tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35387723509014316932024-03-13T13:29:15.071-04:00Sane TransitionsMaking the biggest change(s) of my life, and trying to remain sanescarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-80793629244993531252011-07-05T22:39:00.003-04:002011-07-05T22:53:35.814-04:00Sadly neglected, but the name still appliesSo, my apologies to all you faithful readers on how much I have neglected this blog of late. It was not my intention, more a function of difficult internet access compounded by 2 small children. Hopefully, it will no longer be the case.<div><br /></div><div>Why, you may ask? (Well, probably the majority of you are not asking, but there's a few of you out there I still need to catch up.) The answer brings me to the reason the name of this blog still applies (in case any of you had had the same train of thought as I did this past year: that I was past being a newlywed and a newbie in Mexico, and so there wasn't much transition happening anymore...).</div><div><br /></div><div>Well.....drum roll please.....we have just moved back to Rochester, NY! So, now we have all kinds of new fun transitions.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a change we started talking and praying about around a year ago, and it was only this past May that we finally got the visa approved for Herme to be able to live and work here. (He previously had a visa that was only for visiting.) That whole process has been interesting, at times quite frustrating, and I hope to write more about that soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>We arrived here Wednesday, June 29th (a day earlier than expected, a change we discovered Monday evening). We decided extra baggage fees, altho costly, were cheaper than shipping fees, and came up with 11 checked bags and 6 carry-ons (that was for 3 paid tickets, plus the baby was allowed a diaper bag and stroller). In some ways that seems like a lot of stuff, but in other ways, we really brought only a sampling. We are staying with my parents until we get our feet under us.</div><div><br /></div><div>For now, just wanted to make sure we were all on the same page, and let you all know that I hope to be writing much more regularly now that I have easy internet access. :)</div>scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-73895831370042270432011-03-03T18:08:00.005-05:002011-03-03T18:34:55.592-05:00Pictures!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqzTerLKZaYzCKFnLB452EP6u7o36fxULrBjRlL7MPooUjVHHAzuX3MpLITj66xHXjVT2-yPILMtx1IVmhODew3NvTbYHMYX3egUGYv9faHZwQsaMrkMBB0SGHuQ_5ufR3SX6COu4YfgS/s1600/100_2530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqzTerLKZaYzCKFnLB452EP6u7o36fxULrBjRlL7MPooUjVHHAzuX3MpLITj66xHXjVT2-yPILMtx1IVmhODew3NvTbYHMYX3egUGYv9faHZwQsaMrkMBB0SGHuQ_5ufR3SX6COu4YfgS/s320/100_2530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579999995852790834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaodm-L37Ys-a_SfVRVqJ65mZEW8sTT0WA2mMZ3biNEe_OL5qgy-rvNM9UzsXX8jqKH7jpN0O3X0rMjCnuAuk3Rxe5kBXlVeRnVsjxAS2SnIjY8X4W8iOqWMrZw5DlPYmrO_bALSLxL1R/s1600/100_2532.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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He is just starting to sit up on his own (for less than a minute, followed toppling over to one side), and has rolled over 2x when propped up on a pillow. He is a very laid back, smiley, happy kind of guy; starting to love watching and interacting with his big sister. He has eaten a little bit a banana a few times - loves it!<br /><br />Katya is talking up a storm (with a little bit of a preference for Spanish, altho she knows with whom to speak English or Spanish. She loves helping take care of her baby brother!scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-6563398742645880042010-11-04T16:30:00.006-04:002010-11-04T18:24:10.317-04:00All about Joshua William<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9dZSumwS0WnAWIYE1LD9Ru7S6epmC-P7UXXUR2CCSiMy8DZ_ZMxNfbCgHbJVQfbAQTk0gU0bSJI_FHT-QL02rLtCe8-NTISpVg4dB-loXmoBSbPe8pxBPaTBimWIO7lPzjSQ_Atkm7CY/s1600/100_2297.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9dZSumwS0WnAWIYE1LD9Ru7S6epmC-P7UXXUR2CCSiMy8DZ_ZMxNfbCgHbJVQfbAQTk0gU0bSJI_FHT-QL02rLtCe8-NTISpVg4dB-loXmoBSbPe8pxBPaTBimWIO7lPzjSQ_Atkm7CY/s320/100_2297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535798164067507506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlQnbhHJoJWdNw2HXsixp69-MFxW99JAMNsUg-P3V52DYSYGS9bfoF7l9GtOb54-YzJH51dKKYzuTNzh4IIeoyov0ApL-7JYCTYvU_k1N1qt0qgm373eL5JxKbW9cdpF9yCtkVW2bf-6u/s1600/100_2298.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnt15cwX3tzTHHscJzuef5aBTKnMSOFJlQX8dTy9t9I0UZrpyfY11CVjaMG7zIlx93EWZUsxJX0ojtD4rEP0J7qRxs2A8uYkRIJ0vqN506q41tIC-_aX1SqWMQ3IZVuMf147SIaos0oQY/s320/100_2318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535796619838646194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NaqR9tes7Cm0lgq-yt8SA3e9UANB7fcZNqRj3Wp8F2W80Ec18lBxCiNexSKHYaFWAY7wVTauHsihntd3M7ixHmwo6abbYEV83qVqPXwdbPJsAhUS9y4Qi0Nl9MJKhZestGhNWaQODfvr/s1600/100_2320.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NaqR9tes7Cm0lgq-yt8SA3e9UANB7fcZNqRj3Wp8F2W80Ec18lBxCiNexSKHYaFWAY7wVTauHsihntd3M7ixHmwo6abbYEV83qVqPXwdbPJsAhUS9y4Qi0Nl9MJKhZestGhNWaQODfvr/s320/100_2320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535796615414437378" border="0" /></a><br />I am finally online and able to share a bit myself about this sweet little boy who has joined our family :)<br /><br />The birth was fairly similar to <a href="http://sanetransitions.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-am-still-here.html">Katya's</a>... woke up in the middle of the night (about 3am) with some pretty intense contractions, was at the hospital by 5am (already 8cm dilated), and gave birth at 6:40. The pushing stage was longer (40min) and significantly painful despite the epidural, but I think that has a lot to do with having stayed in shape with Katya and being on bed rest this time.<br /><br />Right from the beginning we've noticed that he is a very different personality than his sister. More laid back and relaxed. Katya had serious bouts of crying those first several weeks...Joshua just kind of fusses a bit, whimpers and groans (much less stressful, even if we are up in the night with him). Katya was very active, trying to hold her head up that first week, hated to be swaddled. Joshua enjoyed being swaddled at least at first, and just recently really started working on holding his head up. Katya wanted to nurse 24/7, it was her answer to all of life's problems. Joshua eats, then is done. And if I try to offer before he's ready (for example, to avoid a meltdown in the car), he has <span style="font-weight: bold;">no</span> interest. So it should be very interesting to see this little person/personality emerge and watch the differences between him and his sister.<br /><br />He's been a decent sleeper from the get-go, in terms of newborns. He's slept about 4 hours the first part of the night since our first night home. On good nights, he gives us another 4ish hours after nursing and pooping around 3am. On bad nights, he grunts and groans and fusses for a couple of hours. Plus, we had one week where he caught a cough from his big sister, and no one was sleeping well. But overall, not bad. And the fussiness has been getting better.