tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42346137873370293942024-03-05T01:48:07.473-06:00better than i could have imaginedMarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15912784674040378139noreply@blogger.comBlogger1077125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234613787337029394.post-73496144778941759022017-12-19T07:19:00.001-06:002017-12-19T07:19:25.974-06:00The Polar Express<div style="text-align: center;">
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This past weekend we ventured out to Palestine, Texas to ride The Polar Express all the way to the North Pole. :) My mom and Terry had gifted these to us, but at the last minute, were unable to come these;ves. We enjoyed hot cocoa, a sugar cookie, and seeing Santa!</div>
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Sweet sissy did so good. I nursed her right when we got on...and the moment of the train lulled her right to sleep.</div>
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Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15912784674040378139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234613787337029394.post-33909358623946720862017-11-06T08:02:00.000-06:002017-12-19T08:03:19.373-06:00Stories in Wonderland<div style="text-align: center;">
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The girls were were in a play over the weekend at our community playhouse. this was parker's 3rd play here, but grace's first. they looked adorable and did a great job. it's so much fun watching them and so proud of them.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Grace was Tiger Lily and Parker was Pinocchio (she was disappointed to play the part of a boy (again!)....but she did so good...and most of the 'boy parts' were played by girls anyhow.</span></div>
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Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15912784674040378139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234613787337029394.post-10276797549237953662017-10-22T10:41:00.000-05:002017-10-22T10:41:05.342-05:00Parker's 10 year old adventure!<div style="text-align: center;">
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For the kids' birthdays...we've loosely set the rules to be that they get a birthday party with friends every other year....and then *just* a family party on the off years. This works out well for me in helping to keep my sanity! ha. Well this year...Parker turned 10...and it was the year for a party. The party she wanted turned out to be much pricier than what I thought it would be worth. And somehow along the way, I came up with the plan for her to have a special day (and night!) with just us...for less than what the TWO hour party would have been! We let her choose...a special day with us...or a party with friends? And she chose US!! Soaking up and enjoying that now because I know it won't always be the case!</div>
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We started our special Saturday with lunch of her choice...at Snuffer's.</div>
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Next up...we headed to the Galleria where we surprised her with getting her ears' pierced. She was so surprised...which made it all the more enjoyable for us!</div>
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The remainder of my pregnancy has been pretty uneventful....which is just what I wanted!!</div>
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At my 16 week appointment, she was not able to find the heartbeat with the doppler again...so I was able to have another sono. This one made me a bit nervous because they've always found the baby's heartbeat with the doppler at this age. But...again....this baby was very active and moving <i>all</i> around. Wouldn't sit still long enough to get a good 3d shot of it's face. :) But always a treat to see the baby!</div>
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One things that has remained the same throughout each pregnancy (after the 1st trimester, of course!)...is I develop a crazy sweet tooth. I could eat dessert after every meal (including breakfast). {Insert over 9 pound baby here}. ha! With Parker, my go-to was banana splits. Geoff would run to Braum's and bring us <i>each</i> one a few times a week! With Grace and Nolan...most nights Geoff would make me a big bowl of vanilla ice cream topped with Reddi Whip and chopped m&ms. With this pregnancy...I've had a strong craving for butterfingers, and Butterfinger Mixes (blizzards)....but also really just <i>all</i> the sweets!</div>
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At 18 weeks, 4 days...we visited the perinatologist's office for a Level II anatomy scan. My genetic blood work that was drawn at 12 weeks all came back normal...but I also take that with a grain of salt because the genetic blood work with my last pregnancy also came back normal...and it was most definitely not. My sister's was also not accurate with her last baby. But anyways. I was looking forward to seeing the baby and have all of the organs looked over closely. The doctor went through my history and had some concern with how big my babies are and if I had any history of gestational diabetes. Three times he asked me if I had a history of gestational diabetes...and THREE times I told him NO. ;). This baby has measured big like the others. And I am happy to report that I passed my glucose test with flying colors. So there! But still. This baby is BIG. And I know it can still have sugar issues when it's born...so praying specifically for that right now!</div>
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Anyways.....the baby looked great!!! Heart, kidneys, brain, lungs...everything looked great! We looked away when he was measuring anything down low because we did not want to (and have not) found out the gender of the baby! As we were walking out of the office...I told Geoff I thought I saw what the baby was. </div>
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Half way there! 20 weeks, 4 days. </div>
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I had one more sono at 28 weeks to see how the baby was doing and how big it was getting. I believe the heart rate was between 130-140. The baby was already a couple of pounds and measuring a little big...in the 74th percentile. And still very active!<br />
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27 weeks, 4 days. It's so fun to look back at these belly pictures...because I know I felt so large at these times...but it's nothing compared to how you end up. ha!</div>
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My sister threw me a little "Sprinkle"- which I am so thankful for! Here I am at 31 weeks. I figured we wouldn't get in any maternity pictures this time around... and wanted to capture a few here, along with a few with the girls.</div>
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34 weeks @ the beach</div>
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(in my kid's messy room with a messy mirror because this is the only full length mirror we have!)</div>
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This pregnancy has come and almost gone! I have taken few pictures and written no things. There are several reasons behind that...and now that I'm to this point...I hope I don't regret it! I have debated coming back to this space for the greater part of this year...and I'm not sure what exactly is holding me back. Mostly time, I'm sure. But also trying to figure out what it will look like now.</div>
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Just to back track a little (ok, a lot)....two years ago, in May 2015....<a href="http://www.betterthanicouldhaveimagined.com/2015/05/baby-4-pregnancy-loss.html">we lost our "baby #4"</a> (it's like I'm not even sure how to number them? it was my 5th pregnancy, and second loss.). I carried that baby the full first trimester...and if you want all of the details I'll let you go on and <a href="http://www.betterthanicouldhaveimagined.com/2015/05/baby-4-pregnancy-loss.html">read them for yourself</a>, but I won't rehash it all here now. :). Because it was a partial molar pregnancy...I had to wait about year to be able to try again. Once the year was up...I had some major dental issues...then Geoff and I took a 10 year anniversary trip to Mexico (cannot wait to do this again!!!)...things that just kept us from trying again right away. Summer of 2016...we began to try for our last baby. Friday, September 16, 2016...I took a test "knowing" I was not pregnant (because I had taken some tests early that were negative)....and turns out...it WAS positive!! I couldn't believe it! Well, the next day I started bleeding. Knowing again, that I was miscarrying for a 3rd time. I called my ob that following Monday...they fit me in right away. He did a sono... and sitting right there on the screen was a little empty sac measuring 4 wks, 6 days. (a sac at 4 wk, 6 days would normally be empty...but because I was bleeding, I just knew I was losing it). Which was exactly how far along I expected to be. I felt mostly numb, yet just so thankful that if the Lord was taking this baby...that He was doing it then...<i>early</i>...not 13 weeks down the road. I asked my doctor if we should do any blood work. Progesterone? Anything? He told me no. That they usually don't start doing blood work until you have 2 early miscarriages like this <i>in a row</i>. And that I had carried 4 babies through a full first trimester so he didn't think progesterone was the issue. Well. At this point, I had lost 3 babies. And while the 2nd baby I had lost was for a completely unrelated issue... I didn't want to lose anymore babies! I never even got bloodwork to follow my HCG levels to 0. I tested at home every other day for about a week until the tests returned to negative. Oh if I could go back I would have demanded bloodwork!! Even just to follow the HCG to 0. It had been my decision to just do the tests at home because I didn't want to keep going back to the dr. There was no easy answer, but thankful it was over when it was finally over.</div>
