Snow in TN!!

It doesn't snow often in the south. The last time it really snowed like this was in 2003. Jacob was only small then...Not even 2 yrs old yet. Now he is 8 and it snowed. He has played and played outside in the snow. Greg and Jacob decided to go sledding at our elementary school. The school is built in the a bowl with lots of hills behind it. Here are a few of the pictures of them enjoying the sledding. Thing 2 and I did not trying sledding. We just went along just to take pictures!

Ultrasound Pictures

Here is our New addition at 23 weeks.



Here he is at 19 weeks!


Here he is at 21 weeks!

25 weeks!!

Today I am officially 25 wks pregnant. This is HUGH for me. With Jacob, at 25 weeks I was so sick and I was put in the hospital on complete bedrest and TONS of medicine being pumped into me!! My blood pressure did go up last weekend, and on Monday I had to make a drs visit. He increased my medicine and told me to slow down a bit. I am on my feet alot during the day, so I am no longer doing cafeteria duty. I miss seeing Michelle everyday weekday. I will be a weekly visitor to my doctor from now on. I have now had 3 ultrasounds since week 19. The baby is now at a weight of 1 lb 4 oz. That is bigger than Jacob was at birth. I am hoping for a bigger baby if he has to come early. We still don't have a name for the baby. Jacob is determined that the baby WILL be named Jackson. Greg and I haven't even talked about a name. The baby may be nameless for a few days after birth.

Break is ALMOST over!!

Today is my last day of Christmas Break. I dread going back just as much as Jacob does. He says he is not feeling well. I don't feel good either. I think its more, I don't want to go back rather than an actually sickness! I had TONS of plans for things than needed to be done over the last 2 weeks. I hardly got anything accomplished. I need another week just to do those things. I should be doing something OTHER than playing on this computer.
I have a doctors appt this afternoon. Just a blood pressure check. So far so go, but since Jacob was so early we are being a little more careful this time. I do feel better than I did with Jacob. That should be a good sign. I do meet with the High Risk OB tomorrow. Just in case he is needed!!

New News

Well, if you haven't heard the news....I am pregnant. Yes, miracles and surprises still do happen. I am almost 21 weeks pregnant. We found out before Christmas that Jacob was going to have a baby brother. (YES, another Boy) Jacob has named him Jackson, even though Greg and I haven't agreed to the name yet. He is very excited and can't wait! He doesn't realize that they don't come out playing. We are hoping and praying that this one doesn't have any type of desire to see the world early like his big brother did. I would prefer NOT to have another 26 weeker. The baby is quite active and loves to hang out on my bladder.
Please keep us in your prayers. We would like to have a healthy baby that comes home from the hospital the same day that I do!

Life

Today has been a very emotional day. This morning Jacob had an eye doctor appt. This is the same eye doctor that he saw when he was a baby. Jacob vision is not the best. Even with glasses, it is not corrected to 20/20 or even close. With his eye sight as it stands now, Jacob will never be allowed to have drivers licenses. Yes, I know he is only 8-but this is a child who is already talking about the kind of car he will drive and where the first place he will go when he gets his licenses. The sad reality is he will never be able to get in a car and drive anywhere. That breaks my heart. So much of life is about reaching mile stones-like your licenses. I just pray that in the next 6-7 yrs they come out with a surgery that will correct his vision completely.

I am very glad that I was chosen to be Jacob's mother. But, it has not been an easy job. Things that are taken easily for granted...like breathing and eating, have NEVER been easy for him. To this day we struggle with issues that he has had from birth. I am glad that he is here with us. I just wish he was a typical "easy" child and I didn't have to say DAILY, "Jacob eat and drink your milk", "Please stop crying, you HAVE to go to school", "Put your glasses on", "Where is your hearing aid?", "Did you eat all of your snack AND drink your milk", "Cough", "I know you don't like this medicine, but you have to take it", "If you don't eat more, they WILL put the feeding tube back in", "You have to practice your eye exercises", "Yes, you have a doctors appt today", "I'm sorry, but you have to take this shot everyday", and "Keep trying, you will get it."
Yes, Life is a long hard journey. I just wish I knew where the rest areas were.

Today was our 1st full day of school. I am VERY tired. I have to be at work at 645 to help with breakfast and the kindergarteners. The sweet little Kindergartners have not started yet. They will be there next week. Jacob started 2nd grade, and informed me that I lied to him. I told him he would probably not have to do any work on the 1st day. Well, the teacher gave them busy morning work. And according to him and his friend Sam, it was hard-REAL hard. Kids are so funny. But Jacob did say that his new teacher, was one of the bestest 2nd grade teacher he knows. Of course, he only knows two 2nd grade teachers ;-)