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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Reunion Pictures
Here are some pictures from the "Hawkins" family reunion in NC!!! Poor Timothy was outside playing softball, so we didn't get any pictures of him...and of course the photographer never gets photographed as well...but I'll get over it :) I think the aunts got some good ones of us, but unfortunately we might never see those. Ya'll will just have to be satisfied with these ones!
Just a day in the life of your average cute kids...
The boys in their room, with the new bunkbed
Miriam and Jason playing it "cool"
Mommy's planter boxes as Russian hats...and Jason's "Tut-tut, it looks like rain" at the softball game
Mommy's planter boxes as Russian hats...and Jason's "Tut-tut, it looks like rain" at the softball game
The snake at the River
SO we went for a little fishing/swimming trip to the Haw River again, with Alex, Allyson, Benjamin, Timothy, and Miriam....it wasn't that much fun, and the boys were getting bored with the lack of fish and bites. So, we decided to try another spot up river. The boys took their poles, and fished while walking up the river from rock to rock...while us girls and the children walked up the path and found some nice large flat rocks to sit on, in the middle of the river. We had fun with the little boys, and eventually saw Timothy and Benjamin making their way up towards us, and Jonathan joined us from the path (he was the smart one, I think...). Alex and Allyson had to leave, so while we waited for the boys to get to us, Jonathan took Jason to another cluster of rocks further out in the river, to "fish".
Well, they found a snake. Jonathan said it was a copperhead probably (poisonous, but not deadly), so Miriam went and looked at it, and then Timothy and Benjamin went to look at it. Benjamin immediately declares that he is gonna do the world a favor, and kill this snake...and Timothy seemed pleased with the idea as well. A couple rocks away, the rest of us laughed and teased them, while they tried to push, smash, and poke it from its spot.
All of the sudden, this snake has had enough, and leaves his spot, swimming STRAIGHT for OUR rock!!! Me and Miriam grabbed the kids and our shoes as fast as we could, and jumped to the next large rock platform...only to have the snake swim to THAT one as well! Finally, benjamin came and rescued us by whacking the snake and breaking his back, before it rested on a rock, and got its head smashed in (again, by our hero Benjamin,who's fault it was that the thing was chasing us in the first place).
So, by the way...we find out that night that it isn't a Copperhead, its a Water Moccasin (or, cottonmouth)...pretty much the most deadly snake in North America. Thanks boys!!!
Well, they found a snake. Jonathan said it was a copperhead probably (poisonous, but not deadly), so Miriam went and looked at it, and then Timothy and Benjamin went to look at it. Benjamin immediately declares that he is gonna do the world a favor, and kill this snake...and Timothy seemed pleased with the idea as well. A couple rocks away, the rest of us laughed and teased them, while they tried to push, smash, and poke it from its spot.
All of the sudden, this snake has had enough, and leaves his spot, swimming STRAIGHT for OUR rock!!! Me and Miriam grabbed the kids and our shoes as fast as we could, and jumped to the next large rock platform...only to have the snake swim to THAT one as well! Finally, benjamin came and rescued us by whacking the snake and breaking his back, before it rested on a rock, and got its head smashed in (again, by our hero Benjamin,who's fault it was that the thing was chasing us in the first place).
So, by the way...we find out that night that it isn't a Copperhead, its a Water Moccasin (or, cottonmouth)...pretty much the most deadly snake in North America. Thanks boys!!!
The Pizza Culprit...
What??? Who in the world???
The pizza was just sitting there, waiting while we set the table!! Nobody in the kitchen but Miriam and Heather...so, how in the world did this little bite get taken out???
AH-HAAAA!!!!! There's the little culprit...he sauntered back into the kitchen to get another little snack, I guess ;)
The pizza was just sitting there, waiting while we set the table!! Nobody in the kitchen but Miriam and Heather...so, how in the world did this little bite get taken out???
AH-HAAAA!!!!! There's the little culprit...he sauntered back into the kitchen to get another little snack, I guess ;)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
My Ultrasound
I just wanted to fill you all in on more of the details of Tuesday's ultrasound :)
We arrived around 2:15pm at the ultrasound clinic, and excruciatingly waited for 45 minutes, until the ultrasound tech came and got us. I was very happy to see that it was the sweet lady that had done my last ultrasound!! It was nice to know that she knew everything that was going on, and knew how anxious we were about the situation.
After she gooped-up my tummy, we could see the baby facing us, and she pointed out his features to us all (my sister-in-law Miriam got to come with us)...and then we all saw Micah doing that "baby sucking" thing with his mouth...it was SO cute! Then, the lady just simply stated that the placenta is out of the way, and not an issue! Jonathan said something like, "Sweet", and she went on to do baby measurements.
WHAT!?? That's IT!? How did she know so fast? How far is the placenta away from the cervix? Shouldn't she do a V-Ultrasound to make sure before she gives me false hope? All this agony for 7 weeks, and no explanation for why I should be all-of-the-sudden fine!! I couldn't stand it any longer, and finally figured out a good way to inquire further....
"So, can I ask a question? How did you know so quickly just looking at the baby's head, that the placenta is out of the way?"
"Oh, I'll show you in a second....See, here is the baby's head facing us...he is facing your right hip, and on one side of him is the table you're laying on, and on the other side of him is this black mass that is your placenta. The edge of it ends right here (she pointed right to near his little ear), and his head is so far down in your pelvis, that there is no room for ANYTHING down there but baby....(she clicked on the edge of the black mass, and measured down to my cervix)...and its about 9cm away from your cervix!"
