November 30, 2006
November 29, 2006
Welcome Jedidiah Roger Harper
I don't have much time to write..the girls are at school and Josh left a couple hours ago to preach a funeral at Story, so I'm the only one here and Jed is starting to wake up. I did want to get some pictures up of him. He is just the sweetest little boy and we can't keep our hands off of him! We finally started passing him around on a pillow last night...I was afraid he was getting sore from holding him so much. We just can't stand to put him down for a second! I want to post all about the labor, delivery, trip home, visitors, etc but that will have to wait until tonight when I have some helpers.
Enjoy the pictures!
November 16, 2006
11 more days......
I can't believe it's only 11 more days till I go to the hospital to be induced. It really seems like just a few weeks ago Josh came home from work and I was in the bathroom getting ready to go to Hot Springs. It was a little stormy outside and I asked Josh to check the weather radio....I had the positive pregnancy test on the side table with the weather radio. He walked halfway to the table and then turned around with the craziest look on his face. He didn't even see the + sign....he knew! We were both so excited and about 5 minutes later Teresa called to tell Josh that she had a dream the night before that we were pregnant and it was a boy!! It was the craziest thing.
The girls are so excited. Reagon made a welcome home sign and I have it hanging over Jed's dresser. I keep finding new outfits for Jed on Kendall's baby doll Emily. Yesterday, Emily was wearing a little outfit that said "thank heaven for little boys" with little razorback booties. I knew something was up when I noticed price tags laying in the hall. I have had lots of fun getting the girls bags ready for the waiting room. Hopefully, the wait won't be too long and they will stay entertained.
Josh and I have been trying to spend special family time with the girls as much as we can before Jed arrives. We have been leaving our TV off at night and just enjoying each others company. Last night, Josh cooked supper while Kendall sat at the bar quizzing him (she had a notebook and would ask him questions and then pretend to write the answers)while Reagon played the piano and I folded laundry. Reagon was playing Christmas carols and the house was warm and cozy. It as just a really nice evening together. We have also been trying to spend some one-on-one time with each of the girls. Two weeks ago Reagon skipped school to go to the dr with me (she had a dentist appt, so she had a good reason to skip)and I really enjoyed my time with her. We ate lunch together, shopped, and really had a good time just the two of us. She is growing up so fast. I wish I could slow time down a bit and keep her at this age for a while. Last week the girls were out of school for deer season and Reagon had a bday party so Kendall went with me to the dr. She was so sweet all day. We played games in the car "guess what I'm humming?" and "I spy" and anything else she could come up with. After the dr appt we stopped off for ice cream and on the way home, she fell asleep with a ice cream cone in her lap. I have to admit, I got a little teary eyed on the way home that day. She has been my baby for almost 6 years and I know she will seem so grown up when Jed arrives. I have spent so much time thinking about the blessings God has given me and the huge responsibilites Josh and I have to raise three children. I want to really focus on raising each child individually, if that makes any sense. I don't want to do things with Kendall, just because that is the way I did it with Reagon, and the same with Jed. I keep asking myself how in the world I will have time to give like I should to each child, now that there are three. Needless to say, I have been spending alot of time in prayer and asking for God's guidance. I've been watching a series by Joyce Meyer called "too busy" and it could not have come at a better time. I record it during the day and watch it at night after the girls are in bed. It has really opened my eyes to how we sometimes get caught up in everyday activities and forget our priorities and forget to spend time with God. She also pointed out that no where in the bible does it instruct us to "be busy". As a working mom, I find myself using that excuse over and over again.
I'm working today till noon and tomorrow till noon and then my maternity leave begins! If Jed comes as planned on the 27th, I will have a week to rest and spend time at home. I'm really looking forward to it.
Thanks for all the prayers for our family. Keep praying that Jed will have a smooth delivery into the world, that he will be a healty little boy and that his Daddy will make it ok in the delivery room!! LOL
The girls are so excited. Reagon made a welcome home sign and I have it hanging over Jed's dresser. I keep finding new outfits for Jed on Kendall's baby doll Emily. Yesterday, Emily was wearing a little outfit that said "thank heaven for little boys" with little razorback booties. I knew something was up when I noticed price tags laying in the hall. I have had lots of fun getting the girls bags ready for the waiting room. Hopefully, the wait won't be too long and they will stay entertained.
