The Crazy Life of the K Family

I know it has been a long time since I posted.  It has been such a wild time, and I wasn't sure I knew what to say.  I found out, just before Christmas 2016, that I was pregnant again.  Pregnant with a Rainbow baby....  (a child born after a loss, the answered prayers after a storm). Today, Mother's Day, I am 26-weeks pregnant with my Rainbow Son.  Third trimester;  a point I never reached with Ada Leigh.  I am nearly twice as far into this pregnancy, as I was with her. You know, I am fortunate - blessed even, to have two living, wonderful children!  But, in the back of my mind, my Angel child lurks.  I search for happiness, while knowing she should be here -- in my arms, playing with her siblings, and enjoying the pool - like we did today! I am thankful for the reassurance that she is with God. That gives my heart a little peace.  And feeing my newly expected son, kicking & wiggling, has made a world of difference today. I h...

I am so sorry that I've been gone for so long.  After I lost the baby in June, I shut down.  I found myself in depression worse than I've dealt with since I was first diagnosed.  Even Post-partum depression, which I suffered greatly after Little Jack Horner was born, paled in comparison.   I am beyond grateful for the family and friends who stood by my side, held my hand, watched me cry & break down, and just stuck around.  That wasn't everyone, though.  A few friends decided that it was too much for them to handle & vanished from my life.   As summer came to a close, our Homeschool journey began.  Life began to roll into a full swing.  My Bible Study & Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) groups resumed & life. went. on.  Without my baby.   Little Miss Muffet started playing soccer this year!  Her Dad & I coached the team!  She was a superstar & really enjoyed it.  Little Jack Horner is desperate to...

I have waited a while to post, so that I could be certain I had all of my information, and a little healing time too.   On May 27, 2016, Papa Bear and I drove down to Phoenix for a Nuchal Translucency Scan (genetic testing on the baby, since I am of "advanced maternal age").  Our kids were with their godparents, and we drove across town to the office.  The ultrasound tech came out to get us & took us back to the room.  She started with a standard scan - she asked a few questions that concerned me - mainly "you are 13 weeks, right??" After she took some basic measurements, she said she wanted to do a vaginal ultrasound to get a better look.  As I left the room, for a moment, I glanced a piece of information on the screen that clued me in to her concern.  The baby was only measuring 11 weeks, 1 day.  The tech started the 2nd scan, and I noticed the baby wasn't moving at all, and when she ran the radar scan, there was no "heat sense" on the screen - n...

Papa Bear and I have been feeling pulled toward having another baby recently.  It's odd, because I was told that babies weren't even possible, and I already have 2 miracles!   So, God and I had a chat recently!   Me:  hey, Father, you know, I'm getting up there in age, but I really feel like there might be another miracle for us.  Father: Yes, but you'll have to wait & see.  Me:  but, see, I turn 39 this year, and really don't want to play with being a statistic after 40.   Father:  you're doing your part, just relax & let me do Mine.  Me:  ok.  So, Papa Bear & I both lost a big bit of weight & have rally been working on being more healthy.  I've also been trying to get my anxiety under control.  It's definitely been a long couple of months.  Well...  This last Monday, I received a notice on my M. Cycles App, that I usually don't get.  My period was coming (I found this odd, because I no...

"Hello, Friend!"  I say as I answer the phone.   "Hello, Mama Bear, I'm sorry to say it but I've been in a car accident.  Little Miss Muffet & my son are OK, but I can't drive the car..."  You see, they were in a carpool home from Preschool the next town over.  They had taken a break, gone to have a picnic lunch & play at the Lake - since it was free parking day at the National Parks!  They were going to visit a fire station, as my friend's son ADORES the firefighters, and we have some great fire houses in our town!  Awareness of our community helpers has been extremely high, since we lost 19 firefighters in the Yarnell Hill Fire of 2013.   My friend was turning right, at a 4-way stop & a car blew through the stop sign & hit her, on the driver's side tire! My friend did the right thing, pulled over, got insurance information & drove on (the fire station is a scant 50 yards from the site of the accident).   Her next call wa...

Oh goodness!  I promised to write every week & somehow that has escaped me!  I need to touch-up my Whole30 posts, write & post 2 more M is for Monster Reviews, talk about my Bible Study class, tell you about my MOPS group, and a myriad of other things!!  We were hit with the flu a couple of weeks ago & it knocked the wind out of my sails!  We ended up running Little Miss Muffet to the Emergency Room with a fever of 106.2 (the highest I've ever seen in my life)!   At any rate, I promise to finish up my current blog posts & post new ones very soon!! Thanks for Visiting!!   MamaBear

Crazy Snow - Cancelled Preschool Last week, here in Northern Arizona, we got enough snow, that we had a full snow day.  Our yard doesn't look like much, but the next town over, where Little Miss Muffet goes to school, got buried!   We decided that it would be appropriate to do our Snowman Unit from M is for Monster ( www.misformonster.com )! Reading "Snowmen at Play" Activities in "Snowmen at Play" As we normally do, we started with our book.  This unit's book is called, "Snowmen at Play" by Caralyn Buehner.  Unfortunately, I didn't like the book this time.  It was a lot more hands-on than I had hoped, and a lot of the activities were beyond my little ones' ages!  So, we did a few of the activities, and set the book aside. Snowball Cover Up Little Jack Horner Matching Numbers Snowball Cover Up was a fun activity for both kids!  Little Miss Muffet is really getting a handle on her numbers, which is good, ...