Second Ultrasound Update

Here is "confirmed" baby girl Ellison at 35 weeks.  This is the first time I've gotten a 3D image which was really neat.  FYI her arm is not cut in half-that's just how much of her fit in the image.
They were checking on my low lying placenta which apparently is still a problem.  It is supposed to be at least 2 cm away from your cervix for most doctors to let you deliver naturally and mine is at 1.8 cm.  As it is now my midwife cannot deliver at home as we had planned and I would have to deliver in the hospital.  The doctor that overlooked my ultrasound said he would be willing to let me try to have natural labor before intervening with a c-section but only in the hospital.  So in 3 weeks I am going to have a third ultrasound to see if its moved to 2 cm so my midwife can deliver at home.  If not, I will have to go to the hospital but it won't be an automatic c-section.  I have orders to eat as much as humanly possible especially protein to try to get her bigger which will result in a healthier baby and help to move my placenta.  Protein is the hardest thing for me to consume because I don't like meat but I'm trying.  All in all I know that she is healthy and my health is in well capable hands so it will work out.  My main concern is not getting a c-section which may happen if I began to hemorrhage.  Please keep us in your prayers.

A Wonderful and Exhausting Weekend

This weekend we were fortunate enough to be able to go up to Richland, Washington to be a part of the oldest grandchild on the Ellison side getting married.  Nothing is easy when you are traveling with little kids especially a 2 year-old that thinks that 6 AM is playtime in a motel room.  But it was very uplifting, spiritual, and growing experience to be able to witness a sealing.  Its the first one we've attended and with our sealing just 3 years ago it was wonderful to be able to hear everything as a bystander this time.  I was really able to hear the words of the officiator and feel the level of commitment and importance of being sealed in the Temple with your spouse.  I was happy to have my Joshie next to me.

Thank you Ashley and Spencer for allowing us to attend your beautiful ceremony and reception.  We wish you all the best!

Kids and Such

In effort to talk about something other than me. Here are a few pictures of the other members of the family.

Here Seer is doing what she loves best.  Being outside and exploring new things with Daddy of course.

 Here Seer is kissing Daddy.

I know the picture is cut off, but I couldn't have captured her beautiful smile better.  She lights up a room!

With Daddy not around as much, Kaiden has found alternative "boy" things to do like painting his sister's toenails.

And her fingers of course.  He is an artist after all.  Notice the 3 colors he is using.

McKenna and Seer on the Merry-go-Round

New Skates they Earned by Practicing Basketball Every Day for a Month

Fun at the Park over Spring Break

No Photo Album is Complete without a Mohalk Picture

One of Seer's Love Hugs

Singing Pop Star in the Making

Month 7 Squashy Joshie

Baby is the Size of a Squash

Well we are now officially at 29 weeks.  I have 6 more weeks until I have another ultrasound to see if the previa has dissipated so I can have a normal delivery.  I'm pretty confident that it has, but please still keep us in your prayers.  I am continuing to have some back pain from the kidney issues but thanks to my mom-in-law and her sister I have some great herbs that are helping with that issue.


The baby is moving a ton.  I feel her all day long (yes I'm accepting that she is a she).  I get worried because sometimes she moves so fast and jittery that it feels like bouncy jello or something.  Not the usual kick that I'm used to.  I'm telling myself its hiccups or something but I'm still a little worried about it.


I am now consistently getting comments that "You look pregnant now," "You've gotten a lot bigger," and "You can't hide it anymore."  Which is very true.  From 6-7 months I've really shot out and I'm convinced that I'm the biggest I've been with all my pregnancies at this stage, but my memory is not that great at all.  Josh laughs at me as if I've never done this before.  By the time I get to this stage my maternity shirts seem to have shrunk in the dryer so when I actually need them to cover my belly they creep up which McKenna gets a laugh out of seeing.  Seer as always, loves to crawl all around and on me.  Her elbow jabs and feet in my belly aren't so cute anymore.  I've been trying to tell her there is a baby in there, but she just giggles.  She is very loving with her baby dolls so I think she will be a great big sister. Kaiden and McKenna are becoming better siblings everyday and I am so grateful to have their help each day with playing with Seer, feeding her, or taking her outside with them once in a while.  They really are great kids.


