FIRST BOOKS

Shade read his first book a couple months ago - on starfall.com (Zac the Rat), it is just a bunch of 3-letter words, but he did it all by himself :)

Another cool thing - Shade wrote his first book today! He told me he wanted to write a book about a bunny so he could read it to his kids when he is a daddy. I helped him spell the words, but he wrote the entire thing (hence the many erasure marks), and then drew pictures on the back of the pages to illustrate. Here is his book:

A rabbit went in the shade.
The mom and baby went swimming.
They went to church.
They went home and ate a carrot.
They love each other.



So it takes me awhile to update my blog these days - in case you haven't heard (didn't go to church on Sunday, haven't talked to the family members we have told), I'm pregnant again! I'm due the first part of April. As far as this pregnancy goes, Shade is really excited. He says he wants a sister and we should name her Audrey because that is a girl's name :) He likes to zerbert my belly to "bother" the baby. He also keeps asking why I throw up all the time. I've told him the baby makes me sick, just like he did. I want to keep the same doctors I had last time since they know all the complications I had and will be able to foresee things better. I haven't actually been to my doctor yet, apparently since they moved offices they can't schedule as many appointments or something, but I at least got some nausea medication. Once again, it keeps me from throwing up more than once or twice a day (unless I overdo it or am sick from something else - like this darn cold I can't seem to shake), but I still have constant nausea all day long, and have ZERO appetite (the thought of eating food often worsens my nausea). I have been able to work a couple of shifts since the morning sickness got bad, but seriously, if I were not religious, I don't know how I could do it. I get headaches a lot too...part side affect from the nausea medication, part being dehydrated (even drinking water is difficult), part just being pregnant. Blessings so far: I have been able to keep my job, my headaches have been controllable with tylenol and rest (no migraines yet), I still have the metallic aftertaste (seems to get worse with time) - but it is not NEARLY as bad as it was last time, and I seem to be able to control my gag reflex until I am in a place I can let it go free... Other than that, I am convinced that even though it is a miracle, and even though we are all excited to have another baby, pregnancy is pure torture. I am sooooooooo hoping and praying that the morning sickness goes away this time! I don't know how else I will be able to manage Shade, my job, and other duties for the next 7 months... Here's hoping :)

I also watched that CES Broadcast from Elder Holland that was this Sunday - and LOVED it. One thing I really liked, was he gave NO excuse for sin and one of my favorite quotes "Our compassion and our love…must never be interpreted as compromising commandments." Here is the link: CES Broadcast - I highly recommend it!!!