I have decided to start blogging again. Sometimes I have to ask myself why I stopped blogging in the first place. the first reason is my schooling started getting harder. Kids started multiplying. Cub scout took every last minute that I had to myself. I also thought that people didn't read my blog anymore, which is one of the reasons why I had stopped blogging. If people were not going to read it, then I have other important things to get done, like school, scouts and kids. I was also feeling really inadequate, there are a lot of people out there that can express themselves way more eloquently then I can, and I am afraid that I have a tendency to offend people (which I don't mean to do, I am not that kind of person). A lot of that has to do with the fact that I am ADD, when I have something to say it almost NEVER come out right and it frustrates me. My thoughts in my head are great but when I say things most of the time it just comes out all wrong and that is that part that frustrates me. On top of that my sentence structure is horrible and most often filled with incomplete sentences, and worst of all missing letters on my words. It just comes down to the fact that I stink at writing, which is one reason I am continuing my education.
Over the last 10 months I have been trying to come back to blogging, I think that I need it, but I have been so discouraged. I got a text last night from my sister in law, asking to see pictures of my kids, so that they can watch them grow. If you know Jon and I we are not big on posting our kids pictures on facebook(for me it is due to the privacy and right of those photos, I could be wrong), but I am more then happy to post pictures on my blog. Which then leads me back to the fact that I have to start blogging again, I realized that this blog has been more of a journal for me and my kids. I make going through some things right now and I think that this blog will help me and maybe someone who reads it, if there is anyone left. Some of the things that I write are going to be personal. I believe that Heavenly Father doesn't give me trials that are just for me, He gives me trails so that I can help others and so that other can learn from my mistakes. So if you can stand my incomplete sentences, random ramblings, my brutal honesty and any other silly things I do, you are more then welcome to come share my life and joy that I have and don't take offense. :)
So much time has past that I don't know where to start. Jon reformatted my laptop so all my pictures are in a safe spot, which is not my laptop. I think that I am going to start with the birth of Emma and as I find pictures of my kids from last summer I will post those. I am so excited to share some of the greatest blessing in my life, starting with my most recent, Emma.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Brett's Clothes People
I know that every parent thinks that their kid is Brilliant. But forgive me if sometimes I think that Brett is beyond brilliant, he is genius. For one example he did this with his clothes one morning.
Sometimes he will give his "clothes person" things to play with. I this picture Brett's person has a puppy and Brett's blankie, other times he will give his person a ball to kick.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Hello Are You There?
The other day I was trying to get things done, I had been on the phone a lot lately and I was super busy. Some how Miss Kate always knows when I need a good laugh to relax me. I found her walking around the house "talking" Grandma and Grandpa. Here is the funny part.....
It was on a BANANA!!
I love this kid.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Kate's First Set Of Curlers
This is Kate in curlers. It was super fun, and I had expected her to wake up with a head full of curls. But instead she went to bed and took out all of the curlers. She slept in a sea of curlers that night and woke up with three bunches of hair curled(the curlers that she missed). To this day we have not been able to successfully keep curlers in her hair over night.
Ah, well I tried. She is still dang Cute!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Kate's Crazy Hair
This just happened by accident. When I did Kate's hair that day, it stood on end because of all the hair product that she had in it. Kate was even shaking her head while I was getting the camera, because it felt funny and it still held up. I love this girl.
Does this remind anyone else of Teletubbies?
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Latest Happenings In the Wierschke Home
Oh my goodness, where has time gone? I can't believe that I have been so lacks with this blog, I used to be really good. I guess that life just happened, and slightly disrupted things. In an effort to not make this blog horrifically long I will give a brief summary from March to June and then get to nitty gritty details from June until now.
In March we had the opportunity to drive to Washington for the summer for an internship for Jon. We were still waiting on funding to come through, but we were excited. Plus we were going to live 20 minutes from my parents. I was still working with the scouts, and both Jon and I were going to school. April was much of the same, but my Sister Mikaela came to stay with us, while my parents were on a cruise. In May however we found out that we were in deed moving for the summer and started preparations. We had a blast driving out to Washington and Brett enjoyed swimming in the hotel pools every night. In Washington we stayed at a rental property that my Aunt and Uncle owned, which was such a HUGE blessing to us. We celebrated the kids birthday out in Washington and Aunt Heather got engaged!!! We had so much fun going to the museum of flight, Playing with Grandpa Bob's many fire trucks, Visiting the pacific coast, and having Barbeques with family. I still had school :(, but over all we had fun in June.
