Life with baby #4

The fourth baby is much easier than the others were in many ways. I know how to change diapers quickly, and how to improvise when stuff is forgotten at how. I've learned what works to kill pain and what just makes me loopy. I know the mommy dance to calm crying. And I know what to do when the baby is screaming with an upset stomach. And when Naomi started to show signs of an allergic reaction I quickly eliminated milk and corn from my diet (the two most likely culprits) and within a day she was back to being a happy baby.

But that's not to say that everything is peachy. First night home, Sammy had the stomach flu (I had to change his sheets about half a dozen times) and I got no sleep. He got over it in a couple of days, only in time for Isaac to get sick. I have to say though that it deepened my love for my husband to watch him crawling around scrubbing up vomit. Isaac remained sick until Christmas day. A lovely quiet day from which we are still recovering. Then he was better a couple days and now he's got a respiratory bug. Because of his asthma, the cold everyone is passing around seems to have hit him harder.

I'm under doctor's orders not to lift more than ten pounds till Monday (when Naomi is two weeks old) which is really hard on the boys. But at least they can sit on my lap when I'm sitting down.

The children all love the baby and are adjusting reasonably well.

And boy am I glad not to be pregnant anymore.

Soon I will post about labor and such --but not today.

Naomi Elizabeth

Born 12/17/2007 at 6:03 PM
7 lbs 14 oz
20.75 in

Other details to be posted later.

I hate mice!

First of all, no the baby hasn't come yet. Labor has been long and slow ugh!

But I just want you all to know that I hate mice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mouse #4 was just sighted (three have been trapped and disposed of -- i won't discuss the method for those of you who love mice). But before the mouse was sighted, I felt him running over my foot.

I didn't know I was scared of mice. Well, it turns out that I am.

Maybe today

I've been having contractions a lot the last couple of days, and they seem to be becoming more frequent. I made Paul stay home today. So here's hoping.

Baby not here yet

No the baby isn't here yet. As you can all see Dr. Wheeler (who is a totally wonderful Dr.) is terrible at predicting when babies will come. She still hasn't turned yet. But she has engaged and disengaged multiple times.

And Paul is done making our family movie.

How time flies...

The picture is 9 yrs old. Today, the sister that I am preventing from blowing out the candles on my birthday cake became the same age I was when that pictures was taken.

1000

Should you ever meet my sisters in person, you never saw this.

Windshields4Huckabee

Yes, I am still pregnant. And no, the baby hasn't turned yet.

But I have other things to post about now.

I know not all of you share my political leanings. I don't generally use my blog to talk politics. But I want to let those of you who do have views similar to mine of a cool grassroots activity you can participate in.

If you support Mike Huckabee for president, and you'd like to attract attention to his campaign. Then you can participate in Windshields4Huckabee . Basically on December 15, you write a pro-Huckabee message on your windshield (or rear window) and then go about your business. The message should include Huckabee's web address www.mikehuckabee.com.

The idea is that this will draw attention to the candidate. People all across the country will be participating.

If you don't know much about Huckabee, check out the links. And for everybody who links he doesn't have a chance I say pbbth! He just overtook Giuliani in the national polls.