Well today was lactation weight check and we failed....again.
Anna is offically 5 months old today..she weighs 10 Pounds and 8.9 oz. (she weighed 10 pouns 5 oz at 4 months).
So I got the whole "you are kiling your child speech" and told that if she does not increase her weight they will lable her failure to thrive.
So we go back next Tuesday for another weight check adn supose to see the Dr.
I HATE THIS!!!! all I have been doing is crying all morning.
At least our new furnature comes tomorrow so I can keep busy cleaning and getting the house ready for it.
Thursday, December 30, 2004
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Winter Xtreme
Well we are back home.
We met the youth at 8:30 am on Monday, December 27, 2004 and headed to Branson. WE stopped at Osceola Cheese for a potty break. Then we hit Lambert's!! Home of the Thrown Rolls!! It was great and it was funny because none of the kids had been there before and they did not know how to handle having food thrown at them.
From there we got to Branson...via a wrong turn...it was great! WE got lost in the windy mountain road and everything.
Finally we found the Theater and got registered. Discovered we have $87 in refund coming to us!!! BONUS!!! Then we found our hotel. Very nice hotel. Some of the youth went swimming and some of us worked out for while.
We grabbed dinner at McDonald's and hit the Theater. First up was SUPERCHIK!! Normally I love superchik to death, but they have changed....they were not as good as normal. Then Josh McDowell talked on Truth and what Jesus meant when he said "I am the Truth and the Light". VERY VERY interesting. THEN it was NEWSBOYS!!! Oh my gosh they rocked!!! What a wonderful concert!!
We got back to the hotel at 11 pm and we crashed!
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
WE got up bright and early for our free hotel breakfast!! Then off to the thearter...we heard from Tony N. and he was great. Then we listen to the Newsong concert. Then we off to lunch. We ate at a buffet and then went swimming. That night we had dinner at Taco Hell and it was off to go back for the Rachel Lampa concert, Dave ____ Spoke then the Skillet concert.
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
We got up and got packed. Then it was back to the theater. While everyone waited to get in I went to the leaders meeting. The neatest part I was talking to this guy...then out of the blue he goes "I think I know you"...I said yep....you were in band with me for two years...you played base clarinet, you were second chair and I was first. It was like a mini High School Reunion. He graduated after me...his brother graduated with me. He is now a youth director in St. Louis so it was cool. Then I met everyone at the theater and we saw David again....Lincon Brewster was the band. Then we hit the road. We stopped at Osceola cheese again and then got home.
It was a great time.
We met the youth at 8:30 am on Monday, December 27, 2004 and headed to Branson. WE stopped at Osceola Cheese for a potty break. Then we hit Lambert's!! Home of the Thrown Rolls!! It was great and it was funny because none of the kids had been there before and they did not know how to handle having food thrown at them.
From there we got to Branson...via a wrong turn...it was great! WE got lost in the windy mountain road and everything.
Finally we found the Theater and got registered. Discovered we have $87 in refund coming to us!!! BONUS!!! Then we found our hotel. Very nice hotel. Some of the youth went swimming and some of us worked out for while.
We grabbed dinner at McDonald's and hit the Theater. First up was SUPERCHIK!! Normally I love superchik to death, but they have changed....they were not as good as normal. Then Josh McDowell talked on Truth and what Jesus meant when he said "I am the Truth and the Light". VERY VERY interesting. THEN it was NEWSBOYS!!! Oh my gosh they rocked!!! What a wonderful concert!!
We got back to the hotel at 11 pm and we crashed!
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
WE got up bright and early for our free hotel breakfast!! Then off to the thearter...we heard from Tony N. and he was great. Then we listen to the Newsong concert. Then we off to lunch. We ate at a buffet and then went swimming. That night we had dinner at Taco Hell and it was off to go back for the Rachel Lampa concert, Dave ____ Spoke then the Skillet concert.
