 18 months younger than his sister is almost as tall and a 100 times as strong. They where the same size clothes and the same size shoes. I can't seem to keep up with Kaleb. There will be a time soon when I won't be able to pick him up. He's been trying to exert his independence lately. It's funny when he tries to yell at me because his voice goes up a couple of octaves. The other day at Target he looked at the lady at the check out and said, "I'm Kaleb that's me." That was the first time I had ever heard him say his own name. I'm surprised by how much he talks since his sister never stops talking. Abbie will talk your ear off about anything. She's been fascinated by bugs lately. I can't believe she will be 4 in 12 days.
Justin is working for Donatos' still. He's at a different store working as an assistant general manager and he loves that. He is much happier doing what he's doing. The store he's at now is almost an hour drive with traffic, but he still likes it. He's hoping to get moved closer to our home sometime in the near future.
The weather has been great for early April in Ohio. It's in the mid 70's and we haven't had a ton of rain yet. Although as I say that we do have a big chance of rain for the next several days.
Well life certainly does go on and change without you realizing it all the time. We miss all our friends in Vegas but we have been able to build several strong friendships here. We aren't doing a small group or anything right now, but there is another couple that I think we may work with in getting something going again. Brian was going to be a Baptist pastor, but had a lot of problems with how things were done in the church. He preaches here on occasion and he's really good. He reminds me of Joe with some of his feelings he has toward church. He told me when he was in college he got sent to the deans office for suggesting that instead of meeting at the church 3 or more days a week that they should start small home church's.
Well I guess that I have caught everyone up. I am going to try to blog more. I always feel guilty for taking the time at work, but it's not like I have a ton to do. I just sit here and wait for the phone to ring.
Kaleb is my big boy who even being 18 months younger than his sister is almost as tall and a 100 times as strong. They where the same size clothes and the same size shoes. I can't seem to keep up with Kaleb. There will be a time soon when I won't be able to pick him up. He's been trying to exert his independence lately. It's funny when he tries to yell at me because his voice goes up a couple of octaves. The other day at Target he looked at the lady at the check out and said, "I'm Kaleb that's me." That was the first time I had ever heard him say his own name. I'm surprised by how much he talks since his sister never stops talking. Abbie will talk your ear off about anything. She's been fascinated by bugs lately. I can't believe she will be 4 in 12 days.
Justin is working for Donatos' still. He's at a different store working as an assistant general manager and he loves that. He is much happier doing what he's doing. The store he's at now is almost an hour drive with traffic, but he still likes it. He's hoping to get moved closer to our home sometime in the near future.
The weather has been great for early April in Ohio. It's in the mid 70's and we haven't had a ton of rain yet. Although as I say that we do have a big chance of rain for the next several days.
Well life certainly does go on and change without you realizing it all the time. We miss all our friends in Vegas but we have been able to build several strong friendships here. We aren't doing a small group or anything right now, but there is another couple that I think we may work with in getting something going again. Brian was going to be a Baptist pastor, but had a lot of problems with how things were done in the church. He preaches here on occasion and he's really good. He reminds me of Joe with some of his feelings he has toward church. He told me when he was in college he got sent to the deans office for suggesting that instead of meeting at the church 3 or more days a week that they should start small home church's.
Well I guess that I have caught everyone up. I am going to try to blog more. I always feel guilty for taking the time at work, but it's not like I have a ton to do. I just sit here and wait for the phone to ring.
Monday, February 28, 2005
All Is Well
Well my sister Stephanie is doing much better. It took a little time but she is finally getting over her pnemoniua. She hasn't had any problems with her pregnancy so far either. On a happy note my youngest sister Jessica gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Feb. 22. His name is Wakefield Martin Wendell Cook. Jessica loves to come us with wonderful long names. She is doing great. I wish I could see her but with her in Florida it just isn't going to happen. I will get to meet my new nephew in July when she comes up to meet my new baby. Speaking of our baby on the way-- We are having an ultrasound on Thursday and hopefully we'll be able to tell what we are having. We are going to take Abbie with us. I don't think Kaleb is ready to sit through something like this but I think Abbie will really like it. I just hope for her sake we are having a girl because she is set on having a little sister.
Life has been very good lately. A little tiring but when you have two kids and a third on the way what do you expect. Justin has recently been demoted back to a Assistant General Manager for Donato's. He's moved to a store he likes a lot better, but it's also on the oppisite side of town. It takes about 50 minutes to an hour to get there. This is just a temporary move to have him work with one of the best GM's in the area. He has interviewed with a couple other places but keeps staying where he is. He is much happier as an AGM than a GM that's for sure. It's been an amazing change for me to watch him. I'm just happy that he's happy. Work for me is going great. It's another quiet morning for me here.
Our church has been under attack by satan though. We have an interesting mix of older, middle age and young adults in our church. Lately it seems that all of the older ones are getting sick. Bill Saar who is a wonderful man and so friendly has recently been diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. They really don't give him much time. He's in his late 50's early 60's and has only been a christian for a few years. In that time though he has worked with several different ministries telling his story and talking with others. He has worked a lot in the prison ministry here and it's just really hard to watch this man that had such a huge presents when ever he was around, slowly get weaker and thinner and just not be the same. We have a couple other women who have had major surgery lately. One lady had to have surgery last week on one of two brain anurisms they have found. Another has breast cancer. It just seems that so many are sick here. The wonderful thing is that it has brought us all together more. Our church has slowly been growing lately. We are still small compared to most only around 200 on a weekend, but things are good.
I am going to start actually writing more in here again. Well I am going to try to write more. I should probably get back to work for now.
Life has been very good lately. A little tiring but when you have two kids and a third on the way what do you expect. Justin has recently been demoted back to a Assistant General Manager for Donato's. He's moved to a store he likes a lot better, but it's also on the oppisite side of town. It takes about 50 minutes to an hour to get there. This is just a temporary move to have him work with one of the best GM's in the area. He has interviewed with a couple other places but keeps staying where he is. He is much happier as an AGM than a GM that's for sure. It's been an amazing change for me to watch him. I'm just happy that he's happy. Work for me is going great. It's another quiet morning for me here.
Our church has been under attack by satan though. We have an interesting mix of older, middle age and young adults in our church. Lately it seems that all of the older ones are getting sick. Bill Saar who is a wonderful man and so friendly has recently been diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. They really don't give him much time. He's in his late 50's early 60's and has only been a christian for a few years. In that time though he has worked with several different ministries telling his story and talking with others. He has worked a lot in the prison ministry here and it's just really hard to watch this man that had such a huge presents when ever he was around, slowly get weaker and thinner and just not be the same. We have a couple other women who have had major surgery lately. One lady had to have surgery last week on one of two brain anurisms they have found. Another has breast cancer. It just seems that so many are sick here. The wonderful thing is that it has brought us all together more. Our church has slowly been growing lately. We are still small compared to most only around 200 on a weekend, but things are good.
I am going to start actually writing more in here again. Well I am going to try to write more. I should probably get back to work for now.
Friday, February 18, 2005
Please Pray
My sister Stephanie just found out that she's 7 weeks pregnant. This was a bit of a surprise to her and her husband since she is on the pill. Back in December she had bronchitis and was on antibiotics that made the pill weaker. Anyway now she is pregnant, but she has pnemounia. They haven't put her in the hospital yet, but they may in the next day or two. If you could just pray for her and the baby I would apprecitate it. This being her first baby and being a bit surprised by it all she hasn't really told many people that she's pregnant. She's worried now about losing the baby or the baby having other problems.
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