It has definately been a while!!!

Wow, a year has nearly passed since I last wrote a blog post! Kyle turned 2 last May and he is so full of energy and keeps us on our toes everyday! He has also had his ups and downs when it comes to medical issues. He has been in the ER 3 times already this year with breathing issues and was finally diagnosed with Childhood Asthma a month ago. It seems to be under control now, praise the Lord. It is really scary when you have a little one struggling to breathe.

 

 

 

Probable the biggest news we have had this year is the birth of our second bundle of joy! Ethan Jacob Shore entered the world on January 31st and he is such a joy to have! He smiles all the time and LOVES his big brother. He follows him everywhere he goes and loves to play with him. Kyle loves his little brother too and is definitely showing his little brother the ropes!

It's a BOY!!!

So we were very thrilled to hear we were giving Kyle a little brother to wrestle around with and I can see broken lamps and other breakable things broken in my future.... Matt was so thrilled when he learned we were having another boy...he wore a smile on his face for about a week I think... Kyle is getting more and more aware that there is a baby in Mommy's tummy. If I ask him where the baby is most of the time he will point to my growing belly and say babeeee! He is so precious.

We are all coming down with colds this week it seems.... Matt is the one hold out but for how long I am not sure....he is taking extra vitamins and we are praying against it...it is not fun to work with a cold! Kyle had it the worst a few days ago and even slept with us. He loves giving mommy kisses too....which is why mommy is now sick. LOL.

I have been inspired by a Steven Curtis Chapman song lately. Called "Do Everything" The First part of the song is what gets me:

Your picking up toys on the living room floor for the 15th time today
Matching up socks
Sweeping up lost cheerios that got away
You put a baby on your hip
Color on your lips and head out the door

While I may not know you,
I bet I know you
Wonder sometimes, does it matter at all?

Well let me remind you, it all matters just as long
As you do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause he made you,
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
Tell the story of grace
With every move that you make
And every little thing you do

I just love it! This is my life....I am a mom and a wife and taking care of my home is what God wants me to do for my family to honor them and even more honor God! So I am taking care of my home for the glory of the Lord! Amen!

We also started going to a new church recently....well we went to once service. We really really liked it. Kyle enjoyed the nursery and we feel safe leaving him there. We were going to try to go this Sunday again but with Kyle having his cold we don't want to expose him to the other kids so we are going to wait and go the following Sunday. It feels good going to church as a family. :)

Anyway...I will write some more a a week or so, I am going to relax on the couch and enjoy being still in my very clean home!

17 Weeks today.....

Today I am officially 17 weeks pregnant and exhausted to boot! The hormones tend to get the better of me lately. Kyle has been climbing up everything and falling off sometimes too! He has found out how to climb up onto our bed and then will sit down with his back to the edge and laugh then fall...I have caught him once and try to keep the door shut but a few times I have forgot to shut the door annnnnnd thud. My heart jumps and I rush to find him laying on his back crying. He is usually easily soothed with his "blankie" or a soft toy...or daddy if he is home. Chasing my toddler and being pregnant is not as easy as one may think... Matt has been such blessing to us. He is an amazing daddy and husband, I love him and appreciate all that he is so much!

I have been trying to teach Kyle about the baby in my tummy. I don't think he quite understands yet. We took him to the last OB appt and he got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Matt was holding him and telling him...that's our baby Kyle, that is the baby's heartbeat. He was so silent and intently listened, it was so cute. I started showing really early, and I look further along than I am...but at least I think I am getting past the looking fat look and starting to actually look pregnant again.

I have just been so TIRED!!! I wish there were more hours to sleep! I have been feeling blue this pregnancy too. I know that is also normal sometimes but makes be worry about after the birth. I wish I lived closer to my sister in law Summer and my sister Evie. They both have kids and are stay at home moms who work part time. They are my bosom buddies (as put in Anne of Green Gables)! I miss my friends. Jolie, Brooke and Reenie...we used to talk all the time and go shopping and visit and now that seems so far away in the past. Anyway, enough whining! God has been there for me unconditionally though. He is my comfort when I feel alone and want a friend to talk to. And my Matthew...he loves me unconditionally and shows me everyday. If only he did not work from 3 pm to 3 am. half of the days. I do appreciate the other half when he is home though! :)

I am so exited for this baby and I know that he or she will bring such joy to our little family! Thank you Lord for all the blessings!

It's a BABY!!!

Today we had our first ultrasound of our sweet little baby! We wont know for another 10 weeks if it is a boy or a girl but it was so amazing seeing our little one today!

He or she has a very fast heartbeat, it looked more like fluttering on the screen. Sadly Matt had to work today but I was blessed by the presence of my beautiful sister in law who came with me and took video so Matt could watch later and see our little baby!

I am so exited for the future and to watch my body change as our baby grows strong and healthy within me.

So far I have experienced some pretty bad nausea and fatigue with this baby. A few other things too but those by far are the most prominent. I cannot wait for the next trimester and hopefully an ease in some of these symptoms. I have also felt my sweet baby move. On July 6th I felt 2 very distict fluttering movements!

