updates- finally

OK it has been ages- trying to squeeze in an update! But first- the baby pics-
Seth, Lorraine, Marcus, Agnes!
(good job Robyn!)

First and most importantly-the main reason for my internet silence! (not counting the second computer crash!) We have been on survival mode once again, this time not because of pregnancy but health concerns about Aggie. Our little hummingbird is having strange "episodes" that we have come to suspect are seizures. (complex-partial to be precise- a guess on our parts, not a diagnosis yet.) She is going for an EEG on Monday the 10th, so we should have some answers soon we hope! These episodes happen several times a day and seem to make her quite tired. I have been trying to be diligent in journaling her symptoms and keeping the doc informed. Please pray for her and for us- that God would provide a doc we can trust to help us decide what to do next (if this is epilepsy).

In other news.... We had a great Halloween trip to MI- Pam sure knows how to throw a party! We also had the odd experience of visiting our old house (which we are now renting.) I had no idea how the kids would react to that, but they were excited to see the house, impressed by all the changes, and pretty much only thought about when we would let them run into the back yard to play on the swingset! Then they asked how long until we went HOME (indiana!) It was a good sign they are handling the transition just fine!

As for me, I am already 17 weeks along and can hardly believe it! The second trimester has been great and all of a sudden it feels like this pregnancy is flying by! Next monday the 10th we find out if it is a girl or a boy! that is going to be quite a day for us!

Last night right before bed Seth fell off the ladder to the bunk bed and could hardly walk on his foot or move his hand! (I guess Superman can't fly!) Josh doesn't think he need to be seen- we think he just got some good bruises. I laid wiht him in bed until he slept- of course I fell asleep and when I woke at 10 Josh was still watching the sad election reports.

SO my goals today- since Seth so far doesn't want to walk very far, much less run and play- FIND some fun table activities for Seth and Aggie, and hope Marcus can stay out of trouble! AND get one of Aggie's episodes on camera! and wipe tons of snotty noses without gagging (both boys- yuk! and marcus likes to wipe it on me!) AND of course the usual, try not to get lost in clutter in this house, try to prevent marcus from killing himself and breaking our stuff, and so on!

I will post some halloween pics soon!