It's been another whirlwind week. Francis made it home Wednesday evening and was greeted by three very excited children. After reading books to them and tucking them in, he slept for 11 hours! He hadn't slept for 2 days so I can't blame him, but his experiment was a success. He is still analyzing all the results but so far they look good.
Thursday after swim lessons, William started to complain of a headache and a few hours later he began to vomit. This continued through the might and into Friday morning. He finally began to feel better during the day and so by Friday evening we were able to take a family drive to get out of the house. William wanted something to do that didn't require much energy on Friday and so I gave him the Chronicles of Narnia (all 7 books compiled together) by C. S. Lewis. He loves reading and has been reading it during his free time ever since. By Sunday he had already read over 500 pages. I have no idea where he gets that from, haha.
Saturday we had to do as many chores around the house as we could. It's crazy how much still needs to be done even when you work hard all week!
Sunday evening the whole Phillips clan met to have an early Father's Day dinner. Francis's parents drove in here for the night and his Sister, Chris and Abby drove up from Houston for dinner. It was fun and the conversation was lively. I love it when a plan comes together!
Monday was a big day. Francis had his defense of his doctoral thesis. They tried a new format where the family is able to join and watch the presentation in addition to the committee and fellow students. Francis's parents were already in town and my parents drove up that morning. Even the kids got to come up before it started and enjoy the food we brought. They were super cute as they hugged Francis goodbye and left with my mom for swim lessons (thanks mom!) right before Francis began his presentation. I was impressed by Francis and his presentation. He did it calmly and reminded me once again how wonderfully smart he is. I was also impressed by the number of fellow students who voluntarily came and listened very attentively, even asking good questions when the time came. After presentation and questions, they kicked us all out so the committee could ask Francis questions for the better part of an hour. Francis then exited to wait while the committee discussed whether or not he passed. He was greeted warmly by students (who had all stuck around!) and family alike. A very short time later, Dr. Lagoudas (head of the committee) came out and said, "Now where is Dr. Phillips?". This was meet with cheering and clapping by all. We got a few pictures. It was such a special time. Afterward, we had lunch with the kids and all 4 parents at a local Italian place to celebrate. The kids wanted to know if Francis had won. Why yes, yes he did! If that were not enough excitement for one day, Francis came home, packed and flew out to Maryland that evening. He has meetings today and tomorrow for a job that he is (hopefully) going to start in August. We will see him again Thursday evening. Never a dull moment around here. The whole of Monday would not have been the same if not for our quiet times with the Lord. In his perfect timing, I had made it to Jeremiah 29 which talks about him knowing the plans for Israel and bringing them home at the appointed time. Francis, on the other hand was in Acts 25 which just happened to include Paul's defense before Festus and King Agrippa. I love that God still talks to us through His word. It was a perfect start to the day.
Today We started up summer Bible Study at church. The kids and I had to leave early to make it to swim lessons, but we thankfully won't have to leave early again. We made it just in time for swim lessons. I'm so glad we only have 2 more because they make me so tired! The kids however still had energy to burn so we had to go to the park after dinner to run off the last bit of it. I wish I could borrow some of it! The rest of our week includes swim lessons, library, my OB appointment, Francis coming home and Practicum all day Thursday through Saturday. If I can make it through all that, then only a few more weeks until baby. I'm still feeling, well, terrible, but keeping busy at least keeps my mind on other things.
Till next time!
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
June 5, 2018
We made it to June! There have been days I was not fully convinced I would make it. I'm more than halfway through day two without Francis....but I'm getting ahead of myself.
Last Friday after Francis finished at work, we all headed over to Sheridan to meet up with Francis's parents and his sister, brother-in-law and niece Abby. We spent the night in a nice cabin (well, the Boergers opted for tent camping outside), and the next morning we spent the day at Splashway Waterpark. The kids had a blast!!! Francis was not able to join us for the morning as he was working on his defense presentation (so he can, ya know, graduate!), so I followed Robert around the many kids areas, wave pools and slides. He found two slides he liked in particular and did them at least 30 times each. Hannah went around with Nana and enjoyed the little slide and pretending to be a mermaid by swimming around with her hands touching the bottom of the shallow pool and kicking her legs behind her. William and grandad did a couple slides, but was a big fan of the wave pool. Abby (aka the pro) liked everything and did most of the options for fun as much as she could. When Francis joined us for lunch, he then took William on a big slide called the "Magic Carpet" ride. William failed to try to go down the first two times, freezing on the stairs partway up. But the third time after determining that it would not get the best of him, he marched up the stairs (and didn't look down) and did the ride. And you know what? He LOVED it! He did it at least 3 more times that afternoon. Robert played for a little bit and then fell asleep on me. With grandad's help, I got him back to the cabin where he napped for a long time that afternoon. He had played hard. I needed the rest too, so I certainly did not complain. Hannah and William kept up their fun until dinner time, somehow with energy to spare. We all had dinner at the cabin made by Cyndy and then Francis, the kids and I headed home. The two who didn't nap made it only part way home, and Robert got in bed without a fuss. It was a good day.