In July, we celebrated the 4th of July and Jon's Birthday. Jon got the best birthday present ever! Here is a picture of the kids showing you what it was. You make have to click on the image for you to see it really well.
**Side note: I LOVE this picture, I am head over heels in love with these kids.**
That's right, Jon got a baby. We found out on his Birthday that we are pregnant with our third child :)!! About two weeks later I graced the ER for the first of many hydration sessions. Most of you might know, some of you might not know. I have a condition called Hyperemesis, I am constantly sick form the time I get pregnant to the time that I deliver, even with medication. I lose so much weight and visit the hospital a lot for needed hydration, it is crazy. So, yeah our pregnancies are far from a walk in the park, and they are VERY hard on our family. To be honest I wanted to get pregnant. We had talked about getting pregnant this December, so we were 6 months earlier then planned. When I found out I was a little sad, I knew how hard it was going to be on our little family, and we tried to continue life like normal. Unfortunately my migraines got so bad that they put me in the hospital just as much as the hyperemesis did. We knew we needed an OB, that could track my progress(or lack there of) so that we stayed healthy. On my first visit to the Doctor, he thought I was crazy for having a third child. I know. I know!! I hear it everyday, and I feel crazy most days. However this is what the Lord wants for our family, so we are doing it.
Ok, time to shorten this story. I have lost 27 pounds!! Yikes. I mean, don't get me wrong. I love it and I feel/look great, but it is not good for me or baby. I have been in and out of the hospital at least a dozen times. The OB has been a little worried about weight since we are in our second trimester, and we should have gained weight by now. Some how even despite eating what little I do, I am STILL losing weight. Along with that the migraines are KILLING me, I went from having then 1-4 times a YEAR to 5 in a WEEK. We are working with a neurologist to try and get them under control (cross your fingers). I am so weak, so tired and in so much pain, and some days I don't know if I can make it to the next day. The Good news is that baby's heartbeat is steady and normal, so hopefully there will be no lasting effects for him/her.
***Funny Story***
We have been trying to prep Kate and Brett for this baby. Kate normally goes with the flow and seems to be ok with baby(plus she is a girl, what girl doesn't like babies?). However Brett is more hesitant about new situations and so I have tried to work with him more. When talking with him several weeks ago, we had a funny discussion.
Me: Brett do you want a little sister or a little brother?
Brett: Um, nothing.
Me: Brett the baby has to either be a boy or a girl.
Brett: Um, I just want a baby.
Me: But, do you want it to be a brother that you can wrestle with or a sister that you can cook with?
Brett: No that's ok I just want a baby.
I guess that means he will be ok, with whatever right?
I am still pretty sick, and Jon has been a saint and done everything around the house, plus he has to help me with my school. The OB was seriously deciding on if she was going to Picc line me or not. Luckily we narrowly escaped that, only because I am able to eat on my own, even though it is small amounts. Jon and I have decided that we will not be able to have any more biological children. We have been told that the older that I get, the worse my hyperemesis will get. We have also been told that if I have any kids beyond 30 it could potentially kill me. After this pregnancy I honestly believe that, each pregnancy has been significantly worse then the previous one.
News like this saddens me. I know in my heart that we are to be the parents of four beautiful children, and I know that is what our Heavenly Father wants for us also. So I am left trying to figure out how to fill that void. We have decided that we are going to adopt our last child, this is a huge process and undertaking, but we feel like it is what we need to be do. I know that we are currently pregnant, and so we will be waiting to start our paper work. However we still have to come up with a significant amount of money. I don't want to beg for money, so I am going to set up and Etsy store and sell a lot of my craft creations online, and all the money will go toward our adoption.
