My Crazy Life

Well, life has finally come to a slow crawl. I got very sick in January because of this pregnancy. I was sick for a good ten weeks and am just beginning to feel like I can clean my house and make dinner. Being sick, working full time, helping the girls, etc. was extra hard on me. More so then when I was pregnant with Payton and raised Madi on my own while Greg was away on duty. This pregnancy has been completely different. My thyroid has been off for 5 years, but being pregnant has changed how many times I go to see my endocrinologist. He wants my thyroid to be hyper, so I feel like my heart is racing all the time. My progesterone was so low, they told me that the baby should not have survived the first few weeks. But, now that is OK; and then I as told that my placenta had implanted itself on the front of my belly, so now I have to worry about it moving higher then 2 inches above my cervix or I will have to have a c-section. I know that it will be OK, but I only have sick pay for a normal delivery. I have faith that things will happen how it needs to be, so I try not to think about the blade cutting me open. Aagh! My back has been killing me and I tire out super fast. I guess that's what I get for being 6 years older then the last time I was pregnant.

We found out that the baby is a boy. We are leaning toward calling him Ian Brewster McClellan, but we do not want to spell it the old American way, Ian. We have researched different ways to spell it and have come up with Iain or Eoin. The girls are very excited for the new little addition to the family. They can't wait. Payton keeps asking when her birthday is, not because she is excited to be 6, but because she knows the baby will come then. Madison keeps talking about how she wants to hold and feed the baby all the time. I am glad the girls are the age they are at. I know they will be big helpers.

Another school year has ended. Payton finished kindergarten and Madison first grade. They both did very well in Academics. Here they are receiving there awards from the principle.