Yep, you got it. I am being harassed about not posting enough. Apparently there are a few of you who check my blog regularly and I have not done a very good job posting regularly. So, this post is to apologize for not posting regularly. Although, while I am apologizing, I must tell you that the person who has brought this to my attention is my dear sis, Shawn. And quite frankly, she hasn't been posting near as much as she used to,either. I know that she is the one who was kind enough to help me set up my blog AND made me a really cool banner, but her kindness certainly doesn't leave her exempt from a little harassment from me. (You know I love ya Shawny!)
I guess since I am posting I might as well give you an update on my life. Things have been pretty good for me and the pregnancy. I am finally starting to feel a little better - meaning I only feel sick every once in a while (and mostly at night). Which has been a real blessing since my hubby has been quite sick with bronchitis for the last couple of weeks. I love how we've been working together like a team lately. When I was sick he helped out a ton (and I felt bad for not doing my normal stuff) and since he's been sick I have gone back to doing my normal stuff (and he has mentioned that he feels bad for not being to help as much). I think this is what a marriage is supposed to look like. We certainly have our issues, but I am enjoying where we are at right now (working as a team and giving & receiving grace). I am definitely getting weary of the sickness stuff, though. I am really praying hard for an illness free fall & winter for our whole family. My next appointment is this coming Friday - now that the sickness is gone, I am looking forward to just hearing the baby's heartbeat. I don't feel quite as pregnant and I am not really starting to show all that much. Of course, I notice the difference, but not many others do and hearing the heartbeat will be cool reassurance. For some reason my mind has started to thing about the horrible possibilities (like miscarriage). I am normally a very laid back person and I don't worry about things like this, but lately my mind is questioning whether or not everything is going OK. I'm not flipping out or anything, but I am really looking forward to my appointment on Friday (which is totally unlike me).
The girls have been doing good. They have definitely been pushing buttons and trying our patience (which neither Dan or I have lately). I guess that is quite normal at 3 and 1. :) Kennedy just had her 18 mo. check up and she is in the 75th percentile for height and 25th percentile for weight. I was shocked at the height thing because she looks so petite and if you know Dan & I, we don't have much for height in our genes. But, all went well at the appointment and the nurse practitioner reassured me that Kennedy is right on track for speech. I figured she was pretty normal, but she certainly doesn't talk as much as Kylie did. Kylie was speaking lots of words clearly at 1. She would utter a word and you didn't have to guess what she was trying to say. Kennedy doesn't say too many words that we can understand clearly (takes a little guessing). It's amazing how different the two girls are. One thing they do have in common is energy - they are both very high energy! This past weekend I took them to Crane Orchards to pick apples and I was very glad to have my MIL & FIL along with me (Dan was home sick). I did get some pics, but not many because my girls are always on the move. We all had a great time - it was a beautiful fall day in MI.
As I said, Dan has been sick the last couple of weeks. However, he did feel good enough to run in the Off Road Derby at Hudsonville Fairgrounds on Sept 8th. He wasn't sure he was going to, but he worked up enough energy to get his car loaded and go racing. He took 3rd in his heat, which meant he would advance to the C-Main (the race where all 3rd place winners duke it out for the win). The problem with how they ran the races was that they had 15 heats which meant they put ALL 15 cars in the C-Main. That meant utter chaos and an almost impossible situation to win. At one point all the cars that were still running piled up in a corner and they pretty much all sat at a stand-still until somehow they figured out a way to push the stuck cars out of the way. Kinda boring for those of us that watched because they just sat there and didn't do much. They finally did break free and the race continued. I think that Dan finished 4th in the C-Main so he didn't win anything. He did win $30 for taking 3rd in his heat so he got his $25 entry fee back plus an extra $5. They doesn't even come close to the cost of running these events, but he does it for fun, not the money (good thing, right?). Besides, me and the girls love watching these races!
Well, that sums up the haps in the Hower household. I'm looking forward to this fall - I love fall weather. We have a wedding we have to go to this weekend and not much else planned for the weekend. Next week Wednesday night I am throwing a joint BeautiControl party with my sister, Shawn. If anyone is interested in attending or wants to place an order, just let me know. One of my good friends, Trisha Cook, is a consultant and I usually like to help friends out with their small businesses. One of my best friends sells PartyLite and I do one or two shows for her a year, too. In fact, I have one of those planned in October. I'll have to post more info about that later. OK, I was only going to do a short post and this turned out to be huge so I am going to sign off for now. Enjoy the rest of your week!
I was actually about to harrass you today at lunch - LOL! I have been checking here too wondering where you have been! Glad to have the update - I wil pray for a good heartbeat on Fri!
Posted by: MandaKay | September 19, 2007 at 02:26 PM
YAY! You're back! There are quite a few of us regulars that do check in, so don't disappoint us. :-) Glad to hear you are feeling better. Hope Dan is on the mend soon. Can't wait to hit Crane's ourselves- we usually wait until Oct. to go with my parents when they come. Hope your Friday appt. goes well. Take care.
Posted by: Sarah Huizenga | September 19, 2007 at 03:15 PM