(Kyleigh's POV)(AN: A lot of the time I go into gameplay with an idea for what screenshots I want, but sometimes the game has other ideas and I get a whole new gameplay idea as I'm playing and I just go with it. This is an example of one of those days.)
Time is just flying by! Having the whole family in town is such a great time where all of our spirits are upbuilt and refreshed until we next see them again. We're heading down to see my parents for the Christmas and New Year period, so it's another season of preparing and packing for the drive to see them. My OB scheduled my glucose test at her clinic, which is a 45 minute drive away, and since I'd be gone for basically the whole day, it was going to be Barrett alone with all of the children. We figured it was easier to have one of us stay home with the kids than to ask one of the sisters to babysit, so Macie came to get me and we drove over for a day of testing.
I did the testing over a weekend so we didn't have to coordinate the homeschooling efforts for the kids, so it was essentially just a free day for them him to keep the children fed and the house in one piece. I had to leave just after breakfast, so everyone was eating and distracted when I made my hasty exit, or else little Preston and Jefferson would've thrown the biggest of fits.
With the littles being in a constant state of growth and development, we're all learning new things about them with every day that passes, both the good habits and bad habits. Olivia recently discovered that she loves feeding the floor as well as herself, so that will be something that she needs to be guided out of because food waste isn't something we endorse in our house.
It seems that all the big events happen when I'm not home, as while I was away both Chloe and Benji lost teeth. It wasn't the first tooth being lost for either of them, but it's still quite a big thing to happen. They both had been complaining of a loose tooth for the past few days, but I didn't think they'd both bite the bullet and deal with it themselves - I attribute the decisiveness to their dad being the one at home with them.
These are the pictures that they used Barrett's phone to send to me, and both sets of grandparents. They love being able to document different milestones in life and send them to their grandparents, especially my parents since they live so far away. I love that their bond as siblings is so close, especially between the triplets - it's just a surprise that AJ didn't lose a tooth as well.
With a family as large as ours, wear and tear on the various items in the house is tremendous, so Barrett makes it a point to always be doing something to fix and/or upgrade the various items we have around the house. Recently Barrett and I have made our housing a persistent point of prayer; one option is buying a house that is larger than this one that we can further grow in, another is buying land and building a house that caters specifically to our needs as a large family. Another option is just adding another level to this house so we can grow upward, since we can't expand the walls any further.
The kids have definitely learnt the value of teamwork, and I'm happy that they were able to work together to clean up after the meal. Whilst dad was off tinkering around the house, the kids banded together to clean up the mess after lunch time.
Barrett sat and read all the kids a bible story in the afternoon before they had a free afternoon. Before we married, we used to talk about what we wanted for our future children and how we planned on raising them up in the Lord, and seeing it happen all these years later brings my heart so much joy. We do scripture memorisation with the kids, and the more we focus on it, the better they get with it.
Casandra came over for a bit in the afternoon before I got back, she has other commitments which stopped her from coming over to help earlier, but she was happy to find that everyone had survived the day with dad. The toddlers were down for their naps so she was able to spend some time with the big kids whilst Barrett was working on the 'honey-do' list that he usually tackles over the weekend.
After a long day at the doctor's office, with loads of scans, blood draws, and loads of drinking that glucose mixture, I finally got my diagnoses. Thankfully baby is doing great and growing well, but today my doctor confirmed that I've developed gestational diabetes, anaemia, and that I've got preeclampsia. So far the only thing to be heavily on the watch for is the preeclampsia, and have a general watch over the diabetes. It's taken to me 9th pregnancy to have pregnancy-related issues, but I'm thankful my doctor is great and we're working on getting baby here safely with both me and baby okay.
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⋒ Life begins — 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒌
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"I have something to tell you," Renee gently touched Vincent's shoulder as soon as he arrived home. The couple had been trying for a baby for a while now and today they were blessed with a special gift, "I'm pregnant!" Vincent had been waiting so long for this moment: tears welled up in his eyes. Words could not form in his mouth, so he held Renee close, not letting her go. She could hear the rapid beating of his heart slowly descend into a soft, calming rhythm ❤️
Start a family ✅
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