<br /><br />Joshua is officially huge. At 3 weeks, he had gained 4 lbs already, which put him at the 95th%ile. (For a little perspective, Katya gained 3lbs in the first month). I'm pretty sure that he weighs somewhere around 13 lbs at this point. He'll be 6 weeks on Saturday.<br /><br />Katya just loves her little brother, had since day one. She's always kissing him and hugging him, wanting to hold him. She's my big helper, always willing to run and get a diaper or burp cloth, handing me his change of clothes, etc. The first few days she cried if any visitor tried to hold him, saying he belonged to me. She's quick to respond to him, saying loudly, "God bless you!" every time he sneezes, hugging him and apologizing for any and all bumps or knocks, or calling out to him if she hears him fussing, "I'm coming, Joshua!"<br /><br />Everyone has been really impressed with my quick recovery from birth, but a natural childbirth is nothing compared to major surgery. And after that recovery, and all the bedrest, and just the normal hard to move cuz your pregnant stuff, I've felt great. it is so nice to be able to move around normally, hold Katya, get housework done, etc. And it hasn't been nearly as hard as I imagined getting into some kind of household routine. I haven't had any help other than Herme since my mom left a week after he was born, and sure there are days where I feel like I do more nursing and changing of poopy diapers than anything else, but overall things are getting done. It does help that he is a pretty laid back little guy, and that he doesn't want to be glued to the breast like his big sister did. Plus, compared to not being allowed to do anything around the house, just doing a little bit of the basic stuff done is exciting. Nothing like major surgery and weeks of bed rest to put things in perspective for you!<br /><br />PS: Sorry some picture go published 2x, not sure what that's about!scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-1793116951957013812010-09-26T23:04:00.003-04:002010-09-26T23:11:33.779-04:00Pics of Joshua WilliamHey all, Sheila's brother stepping in, just thought I'd share a couple of pictures of the new and handsome baby boy in the family. Again, baby and mother are doing fine, Grandma (Sheila's mom) went down this morning for the week to help out and reports all is well.<br /><br />Here's the pictures<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgi0N66YKAXa5kpDmmZ3VQvkgNVbTppQIUmlBsdUNq4GWLo7LgLYmC9gbNR-nRzZ2DSgoKX54sUuvvMqx8n2JAVrXG-F16vddiv2DIgH56Pd8iSsN54s-J3qPiTxIdSxUR8iNrd9fpIIj/s1600/25092010182.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgi0N66YKAXa5kpDmmZ3VQvkgNVbTppQIUmlBsdUNq4GWLo7LgLYmC9gbNR-nRzZ2DSgoKX54sUuvvMqx8n2JAVrXG-F16vddiv2DIgH56Pd8iSsN54s-J3qPiTxIdSxUR8iNrd9fpIIj/s320/25092010182.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521425249419659554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-Oz9NtJnxq2XxxGNOvju-hyoqdPbQGIOFx6T064p7xW__bCxFQlrjydU0dkXXh_6zu3dUS1PZqF1O8QZT9iR2FGkMVEXNILtWx3CG1e-h-6nIU6ObX2nLijmYz21JaWvRCLdJlWaP2RD/s1600/25092010179.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-Oz9NtJnxq2XxxGNOvju-hyoqdPbQGIOFx6T064p7xW__bCxFQlrjydU0dkXXh_6zu3dUS1PZqF1O8QZT9iR2FGkMVEXNILtWx3CG1e-h-6nIU6ObX2nLijmYz21JaWvRCLdJlWaP2RD/s320/25092010179.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521425243193173602" /></a>scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-41571263808313231372010-09-25T19:49:00.002-04:002010-09-25T19:56:50.159-04:00September 25 Is BIRTH DAYTwo years to the day that Katya was born, Joshua William was born. Although two weeks early, he weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and was almost 20 inches long. There were no complications for the mom or baby from earlier events of this pregnancy. My mom will be coming to visit for about a week, and I hope to have pictures up soon.<br /><br />- Ghost-Written by my family membersscarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-66428676690209925652010-09-03T16:52:00.003-04:002010-09-03T18:08:42.260-04:00We saw OUR Dr todayThe one who walked us through the whole hospital/surgery experience. She was in a pretty serious car accident just after I got out of the hospital, so this was the first time we'd seen her (6 weeks later!).<br /><br />Lots of good news:)<br />She is all for a natural birth, feels there is absolutely no need to plan a C-section just due the operation. (There is always the possibility of one based on the circumstances in the moment, but she is pro-normal birth).<br /><br />She also said I can start getting up a couple of hours at a time, and can do some light housework (cook, do dishes, etc). She told me not to get carried away, and to make sure and rest every couple of hours, but since I will be 35 weeks on Monday, and the baby already weighs 6 pounds, we don't have to try so hard to out and out avoid birth at this point.<br /><br />She ALSO said that the endometrioses is not far advanced or very serious.<br /><br />On an interesting note, in explaining the pathology report to us, she said the type of tumor/cyst I had was one that I had had since birth but only recently started growing. Its growth had nothing to do with the pregnancy - that was just bad timing.<br /><br />She spent an hour with us, thoroughly checking me and the baby, kindly and patiently answering all of our questions. She really wants to stick with us through the birth, even said she would cancel upcoming weekend plans if we called with any issues or labor signs, etc.<br /><br />I still haven't gained back all the weight I lost after surgery, but the Dr seemed content with my overall weight gain (about 20ish pounds).<br /><br />Oops, times up. Gotta run:)scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-2140871908329130462010-08-17T18:26:00.001-04:002010-08-17T18:31:19.462-04:00We saw the Dr todayOur old Dr that is, the one who delivered Katya. <br /><br />Good news is that the baby appears to be healthy and growing (he's gained about a pound in the last 4 weeks), and I appear to be recovering well from surgery and have actually gained back 4 of the 6 or so pounds I had lost in the first week after surgery.<br /><br />Bad news is that I should continue mostly on bed rest for the foreseeable future (should not pick up Katya, should not do laundry or mop, etc.), and the Dr is recommending a C-section as opposed to a natural birth to avoid the risk of a hernia and the necessary surgery to repair it at the scar site.<br /><br />He was willing to keep options open until closer to the due date as we get a better feel for the shape I am in and if it looks like a simple or difficult delivery. But since operation to due date is a week or so short of the 90 days they would consider the time needed for the scar to fully heal, he advises avoiding the risks of a normal labor.<br /><br />In other news, I continue to have less contractions and continue to be weaned off of the anti-contraction medications, both of which are a good thing for the baby.<br /><br />I think that pretty much covers things for the moment. We will have to continue trying to find daily help for now, so appreciate your prayers on that count.scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-82113660465055278352010-08-10T14:18:00.003-04:002010-08-10T18:50:24.073-04:00Filling in the DetailsMom is great, and I am very grateful for her getting that last post up for me, but we all know that she is not a detail/chatty/blogging kind of person. And today's bed-rest is happening at a friend's house, with internet access :) So I thought I would flesh things out a little for you all.