This Week in Pictures

This past week has been very eventful, to say the least! Brandt Landon Schrib was born; he weighed 6 lbs 11 oz and was 19 inches long! He had some fluid on his lungs when he was born, which is apparently not uncommon, but required a stay in the NICU. We finally got to bring him home on my 30th birthday! We are all doing very well now. We had a check up with the doctor this week to follow up with the NICU stay, and he is already back up to his birth weight! And, Ben and Lindley are doing very well with him. He is just the sweetest thing!



Also, since there are no longer just four schrib's in our household, we will be changing blog addresses. The new one will be http://theschribtribe.blogspot.com/. I'll give you a few days notice before changing it!

Thankful

I have to admit that bed rest has definitely not been the funnest thing I have done in a while. I have been on bed rest twice before, but this time seems to be the hardest. Maybe it is because we have two kids running around!! And the kids are here all day with a babysitter, which makes it harder because they want to hang out with me, but I'm kind of boring right now! The babysitter is really good about taking them to do stuff, but there are still times when it's pretty challenging.

BUT, as it says in 1 Thessalonians 1:18, "give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." There are so many things that we are so very thankful for during this short period of our lives.

There have been so many awesome people who have jumped right in to help in any way that they can. We have had lots of yummy dinners brought, which was made even easier by a dinner calendar that a friend set up. Ben has played with lots of neighborhood friends, and some people have even wanted to help with chores! And, of course our loving parents, who do even more for us when they are here than I would normally do! My mom got to be here for a big chunk of July; she worked so very hard and really did so much that helped us make it through the month. Lanny's parents have also gotten to come and got some house maintenance and every last piece of laundry taken care of! My aunt and cousin also came to stay, and the baby now has the cutest curtains on the block thanks to my aunt. My cousin, Rosston, was so awesome with Ben; he was in heaven!! My dad and brother are up next; they get here at the end of the week.

Everyone's thoughtfulness has been an amazing expression of God's love, and we have been so blessed by the way other's have served. I read somewhere that "God's comfort can come in a card, a call, a casserole, or a consoling hug," and we have had all of that!

Thankfully, the bed rest has served its purpose and my blood pressure has been staying low enough to keep me out of the hospital. I go to the doctor twice a week, and those are my weekly "outings." I found out yesterday that, if I make it this far (in the words of the doctor), then I will be induced on August 18!!

Three Kids and Seven Years Ago

Okay, well, technically not three kids yet, but close enough!!

Lanny and I have been married now for longer than we dated. Just for fun (and because I have a lot of time on my hands), I thought I would post some pictures of the last 13 years of our relationship. We started dating in the dark ages before cell phones and digital cameras, but I have these pictures from our rehearsal dinner slideshow. Sadly, I don't have any digital wedding pictures, and I'm not smart enough to figure out how to scan them in.

Anyway, here is Lanny and I in high school at his senior prom (I think :) When Ben saw this picture, he said my hair looked funny...

My high school graduation (circa 1997)...

BYX social in college...
My 21st birthday...
Just for fun...good times with our best friends...

Engagement picture....

Ben's first birthday....

Lindley's birth...

Most recent picture I have of us (obviously not too recent because I am much bigger than this right now...)

These seven years have held a lot of change for us, but they have been very good years. I can honestly say that I love Lanny more than I did yesterday, but not as much as I will tomorrow.

Not the Charm

I had been thinking that maybe the third time would be the charm, and that maybe this pregnancy would be the easiest one yet. And, it had been...up until Thursday. To make a long story short, I am now on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy. I can basically eat, go to the bathroom, and shower.

I am having the same blood pressure issues that I had with the other two kids. This time, it came on really fast...within the course of one day...so we have been really surprised by it. I really needed about 2 more weeks to wrap things up, but oh well!! We should have planned better for this; I think in all my wishful thinking, I just didn't do the smart thing and plan. So, we are scrambling a little to figure it all out. But, we know that God will take care of all of us. Please just pray for strength for Lanny, understanding for the kids, and patience for me!!

The Fourth

We had a great time with friends and family. Our festivities included Ben and Lindley riding in the neighborhood parade, playing in bounce houses and water slides, cooking out and swimming with family and friends, and Richardson's fireworks show. The kids loved the fireworks. Everytime one would go off, Lindley would say "Ooo, petty!"

Tennis Camp

Ben had a great time playing tennis this week. Although, if you ask him, it wasn't "tennis camp," because they didn't camp.

And, here are some cute kiddos:

Pictures at the Arboretum

Where Have All the Brain Cells Gone?

Just to prove that pregnancy/mommy brain is a real thing:

One of the websites I use for my weekly menu planning references a certain cookbook fairly often. So, I decided since I tend to like the recipes from this particular cookbook, that it might be worth adding to my "library." I go to amazon to see how much it costs. On the page for the book, I get an alert on the top of the page that says, "Order update : you purchased this book on September 16, 2006" WHAT! I already had it! And, sure enough, when I went to the shelf, there it was! Lanny was so glad to know that I had gotten such great use out of it for the last 2.5 years.

In other news, let me first say that I'm not really all that jazzed about the toy in the McDonald's meals right now. It is basically a cd that has songs that are meant for 16 year olds, sung by 10 year olds and sold to 5 year olds. But, Ben thinks they are so cool, and I haven't been able to manage to "lose" the cd yet. One of the songs on there has the following lyric:

Give me the beat, boys
Free my soul;
I want to get lost in the rock n' roll
And drift away.

So, Ben is listening to this song, and asks, "Mom, how do you get lost in the rock and roll?"

Random Fun

This past Saturday, we found out about a free "Saftey Training" day at our local police station. Ben got to meet several super heros:

(yes, Ben is in the picture with Batman, can you find him?) Whoever this guy is was Ben's favorite (Lanny says it is Flash Gordon)

Ben got to sit up in a real helicopter!

And, Lindley wanted to get in the helicopter too :)

The highlight of it all, though, was watching the helicopter take off and land. Ben thought that was so awesome! He and his friend were literally jumping up and down as it took off.

Lanny and I appreciated the free food :)

What a Happy Mother's Day

Lanny and the kids really did a lot to make me feel special and loved on Mother's Day, and that is exactly what I felt. My cup overflows...

I would like to dedicate this post...

To Brad Jones. For those few who don't actually know who that is, Brad is my brother. Brad, this is for you...

Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com

And, I apologize to future Ben for posting this ;)

The Milkshake and the Yogurt

The Milkshake
One night Lanny made milkshakes for an after dinner treat for all of us. Lindley normally doesn't like ice cream, but she was really interested in watching the process of making the milkshakes. So, she stood on a stool and watched Lanny. He gave her a sample taste of his milkshake. After he poured his into a glass, he went to sit down at the table. She proceeded to go to the drawer where we keep her bowls, grabbed a bowl, and took it to Lanny and held it up to him as if to say, "put some of that milkshake in my bowl!" Well, Lanny just ended up sharing his while she sat in his lap. She was somewhat intrigued with the glass, though, and accidentally spilled the milkshake all over the table. Guess it was too good to waste!

The Yogurt

Lanny had to be out of town for a conference for work not too long ago. So, while he was gone, I enlisted some help to feed Lindley some yogurt.

One bite for her...

One bite for him...

Easter Pictures

We had a great Easter! My mom and brother got to come and be with us. Ben had a great time with all the eggs, etc. Lindley had zero interest in hunting eggs or digging through her Easter basket! And, I definitely felt old in hosting Easter dinner for friends and family, especially when the guys all took naps and watched golf after dinner.