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Fast forward to November 2016. I took another pregnancy test one Friday evening and there was a very slight positive. I expected it to be a faded line because I expected to be early along and it was also taken in the evening. But then the next morning, the test was negative?! Surely a mistake! I took another test that afternoon...another faint positive. Something wasn't right and I felt like I was probably going to have another miscarriage or chemical pregnancy.</div>
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I don't remember all the details and my thought processes...but I felt like if I called my dr...he would just tell me that it was a false positive, or something, and not really <i>hear me</i> that something was going on, that I kept losing babies, and that I didn't want to lose any more! After much prayer, I decided that I was going to go see the doctor here in town that I met when I had my second D&C after the miscarriage back in <a href="http://www.betterthanicouldhaveimagined.com/2015/05/baby-4-pregnancy-loss.html">May 2015</a>. They had me come in for HCG blood work that day...and when I got the results, my levels were 0. Which means...I technically wasn't pregnant and didn't have another loss....but I <i>did</i> keep it in the back of my mind bc I did get 2 positive pregnancy tests at home just a few days before. They set me up with an appointment in December with the doctor to discuss all that had happened and what was going on. We had a lengthy discussion about all that was going on and she ended up doing all of this bloodwork to try to get to the bottom of it all, and if anything, rule certain things out. She was going to do her best to figure out why I was having these miscarriages and not let them happen again. It just felt so good to really and truly be listened to. To be heard. My original doctor was great, and served me well for a time. But now I needed something different... and maybe just a little bit more in the emotional and relating department.</div>
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On Monday, January 9th, 2017...I dropped the girls at school...made a trip to Wal-Mart for a test and few other groceries. Positive!! Positive, again. I remember sitting on the couch after looking at the test and just praying. I'm not even sure I said many words in my prayers...but just for this one to keep. For it to be healthy. But also for His will to be done. Which wasn't always necessarily the thing that I would have chosen.</div>
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I called the doctor and made an appointment for that afternoon to come in for blood work. I didn't tell anyone. Just mulled over this news myself for a few hours. Once Geoff got home from work, I told him I had to run some errands and ran up to get my blood drawn. By the time I got home, I decided I needed/wanted to tell him. There was no cutesy or fun way I told him. At this point, I didn't take the positive test too seriously because I knew all too well that it didn't necessarily mean baby. We were both hesitant to be excited. He was like me...'excited,' but skeptical. I just remember saying to myself a lot, "well...I'll just believe it when I see it."</div>
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Two days later I went in for follow up blood work (so that they could see if my levels had gone up). I found out when I got there that my HCG from my first blood draw was at 15...which was VERY early pregnant (IF I was even still pregnant) and my progesterone was also 15. The nurse told me that usually they like the progesterone to be greater than 10, but my dr liked it higher, so she was going to give me a prescription for progesterone. My follow-up blood work came back the next day and it had more than doubled in the 2 days to over 60!! This was (probably) happening!!!</div>
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And this is where this pregnancy was a little different than the others. Geoff and I were both excited and grateful for this baby...but after all we'd been through...we were still trying to keep ourselves from getting too excited. I started feeling exhausted and nauseous almost right away (I'm pretty sure the progesterone helped with that!)....which is supposed to be a good sign. But with the partial molar pregnancy...I was also very sick. And that baby died.</div>
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On February 26, 2017...the baby's first picture! Measuring in at 7 weeks, 4 days with a due date of September 23rd. Heartbeat was 150. Seeing that baby measuring correctly and the little flicker was so encouraging! But again...my head wouldn't let my heart get too far ahead until we came back for the 12 week appointment and were still able to find a heartbeat.</div>
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Fast forward to 12 weeks....April 4th...the doctor wasn't able to find the heartbeat on the doppler. This had also happened with Nolan..and everything was fine. It also happened with the next pregnancy and there was no heartbeat.</div>
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But thank the Lord!! This sweet baby DID have a heartbeat! I believe it was in the 140s this time. And this baby was moving ALL around. <i>Very active</i>. Which they say is a good sign of a healthy baby, but oh my goodness...even to this day I will say this is my most active baby in utero. So I'm getting a little nervous about that, ha!</div>
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We told the kids early on at about 5 weeks that I was pregnant because I felt so sick...I was pretty much worthless. I'd say that with each pregnancy the nausea and exhaustion got worse. No, I never threw up. But oh that nausea. Debilitating nausea. Funny (sort of) story....the movie Trolls came out during this time. All the kids loved this movie, but especially Nolan. We watched it <i>many many many</i> times. I thought it was the cutest little movie. But I have to tell you...it's hard for me to watch and/or listen to those songs/movie now without feeling nauseous. Crazy (and dramatic, yes). But it's true!!!!</div>
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We told the kids at 5 weeks that I was pregnant, but also told them they couldn't tell anyone until after my 12 week appointment just to make sure everything was still good. Parker really understood this the most...and after almost every following appointment (even now)...she would ask me if the baby was still alive. But all of the kids did SO well and kept this secret for TWO and a HALF months! I was SO proud of them!</div>
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We took this blurry picture one windy afternoon. I was by myself and knew I also had limited attention span, so this was as good as it got. But I love it anyways. The girls requested that they tell their teachers & friends before I posted the picture anywhere, and so they did. They were the sweetest and just over-the-moon.</div>
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So I'll end this Part I post here and continue with 'all things baby #4' in a few other posts.</div>
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I got a little ahead of the game this year and took 'back-to-school' pictures a few days before the first day of school to ensure a few good pictures & take a little pressure off the morning of. :) </div>
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And he was able to help me make the 'back-to-school' cupcakes for the first time. My big helper!</div>
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This past week we had Vacation Bible School at our church. Last year was Parker's first year….but this was my first year to actually help out. I was in the 4 year old class (but not in Grace's class…which worked out because nobody was upset that I was in one's class and not the other :)</div>
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It was such a great week. We all loved VBS! (but it also <i>wore us out</i>! haha!)</div>
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Day 1- the girls were still going strong when we left.</div>
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Day 2: animal print face (paint face or wear mask)</div>
