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Baby PhotoPosted on 2008-Nov-24 at 07:35 by KimMC - 6 Comments - Post Comment - LinkHere is our sweet little fella. He's 3 days in this pic.
Finally....Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 11:41 by Beth's Brightside - 1 Comments - Post Comment - LinkAfter waiting forever for the midwife to call and come, today finally arrived. I've been so excited all week!
I'm not very big yet, almost 11 weeks, so there's not really anything to measure yet. But she got the doppler out and I was surprised to hear the baby's heart beat, going strong! That is such a good feeling. And GranMarmee was here and so she heard little Bean too. Yeah! And very soon, I'll be able to feel Bean kick for the first time...I'll be counting the days. And I'm going to say this one will be a girl. We've had three boys born in a year, so the odds would suggest it's time for a change, lol. I want to buy cute little girl things! We won't find out what it is though.... one of the fun things about a home birth. The first time I really wanted to know, but the surprise at the birth is just so special, and it's not like we have a choice anyway! And just so I can have a pic on this post, here's an old one from when Leon was a few months in age.  Surprise!!Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 11:12 by Beth's Brightside - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkOk, I'm going to try to do some back-posting again, if ya don't mind. Life gets so crazy, but there are still things I want to go back and record, especially now that I'm feeling better. *grin* Bet ya can guess now, right?So, I started feeling weird...and breaking out in hives....and thinking about food ALL the time. Humm....methinks I have vague recollections o this happening before. But surely not...not so soon! Little Man is only 13 mos old and still nursing strong. Speaking of which, things have been weird lately with him - I'm finding dry diapers in the morning and he's nursing ALL the time and it's driving me crazy. Ok, so after a week of this, I decide I should probably pee on a stick. Only I don't have any of my cheao ones left. *sigh* So I had to order and wait another half week for them to arrive. Do you get nervous about doing those? *lol* I did! Took it right before lunch, before DH was due to come home. And freaked out at two lines. And had to take another one because it was a strip test and I dunked it wrong the first time and thought I messed it up somehow. Nope. Aaron walks in and I told him I had something to show him...and upon arriving in the bathroom he experienced the same shock that accompanies these things. Heh. So Leon is going to be a big brother! I still can't believe it, and since I'm "just barely" pregnant, then it's going to be hard to be patient. Hum, lesson learned, lol. Just because it takes almost two years to get pregnant the first time doesn't mean anything in regards to more. Once the gates are opened, you must guard them with all vigilance. *grin* It's a Boy!Posted on 2008-Nov-15 at 08:53 by KimMC - 12 Comments - Post Comment - LinkOur sweet baby was born Fri evening. "Little" boy weighed 9 pounds 4 oz and 22 inches long. He's a happy little chubb lol. His big sisters are so excited over their little brother!Pics soon :-) Still Here!Posted on 2008-Nov-5 at 10:46 by KimMC - 2 Comments - Post Comment - LinkWOW I can not believe it's been 2 months since I've had a chance to post. We have most of our garden harvested, potatoes were the main thing we planted this year. So far we've harvested about 1000 pounds and still have at least another 400 pounds to get up this week. Last week we had our first real snow that stuck on the ground. The kids just loved it!! Me, well I'm not so ready for winter yet LOL. Once our potatoes are all in and the woods all been cut and stacked then I don't care. I'll be able to snuggle by the fire with our sweet new baby all winter. I've been busy making new cloth diapers and fleece/wool soaker's to. Each of my little seem to have out gown what I have! And dd1 who has lots of diapers that fit her seems to have developed an sensitivity to the suade cloth inners (sigh). She gets rashes from the pretty quickly now. So I'm going to try and go back to flannel with her. I'm hoping I can get all this sewing done before the wee one comes! 12 Days of Holiday Homemaking!!Posted on 2008-Nov-5 at 10:40 by KimMC - 2 Comments - Post Comment - Link
Joyous Home is having an incredible holiday special starting Nov. 14. From sewing projects to recipes there will be something for everyone. Make sure to stop by and check out the goodies!