We have told Kyle about the baby in Mommy's tummy. I don't think he quite understands yet but I am going to keep working with him. He is going to be such a good big brother!

Today officially marks 10 weeks 1 day pregnant.

Father's Day

Kyle LOVES his daddy and boy does his daddy love him! Lately Kyle has been not wanting me at all! I can be at work all day and he will be happy to see me when I am home for about 5 minutes then....he wants his daddy again! It makes me sad and happy all at once. I knew the day would come...boys and their dads have this special bond and I am so glad that my guys have this bond.

Some things that Kyle and Daddy do that Kyle loves:

Playing airplane

bath time!

playing on the big bed.

going for walks

playing at the park

seeing daddy at work (Kyle loves ambulances and sirens)

learning to walk with daddy's help

Kyle loves it when Matt shows him grown up things and how to do things such as how to stir food when cooking (supervision and lots of help of course!)

reading books

Today for Father's Day Matt had to work so I drove Kyle to see Matt at work and we were so blessed! He did not get a call the whole time we were there so we got to visit until it was time to go home to put Kyle to bed! As soon as we got home Kyle ran to his toy chest and reached and grunted and dug until he pulled out his little toy ambulance and said DADA! It was so cute! I just love my little guy and am so proud of how smart he is! I feel so blessed to have the best husband in the world who is the most patient and amazing father to our amazing little boy. Thank you Lord!

PREGNANT!!!

Never thought I would be so exited to see 2 lines on a little white stick! We are happy to announce that we are pregnant! EDD is February 5th! We are really exited and cannot wait to have a new little baby join our family! Initially we planned on keeping it quiet but once we found out that we were pregnant we could not hold our excitement it! We were so happy that we told everyone and even announced it on Facebook!


I had been feeling pregnant for about a week at the least, feeling really tired and emotional so I was convinced I had to be pregnant. I went out about 5 days before the normal time to test and got one of those early detection tests that states you can test positive up to 6 days early! So I took the test and sadly it was negative. My heart sank. But now I had a new problem...why was I so tired! I was taking naps with Kyle! I thought well I will try again in the morning. I did and it too was negative...my heart really sank. I knew that there could still be a chance because I had tested early but I was pretty doubtful. A few days later when Matt was at work...I got really nauseated and had heartburn which was odd....I never have heartburn. I had one last test. I took it and...there it was a very, very faint line! I was pregnant! I immediately called Matt and told him over the phone...lol. I was too exited to wait! I had a poppy seed sized baby growing in my tummy! The next day we bought another box of tests to confirm...and one by one they all came out positive! Tomorrow I schedule our first OB appointment. Thank you Jesus for this tiny baby growing inside me and for the amazing one you have already given me. I am blessed

Kyle's First Medical Emergency

Wow. Today was a rough day for the Shore family. It started about one week ago. Thursday evening Kyle started vomiting and his previously clear runny nose was now green and he was running a fever. I initially thought it was just teething. I gave him Tylenol and he seemed to do better. 4 hours later he was running a fever again and very fussy. For the next 2-3 days he was feverish with vomiting, productive cough (clear lung sounds though), diarrhea, runny nose and developed a horrible diaper rash. We kept thinking that he is going to be okay he probably just has a virus. However he seemed to get worse!

For the past 2 days he seemed to be lethargic and clingy. Not normal for Kyle. He so active and never stops moving! I have wished so badly for my sweet boy to be snugly and for the past couple days he was so snugly and I have never wished so badly that my non-snugly active and happy baby was back! We decided that if he was not better by Wednesday we were going to make a doctor's appointment. He did not get better and was much much worse this morning (Wednesday).

At the doctor's office, Kyle's doctor seemed very concerned and mention possible admitting Kyle but held off saying that we had to be watching him constantly and if he got at all worse that we were to take him to the emergency room.

(For those that understand medical lingo.... his h/r was 180, RR was 60 and his O2 Sat's were only 90% and a temp of 102.)

He then sent us to the hospital for labs and a chest x ray. They had to do 2 blood draws to get enough blood and it was so horrible and heart breaking to watch my sweet, happy and joyful baby so distraught. :( During the chest x ray they enclosed him in the clear plexi-glass thing and he was not liking that either, I am sure it did not help that he was feeling horrible as well as still running a pretty high fever. After leaving the hospital we went back to the doctor's office for a shot of antibiotics and we learned that he actually had pneumonia! My poor baby! No wonder he felt so bad and has been so sick! By the time we were back to Salem, he was like a whole new kid. The antibiotics were already working and the Tylenol and ibuprofen were working. We dropped off his prescription and the pharmacy and headed to the store for some much needed ice cream which Kyle fully enjoyed when he got home! The picture above is taken at the store in the ice cream isle no less! The bandages on his arms are from the blood draws. I just want him to be better again! Keep praying for Kyle and I will keep you all updated!