Pumpkin Patch (Part 1)

Well I know it’s been a while since I updated the blog…




Last week was my first week of being at home with H-J and I was busier last week than I had been at work. But with all of my business I was not too busy to play tea party with H-J, I also had a chance to join our Tuesday morning bible study at the church and more play time with H-J. All in all it was a great week and I look forward to having some more time with her this week.



Last weekend we took H-J to Sweet Barry Farms and boy did we have a blast here are some pictures from our first trip to the pumpkin patch with Brian, Great Aunt Dee Dee and Me (Amanda)

Our Longhorn Baby!!!!

Mommy and H-J (Her little Longhorn)

Here I Come To Save The Day!

Don't Call me BEVO it's not nice!

I found it……It was under the bed.

I found it……It was under the bed.


So as many of you may remember but about 2 weeks ago I lost my super girl cape. Well I found it under the bed last night so all is well in my world again.

When I was little I had a bunny blanket that thing went everywhere with me, I am talking I was a little Linus from peanuts.

It always made everything ok… when it was dark it would protect me from the boogie monster, when it thundered out I would sit at the door with my blanket and watch the storm. When I was tired it was my warm blanket that I would lie under and know it would keep me warm, when I was sick it was always beside me to make me feel better. My mom used to sneak into my room when it was nap time and take it to be washed because I always had that blanket. Well as I got older it finally got put into my special box and put up on the shelf and I always knew that no matter what it was in that box.

H-J has a special blanket that we call her woobie I bought it when she was 2 weeks old it is a little angel bear head and a blanket for the body and she loves this thing. Every night when it is time to go to bed we put her on her tummy and give her, her bink and she curls up on her side and we give her, her special woobie and she cuddles it until she is out cold. At any given time while she is in her crib she will always reach for it and play with it and if she is upset you give it to her she will immediately calm down.

I joke that I lost my super cape but in reality it is not a cape that makes me strong it is my faith in God and sometime when life gets tough I forget that if I just take the time to pray and read my bible that got will be my cape and that he will get me through whatever is going on in my life. As many know this week has been a very emotional week, I had to say goodbye to my sister and nephew last night because they are leaving today to move back to Spokane and Friday is my last day of work, I have not had very much sleep in the past week with H-J being sick and now with Brian having pneumonia. Last night I cried because that is what I do, I am an emotional crier most people eat when they are upset not me I break down and cry. I was praying before bed last night and God truly wrapped his arms around me much like I used to do when I was a little girl wrapped in my bunny blanket. I knew from that point that I was going to make it through this week, when I was in high school I went through many changes but I always has a bible verse that I relied on Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” this is what God reminded me last night as he hugged me is that I can do all things with Christ by my side.

So I may not have a super cape but I do have the armor of God and that is so much more precious that any cape would ever be. Thank you lord for all you do in our lives and all that you are going to continue to do.

Berthon house of sick people, how can I help you?

God has defiantly been challenging the Berthon house with sickness it started 2 weeks ago when I came down with bronchitis and a sinus infection. Then last Wednesday night H-J started to run a fever of 104 and it all went downhill from there. Wednesday night was spent with H-J in the bathroom doing steam showers and also giving her Motrin and Tylenol every 4 hours. Thursday morning was spent at the dr. office running flu and rsv test (thankfully) both came back negative. I was told she would be fine with a little tlc and fluids well all day Thursday she ran an extremely high fever all day and again that night. Friday H-J woke up worse that she was the day before so back to the doctor’s office and this time she was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection / ear infection and a prescription of amoxicillin by Saturday her fever was down and all was looking better. Saturday night Brian started to cough extremely bad and started to run a high fever as well. So Brian is now home from work and going to the doctor’s office and hopefully will be on the mend soon. I did take a picture of my precious little girl this weekend.

                                                         Mommy I don't feel good!!!

She also learned a new trick….

Learning to Hold my Bottle

                                                                    Look at me MOM!!

