Jackson's Birthday will be Nov. 19, 2009

Well, the date is set for my C-section...it will be Nov. 19...so as of right now..we have 13 days to go....and I can't wait.....Riley is getting so excited...I can't wait to see his face the first time he sees his little brother......Chris has been back to work for 5 weeks and things are going good for him....We have to go to Brandon, Ms(about 3.5 hours away) on Tues...where they will fit him for a prothestic hand....it will be a glove that makes it look like he has all of his fingers....doesn't help him in any way...just for appearances.......he will be fitted on Tues.. and then I think it will take 2-3 months for the hand to be made and then we'll have to go back and stay over there for a few days so they can make sure the fit is good and paint the glove to match Chris' skin........I am trying to get all my Christmas bought before Jackson arrives cause who knows if I will feel like shopping after he gets here........I am almost through ...just have several small gifts left to buy...most of Riley's and Jackson's are bought...thank goodness......Hope all is well with everyone...God bless...

October Update....

Well, Jackson will be here in about 5 1/2 weeks...can't wait...we have everything ready for him...we just need him....Chris is back at work...this is his fourth week back and is doing great.. he is still on restricted duty...He has to go to the doctor on Friday the 16th and I'm thinking that the doctor will probably release him to full duty...not too sure how I feel about that.....he is an awesome man...some men would just say I can't do this or I can't do that...but you won't hear Chris saying that.....he does everything he did before he got hurt and more......His grandmother passed away on Oct. 7.....she was his MOM...she is the one who raised him..he talked to her on the phone every night...so adjusting to that has been hard for him....She was 80 years old and a special lady...I go to the doctor on Monday to check on baby Jackson.....can't wait...love, love, love to hear that sweet little heart beat...there is no sound like that in the world.....Love to all..God bless...

JACKSON IS ALMOST HERE...YAY!!!!!!

Well, today I am 8 months pregnant. Jackson Daniel Rodrick will be here sometime between Nov. 18th and Nov. 28th. Chris went back to work last week. He is still on restriced duty but has to go back to the doctor on Oct. 16th and I think they will probably release him to full duty. He's ready. He has done awesome with his recovery. He hasn't really found anything that he could do before the accident that he can't do now. Thank God for that. We are so ready for Jackson to arrive. Only have about 7 weeks to go, so not long at all. Started Christmas shopping cause not so sure I'm gonna be up to fighting the Christmas Crowds this year. Won't have long enough to recover between having Jackson(C-section) and Christmas. I'm almost done with Riley's Christmas......gotta get Jackson a few more things and then some family gifts. I have wonderful friends and family. Shyanne, Natosha, Tina, Tracey, and Kimberly had me a surprise baby shower at David's Catfish House. It was awesome. Then I had a shower at church and tomorrow night Niki and Angel(my cousin Jarrell's wife) are having me a couple's shower...gonna be so much fun.. So I have been blessed...Jackson is all set. Hope things are great for everyone...Love to all and God bless.....

August Update on the Rodrick Family

Hope everyone is doing awesome...Just wanted to let everyone know that we are.....I am now 25 weeks pregnant.....Jackson Daniel Rodrick(official name) is gonna be here before we know it and I can't wait....Chris is doing exceptionally well...He is doing things I had no ideal that he would ever be able to do.....He is going to therapy 5 days a week now for what they call work conditioning...it is where they get you ready to go back to work full time but where they can control the environment while his hand is getting stronger....so he won't be in any dangerous situations.....not sure if I'm gonna be ready to send him back to work when the doctors say he is ready to go back...but then again, pretty sure that I probably won't ever be ready to send him back...gonna be worried about him constantly...but guess he's gotta go back to work...(unless we win the lottery or someone has about a million dollars they wanna give me)...NO? Didn't think so....guess I'll just have to let go....just glad its not right now.....God bless!!!

I have an AWESOME Husband....

It has now been 2 weeks since Chris' accident....see previous post for details.....and he is doing great....He has been going to therapy for 1 week so far...he has to go 3 times a week for 3 weeks for right now....We have to go back and see the doctor on July 22 to see what's next...more therapy, work...who Knows...???........Just wanted to let every know that he is doing great.....I went for my 5 month check up yesterday and they did another ultrasound to confirm the baby's sex...and it was a boy and still is...lol..Chris and I think we have a name picked out....maybe we won't change our minds......Jackson Daniel Rodrick....Chris' grandfather, who raised Chris along with his grandmother, names was Daniel...so we for sure won't the middle name to be Daniel...and so far we love the name Jackson.......hard to believe that I am already half way through this pregnancy...Jackson will be here before we know it......We are a blessed family.....God Bless.....

Life Happens

June 25, 2009 was a life changing day for us...not in a good way either. The phone rang at 11:30pm...Chris was at work and Riley and I were home...didn't make it to the phone in time so I called Chris back...he was calling me on his cell phone which was strange because he was supposed to be at work...He told me to calm down..that he had just gotton 3 of his fingers cut off at work...he just kept telling me to calm down...I told him to give me a minute to freak out before he tells me to calm down....He was so calm .....so I went rushed to the ER(Niki got me there in about 13 minutes from my house)....he was so calm.....me, not so much....We were sent to USA in Mobile where they cleaned up his fingers and sewed them up...the fingers that were cut off were not able to be found...they went through a suction hose and probably ended up in the boiler(fire).....so they wrapped his hand up, kept him overnight, and sent him home ...we go back Monday on July 6 to have the bandages taken off and see what's next...He is amazing...no complaining...and hardly any pain.....The only time that I get really emotional is when I think about what could've happened.....instead of being called to the ER...someone could've showed up on my doorstep giving me really awful news...so I am thanking God every chance I get that I still get to have Chris with me.....I told him between us we have 17 fingers...I think we can handle anything together.......I told him if He can't do it, then WE can.....life can change in an instant.....I'm just praying that he has little pain as he has had.......Chris has a fierce determination...so I'm not worried about him in that capacity.....I told him I give him 2 weeks after his hand heals before he is able to do anything he wants to do....The fingers that were cut off are on his right hand...he has his thumb and pinky left and about an 1/2 inch of the other three fingers....at least that's what we think...we won't get to see his hand until July 6....so please be praying for a speedy recovery for Chris......thanks and God bless....

It's A Boy!!!

Well, we found out yesterday that baby #2 is also boy #2.......so guess I'm gonna be really outnumbered in our house for years to come....Riley and Chris couldn't be happier.....we had the ultrasound tech. whisper to Riley what the baby was and then he got to tell us......He was grinning so big and said...I told ya'll it was gonna be a boy.......She froze the screen and then told Riley..I saw "something" and was pretty sure it was a boy...lol......Dr. said everything looks great..so I'm happy about that.....now the hunt for a name begins....I really want the middle name to be Daniel, after Chris' grandfather...Just hope I can find something I like to go with that.....Riley has lots of names that he likes but just none I think I would be comfortable giving nour child...he has the name: Sandre DaSante......and last night when were laying in bed he came up with the name of Kenny Keyhole Rodrick...poor child....lol....hopefully we can find a normal name.......God bless ........