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
We got up and got packed. Then it was back to the theater. While everyone waited to get in I went to the leaders meeting. The neatest part I was talking to this guy...then out of the blue he goes "I think I know you"...I said yep....you were in band with me for two years...you played base clarinet, you were second chair and I was first. It was like a mini High School Reunion. He graduated after me...his brother graduated with me. He is now a youth director in St. Louis so it was cool. Then I met everyone at the theater and we saw David again....Lincon Brewster was the band. Then we hit the road. We stopped at Osceola cheese again and then got home.
It was a great time.
Thursday, December 23, 2004
It is coming!!
Yahoo Kay Furnature just called and all our furnature is in!!! They are going to deliver our stuff on Dec. 31st....so for the new year we will have our furnature!!
Belly Laugh
Anna did her first Belly laugh today!!! Normally she coos and grins and makes happy sounds...but this morning while I was getting her out of her P.J.'s she let out a loude belly laugh...then she just looked at me like "how did that happen". She has not done it again since, but she did it!!!
She is feeling much better today, I think, much happier. So that is a good thing!!!
She is feeling much better today, I think, much happier. So that is a good thing!!!
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Dr. Appointment
Well Anna has had such a bad cold and she was up till 2:30 am so I called and got her into the Dr. Well we got into the nurse practitioner, and she said Anna's lungs are nice and clear, and her ears are clear!! Which is wonderful. Anna weighed in at 10 pounds 8 oz (up one ounce from the last lactation visit!!!!)
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
pooo
Well I am sitting her chillen and chatting and more and more I am think how terrible I am. I hate when I think like this. I could just start balling right now, I feel so crappy inside. Oh well.
Christmas Cards!
Well Tony and I stayed up till 10:30 pm Monday night and finished almost all the cards. The only ones left at 12 that need Family CD's added to them. So Tony is going to burn me off more CD's at work. I still have to mail my cards for the YS Board, but I have to buy more cards, I offically ran out of cards...I have never run out of cards before. That is what I get for getting a listing of cards from a messgae board. LOL I did not plan on that when I bought my cards last year. Yes you read that right, I buy my cards the day after Christmas each year. I do that so I can buy expencive cards and still afford them. Gotta love after Christmas sales!! I have even been known to buy Christmas Presents for the next year after Christmas. LOL
So today I helped trouble shoot the fax program for my mom, we think we have it fixed!!! So at noon I will call to see if either they have gotten faxes, and if they have not I will fax them again. :)
The girls and I went to the post office and mailed Cathy and Bruces box (the only box we have this year). And we bought more stamps.
Going to be making Sugar cookies in a few minutes. I need 2 dz for Thursday and another 2 dozen for Monday. So bring on the cookies!
So today I helped trouble shoot the fax program for my mom, we think we have it fixed!!! So at noon I will call to see if either they have gotten faxes, and if they have not I will fax them again. :)
The girls and I went to the post office and mailed Cathy and Bruces box (the only box we have this year). And we bought more stamps.
Going to be making Sugar cookies in a few minutes. I need 2 dz for Thursday and another 2 dozen for Monday. So bring on the cookies!
Monday, December 13, 2004
Fax Machine
Well on Friday when we were on the road to Iowa Marilyn from the plant called, the fax machine was not picking up paper. So we told her not to worry about it till Monday. So today I went in to help my mom. We are going to try to turn a computer into the fax machine. Got the computer receiveing faxes, now we just have to get all the forms put on the computer. So that is my new mission...to computerize their letter head, bill of laden forms, and other forms!!! At least this will give me work and hours!!!
Sunday, December 12, 2004
Christmas Lock-in
Well we had out Christmas Lock-in Saturday night! I think over all it was the best lock-in we have ever had. We had Trish, and Nelson there from start till about 10:30 pm. They took care of cooking dinner and oh boy what a help it was! Derek came and ran the Halo 2 contest and it was huge hit for the boys. Only Jennifer was even interested in Halo...but that is to be expected, I will admit it is a boys game by stereotype. We set up another Xbox in the sanctuary with other games going. At one point we had karioki going in the sanctuary. It was a blast. We had 11 youth there (5 guys and 6 girls - almost even!!!).
