We're having a BOY!
We are so thrilled. Samuel is going to have a brother to grow up with. What a fun time they will have. We are so blessed!!! His name is Joseph Andrew.
P.S. I'd love to hear from those 5 of you who voted that it was a boy!
Saturday, September 22, 2007
The Polls Are Officially Closed
13 of you were WRONG! And only 5 of you were RIGHT!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Day 3
We are enjoying our homeschooling experience here at the Eckert residence. We have a tentative schedule we try and keep just to make sure we are hitting all the major points for the day.
I am doing this for 3 reasons:
We have made time for the things that should be done daily like: Bible time, exercise and nap time and the rest of the time we play/learn. We are trying to hit each of the following categories each day, but if we don't, it's no biggy: numbers, letters, animal identification, word flashcards and science time. Science time is our favorite. This week has mostly consisted of time in the kitchen learning all about baking and canning. We have been able to get some good time out in the woods though doing some plant identification.
It is turning out to be a wonderful experience for both of us. I'm so glad Samuel is becoming more of the age of being able to be taught and to communicate effectively with. It's been such a joy teaching him all about life!
Samuel can't wait to show off some of his new skills. I'll post a video of some of his accomplishments!
I am doing this for 3 reasons:
1. I want Samuel to be use to a schedule. I want him to be able to predict what comes next. They say that's great for kids of this age. Being able to predict things helps them not have tantrums. We shall see if I can bypass the "terrible two's" without major headaches.
2. When Baby Pig comes along I especially want Samuel to be use to a schedule. I want him to have some sort of order to his day because we all know when a baby comes into this world there is nothing orderly about their schedule! It will help me keep some sort of order in this house when it would be much easier to let chaos reign.
3. And lastly, it's for me. I seem to always lose track of time during the day and by the time I realize it it's 3pm and we haven't taken a shower yet. Not that that's a bad thing! But, there are things that get squeezed out of the day if I don't make a major point to do them, and that needs to change.
We have made time for the things that should be done daily like: Bible time, exercise and nap time and the rest of the time we play/learn. We are trying to hit each of the following categories each day, but if we don't, it's no biggy: numbers, letters, animal identification, word flashcards and science time. Science time is our favorite. This week has mostly consisted of time in the kitchen learning all about baking and canning. We have been able to get some good time out in the woods though doing some plant identification.
It is turning out to be a wonderful experience for both of us. I'm so glad Samuel is becoming more of the age of being able to be taught and to communicate effectively with. It's been such a joy teaching him all about life!
Samuel can't wait to show off some of his new skills. I'll post a video of some of his accomplishments!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Lifehouse's Everything Skit
Sam and I just watched this video sent to us. I've seen it before but this time it hit me. Watching Samuel made me cry as he was clapping his little heart out. See what made him so excited!
Monday, September 17, 2007
My Doctor Is WONDERFUL
Andy's mom just emailed me asking me for the update on my last doctor's appointment. I totally forgot to share the good news with everyone!!! (Thanks for reminding me Robbie. Sorry for just posting your response to the blog, but I knew I'd have to retype it all over again).
So, here's the deal. I met my doctor on Friday who will deliver Baby Pig. Let me just tell you how wonderful she is! First off I loved the nurse as well and we started chatting for quite some time before the doctor came in. I told her my concerns and what my story is. She confidently assured me that she is 100% behind me if I wanted to try and deliver Baby Pig naturally. As an aside note: THIS IS THE FIRST DOCTOR I HAVE FOUND THAT SAID THEY WILL SUPPORT ME IN LETTING ME HAVE A NATURAL DELIVERY! I was so thrilled. Most doctors have just spouted off their "opinion" and not asked me specific questions about my delivery. Basically, they all thought it was more of a risk to try for a natural delivery than it was to have a c-section over again. The other doctors said the risk of rupture was worth considering, but always made it out to be much higher than it really is. She disagreed.
She said they would definitely not let me go over my due date, March 9, since I did have a c-section with Samuel. She gave me a lot of reading material and the statistics were overwhelming on my side.
I could not have asked for a better doctor. As it was I was going to be having him in a small hospital with few doctors to choose from. I had gotten a few recommendations for her but did not know what her take on VBAC's* were.
This is a huge answer to prayer. For those of you that have been praying for this situation, I thank you. The Lord has answered our prayers.
Just because she is going to let me try and labor on my own does not mean things are going to go smoothly. I am well aware of that. But, just having the opportunity to give it another shot is huge for us.