<br /><br />It's been a little over 2 weeks since the Saturday I started feeling a little uncomfortable in the late afternoon. I didn't think much of it at the time; uncomfortable comes with the territory when you are 3rd trimester pregnant. I thought it was gas or something, and tried to ignore it. It was around 7:30 or 8 when my left side started to hurt. Still thinking it was gas, I took some Tums and tried to change positions so things could calm down in there. By 8:30 I was in some serious pain, changing positions didn't help a thing, and I was beginning to realize that the pain got worse in waves, suspiciously like contractions. I told Herme to call the Dr, and in a matter of minutes we were on the way to her office. <br /><br />By the time we got there, I was in so much pain that someone found me a wheelchair and they wheeled me in. The Dr was a little shocked by how severe it seemed when she saw me, like we hadn't explained to her just how bad it was. But I told her it hadn't been that bad, it was all happening very quickly and suddenly. She started examining me, quickly concluded that the contractions were not the primary issue, but rather had been provoked by the pain of whatever the real issue was (although obviously they were concerning, nonetheless). She checked the baby with her ultrasound and did a quick internal examine to make sure labor wasn't imminent, and then sent us off to the hospital.<br /><br />Since we don't even have the government medical insurance right now, she first sent us to a government run hospital that accepts people without insurance. Her husband actually drove us over, because it was obvious that between worrying about me and having Katya still on his hands, Herme probably wasn't in much shape for driving. They ignored me for a good 10 minutes or so after I arrived in the maternity ward (I was sitting in a wheelchair in the hallway), then quickly examined me and apparently only paid attention to the early labor signs. By this time my in-laws had arrived for Katya and Herme made it up to where I was. They told him they could admit me, but that there was a good chance the baby was coming early and they didn't have any incubators free. So back out we went, and my in-laws drove us back over to the good private hospital in town (which happens to be where we started, cuz that's where the Dr's office is).<br /><br />Our Dr met us at the hospital and now things got moving, much to my relief. Besides being in so much pain (let me just explain that I handled labor without hardly a peep, but many have described me as screaming/crying out in pain throughout this situation), I was frustrated at how long it was taking for someone to do something about the contractions. I was 28 weeks 5 days pregnant, and although I'd been told the baby was quite big for his age, that is still very early for him to be coming out.<br /><br />They gave me anti-contraction meds and as much pain meds as they could give a pregnant woman, and started trying to figure out what the actual problem was. They were leaning towards kidney stones, but the ultrasound they did that night didn't show them anything. By this time it was after 1am, so they tried to give me enough meds to make me comfortable for the night, told me to get some rest, and we'd start again first thing in the morning.<br /><br />Without giving a hour by hour play by play, the pain meds only sometimes helped, and then only partially. By 9 or 10 the next morning they weren't helping at all, and off we went for another ultrasound. They searched all up and down my left side without seeing anything useful, then took one x-ray in hopes of getting something that would help them. At this point the pain had moved down, which fit a kidney stone theory, and they saw some evidence on the x-ray that also pointed in that direction. So around noon they gave me an epidural and went up the ureather with a camera. They didn't find an actual stone, but they cleaned out all kinds of sediment and junk, and we all thought that would be the end of it. <br /><br />But a few hours later the epidural wore off and I was in just as much pain as I ever had been in. Now the Dr started talking about surgery. They didn't actually know that the problem was, but they needed to find out what was causing me so much pain. Being pregnant was complicating things, because they couldn't run the full battery of tests, and those they could do (i.e. ultrasound) were limited by the position of the baby. They got some blood/urine test results back that showed high white blood cell counts, which suggested something being swollen. The surgical consult suggested going in with a camera first to see what they could find, then only opening me if truly necessary. So off I went to the operating room a 2nd time at about 6pm.<br /><br />They discovered I have endometriosis (something that had been a question almost 15 years ago, but since it can only be diagnosed by surgery or these days with a camera, I never had an official diagnosis), which is the probable cause of the large ovarian cyst they found on the left side. Ovaries are usually the size of a walnut, but this one was now 4.3 in x 3in x 3in and weighed a little over 13oz. They had to open me up and take it out. <br /><br />I must say that waking up from general anesthesia was one of the weirdest things I have ever experienced, especially since I somehow didn't realize ahead of time that they were going to put me out like that. <br /><br />Things greatly improved after that...the only real pain being that of recovery from being opened up. However, contractions continued. This was complicated by the fac that I am apparently very sensitive to the anti-contraction medication (heart rate changes, blood pressure drops, etc). Thus the need for bed rest. The contractions seem to be calming down little by little as everything heals up, so at this point 16 days post-surgery, I am starting to hope that bed rest is not going to be necessary the whole rest of the pregnancy. But I obviously have lost a lot of strength and will need to be extra careful for the remainder of the pregnancy, which makes housekeeping and toddler care a bit tricky.<br /><br />Oh, the cyst was definitely benign, that much we know from the pathology report. But unfortunately, our Dr was in a car accident shortly after the operation, so we have not had the rest of the report explained to us, and have not been able to ask about the extent of endometriosis (all we know is that the remaining ovary is covered in endometrial tissue). Today we found out she won't be back in the office until September. We'll probably head back the Dr that attended us with Katya, so that someone we trust is keeping an eye on things (we only didn't go back to him this time because he is now kind of far from us). Since there is info only the Dr who has been with us can give us, since she saw my insides and all, I don't know if our old Dr will be able to get the scoop for us from the other Dr or if we'll have to go back at some point.<br /><br />I think that pretty much covers the whole story up till now. Hopefully I didn't get too carried away with this post; I promise I actually left lots of details out. But this post was as much for my good as it was for your reading pleasure :/<br /><br />I think the one other detail you all might like to know is that the baby has been moving a lot all along, so that's a good sign.