Blogger Friend School Assignment 101Posted on 2008-Sep-12 at 10:37 by KimMC - 6 Comments - Post Comment - Link
Memory Verse: Psalms 55:22 - Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee; He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Assignment: This would be a good week to tell about your worst struggles with a lifestyle of homeschooling. Tell about something you’ve struggled with and how God’s mercies gave us the strength to get past it. Also, share any curriculum/homeschool methods that have been a relief to you, i.e., a particular Teacher’s Manual or Homeschooling method that’s been easier for your family. Talk about how you felt when the burden was lifted and Oh, What a Relief it is! Hmm...If I really stop and think about it my worst struggles aren't major problems. My biggest challenges are homeschooling with toddlers and wee babies in the mix. Also getting rid of the pressure to get it "all" done. I've learned to work around the littlest nap schedules for the more one on one topics like math. After coming close to a burn out for both the little ones and myself I realized that I needed to cut back. I've always said I felt the biggest problem in homeschooling is the HUGE wealth of good books and topics to cover! But when you try to do to much at once, even if its fun, you burn out. Last year I was trying to do FIAR every day, math, phonics, reading, grammar, copy work and then have world history (SOTW) 3 days a week and science 2 days a week. It was just to much with pregnancy/new baby, and two toddlers and major renovations LOL. This year we have relaxed and although we have added MORE topics to cover we are having fun doing it a simpler way. First I'm using FIAR as our main curriculum. Putting the focus back on this allows us to truly enjoy the program. We also do math, and language arts everyday. Then we do ONE extra. So one day a week for each wold history, Canadian social studies, nature study, science, artist/composer study. I find this works sooo much better for us! And of course we do lots of reading together and cover many "extras" that way also.
Blogger Friend School Assignment 100Posted on 2008-Sep-12 at 10:12 by KimMC - 0 Comments - Post Comment - Link
Assignment: Take time this week to write about YOU and your feelings of trials and triumphs with homeschooling. Touch on when you first heard about the concept of home schooling and whether you tip-toed into the idea or just jumped in and never looked back. Share your schooling as a child and how you compare it to what your goals are for your children. I was a public school child. I loved to learn and always had my noise in a book. However it did not take me long to figure out the kids that like learning are on the "outs" in school. The teachers might like you but know one else does. Being in a room of 30 other children that mock and pick on you all day does nothing to encourage a good learning environment! There was a homeschooling family on our street and I always envied them. They got to really learn things and we not stuck at a desk all day. I remember being so surprised at some of the topics they learned about, that we later didn't touch on until high school! When I was in my mid teens I removed myself from school and finished with a mixture of homeschooling and correspondence. I LOVED it! Once again I could actually LEARN. I always knew that if I had children I would homeschool them. My husband also had very little he liked about his public education and was all for my choice in this. My goals for our children are to love the Lord with all their harts, develop a true love of learning and good work habits and not to be afraid to be themselves.
Blogger Friend SchoolPosted on 2008-Sep-12 at 10:07 by KimMC - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkLast year I had a lot of fun participating in the Blogger Friend school, I'm a little late this year but joining in the fun anyway. The are also kicking off the new school year with a give a way. Stop by and check it out! Burr!!!!Posted on 2008-Sep-10 at 09:32 by KimMC - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkOh it's been so cool and damp lately with all the rain. Last night it got down to at least 5C burrr!! One of dh jobs this weekend is cutting fire wood. He's been bring home lots of skids from work and we almost have enough for the winter. The leaves have started turning and we even have lots of green ones falling to. The girls are so excited about fall, if only the rain would stop for a while! They are calling for rain again every day this week, except tomorrow. We need a good dry spell to start getting our potatoes in. Going by what we've dug up as new potatoes we are getting a good yield this year. |
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I've only have a few days left to go before our newest baby arrives!! I've been sick a lot in the last few months between normal lack of sleep and the kids sharing colds. 