Josh and I have been trying to spend special family time with the girls as much as we can before Jed arrives. We have been leaving our TV off at night and just enjoying each others company. Last night, Josh cooked supper while Kendall sat at the bar quizzing him (she had a notebook and would ask him questions and then pretend to write the answers)while Reagon played the piano and I folded laundry. Reagon was playing Christmas carols and the house was warm and cozy. It as just a really nice evening together. We have also been trying to spend some one-on-one time with each of the girls. Two weeks ago Reagon skipped school to go to the dr with me (she had a dentist appt, so she had a good reason to skip)and I really enjoyed my time with her. We ate lunch together, shopped, and really had a good time just the two of us. She is growing up so fast. I wish I could slow time down a bit and keep her at this age for a while. Last week the girls were out of school for deer season and Reagon had a bday party so Kendall went with me to the dr. She was so sweet all day. We played games in the car "guess what I'm humming?" and "I spy" and anything else she could come up with. After the dr appt we stopped off for ice cream and on the way home, she fell asleep with a ice cream cone in her lap. I have to admit, I got a little teary eyed on the way home that day. She has been my baby for almost 6 years and I know she will seem so grown up when Jed arrives. I have spent so much time thinking about the blessings God has given me and the huge responsibilites Josh and I have to raise three children. I want to really focus on raising each child individually, if that makes any sense. I don't want to do things with Kendall, just because that is the way I did it with Reagon, and the same with Jed. I keep asking myself how in the world I will have time to give like I should to each child, now that there are three. Needless to say, I have been spending alot of time in prayer and asking for God's guidance. I've been watching a series by Joyce Meyer called "too busy" and it could not have come at a better time. I record it during the day and watch it at night after the girls are in bed. It has really opened my eyes to how we sometimes get caught up in everyday activities and forget our priorities and forget to spend time with God. She also pointed out that no where in the bible does it instruct us to "be busy". As a working mom, I find myself using that excuse over and over again.
I'm working today till noon and tomorrow till noon and then my maternity leave begins! If Jed comes as planned on the 27th, I will have a week to rest and spend time at home. I'm really looking forward to it.
Thanks for all the prayers for our family. Keep praying that Jed will have a smooth delivery into the world, that he will be a healty little boy and that his Daddy will make it ok in the delivery room!! LOL
November 15, 2006
Reagon's Peewee Basketball Schedule
Dec 2nd at Centerpoint ---time TBA
Dec 9th at Umpire 11am
Dec 15th at Delight 6:00pm
Dec 16th at Kirby 9am
Jan 4th at Caddo Hills 4:30pm
Jan 6th Hoopfest at Hot Springs---time TBA
Jan 11th at Kirby 5:00pm
Jan 13th at Kirby 9:00am
Jan 18th at Mt Ida 4:00pm
Jan 20th at Mboro 9:00am
Feb 1st at Kirby 4:00pm
Feb 3rd at Centerpoint 9:00am
Feb 10th at Kirby 9:00am
Feb 17th at Kirby 9:00am
November 7, 2006
Countdown continues.......
We had a nice weekend....busy as usual! Friday night Josh and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary by eating fried egg sandwiches and watching a movie at home. Doesn't that sound romantic? LOL We talked about going out to eat and going to the movies but all I could think about was getting off work, getting into my pjs and crashing on the couch...and that is just what I did. Josh cooked supper (yummy fried egg sandwiches) and we rented "The Breakup" with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn. Not a great movie. We also rented "Lakehouse" but I fell asleep before the first 5 minutes of the movie. Josh said he made it about 30 minutes before going to sleep.
Saturday night we stayed home and watched the Razorback game. Josh had the girls all fired up, calling the hogs and doing cartwheels in the living room (the girls...not Josh). I folded laundry while watching the game and finally gave Josh the basket of socks to match during the second half to try and keep him calm. It was a good game and we all enjoyed watching it together. I'm actually looking forward to this weekends game..although not as much as Misti and Jerry should be. They have awesome skybox seats. One plus for me...Sophie will be at Mom and Dad's house so the girls and I will be able to see her and spoil her this weekend.