<br /><br />Thank you so much to all who have been praying or have called, etc. It is much appreciated. I'll try to get on again soon after we've seen the Dr.scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-7503000687142629922010-07-30T15:49:00.003-04:002010-07-30T15:57:28.317-04:00this is Sheila's mom. I wanted to let you all know of recent events in sheila's life! July 24 she went into the hospital with pain in her left side and contractions. The short version is she had surgery to remove an ovary! She is home on bedrest now ,recovering from the surgery and trying to avoid premature labor. She would appreciate your prayers and I'll try to keep you updated.scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-41061249549441663522010-07-06T22:30:00.001-04:002010-07-06T23:16:16.869-04:00Leaving home, Going homeSo excited to see my husband (70 hours and counting) :)<br /><br />So hard to say good-bye to my out of town siblings and their families last night :(<br /><br />Looking forward to reuniting my daughter with her daddy and some of her favorite family members :)<br /><br />Dreading the last good-byes to the rest of my family, especially knowing that Katya won't understand the permanency of these good-byes :(<br /><br />There have been so many, what shall I call them?, mental conflicts? <br />Watching one of those remodeling shows and realizing that the amount of money they spent on the dining room would be enough for us to live on for almost 3 years.<br />Watching the way some people here use water (turning on the water before even putting the toothpaste on the brush...), knowing my husband barely had enough water to bathe, do laundry, etc. <br />Watching what people here consider to be 'in need' or on a tight budget, knowing the abundance they actually have in comparison with my situation or that of many I know.<br />Watching what some girls are comfortable wearing here these days, even to church, coming from a culture of knee length or longer.<br />Enjoying the comforts and comfort foods of home, yet simultaneously feeling a little out of place and looking forward to the simplicity and honestly healthier lifestyle of home.<br />Struggling with faith, knowing that it "is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen", and seeing the needs and unknowns of our life. (For example, we've been gifted with more than half of what we need for the birth in a private hospital - hooray! But of course, that means that a little less than half is still needed....My husband has a job, but 100% commissions do not add up to what we need, and no other job has opened up...)<br /><br />Sorry to say that I am too tired to come up with a good ending to this, but at least I managed to get one more post in before I go, and included at least most of what has been rattling around in my brain of late...scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-77885543243420893262010-07-04T22:49:00.003-04:002010-07-04T23:01:55.463-04:00Feeling much betterFirst off, I feel like I should clarify a little: when I said that my neighborhood was one of the worst hit, I meant in our city, not anywhere. But I was tired and worried when I wrote that post, so sorry if it sounded worse than it was.<br /><br />Anyways, I am happy to say that this morning I received a text from Herme saying that everyone was fine, there were just a lot of problems with phone and internet service, and that we would try to connect in the afternoon, which we did! :) The fact that we had planned to not talk for a couple of days due to busy schedules, and then couldn't talk due to the hurricane issues, I was really happy just to hear his voice, without considering my worries and whatnot.<br /><br />But, apparently, both he and his family, as well as our houses, are all fine despite some serious flooding all around them. Interesting, since our house has a tendency to flood a little bit in just a regular rain storm. As Herme said, God had His hand on the family. <br /><br />So, feeling much better today. So good to talk to my husband for a bit. So nice to know that there was no damage to our stuff. So good to talk to my husband for a bit :) (I know, I said that 2x, but it was really good)<br /><br />Thanks for praying.scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-68998380801483374182010-07-03T23:05:00.001-04:002010-07-03T23:09:05.406-04:00Hurricane AlexI'll update when I know more, but I haven't been able to get a hold of my husband, and from what I can find online, our neighborhood was one of the worst hit by hurricane Alex, one of 6 receiving government assistance for flooding...<br /><br />Appreciate your prayers...scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-80756598569944363092010-06-28T17:55:00.000-04:002010-06-28T17:55:51.048-04:00Feeling a little rustyThe thing about blogging is that if you are blogging consistently, you almost start to see all of life through the lens of the possible blog post. There are an endless supply of posts. But when you are NOT blogging consistently, it gets harder and harder to put together a good post. With such limited internet access the last year or so, I am definitely feeling rusty. But I can't let a whole month of unlimited internet access go by without posting at all, so here goes...<br /><br />THE VISIT:<br />I am a pretty social person. But having relationships of varying degrees in more than one place, with the distance factor complicating things, causes me to literally want to avoid acquaintances. I just don't have the energy for them. I have a limited amount of time to see family and close friends, and that is emotionally draining (not to mention the emotional energy involved in missing my husband and everyone else back home). In large group settings I find myself cringing when I see certain people coming, or just sort of shutting down because I can't figure out who is important enough to invest in. It feels almost like a personality change. Then there are the people who I want to see but somehow we don't seem to connect - I can't always tell if I am just not enough of a priority for them, or...?<br /><br />And speaking of back home, I have to just comment that it is so strange how your parents house is forever home (at least if they still live in your hometown). I had never even seen this house before this visit, but both in my own mind and in that of many others (strangers and friends alike), I was headed home. But of course, at the same time, Saltillo, my husband, etc...that is home. <br /><br />And I am missing home. Big time. My husband and I were both of the feeling, when we talked yesterday, that a month may just be too long for solo visits. This has been a bit hard on both of us, and definitely harder on him than he expected. He had encouraged me to take advantage of the opportunity to come up; 4 weeks was his idea. But he is finding that he feels awfully lonely, that he now has double the missing to do (last time I came up alone, I was pregnant with Katya...he didn't miss her yet. Now he misses both of us), that hanging out with his family just isn't the same anymore after 2 1/2 years of living with our little family. And although I am enjoying seeing everyone up here, I miss my husband big time. And although I of course have lots of help from my family with Katya, I am finding it very draining to be the only one responsible for her ... the one to make all discipline decisions, always deal with all nap/bedtime fights, etc.