I'm sure the word is out well enough, especially if you read my mom's comment. IT'S A BOY. :)
And as you know we have been moving into our new apartment. Well, I wanted to put up the kid pictures and found that I only had two framed kids and we are almost to baby number FOUR. How sad is that? In all of Anna's eighteen months we have not lived anywhere long enough to require the framed pictures. So, I decided it was time. I found four matching frames and Anna is officially represented as part of the Jenkins' kids. :) Here is a little bit of representation that she hasn't had.
Her blessing pictures (unfortunately a few months after the actual event) and her first year picture.
Then this is what I put together to represent Kade's place on the wall. I gathered these pictures of Jon from our wedding video. Back when I was making that video, I thought of how fun it would be to have a little Jonny. And who can blame me?
He may not look like this at all, but any time I mention movement or kicking Jon smiles and announces,
"That's my boy!"
Needless to say, his daddy is very excited for him to come. :)
We just told the kids that we are going to the hospital tomorrow to find out if they are getting a new baby brother or baby sister. Then, Lauren (4) explains to me what we should be looking for...long hair if it's a girl and short hair if it's like Daddy.
Saturday night was our ward's Trunk or Treat. The girls, as you probably would guess, were thrilled with anticipation and excitement. Here is the group of them, Christopher Robin is holding our little Pooh Bear. He was one of two adults who dressed up. He looked the part a little better when he stood up; you could see his knee highs. (Some of these pictures you can't see well so you'll want to click on them for a bigger picture -- especially the collages.)
Pooh Bear without the painted face.
Kitty without the ears. When you asked her what she was she would give you a sweet little "Meeow" --BTW, had no idea her eyelashes were so LONG. Lucky.
The next day our Fairy tried her
own hand at the eyeliner. Haha.
It was too cold to go out so the kids went from room to room in the church. Anna was so funny; she would not let go of her apple. She preferred it to the candy bag. Meanwhile, Lauren and Rissie were literally squealing with delight!
There is an update on our transitions and some pictures of Blue Island. But I started it before Rissie's A. update so you'll have to scroll a little to find it.
Between New Jersey and Chicago we took Rissie in to see her rhuematologist. Both knees were showing swelling. So the new plan of attack would be upping her medication treatment to stronger action, which meant giving her a
shot once a week for six months. My heart sank. Who wants to give their three-year-old a shot?
(It's not three times a day though, right Allison?)I told her doctor we were in the middle of transitioning
again, and didn't want to put her through something like that in the middle of jumping her around. He told us that it would be fine to wait until we got to Chicago and recommended a doctor he did his residency with.
We continued to faithfully give her the Naproxin twice a day and met with her new doctor yesterday. She was very sweet with Rissie and I was overall pleasantly impressed with her. She also found that the swelling had gone down and thought the methotrexate might be too strong for the time being. (We were running out of her med in New Jersey and (with our insurance in Utah) hadn't been giving her the full amount. Probably why the swelling had been different.)
Rissie will continue taking Naproxin at a slightly elevated dose and
hopefully that will be enough!
Heartache is a hard reminder that our hearts work.
We are back on. Jon hooked up our Internet last night! You don't realize the conveniences the Internet brings until you try watching conference in your minivan outside the public library for their wireless. Plus I've been a little out of touch with everyone's lives.
We are very temporary right now - well be moving into OUR apartment at the end of the month, so I am sure there will be a lot of updates this week and then another break while I settle our family in. YAY!
Lauren's Hair- I really didn't think I could ever bring myself to cut her beautiful hair. BUT after spending the summer in the chlorinated pools her hair just wasn't pretty anymore and was so damaged that it wouldn't DO anything anymore either. So we both decided it was time...
...it's pretty dang cute if you ask me. (And if you ask her she'd love to give you an ear full about it - or just about anything these days.) She is a fun funny girl! :)
We miss all of you but are very happy to be feeling more settled and together. We love Blue Island and Chicago is a pretty and exciting city. We are looking forward to discovering more.
Where does it hurt?
3/14/05 Lauren's cough continues, and after her heartbreaking cries of, "I don't like my cough." I asked her where it hurt, thinking it could be either her throat or her chest. She said, "Right here." Then mouth wide open she pointed to her throat with her entire hand in her mouth and her finger at the back until she gagged.
2/19/08 This morning, we are eating breakfast when J interrupts the brief silence with a small basement burp. Without missing a beat, Lauren says, "What do you say, Daddy?" He excuses himself, then still in her motherly tone adds, "We don't fart at the table do we?"
Junk Food
9/16/08 Yesterday Lauren learned the difference between junk food and healthy food. So this morning, when she saw Rissie with a piece of candy, she said, "Mom, can I please have some junk food?"
2/9/08 Today Lauren asked me to redo her hair because it was "falling off!"
Cookie Dough
L: (in her sweetest voice) "Mom, can I have some cookie dough please?"
M: "Sure."
L: "Well," pause, "do you think you can get it from the fridge so I can like it?"
4/20/2008 So Lauren got some gum (not a fan) for being a good girl. Later, Jon asked her if she had swallowed it. She said, "No." Then he asked if she threw it away. She said, "No." So he asked her where it was, she told him it was in her throat.
L. and R. have been singing and dancing to their new piano that plays fun tunes. L. has been learning them and singing them around the house. A few days ago I overheard her sining, "Mary had a little sheep, little sheep, little sheep,...
Finding the Moon
Lauren shouts, "Grandma, there is the moon!" She started singing Twinkle Little Star, but in the mean time we had turned the corner and she soon discovered it was gone. So she tells Grandma, "We need to find another moon." 01/13/08
Kids are the best source of laughter
- I was getting dressed and L happened to be there and as I reached for my br_ she asked, "Mom, you put your b__bs on?"12/07
- R had gotten in trouble for something, then after some reflection L said matter of factly, "Well, she's learning."12/07
- L just told Jon to look at her stomach then lifted her arm, pulled down her sleeve, and showed him her armpit.12/07