*VBAC - Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
So, here's the deal. I met my doctor on Friday who will deliver Baby Pig. Let me just tell you how wonderful she is! First off I loved the nurse as well and we started chatting for quite some time before the doctor came in. I told her my concerns and what my story is. She confidently assured me that she is 100% behind me if I wanted to try and deliver Baby Pig naturally. As an aside note: THIS IS THE FIRST DOCTOR I HAVE FOUND THAT SAID THEY WILL SUPPORT ME IN LETTING ME HAVE A NATURAL DELIVERY! I was so thrilled. Most doctors have just spouted off their "opinion" and not asked me specific questions about my delivery. Basically, they all thought it was more of a risk to try for a natural delivery than it was to have a c-section over again. The other doctors said the risk of rupture was worth considering, but always made it out to be much higher than it really is. She disagreed.
She said they would definitely not let me go over my due date, March 9, since I did have a c-section with Samuel. She gave me a lot of reading material and the statistics were overwhelming on my side.
The success rate for VBAC's is nearly 75% for those women whose sole indication for their previous cesarean section was "failure to progress."I have a transverse uterine incision! Woohoo!
Risk of rupture with a transverse uterine incision is minimal (less than 1%) and, currently it is the only type of incision for which a trial of labor is recommended.
I could not have asked for a better doctor. As it was I was going to be having him in a small hospital with few doctors to choose from. I had gotten a few recommendations for her but did not know what her take on VBAC's* were.
This is a huge answer to prayer. For those of you that have been praying for this situation, I thank you. The Lord has answered our prayers.
Just because she is going to let me try and labor on my own does not mean things are going to go smoothly. I am well aware of that. But, just having the opportunity to give it another shot is huge for us.
*VBAC - Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
Weekend Review
We had a terrific weekend. We were able to get outside and enjoy the much welcomed autumn.
Here are the last of my flowers from my garden.
Samuel was quite overwhelmed when he woke up from his nap and realized his wagon was in our kitchen, but not only was it on our kitchen, it was filled with tomatoes and gourdes! He thought he was dreaming. He had to take a bit of as many tomatoes as he could get his fat little paws on.
We found a footed pajama outfit for Samuel to wear since it was chilly Friday night. We called him "Baby Smurf" He hated the feet part. It has been months and months since he's worn footed pajamas. But he looked precious. Good thing we've got another piglet coming along so we can get them in as many precious footed pajamas as possible! Doesn't look like we've got many more tries with Sam Pig.
Here are pictures from our trip Saturday afternoon to the apple orchard. We had a wonderful time! I have more apples than I currently know what to do with, but I will find a way to put them to good use, that's for sure.
Samuel in the raspberries patch.
As the story unfolds...
Samuel is walking down a hill with an apple, he drops it and it goes rolling down the hill. Dada retrieves it, but it's totally covered in dirt.
His response to when we told him we'd get him a new apple.
After the new apple. Looks like he's forgiven us.
Mama and Samuel after all the picking has been done.
Back home finishing up his apple cider slush. Boy, was it good!
We had our annual church picnic on Sunday. We had a great time. After we were able to live down the embarrassment of not having our phones on for oh, like 3 days, and missing a great get together, we were able to gain our friendships back and enjoy a great afternoon! Samuel looked quite farmer like! He was ready for anything.
We're in the midst of Samuel's first day of homeschool. We'll let you know how it goes tomorrow. Happy 14 months Samuel! You're getting to be such a big boy.
Here are the last of my flowers from my garden.
Samuel was quite overwhelmed when he woke up from his nap and realized his wagon was in our kitchen, but not only was it on our kitchen, it was filled with tomatoes and gourdes! He thought he was dreaming. He had to take a bit of as many tomatoes as he could get his fat little paws on.
We found a footed pajama outfit for Samuel to wear since it was chilly Friday night. We called him "Baby Smurf" He hated the feet part. It has been months and months since he's worn footed pajamas. But he looked precious. Good thing we've got another piglet coming along so we can get them in as many precious footed pajamas as possible! Doesn't look like we've got many more tries with Sam Pig.
Here are pictures from our trip Saturday afternoon to the apple orchard. We had a wonderful time! I have more apples than I currently know what to do with, but I will find a way to put them to good use, that's for sure.Samuel in the raspberries patch.
As the story unfolds...Samuel is walking down a hill with an apple, he drops it and it goes rolling down the hill. Dada retrieves it, but it's totally covered in dirt.
His response to when we told him we'd get him a new apple.
After the new apple. Looks like he's forgiven us. 
Mama and Samuel after all the picking has been done.
Back home finishing up his apple cider slush. Boy, was it good!
We had our annual church picnic on Sunday. We had a great time. After we were able to live down the embarrassment of not having our phones on for oh, like 3 days, and missing a great get together, we were able to gain our friendships back and enjoy a great afternoon! Samuel looked quite farmer like! He was ready for anything.
We're in the midst of Samuel's first day of homeschool. We'll let you know how it goes tomorrow. Happy 14 months Samuel! You're getting to be such a big boy.
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