<br /><br />I must be a bit tired, or missing home right now, because so far this post sounds a bit depressing or negative. I AM truly enjoying all the time with my family, spending time with friends that I miss, seeing people at church, seeing all the GREEN here (Saltillo is pretty much a desert), going up to the lake, etc.<br /><br />Speaking of the lake, I have to share that Katya just loved it! In Saltillo, a large puddle after a big thunderstorm is about as much water as we ever see, so Katya just kept looking around and saying every 15 seconds, "aqua!". Then she'd tell Gramma, then Papa, then an uncle..."aqua". Topped off with all the passing boats, ducks, and swans, and all and all it was a very exciting experience. <br /><br />Katya has done great adjusting to being here. Within an hour of arriving, she was checking out the house on her own, interacting with everyone. To varying degrees and on different timelines, she has given everyone in the house names that she can say, let them carry her, etc. She even warms up pretty quickly to each new friend we visit. She's been learning new words almost everyday, most of them in English (strangely, since arriving here she learned 'hola' and 'bien').<br /><br />I put that label of 'the visit' up there because I have at least one other topic I was going to hit as well, but I am thinking this post has gotten long enough and I will save that for another post in the next couple of days.scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-30484816724385842022010-05-20T17:34:00.002-04:002010-05-20T17:39:05.587-04:00TravelingJust thought I'd throw up a quick prayer request...<br /><br />Traveling Thursday, June 10th....about 5 months pregnant, alone with a toddler.<br /><br />Biggest worries are not losing her in the airports, especially when I have to pick up all my luggage to go thru immigration; and that she doesn't get too antsy on the flights (especially the 3hr flight mid-day).<br /><br />Thanks :)scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-42897227846703746832010-05-06T18:59:00.007-04:002010-05-06T19:32:09.231-04:00Quick pregnancy updateSo, <a href="http://sanetransitions.blogspot.com/2008/08/pictures.html">here</a> you can see how the belly was growing last pregnancy.<br /><br />This pregnancy, I was obviously showing by 2 months, and here is a picture shown today - about 4 months. I've gotten lots of comments about how I appear to be more like 6 months pregnant, and lots of people asking if I'm not having twins or something.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gAFcmcDcH7v4q-4Jir78ocitCVJa8SwVn9uU4Wu0U3mMd57_bhQRjLATr0iG_gH61Eiy_n789BIMpgqwupq455J32hbbKD9WjM5ipO9i-fESrGHpDopCg0mavIdCYJcYG4JuUBrOz_r2/s1600/100_1660.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gAFcmcDcH7v4q-4Jir78ocitCVJa8SwVn9uU4Wu0U3mMd57_bhQRjLATr0iG_gH61Eiy_n789BIMpgqwupq455J32hbbKD9WjM5ipO9i-fESrGHpDopCg0mavIdCYJcYG4JuUBrOz_r2/s320/100_1660.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468302804015466498" /></a><br /><br />Considering I looked like <a href="http://sanetransitions.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-stomach-is-getting-bigger-and-bigger.html">this</a> by the end of the last pregnancy, and considering that at 4 months I already look like I did around 6months last time, I'm a little nervous about what the last trimester will be like this time.<br /><br />We did finally go in for a check-up a couple of weeks ago (insurance issues still haven't been resolved, so we shelled out money we didn't really have for a private exam with ultrasound). Thanks to the ultrasound, we are now sure that the larger belly is NOT due to multiple babies. There is only 1 in there. And the Dr seemed pretty sure that it is a boy, but we are trying not to get carried away until we get that confirmed at a later date. Interestingly, although my tummy is quickly growing, I have barely gained any weight - about 3 or 4 pounds in the 1st 14 weeks.<br /><br />Here are a couple of other pictures for fun - Katya playing with her friend Clara, and one of the three (well, 4) of us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMyVMcJ6MydFgQaTb8eENXzpO_obuXrBv2EZAdVzaXLwrualkcWJXyNhSVoiy7jO51Hs6fDO1cG9ZgGQvzAvShQgCiP2UxEJFZyhRaeL10oo9JAMI69aedbesR8exBgG8no4cVXQuGMck/s1600/100_1653.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMyVMcJ6MydFgQaTb8eENXzpO_obuXrBv2EZAdVzaXLwrualkcWJXyNhSVoiy7jO51Hs6fDO1cG9ZgGQvzAvShQgCiP2UxEJFZyhRaeL10oo9JAMI69aedbesR8exBgG8no4cVXQuGMck/s320/100_1653.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468302816210138546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3SZCfz1YA68JrpFpV3uXnHSCkUII7Xgt19Gkq-BGZiO_rDGJR0N3ehEU6iV6lqHq8-K9E-hQRobV9aYrqyVTvTCQohZLkQ_pl_5gx58qcJrQiEn-UY5-Ah9qqVwqwMG7u-h7-QjUdV8K/s1600/100_1664.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3SZCfz1YA68JrpFpV3uXnHSCkUII7Xgt19Gkq-BGZiO_rDGJR0N3ehEU6iV6lqHq8-K9E-hQRobV9aYrqyVTvTCQohZLkQ_pl_5gx58qcJrQiEn-UY5-Ah9qqVwqwMG7u-h7-QjUdV8K/s320/100_1664.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468302813563958882" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Ok, I am on borrowed time. Looking forward to seeing lots of you soon :)scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-20747525569395017522010-04-06T14:19:00.003-04:002010-04-06T14:29:24.163-04:00Travel dates and other newsTime is limited because Katya should wake up any minute (at a friend's house, taking advantage of her internet)...<br /><br />Wanted to at least let you all know that it looks like I will arrive in Rochester around June 10th (in time for my brother's HS graduation) and leave July 9th. I'm a little nervous about being away so long from my husband, and taking my little girl away from her daddy for so long, but excited about seeing everyone back home!!<br /><br />And for those interested in such things, weaning has gone surprisingly well, steadily moving forward. Sure, I have to put up with a little extra crankiness sometimes, but that's understandable considering the major transition that it is for her and the fact that we are simultaneously getting her to sleep outside of our bed. We're down to a max of 3 feedings in a 24 hr period, and those are on one side only for only about 5 minutes. The other day, she nursed only once all day! Major improvement over the little girl who was nursing both sides every few hours night and day!<br /><br />Pregnancy...I think all is well. We haven't actually been to a Dr yet...insurance issues with the new job. So, please continue to keep health care and labor options in your prayers.<br /><br />On the job front, things have started to pick up lately. We are in god shape for the next couple of months. But the thing about 100% commissions is that there are never any guarantees for the future.