Doctor's Visit

Yesterday I took Keziah to the doctor. He checked her over and took a sample to check for infection. It came back pretty good, except for "unknown bacteria." He was going to send it off for a culture, but in the meantime he went ahead and put her on antibiotics. For now I think that's all we're going to do. Unless she starts having other symptoms, or gets worse, I think he doesn't want to put her through all of that testing unless we really need to. I feel better getting her established with a new doctor who has now been filled in on her history.

On another note...

With a family of 7, there is a lot of laundry to do! And for the most part I can usually stay on top of it. But I've been noticing that I waste so much time folding the kids' clothes! They fumble through their drawers looking for what they want to wear and the clothes get all crumpled up...so what's the point? So yesterday I bought 3 small laundry baskets for the older kids. After their clothes are clean, I sort them into their baskets...they "fold" their own clothes and put them away, then bring their baskets back to the laundry room. Wow! That saves me a BUNCH of time! Now, what to do with all of my "free" time.... (ha, ha!)

More visitors!

This weekend Nathan's parents were able to come from Kansas spend the weekend with us.

The kids really enjoy playing Battleship with them (and I think they enjoy it too)!

Grandpa & Grandpa always spoil the kids. Keziah got a new barbie...

the boys got new cowboy gear...

and Isaac got a new bike as an early birthday present. Nathan & I also enjoyed being able to visit with them for a bit in the evenings after the kids went to bed. It's always nice having visitors!

Visitors!

We were so excited to have Audrey and her kids come visit us for the day yesterday! We haven't seen them since we moved last May!!!

This was the first time Audrey met Tirzah :)

The kids all had fun playing together. We picked up Keziah and Isaac from school early so they would have a little more time to see their cousins.

Keziah and Natalie...two peas in a pod!


We ended our day with an indoor picnic (it was raining). We're so glad they came!!!!

Please Pray

Saturday Keziah said she wasn't feeling well. I asked her what was wrong, and she couldn't say anything specific, she just didn't feel good. Yesterday she seemed fine, but this evening she said her stomach hurt...mostly on the right side. I tried to press (gently) to see if I could feel anything, and she would just cringe. So I have a feeling that it may be her kidney again. For those of you who don't know, Keziah started having problems when she was 3 (she's 7 now). We ended up taking her to the Children's Hospital and found out that she had grade 3 kidney reflux (the worst is 5). She was put on antibiotics for about 18 months or so. The Dr. there told us that if she continued to have problems, she would probably need surgery to fix the problem. So I guess I'll call the Dr. in the morning and see if we can get her in sometime this week. Please pray for healing for Keziah.

A Day Outside

We enjoy it when the weather is nice enough to spend the day outside!The kids have been helping me dig up a place to put in a flower garden =)

Always coming up with fun contraptions! This is their "army jeep."

A beautiful day for a picnic! There is a fun little place not too far from us that is perfect for enjoying a picnic.

And of course, this is Saturday night, so it's Goshert pizza night! Josiah was very happy to get to help daddy make the crust. Yum! Stop by and join us sometime!

4 Months Old!

Today was Tirzah's 4 month check-up. Where does the time go?! She is 17 lbs. 7 oz. and 26 in. tall (boy, my arms believe that!). She is a very healthy little girl (except for a little cold), which we thank the Lord for! Her smile brightens up the room and her laughter warms our hearts!

On our way to and from Kearney we saw more fields full of Sandhill Cranes. I'll post pics of our crane outing from last weekend at a later time. It is a very cool thing to see! ---

Today I am thankful for God's creation-from the birds to beautiful children, thank you Lord, for blessing us with such wonderful gifts!

Here we go!

As a friend told me, I'm going to start something that is "so un-pastor's wife-like." Ha! I enjoy keeping up with friends by reading their blogs, so I thought we'd join the fun! I hope to share with you a glimpse into our lives...to make you laugh, to think and maybe even send some encouragement your way!

I just love baby hats! Tirzah didn't seem to mind at first...

and then, enough!

We hope you enjoy our blog!