Life as a Wife

Christopher and I were commenting last night on how eventful these past three years have been.  When Christopher first started law school, three years seemed like such a long time but here we are with graduation swiftly approaching in two and a half months.  These past three years have been huge for us.  It began tragically with my mom unexpectedly passing away just three days before the first day of school.  Then things began to look bright in February when we found out we were expecting our first child.  Christopher’s second year in school brought the birth of our Robert boy, and the summer in between his second and third years we found out we were expecting our second.  Alex was born almost two weeks ago.  So each year of school has brought about a big change in our lives, and I am looking forward to seeing what God has in store for us after Christopher graduates.  I hope and pray that these three years have a very happy ending.

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Alex arrived a week ago today on February 17th at 2:23 in the afternoon. I managed to have him 100% naturally (absolutely no medication), and I’m proud of myself for reaching that goal. Now that I have reached it, I can feel free to get an epidural next time. I cannot even begin to describe the pain. The delivery and recovery were/have been so much worse this time around than with Robert. But we are so blessed to have Alex with us now. He has been an absolutely perfect baby. He rarely cries and he only wakes at night to eat. He seems to be perfectly healthy, and we give God all the praise and glory for seeing us through another birth of a beautiful baby boy. It’s just amazing how much Alex looks like Robert when Robert was first born. Alex changes every day and I think he’ll end up looking more like me and Robert more like Christopher.

I am beginning to understand the middle child syndrome thing. Alex is constantly taking a backseat to Robert. He is such an easy-going baby that I can just put a pacifier in his mouth and he’s good for another hour whereas Robert is a very demanding and active toddler who gets into everything and is constantly having to be disciplined over some issue or another. He is a delight, though. Both boys are.

Betsy was a tremendous help to me while I was in hospital and through the first few days of recovery. She did a great job with Robert and completely took over his care so that I could concentrate on Alex. I don’t know what I would have done without her. She had to go home on Sunday and Monday was my first day with the boys. It went fairly well until I was getting ready for bed. I heard Robert crying so I went to check on him, and as soon as I got him out of his crib, he threw up everywhere. So for the next two hours, Christopher and I were busy cleaning up puke and comforting Robert while Alex was left on our bed with his pacifier. When I finally got Robert settled, I took a shower to wash the puke out of my hair (gag), and then I was finally able to feed Alex and get to bed. It has been crazy, but God has sustained us, and I really am happy. I get frustrated and overwhelmed, but I love my husband and my babies and there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing than taking care of them all.

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I was given strict orders from my doctor on Tuesday to go home and do absolutely nothing until after Sunday as he will be out of town the rest of the week. I feel like Alex could come at any time and I am so ready to meet this little guy and have my body back but at the same time I trust my doctor completely and want no one else to deliver Alex. So I’m just trusting that God has everything under control and Alex will come when God has ordained his time. I am so exhausted but I know that won’t really get any better after Alex is born, but at least I will be able to get comfortable in my bed more easily. This pregnancy has definitely been tougher on me than my pregnancy with Robert but I have enjoyed this little miracle growing inside of me and I cannot wait to meet him face to face.

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Yesterday morning our circuit box fried, so after church we spent the day at a friend’s house and then went to a hotel. Robert never got a nap, I never got a nap, and we were all exhausted. It took Robert two hours to fall asleep in the strange place and I never slept very well due to pain and discomfort from a large baby in my belly. I had to get up at 6:00 this morning to take Robert to his cardiologist appointment, so I’m guessing I really only slept for three or four hours total. The exhaustion and bad hotel breakfast food came together while at Robert’s appointment and I got so sick I had to call Christopher out of class to come get us. I’ve spent the day sleeping and just taking it easy in hopes that after a good night’s sleep I’ll be back to normal for my 37 week appointment tomorrow. Please, God, no more crazy adventures. Here’s hoping for a normal day tomorrow!

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For some reason I am always surprised when God really comes through for us.  He has been so good to us.  When we first found out we were pregnant with Alex I felt a heavy mixture of excitement and panic.  I knew I’d have to quit work, but Christopher still had a year of school left to finish.  How would we afford maternity clothes, a new crib and mattress, etc., more clothes if we were having a girl?  How would we afford to simply live?  Where would the money to buy our food and pay our rent come from?  Christopher kept assuring me that everything would be fine, and I knew that it would, but I had a difficult time remembering that because I could not see what God had in store.

Now that I have a glimpse of how God is providing for us, I am so excited and thankful.  He has provided a “real” job for Christopher which should begin in September, and in the meantime Christopher has started working at the movie theatre again where he will be making more money than I was making while I worked.  We have been blessed with wonderful generous friends who have given us a free pack-n-play, a free crib, a free mattress, and a baby shower.  It looks like we all, including Alex, will have everything we need.  God has promised to provide for His children, and I don’t know why I doubt that because He has always provided for us, no matter what.  I am amazed at His goodness to such an unfaithful child as I.

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Today is such a beautiful day and I am having such a great time being a stay at home mom/ housewife that I couldn’t be lazy.  I got up with Robert at 8 (okay, so maybe that’s a little lazy), made some muffins, cleaned up the kitchen and washed and put away the dishes, folded and put away a load of laundry, vacuumed the house, played with the Munch, gave the Munch a bath and put him to bed, and it is now 11:15.  Soon I will get my own shower and after Robert wakes up we’ll go grocery shopping and enjoy the great outdoors.  I am loving this so much.

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As Christopher throws Robert playfully around on our bed I am realizing how sorely behind I am in my posts.  This is no guarantee that I will keep this updated from now on, but here’s a new post for my own benefit if not for anyone else’s.

Robert is 15 months old and a very cute bundle of energy and excitement.  I am staying home with him now as I am a good 8 months pregnant with his little brother and I could not handle working and taking care of Robert at the same time.  Life is now more peaceful and happy, and we are looking forward to the arrival of little Alex.

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Baby things that make my day:

10. Baby smiles
9. Baby squeals
8. Reading books to baby
7. Baby babble- “mama”
6. Watching baby learn new things
5. Baby giggles
4. Sleeping baby
3. Nursing baby
2. Baby kisses
1. Baby Robert

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Who had to have a first hair cut a week before his six month birthday?
Who had two teeth come in at five months old?
Who is trying to figure out how to crawl and sit up at the same time?

My beautiful and precious six month old baby boy.

Life has been an adventure this past month. My sister had her first child, a baby boy, and now our family is up to our necks in babies! It’s a lot of fun. Robert had a cardiologist appointment where we found out that the leak in his heart has gotten worse and he is now on medication for a short time to help his heart not swell. Hopefully it will work and his heart will stay a good size so it can work properly to circulate the blood through his little body. We are thanking God for these six months with our baby boy and praying for many many more.

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Robert is growing up so fast! I noticed a tooth coming in about two days ago. I figured he was teething because he chews on his hands all the time and he drools a lot. He’s also figuring out how to roll over! Last night when I went to bed Robert was sleeping peacefully on his tummy. I heard him crying at 2:47 this morning and when I went to check on him I found him on his back! He’s still a very sweet baby, and he’s getting a very strong personality. He has another pediatrician appointment next week, and I’ll ask his doctor about his little cough and the rash on his forehead that will not go away.

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