<br /><br />Ok, can't wait to see you all!scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-21560434007093497092010-02-20T20:58:00.003-05:002010-02-20T21:22:59.265-05:00Big News!Yes, I am actually online for the 2nd time in less than 2 months...shocking I know. But I had to share my big news with you all. I am excited to say that after many months of having no idea when I would be up to Rochester again, I can now say that Katya and I will be up sometime around June (give or take a month...plans are still very preliminary). We´ll probably be up for about 3 weeks or so, so hopefully there will be time to see you all :)<br /><br />Why, you may ask, are we now making plans to visit? Well, because I am pregnant!! Yes, baby number 2 is now on the way, with a due date around October 11th, just 2 weeks after Katya turns 2. I guess my family has a thing about seeing me pregnant :) But anyways, we are very excited (Herme is very excited) and looking forward to meeting the newest member of the family.<br /><br />I am, of course, in the midst of the fun of 1st trimester - nausea, tiredness, running often to the bathroom already...but doing well. We would greatly appreciate your prayers as we make decisions about Drs and such. The budget is even tighter now that it was last prenancy. I would really love to have a home birth with a midwife, but that is virtually unheard of here. Unless someone knows a good midwife that wants a free place to stay for a few weeks in the fall here in Saltillo ;)<br /><br />The other big prayer request is for grace in weaning Katya. Until a couple of weeks ago, breastmilk was still her food/drink of choice plus her favorite comforting device. WE´ve come a long way in a short time, but I am trying to balance her needs with mine and the new baby´s.<br /><br />Anyways, thats my big news. Katya is now crying for me, so I think that´s my cue to finish up. As always, miss you all and will keep doing my best to update things here.scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-21346137781708728432010-01-28T14:39:00.004-05:002010-01-28T15:19:26.034-05:00Hello again...I am at a friend's house (an American like me!) with internet access, and my busy, curious, attention demanding toddler is sound asleep :)<br /><br />So, let's see if I can fill you all in a little on my life...<br /><br />Herme's job got a slow, slow start...bad weather, holidays, train yourself with a handful of manuals...these things do not make finding your own clients very easy. And remember, this job is 100% commissions. But he's got several clients under his belt now, a potential big-paying deal with a company looking to insure 70ish cars, and they are finally giving him the actual training on what it is he is selling (which, by the way, includes a variety of insurance policies, credit cards and loans, and investment opportunities). Keep praying for a steady client base and encouragement (salesmen get lots of no's in-between the yes's). <br /><br />Katya and I have settled into our new, no-daddy, routine pretty well at this point. The first week or 2 there were a lot of tantrums while Katya missed her dad and adjusted to less attention and less outings. But now she generally has a nice mix of playing on her own and trying to 'help' me in-between looking for my attention. She only takes 2 half hour naps all day though, so I am generally on the go pretty much all day. But it keeps the day moving quickly.<br /><br />According to my baby development book, 15-18 months (she is 16mo) is generally a time of language explosion, but I've read that children in bilingual families take a little longer to start talking. Katya says Mama (well, usually she says Mamama), Dada, mira (look in Spanish), meh (more or mas), and bo (boots or botas), and she has a couple of "names" for cousins, etc. She obviously <span style="font-weight:bold;">wants<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span> to talk a lot... she is always 'saying' things to us, and I am really starting to get very curious about what all she is saying. And she has a little repertoire of hand signs she uses (like patting her own chest to ask to nurse, or putting my hand on something to signal what she wants me to do).<br /><br />She is just a little cutie, and I am not just saying that because I am her mom :) She is one of those kids that everyone wants to say hi to and win her over as a friend. Everyday brings something new she has learned or something to laugh at. This week I have noticed that she knows how to lift up her feet to put one leg at a time in her pants. Yesterday she walked 10 minutes or more with her hands in her pockets. She loves to try on people's sunglasses (she puts them on herself). She cares about what shoes we put on her (thus, learning to say boots, because they have been her favorites lately). She has very politely gives everyone a kiss on the cheek in greeting or good-bye, and loves to give her daddy kisses (I get very few). <br /><br />She just got her 1st haircut last week, so she is finally no longer sporting the baby mullet (it was a little out of control!) (Pictures are from today's visit, courtesy of my friend's camera - mine is currently broken)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDtON4WzXNBz_Owi8Lh7XZqXw1y6whEWi2JafnRqrGLGzUkrbcUpjN8B1HWAB-AzWV_GtJ9aq_EHMLk4GPQjXACNDUshCJC1HbCXD7_ouglHn8CfmYf4-Mk7b3cBuDcCGWJLJRdcwZqs9/s1600-h/100_1360.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDtON4WzXNBz_Owi8Lh7XZqXw1y6whEWi2JafnRqrGLGzUkrbcUpjN8B1HWAB-AzWV_GtJ9aq_EHMLk4GPQjXACNDUshCJC1HbCXD7_ouglHn8CfmYf4-Mk7b3cBuDcCGWJLJRdcwZqs9/s320/100_1360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431884862727740002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9acgidJT9V9cJNs5WJ4FfmzU0zdO0GfmLnzERe4fK1YocriBhHTi2Lqq3P6-shAkzceM3WtIp12tawwqVkY9swCb54xoowNpbyeF4qMTCv8JNZP9qM9wwLZm55e9qe8gz5JZkXHV4EDy/s1600-h/100_1359a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 168px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9acgidJT9V9cJNs5WJ4FfmzU0zdO0GfmLnzERe4fK1YocriBhHTi2Lqq3P6-shAkzceM3WtIp12tawwqVkY9swCb54xoowNpbyeF4qMTCv8JNZP9qM9wwLZm55e9qe8gz5JZkXHV4EDy/s320/100_1359a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431884857955890658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvmx-94mQdaLnx18WFemlxcoYcp_5X1ZnO1M8YbaUytKCfDE-SULcedt8JpLLOgzd4iaxGgFU9fq_BKmkoCRHOGIuY8x3oppJBxju0q5MxBTlhm3e4pagOQw3Xy8_lD6yel8f2B0plXT7/s1600-h/100_1354.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvmx-94mQdaLnx18WFemlxcoYcp_5X1ZnO1M8YbaUytKCfDE-SULcedt8JpLLOgzd4iaxGgFU9fq_BKmkoCRHOGIuY8x3oppJBxju0q5MxBTlhm3e4pagOQw3Xy8_lD6yel8f2B0plXT7/s320/100_1354.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431884855913244018" /></a><br /><br />What else? We're getting settled pretty well at the new church. Katya is finally learning to stay in her class, which is awesome for me! We're getting to know people, had one person over a week or 2 ago, looking to invite a family over soon. Learning names, knowing that there are certain people I can count on chatting with, etc. At the same time, maintaining relationships with friends from the old church. It's nice that we live so close to several of those families, and Katya and I can walk over in about 10 min (Katya speed) to visit on the days that seem slow. It was nice, for example, this week when I was a little heavy hearted, to know that I could pop over and ask them to be praying (I still prefer face to face over phone conversations in Spanish).<br /><br />Speaking of Spanish, I am getting pretty darn fluent these days. I can have a conversation easily with anyone, only occasionally not knowing a word I want or that they say. My grammar is getting there - I know my more complicated verb tenses still need work. <br /><br />I often have ideas about things I should blog if only given the opportunity, but of course now that I am here, I am all out of ideas. But that was a pretty decent update, don't you think?