I had my "quick thinking" skills tested tonight, when suddenly Jakob woke up unable to breath! Croup is such a dreadful, scary thing! But I learned what to do from Anne of Green Gables. (Maybe Jerry will finally have to admit that it really is a good movie). It also helps that we had a baby on oxygen for so many months. Not only did we obtain lots of experience and knowledge about breathing issues, but we also accumulated lots of great equipment and medicine. So much for getting to bed early tonight. But I will have the whole bed to myself, as Jerry decided to sleep with Jakob.

I have been checking out various blogs tonight, mostly of people I don't even know, and I am finally convinced that blogging could be fun. So I am going to give it a try. I am still kind of confused about how it works so bare with me. The reason I have become convinced is because it seems like a pretty easy way to record memories and share pictures. We really don't have anything too exciting to share. We live a fairly simple, unexciting life. But I must confess that I am extremely fond of my four kids and I want to treasure these days that I have with them. It is going so fast! Is my oldest seriously 9 already?? It feels like just the other day we got to take her home from the hospital! So we have four and would have loved to have at least four more, but pregnancy doesn't agree with me much. I had HELLP syndrome with three of them, and the fourth was way too scary. He was born at 30 weeks, weighing 2lbs. 8oz. and had to stay in the hospital for two months. But we have enjoyed him (and the others too) so, so much! I want to have an infant in this house for the next...20 years or so. And each age has it's own set of blessings. Jakob, our five year old, keeps us on our toes, but he is a great source of humor in the home. And Wesley, who is 7, is our very persistent child. But he's also such a sweet boy. I love hearing him talk to his baby brother. Eliese, our oldest, and our only girl, is a very big helper. She is great about babysitting Josiah, and I wonder how I ever managed a baby without her help! Being a mom is definitely a lot of work, but I just love having our house full of laughter and joy.