It has been a while since I have posted anything on here, for a couple reasons. First being our busy schedule just getting the best of us. Our week is packed with school and therapies amongst other things! I am praising and thanking God that a routine has been established and we have all adjusted well! This was our October calendar- I have never been a physical calendar person until this year when it has become a necessity!
Second, I haven't posted too much because there really isn't too much to post. There will never be a post regarding Blake in the near future where I can confidently say, "He has outgrown it all!" Unless God chooses to do that, which we pray for of course. But these past few months have given me a peace I have never experienced in this area before and one I am truly thankful for. What I can say is that Blake is continually to make more and more progress by the day! He is doing fantastic in his therapy sessions and in preschool. We are working on socially interacting appropriately, giving correct responses, reading emotions, planning, categorization, sequencing, and becoming more flexible in nature. It is just something that has become so routine. And these things no longer stand out to me as these impossible things to overcome because we already have seen GREAT progress. Blake is perfectly made to be exactly the way God wants him to be and he is such a sweetheart. He works so hard day in and day out to learn these things. God has given us much grace and His mercies are new every morning to tackle these things we have been given. I have a confidence that he will overcome these issues in the future because he already is so "mild" with whatever he has - and who knows exactly with the ever-changing diagnosis game and criteria. We don't need a label and we are very thankful label's don't define us as people. The only label I want following him around in his life is "Christian" and I pray for his heart everyday. We have seen him begin to understand a little more about God and Jesus and we are thankful for that. That is our ultimate goal for our sweet son! With the being said, please continue to pray for him and for our family. There are still days filled with many battles as we teach things so directly over and over and over again.... and then again. And again. Some days can be quite overwhelming, but God has been SO faithful this year with so much successes already. Praise be to God ALONE!
The third reason for being behind is that I have been so tired from carrying our 6th baby, and Lord willing, our 3rd baby we will get to hold in this life time! We found out we were pregnant on October 4th while we were in Pinetop. It was very exciting and we were pleasantly surprised! My pregnancy tests I took at home got darker so much more quickly than with my miscarriages which was comforting and exciting to see.
This pregnancy has given my crazy food craving and aversions already. Pretty much all protein sounds disgusting which has been hard since that comprised over half my diet before. Even most healthy foods I had to literally get out of the house - and I'm talking about things I used to LOVE. Its been so crazy and different. But who doesn't want an excuse to eat a Pumpkin Pie blizzard by your fire pit with your hubby because "baby" wanted it? ;)
And this pickle and ranch combo that was a hit at first is now a NEVER AGAIN thing.
I sent this picture to Matt one morning that I spent in our bathroom. For a few weeks I was very nauseous and tired and even threw up. This was super rough just with having to be out of the house every day multiple times. Thankfully I am feeling very well now at 9.5 weeks!
Oh coffee how I miss you... maybe I will love you again soon. Don't forget about me.
We got to see our baby at 6.5 weeks which was just SO amazing and wonderful. I was so worried when they did the initial ultrasound because I didn't know what they were looking for and they weren't talking much and i couldn't see anything that looked like a baby. They took all the measurements for the ovaries first so it was good those were empty! :) But at one point the tech asked, "Are you experiencing pain on your left side?" and I said yes which made me a little nervous, but apparently I just had a small cyst on my left ovary which can be common. We eventually did see our baby and my eyes immediately filled with tears and I covered my face to stop crying when I heard the heartbeat. SO amazing after longing to hear that 3 times before and never having the opportunity. We go again on November 30 at 11.5 weeks for another ultrasound. We can not wait! :) And I can't wait to meet this baby, Lord willing, on June 16, 2016!
Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!
