That's about the only word I can think of to describe our life lately, but honestly that isn't all that unusual for us. The other day I noticed a blog linked from another friend's site that was titled "Sweet Consistency." I don't know the people and I didn't read the blog, but I couldn't help but think 'Oh, if only I could describe my life like that!' But anyone that knows Travis and I knows 'consistency' is something completely absent from our lives! Maybe one day, when things settle down, I'll change the name of my blog to "Sweet Consistency," but for now I'm thinking of just going with 'CRAZY!'
Sometimes the crazy is fun and exciting and other times its hard and stressful. And each time I hear the new country song by Brice Lee I can't help comparing it to our life...
They called them CRAZY when they started out
said 17's (19) too young to know what loves about...
they've been together 58 years now
thats crazy
he brought home 67 bucks a week
bought a little two bedroom house on maple street
where she blessed him with 6 more mouths to feed
thats crazy
just ask him how he did it
he'll say pull up a seat it'll only take a minute to tell you everything
(chorus)
be a best friend
tell the truth
over use i love you
go to work
do your best
dont out smart your common sense
never let your prayin knees get lazy
and love like crazy
they called him crazy when he quit his job
sellin home computers boy they'll never take off
well he sold his one man shop to microsoft
and they paid like crazy
just ask him how he made it
he'll tell you faith and sweat
and the heart of a faithful woman who never let him forget
(chorus)
be a best friend
tell the truth
over use i love you
go to work
do your best
dont out smart your common sense
never let your prayin knees get lazy
and love like crazy
always treat your woman like a lady
never get to old to call her baby
never let your prayin knees get lazy
and love like crazy
they called him crazy when they started out
they've been together 58 years now
aint that crazy !
Although I can't say we've made it to the 58 years yet (or been paid like crazy!), it gives me a little hope that crazy just might work for us!
Well, now that I went off on a major tangent, what I really wanted to do in this post was to thank my wonderful husband and let him know that I really don't know what I would do without him. He has been left to pick up a lot more than his fair share of the work and burden in our family lately thanks to a pregnancy that does not agree with my body and hormones that aren't handling stress well! I want him to know that I recognize and appreciate all of his extra effort and non-stop hard work. I always tell myself that one day I'll be the strong one and one day I'll support him but it seems to always be the other way around. I love you so much Trav and can't even describe how much I appreciate what you do for your family! One day I will make it up to you, I promise!
I also want to thank all of the other family members that have been such a huge help to us lately! Our crazy life definitely wouldn't work without all of them. I have been so blessed to have Trav's family near by when my own is across the country. They never hesitate to jump in and take care of me and my sweet Presley, especially while Travis has been gone. What would I do without all of this support and help! We love you all!
I thought I better finally post a little update on what we've been up to...
The most important thing in our life recently is that we got to see and hear baby #2's heartbeat and everything with baby looks great!
With that said, we actually got to see the baby a little sooner than expected due to some complications. A week before my first doctors appointment I had some bleeding and the doctor sent me in for an ultrasound. Turns out I have a "subchronic hematoma." Technically, a Subchorionic Hematoma is a gathering of blood between the membranes of the placenta and the uterus. The nurses described it to me as basically a tear in the placenta. They put me on 'moderate bedrest' as a precaution and to hopefully let the problem heal itself. I went back a week later for another ultrasound and unfortunately the hematoma is still there and still collecting blood, so for the time being I'm just taking it easy and letting Travis take care of pretty much everything else (I really can't complain, its been pretty nice)! And on the upside this means extra ultrasounds and extra peeks at our little one!
I'm pretty sure I made my family pretty nervous when I told them this, so I just wanted everyone to know it really isn't a huge worry and it isn't affecting baby's growth or well being at all. The miscarriage rates are increased, but only very slightly, and as long as I'm careful it can heal itself by about 20 weeks! And don't worry mom and dad...I promise I'm being careful and Trav is taking great care of me.
Other than that, my life has just been a lot of feeling icky and nauseated, but I guess that is life when you're pregnant! I guess feeling as good as a did with Presley for all my pregnancies would be too much to ask! Thank you so much to family and friends that have been so helpful while I've been feeling crappy! It is nice to know Presley will always be taken care of even when I can't do it!
And I can't end this without praising my wonderful husband for all he has been doing. He has been so great. Between school and work he is somehow taking care of the whole house and Presley and me too. He amazes me!
I actually haven't succumbed to the whole twilight thing... but I had to post this for all of you who have. Pretty funny!
Wishing everyone a wonderful 2010!
Here's a little peak at how we spent our first day of the new year...
snow, sledding, hot chocolate, & the buckeyes. Good day.
She was having fun sledding, I swear! Just didn't get a picture of the smiles, maybe I'll post video later to prove it.
My computer has officially given out on me, and getting a post up here with pictures is pretty much impossible until I get it fixed. So if anyone still looks at my blog...sorry! But I did put some more recent pictures up on facebook, so if you are a grandparent or anyone else looking for a Presley fix...check them out there.