<br /><br />My love to all...I miss being better connected to you all...scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-54169537554641073472009-11-23T19:07:00.002-05:002009-11-23T19:16:34.766-05:00A JOB!!My husband has a job! For the 1st time in almost an entire year, he got a yes!<br /><br />Now, we still covet your prayers, because it is 100% commissions, no base salary. But a job is still a job, and much, much better than no job at all. <br /><br />He will be working in a bank, ´selling´ credit cards, insurance plans, etc.<br /><br />The big upside...he will work normal, 40 hour work weeks, Mon-Fri, and will be at a desk in the office...no crazy driving all over town stuff like the last job. :)<br /><br />I can´t remember the name of the bank, but its owned by the man who is even richer than Bill Gates and from Mexico...<br /><br />Today he went in and filled out all the pre-hire paperwork, and tomorrow or Wednesday he´ll start his training or orientation or whatever you want to call it.<br /><br />THank you so, so much for all of your prayers!!!!<br /><br />___________________<br /><br />In other news, because I ran out of time last time, we have switched churches. This has been a major decision for us that we have struggled with since actually before the wedding, about 2 years now. It has been hard, mostly because we really felt like we were with family at our first church. At the new church we knew only a handful of people getting started, although I am happy to say that after 5-6 weeks, I do know a few names and faces now. But we reached a point where we really felt it was where God wanted us, that He has a plan for us and for the family of my husband in that church and under that Pastor´s care. We actually will be meeting with the Pastor in about a half hour. Anyways, for that reason, I can´t write more now, but it has been a major change for us that I wanted to share here, even if it is only a little bit.<br /><br />Thanks again for all the prayers. I´ll keep doing my best to stay in better touch!scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-38946157953768396162009-11-05T15:33:00.006-05:002009-11-05T16:11:44.332-05:00Wow, it´s been a LONG TIMEI am going to write as much as I can and post as many pictures as I can before Herme and Katya can´t handle waiting for me any more... pictures taken since around early August till the present, and include first birthday celebrations :) (They are in reverse order, and my husband wants it clarified that his pants are only dirty because he had just sat down on a dusty bench....)<br /><br />Let´s see, where do I start??<br /><br />Well, still no job. My poor husband has applied for things ´beneath him´, for things recommened by friends, anything within his ability....and no one even wants to interview him (beyond an initial screening anyways), much less hire him. We don´t know what to think. He just keeps looking, keeps applying. The whole state of the economy doesn´t help any - there just aren`t a lot of jobs out there, and there are so many people looking for work.<br /><br />My parents came to visit for a weekend, just in time to celebrate Katya´s 1st birthday. That was awesome, especially since Mom coming was a complete surprise to me! It was quick, part of a business trip, but we enjoyed every minute of it :) So special to have them here for the birthday party and everything. <br /><br />Living so far, far enough to make travel expensive and therefore not common, was not a part of how I saw my life, and yet here I am. I am happy here, wouldn´t trade my husband or how this has all come together for anyting, but it is really hard to be so hard from family and friends sometimes. Speaking of which, this lack of internet time has started to wear on me...I feel really out of touch with all my U.S. folks. Sometimes I feel like you all have moved on with your lives without me, if you know what I mean. I know it isn´t really the case, but with communication a little harder of late, thats how it feels. Oh how I´d love to be able to use skype in my house and talk to you all whenever the mood strikes!<br /><br />What else? CAn´t believe that my baby girl is already a toddler! What a fun age, learning something new everyday, showing off for us. Of course, there´s the tantrums and tired breakdowns and vomiting 9x between the hours of 1:30am and 8am, but it´s all worth it of course :) She started walking at 9 months, got scared by a fall, and didn´t find her confidence to walk alone until 11 months. But then she just took off running! She is always on the move, or at least it often feels like that. She loves to read, together or alone. She loves animals, no fear, says ´ruff!´ every time she hears a dog bark. She´s generally a very happy, smiley, friendly girl, although she is a bit discriminating in who she wants to be friends with, gie kisses to, etc. She knows where her nose is (or mine, or yours), she can tell you she is ´so big!´, she loves it when you applaud her. She likes to play peek-a-boo, palms facing out, elbows sticking out to the sides. She waves to the moon every single time she sees it, even if that means 5 times in 6 minutes :P <br /><br />Ok, I think my time is up. 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Internet access has been scarce, but I have lots I want to write. Now that we finished with those classes I was giving at church (which were fairly prep intensive), I am hoping to get online soon and do a real update.<br /><br />For those who have been praying for us, still no job in sight. Just one closed door after another. Besides praying for a job opening, please pray that we would hear from the Lord if there is something we are supposed to be learning, changing etc. 7 months of closed doors makes one wonder, you know?<br /><br />Ok, promise to write for real soon, like in the next week-ish.scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-77933484556977888792009-06-06T11:56:00.005-04:002009-06-06T12:52:35.178-04:008 months and growingPictures appear in reverse order...most recent are first. The last/oldest is from early Marchish, but just too cute to leave out (and I thought Carole would enjoy seeing the pjs). The rest are from the last month and a half or so. I tried to include some of our favorite fashion statemtents (pigtails, auntie´s hat, dresses from Gramma, showing off her belly) as well as some of her favorite activities (first time in the walker, loves to be on her feet, eating avocado, cold baths in hot weather, drumming on tupperware). She´s been growing like a weed lately (she fills 12mo and sometimes 18mo clothes already...) - I´ll have to try and take some more pictures to post that show just how big she´s getting. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrGEQAg-RHmdmDREvn2uhkakR-A7BfhgSqG2riKRWJHAuQJjklywkuyavIszczw6UFRluSFnZab7fxsGscGcmLsP-uCzA_U-vFxfQSVPNG3lnG6-uwoFKwqLZA8pNxkLU_MQbFXRUMXOh/s320/100_1350.