As I have mentioned recently, I feel as if my recent posts have lacked direction, so I'm taking a page out of a fellow bloggers book and am going to do an A-Z challenge. Meaning.....the post I write will be focused around a topic of the letter of the day. So for instance, today being the first day, is the letter A.
Adenoidectomy:
A week from today my sweet baby girl is going to have her adenoids removed and tubes put in her ears. Ever since she was a little over a year old she's had almost constant trouble with ear infections every winter. Every time she gets sick and gets a fever, it inevitably ends up in an ear infection, and it's gotten to the point where most medicines aren't completely getting rid of it. She recently had an allergic reaction to augmentin with itching and hives and the whole nine yards, so that rules out a lot of medicines. It just makes sense to have this done, especially since I had tubes put in when I was little and evidently it did wonders for my ears, so I'm praying for the same outcome for Emma!
We won't know until the night before what time her surgery will be, but we do know that it will be a 15 minute procedure, and we will be reunited with her an hour afterwards when the anesthetic begins to wear off. I'm just glad that it's a pretty low-risk procedure and am hoping her recovery goes smoothly. We did get a piece of good news last night, which came in the form of Mom asking if we would mind having her for company next week! It will be great getting to spend some extra time with her, and I'm sure Emma will love having her around to cuddle with :)
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Reflection on Faith
A while back I asked for future blog post ideas, and got the wonderful suggestion to expound on how my life and faith has changed since completing RCIA last Easter and becomming a member of the Catholic Church. If you'll remember, I wrote a post detailing my journey of coming home to the Catholic church here, but haven't talked much about my life since then.
The long and short of it is, that I have begun to keep up more on the happenings of the world and how everything affects me and my freedom of religion, i.e. the mandate wanting to require ALL institutions to provide birth control, even if it goes against a core belief of your organization/religion. It is really troublesome to me how the government is trying to force it's way into my religious life and beliefs, especially now, knowing how birth control actually functions to prevent pregnancy. I have also stopped listening to popular radio and now listen to KLove or Sprit Catholic Radio. The messages on those two stations are much better and profound, rather than the garbage that passes on the other stations.
When attending Mass, I find myself becoming more and more involved in it, and taking away more than ever from church. Yes, it is hard to fully focus some days, especially with a 2 1/2 year old, but on those days I have to remind myself that I'm still taking more away with only 30% of my attention focused what's being said, than I would be if I weren't there at all. We have begun to teach Emma her prayers, which she really likes, and at church when they get to a point where we say "Amen", Emma will usually shout it! I haven't become as active in the church as I know I should be, and there is no good reason for it, no matter the excuses I make to myself, but I do feel like I am growing in other areas, and so God will let me know when it's time to plunge into new waters.
Finally, I believe that having gone through the RCIA process at the same time as my brother, that we have grown closer than ever. When we go somewhere together it's not uncommon for us to pray a rosary and just have a theological conversation, which is wonderful because he's the only other Catholic in my family, besides Nick. Let me tell you, he is one of the most ambitious go-getters I know! Along with being in Pharmacy School, working, studying, and spending time with family, he's also a very active member in church and with his campus Focus group, and even leads a Catholic bible study class with non-Catholics making up the majority of the group! The Lord is working strong through him, and I can not be more proud to call him my brother!
When I sat down to write this tonight, I thought "This will be a short post", just because I wasn't conscious of how things have changed in so many different areas in the past year. However, reflecting on it really helped me to realize that I have made strides in the right direction, and am going to really try with all my might to keep doing the same, for my sake and for the sake of my family.
The long and short of it is, that I have begun to keep up more on the happenings of the world and how everything affects me and my freedom of religion, i.e. the mandate wanting to require ALL institutions to provide birth control, even if it goes against a core belief of your organization/religion. It is really troublesome to me how the government is trying to force it's way into my religious life and beliefs, especially now, knowing how birth control actually functions to prevent pregnancy. I have also stopped listening to popular radio and now listen to KLove or Sprit Catholic Radio. The messages on those two stations are much better and profound, rather than the garbage that passes on the other stations.
When attending Mass, I find myself becoming more and more involved in it, and taking away more than ever from church. Yes, it is hard to fully focus some days, especially with a 2 1/2 year old, but on those days I have to remind myself that I'm still taking more away with only 30% of my attention focused what's being said, than I would be if I weren't there at all. We have begun to teach Emma her prayers, which she really likes, and at church when they get to a point where we say "Amen", Emma will usually shout it! I haven't become as active in the church as I know I should be, and there is no good reason for it, no matter the excuses I make to myself, but I do feel like I am growing in other areas, and so God will let me know when it's time to plunge into new waters.
Finally, I believe that having gone through the RCIA process at the same time as my brother, that we have grown closer than ever. When we go somewhere together it's not uncommon for us to pray a rosary and just have a theological conversation, which is wonderful because he's the only other Catholic in my family, besides Nick. Let me tell you, he is one of the most ambitious go-getters I know! Along with being in Pharmacy School, working, studying, and spending time with family, he's also a very active member in church and with his campus Focus group, and even leads a Catholic bible study class with non-Catholics making up the majority of the group! The Lord is working strong through him, and I can not be more proud to call him my brother!
When I sat down to write this tonight, I thought "This will be a short post", just because I wasn't conscious of how things have changed in so many different areas in the past year. However, reflecting on it really helped me to realize that I have made strides in the right direction, and am going to really try with all my might to keep doing the same, for my sake and for the sake of my family.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Lacking Inspiration
Sometimes when I read other's blogs, I feel like mine is lacking in post direction. I have noticed that I tend to just give an update to what is going on in our lives, which, honestly, isn't much :P So, if you have any questions or any ideas that you think would make a good post, please don't hesitate to leave me a comment here or on Facebook! I will do my best to step up my game a bit :)
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
It's A............Girl!!!!!
