eyes opened

Jenna has been having night terrors the past few weeks. Joshua never had them, so this is a new experience for us. I can only imagine what she's dreaming about...hospitalizations, IV attempts, recoveries, suctioning, finger sticks... Thanks in advance for praying for Jenna to have peaceful rest.



This has really opened my eyes to the urgent need of praying for my children more. It also opened my eyes to the lack of conversing with our Father in general these past couple of week. Thank you Jesus for opening my eyes. I go through seasons in prayer (as most of us do) where I'm so diligent! Trust me friends, when I say I'm praying for you diligently, that's no lie. It's amazing how easily we can slip-out of this essential aspect of our relationship with the Lord. That's when the Enemy makes his move! Watch-out!!



Reading what I just typed above shows me also that I need to work on my ability to form sentences! Goodness... Sorry Mom, I promise you did a good job teaching me ;)



Well, more to come later. I just had to jot that down while it was fresh on my mind.

Church and Bible Study

Nick and I are taking turns going to church while the other stays home with the kids. Gotta keep Jenna away from the germs! Yesterday's lesson really got me excited. Well, they all do, but this one especially. We have been studying Matthew 24. If you're familiar with this chapter, you know that it focuses on end time events. This week, we focused on the fact what scripture states about the end times being as in the days of Noah. I'm not very good at getting my point across, so just go and read it. Read it several times. I always get more out of scripture each time I read the same passage, but more and more jumped-out at me this time. We also talked about Premillenialism and the basis for that belief. Interesting stuff that really got my heart racing!

Today, I went back to my old Bible Study group. They're doing a Louie Giglio video series. Lemme just tell you... this guy is awesome! Totally anointed and blessed with the incredible gift of teaching the Word. He speaks in such a way that even the smallest listener would understand. I enjoyed it and I enjoyed the fellowship. It is a little further than I would like to drive, but I really love those girls and their fellowship. Oh, and of course the food :) This week was chicken tortilla soup and sopapilla cheesecake...YUM-O!! That's not going to help my efforts at the gym, but I guess it is motivation to work harder...kinda ;)

I'm not making much sense, so time to wrap this up. I will make more sense next time :)

P.S.
The spell check didn't know what Premillenialism is...hmmmm.

I just HAVE to share this...

This is my friend Katie's blog. You MUST read this entry, but make sure you use the restroom first. Yes, IT IS that hysterical!

"Why potty training is ruining my life..."

catering isn't for wussies!

Well, lemme just tell ya how sore I am! Oi vey!! I'm so thankful for a job that allows such flexibility. I am an "on call" employee for a catering company. My boss is a dear friend, so it's going to be hard to say "Sorry, can't help you tonight" if/when the time comes.

6 hours and it was really fun :) My back isn't very grateful. I did a lot of lifting and I'm not sure how long this old, broken body can handle it, but I'm going to give it my best shot! My hands are burnt from helping with the dishes, my toes are blistered because my feet got wet, but my heart is happy because I got to serve people in a new way :) Did I mention slipping on the floor and falling on my knee? Ouchie!! For some reason, I always fall on my bad knee...grrrr!! Well, it wouldn't have been a big deal, but I did it in front of all of the patrons. Everyone felt badly for me. I'm sure it was funny...I probably would've laughed had I seen myself from their view!

We were suppose to have dinner guests tonight, but they had to cancel due to having colds. While I'm sad they aren't coming and are under the weather, I'm praising God that I don't have to rush around and clean house! I guess I should still clean though...darn-it!

The window is open and the breeze is blowing the curtains. Jenna thinks it's great :) She's sitting there laughing at them as the brush up against her face and tickle her nose. Sweet moments like this...I wish they would last forever!

funny story about germs

So, I took the kids to the Zoo on Monday. It was too beautiful a day to pass by! I brought a surgical mask for Jenna just in case it was packed, but thankfully it wasn't! I couldn't find my small bottle of hand sanitizer, so I stuff my huge industrial sized bottle into the stroller *hehe* My friend and her little boy joined us; it was a nice get-a-way from the chaos which is my house :)

Okay, to the funny party...

