Jacob had a fun “gaventure” yesterday with Grammie! She had this wonderful idea to make sticky bracelets (tape turned right-side in) for Jacob to stick his treasures to. If you don’t know any three-year-olds right now, every wall is a treasure hunt, and treasures are anything interesting you find on the ground. Things you and I (“gadults”) would pay no mind to. It’s so fascinating to see the wonder in these everyday items.
i have to share this…I have a Bible app, and this was the daily verse on the day before I broke my ankle:
“We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.”
Proverbs 16:9 NLT
Well, there wasn’t much I could do then, was there?
I’m still trying to figure out the lesson in this for me. Patience is definitely part of it, but I’m sure it goes much deeper. Luckily, I have quite some time to figure it out…
fun at the doctor…x-ray image from Monday, a new splint, kisses on each toe from my guy, and just general cuteness and love. ❤️❤️
you guys.
This sweet creature has been such a good boy. He gets impatient, of course, but he’s been through a lot for the past week, and has responded so well. A change of routine is always tough for little guys, and while we have had some questions and tears, we have mainly had really good behavior and astounding maturity. He is sweet and gentle with me, and his nightly prayers are the most beautiful I’ve ever heard. “Thank you for EVERYTHING, God! Thank you for mommy, and daddy, and baby brother. Thank you for KoKo and monkey and baby doll. Please Jeegus, please heal mommy’s ankle. She needs your power. Amen!” He reassures me daily that everything will be alright.
And you know something? I really believe him.
He could be acting like his whole world is upside-down (which it is) and seeking reassurance constantly, and yet he is comforting me with the complete confidence of a guy who knows that this world is good and things will work out for us all in the end.
How beautiful is that? 
Monday afternoon the strangest thing happened. I stepped out of my front door and fell, I’m not even sure why, and rolled my ankle on the way down pretty badly. It felt disgusting. The end result was that my ankle is broken in two places. It’s called a bimalleolar fracture. The bottom of both bones has an area called the malleolar, and I have fractured both of them. The breaks are on the outside of my ankle on each side. I am currently in a plaster splint, but later today I will see the orthopedic specialist to discuss surgery. I’m definitely not happy about having surgery while pregnant. I’ve spent these months avoiding anything remotely hazardous, so the thought of being sedated is very nerve-wracking. It will be an interesting appointment today.
I am really anxious to start the healing process, however. This splint weighs a ton and just holding it up off of the ground is extremely painful. I am basically completely immobile. I would like to be able to move around at least a limited amount. I have seven weeks until my due date, and it appears I’ll be in a cast when the baby is born. Needless to say, this is not how I pictured this important part of my life.
Wish me luck.
well…all I have for week 32 is this one sad picture collage, I’m afraid:
I had planned to take pictures Monday when I was dressed and ready which included my face and all…I took these to show how great and comfortable I am wearing a woven wrap as belly support…and this is all I am likely to have for a while. Because…
I broke my ankle. And now I’m in bed. WAAAHHHHH!!!!
So 32 weeks…baby weighs over 3.5 pounds (on average at this point). I had a checkup last Thursday in which I heard that heartbeat pounding away. 🙂 I am doing daily kick counts to track his movement. They make me nervous rather than reassured, though. They should be reassuring, but each time I worry that he won’t kick enough in the time span and oh my gosh what if he doesn’t?!?!
The appointment was pretty quick and routine. I will now go to the doctor every two weeks, and in June, weekly. I’m hoping this sweet boy stays comfortable and hangs out as long as possible, because I want to recover! I just finished the necessary house projects I needed to complete in order to work on baby’s nursery…I saved the best for last and now I don’t get to do it. 😭 Well, more on that later.
I’ve been joking that this baby will be my calm one…my sleeper. So far, he seems to be. He has active times, and it’s almost always when the sun is up. Otherwise he seems to sleep at night and doesn’t wake me at 3 am like Jacob did. So I might be right…
I’m still having heartburn and curious to see if it is truly an omen that this baby will have hair! Then maybe j won’t feel like I’m “having Jacob again” which is kind of how I feel now. 😉
When was the last time that your day was made by something as simple as a teaspoon of peanut butter? It happened today for these two:
(Josh enjoyed it as well). 😉
Josh and Korey 