All In all we are excited. I am just beginning to feel baby move, and that is always a sweet relief for me. Now I can start keeping track of movements as a way for me to make sure that baby is ok, then wait for the next OB visit to hear our baby's heartbeat.
Here are a few quick favors I need from you.
1)(And the biggest favor and most important) Keep my little family in your prayers and thoughts, we still have a long way to go in this pregnancy. We are really fighting to beat this.
2) I already have a few ideas of what I am going to make and sell in my Etsy store, but if you run across any cute/fun ideas will you pass them on to me?
Ok before I fry my computer, from all the crying. We find out what we are having next Friday! I am going to post a poll on the right tool bar, so make your best guess. Lastly, we are due March 20th! I am going to try and keep this blog posted with the most recent updates/pictures of this pregnancy and happenings.
Loves to all!!
In March we had the opportunity to drive to Washington for the summer for an internship for Jon. We were still waiting on funding to come through, but we were excited. Plus we were going to live 20 minutes from my parents. I was still working with the scouts, and both Jon and I were going to school. April was much of the same, but my Sister Mikaela came to stay with us, while my parents were on a cruise. In May however we found out that we were in deed moving for the summer and started preparations. We had a blast driving out to Washington and Brett enjoyed swimming in the hotel pools every night. In Washington we stayed at a rental property that my Aunt and Uncle owned, which was such a HUGE blessing to us. We celebrated the kids birthday out in Washington and Aunt Heather got engaged!!! We had so much fun going to the museum of flight, Playing with Grandpa Bob's many fire trucks, Visiting the pacific coast, and having Barbeques with family. I still had school :(, but over all we had fun in June.
In July, we celebrated the 4th of July and Jon's Birthday. Jon got the best birthday present ever! Here is a picture of the kids showing you what it was. You make have to click on the image for you to see it really well.
**Side note: I LOVE this picture, I am head over heels in love with these kids.**That's right, Jon got a baby. We found out on his Birthday that we are pregnant with our third child :)!! About two weeks later I graced the ER for the first of many hydration sessions. Most of you might know, some of you might not know. I have a condition called Hyperemesis, I am constantly sick form the time I get pregnant to the time that I deliver, even with medication. I lose so much weight and visit the hospital a lot for needed hydration, it is crazy. So, yeah our pregnancies are far from a walk in the park, and they are VERY hard on our family. To be honest I wanted to get pregnant. We had talked about getting pregnant this December, so we were 6 months earlier then planned. When I found out I was a little sad, I knew how hard it was going to be on our little family, and we tried to continue life like normal. Unfortunately my migraines got so bad that they put me in the hospital just as much as the hyperemesis did. We knew we needed an OB, that could track my progress(or lack there of) so that we stayed healthy. On my first visit to the Doctor, he thought I was crazy for having a third child. I know. I know!! I hear it everyday, and I feel crazy most days. However this is what the Lord wants for our family, so we are doing it.
Ok, time to shorten this story. I have lost 27 pounds!! Yikes. I mean, don't get me wrong. I love it and I feel/look great, but it is not good for me or baby. I have been in and out of the hospital at least a dozen times. The OB has been a little worried about weight since we are in our second trimester, and we should have gained weight by now. Some how even despite eating what little I do, I am STILL losing weight. Along with that the migraines are KILLING me, I went from having then 1-4 times a YEAR to 5 in a WEEK. We are working with a neurologist to try and get them under control (cross your fingers). I am so weak, so tired and in so much pain, and some days I don't know if I can make it to the next day. The Good news is that baby's heartbeat is steady and normal, so hopefully there will be no lasting effects for him/her.
***Funny Story***
We have been trying to prep Kate and Brett for this baby. Kate normally goes with the flow and seems to be ok with baby(plus she is a girl, what girl doesn't like babies?). However Brett is more hesitant about new situations and so I have tried to work with him more. When talking with him several weeks ago, we had a funny discussion.
Me: Brett do you want a little sister or a little brother?
Brett: Um, nothing.
Me: Brett the baby has to either be a boy or a girl.
Brett: Um, I just want a baby.
Me: But, do you want it to be a brother that you can wrestle with or a sister that you can cook with?
Brett: No that's ok I just want a baby.
