A new perspective

by Cora

Nobody said it would be easy. My Mom on bed rest and worried about the baby. I think Jack and I have the best part of this situation and I'm going to take a new perspective on it like my Mom is.

Mom has been getting up every morning with a positive attitude. She is in a better mood, and actually getting things done for school and basketball. I absolutely love having her home. I could stare at her all day, and Jack and I fight to sit next to her in the chair or even on the floor at her feet. But I got to sit by her last night.

She will play with us and pay attention to us everyday. Before it was not that way. Mom and Dad both have to work and they both have demanding jobs. Dad sometimes has to leave town for a few days to a week. Not like before, but he still has to go check on some jobs out of town or even the state. Dad's hours are pretty normal though and when he get home he has his routine of kissing Mom, and then petting me and Jack.

Mom on the other hand works weird hours. She coached volleyball and basketball this past year and was very busy. There is a time when they both overlap too and Mom was working 14 plus hours a day, and that is when we lost Drew. She sometimes thinks that her working so much was one of the reasons that Drew didn't make it. Maybe that is why she has to stay home with us. Anyway, she is really excited cause the next school year they are really working with her and the fact that Mom will have a new baby. She does have more responsibilities, but she will be able to be home more often. She will not be coaching volleyball anymore, which I know was a hard decision for her, since volleyball is her love, but I think it is the best decision she's made besides taking me home.

So Grandma Jo..... don't worry cause we are taking good care of Mom. She is staying in her chair for the most part. We are also keeping her happy, especially now that Jack is staying in the yard!

Not much new here!

by Cora

Sorry I haven't written in a while. Jack hasn't run off, so there is nothing to write about there. Mom hasn't gone to the doctor lately, so really nothing there either.

Mom has been having a hard time lately with the bed rest. She says she is getting this thing called nesting too. I think that means she needs to clean or something. But she can't do it and it is killing her. She's been really emotional lately too. Maybe that is just the fact that she is pregnant, that's what Dad says anyway. She's just not herself. Summer time is her time off and to do things she loves to do. But I keep reminding her that she has my sister in her and she needs to keep her safe for a little while longer. I keep Mom in her chair when she lets me sit with her.

Jack has been staying in the yard. That collar of his is really SHOCKING! HA HA. But I like having him around more. We like to play and chase each other around the house and Mom and Dad egg us on quite a bit. Then they laugh at us. I'm glad we can entertain them. When we are inside, we just sleep near Mom and make sure she stays put! Mom has been picking on Jack lately. She tickles him under his arm and he kicks her. Then looks at her funny.

I also have a couple of cats for siblings. They both stay outside since Mom is pregnant, but I think they like it. This picture below is TJ (Tiger Junior). He is kind of funny and thinks he is hot stuff. That box he is laying in is a bit small for him, but he lays in it anyway. He likes boxes. He'll lay in Dad's beer boxes and Dad will push him around like he is on a carnival ride. He seems to enjoy it.

Like I said not much going on here. Mom heads to the doctor next week and gets to see my little sister on the doctor's TV again. Hopefully she will bring some pictures back and some good news that her placenta has moved away from her cervix. I want to see how big she is getting. Mom is 24 weeks along now, so over half way. Hopefully she can stay sane for all of us a little longer!!!!