The business is in full swing now.  I think the average person would be insane by now and its funny to think I've been through this before with JE Illusions.  I can't believe at the age of 31 we're doing this all over again.  This business is different, more challenging, and I'm really looking forward to seeing its progress in the next 6 months.  We've invested everything into it and I'm confident in Josh that we'll be just fine.  He is working 16 hour days again.  Working at the shop until late evening and then planning, website details, etc. until bedtime.  Its really hard but I remember this from before so that makes it a little more bearable.  We had a toddler and a newborn with JE Illusions so this scenario is about the same as we'll have with Royalty Core.  I work a little here and there, but Josh has been very kind in giving me space to handle being pregnant with a toddler at home.  I'm basically the support system trying to keep Josh from falling asleep standing up.  The website is live now, but not operable, hopefully in a few weeks it will have progressed a lot and products will be made  and ready to sell.  Josh is currently at a week long training in Washington on his OMAX waterjet cutting machine.  He says he's caught up to the guys that have previous training already and he's enjoying it.


So that's it for this month.  Hope everyone is doing well.

Schabahn Day Designs

For my birthday my sister Erin got me a gift certificate for a charm necklace that a friend of her's custom designs.  So far this is the design that we have come up with and I love it.  The copper circle has the initials of our kids with the last one still in question and then Josh and my wedding year.  Then the silver circle has Josh and my initials.  Of course this image is just photoshopped and she will actually stamp the letters and numbers into the charms when it is complete.

Month 6 is an Eggplant

The past week has been hard on the whole family.  All 5 of us got the stomach flu and really took its toll on us.  I had my 25 week check up today with my midwife and discovered that I have kidney stones, I'm dehydrated, and I have low blood pressure.  Its nothing to be concerned with but she recommended that I drink and eat more to compensate.  She told me that now is the time to build up my calorie reserves because the baby is building her blood supply which takes away from mine so to listen to my body and eat more often.  This I can do!  I just have to drink a gallon of water a day and eat every 2.5 hours.  No problem, right:)  


Seer got to lay on me while they examined my belly and the heartbeat.  The heartbeat monitor still makes her cry but the soothing voices of Colleen and her assistant helped calm her down and she managed to say bye bye to them with a smile when they left.  


Tonight we will get to have a family birthday dinner and get to go away for a night with Josh with no kids over the weekend.  I am very much looking forward to this!


Yesterday we signed the lease to our new shop, our cnc water jet machine was delivered, and set-up of the shop has begun.  Its very excited to finally have this part of the business pinned down.  Although it also means Josh will be gone all day like with a "normal" job.  No more breakfasts and lunches together or midday talks which I will miss.  We've been together every day all day since 2004 so this will be an adjustment for me to not be around him all day.


Seer and I will have to come up with some creative ways to spend our days now.

Pregnancy Week 24

Nothing too exciting has happened in the past four weeks. I finally can't hide the fact that I'm pregnant now. It got pretty obvious this past month. I met with the midwife and it went great. I will be seeing her again on my birthday in two weeks.

No changes with the placenta previa and I will be getting another ultrasound probably at 32 weeks or so to see if its moved. I'm hoping for the best.

Strangely enough morning sickness has came about again this week. Its not as bad as before but I don't feel very good. I'm assuming its stress from the business start-up. This business is exciting to me and Josh has a lot of passion in it so its been fun to do this again. We've begun purchasing equipment, we're very close to signing a shop lease, website will be done in about a month, and we have some of the CAD drawings ready for Josh's designs. The businesses that Josh has been trying to get quotes from are not being responsive so we've decided that he will be manufacturing his parts himself. He's the one we can trust to do the best work anyway so we are in the process of purchasing major equipment, tools, etc. Although its exciting-its very stressful to buy all of this stuff without any income coming in for a while as well as the back and forth between pricing, seller's, quality, etc. This is the third time we've had a start-up begin while I was pregnant. We've always liked to cram everything into one. Why not have a baby and a new business in the same year? That's Josh for you-never stopping and never boring. It's fun to watch the Joshie a show:)

Your Pregnancy: Week 24