Amanda update

Thanks to all of you who have taken a few minutes and filled out the AAbcm survey. (There's still time to fill it out if you haven't yet.) There was a recent comment in the survey saying that someone would like to hear more about Amanda. Presuming that Amandadidn't make the comment, I thought I would give an Amanda update.

Amanda has been feeling well. Her back has been bothering her though. We have tried just about everything with our bed. We are thinking of adding a pieced of plywood in between the mattress and box spring. We'll see. She is tired often, but that may be the result of the three other babies she has and not the result of the one in her womb.

Amanda went for another doctor's appointment yesterday. During our ultrasound they said that it looked like her placenta was a bit too close to her cervix. So they have scheduled another ultrasound for a next month. This is frustrating because it is always a hassle to get to these appointments. It is good though that they keep up on this type of thing. Better that than experiencing problems. The other things keeping her busy are looking for a bunk bed for the boys room (She wants a single over double one.), reading a book by the founder of Compassion International, keeping up after the four boys in her life and thinking further about what to do about school for Benjamin and the other boys. As far as school goes, she has kicked around the idea of homeschooling. We're not sure on that though. The elementary school at the end of our street looks great some days and not so great others. She is desperately looking forward to the warmer weather when she and the boys can get outside. We all love her and thank God for her every day. I hope that scratches all of your Amanda itches.