Long 2 weeks.

Last week and this week will have been very long for us.  Last Saturday, Jessie's grandfather passed away. He had been sick off and on for the 10 years that we've been together.  So it was a mixed blessing with his passing.  I'm not sure for Jessie or members of his family, but for me it brings me comfort knowing what a strong relationship with our Lord Jesus - his grandfather had.  My heart breaks though that Jessie wasn't able to say good-bye to his grandfather before his passing.  We had gotten word earlier the week before that Grandpa Johnson's health was failing, and that he didn't have much time left. Then on Friday, we got word that he would not make it Thur the night, let alone the weekend. Unfortunately Jessie was working out of town/state so he didn't get back till later in the evening. By that point Grandpa Johnson had been put to sleep, so Jessie didn't want to disturb him. So Jessie would leave very early the next morning to see grandpa, but he never got a chance. He died the next morning.

We had hoped that the funeral would be either Monday or Tuesday but it ended up being later in the week, which meant that Jessie was unable to attend.  My mom was wonderful in coming with me and Gordon, so that I could attend the funeral, pay my respects and support my in-laws.

That very night that Grandpa Johnson took a turn for the worst, my grandma took a turn for the worst and was readmitted into the hospital. About a month or so go - my mom, Gordon and I traveled to go see her when she was in the hospital the last time. We had been told that she wasn't going to make it, and to be honest she didn't want too. Her husband has been gone for over 30 years and she was ready to go. She was dying from cancer and there wasn't much they could do, especially at her age.  But one of her children wasn't ready to let her go, found doctors to help her in sustaining Grandma.  SO it's been rough on Grandma and everyone around her watching her being in pain.

Sadly this afternoon, she passed away. I'm so thankful that my aunt and uncle were there with her. She didn't die alone.  My uncle Steve said that was a little strange being in the room as she died though, I could only imagine. I feel blessed and thankful to have had such a wonderful lady in my life and to be able to call her Grandma. The kids have been a little unruly today, but I think that's normal for kids to take advantage when their parent's minds are elsewhere. They are also excited at the thought of being out of school for several days.  The older 2 have grown up with Grandma, and have asked to go to her funeral.  I'm not sure how it will go having all 4 of the children, but I feel that it will be okay, much to the disagreement of others.

May God bless us, and give us all strength during this tough time, as we mourn the loss of dearly loved family members.

God Bless
Carlena

4 mos

Wow has time flown. On the 27th of September, Gordon turned 4 months old. I can't believe that already.  He had his 4 month old check-up and it went well. He's already 27.5 inches long (off the charts as far as percentages go) and 17.1bs (85%), to help put that in perspective he's wearing 6/9 month clothing (9months if they are one piece outfits) which is amazing.

We aren't doing vaccinations, so we didn't have that to go thru during his well child check-up. He's hitting all the milestones for someone at this age, and a few he's even ahead. Lately he's been pushing his chest up, and almost getting up on his knees. It doesn't seem like it will be long before he's crawling, he's already pushing himself backwards, so he's won half the battle.  It's really cute watching him get annoyed because he pushes himself backwards to the point he can't go anywhere.  He's rolling over on to his tummy (been doing that for several weeks already), but hasn't quite figured out yet how to go from tummy to front. It will come.

We tried cereal the other night but I think we will hold off on that. It's not that he's not ready. He is, he loved eating cereal, his tummy didn't like it very much. He cried and was very fussy the next day.  I was talking to a chiropractor friend of another friend of mine last night. She suggested since Gordon, is already showing food sensitivity to hold off on the cereals, but trying foods that are "good" fats and easier on the tummy to digest, like a yolk(not the egg white) and avocados. So I'm going to do a little more research into that and see.  He's showing signs he's wanting foods: waking up more at night, batting/swiping at your food if he's in your lap, watching you eat, and the tongue reflex is gone. SO we'll see what happens in the coming weeks.

God Bless