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Day 3: Buff It (think <i>Survivor--</i>the head band type thing) </div>
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And one of the favorite things to play these days….VBS. love it!</div>
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Two weeks ago….determined to get the kids out of the house and enjoy summer….I decided to take them to the zoo. After checking social media early that morning…I discovered it to also be National Donut Day (??? just don't get all of these 'special' holidays?)….nevertheless…. we joined in on the celebration.</div>
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They enjoyed their donuts on the way. The zoo opens at 9am and I wanted to be there by then. This was also the last day of school for a lot of local schools so I was hoping it wouldn't be too crowded. Good news! We got there at 8:50!! We were able to park really close to the entrance and also in the shade. :) And the zoo wasn't crowded out all.</div>
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I loved seeing this BIG…but so sad that the picture I took was so blurry! But it's the memory. :)</div>
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We actually ended up not seeing many animals this day. This day we just played.</div>
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We rode the carousel 3 times. (no picture)</div>
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We rode the new dinosaur train twice.</div>
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They played in the little water area in the children's zoo.</div>
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And they all rode the pony.</div>
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We enjoyed a picnic lunch that I had packed and then headed home around noon for naps (for Nolan and myself, haha!) :)</div>
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Our trip to the zoo = success!</div>
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<br />Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15912784674040378139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234613787337029394.post-6896103326596143442015-06-13T23:43:00.001-05:002015-06-14T00:05:49.517-05:00pickin' blackberries!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of weeks ago…we had our first 'family day' in a long while. So we headed to Ham Orchards to pick our own blackberries, buy fresh peaches, and eat peach ice cream. It wasn't a perfect day by perfection standards. We had some whining and complaining and ungratefulness and fits and just plane ole imperfections. It's life. But, honestly…when I look at these pictures…all I see is the good. And that's all I remember. After the trials the month of May brought…I couldn't help but just look at my family through my camera lens and just be so thankful and overjoyed with what is right in front of me.</div>
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This girl worked HARD! I waited to take her picture until we were back under the pavilion and you can see she was sweating. So proud of the little girls she's becoming. Not just because she so diligently picked these berries. But for lots of reasons not mentioned here! :) </div>
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Don't let this sweet, sweet face fool you. Age 5 seems to bring a set of distinct challenges with it similar to the age of 2! Love her so.</div>
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Back in February…I took Grace to the dentist (not a pediatric dentist…just the dentist I've been going to for the past 11 years)…and while she did well with her previous teeth cleanings….we had a few issues getting her to even open her mouth to put a little sealant on a tooth.</div>
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Fast forward 2 months later…we visit the pediatric dentist. Where they have all the bells and whistles that are to 'work their magic' on this girl. She actually goes back without a hitch…but once back there…she pretty mush refuses to open her mouth. They couldn't even do x-rays!!! X-rays don't hurt, people!</div>
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So last week was the day. They asked us to come back to fill her cavities….and that they would give her a little medicine that would put her under 'conscious sedation.' Their hope was that she would be awake, but more calm and allow them to do what they needed.</div>
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So we get there an hour before her appointment so that she can get the medicine and then come back out and sit with me for an hour to let the medicine start to work. They told me that a lot of kids will go back out and cuddle and sometimes fall asleep. </div>
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What did this girl do? I seriously laugh out loud at these pictures because when we got there…she was 'so tired'. I literally thought she might fall asleep before they even gave her the medicine. And then…just 10 minutes <i>after</i> they gave her the medicine…she hopped right up out of the chair and began playing…..</div>
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She was not in the best of moods when they brought her out. I felt so sad for her. Unfortunately- I had a LOT of work done on my teeth (extractions…lots of extractions... and braces…TWICE)…so I am confident my kids will have some similar experiences (maybe not quite so many extractions?)…and so in some ways…I really pray this anxiety subsides a little with age. All of this sedation is pricey (and not covered by insurance). And mostly- I just don't want her to feel that way.</div>
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She has had enough birthday money for a while to get this…but I didn't want her to have it. I didn't see the point (still kinda don't). BUT…she does love it. And she really does take Anna all around the house with her. She has a nap time, bed time…she went to the cousin sleepover with her…she watches morning shows with her….and also rode in the car with us as we went to dinner the other night. Geoff and I have a good laugh about it. And I see her talking with her and playing with her quite a bit. So for now…I don't quite regret the purchase. ;)</div>
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<br />Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15912784674040378139noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234613787337029394.post-87537743500902486962015-05-24T00:15:00.000-05:002015-05-24T00:21:17.379-05:00life lately.<div style="text-align: center;">
this past month has been a whirlwind, to say the very least. i left off last with <a href="http://www.betterthanicouldhaveimagined.com/2015/05/baby-4-pregnancy-loss.html">the miscarriage</a>….and i am going to just briefly (ha..we will see if i can swing <i>'briefly</i>') recap the past 2 and a half weeks.</div>
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+4 days after my d&c…Parker starts running a fever along with a cough that she had already had for 3 days prior. take her to the pediatrician and strep and flu are negative. so it's a 'virus.'</div>
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+day 6 of fever for Parker…Grace has now also begun to having fever…so i take them both back to the doctor. parker = ear infection and given antibiotic prescription. grace has the 'virus.'</div>
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+to keep it 'brief'…8 days after my d&c…i ended up in the ER with severe pain and cramping. pain to the point of passing out and vomiting. <i> pain</i>. i ended up being admitted to the hospital…and before it was all said and done…i had to have a second d&c. turns out..i had the beginnings of an infection due to retained placental tissue that was not completely removed during my first d&c. i still have a lot of questions for the 'new' doctor i saw when i was admitted to the hospital that i hope to get answered in the next week or so.</div>
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+with all of the doctors' visits and such…nolan just looked too cute trying to listen to his heart with the girls' Doc McStuffins stethoscope.</div>
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+when we were expecting our 4th…we had decided to get rid of the office/sewing/school room because …we needed to! but really…we no longer used the school room anywyas because it was just too confining (more on this later) and i hardly make the time to sew. long story short…parker now has her own room and is L-O-V-I-N-G it! well- i guess now they all have their own room. :) we still have a ways to go in getting everything in it's place and decorate…but they all seem happy for now.</div>
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+i made homemade salsa to go along with my dinner. doing 'extra' things like this are really good for me. they just make me feel more 'normal' (whatever that is)…and just sort of like i'm continuing to move on and move forward just like everyone else is.</div>
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i laugh now. because what else are you to do, but cry?</div>