Guess the cat's out of the bag now! Yup it's official...Emma's going to have a little sister!!!! Nick had been saying "girl" for quite a while and I was saying "boy" just for the sake of argument, but had a feeling that it was a girl! This pregnancy really hasn't been much different from when I was carrying Emma, but that's not a good indicator for most people as to the gender of the baby :P
We went to the doctor this past Friday for our 20 week (yes, we are halfway there already!) ultrasound. Hard to believe how quickly this pregnancy has gone, but I have to remember that I have a toddler that's been helping to speed it along :) The ultrasound technician went through the paces looking at the heart, stomach, spine, umbilical cord (with a cool thing that let us see the bloodflow through the cord!), and multiple sweet little body parts :) Then the moment of truth came to see what "it" actually was, and the little lady had her legs clamped together so tightly that it took 15 minutes and me switching positions a few times to get a peek!
Needless to say, we are thrilled that God is blessing us with another beautiful little girl. I know it sounds cliche, but we really didn't care what "it" was, just as long as all of the important things looked right :) However, Nick is convinced that someday he needs a boy dog to even out the numbers in the family!!! Here are a few of our ultrasound photos of the little Miss! It's nearly impossible to get a good photo of them, but I'm sure you can make out the images :)
Her Legs
Girl Parts!!!
Look at that profile :)
Love of our lives # 2!
We went to the doctor this past Friday for our 20 week (yes, we are halfway there already!) ultrasound. Hard to believe how quickly this pregnancy has gone, but I have to remember that I have a toddler that's been helping to speed it along :) The ultrasound technician went through the paces looking at the heart, stomach, spine, umbilical cord (with a cool thing that let us see the bloodflow through the cord!), and multiple sweet little body parts :) Then the moment of truth came to see what "it" actually was, and the little lady had her legs clamped together so tightly that it took 15 minutes and me switching positions a few times to get a peek!
Needless to say, we are thrilled that God is blessing us with another beautiful little girl. I know it sounds cliche, but we really didn't care what "it" was, just as long as all of the important things looked right :) However, Nick is convinced that someday he needs a boy dog to even out the numbers in the family!!! Here are a few of our ultrasound photos of the little Miss! It's nearly impossible to get a good photo of them, but I'm sure you can make out the images :)
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Baby # 2 Update
My last post was about a hiatus from the blogging world, and unfortunately, I haven't made good on my promise to blog more frequently! I am now 19 weeks along in this pregnancy, and can hardly believe that we are nearly halfway there this go around! This coming Friday we go to the dr to have our 20 week ultrasound done and, hopefully, find out if Emma will have a little brother or little sister :) My morning sickness finally subsided a few weeks ago, and so far I have gained about 4.5-5 pounds, which I think was pretty much where I was with Emma. It's hard to say if I'm truly showing or not because I have some "leftovers" from baby # 1, but can tell that my clothes aren't as comfy as they used to be!!
We are still thinking about names, and have decided not to tell anyone what we have settled on until the little peanut arrives. I think it is a common trend nowadays to take this route, especially when people are looking everywhere for baby name ideas. All I can say is that we want something that goes well with "Emma" and "Spotanski", so are leaning towards more classical names :) I have a feeling that this week is going to drag by, and Friday just can't come fast enough!!!
We are still thinking about names, and have decided not to tell anyone what we have settled on until the little peanut arrives. I think it is a common trend nowadays to take this route, especially when people are looking everywhere for baby name ideas. All I can say is that we want something that goes well with "Emma" and "Spotanski", so are leaning towards more classical names :) I have a feeling that this week is going to drag by, and Friday just can't come fast enough!!!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Hiatus
It has been a while since I've been on, and there's not really a good excuse as to why! The pregnancy is going good (I think) minus the still-daily morning sickness. We were supposed to go for our 11/12 week appointment this past Wednesday, but the dr was running behind and so we had to reschedule. Now both Nick and I are sick with a cold or something of the like :( I stayed home today because I have been coughing and hurting, and it was a good thing I did because the coughing made my morning sickness worse and I ended up throwing up :( Anyhow, hopefully we all get over this crap soon because in two weeks we have Christmas with the Spotanski's coming up, and then the next week is Christmas at my house!!! Better get cracking on Christmas shopping :)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Big News In the Making......
I have
wanted to write this post for the past few weeks, but dared not until a few
important people had been told in person!
So, the big news? In June 2013 we
will no longer be a family of 3, but rather a family of 4!!! Yup you read it right….I am expecting J Nick and I went to the OB/GYN on Thursday the
25th to confirm what 6 or 7 pregnancy tests told us, and low and
behold, there on the ultrasound screen was this little pumpkin with a heart
just fluttering away!!! It’s hard to
believe that things happened so fast for us a second time, but I think it was
God’s way of telling us that our thoughts are right in line with His J
How far along? 7
weeks 1 day
Total weight
gain/loss: None
Sleep: Good
Best moment this
week: Getting to see the little pumpkin via ultrasound
Movement: None
Symptoms: Up at night
to go to the bathroom, and lots during the day already :P
Food cravings: Nothing
in particular.
Food aversions: None
yet
Gender: Unknown
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or
out?: Way in
What I miss: Nothing
yet!
What I am looking
forward to: Our next dr appt on November 28th
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