January 2019

Well it’s a new year and a lot has happened. We moved back to Thatcher a year ago this month. We lived in a tiny apartment for 6 months and bought a home in August. Paul worked for a construction company from February to August and gained some valuable experience. His cousin that works for an HVAC company called him out of the blue and said they had a position open and Paul’s name came to mind. So the week after we moved, Paul started a new job. He gained plumbing experience at the previous job and was able to go into the new job as a second plumber guy. Because of that he is getting extra jobs and hours that help us provide for ourselves. We are saving up to do some work on our home. We would like to redo/add drywall throughout. Since we have a brick exterior, this would also help with insulation. We want to add a shed and redo the kitchen to make it flow better and more open. We would like to add a bathroom and move the water heater and furnace and use that space for more closet space. We want to redo the duct work so that each room has better air flow. Big dreams, low funds. Haha! We’d love to add a wood burning stove too but with only 1100 square feet it might not happen. We’ve always wanted one.

This week has been a whirlwind. We found out the week before Christmas that we were expecting baby #3. We announced to our families on Christmas Day and then on Paul’s birthday I started bleeding. The next day the bleeding increased and confirmed to me that this pregnancy was over. That day was emotionally hard. The next day was physically hard. Lots of cramps and bleeding. Today has been better. Still hard but I feel like I can function pretty normally. I’ve had a friend bring food and my mom brought a bunch of food this morning even though we had a few inches of snow on the ground. My step dad even called to check on me. I was at their house during the last miscarriage and he saw how much pain I was in. He was extremely helpful last time with my pain management so this time he wanted to make sure I was ok. This time has been more bearable. Last time I went into full on labor and had very painful contractions. This time has been more of just heavy cramps. What a difference a few weeks makes. Last time I was at 11 weeks, this time 6 weeks. Paul was able to take New Years Eve off to be with me. Then he had New Year’s Day off too. This morning he started late due to the snow. He’s been amazing too! He’s been so helpful with getting me medication or starting the shower. He’s taken care of the kids and has picked up food for us. I don’t think I would have been as okay as I am if he hadn’t been here. He works for a great company that is very understanding. I hope 2019 goes uphill from here. It was kind of a bad end to 2018 and a bad start to 2019. But I have an amazing husband and two wonderful boys who have been so helpful and kind. I’m extremely blessed to be surrounded by loving friends and family too.