The gift action was a HUGE hit!! I want to remember this for next year. Hmmm just a thought, maybe I will do this for the Rainbow Girls party. hmmm might have to play with this idea.
I went to bed at 3 am and woke up at 7 am. So I did get some sleep.
Catherine had Christmas Program practice Sunday after church and then we came home. We all napped for till 5 pm.
The gift action was a HUGE hit!! I want to remember this for next year. Hmmm just a thought, maybe I will do this for the Rainbow Girls party. hmmm might have to play with this idea.
I went to bed at 3 am and woke up at 7 am. So I did get some sleep.
Catherine had Christmas Program practice Sunday after church and then we came home. We all napped for till 5 pm.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Lactation
I have wonderful news!!!
We went for the lactaction visit....Anna gained 3 oz in the past week (keep in mind she only gained 5 oz in the past 2 months).....they had me feed her and she ate 3 oz!!!! So things are going good!!! And the best part is NO FORMUAL!!!
The Lactation nurse wanted me to come back next week...but I put it off till the 30th of Dec. that way I also get a 5 month weight for her baby book.
Thank you GOD!!
We went for the lactaction visit....Anna gained 3 oz in the past week (keep in mind she only gained 5 oz in the past 2 months).....they had me feed her and she ate 3 oz!!!! So things are going good!!! And the best part is NO FORMUAL!!!
The Lactation nurse wanted me to come back next week...but I put it off till the 30th of Dec. that way I also get a 5 month weight for her baby book.
Thank you GOD!!
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Lesbian Minister in PA defrocked.
Well I am finally siting around and putting my thoughts together on this whole issue:
The United Methodist spokesman for the IRD commended a United Methodist jury for finding the Rev. Beth Stroud to be guilty of “practices incompatible with Christian teaching” in a verdict released today.
Stroud publicly announced her active lesbianism last year in an open challenge to United Methodist Church law, which expects clergy to be celibate if single or monogamous in heterosexual marriage. Her defense at the trial, held outside Philadelphia, asked the jurors to make a pro-“gay” political statement by defying church law and finding Stroud innocent.
“It’s good news that a United Methodist court strongly upheld church law,” noted Mark Tooley, who directs the IRD’s United Methodist program. “This dramatically shows that the United Methodist Church is not going in the direction of the Episcopal Church. We will not surrender to the popular culture on matters of sexual ethics, which would result in the inevitable fracturing of our 8.3 million member denomination.”
In compliance with a ruling from the denomination’s highest church court, potential jurors who could not in good conscience uphold church law were asked to step aside from consideration. The verdict on Stroud’s guilt was 12-1.
During the trial, Stroud’s defense argued that because Stroud was well-liked and effective, that church law should be disregarded. Her defense counsel, himself a retired minister, told the jurors that ensuring “equal rights” for homosexual clergy was a “moral issue” that overrode other church standards.
But the retired bishop, Joseph Yeakel, who presided over the trial made clear to the jurors that they were bound to consider only the facts of the case and apply the church’s policies to these facts. Stroud, in her testimony, confirmed that she remains sexually involved with another woman, who attended the trial with her.
“In a culture awash with sexual confusion, which particularly affects the young, it is especially important for the church to make a clear witness about sexual ethics,” Tooley said. “We should expect this of our Christian leaders, especially our clergy."
So needless to say I am happy with the final ruling. I feel this person knew the rules and should have either chosen a different denimonation or a different lifestyle. I am sure I am going to get hate mail about it but it is the truth and sometimes the truth hurts people.
This is the official United Methodist stance on the issue of homosexuality.
"Homosexual persons no less than heterosexual persons are individuals of sacred worth. All persons need the ministry and guidance of the church in their struggles for human fulfillment, as well as the spiritual and emotional care of a fellowship that enables reconciling relationships with God, with others, and with self. Although we do not condone the practice of homosexuality and consider this practice incompatible with Christian teaching, we affirm that God’s grace is available to all. We implore families and churches not to reject or condemn their lesbian and gay members and friends. We commit ourselves to be in ministry for and with all persons."
