http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:03:41 GMT en-us Copyright 2012 Bodeutsch http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/surgery/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/surgery/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:03:40 GMT Justin and I are so thankful to have reached a decision together regarding treatment. I didn't want to be rushed into making a decision based on fear. I am feeling at peace about this next step. Surgery is scheduled for this coming monday ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/the-results-are-in/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/the-results-are-in/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:45:04 GMT Today I talked to my doctor about the amazing MRI results! The tumor is 1/2 the size and the lymph nodes showed negative! So so excited about this news! Thank you for your prayers and support!  I am going to see a counselor to talk about ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/perspective/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/perspective/ Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:34:16 GMT "Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/not-ready/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/not-ready/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:44:32 GMT So I decided to postpone yet another treatment. After reading more about this specific drug and the success rates, I am skeptical. I haven't seen my doctor yet about the MRI and I was hoping to do that last week. I don't want to do any more ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/feeling-myself-again/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/feeling-myself-again/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:18:48 GMT Wow, I feel so much better today! Compared to Saturday when I wrote the previous blog entry, I am at peace about the whole idea. We saw my doctor today (and I didn't have the urge to punch him in the nose) we decided to start the next treatment ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/vacation-from-/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/vacation-from-/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:03:26 GMT   First of all, from now on no one is allowed to say the word that rhymes with shemo(don't even say that either!) !! This will be my code word for it #@$%!! Seriously folks, I don't want to think about it, talk about it, smell about it ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/new-website/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/new-website/ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:18:08 GMT New web design is up!! woohoo!! I have been wanting this for years, but Justin never had the time. Finally I love our website! Isn't it pretty!? (: Photography by LCS Photography http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/feeling-whole/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/feeling-whole/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:35:47 GMT I had such a wonderful week with my husband and children! Some fatigue off and on, but overall I can hardly believe how good I am feeling. This is poison people. Flowing through my blood. I am amazed how WHOLE I feel!  Thank you for so many ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/still-thankful/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/still-thankful/ Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:14:58 GMT   Just thinking about going to my infusion appointments brings on anxiety and nausea. I had to go in today for a nurse to check my arm. Some of the Drugs leaked outside the vein and caused a slight infection. So creepy! They recommended ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/third-treatment/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/third-treatment/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:08:51 GMT Overall been feeling great the past week. Nice to have a little break in between treatments. Tomorrow morning I go in for my third chemo appointment. Hopefully only one more after this! We will be discussing my progress and what the next ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/feeling-much-better/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/feeling-much-better/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:47:23 GMT Today I had no nausea! Hooray!   It was nice to actually eat three entire meals today! Yum!  http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/tears-are-falling-today/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/tears-are-falling-today/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:50:24 GMT Today was a hard day. There are so many hard days ahead, I just know it. The body aching, head aching, nausea, the tired heavy bones dragging me around. Today felt like the longest day of my life... and it only has just begun. Trusting God ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/hello-nauseagoodbye-hair/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/hello-nauseagoodbye-hair/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:19:35 GMT Nausea is not my friend! Well she is trying to be, but she is quite the bratt. This week has felt like forever! Finally feeling some relief today. Still nauseas, but no vomiting yet yoday.  Dahlia and valen are thrilled that I am able to at ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/color-makes-me-happy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/color-makes-me-happy/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:51:07 GMT Sitting in my chemo infusion right now. I requested to have the same nurse as the last time and I got her! She is wonderful! Last week I was feeling pretty good, just a little fatigued.  I am trying to stay physically active in any way I ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/side-effectiveness/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/side-effectiveness/ Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:04:34 GMT Ok, Funny story.... Yesterday I was taking a break while the kids watched one of their favorite shows and I noticed my mouth behaving very odd. I went up to talk with Justin about it and was unable to talk naturally. My tongue had a mind of ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/treatment-plan/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/treatment-plan/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:40:44 GMT My life has been a fun little roller coaster lately. Many doctor appointments over the past two months and lots of decisions to make. We changed treatment plans a few times and finally when we found out last Thursday that there was a spot in the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/some-recent-thoughts/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/some-recent-thoughts/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:19:24 GMT Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. God works in all things. He works to fulfill his purpose, making us "happy" isn't his purpose. I don't ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/health-update/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/health-update/ Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:18:54 GMT Many tests have been done recently to check for heart health, bone health and if the cancer has spread to another location. Thankfully all those tests were good!  