We were leaving the play area and a little boy ran up to Jenna and grabbed her hand. The grandparents of the little guy apologized and I said, "That's okay." I was secretly thinking..."AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" So I did what any other mother in my shoes would do...I instantly globbed some hand sanitizer in my hand and raced to lather Jenna's hands in it. You should've seen the looks I got from those grandparents! I'm sure they were thinking I was a totally paranoid parent...wait...I am *haha* With just cause though :)

Anyway, I guess to any healthy individual, this story isn't that hilarious. But, if you have chronically sick kiddos, you can totally relate :)

Jenna's GI appointment

Well, it could've been worse, but I was praying it was nothing. Jenna's mic-key button has been leaking what I thought was bile since she had H1N1. Her GI doctor, Dr. Sferra, said that when she had H1N1, she developed excess tissue around the stoma (stomach opening around her mic-key button) on the inside of her stomach which is rubbing. The fluid leaking is most likely a blood/bile mixture. He has prescribed Jenna a topical ointment to use over the next 2 weeks to help with inflammation and irritation. On the 30th, the will perform a minor procedure to remove the tissue via cauterization. Ick! She will be sedated to help with nerves and to keep her from moving during the procedure. Dr. Sferra said it is a painless procedure since the tissue does not have any nerve endings. Praise God for that! Sorry for the yucky details, but that's just what you get to hear if you read our blog ;)

this, that and more of the other

Okay family and friends... I seriously need some motivation to keep-up with this blog! Facebook has sucked me in and I'm trying to dedicate more time to blogging.

As I am sitting in front of the computer, Joshua is reading letters off in one of his books. He so wants to learn to read! I think I am going to make some trips to Lakeshore and splurge a bit on some materials for him. **Hmmm...Christmas money! Great idea self!** He knows his letters so well and even sounds some of them out. I'm a proud mommy!

Speaking of Christmas, I already purchased one of Joshua's gifts. He really loves to play with his play food and pretend he's making me a delicious meal, so I bought him an inexpensive play kitchen. Nick would've rather he gotten a play tool bench, but I think he still has time to grow into such a toy. Don't you think? Joshua's also getting his first bike, and a twin size bed for Christmas! My mom bought him some bedding a while back that goes with his bedroom theme, so it will be nice to finally use it!

As many of you know, Jenna had H1N1 last month. Me and a friend went up to Colorado for a relaxing get-a-way at my parents with the kiddos in tow. The first night we were there, Jenna started throwing-up (which she's not suppose to be able to) and developed a nasty fever. I'm so glad I followed my gut and took her into the hospital. My poor mom ended-up driving us at 1:00am. Later that day (after a lengthy ER visit), Jenna was admitted. She developed a fever of 105.3 and her oxygen saturation dropped to 82%! It really set-off some emotional bombs within me...it was like her NICU stay all over again. Thankfully, after some TLC in the hospital, Jenna was released within 5 days. So much for a relaxing get-a-way! I think sometimes I take for granted how sick she really is because she doesn't act like a little girl with so many complications. The only outtings I was taking her on was church and doctor's appointments. I thought I was doing a pretty good job of keeping her away from germs. We go to a very small church and everyone's pretty health conscious...or so I thought. I'm almost certain she picked-up H1N1 at church. She hadn't been to the doctor since the H1N1 outbreak.

Jenna has a GI appointment tomorrow. I'm so thankful! I've been worried about her Mic-Key button. Since she caught H1N1, it has been leaking stomache bile daily. Not only is it gross, but it's irritating her skin. I would keep a barrier between her Mic-Key and her skin, but she doesn't much enjoy that and rips it off each time I try. Too much of a risk...she might pull her Mic-Key out with it.

Now I'm just rambling! My appologies :) I guess this blogging thing is easier than I thought. Sometimes I tend to get on here when I have nothing on the brain, but I know better now.

Oh! One of my good friends, Katrina, introduced me to an iPhone appolication...RedLaser. It's actually an application that takes a scan/picture of bar codes. All you do is hold your phone in front of the desired bar code, it snaps a picture/scans it and submits it into the database. The item you scan is then searched. Guess what it does? It pulls-up a list of locations/stores where you can find the item the cheapest! I'M IN LOVE!! Yay :) I always thought that would be a great invention and somebody did it. Yay for smart people!!

Back to Christmas! We're going to Nick's parents this year :) They have yet to meet little Jenna and I'm so excited! I miss them dearly and really enjoy visiting them. Nick's dad, Allan, is who Joshua got his baby blues from. Thanks dad! Ann, Nick's step-mom, is a riot! She loves the kids and treats us as if we were her own. They run a dog kennel and they always have fun animals to play with. Joshua LOVES it and will really enjoy it now that he's older. I think he was only 1 when we last visited.

Well, this house isn't going to clean itself and Jenna's in need of some snuggling. She had a rough night of sleep last night and woke-up acting a little out of sorts. I will hopefully be back tomorrow! Until next time ;)