Totally Sweet

This is Bella looking so sweet the other night while getting her bath. She loves to sit up and look at Isaiah's bath toys. I was messing around with the Picasa features and loved this pict in the sepia with a soft focus. She is too cute for words!

Uncle LaRue and Aunt Sandy

This is my dear Uncle LaRue and Aunt Sandy at Christmas with Bella. The following post tells all about our emotional weekend and letting Uncle LaRue go to Jesus. I know he is rejoicing with His Lord and enjoying his time. We miss him dearly!

Safe in the arms of Jesus

This is my dear Uncle LaRue holding Bella at Christmas. He is now resting safe in the arms of Jesus when he was called home on Sunday night. He went into cardiac arrest on the way home from church. Fortunately, my aunt was able to get the car stopped and a lady driving behind them realized something was wrong and called 911. They were also only a minute from the closest paramedic. He was defibrillated 3 times by the paramedics and intubated. On the way to the hospital he was attempting to breathe on his own. I was working 3-11 on Sunday, so I was able to spend time with the family. (I work as the in-house paramedic, so I only do things when I am paged). God orchestrated everything to His will. It was only God that I was there and able to get answers for my aunt and just stay in the room with her and my cousin. Uncle LaRue was taken to ICU. Around 6, Aunt Sandy and Jason went home to get something to eat and try to rest. I went and talked to the paramedics that treated him and then ate dinner. Around 7:30p I went back to Uncle LaRue's room to sit with him. The nurse came in to give him some medications and it wasn't even 5 minutes that I was there and he went into cardiac arrest again. I called Aunt Sandy and told her to call Jason and to come out. I called Andy (my parents were at my house) so Andy and my dad came out. Also my Aunt Joy. His heart stopped several times while waiting for everyone to come. After talking with the Dr's, Aunt Sandy said he didn't want to suffer or be in pain and that he was ready for Heaven. We were all there when his heart stopped again and we sent him to the arms of Jesus. It is such an emotional time for us. My great-aunt that passed away on Sat (see following post) was Uncle LaRue's aunt, so we have had a double hit this week. Uncle LaRue was such a jolly, sweet man, who loved his family. He always was smiling and chuckling. He loved Isaiah and Bella and was so great with them. I remember once when Isaiah was smaller, he went right into the arms of Uncle LaRue to have him hold him. I am so glad for these precious memories of him and for my kids to have pictures.

Dancing with the Savior

My great-aunt Lois passed on into Glory on Sat morning. She is my dad's aunt and was a great Godly woman with a sweet spirit. She suffered with heart problems the past few years and finally God called her home. She loved her family and didn't want to miss out on them, but I know she is rejoicing with her Savior. We got Bella's pic with her and Uncle Bill.

Girls day

Today Isaiah went with daddy and Pap-pap to the farm show, so Bella and momma had a girls day. Of course I had to get a picture and this is how stinkin' cute she is! I love her little chubby cheeks. She seems to be doing good on the lactose free formula and even on the Wal-mart brand, which is quite a bit cheaper! Momma is happy for that! So enjoy our little cutie pie.

Update

I promise that I will get pictures on here sometime of my family Christmas, but wanted to give an update. Bella is growing well, but still having lots of problems with spitting up and vomiting. I finally changed her formula to the lactose free sensitive. (Isaiah was on it also). So far she is doing better on it. Some spitting up, but not the vomiting like before. But it has only been a couple days and most formulas are alright for about a week and then the vomiting starts again. The only problem is that we are on WIC and they will only pay for the Good Start formula and they don't have a lactose free, so I switched to Similac. We will have quite an expense if we stay on the Similac, but at least she won't be vomiting.
I am also still having sugar problems. I did a follow-up glucose test 6 weeks after having Bella. I was just called this week and told that my sugars are still high, so I am being sent to the diabetes center. Basically to see the nurse and dietician. Same as when I was pregnant. So I started my Weight Watchers again. I was trying to wait until after I had my tubes tied. (My consult is this week). Since I am 4 pounds over what I was when I got pregnant with both kids, I wanted to stay at that so nothing happens before getting my tubes tied. But I am also concerned about my health and want to stay on top of this. So I am praying that nothing happens until everything is worked out. And I am praying that I am diligent about getting to a healthier weight and maintaining it, especially with all the stress that we have going on.
Isaiah is a 2 year old boy with lots of energy. We are starting to have a problem with being mouthy. That is one thing I cannot stand to see in a child. So while it is very tough to always be on top of it, I know that it is necessary to guide him into a wonderful child. We mainly are into saying "stop" and "don't" when momma and daddy ask or tell him to do something. And there is no way to tell him not to say "don't" unless I say it also. Sort of a hypocrite in that sense. But we will persevere and raise him in the guidance of the Lord.
Andy is good, very busy, tired and at times discouraged. It is so hard not to be in this stage. He has been working so hard on the house and I am so proud of him and love him. We are hoping to put a for sale by owner sign out in the next week or so and see if we get any bites. If nothing happens for a while, we will probably go with our realtor.
Hope everyone is having a happy new year and I will try to get some pictures on soon!