Last week I asked Jerry to really think about whether or not we are going to have anymore kids. Why did I ask him to think about it? Because I really want both of us to be in agreement one way or the other if we are done or not. That weekend I did not feel good and ended up going to bed at 6:30 because I felt so awful. That left Jerry taking care of the kids with his parents (b/c they were visiting). He fed them, bathed them, and put them to bed. During which time Sydney probably threw 2-4 fits...? (I don't know that you could really call them fits... because they are loud and obnoxious and VERY annoying. She screams and cries at the top of her lungs and won't listen... sometimes kicks and flails her arms... yeah, not pretty by any stretch of the imagination!) The next night I still didn't feel right but was helping with the others while Jerry brushed Xavier's teeth. Xavier stuck his finger all the way in the back of his mouth, gagged, and proceeded to throw up all over the sink, the bath mat, and the toilet... Right in front of Jerry of course! So the next day he looks at me and says, "I am done thinking... there is no way I want to take a chance on having another kid that throws fits like Sydney and has no disgusting factor like Xavier! I am done!" Meanwhile, I have had time to think about it and my thought was, "Let's wait until November to decide permanently!" :-) So... nothing permanent will be done, but neither will we be trying! If it happens, it will be God's doing and not our own.
With our move coming up faster than I want to think about... I need to go through all of our things and shave off a couple 100 pounds of clothes and what not! Should be interesting stuff! We are looking to rent down in GA because we will be there for 2 years and the base housing lady told me that their 4 bedrooms are only 1400 sq. ft. We are in a 1500 now and are comfortable... anything less and we will be cramped!
I am having to take Caleb to the doctor every couple of weeks for weight checks... this is nothing new for me. My last three kids seem to have taken a growth path that freaks doctors out. Thankfully, I have a down to earth pediatrician that actually BELIEVES me! That and my kids have a history of dropping in their growth curves until the find their own. The doctor said he wanted to just chart his growth before taking blood and doing a whole lot of work ups on him to make sure it is just genetics and not something else. Caleb meets all the milestones, and is happy and active. He said if he hadn't seen him and just looked at a chart he would order the blood work, but Caleb charmed his way through it all!
Jay and Anna are still doing great with their school and we will be able to finish before we move. Xavier and Sydney have actually both been really good the last couple of days... Jerry and I are astounded by how good Sydney has been. Her screaming fits have ceased! (Jerry thinks it was the threat of no more kids!) I think she just grew out of it.
Oh and by the way... funny part about the whole Sydney's fit thing was that my parents said she reminded them of me at that age and Jerry's mom said that the fits reminded her of Jerry at that age!! SO evidently, we got double whammied with her! She has been having fits for 3 mos. now and they seemed to have just ended yesterday. In my opinion, I have to agree with my MIL because she said Jerry threw those kinds of fits until he realized that it didn't get him anywhere... and I think that is what happened with Sydney. She just ends up being sent to her room until she calms down and she doesn't like being away from us. Silly girl!
Anyway, that is it on our end for this week.
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