Thursday Can't Come Quick Enough

Well, I am definitely sick of not being able to get around. I have an appt. on Thursday to get my stitches out and get re-wrapped. I am hoping that I will be informed that I am able to start walking more. This sitting around with my feet up is no fun at all. Thank goodness my mom is here though. I am in a lot of pain and there is no way I would be able to take care of the baby. It looks as though I will be illiciting the help of my Pops after my mother leaves. I did not realize how long it would be before I can carry the baby. He has been a little angel through all of this. We are so blessed to have him. Oliver is getting a taste of how it feels to get up multiple times at night as well. He must be really tired. At least he knows how I feel now. The only difference is, he has to go to school all day. Poor guy. I am so lucky to have a great husband and baby and family that are helping me so much. Hawthorne on the other hand...Can you say DOG TRAINER NEEDED!

A Day at the Henry Ford Museum

The 27th of this month, we all decided to go to the Henry Ford Museum. Oliver's Aunt Dorthy was in town, as well as my mom and Mary, so we decided to show them a little bit of Michigan history. We all had a good time. This is a picture of Oliver and Isaiah on the bus that Rosa Parks rode in Montgomery, Alabama.

Isaiah Crawled!

So, 3 days ago, I watched my baby crawl, really crawl. It was so cute and it took me a few seconds to register it. Then I was shouting to my sister and mom, "Look, he's crawling!" He is getting better and better by the day. He has been the sweetest baby, sleeping well, playing on the floor and in his bouncy seat, and eating solids like a big boy. I do notice that he is a bit confused with Mary and my mom here, and does quite a few double takes to figure out which one his mother is.

My surgery went well and considering I am not taking the painkillers I was given, it has been less painful than I had anticipated. It is definitely better than morning sickness. It is very hard sitting in bed or on the coach all day. A friend of mine lent me her crutches and a wheelchair, so I can get out of the house. I am not suppose to walk until my 2 week checkup next Friday, so when we went out Tuesday to the store, Oliver had to wheel me around. Of course, he got a kick out of pushing me in the wheelchair and then letting it go. So, I decided I am not going to leave the house until I can walk. :)

Llego la Abuelita!

My mom arrived today to help us take care of Isaiah and Hawthorne for the next few weeks while my feet are healing from surgery. I am suppose to be at the hospital at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning for a 7:00 a.m. start time. For any who may not know, I have had plantar fasciitis for a few years now and it got to the point where it needed to be resolved. So, now it will be, tomorrow.

I will receive general anesthesia which means poor Isaiah is going to have to take a bottle for 2 days...and that is with my intention of not taking any painkillers afterward. So, I think we are going to have an interesting week to come. I really hope he does okay. Everyone keeps telling me that he will eat when he gets hungry enough, even if it is out of a bottle. He is eating some solids now too, so hopefully that will help. I just worry about him being confused and sad. Poor little shnookies.

That is my main concern right now. I probably should be more nervous about all of this, but I am really happy to be on my way to running half-marathons; I have no desire to run a full. I'll leave those to the tall and lean. But basketball and tennis all summer, here I come!

Here is a cute picture I took with my phone: Oliver and the baby taking a nap together.

It seems as though winter is finally starting to leave us, but being from Upstate New York, I know that he will probably rear his ugly head a few more times before Spring really arrives. All is fine here in Michigan: Oliver continues to study, Hawthorne continues to annoy, Isaiah grows rapidly, and I struggle to lose the last 2 lbs of my pregnancy weight.

Now that March is here, the idea of Oliver graduating is slowly starting to become real to all of us. To be truthful, as much as I am not a fan of the Midwest, our time here did pass quickly. As I have mentioned before, we are part of a really great ward and have made some really good friends. I continue to coach and play basketball on the women's church team despite my Dr.'s admonitions and the pain that I have for days after playing. I just can't help myself; I love sports!

It looks as though Isaiah will have two new cousins in the fall, maybe three if Chris and Summer's adoption goes faster than planned. My sister Maria found out she is pregnant with her fourth child; hopefully Tanner will finally get his boy. And of course, we all found out a short time ago that Jackie is pregnant with her second. We are really happy and excited for those new additions to our family.

I just want to do a quick post to document that Isaiah is scooting. He gets on his little, adorable knees and scoots, but he only goes backwards. It is so funny.

I have been quite negligent when it comes to keeping this blog up to date, but I do have an excuse: we lost the USB cable to our camera, so it's hard to download pictures. But a lot of important events have happened lately, so I thought I would do a quick post. First and foremost, Isaiah is now sitting up! He has been getting there for the past month or so, but now seems to be really getting the hang of it. He is also now eating an array of things, still mushy though. I am too scared to try those little "puffs". When I think about giving him a cheerio, motherly instincts kick in and I feel the urge to chew it up like a bird and then feed it to him. I wonder if he will be grossed out by that when he is a teenager?

Oliver is in the home stretch and we can all "see the light at the end of the cold, dark state in which we reside". He is still as busy as always, despite finishing his duties with the Law Review. His graduation date is the 9th of May. I plan on getting pregnant the 10th of May. Just Kidding.

I am currently coaching the Women's and the Young Women's basketball teams. I also play for the women. It is a ton of fun and makes me realize that despite being out of shape, when you love a sport, you can play it for hours and hours even if you can't breath! :) Ha! It's nice to get back into shape and fit into your pants again.

Well, I believe that covers it. Oh, I am almost done with all the Twilight books. I really did not think I would enjoy them, and although my criticisms of the books are many, I also think they are great pieces of literature, though slightly adolecent for my taste. I still think that The Scarlet Pimpernel is a better love story; however, I am only in the 3rd book currently, so we will see.