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and as i've been counting my <i>many</i> blessings today….i have found so much JOY and HOPE. </div>
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because <i>i have so much in Him alone</i>.</div>
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and i will be the first to tell you that i do NOT have this whole thing figured out. </div>
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i will tell you that i am a sinner. i have made so many mistakes in my life that are shameful.</div>
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and even still<i>...i sin every single day </i>and fall short of His glory.</div>
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and the thing that has been revealed to me more and more and more over this past month is just how much i need my Savior. i am so thankful for His amazing grace that saved <i>a wretch</i> like me.</div>
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and oh how i DO trust His heart! while these times have been (and are STILL) very trying for me…i am comforted by the fact that this is our temporary home, "<i>…though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don't look at the troubles we can see now; rather we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever</i>. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18</div>
Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15912784674040378139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234613787337029394.post-69904666823586537972015-05-07T21:19:00.000-05:002016-03-14T22:54:07.005-05:00baby #4 :: pregnancy & lossOn February 19th, I got my first positive pregnancy test. I say, 'my first'…because I took several. And just like the 4 times before that I saw that second pink line…a wave rushes over me and I immediately think, "<i>Oh my goodness. How did this happen?</i>" Haha! Well- yes I do know how it happens. And yes- we were trying to have baby #4. We were overjoyed…and again…thankful for yet another blessing.<br />
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The following week...<a href="http://www.betterthanicouldhaveimagined.com/2015/03/snow-much-fun.html">we got quite a bit of snow.</a> And we built our snowman family-to-be. </div>
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A family of 6. (but I have never shared this picture until now)</div>
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My first doctors appointment for this pregnancy was on March 10th. At that time... because of dates and such…I thought I should have been 7 and a half weeks pregnant. In the sono room…we were able to visualize the sac, the baby, and a heartbeat…but due to the positioning and such…we weren't able to get good measurements. The doctor was not worried AT ALL. He said the problem was probably him and user error…so to come back the next week and have the sono tech do another sono. This was my first red flag…because I just thought the baby should be big enough to see and measure well…and was worried if the baby was in a wrong position or just anything could be wrong. But like I said...the doctor was not worried…and since worrying can not add an hour to our life…I tried not to let it bother me. In addition…I was still feeling AWFUL. Supposedly good signs of a growing baby.<br />
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So one week later turned into 2 weeks later due to sickness that has seemed to plague our family this year. ;)<br />
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So 2 weeks later…on April 1…we saw our baby again…looking <i>great</i>…measuring at 8 weeks, 3 days…and moving all round with a heartbeat of 166 beats per minute. The doctor said it made sense why he couldn't get good measurements the 2 weeks before… because the baby was so small then at 6 weeks. I was a little shocked at first about the dates…because I just 'knew' I was 9 weeks 2 days. But since everything looked great…I just decided to go with it.<br />
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The next week, on April 6th…I was 10 weeks along…and I did go into the doctor for my pregnancy blood work…and also this new noninvasive test where they draw my blood….and in my blood…they can see fragments of the baby's DNA floating around….and they can test for several chromosomal disorders and also find out the gender. (I would have been Advanced Maternal Age, after all…when the baby was to be born!)<br />
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The next week…we found out that baby #4 was a…..<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/126860580">IMG 6329</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user2261069">Marla</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Next appointment….Wednesday, April 29. I went alone since Geoff was watching the little 2. It was going to be a quick appointment to check for a heartbeat. I had a good 5 minute conversation with the doctor about what day would be best for our family and the c-section date…and when he would be on call…and blablabla…something that I had never really done before with the others. I've always just gone with the flow and just done whatever they said. Well this time…I was trying to be a little more selective on the date just because of school and such. I know it'd all work out whatever day the baby came…but thought why not ask and see…and then if the baby came on its own, then so be it. That'd be fun, too, since I've never actually gone into labor.<br />
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I had told my sister before I went to my appointment that I was sort of hoping that the doctor couldn't find the heartbeat on the doppler…ONLY so I could see my baby again on the sonogram. With Nolan…this same thing had happened. The doctor couldn't find heartbeat on the doppler at 12 weeks…and so we did a quick sono…and there was the baby moving all around and with a strong heartbeat. <br />
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Well….this time….the doctor could not find the baby's heartbeat on the doppler. <i>Just like last time</i>. He tried to find it for a looong time...and I noticed as the time passed...my heart began beating faster. I was nervous…but also confident that we'd soon go into the sono room and I'd get to see my baby again and everything would be just fine. <br />
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But this time…there was no heartbeat. <br />
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I laid there and couldn't take my eyes off the big screen tv monitor….there she was…and I was <i>searching</i> for that little heartbeat. Willing her little body to <i>move</i>. Willing her little heart to <i>beat</i>. The doctor kept looking and looking for what seemed like forever. And then I finally just had to say it. I had to point out the elephant in the room. "<i>There's no heartbeat.</i>"<br />
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Tears just began to <i>stream</i> down my face. It was so surreal just looking at my baby…not a blob…but what actually resembles a baby. <i>My</i> baby. Lifeless. In such an odd and inexplainable way…I just wanted to reach up to the screen and hold my baby and comfort her. The baby I never met…but, thankfully, have the faith and assurance that I know I will see her and hold her one day in heaven.<br />
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The baby measured 9 weeks 2 days. I should have been 12 weeks and 3 days. My doctor was really great and supportive…and it's already all a little fuzzy to me. He had to ask the nursing assistant to go get another doctor in the practice so that another doctor could also do a sono and confirm and verify what we were seeing. And, of course, she did. I held it mostly together as my doctor talked to me a little more about 'where to go from here' and I think he was getting a little choked up right before he walked out. He was genuinely upset for me. And while, yes, one would assume doctors should be this way….it's not always what I see. Before he could even get the door shut…I lost it. I gave myself a few minutes to compose myself before walking out.<br />
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Then I got to my car. And cried. Called Geoff. And cried. And began quickly texting my family to tell them the news. I sat and cried and texted and cried in the parking lot for 20 minutes before leaving to come home.<br />
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The rest of the afternoon I'd be fine one minute and then not the next. We skipped church that night because I just couldn't. But it wasn't until I went to bed that night…as I laid in bed…the tears started streaming from my face again….and I finally just let it go. That loud, sobbing, weeping, cry. Geoff was already asleep…and my crying and shaking woke him up. It was a <i>good</i> cry. I <i>needed</i> that cry.<br />
