Sara Percival’s Blog

Well, things have been so hectic with the baby coming. I never get too much time to myself. We are constantly caring for Juliana. She is so amazing. She is 6 weeks old now and it amazes me how she has changed so much in that short amount of time. She is a wonderful addition in our lives.

We are going away this weekend to a wedding in NJ. I hope things go well. It will be the baby’s first trip. I made a list of everything we will need for the family while we are gone the next few days.

I have had a nice surprise of Juliana sleeping through the night the last 5 nights in a row. I think we have her on a good schedule and just hope she stays on this schedule. It makes things a little easier.

Well, hopefully I will be able to post on here more often. If not, I apologize. I will do my best, but baby takes priority to a blog. Anyway, hope to post about our trip when we get back. I will do my best to post more. Until then, happy reading.

Well, it has been busy. Things are so hectic. We had some birthdays in June. We had my nephew and my neice. There was also Father’s Day. We got Jason something he has wanted for a while and I think he appreciates it. I wanted him to know how much we love him. Abby’s birthday parties were very nice. I say parties because she had two. One was a cookout at our house and one was a swim party. They both went well.

We also got the steps finished thanks to my friend’s husband. He did those for us and Jason helped them out with stuff. My father-in-law is in for a bit. He has been staying here since Tuesday, but went to Jason’s sister’s house last night. He is going to his High School reunion and will be back Sunday. He wants to have a cookout with the family members from both sides. Hopefully it won’t rain.

Maybe on Sunday we will be able to figure out more stuff about the baby shower. We have been getting things together and figured out little by little, but time goes and and we want to get it finished. We also have to do some switching of rooms while Jason is on vacation. He is supposed to be cleaning out his computer room so then Jason can go back there and Janeen can go into Jason’s room. She and Jason finally made progress on cleaning her room. It won’t be too long until we will be doing the painting and such for the nursery.

Sometimes I get so overwhlemed with everything. I just think of everything and want to cry. Or should I say cry, because that it what I have been doing from time to time. I guess it is just a hormonal thing with me being pregnant and all, but things just get to me.

Today just hasnt been the best for me. I got up and wanted to crawl right back in bed. Then I was so tired during the day and didn’t feel too well. I think it was due to the fact that I didn’t have enough on my stomach when I took my prenatal pills. Work was ok, but still I did not want to be there. I get home and just things kind of blew up from there. I just wish I could stop feeling the way I feel. Things just get to me and bother me and it is hard to let things go.

I am hoping that Kristoff can stay over tonight because he was excited about it, but his mom wants him to stay home because they are going to Knoebel’s tomorrow. Well, we will see if he makes it over this evening. Becky may come over and hang out and we may possibly go over things that are shower related. Jason isn’t home because they were doing the “special podcast”, not only audio, but video as well. So, I am not sure when he will be home.

On an exciting note, the baby has been really active lately and it makes me feel good to know that this one is doing well. I actually not only felt it, but saw it for myself when it moved today. The ultrasounds have been cool. I go for another one on July 15th and they will try to do this one in 3D. It will be exciting to see what the baby will look like. Almost like a photograph. I hope that it will co-operate and let the doctor get some good pictures.

Well, I think I have rambled on enough and got some thoughts and feeling out. I hope to post again soon. Hopefully Jason will be able to put all of the ultrasounds on here at some point in time. Until then….happy reading.

Well, just writing a quick note. This weekend has been terrible weather-wise. It has been so hot the last few days. Everyone was warning me about being pregnant during summer. I didn’t think it would be this rough. My feet have gotten swollen from time to time. I am trying to stay hydrated as much as I can.

Today my dad was wonderful enough to pick up the kids from Jason’s sister’s house. Then we had a quick dinner and then it was off to Jrs game. I cannot wait for the week to be over. That means that baseball/softball will be finished and I do not have to run around as much. I like when the kids are doing things, but this is killing me the last few days. I just burst into tears from time to time trying to get everything done.

Well, hopefully things will calm down. The steps should be done shortly too. It will be nice to see the finished product. Well, I just wanted to jot a bit down. Hope to post more soon. Bye for now!!

Well, it has been a bit since I posted last. Things are hectic as usual. Between appointments for the baby, kids in sports and Jason working so much, it seems like I never have a chance to relax. Sometimes it feels like I get to the breaking point. I don’t know if it sometimes is the hormones or not, but I get to the point where I break into tears.

Things have been going well with the pregnancy since the problems I was having in the beginning. I have 2 doctors that I see. It almost is like I am going to the appointments constnantly, but I don’t mind. I just want this precious little one to join our family.

Many people keep asking if we want to find out what we are having, but we do not. I just want to have that surprise when the baby comes and they say the sex. We started a registry and have been adding and subtracting things as we go along. Before you know it, things will be changing. We have to change some rooms around and get things situated this summer.

Jason is off in New York today. Hopefully he is having fun. He has been working so much and I really appreciate it. Sometimes, he thinks I am upset, but I am not. He is doing his best for our family. I just get frustrated when I am at the point of exhaustion and have to run around with different things.

Well, I guess I rambled on long enough. Hopefully I will post again soon. I can update on the different appointments I have. Also, sometime down the road, Jason will digitize the VCR tape of the ultrasounds. It would be awesome to post and let everyone share in our joy and experience. Until enjoy the post.