I just stared at the screen, trying to comprehend what she had just told me. It was obviously there, on the screen, but making myself believe it was a different story :) I was so ready to be told that I had to have a c-section. I knew that a miracle could happen, and I wanted it to SO badly, but I just wanted to be ok with whatever God's will was for this baby's birth, and not set myself up for disappointment. We had been praying for there to be a distance of 5cm, but this!! This is CRAZY!
In 10 weeks, when I had gone from a small pooch at 18 weeks to looking very pregnant at 28 weeks, the placenta hadn't moved at all...except a little closer to the cervix. NOW, we are seeing that after only 7 weeks (your uterus only usually grows 1cm a week), it has "moved" more than 8cm!!! By the way...placentas don't move. Just depending on your uterus growing, they can be pulled any direction, but usually it is "up". I am pretty sure, that normal placentas can't just move 8-9cm in 7 weeks :) I suppose it COULD happen, but the likelihood is not very high.
I am so excited to be part of a miracle! God sure is good to us. I know that if it had been only 2 or 3cm away, I would have still been so nervous and anxious going into labor and birthing the baby...any slight bit of blood or pain, and I would be so paranoid! Plus, that would mean we would need to get to the hospital immediately when labor started so they could make sure they have my blood type on hand, and the staff prepared for an emergency...rather than stay at home like my midwife and doctors want me to, until I am in very active labor. Now, I can just close my eyes, and know that this is the Lord's will and plan, that we have another VBAC...that His plan doesn't involve scheduling a major surgery...yay!!!!!
Anyhow, I just wanted to let you all in on my recent shock and joy! I am so amazed at what prayers can do :) Thanks to ALL of you again, for thinking of us, and praying for the ultrasound to go well...it did!! :) I cannot stop smiling!
We arrived around 2:15pm at the ultrasound clinic, and excruciatingly waited for 45 minutes, until the ultrasound tech came and got us. I was very happy to see that it was the sweet lady that had done my last ultrasound!! It was nice to know that she knew everything that was going on, and knew how anxious we were about the situation.
After she gooped-up my tummy, we could see the baby facing us, and she pointed out his features to us all (my sister-in-law Miriam got to come with us)...and then we all saw Micah doing that "baby sucking" thing with his mouth...it was SO cute! Then, the lady just simply stated that the placenta is out of the way, and not an issue! Jonathan said something like, "Sweet", and she went on to do baby measurements.
WHAT!?? That's IT!? How did she know so fast? How far is the placenta away from the cervix? Shouldn't she do a V-Ultrasound to make sure before she gives me false hope? All this agony for 7 weeks, and no explanation for why I should be all-of-the-sudden fine!! I couldn't stand it any longer, and finally figured out a good way to inquire further....
"So, can I ask a question? How did you know so quickly just looking at the baby's head, that the placenta is out of the way?"
"Oh, I'll show you in a second....See, here is the baby's head facing us...he is facing your right hip, and on one side of him is the table you're laying on, and on the other side of him is this black mass that is your placenta. The edge of it ends right here (she pointed right to near his little ear), and his head is so far down in your pelvis, that there is no room for ANYTHING down there but baby....(she clicked on the edge of the black mass, and measured down to my cervix)...and its about 9cm away from your cervix!"
I just stared at the screen, trying to comprehend what she had just told me. It was obviously there, on the screen, but making myself believe it was a different story :) I was so ready to be told that I had to have a c-section. I knew that a miracle could happen, and I wanted it to SO badly, but I just wanted to be ok with whatever God's will was for this baby's birth, and not set myself up for disappointment. We had been praying for there to be a distance of 5cm, but this!! This is CRAZY!
In 10 weeks, when I had gone from a small pooch at 18 weeks to looking very pregnant at 28 weeks, the placenta hadn't moved at all...except a little closer to the cervix. NOW, we are seeing that after only 7 weeks (your uterus only usually grows 1cm a week), it has "moved" more than 8cm!!! By the way...placentas don't move. Just depending on your uterus growing, they can be pulled any direction, but usually it is "up". I am pretty sure, that normal placentas can't just move 8-9cm in 7 weeks :) I suppose it COULD happen, but the likelihood is not very high.
I am so excited to be part of a miracle! God sure is good to us. I know that if it had been only 2 or 3cm away, I would have still been so nervous and anxious going into labor and birthing the baby...any slight bit of blood or pain, and I would be so paranoid! Plus, that would mean we would need to get to the hospital immediately when labor started so they could make sure they have my blood type on hand, and the staff prepared for an emergency...rather than stay at home like my midwife and doctors want me to, until I am in very active labor. Now, I can just close my eyes, and know that this is the Lord's will and plan, that we have another VBAC...that His plan doesn't involve scheduling a major surgery...yay!!!!!
Anyhow, I just wanted to let you all in on my recent shock and joy! I am so amazed at what prayers can do :) Thanks to ALL of you again, for thinking of us, and praying for the ultrasound to go well...it did!! :) I cannot stop smiling!
At the River with Timothy & Miriam
We had so much fun at the river! Timothy and Jonathan actually swam across to the other side and back, which was nasty...the water is nasty!
It was so cute how Jason kept wanting to wade in deeper with them...and then Tyler wanted to join in the fun to, so he kept yelling "Dad! Dad!" until Jon went and picked him up. He didn't like the water as much as he thought he would though, as you can see in the pictures :) Poor little dude!
It was so cute how Jason kept wanting to wade in deeper with them...and then Tyler wanted to join in the fun to, so he kept yelling "Dad! Dad!" until Jon went and picked him up. He didn't like the water as much as he thought he would though, as you can see in the pictures :) Poor little dude!
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