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<i>Telling the kids</i>. This was our first time having to do this since with <a href="http://www.betterthanicouldhaveimagined.com/2012/04/miscarriage.html">our last miscarriage</a> the girls were both so young. The act of telling the girls went very well. The girls cried a little and had a few questions….but then went about their day. But it's been over the past 5 days…that like myself …they've been processing it. They bring it up at different times. Grace just openly talks about it and blatantly makes comments about how mommy's baby is dead or how she died and she's in my belly still. She doesn't act overly sad…and I know she doesn't mean to be so nonchalant…but it's definitely her age…and I know she's trying to process and make sense of it all, too.<br />
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Parker, on the other hand, has been taking it a little harder. And while she doesn't understand it all..she definitely has a greater understanding. She's come up to my belly and pushed on it a little and said, "<i>Wake up, baby! Wake up!</i>" She asked if when I went to do the doctor if they were going to throw the baby in the trash. She also asked if when I went to the doctor if I could ask him to put the baby in a jar for me to bring home so we could see it. This girl! Her thoughts just never ever stop, bless her heart! <br />
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And we've also been able to have some really great teachable moments. We talk about how God is so good. And how he knows EVERYTHING. He knows how every single day of our life will be. And so we have to trust Him. It's definitely ok for us to be sad…because it is sad. But we have comfort because we know that this is God's will, that He is good, and that He loves us.<br />
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We talked about some of the scripture she's learned this year that are now<i> hidden in her heart</i>…and I LOVED that we were able to do this. Really so important for these verses to be hidden in our children's heart (AND my own heart!)….because they will just always have them and just <i>know.</i><br />
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<i>For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me, and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. </i>Jeremiah 29:11-13<br />
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We also told her how we had lost a baby before we had Nolan. She was shocked and sad at first…but it ended up really helping her deal with it. We told her the same things again that we had already told her…and that also…we had Nolan after that…and that we would not have had Nolan had we not lost the other baby. (And not that we would choose which babies would live or die…but we are thankful for Nolan and we know the Lord wanted <i>him</i> here with us.) That God had His hand in it all and a plan. <br />
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That same night, she came out of her room after Grace was already asleep…and through tears, said she just couldn't sleep because she was so sad about the baby. We just held her and talked to her some more. It was really late so we didn't want her to stay out of her room long…but knew she wasn't ready to go back to her room. So I told her to draw me a picture telling me how she felt.<br />
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This picture and these words just tell and say so very much. And I think she really got it. We have what we have…. <i>and it's a lot</i>. More than we deserve. And we are so thankful for it.</div>
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I had my D&C Monday morning. 5 days after we found out this sad news. In some ways I feel like the wait was good…we've been spending all of our time together as a family and it has been so good for the soul. A well-visit for Nolan, splash pad, Farmer's Market, and sno-cones before dinner one night because…why not?<br />
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In other ways…I feel like it was just dragging out the process of recovery. But I'm taking it all in and trying to learn anything and all that I can from this experience. And growing.<br />
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I have to say…the actual D&C procedure was not has bad as I thought. I was reeeeeeally really dreading it and just felt like it would be so awful. And while I would definitely not like to ever do that again…I'm so thankful for the smooth procedure. Friends and family have encouraged and prayed for me and my family…and just the love we have been shown…well it always just brings me to my knees. So thankful and undeserving….but ever so grateful. <br />
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The days following the D&C have turned out to be more difficult than I anticipated. Physically…I am recovering well, I believe. But emotionally…I feel like I am at a crossroads. A part of me is ready to get out of bed and participate in life again. I know it's something that <i>has</i> to happen. That I <i>want</i> to happen. But at the same time…I just want to stay curled up in my bed binge watching <i>Friends</i> on Netflix. I love my kids and looking at them…I am so grateful. And I know having them is going to help with my healing. But at the same time...it's been hard for me to care for them and their needs because I feel like I'm just trying to meet my own. Thankfully, Geoff's been home and doing most everything. On Tuesday, I tried to get up and do more…and I think it was too much…and part of the reason Wednesday ended up being so hard for me.<br />
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So I've decided to try and take it easy another day…and maybe try to do a little more before Geoff goes back to work and I'm flying solo again.<br />
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The Lord has comforted me and provided me with a peace that I know can only come from Him. This miscarriage has been so completely and totally different than my last. In some ways…I am still processing it. For 2 and a half months I've 'known' I was going to have 4 kids. And it was going to happen in November. And I was going to have a maternity swim suit this summer. And I was going to have a couple of months after school started where I'd get 2 days a week with just Nolan and how I'd treasure those days. We made room changing plans in our head. We saved up vacation time for Geoff to use after her birth. We'd celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas as a family of 6.<br />
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When I originally started this post…it was about 7 weeks ago…and it's title was <i>baby #4:: the first trimester</i>. A<span style="text-align: center;">nd I just couldn't bring myself to erase the following. These are just little notes I was making a long the way.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">@ 5 weeks pregnant :: march 9, 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">-If I'm correct on my dates…the exact day that I turned 6 weeks I started having definite nausea. From about 4 weeks pregnant to now…the only symptoms I've really experienced are fatigue…and since about 5 weeks…I would occasional nausea (usually right after eating) or food aversion…or right in the middle of eating I quickly realize 'I'm done' and that I do not want another bite. But over the past 2 days….nausea and fatigue…and complete de-motivation to do ANYTHING productive has happened. Thankfully- I've been able to explain it some to the girls and they've been pretty nice about it. Their needs are being met, but definitely not mother-of-the-year. I remind myself it is a short, short season (prayerfully!)… and we will get back to business soon enough. Thankfully- the mornings I am usually ok. My roughest time, so far, seems to be right after lunch until right after dinner/at bedtime. When I lay really really still and don't talk I feel the best. Haha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">So thankful for this baby growing inside of me. I think with each baby I have not become de-sensitized to the miracle of life, but rather…just become more in awe of it. Such a beautiful thing and I really do not have words to describe it. Still just wrapping my brain around the fact that this little baby, about the size of a pea, will become a person. I know it's the truth and that it happens every single day…but ohmygoodness….the miracle of it all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Funny thing….Parker wanted to tell my mom that we were having a baby. My mom already knew, but when Parker was riding with my mom in her car a few days ago…Parker proudly bursts out, "Do you want to hear about a miracle?" And while it's so true…I honestly do not remember using those words with them when we told them…but maybe we did. Anyways….<i>a miracle</i>, indeed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">by the beginning of the 9th week…i would have parts in my day that I felt SO much better! it made me realize just how sick i had felt the weeks before. Usually by 3pm I'd start to have my nauseas again…but I was just thankful for the relief I received in the early part of the day.</span><br />