On Sunday after church we were given a great baby shower at Walnut Grove church by friends and family. We received soooo many nice gifts and lots of little baby camo which Josh just loved! We went back through all the little gifts again last night before putting everything in it's place. I love the poster Auntie made. I have it tacked to the wall in the nursery...minus a few hershey kisses.....
Yesterday Reagon and I enjoyed a day together in Hot Springs. Actually, she didn't enjoy the dentist appt (3 teeth pulled) but we enjoyed spending the day together. At my dr appt, she had fun trying to get me to laugh while I was hooked up to monitors checking activity, heartbeat and contractions. No contractions and the heartbeat and movement are right on target....but the nurse did laugh at the huge peaks where I got tickled and could not stop laughing..Reagon just thought it was soo funny to make me laugh while trying to be relaxed and serious. We stopped for ice cream on the way home and then she had basketball practice last night at 6pm. Josh met us there and he stayed for practice and Kendall & I made it home around 7pm to crash for the evening.
Everything is still on go for the 27th if Jed doesn't decide to come earlier. I am now dilated 1 1/2cm and 50% effaced so progress is being made! The doctor did say that Jed's weight has slowed down and he doesn't expect him to be over 7-8lbs, especially since we will induce before my due date. He said the gallbladder problems really slow down the weight gain but does not hurt the health of the baby in any way. So far I have gained 19 pounds so my target of 25 pounds should be easily met....guess I can save those last few pounds for the thanksgiving feast! I look at the pictures of me now and look like I have been stung by a bee. I can't believe how big I look. I gained 44 pounds with Kendall so I must have looked like an elephant with her!! LOL
Saturday night we stayed home and watched the Razorback game. Josh had the girls all fired up, calling the hogs and doing cartwheels in the living room (the girls...not Josh). I folded laundry while watching the game and finally gave Josh the basket of socks to match during the second half to try and keep him calm. It was a good game and we all enjoyed watching it together. I'm actually looking forward to this weekends game..although not as much as Misti and Jerry should be. They have awesome skybox seats. One plus for me...Sophie will be at Mom and Dad's house so the girls and I will be able to see her and spoil her this weekend.
On Sunday after church we were given a great baby shower at Walnut Grove church by friends and family. We received soooo many nice gifts and lots of little baby camo which Josh just loved! We went back through all the little gifts again last night before putting everything in it's place. I love the poster Auntie made. I have it tacked to the wall in the nursery...minus a few hershey kisses.....
Yesterday Reagon and I enjoyed a day together in Hot Springs. Actually, she didn't enjoy the dentist appt (3 teeth pulled) but we enjoyed spending the day together. At my dr appt, she had fun trying to get me to laugh while I was hooked up to monitors checking activity, heartbeat and contractions. No contractions and the heartbeat and movement are right on target....but the nurse did laugh at the huge peaks where I got tickled and could not stop laughing..Reagon just thought it was soo funny to make me laugh while trying to be relaxed and serious. We stopped for ice cream on the way home and then she had basketball practice last night at 6pm. Josh met us there and he stayed for practice and Kendall & I made it home around 7pm to crash for the evening.
Everything is still on go for the 27th if Jed doesn't decide to come earlier. I am now dilated 1 1/2cm and 50% effaced so progress is being made! The doctor did say that Jed's weight has slowed down and he doesn't expect him to be over 7-8lbs, especially since we will induce before my due date. He said the gallbladder problems really slow down the weight gain but does not hurt the health of the baby in any way. So far I have gained 19 pounds so my target of 25 pounds should be easily met....guess I can save those last few pounds for the thanksgiving feast! I look at the pictures of me now and look like I have been stung by a bee. I can't believe how big I look. I gained 44 pounds with Kendall so I must have looked like an elephant with her!! LOL
November 2, 2006
Laundry room is finished
Project # 179 is now complete!!! HA HA
Thanks to a lot of hard work from my Dad and Josh, the laundry room is now finished. Well, I do have one or two more strips of border to finish tonight, but the main part is complete. It looks sooooo much better!
