Hi, Majin Folks! Here's a quick update for you of what's been going on recently. Hang onto your hats, because I'm gonna breeze through the 5 minute version:
I delivered Zoe (I should say the Doctor delivered Zoe) via C-section on Aug 17th at about 4:30 PM. Thanks to some well-placed equipment overhead, I actually witnessed the operation...quite educational. Zoe has been a very very well-behaved baby, sleeping more than I ever knew babies COULD sleep, and just in general a very well-dispositioned baby, thank God.
Abi & Andre came to help us for 2 weeks just when we really needed them...and thank God for them! I can't describe what a help they were, and the kids just LOVED them. Dillon still asks for you, Abi. He called her "Mom" for almost the whole time they were here. It was such an indescribable relief not to have to worry about the kids & just to know they were being loved & cared for as good or sometimes even better than us parent do! So thank you so very much, Abi & Andre. We really really appreciate it!
Mom arrived about a week afterward, helping out at all hours and doing all sorts of things that she shouldn't have been doing for her arms & hands (sorry Mom!).....we couldn't have done it without you! Esp. when Abi & Andre left. Mom just took over the kids almost full-time....I think we totally wore her out, poor thing. DC, you'll have to make sure she has complete bed rest for about 6 months when she comes home. But she worked so hard for us & uncomplainingly ate our sub-standard food (hey, we were moving & had a brand new baby) and was up at all hours with our wakeful young. Thank you SO MUCH too, Mom. We really enjoyed your visit!
Jeff's Mom, sister & husband & 2 children, and 2 brothers came for a weekend visit & his brothers helped Jeff move some of our stuff into storage. THANK YOU Frank & Kenneth, and thank you just as much to Kara & Kim who very generously allowed their husbands to leave them with the kids on a long weekend when I'm sure they all had much more fun, interesting weekends planned. You guys are awesome & we really appreciate it!
As mentioned above, we have moved. Our beloved home is no more. It's very sad, but it's quite wonderful that it sold as quickly as it did. We had to put some money into the transaction, but not too much at all, and it's better to be out from under a house payment at this time BECAUSE......
we still don't have a job.
So we're in an apartment now, hoping for some doors to open for us.
That's it in a nutshell. Thanks for all the help to our family....we sure feel loved by you all & know everyone is rooting for us. It means a lot.
I've gained some weight...can you tell? 10 lbs at the last doctor visit! Yay!
Ok, so the way these pics upload, you have to do this backward: this is the "after" pic, after the boys got their hair cut.
Aaaannnd: this is before. Can you tell Dillon doesn't like his picture taken? Looks like the FBI's 10 most wanted.
These next few are "the many faces of Zoe".
And if there was any question, she got Rudow/ Browning feet.
