Bekah Jael!

Well we did go to Riley last week and let me tell you it was a lot of work with her and Caleb but we survived! The dr does not think she has celiac but has no idea what her problem is. He was glad to hear her diet was working but he wanted us to try her back on gluten again to see what happens. If the diarrhea came back then he wanted us to continue the diet but if it stayed away then we could go back to a normal diet. He also had us get another blood test done just to make sure the celiac test was still negative just for reassurance I guess. We havent heard back on the test yet but we did start having her eat gluten again. So far So good!!! No diarrhea as of yet and no upset tummy that we can tell! We hope this continues but arent getting our hopes up yet. It is so nice not to have to make separate meals anymore! It is also nice not to have to tell her no on such yummy snacks although she always handled it well. For some reason though it looks like her system was sensitive but now that she is getting older she seems to be getting "normal." We still have not tried her on oats yet bc we want to give this first test a little while before trying something else. We also tried her back on oats a month ago and she had diarrhea immediately. Oats just may take her longer but we can live without oats! That is no big deal compared to gluten! Please pray with us that we are done with all this diarrhea with Bek and nothing starts back up for her. We are so happy to have her doing better! She is such a happy wild and incredibly sweet girl with a very caring heart. So much like her father!

My Chunky Monkey!

Well Caleb weighed in at 8lbs 14 oz!! His belly is getting quite round these days. I guess it comes from eating every 2 hrs for 30 min! Wow boys are so different! He has been a joy to Scott and I to have around. We enjoy the little time we get to just hold our Little Man! The girls are still struggling but we have set up a sticker chart. If they get 3 out of 5 stickers for a full week then they get to go to Grandmas house on Thursdays. Down deep inside I hope they dont have to stay home bc that is my time with Caleb however Im willing to teach them that their behavior is not allowed. So far so good and Ryan actually got all 5 of her stickers today plus an extra for being amazing! We will see if tomorrow is a good day too.

On Tues Bekah is heading up to Riley to see the specialist regarding her diarrhea. Her gluten free diet has helped immensly but she still gets diarrhea from other things but we cant figure it out. But since we started the gluten free diet Bek has gone from barely 20 pounds (which was very hard to stay at) to 24lbs!!! We are very excited that she is finally looking like a toddler and not a sick orphan. We want to find out if it is celiac disease, allergies, or a weak digestive system. Please pray for wisdom for our GI dr. It is so hard on Bekah not to be able to eat so much of what we eat however she is a trooper!

Ryan is still not talking as well as she should. I understand most everything but others do not. But my future sister in law's mother is a speech therapist and is going to come evaluate her for me. Im so glad she will help us out so we will know what we need to do for Ryan. My guess is she will need therapy but we will see. We hoped she would grow out of this but she didnt. I think Ryan would be so happy if she didnt have to repeat herself to other people so much.

Well we appreciate all of you who care for our family!! Have a great week!!!

Adjustment!

Wow! I really didnt think that Ryan would be the one having a hard time with the new addition. I guess I shouldnt be surprised as she has always been the needy child. Which I must say isnt always a bad thing because she gives the most hugs and enjoys sitting on our laps whenever she can. Ryan had a very hard time when Bekah entered our lives as well so I thought it was her age however Bekah is now that age with a new brother and acts as though nothing in her life has changed. Bekah is just much more independent I guess. Dont get me wrong Bekah loves Caleb. As a matter of fact she is constantly kissing and squeeling over him! Ryan kisses him occasionally but for the most part gets into a lot of trouble. She has spent a whole lot of time in time out which is no fun for any of us. As soon as Daddy walks in the door from work the situation gets ten times worse if that is possible! Im really hoping this phase ends soon before I completely loose my patience with that child. I know we will all get through this new adjustment with some time and patience.
Caleb has been a wonderful baby so far! I hope it continues! He eats so well and sleeps amazingly at night! He made it 5 hrs last night waking at 2:45am! Then slept till 6:45am! Wow up once in the night! He went for his first check up and not surprisingly already gained 7 oz. You see at birth he was 7lbs 8 oz but when he left the hospital he was 7lbs 2oz. The dr said it would take 2-3 weeks to gain it all back but it took him only 5 days to pass his birth weight. Because of this we get to wait two weeks to go back for a weight check instead of one week. Im very happy about that so that we dont have to be exposed to germs to often. Caleb is starting to have more awake time and just loves to lay on the floor near the girls as they play. He also loves his swing! To help him sleep at night he sleeps in his car seat. When on his back after eating he gets very congested and cannot sleep. But the carseat helps a lot making him a sleeping machine!
Ive had a couple of days on my own this week and they really went better than I expected. Probably because I didnt have to cook a single meal this week. Ask me next week when I have to fit cooking into my day! Anyway we are hoping that week 2 goes as well as week one has!

Caleb Ezra Moon

Our "little man" finally arrived! I must admit I was beginning to get a little bit impatient. I had been so very uncomfortable for 3 weeks that I didn't care about anything besides getting the baby out of me! I was constantly having contractions 6-10 min apart but everytime I went to the dr I was only 2-2 1/2 cm dialated. I just wouldn't progress. It was frustrating! Finally on Sept 30 I went to see the dr and I was 39 1/2 weeks along. I felt terrible by this time. It was hard to even eat bc my belly was so upset. The dr checked me and I was finally 3 cm! He then decided to send me to the hospital to have the baby monitored to make sure it was not in any distress bc of all the contractions for so long. He also wanted to see if him checking me helped me further along. At the hospital they had me walk the hall ways for an 1 1/2 hrs to see if I would progress. After that time the Dr came to the hospital to check me and I did progress to 3 1/2-4 cm!! Since I was progressing he decided to admit me, give me antibiotics, and wait 4 hrs before breaking my water. We figured if we just broke my water this baby would come flying out. So while getting my antibiotics Scott and I walked the halls for at least 3 of the 4 hrs trying to help this baby come out soon after breaking my water. At 11pm they checked me and I had only progressed to 4 cm so at 11:15pm they broke my water. I was a bit anxious bc I knew once they broke my water it was gonna start getting painful and I really wanted to do this again without the epidural. The 2nd contraction after breaking my water was intense but I did well. I knew I could do it bc I had done it with Bekah. It helped knowing I had done this before. At 7 cm I wanted to push the baby out so badly but knew I had to wait which is extremely difficult!! It wasnt long before I was 10 cm. After 2 good pushes he came out!!! 12:57 am on Oct 1!! I did it without the epidural and I must say I did it better than I did with Bekah! I knew what to expect and that helped so so much! I couldnt believe it when I saw I had a little boy! I was pretty excited once I could breathe again! He was adorable! Caleb Ezra definitely seems to have his own look but I think that about Bekah and Ryan too and some of you would disagree about that! Bekah and Ryan love their new little brother. I have a feeling this little boy will be well mothered! haha! We are now home and learning how to take care of 3 kiddos! Scott and I cannot believe we already have 3 kids! It is crazy! We are so thankful though and feel incredibly blessed! I am recovering pretty well besides some very terrible engorgement and Im a little bit sore still as well. Im just glad to be home! Caleb does not sleep at night and really enjoys nursing, but we take that as a sign of a healthy little boy and for that we are incredibly thankful!