Creed is three weeks old today. He’s maintained his calm quiet demeanor, eating, sleeping, and preferring to be held. That last bit hasn’t been an issue. There’s a host of willing arms to hold him. I got a nap out of him in the bassinet today, no thanks to the estimated thirteen questions of if […]

Creed is officially a week old… and two days. We’ve spent his first week fighting jaundice. It’s a beast. I’m tired, I’m incredibly thankful I splurged on a really nice pump, and I think we finally beat it. He’s been a yellow little man but is starting to just look pink. His tongue was yellow, […]

So, my appointments went well. Ultrasound showed baby head down. I can’t tell you how relieved that made me! He also measured 9lbs 3oz. Eek. Big boy. Next up: midwife’s office. She offered to check me. With all the contractions I’d been having, I couldn’t resist. I got an “oh! Wow!” Dilated to 5cm. At […]

Oof, it’s been awhile. I’m still pregnant. Quite huge. School is finished. We’re plugging along and most days I’m just aiming for survival. Pain is immense. So many pregnancies, plus 17 years of having babies, and my body is protesting. I have an ultrasound tomorrow. Baby was breech last week. And big. Trying to make […]

Blaine is still working. The girls are working more hours than ever. I’m working less. Airport is closed, planes can only be flown by approved students in solo flights… so there’s not much bookkeeping to do. Charlotte and Pierce have finished all subjects but math. The older four kids are more restricted to the co-op […]

Lucy the calico cat has been getting rounder and rounder. At one point in recent days my children were discussing who was rounder, Lucy or me. They decided Lucy was rounder. Since her gestation is mere weeks and I have two months left… I’d agree. They made a wise decision. Wednesday night we had worked […]

My day started out about like a normal Saturday. Sit around, drink a cup of tea, with plans for a shower momentarily. I had a friend’s baby shower to attend in the afternoon, plans to clean the house a bit before then. Yesterday, we had triplet baby goats born. I sent Ruby up to check […]

Just in case you wondered what 24 weeks with baby number nine looks like… here you go. I took the photo at 24 weeks, which was a week and a half ago but better late than never. I’m swollen, sore, and can’t wear regular shoes. I drop things often because my hands feel clumsy. Bending […]

Bear with me while I tell a poop story. I hesitated, but it’s one I don’t want to forget. It’s just funny. I’m almost 26 weeks pregnant. It feels like I’m falling apart. Everything hurts. I swallow a ridiculous amount of vitamins every day. This pregnancy is kicking my tush. I offhandedly mentioned to my husband […]