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We will be doing Letter Rr next week with Grace…which just sorta worked out with <b><span style="color: red;">R</span><span style="color: orange;">A</span><span style="color: yellow;">I</span><span style="color: #38761d;">N</span><span style="color: blue;">B</span><span style="color: purple;">O</span><span style="color: red;">W</span><span style="color: orange;">S</span></b> and St. Patrick's day falling during the week. But since we are on spring break <i>this</i> week…I thought we'd go ahead and knock out a couple of fun rainbow-themed activities to help fill up our days. (don't get me wrong…we have watched more episodes of <i>Little House on the Prairie</i> than I'd like to admit…so we are definitely having our lazy days!). I found this idea on Pinterest…but I used the directions found on <a href="http://sweetandsimplethings.blogspot.com/2011/05/rainbow-in-jar.html">Sweet and Simple Things</a> for what we did. </div>
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Before we started…I talked a little bit about density and how different liquids have different densities….some have lots of molecules packed tightly together…and others have fewer molecules all spread out. And these differences make some liquids do not mix. So they weren't so into all of that science, which is fine…we had fun!</div>
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Up first…the light corn syrup and one drop each of red and blue coloring.</div>
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They took turns mixing it all together.</div>
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I did read in some tutorials for this that you should be careful in how you pour it…either not touching the side, or touching the side…or barely tilting it as you pour. Well…<i>we just poured</i>. I wasn't going to stress about it all with them. And guess what…it turned out just find and separated just like it was supposed to after it all settled.</div>
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Next: water with a few drops of green.</div>
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The oil was next. The tutorial I used called for Olive Oil…which would have probably made the rainbow better with a more defined 'yellow' color…but I didn't want to use my olive oil. So canola oil it was.</div>
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And finally…the rubbing alcohol with a few drops of red (we should have put a few more in to make a little more red, but it was fine). I also mentioned how the red food coloring sank right to the bottom…which is not what it did in the water. But it did mix together once we stirred.</div>
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I had to pour in the red layer so that it would be fair (since there are 5 layers and they each got to pour 2… ;)</div>
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And there it is…<b><span style="color: red;">R</span><span style="color: orange;">A</span><span style="color: yellow;">I</span><span style="color: #38761d;">N</span><span style="color: blue;">B</span><span style="color: purple;">O</span><span style="color: red;">W </span></b>in a jar!</div>
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To see all the Letter of the Week activities we've done this year... go <a href="http://www.betterthanicouldhaveimagined.com/search/label/Letter%20of%20the%20Week">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>P</b></span> is for <b><span style="font-size: large;">P</span>iano</b> from <a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2009/08/letter-of-the-week-p.html">No Time for Flashcards</a></div>
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<a href="http://store.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=70_71">Letter of the Week Activities from Confessions of a Homeschooler.</a> <b> <span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">P</span></b> is for <b><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;">P</span>umpkin</span></b><br />
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Letter <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>P</b></span> muffin tin: <span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">P</span>udding</b></span>, <b><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;">P</span>retzels</span></b>, <span style="color: #bf9000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">P</span>eanuts</b></span>, <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">P</span>opcorn</b></span>, <span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">P</span>ickles</b></span>, <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">P</span>ringles</b></span>, <b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;">P</span>istacchios</span></b></div>
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Duplo/Lego Patterns from<a href="http://allourdays.com/2012/10/duplo-lego-pattern-tower-busy-bag.html"> All Our Days</a><br />
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We sort of started our 'snow day' last night when church was cancelled. We had dinner and then all settled in on the living room floor with homemade popcorn and sugar cookies and the new Tinker Bell movie (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tinker-Bell-Legend-Neverbeast-Blu-ray/dp/B00P8KD29I">Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast</a>).</div>
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Nolan was <strike>not so</strike> patiently waiting for the cookies to be done! ;)</div>
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Then this morning…we woke up to SNOW! Lots of it! It was so pretty and undisturbed.</div>
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These kids were ready! Yes…Nolan wanted to take his pumpkin with him. Whatever floats your boat. Ha ha ha!</div>
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He had a little trouble walking in some spots because the snow was so deep!</div>
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Then we came in and tried to get our school work done. Our goal was to get it all done to enjoy a long spring break…but we only made it about half way through. (I asked Parker to make a silly face!)</div>
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Then fort building...</div>
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Snowmen making in the afternoon before it all melted!</div>
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We made the entire family!</div>
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They played really well after Nolan woke up from his nap. In true to snowed-in-survival-mode…they all ended up at the kitchen table with a bowl of water, a whisk, and a spoon. They played for 30 minutes and really the mess was not too bad! Worth it.</div>
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Then we made some really good, not-so-healthy food.</div>
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And then made another batch of cookies and rented the new Barbie movie. In another year or so we will have to switch between just the girlie movies and ones that Nolan may enjoy. ;)</div>
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Aahhhhh…..all in a days work!</div>
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I did meal plan this past week…but I didn't follow through with each meal like I had originally planned. Laziness/illness toward the end of the week changed our plans.<br />
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I did make Mix and Match Mama's <a href="http://www.mixandmatchmama.blogspot.com/2013/08/dinner-tonight-bbq-joes.html">BBQ Joes</a> (pictured above) and they were SO good! I made them earlier this week and actually had one again tonight. This will definitely be made again. Geoff and I ate them on the garlic Texas Toast…but the kids ate them on just regular buns…which was fine by me because everyone ate what was put on their plate!<br />
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We also had just regular spaghetti and meat sauce this week. We had that 2 nights. ;) So cooking did end up being pretty light this week.<br />
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-<a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/09/2008_the_year_of_the_pot_roast/">PW's Pot Roast</a> and <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/11/delicious_creamy_mashed_potatoes/">Creamy Mashed Potatoes</a> (and I may make some homemade bread in my bread maker too!)<br />
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-<a href="http://mixandmatchmama.blogspot.com/2012/05/ranch-chicken-with-roasted-red-potatoes.html">Mix and Match Mama's Ranch Chicken and Roasted Red Potatoes</a> (we were supposed to make this week, but didn't)<br />
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-I made beef stew last month and froze half…so I may thaw that and make some cornbread one evening.<br />
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-Lasagna. We may not eat this this week, but I already have most of the stuff to make it and do not want it to go bad... so I will definitely make this week in 2- 8x8 pans and freeze for a later date.<br />
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We've had snow a few times this week. Monday we got freezing rain and ice….enough for school to be cancelled. But the first day we got snow was Wednesday. I was at work and Parker was at school….but the big beautiful flakes fell and Geoff took Grace and Nolan out to enjoy for a bit. </div>