Sunday after church, Francis and I completed as many chores as we could before he left for Chicago very early Monday morning. It was exhausting, but necessary so that I could function alone with the kids. He's conducting an experiment in Chicago and will be back late tomorrow night. Here's hoping he gets great results!
The kids started swim lessons yesterday. As Hannah is not yet 3, I am doing the mommy and me classes with her. It's harder than I remember to do lessons with her while huge pregnant, but she is having a blast. Robert is in the preschool classes and William is in level one of the big leagues. So far we have made it through two lessons, and Robert, Hannah and I have napped both afternoons afterward. It's exhausting! We have 6 lessons to go (2 this week and 4 next week). I can't wait to see how much the kids learn in that time!
What else? Baby boy is moving up a storm. I'm having even more trouble sleeping at night (I didn't know that was possible!) as he pushes and stretches out causing even more Braxton hicks contractions. Fun stuff. Less than 5 weeks until my due date. It seems like an eternity, but with all the things on the calendar, I think it will move by quickly. All my other aches/pains/problems are the same. My kids don't understand why it's so hard for me to walk these days, but they have been pretty sweet about it anyway. They are super ready to meet their brother and keep asking me to walk them through all the planned activities before baby's due date in July. I'm ready for that time too, kiddos.
Till next time!
Last Friday after Francis finished at work, we all headed over to Sheridan to meet up with Francis's parents and his sister, brother-in-law and niece Abby. We spent the night in a nice cabin (well, the Boergers opted for tent camping outside), and the next morning we spent the day at Splashway Waterpark. The kids had a blast!!! Francis was not able to join us for the morning as he was working on his defense presentation (so he can, ya know, graduate!), so I followed Robert around the many kids areas, wave pools and slides. He found two slides he liked in particular and did them at least 30 times each. Hannah went around with Nana and enjoyed the little slide and pretending to be a mermaid by swimming around with her hands touching the bottom of the shallow pool and kicking her legs behind her. William and grandad did a couple slides, but was a big fan of the wave pool. Abby (aka the pro) liked everything and did most of the options for fun as much as she could. When Francis joined us for lunch, he then took William on a big slide called the "Magic Carpet" ride. William failed to try to go down the first two times, freezing on the stairs partway up. But the third time after determining that it would not get the best of him, he marched up the stairs (and didn't look down) and did the ride. And you know what? He LOVED it! He did it at least 3 more times that afternoon. Robert played for a little bit and then fell asleep on me. With grandad's help, I got him back to the cabin where he napped for a long time that afternoon. He had played hard. I needed the rest too, so I certainly did not complain. Hannah and William kept up their fun until dinner time, somehow with energy to spare. We all had dinner at the cabin made by Cyndy and then Francis, the kids and I headed home. The two who didn't nap made it only part way home, and Robert got in bed without a fuss. It was a good day.
Sunday after church, Francis and I completed as many chores as we could before he left for Chicago very early Monday morning. It was exhausting, but necessary so that I could function alone with the kids. He's conducting an experiment in Chicago and will be back late tomorrow night. Here's hoping he gets great results!
The kids started swim lessons yesterday. As Hannah is not yet 3, I am doing the mommy and me classes with her. It's harder than I remember to do lessons with her while huge pregnant, but she is having a blast. Robert is in the preschool classes and William is in level one of the big leagues. So far we have made it through two lessons, and Robert, Hannah and I have napped both afternoons afterward. It's exhausting! We have 6 lessons to go (2 this week and 4 next week). I can't wait to see how much the kids learn in that time!
What else? Baby boy is moving up a storm. I'm having even more trouble sleeping at night (I didn't know that was possible!) as he pushes and stretches out causing even more Braxton hicks contractions. Fun stuff. Less than 5 weeks until my due date. It seems like an eternity, but with all the things on the calendar, I think it will move by quickly. All my other aches/pains/problems are the same. My kids don't understand why it's so hard for me to walk these days, but they have been pretty sweet about it anyway. They are super ready to meet their brother and keep asking me to walk them through all the planned activities before baby's due date in July. I'm ready for that time too, kiddos.
Till next time!
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