January 2009

I didn't forget!!

Hey everyone...I didn't forget to write January's blog post, I just have been so super busy, like all of you I'm sure.

January was really quite a month. We found out we're having a baby boy, that we'll name after Brian, James "Jimmy" Brian Denham. The pregnancy is moving a long. Jimmy is a big kicker! I'm still having a lot of headaches though. We did some testing and gratefully, they aren't being caused by anything serious, like a tumor or aneurysm. My doctor's sent me to the ER this month because I was showing every sign of pre-eclampsia (I developed that while I was in labor with elise) and they needed to test for the one final thing that would say I had it or didn't, and I don't :) That's great news. The bad news is, I have to keep getting shots in my head for these headaches, and they don't always work. Just a few more months though!!

We had an emergency custody hearing for the boys this month. It did not go as we expected. The boy's mom didn't even show up for the hearing, so they started without her. The judge was going to give us the emergency custody, and we almost got the order signed...It almost worked out the way we wanted, but everything just kind of turned upside-down at the last minute and the judge changed his mind. We don't foresee a likely chance under the circumstances that we will gain custody of the boys. If we couldn't get it for the emergency hearing, we don't have much faith that going forward would be beneficial to anyone except the attorney's who will gladly take anyones money!!

Elise is doing great. I think I've counted at least 65 signs that she can do, well. She's learning to sign and say her colors, and is starting to say more words. I think her favorite right now has got to be "no" or "more" sounds like mowwah, really cute. She's getting ready to start her swim classes again, and this summer she'll start her mommy and me classes at the Clermont Academy of Dance. I'm excited for that because I can loose some of the pregnancy weight I'm gaining.

All in all, this month has been really busy between doctor's visits, custody hearings and the daily grind. I hope you all are well and that you had a great January!

I'll post again at the end of the month for February's update...

--terrah