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These next 4 pictures are pretty funny. Grace made a good-sized snowball….</div>
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…and threw it at Nolan….</div>
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….and he did NOT like it!</div>
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The snow was beautiful while it fell on Wednesday…but by the afternoon the sun had come out and melted away.</div>
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Friday. More snow. And accumulation! I was home this day, but sick. Grace came down with strep on Thursday. I was already not feeling well on this day, but thought I'd just power through. Well- Friday I woke up and was out of it. So I went to the doctor and they gave me antibiotics for strep, as well…and thankfully woke up this morning feeling much better. </div>
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So Geoff took them out to play. He said they spent about 15 minutes getting everyone dressed…and then lasted less than 5 minutes! Isn't that how it goes?</div>
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Then this morning they decided to give it one more try. They did last a bit longer today. ;)</div>
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<a href="http://www.themeasuredmom.com/free-beginning-sounds-coloring-pages/">Beginning Sounds Coloring pages from The Measured Mom</a></div>
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And then supplementing with<a href="http://www.themeasuredmom.com/free-emergent-readers/"> The Measured Mom's free emergent readers.</a></div>
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I've been catching up on a few Letter of the Week posts this week, but published and dated them around the time we actually did those activities. If you want to see them:<br />
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<a href="http://www.betterthanicouldhaveimagined.com/2015/01/letter-of-week-kk.html">Letter of the Week Kk</a><br />
<a href="http://www.betterthanicouldhaveimagined.com/2015/01/letter-of-week-nn.html">Letter of the Week Nn</a></div>
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This is a loooooong post! I literally started this post the second week of school thinking that I'd do a few posts a year to document our homeschool days with Parker. But of course that never happened. I will try to keep my words few and let the pictures do the talking, but you know that that's hard for me. </div>
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The next 2 pictures are from the 2nd week</div>
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Parker drew this picture of Adam and Eve in the garden…and how they hid when they were ashamed. I want to keep this picture forever.</div>
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For science one day…she brought home crickets!</div>
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At the beginning of the year, we studied mummies. And we mummified one of her Barbies. :)</div>
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Parker is such a good big sister. I know I'm hard on her…and maybe too hard?! I don't know! Parenting is<i> hard</i>. Hard, hard, hard! It's a fine line between giving them grace and to love them means to give them consequences to make them better. </div>
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They made a bird feeder in school to put up at our house so we could observe birds for the week.</div>
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The week after she got her new doll, Polly, she joined us everywhere we went.</div>
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After I took this picture, we both laughed out loud! I told her to smile and right before I clicked the shutter she gave her rabbit ears. So funny!!!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">and when school is done. what do they do? play school.</span><br />
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School has gradually moved from in the school room only…. to partially in the school room and partially at the kitchen table…to now….we pretty much only do school in the dining room. And this is because it is just too hard to keep Nolan contained in the schoolroom. In the dining room, he has more room to roam. So I'm not quite sure what exactly we are going to do next year.</div>
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Forest diorama. Each day they learned facts about a new animal and added it to their 'forest.'</div>
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Then they learned about dessert animals and made a desert biome. We used this clay to make her animals.</div>
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For Bible…they are using <a href="http://www.gospelproject.com/">The Gospel Project</a> and I really liked it. Along with this…they get scripture passages to memorize each month.</div>
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Picnic lunches. (although not too often anymore because I got stung by a bee on this particular trip!)</div>
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Field trip to the Dallas World Aquarium.</div>
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Some of her favorite books right now are the <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=my+little+house+books">My Little House Books</a></i> that are based off the Laura Ingalls Wilder novels. Thankfully, they have a few at the library.</div>
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And they also used ivory soap to carve out something that I cannot remember. But the carving related to something from Story of the World.</div>
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<i>Bible time.</i> Admittedly, I have not done the best with this…but I really do enjoy it. And so does Parker. Every time I tell her it's Bible time (I set the timer for 10-12 minutes and we all read/look at pictures, etc)…(I also have to mention that I was not doing this until my good friend shared with me that she was…and I'm so glad she shared because it's made such a difference in so many ways.) I find that after everyone has eaten breakfast and I've cleaned the kitchen…I'm ready just to get started with school and 'get it over with' (I should NOT have that attitude!!!)…and we just 'don't have time' to read the Bible. I mean…that's just extra, right? It's not on the trusty ole assignment sheet. </div>
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But the thing is…the Bible and all that it says is the MOST important thing in this life. And over and over again….. I feel like the Lord is showing me all that is not necessary in my life…and to cling to what is the most important. Him. This life is so short compared to eternity.</div>
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I'm trying…. and I <i>fail.</i> A lot. </div>
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So thankful for His grace and mercy.</div>
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Counting out hundreds of macaronis (literally!)…to learn…expanded form, I believe. I think we then put them into groups of 100. This was a crazy morning with Nolan and Grace underfoot during math lesson. ;)</div>
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Geoff has been so good to help with some of the teaching of school while I'm working or sometimes even when I'm home. Sometimes Parker just works better with her daddy. :)</div>
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Looking through these pictures just make my heart overflow. Don't get me wrong…our days are not always happy-go-lucky and picture perfect. But these pictures are a reminder of the beauty of what we are doing and work so hard for.</div>
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4th week in a row of meal planning! Whoo-hoo!</div>
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And I'm still getting most all meal ideas from <a href="http://mixandmatchmama.blogspot.com/">Mix and Match Mama</a>.</div>
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So this is what we had for dinner this week:</div>
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<a href="http://mixandmatchmama.blogspot.com/2015/01/dinner-tonight-creamy-tomato-chicken.html">Creamy Tomato Chicken Pasta.</a> Geoff and I thought this was SO good. The only thing I'll change next time is to cook the chicken in less than a cup of broth because I like for the sauce to be a little creamier. I ended up adding a little cornstarch to this to thicken it up. But bottom line…SO good! Only bad thing (which is kinda a big deal)….not one child liked it.</div>
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And <a href="http://mixandmatchmama.blogspot.com/2015/01/dinner-tonight-andreas-baked-potato-soup.html">this baked potato soup</a>. ohmygoodness. Delish!</div>
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These <a href="http://mixandmatchmama.blogspot.com/2012/09/dinner-tonight-baked-burritos.html">Baked Burritos</a> were definitely a WINNER! 2 out of 3 kids ate the actual burrito (I left the chives and jalapeño out of theirs….and the 3rd child ate the meat mixture on a crispy taco. And there was no complaining. I made these with ground turkey.</div>