I am meeting with a Naturopathic Oncologist on Wednesday. There is so ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/life-is-a-journey/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/life-is-a-journey/ Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:25:34 GMT Life is a journey. So many people have said that, but I am going to repeat it anyhow. I find it to be such a true statement. Everyday is an adventure and I experience the unknown and the predictable within just moments of each other. ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/how-i-saved-50-bucks/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/how-i-saved-50-bucks/ Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:41:28 GMT This tip is going to save you a lot of money. Go into your bathroom... did around in your cabinets.... find the clippers...rest them on the top of your head and buzz it off! (: I just saved 50 bucks in two minutes! I attempted to highlight my ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/places-i-go/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/places-i-go/ Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:27:46 GMT Our camera has issues so these pictures aren't very good. ): My friend Maddie and I went to the Swing Bar in downtown Oly. I loved it. It was very groovy and a lot of fun. We both dressed up and coincidentally looked awfully similar! (: it ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/rest-for-my-weary-soul/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/rest-for-my-weary-soul/ Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:44:53 GMT Last year when I first started meeting with a counselor I remember being amazed at something that he said to me. We were discussing an incident that happened a long time ago when I was very small. He had me close my eyes and ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/boundariesget-some/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/boundariesget-some/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:46:28 GMT I borrowed a book from a friend last year called Boundaries by Cloud/Townsend. I was in jaw dropping amazement while reading it. I found myself laughing out loud and at times nearly bursting into tears at many of ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/dont-waste-your-life-/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/dont-waste-your-life-/ Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:05:42 GMT   haha.. This is what I have been saying all along... seriously. The day I have a clean house is the day I have lost my purpose in life. ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/behind-the-mercy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/behind-the-mercy/ Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:12:17 GMT I had been contemplating different tattoo ideas for a while now. I couldn't decide where exactly I wanted it to be. I wanted to see it everyday but was fairly certain my face wasn't the best place for it. Originally I had thought of my wrist, ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/mercy-forever/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/mercy-forever/ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:05:59 GMT Titus 3:5  "He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy...." Psalm 51:1 "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/coffee-coffee/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/coffee-coffee/ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:44:54 GMT I keep forgeting to spread the word about this amazing local coffee roaster Lou here in Olympia. Justin met him a few years ago and I had always been meaning to check out his coffee at the market, but never did. Last year my counselor gave me ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/few-of-my-favorite-things/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/few-of-my-favorite-things/ Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:33:36 GMT 1. Quinoa topped with garbanzo beans, feta, tomatoes, red onion, oil, vinegar, salt, pepper.mmmmmmmmm I eat this just about everyday! Or I put this on top of a big mixed green salad, so delicious! and nutritious! 2. Tiny earrings. ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/love-these-pics/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/love-these-pics/ Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:34:30 GMT This picture below is one of my absolute favorites! I had to share it! My sister is one year younger than I am and my brother is one year older than me. We were a tight bunch. (: I have no idea why I am doing this with my arm... but I ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/awoke/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/awoke/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:28:49 GMT When I was much younger, probably fifteen years old, I remember hoping that something horrible would happen to me. I imagined some near death experience or act of God would be all it would take for me to finally grasp the true meaning of ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/outward-expression-of-an-inward-truth/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/outward-expression-of-an-inward-truth/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:35:25 GMT Who do I live to impress? Is it you? Is it people I look up to or those strangers that I will never know? I think this process really began right after Augustine died and everybody kept telling me how strong and amazing I was. I really was ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/time-for-healing/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/time-for-healing/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:32:37 GMT I am so full of gratitude for what God has been doing in my life. I don't know where I would be right now if I wouldn't have gone to talk with a counselor. He hasn't FIXED me, but has helped me to sort everything out. Making boundaries for ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/love-the-psalms/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/love-the-psalms/ Mon, 24 May 2010 18:33:58 GMT 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall NOT be in WANT.  2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,        he LEADS me beside quiet waters,  3 he RESTORES my soul.        He ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/finally-making-sense/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/finally-making-sense/ Sat, 01 May 2010 17:49:58 GMT Life has been EXTREMELY complex lately. I will try to sum it up.I have been seeing a counselor. I've never dealt with loss before like this and had really no idea what to expect from myself. I didn't even read the little booklet "Stages of ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/joy-in-grief-/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/joy-in-grief-/ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:21:52 GMT http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/crafty-coffee/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/crafty-coffee/ Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:31:32 GMT My 31st birthday is coming up in a few weeks and I don't know what to do! I also need to make up for last year too, so it needs to be something great! I have a few thoughts but nothing concrete.... very excited about it! I am hooked on Batdorf ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/same-as-people-who-arent-different/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/same-as-people-who-arent-different/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:08:44 GMT Life feels new. Starting a new year actually feels refreshing this time. Saying goodbye to augustine seems so far away now. Some days I find myself emotional and it can be hard to think about him and other days I am yelling at justin to get a ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/intense-calm/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/intense-calm/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:13:50 GMT i haven't written about the labor pain that came with Augustine. i have to say it was incredibly intense. it was dark and lonely and..... EXCRUCIATING! i never connected the dots for quite some time that it was related to the inner turmoil i was ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/afraid-of-fear/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/afraid-of-fear/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:01:08 GMT i am tormented by fear. its painful, it grips me, i've lived with it my whole life i can hardly imagine what a peaceful mind would look like. i know in my heart that all things are possible with God, but im looking at that through fear colored ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-complicated/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-complicated/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:37:34 GMT life is complicated. i actually like it that way, but sometimes i can get overwhelmed by everything going on and end up unable to focus on anything. i am constantly pushing myself in different areas of growth but find myself actually being too ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/blowing-wishes/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/blowing-wishes/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:44:00 GMT dahlia talks a lot about her brother Augustine. a couple weeks ago she started asking a lot of questions. "Augustine in heaven now mommy?" "Can i go see him?" so i talked a little about death and what that meant. it was kind of weird but didnt ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/happy-happy-sad-sad/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/happy-happy-sad-sad/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:50:00 GMT life feels fairly normal right now. the whole process of augustine feels like a dream most of the time. but sometimes very real. I met a friend through a friend who is traveling a similar road as we have. her baby is due in november and will ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/happy-happy-sad-sad/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/happy-happy-sad-sad/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:44:07 GMT life feels fairly normal right now. the whole process of augustine feels like a dream most of the time. but sometimes very real. I met a friend through a friend who is traveling a similar road as we have. her baby is due in november and will ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/the-lord-your-soul-will-keep/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/the-lord-your-soul-will-keep/ Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:35:47 GMT We enjoyed the memorial service for Augustine this past wednesday night with some family and friends. justin and i are both very glad that we decided to do this. it didnt happen till three weeks after his birth, but it actually was good timing ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/memorial-service/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/memorial-service/ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:56:00 GMT We are having a memorial service for Augustine this Wednesday at 7pm at our church. 620 Franklin Street SE, Olympia WA 98501 Anyone and everyone is welcome to join us. We look forward to celebrating his life with you all. Childcare will be ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/cracked-clavicle/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/cracked-clavicle/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:25:00 GMT What's wrong with this picture?? Dahlia decided to add to the excitement of this week by falling off a chair on Tuesday night and breaking her clavicle (not to be confused with clavichord). It hurt her a lot at the time but after a rough first ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/story-of-augustine/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/story-of-augustine/ Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:27:34 GMT Augustine Ezra Paul Bodeutsch came into our world September 3rd 2009 @ 6:38pm. he weighed 8lbs 10oz!! He was absolutely beautiful and precious. He lived less than one hour, but it was a beautiful hour that we enjoyed very much. He came and went ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/labor-day-coming-early-for-us/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/labor-day-coming-early-for-us/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:27:39 GMT It looks like today will be the big day for us. We're going to head up to the hospital (St. Joe's in Tacoma) at 1PM today. The Dr will get things moving from there. We'll keep this blog updated as things progress. Thanks again for the prayers ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/39-weeks-one-week-till-due-date/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/39-weeks-one-week-till-due-date/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:42:00 GMT almost due and actually feeling quite well right now. not sleeping good, and my feet hurt all the time, but other than that i think i am doing well! really enjoying all his movements, even though some are quite unbearable! http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/friends-visit/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/friends-visit/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:42:00 GMT my best friend from camas washington calls me up a few weeks ago (the week we were moving) and says "hey we are in aberdeen can we come by?" such a surprise and so much fun. her two girls are so stinking adorable and our kids havent played ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/pictures-of-our-home/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/pictures-of-our-home/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:39:00 GMT here is our living room. there is a dark brown wall to the right that used to be bright purple, thankfully the landlord let us