The Mixed-Up Adventures of the Merry Mederich's.

40 weeks came and went.  Nothing.  I made it to my 41 week checkup and hoped that I wouldn't have to be induced like last time.  Ultrasound looked great.  Blood pressure looked great.  Let the waiting game continue!  This was a Monday.  Tuesday. Around noon I started to notice "things."  Possible early signs of labor, but nothing major.  During dinner I casually glanced at my watch to check the time because I thought I was having a real contraction.  Having not gone into spontaneous labor with Via I wasn't 100% sure what I should be expecting.  It didn't hurt really, so I thought perhaps it was nothing.  Made it through the evening with a few more here and there and then went to bed as usual.  Around 11:15 I woke up to a contraction and glanced at my watch again.  Fell asleep.  This went on for two hours or so.  Contraction.  Check watch.  Sleep.  10 minutes.  9 minutes.  8 minute...

I am successfully blogging before the arrival of Soren.  Congratulations to me! We missed the Fisk Easter gathering this year because Via and I were sick.  Super bummer!  On the Friday night before Easter Justin and I had put Via to bed and were watching TV on the couch.  At about 9:30 p.m. Via woke up and Justin hopped up and said, "I'm going to save her!"  He went into her bedroom and found that the poor girl was puking everywhere.  He called for me and I took put her in the bath to clean her up and calm her down.  Poor thing didn't calm down a bit and was shaking like a leaf.  Finally when she was cleaned up we settled in front of her favorite show (Daniel Tiger) and she relaxed a bit.  Near the end of the 26 minute episode she started puking again, so I decided to call the nurses line.  The nurse asked me a series of questions one of them being, "Did she bonk her head hard today?"  I told her that she had bonked prety har...

It's April 10 and little Soren is due on May 12.  I absolutely cannot believe how fast this pregnancy has gone compared to my last one.  Justin and I were so very prepared for Via's arrival by the time I was full term at 37 weeks.  I will be 36 weeks along with Soren on Monday and I don't even feel remotely prepared.  I guess the nice thing about it being Baby #2 is that we already know that we really just need diapers and a crib.  We have both!  We should be good to go until this little guy is at least four months old.  :) Yesterday we toured Woodwinds where I will be giving birth.  It seems very nice and accommodating.  We got to see the waterbirth suite and everything.  Praying that we have a smooth labor and delivery and that Soren is just as healthy as can be. Everyone keeps telling me that parenting really begins when you have two children.  I suppose there is probably some truth to that.  I don't by any mea...

It was such a merry Christmas for the Justin Mederich's this year. Last year was nice too, but honestly I'm so thankful to be where we are now as opposed to where we were then. A year ago during the holidays we had a baby that wouldn't sleep, we weren't living in our own home, we had recently moved to the frigid north, and I had just started my new job. Were we blessed at that time?  Absolutely!  Did life feel easy? Absolutely not. This Christmas was different and better in so many ways! We have a happy and spunky toddler who lights up the room by day, and typically sleeps quite well at night. We are close enough to family that we can celebrate with both sides and enjoy our time together without having to think about driving 10 hours to get home. Via is getting to the age where she remembers her grandmas and grandpas and aunts and uncles and that makes the time spent with them that much more fun. And she is also way more into toys and presents than she was last year...

I can't believe that my little Via turns one today. I won't feel like she is really one until 7:16 p.m., the time she was born. I've been having a few flashbacks today to the beautiful horror endured in the delivery room. So worth it! It seems like pregnancy, labor, and delivery lasted forever; however, once Via was born time has been rushing, rushing, rushing. I often forget that I'm pregnant because I'm so busy watching my first baby learn and grow and change so fast. Sylvia Lynne Mederich has been given many nicknames. One of the first nicknames her daddy gave her once she entered the world is Little Duck. She had a cute head of hair when we met her, and it swooped in the back resembling a duck tail. Via hasn't always loved bath time, but she turned a corner around four months and began to enjoy bath time as well as the rubber ducks she got to play with during the sudsy fun. When she hit the 1/2 year mark I began to think about her first birthday party, a...

Every single blog seems to start the same way.....it's been too long.  A lot has happened in  less than a month. The biggest news, is that Via is going to be a big sister. Our due date is May 12, 2014, and we couldn't be happier. This news has caused us to take a step back and count our blessings as we plan for a new and different future. Among our many blessings, a few that we count daily are as follows: Justin's ability to stay home with our little girl. The flexibility of my job. Our church family, and the friendships that are growing on that front. Via is a happy, healthy, growing girl. Living in a home we love that is not 10 hours away from most of our family. The freedom to enjoy nightly family devotions. As we think about the changes that will come with having two kids, we are praying about a few things: That Justin will be able to find a good job in a field that he loves - either ministry or non-profit. Continued health in both our children. Wis...

I don't know how it happens, but it has been over two months since I last blogged.  Summer has been fun and busy and it's hard to believe it's now drawing to a close.  Today I am wearing a long sleeve shirt and a fleece.  There will still be some hot days, but the dog days of summer seem to be over. Via is changing every single day.  She is getting so mobile.  She is crawling everywhere, pulling up on everything, and thinks that her walking skills are better than they actually are.  She has gotten to the place where sometimes she will let go of whatever piece of furniture she is holding onto and take off toward whatever she wants.  Sometimes it goes better than others.  The other day she clobbered the dog.  Mila still wonders why we brought this baby home.  Via's vocabulary seems to be taking shape.  A lot of the time she says momma and dada and she seems to know who/what she is talking about.  In addition to what sounds like...