Big Changes

Well big changes are about to happen in the Berthon house!!!!


With Grandma (GG) not feeling well enough to care for Hannah-Joy full time, Brian and I have been praying what God would have us do with H-J. With daycare prices incredibly high (I have seriously been in the wrong business) not to mention all of the horrible stories that you hear about kids getting taken and beaten and neglected it made me very scared. Brian and I went and looked at several different daycare places as well as a few home care facilities. I left all of them with a sick feeling in my stomach and looking to God for answers. Over the last few weeks Brain and I began to look at our finances and pray for a way to save money for childcare, one day the answer came to both of us. God made it clear that 75% of my paycheck would be going to pay for child care and I would only get to see H-J for a few hours in the evening and on the weekend.

I took all of our bills and created a spreadsheet and it became obvious that we could with very careful budgeting live off of Brian’s paycheck and I could stay home with H-J. Brian and I prayed over this and said that if this was the case that God would put everything into place. Last night I had a sad but comforting conversation with my sister Bev, she is going to be relocating back up to Spokane and it could be sooner rather than later so I went home and spoke with Brian and he and I prayed and we decided that I would give notice at my office and my last day of work will be October 15, 2010.

Please keep Brian and I in your prayers as we are getting ready to walk down a road in our life that we really have no outcome. We are taking a step of faith and giving our finances and home to God for his complete control and I know things will not be easy but I do know that H-J will have a safe and wonderful environment to grow up in and she is very well taken care of and I am excited to see what God has for me as well as for my family.

I do want to leave with a few Pics from this weekend

Playing with Daddy

Smile for Mommy

Big Smile

Huh? Bed time already

Daddy did my hair mom its pretty

Man this has been an extremely long week in the Berthon house.
I have been down and out this week with a sinus infection / bronchitis and between everything with work and home, I feel like I have just hit a brick wall and so ready for the weekend and hopefully feeling better soon. Being a mom, wife, daughter, super woman and executive assistant ohhh and don’t forget dog walker and dog feeder. I seemed to have briefly lost my super GIRL cape so this weekend I will have to catch up on laundry and see if maybe my super cape is in the laundry if not I am pretty sure H-J has hidden it (maybe she put it in her toy box)

Brian has been sick this week as well with an upper respiratory infection by the grace of God Hannah-Joy is the only one that hasn’t gotten sick and I only hope that it will continue she seems to have a strong immune system like her dad (I still think she hid my super GIRL cape protecting her from the sickness). Brian has also been extremely busy with School and Work, he just turned in a big math project that I thought for sure was going to kill him but he managed and as always did a great job.

I mean to update last weekend on Hannah-Joy but lost time.


H-J is not 6 month old and is doing wonderful

Weight: 18.0 pounds – 90%

Height: 27” – 75%

Head: Norma – 50%


She is now eating 3 solid meals a day with about 3 bottles a day


Food

         Rice Cereal w/ Apples

        Oatmeal w/ Bananas



Vegetables

        Green Beans

        Peas

        Carrots

         Sweat Potato’s

        Squash

        Mixed Vegetable


Fruit

         Apples

         Pears

         Peaches (Hated Those)

         Bananas (Loves them just like Momma)

        Banana, Strawberry, Apple

        Mixed Fruit


Meat / Pasta

       Chicken and Rice

       Turkey and Rice

       Chicken and Vegetables

        Mac n Cheese


Activities

 She is now sitting on her own w/ a little support from a pillow

She will lie on her back and scoot till she gets what she wants

She is extremely close to crawling

No teeth yet but we drool all the time

Loves to be outside

She is starting to find her voice (aka Yell)

She has learned 2 things from daddy

          She learned how to spit

          She also learned to King Kong (You have to ask Daddy about these)

She loves to splash in the bath tub

She has a smile that will met anyone’s heart

She is starting to giggle

She has big brown eyes (just like her momma)

All in all she is a wonderful & healthy little baby girl!