I can’t believe my birthday is here. It seems like time is flying anymore. BTW, Happy Birthday Becky!!!! It was a pretty normal day. I worked and then ran the kids around to practices. Jason and I then went to get stuff to make for dinner. It ended up to be a good day. I got calls from my sister, parents, and best friend to wish me a happy birthday. Of course, Jason and the kids wished me the same at the house.

I got a surprise yesterday. Jason had a plan to take me to dinner. He ended up taking me to the Poconos. We had dinner and then played some slots at Mt. Airy. Jason and Jim had planned this, so I was able to hang out with Becky as well. It was nice to just have some time with Jason. It’s just hectic with Jason working so much and me running with the kids all of the time. I miss when we don’t get to just spend time together.

I just cherish all the time alone that we get. Especially once the baby comes, I think it will be few and far between when we get a chance to just spend time together. But until then I will enjoy all of the time we get together.

Well, I will go for now. Hope all enjoy the post and feel free to comment. I hope to post again soon.

Today turned out to be a wonderful day. I got up early and then headed off to my ultrasound. It was really awesome. I got a video of everything. I have to go back in 4 weeks and they will continue taping it. I cannot wait to show everyone. Jason said once everything is done, he will put it to dvd and then he can add music and such. That would be pretty cool.

I also got a few errands done. I still have to get a few things done, but hopefully I can get them done on the weekend. Jr is at practice and then we will have some dinner on the grill. Hopefully after that we can go to my parent’s house and show them the video. Well, just wanted to make a quick post and tell everyone things went well. Hope to post again soon.

Happy Earth Day! Also, Happy Birthday to my uncle and Jerry’s daughter Meghan. It has been a bit of time since I have written. Things are just always crazy and hectic as usual. Not only with work, but now with the kids starting the sports. It is usually work, pick up kids, then off to practice. We have been having late night dinners, then off to bed.

Today has not been a good day. Work was not too bad, other than 2 appts cancelling on me. Then off to get the kids. Now it has been a fight for Janeen to finish homework. I had to also run Jason to practice and then run back down after getting to the house when I found his glove in the car. So, as of now, Janeen is still doing homework. Then after that she is off to her room. Her friends came over to see if she wanted to play, but at this point, I don’t think she is getting out of the house other than to pick up her brother.

I don’t know if it is hormones from the pregnancy or what, but things have been getting to me so much lately. I usually am a patient person, but this is just torturing me. I am ready to scream. I feel bad because right when Jason called, I just broke down into tears. I don’t want to keep doing that to him, but it is my only release. Anyway, hopefully things will get better. Jason is working so hard for our family and I totally appreciate what he is doing. Sometimes I don’t think he knows it. I just have to remind him that I love and appreciate everything he does for our family. I get on edge sometimes, but hopefully things will calm down.

I am also getting excited for Thursday. I am off from work, and going to my next ultrasound appt. It will be neat because it is more in depth and we actually will get a video tape to keep. It will be exciting and awesome. Sometimes I think I am starting to feel movements, but I don’t know if it is too early yet or not. Anyway, I just needed to post and vent a bit. I hope to write again soon. I will hopefully post something after Thursday to let all know how things are progressing. Until then, happy reading.!!

Things have been so hectic these days. Work has been quite busy. The children have started baseball/softball practices, and just things in general have kept me on my toes. I am trying to do as much as I can without going overboard. I just can’t wait for October to come. Then I will be able to do more.

I am happy that things are going well so far. I have a doctor’s appt. tomorrow. As each week goes by I feel better and better. I just want things to continue to go well. And in the end, we will have a wonderful addition to our family.

Today was not the best for me. I don’t know if it is the hormones or not, but I just broke down for a bit, but I am doing fine now. I guess sometimes I feel overwhelmed with things and wishing I could get everything done. Anyway, just wanted to make a quick post. Hope to post again soon with good news. Until then enjoy the weather and I will be back to post again soon.

Things always seem so hectic. It is just like we go through life doing the same few things over and over again…work, clean, etc. Life seems to be flying by. Sometimes it feels like Jason and I never get a chance to just talk.

Last night, we just took some time after the kids went to bed and watched a movie together. We haven’t really done that in a long time. The movie was nice, and it was not too late when it was over. So, instead of doing stuff on the computer we just went up to bed. Since we weren’t too tired, we just talked for a while. He and I had talked about when we started dating. He was talking about how he enjoyed and missed when I would come over to the apartment after working two jobs and just watched movies with him. It was so nice to just hear that from him. Sometimes, he isn’t open about his feelings. But it was special that he let me know that.

We also talked about the past and where we are in life right now. We talked about our thoughts on the past and the future. Things will be changing dramatically in the coming months. I had talked about my joys and concerns. I also had felt comfort in Jason’s reassurance that things will be fine. It seems like forever since we just talked and connected like that. I want to make it a point to keep this happening. I am hoping that we can take more time to watch movies and just spend quality time together. Just us.

Well, anyway, just wanted to write down my thoughts and hope that the future will continue to be well for us and we can continue connecting like we did last night. For now, it is off to the usual grind of laundry, cleaning and also getting the kids involved in their baseball/softball activities. Until I write again, enjoy.