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339921961923846946" /></a><br /><br />Wow, it is embarrassing how long it has been sinceI last blogged, and how long it took me to get these pictures posted...sorry! But you know how it is, you don´t want pictures of a dirty house, but remembering to take them when the house is clean... <br /><br />The house is simple, but feels much more open and is possibly bigger than the other. It is just 3 open rooms, one leading into the other. The first couple of photos are of the bedroom, which is the furthest in. (Oops, they loaded in reverse - read everything from the bottom up...) That is mosquito netting over the bed so we don`t get eaten alive at night :) In the 2nd photo, said netting kind of eats up the view, but you can see the corner of the doorway that leads into the funny little side space we use like a walk in closet/storage area. The skinny wooden door leads into the very small bathroom (even smaller than we had at the other house). The doorway full of light leads out to the side patio area. If you could see thru the netting, that is where the door into the kitchen is. The pictures of the kitchen and living room are fairly self explanatory. You see in the living room the only window in the house, but since the kitchen and the bedroom each have a door, the light andair get in. You can see the benefits of moving when the husband isn´t working- thanks to him, I have shelves installed in the living room and kitchen (that he made - the space was there, but nothing else), curtains installed, the netting over the bed, etc. I also posted a couple photos that show our view out front - lots of TREES (a rare find here). There is also one of the front of the house with our built-in bench, and one of a portion of the patio - we enjoy the neighbor´s palm tree hanging over the wall as well as a flowering vine.<br /><br />We love the open layout, although my husband sometimes says he looks for a straight line and never finds one :) It was built by the owners themselves, and you can see for example that the floors are not level. We really love the location, all the trees, being able to walk to the church or to visit friends, the 7 minute drive to thein-laws. We are not so fond of the unwelcome visitors of the animal/insect kind, one of which even elicited a mild scream from me. They may do us in and cause us to look for yet another hous, if we can´t work with the owners to close them out better.<br /><br />Ok, my baby girl has waited long enough for me, thanks to this computer being really really slow. Not that I am complaining, because it is free to me internet access:)<br /><br />Hoping to post some new baby pictures later this week - stay tuned!scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-14940463191785796682009-04-08T20:35:00.004-04:002009-04-08T21:53:19.472-04:00Baby Dedication<A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUco2QmJ41XgMbwW41-W8k5H0MhFy34LjAf7VPOhw_jmBMk2NIPdSvA4MxauSFQ6fUbhJGPJL5Dd0XazH4wstb21WLDVUYti9UfzEUX1I5nXXHRLmDmxg7RBEF_l08voc60hKs-G8eX7KS/s1600-h/100_1238.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322487975071895314 style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUco2QmJ41XgMbwW41-W8k5H0MhFy34LjAf7VPOhw_jmBMk2NIPdSvA4MxauSFQ6fUbhJGPJL5Dd0XazH4wstb21WLDVUYti9UfzEUX1I5nXXHRLmDmxg7RBEF_l08voc60hKs-G8eX7KS/s320/100_1238.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjEHRSB4IibJlbwMoNrrTK7WydaGKkrI4-fff8-k1Ra5wUYxw0oCAZ4YR0niGa3oPbI0NLuKB5jarw1jgJyDDck5BB7xVghvGvetfFNOFUi0p3oBSlWD8I4WpzbpweLV-GOrBU_2TxlVb/s1600-h/100_1237.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322487973335865234 style="FLOAT: left; 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I haven`t heard from you in over 2 months! Inkling - thanks for your comment and link - we`ve been praying for you!)scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538772350901431693.post-62659699603842721162009-03-10T20:33:00.004-04:002009-03-18T14:26:37.054-04:005 1/2 Months<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4aBkb8vzbUKXK74SuqrM1k_Re8H_j4LYN9ShA6McI5BSz32cTf3U8YbNekA2nLLg3OxDMFf2T9NMZ-TgnaV0moAh2sprRzZXEwVAIaIg3JZgPw2q-0Ut6PXT-y-eM3zpzT5RDI8ga73j/s1600-h/100_1182.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4aBkb8vzbUKXK74SuqrM1k_Re8H_j4LYN9ShA6McI5BSz32cTf3U8YbNekA2nLLg3OxDMFf2T9NMZ-TgnaV0moAh2sprRzZXEwVAIaIg3JZgPw2q-0Ut6PXT-y-eM3zpzT5RDI8ga73j/s320/100_1182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314594667206320274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9qXcfQp_KO6qUAEEcbHauG2j9KVKrQ4dapLofmsmRN3OVFKH19QNr7_Od2XaI-bQJUJGmHQGIScc8RXPPb0G9QfCC-Ut9NsymYXzJKWWoAtnqFC2Yn2d7Qauwd2ptx-HsSNYk-g2bVKB/s1600-h/100_1181.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9qXcfQp_KO6qUAEEcbHauG2j9KVKrQ4dapLofmsmRN3OVFKH19QNr7_Od2XaI-bQJUJGmHQGIScc8RXPPb0G9QfCC-Ut9NsymYXzJKWWoAtnqFC2Yn2d7Qauwd2ptx-HsSNYk-g2bVKB/s320/100_1181.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314594666665701090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcty9rfT15TbJ7ZSzvOSJ-cZZevVX4WODH3Bv0eCTC2Mc5KVZowf-kbBb5LIBUHa555oCk8KtKUjWsjF0hzYLAoivsz3Ndf5Fobi9OZrXN3U7Ekxt9gJJJTBP1wLqkpmt9N62vziGJ5RO7/s1600-h/100_1180.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcty9rfT15TbJ7ZSzvOSJ-cZZevVX4WODH3Bv0eCTC2Mc5KVZowf-kbBb5LIBUHa555oCk8KtKUjWsjF0hzYLAoivsz3Ndf5Fobi9OZrXN3U7Ekxt9gJJJTBP1wLqkpmt9N62vziGJ5RO7/s320/100_1180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314594659752040482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTHcHQq_zNTWe-6jB8FZxjE9-HzvL80e0IWM44B7ADuAALJoDy5gOdjEdx3hCCM0mdymccOX8WCNxocgxzgiy2F9Eh_QYEh7sdJN7Zn94Y9awGwN_rBbsXqL6dZqWllUB6jbBVN_Xhe-T/s1600-h/100_1212.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTHcHQq_zNTWe-6jB8FZxjE9-HzvL80e0IWM44B7ADuAALJoDy5gOdjEdx3hCCM0mdymccOX8WCNxocgxzgiy2F9Eh_QYEh7sdJN7Zn94Y9awGwN_rBbsXqL6dZqWllUB6jbBVN_Xhe-T/s320/100_1212.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314594651155865346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFL_CNcoFlnkcPq3vnJx9mG8PvRg8C_MJ9kM0lO0fvhFeBLlHFonmDbQYYzDv2LF3vxh0PBDODfm72JWDIAlQXi9iDuXXEqREiDE4aMSSTxrf6DRrHk1uaIW4ruG2R_N8QI8wAsf5ZQnui/s1600-h/100_1223.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFL_CNcoFlnkcPq3vnJx9mG8PvRg8C_MJ9kM0lO0fvhFeBLlHFonmDbQYYzDv2LF3vxh0PBDODfm72JWDIAlQXi9iDuXXEqREiDE4aMSSTxrf6DRrHk1uaIW4ruG2R_N8QI8wAsf5ZQnui/s320/100_1223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314594639389384514" /></a><br />Common comments:<br />She is so alert! notices everything!<br />She has so much to say- very chatty! (don`t understand that one...) :)<br />She is so smiley (especially from the safety of mom's arms)!<br /><br />Recent advances:<br />Sitting up unsupported (altho carefully watched for the ocassional loss of balance)<br />Eating a bit of cereal once a day, starting with a bit of banana, etc<br />Teeth appear to be coming very soon...<br /><br /><br /><br />Other news:<br /> Looks like we found a house - very near church and family, cheaper, a little simpler in style but a little bigger as well. pictures forthcoming...<br /><br />Finding about one job/week to apply for - but haven`t received calls for any interviews, etc.<br /><br />Our Pastor asked us to take charge of the weekly Thurs service - and I`m doing the teaching! (based on restoring the soul book) - very exciting but lots of prep work with the help of my husband - also exciting is all the healing he`s receiving as we work (altho it means the prep goes even slower/longer).<br /><br />ok, Katya is trying to help me type, and is generally running out of patience with being here, so we´re off. Sorry posts are so irregular of late....the time has been flying...scarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739443078497005864noreply@blogger.com8