Pregnancy and Family Update

The past week has been filled with excitement and a little nervousness about my 8^th pregnancy.  As many of my readers already know, I do not have eight living children.  I have two sweet little ones, Sofia and Charlotte, and five little blessings safe in the arms of the Lord.  I feel it a great honor and blessing to be pregnant once again, and trust the Lord with this pregnancy as I have with all of the others. 

I am currently in the 5^th week of pregnancy, and by the grace of God, I am experiencing much exhaustion and short little bouts of feeling nauseous.  These are great signs that the pregnancy hormones are doing as they should for now.  I scheduled my first OB appointment for July 22^nd, and since we will be paying out of pocket for this pregnancy we’ll have an ultrasound that day as well.  I should be a little over 8 weeks pregnant by then, so we are sure to be able to see a heartbeat.  The OB I have had for nearly three years is retiring and not seeing pregnant patients anymore, so I switched to my OB’s younger brother, who actually delivered Charlotte.  This helps because I am already familiar with this new OB, and he is familiar with me. 

I do have somewhat of sad news to report.  We had to find a new home for Mr. Winston, our puppy that we got last December.  It seems Mr. Winston has some health issues that we are not in a position to financially afford at this time.  He has had issues with diarrhea and vomiting and it got worse this past weekend.  He was so sick that I had no choice but to take him to the animal emergency hospital where they informed me that Mr. Winston was severely dehydrated and that he needed to be hydrated immediately.  Through the course of about 5 hours, all of the tests they ran on Mr. Winston came back negative and they suspect that he has irritable bowel syndrome and that he will require special prescription food that we are unable to afford.  I couldn’t even afford the ER bill for the puppy, but the hospital worked with me to arrange payments. 

A vet nurse at the clinic we use for Mr. Winston was able to find Mr. Winston a great home within a few hours!  The office manager at the vet clinic has adopted Mr. Winston and can provide all the special care he needs.  I can call and find out how Mr. Winston is doing anytime, and while we are sad that we had to give our sweet puppy away, we are so very glad that the Lord provided a great home for him. 

Sofia is the one who has had the hardest time with Mr. Winston being gone.  She cried as I left with him, and she cried two days in a row about him being gone.  Malachi and I both were in tears at the sight of our sweet daughter’s heart being broken.  I have to say, that is truly the most heartbreaking thing is to see your child hurting and you can’t quite explain the situation to where they understand it or are able to fully accept it.  She is doing fine now, and says that she is happy Mr. Winston is safe in a new home.

In other news…

The Lord has been so faithful to our family!  Since Malachi was laid off, he was able to secure a job back at Best Buy, and while it is only a part-time position at the moment, the Lord has used so many people to bless us financially.  Our every need has been met and then some!  We have truly been humbled by the benevolence of God’s children and others.  We are so grateful for all the help that has been sent our way, and we’re praying for the day to come that we can give back again. 

Malachi has put in for a transfer to two Best Buys in Texas, and he actually has a phone interview with one of them today!  We are so praying the Lord will open this door to move to Texas.  I would be so thrilled to live near my best friend and her family, or even my other good friend and her family.  If we move to Austin, Texas, there is a chance we might be able to stop and meet and visit with the Baucham family.  That would just be the sweetest treat.  Miss Jasmine Baucham has become such a sweet friend, and it is a blessing to have her as a dear friend.

We will be celebrating mine and Charlotte's birthdays in a few days.  My birthday is July 4th (really not all that exciting, I promise) and Miss Charlotte's is the next day on the 5th of July.  Malachi has to work on my birthday, but should have off for Charlie's, and we are hoping to make it a special day for our sweet baby girl who will be 2 years old!  Anyone who have been following my blog since the time of Charlotte's birth knows what a struggle with was for all of us during her first year of life.  As of today she still has no signs of SVT (the heart condition she was born with) and while she is still VERY tiny (a whopping 22lbs) she is mighty!  It still amazes me how different she is from her older sister Sofia.  She might be a little bitty girl but she sure does have a HUGE personality that just melts my heart!  We praise the Lord each and every day that she is healthy and for the moment her heart condition appears to be non-existent.  Her birthday will make one whole year of being medication free from her heart medication, and her heart is perfect!  Praise be to God alone!

Other than that, life is always busy and never without amusements, trials, and wonderful blessings.  The Lord has been gracious to our family, and while we are so undeserving of His kindness, we are eternally grateful!

Serving God and My Family,

Crystal <>< (SAHM)

The Newest Addition to the Sewell Family - Mr. Winston

Mr. Winston

This is the newest member of the Sewell family! (Ain't he just adorable?!) Winston (after Winston Churchill) is a miniature Schnauzer and happens to be the "runt" of his liter, so he is very tiny! He is so precious and so sweet.

The sweater that he is wearing I made for him today. Yes, I am going to be one of the crazy pet owners that dress their dog up! We are so happy to have this little guy.

Serving God and My Family,
Crystal <>< (SAHM)