I guess that means he will be ok, with whatever right?
I am still pretty sick, and Jon has been a saint and done everything around the house, plus he has to help me with my school. The OB was seriously deciding on if she was going to Picc line me or not. Luckily we narrowly escaped that, only because I am able to eat on my own, even though it is small amounts. Jon and I have decided that we will not be able to have any more biological children. We have been told that the older that I get, the worse my hyperemesis will get. We have also been told that if I have any kids beyond 30 it could potentially kill me. After this pregnancy I honestly believe that, each pregnancy has been significantly worse then the previous one.
News like this saddens me. I know in my heart that we are to be the parents of four beautiful children, and I know that is what our Heavenly Father wants for us also. So I am left trying to figure out how to fill that void. We have decided that we are going to adopt our last child, this is a huge process and undertaking, but we feel like it is what we need to be do. I know that we are currently pregnant, and so we will be waiting to start our paper work. However we still have to come up with a significant amount of money. I don't want to beg for money, so I am going to set up and Etsy store and sell a lot of my craft creations online, and all the money will go toward our adoption.
All In all we are excited. I am just beginning to feel baby move, and that is always a sweet relief for me. Now I can start keeping track of movements as a way for me to make sure that baby is ok, then wait for the next OB visit to hear our baby's heartbeat.
Here are a few quick favors I need from you.
1)(And the biggest favor and most important) Keep my little family in your prayers and thoughts, we still have a long way to go in this pregnancy. We are really fighting to beat this.
2) I already have a few ideas of what I am going to make and sell in my Etsy store, but if you run across any cute/fun ideas will you pass them on to me?
Ok before I fry my computer, from all the crying. We find out what we are having next Friday! I am going to post a poll on the right tool bar, so make your best guess. Lastly, we are due March 20th! I am going to try and keep this blog posted with the most recent updates/pictures of this pregnancy and happenings.
Loves to all!!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Nuclear in the News
First, just a little note from the Wierschkes...yes we are still alive and yes, this blog is still active. Much of the lack of posts has been my fault. Sometime toward the end of this last semester I surprised Kathlen by taking an internship at a national lab. I did talk to her about it first, but I didn't give her much time between finalizing the internship and having to leave. This has resulted in a busy schedule and much stress, but life is finally quieting down a little bit.
Now on to the post...
Since the events in Fukushima, Japan, nuclear power has been in the news quite a bit. The latest news has revolved around the Fort Calhoun plant in Nebraska that is surrounded by flood waters. In all this coverage I have been quite irritated by how bad the news coverage has been. It has been a lot of misinformation, fear mongering, and outright falsehoods. One of the news broadcasts that irritated me the most came from Japan where they were filming in front of the oil refinery that caught on fire, yet the headline was nuclear disaster; as if somehow an inferno at a refinery had something to do with anything nuclear. I do not have the time to go through and rebut every news article that has been posted, and I am sure that many of you are not interested and haven't been paying attention to the "nuclear news". But if anyone has any questions, something in the news sounds just too scary, or too far fetched, please feel free to ask me any questions and I will do my best to answer them. If I don't know the answer, I know people who will. If you don't want to post your questions in the comments you can email me at jwierschke@yahoo.com.
Now on to the post...
Since the events in Fukushima, Japan, nuclear power has been in the news quite a bit. The latest news has revolved around the Fort Calhoun plant in Nebraska that is surrounded by flood waters. In all this coverage I have been quite irritated by how bad the news coverage has been. It has been a lot of misinformation, fear mongering, and outright falsehoods. One of the news broadcasts that irritated me the most came from Japan where they were filming in front of the oil refinery that caught on fire, yet the headline was nuclear disaster; as if somehow an inferno at a refinery had something to do with anything nuclear. I do not have the time to go through and rebut every news article that has been posted, and I am sure that many of you are not interested and haven't been paying attention to the "nuclear news". But if anyone has any questions, something in the news sounds just too scary, or too far fetched, please feel free to ask me any questions and I will do my best to answer them. If I don't know the answer, I know people who will. If you don't want to post your questions in the comments you can email me at jwierschke@yahoo.com.
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