I'm BAAACK !

Its been so long since my last blog that almost scrapped this one and started a new one!! But this might be a surprising and refreshing new way to let everyone know that I'm still alive! Ha ha. If anyone checks it anymore...that is.....
The beginning of April we found out that we're pregnant again (I do realize that I'm the one who is pregnant and thus will be birthing the baby, but I think its nice to involve the whole family!)
Last week we found out that its a girl! Believe it or not it didn't come as a shock to me. I really felt like the baby was a she. In fact I had to bite my tongue to keep from saying "she" everytime I talked about the baby! Nope, we havn't come up with a name yet. There are so many good ones that we like, that we decided just to have God let us know what her name is. (and if he doesn't than we've got plenty to choose from!)

Mike has stayed healthy so far this summer, as far as motorcross is concerned. Which we are grateful for! He leaves for Europe again in a month and is going for 2 weeks. We just dread it, but it is a necessity in his job. At least it isn't for a whole month like it was the first time. I look forward to the end of the day when he comes home from work, and its kind of a letdown when he doesn't come walking thru that door. For both Ben and I of course! Ben always runs to him yelling, DADDY!!! DADDY HOME! Oh well! We're blessed that he has that kind of job that allows me to stay home with Ben.

Ben is growing like a weed. He is saying many phrases and cracks us up continuously! He's having fun in the pool but still is a bit afraid to get his face in. All in good time! He is still into the lawnmower and any kind of truck he can get his hands on!

We gave away one of our dogs, Listo. He went to a wonderful family that has a daughter in 4th grade. They had gotten one of Dixie's puppies but had lost her to kidney failure. It was so sad. They really doted on her. Listo was such a fun addition to our family and I was sorry to see him go. I know he's so so much happier now, though. I just wan't able to give him the attention that he needed. He really was so loving and just wanted to be right by my side. Its hard to do with Ben! And especially now, that we'll have another little one. That's what really made up my mind to ask this family if they wanted him. Neither Ben, Dixie, Listo or myself have been on a walk since April, when I got my list of restrictions from the Doctor. I just felt gulity about Listo. Dixie is 8yrs old now and is ok with a little less activity, but Listo, being 2 yrs old was just in dire need of attention. And Attention is what he got!!!
Apparently he goes swimming in their pool at least 3 times per day, goes for 2 walks a day, they take him to doggie beach for swims and has already been for a ride on a firetruck (the Dad is a member of a company) SO you tell me who's the lucky dog now! (Shoot, I'D like to be their dog!)
I'm doing fine. Had a bit of a scare on Sunday. We were at a family reunion all day on Saturday in PA and drove back that night. I had such pains that night and had 2 contractions. So the next morning I decided to go to the hospital. (with some urging from my Doctor) They put me on the monitor and checked me out. Everything was fine, my cervix was good and the stitch that they put in , in June was still intact. Whew! We've been thru enough of these emergencies...It would be nice to have a nice calm full term pregnancy (Or at least till Nov. 30th, when they take out the stitch) SO after a day of full bedrest on Monday, I'm feeling just fine. Thanks to my wonderful husband who was home all day with me and my mother-in-law who came over to help out in the evening. Fed AND bathed Ben. It was so sweet. The reason for that was that MIKE was in the ER that evening. Can you believe it? His IBS has been acting up for the last month and he finally couldn't take the pain anymore. It was just getting worse and worse. (I'd have been in the ER the first day!) They did a CAT scan with contrast...and after having been there for almost eight hours....they found that he might have diverticulitis. They gave him 2 different kinds of antibiotics by IV and when he came home he felt MUCH better. He is seeing his gut doctor (can't remember what they call him)this week. Its always something around here!