So basically we are upholding the current UMC law....now if only the real courts our uphold the law and not change it to fit their wims.
The United Methodist spokesman for the IRD commended a United Methodist jury for finding the Rev. Beth Stroud to be guilty of “practices incompatible with Christian teaching” in a verdict released today.
Stroud publicly announced her active lesbianism last year in an open challenge to United Methodist Church law, which expects clergy to be celibate if single or monogamous in heterosexual marriage. Her defense at the trial, held outside Philadelphia, asked the jurors to make a pro-“gay” political statement by defying church law and finding Stroud innocent.
“It’s good news that a United Methodist court strongly upheld church law,” noted Mark Tooley, who directs the IRD’s United Methodist program. “This dramatically shows that the United Methodist Church is not going in the direction of the Episcopal Church. We will not surrender to the popular culture on matters of sexual ethics, which would result in the inevitable fracturing of our 8.3 million member denomination.”
In compliance with a ruling from the denomination’s highest church court, potential jurors who could not in good conscience uphold church law were asked to step aside from consideration. The verdict on Stroud’s guilt was 12-1.
During the trial, Stroud’s defense argued that because Stroud was well-liked and effective, that church law should be disregarded. Her defense counsel, himself a retired minister, told the jurors that ensuring “equal rights” for homosexual clergy was a “moral issue” that overrode other church standards.
But the retired bishop, Joseph Yeakel, who presided over the trial made clear to the jurors that they were bound to consider only the facts of the case and apply the church’s policies to these facts. Stroud, in her testimony, confirmed that she remains sexually involved with another woman, who attended the trial with her.
“In a culture awash with sexual confusion, which particularly affects the young, it is especially important for the church to make a clear witness about sexual ethics,” Tooley said. “We should expect this of our Christian leaders, especially our clergy."
So needless to say I am happy with the final ruling. I feel this person knew the rules and should have either chosen a different denimonation or a different lifestyle. I am sure I am going to get hate mail about it but it is the truth and sometimes the truth hurts people.
This is the official United Methodist stance on the issue of homosexuality.
"Homosexual persons no less than heterosexual persons are individuals of sacred worth. All persons need the ministry and guidance of the church in their struggles for human fulfillment, as well as the spiritual and emotional care of a fellowship that enables reconciling relationships with God, with others, and with self. Although we do not condone the practice of homosexuality and consider this practice incompatible with Christian teaching, we affirm that God’s grace is available to all. We implore families and churches not to reject or condemn their lesbian and gay members and friends. We commit ourselves to be in ministry for and with all persons."
So basically we are upholding the current UMC law....now if only the real courts our uphold the law and not change it to fit their wims.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Lactation
Well today was the 1st Lactation visit. Anna only ate 1 oz of food, which is not good. But she was soo wiggly and fussy so it is no suprise.
The lactation nurse said for me to get off the mini pill, and to increase my food intake, to pump 10 minutes after each feeding and to start reglan to increase my milk.
So we shall see
The lactation nurse said for me to get off the mini pill, and to increase my food intake, to pump 10 minutes after each feeding and to start reglan to increase my milk.
So we shall see
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Anna's Eatting continues
I had a break down last night and just started balling about all of this. Tony was beside himself because he did nto knwo what todo.
The Lactation nurse called and i have to go in Thursday at 10am for a weigh, feed weigh...so they can see how much she is eatting at a time. I also have to keep a log of how much she eats, pees, and poops for the next 24 hours.
Fun fun
I also started back on Fenugreek to make my milk come in even more...talk about making my boobs sore!!
I also contacted the Lache League of the Northland to get help, info and advise.
Gotta love life sometimes.
It is funny Anna must know something is up...she has eatten every 2 hours for 30-40 minutes each time and has been peeing like a fool...and pooping too.
I will keep you posted on what happens at the Dr.'s office tomarrow.
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