I don't have pictures of the compeleted room, but here are some
"work in progress" pics.
November 1, 2006
Pictures should be working now......
Kendall on her way to school on Tuesday morning.........wish you could see the matching bow in her hair. Nanny bought this shirt for Reagon when she was in kindergarden.
Trick-or-Treat
The girls had a good time trick-or-treating last night. Reagon went as a hippie and Kendall as a witch.
Little Taylor Ann was just precious in her lion outfit. Wish we could have got together with little Sophie....I know she looked cute, too!
The best house of the night was Poppy and Nanny's house...they had candy AND deer meat!!!
Swiped some pictures of Sophie in her pink cheetah outfit........
Sunday's trip to the hospital
Well, Sunday started out just like any other. We had a nice morning service and after lunch we were gearing up for the 5th Sunday meeting at our church. The girls were playing outside in dirt piles and Josh was resting and studying. He was a little nervous since several churches were planning to attend and he was in charge of the service. I was a little nervous since our church was hosting and I wanted everything to be just right. I was in the church helping Cora Sue clean and get everything ready when I started to get sick. By the time I made it to the camper to wake up Josh, I was sick as a dog. Josh called Dr Henson and he wanted me to go the ER. Josh gathered up the girls and lined up someone to preach for him and we were on our way. After getting an IV to get my fluid levels back up and checking my blood work, I was released after about 3 hours. I had a follow up appt on Tuesday and Dr Henson checked my blood work again. This time he confirmed that I did have cholestasis and would induce delivery early. My head began to spin and all I could think about was wanting to deliver a healthy baby...even if it meant that I needed to suffer through these horrible gallbladder attacks. The date has been set for Nov 27th unless he thinks it is getting worse, then he will induce the week before. So, in approx three weeks we will be seeing little Jedidiah....that is if I don't go in labor before. Keep us in your prayers.
Thankfully, I don't have any pictures of the hospital trip but I do have pictures of us kicking everything in gear to finish "my list". All I could think about while being hooked up to monitors was that my laundry room was half painted and everything from inside the room was all over my house. I could just see me coming home with a new baby and paint cans all over the house. I had Josh go to the waiting room two or three times to check with Dad on when they could finish the room! HA HA The very next night they were working hard on the room.....They will be finishing up tonight. The 17th is my last day of work and I'm trying hard to get everything ready for my maternity leave. I like the idea of being scheduled so everything can be in order, but it is a little nerve-wracking on someone with OCD. I have lists that go with lists that go with lists.....!!!!! My poor husband! HA HA
Thankfully, I don't have any pictures of the hospital trip but I do have pictures of us kicking everything in gear to finish "my list". All I could think about while being hooked up to monitors was that my laundry room was half painted and everything from inside the room was all over my house. I could just see me coming home with a new baby and paint cans all over the house. I had Josh go to the waiting room two or three times to check with Dad on when they could finish the room! HA HA The very next night they were working hard on the room.....They will be finishing up tonight. The 17th is my last day of work and I'm trying hard to get everything ready for my maternity leave. I like the idea of being scheduled so everything can be in order, but it is a little nerve-wracking on someone with OCD. I have lists that go with lists that go with lists.....!!!!! My poor husband! HA HA
Glenwood Fall Festival
On Saturday night, Josh and his band played an acoustic set at the Glenwood Freewill Baptist church for their annual fall festival. The band sounded sooo good! I love the acoustic sets and Josh does such a wonderful job leading the service. The church hosted a nice potluck supper and the kids played games before the music began. The girls had fun and came home with a bag full of goodies.
Mt Ida Homecoming
Friday night Josh and I went to the Mt Ida homecoming to see Sarah Johnston. She is Ernie's daughter, the lead guitar player in Josh's band. Sarah looked beautiful!! I wish I had a better picture of her because she was just beautiful in her maroon and white dress. After homecoming Josh and I ate at the Dairy Parlor and then Josh had band practice. Tara and I had a nice visit while the guys practiced. While we were visiting, Tara cleaned out Jacie's closet and sent home two bags of clothes for Kendall.
I'll try to get more pictures of Sarah from her mom, Lisa. I want everyone to see how pretty she looked!