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<a href="http://mixandmatchmama.blogspot.com/2012/05/ranch-chicken-with-roasted-red-potatoes.html">Ranch Chicken with Roasted Red Potatoes</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mixandmatchmama.blogspot.com/2013/08/dinner-tonight-bbq-joes.html">BBQ Joes</a><br />
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On Christmas day, we surprised the girls with tickets to <i>The Nutcracker</i> ballet for the day after Christmas. They had become familiar with <i>The Nutcracker</i> by watching the American Girl Movie from last year,<i> Isabelle Dances into the Spotlight</i>. Long story short…Isabelle and bunch of girls from this school of dance were chosen to dance in <i>The Nutcracker</i>. So…we were excited to take them because they already sort of knew the story line and love watching the dancers.</div>
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Only problem was…that the whole we before Christmas I was not feeling too well, but kept pushing forward. Until Christmas Day….when I started running fever and pretty much didn't know how I was going to take care of 3 children any longer. Good thing was….Geoff was off the day after Christmas! But…then I could not go with them. Instead….Geoff and Poppa took the our girls and my niece…. and then my mom and sister offered to watch Nolan so that I could rest. Thank goodness for that! I slept 15 of those 24 hours!</div>
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Geoff was so sweet and took all of these pictures and sent them to me.</div>
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Poppa was sweet and got them each a ballerina ornament for the tree. They love them!</div>
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So what they did not anticipate was that the parking garage would take HOURS to get out of. So after waiting about an hour…they decided to park, get out, and go to dinner and enjoy the city a bit. I'm glad they were able to do that. And if we go again next year…we will just plan to do that.</div>
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Meanwhile back at home….I got a call from my sister around 4:30 saying Nolan had a bad cough and woke up from his nap with a fever. So I drug myself out of bed and took him to the urgent care because I was pretty sure he had the flu since I figured that's what I'd been dealing with all week.<br />
And so it was….the flu!! Poor baby!! Thankfully by 10pm that evening I was feeling a lot better…and ready to take care of the rest of the family as they got the flu.</div>
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Last night, the girls spent the night with Gramma and Poppa…so I was left with an evening alone with this little fella. We rarely get alone time together and it was nice to slow down and really enjoy him for a few hours.<br />
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We spent about 5 more minutes on our front porch with me holding him and him pushing the doorbell over and over again. ;) It's the little things, isn't it?<br />
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Then I asked him if he wanted to go play with the sand and he ran to the door.<br />
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He's so sweet. And he kept trying to 'fill' this cup up…even though it was already full.</div>
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We spent 45 minutes in the sand!<br />
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Then I decided that my kitchen floors were loooong overdue for a good steam cleaning. He's my little helper and so I thought I'd let him 'help' until he got tired and then I'd really clean the floor.<br />
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Then bath time!</div>
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We usually bathe all the kids together….so this was his face when he figured out he could sprawl out. I know he misses his sisters….but he sure did love this one-on-one attention…and the fact that he didn't have to share any toys or the bubbles!</div>
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I just love my little buddy and so thankful for this time with just him.</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>S</b></span> is for <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Snowflake</b></span>!</div>
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Letter Ss week was pretty straight forward with no frills! (we did S about a month ago….just trying to get caught up!)</div>
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All printables from <a href="http://store.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=70_71">Confessions of a Homeschooler Letter of the Week Curriculum.</a></div>
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I gave him en empty water bottle with a few toothpicks in it. He had a lot of fun with this for about 10 minutes!</div>
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All year, up until a couple of weeks ago…Parker has been studying animals in science. So this past Friday, we went on a field trip to the zoo with several other kids (and their families) in her class. I didn't take too many pictures because Nolan was a HANDFUL! But I did get a few. </div>
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I love Parker's face here. She was sorta embarrassed that her momma was taking a picture of her. And I had to laugh. She's too young to be embarrassed of me! Ha ha ha!</div>
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When this guy was let loose (aka…allowed out of his stroller)…he was on top of the world! He thought he was too cool for school! Ha! And also didn't want to go or do anything I said. ;) I know…it's the age.<br />
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French fries never tasted so good. :)</div>
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Getting all 3 out and about for almost 6 hours was definitely a lot of work. And I was TIRED. </div>
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<i>But it was worth it</i>. </div>
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And it was a good reminder that we need days like this more often. And yes, I know we are in the middle of winter….and some days are too cold…..and days at home are good for the soul. But I make excuses a lot, too. And I need to stop. Bottom line… I just want to take advantage of the fact that my kids are home with me quite a bit. </div>
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<i>And to make them count</i>.</div>
Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15912784674040378139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234613787337029394.post-29004094758869198282015-02-16T23:55:00.002-06:002015-02-16T23:55:55.780-06:00Daddy/Daughter Dance 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
This year, Parker's school held their first ever Daddy/Daughter Dance. We didn't tell her about it until the night before (not sure exactly why??)…and she was <i>over-the-moon</i> excited about it. She's a Daddy's Girl…and any special one-on-one time she gets with her daddy is just that…<i>special</i>.</div>
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The day of the dance…I took her shopping for a dress. I wanted something not too expensive…but a little dressier/foofoo than what she normally wears to church on Sundays (but that she could/would still wear on Sunday). I didn't mean to wait until the very last minute…but this was pretty much the only time! ;)</div>
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The first dress she tried on was the one she ended up getting. But it was so funny to see her try it on and tell me, <i>"I really really like this one. It's really pretty…… But…. it's just not good enough I don't think." </i>Because we were short on time….we went ahead and bought that dress and wen to one more place to see if we could find something 'better'. And if we did, then I'd just take the first dress back.</div>
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We did find another dress at a different store that <i>I</i> thought was better. But, of course, she didn't agree.</div>
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It was so hard to bite my tongue…but I did! I let her get the dress that <i>she</i> wanted and that she felt the best in. And, honestly, the one she chose turned out much cuter than I thought and she was just beautiful.</div>
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We told the girls Geoff had to leave to go get me a coffee and get gas in the car (which was true!)….but what they didn't know is that he picked up some flowers just for her.<br />
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Parker and Geoff ended up having an ok time at the dance. She was a little shy and didn't want to dance too much. But they ended the night with frozen yogurt. And I'd call it a success.<br />
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They're cute aren't they?<br />
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