paint it! also there is a wood burning fire place. oh and a bay window... i guess i should have taken a better ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/ready-for-our-next-baby-boy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/ready-for-our-next-baby-boy/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:25:00 GMT I am hoping to have this baby before my due date, which is next saturday sept 5th. this weekend would be a nice time i think .... at my last midwife appointment, she said that the baby is so incredibly low it is crazy. but since he is, the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/new-season-of-life/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/new-season-of-life/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:06:00 GMT finally our internet was hooked back up on the 12th, it felt like forever. we absolutely love our home and are very glad to be out of our last place. i didnt realize how much i hated it until we moved here. i was actually getting comfortable in ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/my-heart-will-choose-to-say/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/my-heart-will-choose-to-say/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:27:45 GMT have you heard that song "blessed be your name" ok there are probably many songs with that title, but this one in particular has a verse that is different. we were singing this song at church on sunday and i started feeling overwhelmed by how ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/moving-again/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/moving-again/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:55:00 GMT long story short, we are moving. Into a better house in a great neighborhood closer to town. so excited about this! next wednesday we should get the keys and then by saturday be moved in. we are overwhelmed by this great opportunity and feel ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/closer-to-home/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/closer-to-home/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:10:00 GMT for a while now i have been really wondering if delivering in seattle at the swedish medical center is really necessary. It will be very inconvenient to drive up there when i am in labor. the other option is being induced, which i am very much ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/big-coincidence/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/big-coincidence/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:03:00 GMT a couple weeks ago i started taking ZANTAC for my horrendous heartburn. i would get it all day long and especially at night while trying to sleep. nothing else seemed to work well enough so i decided to go with this drug. which is totally ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/here-is-our-little-boy-isnt-he-special/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/here-is-our-little-boy-isnt-he-special/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:31:08 GMT http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/healthy-dessert/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/healthy-dessert/ Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:54:00 GMT i am working on mastering healthy dessert recipes. I like something sweet just about every day, but i dont really like sugar. i want something more substantial that wont make me feel like crap. even fruit or a bowl of cereal can satisfy my ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/enjoying-what-we-have/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/enjoying-what-we-have/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:31:00 GMT our last appointment we were able to see some 3-D pictures of our baby. they were really special. one of them in particular turned out really great. it really made me ok with letting myself bond with him and be excited to see him and not afraid ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/not-content/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/not-content/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:21:00 GMT what does it take to really wake myself up? and stop talking about things and actually do them? when will my heart and my hands actually be in sync and learn to listen? nothing is more depressing than living for myself. that simply isnt what I ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/god-is-listening/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/god-is-listening/ Thu, 14 May 2009 11:03:00 GMT i have written two blog entries in the past few days and both i accidentally deleted before submitting them.... very frustrating! so i am attempting again, this time in gmail where it saves everything every few seconds. so since my last ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-hard/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-hard/ Fri, 08 May 2009 04:28:01 GMT this week has been hard. harder than the first week for sure. i really didnt know what to expect from myself but was a little surprised when i started feeling this down. its not like when i think of the situation i get depressed but more just an ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/california-trip/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/california-trip/ Tue, 05 May 2009 09:44:00 GMT Justin was supposed to head down to california for work sunday afternoon but was not able to fly due to the fact he was puking... dahlia and valen both were a few days before that and were recovering by this point. so justin left tuesday ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/my-thoughts-today/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/my-thoughts-today/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:28:10 GMT many tears are falling today but it feels right, its a relief. im not losing my hope just feeling the pain that comes and goes with reality. even in my weeping i feel strong life will go on, my faith will carry me along. some moments are ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/trusting-god-isnt-optional/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/trusting-god-isnt-optional/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:28:13 GMT i dont think it is really an option not to trust God in this situation. there is nothing we can do to change this on our own. the only thing we can do is pray and hope for a miracle. and if God for some reason doesnt choose to heal our baby then ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/trouble-with-our-little-boy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/trouble-with-our-little-boy/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:28:34 GMT we got a call monday morning from my midwife. three days after our last ultrasound. she sounded urgent and said that she wanted to see justin and i as soon as possible. i started shaking and knew that something obviously was wrong. when she told ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/whatever-it-takes/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/whatever-it-takes/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:48:00 GMT my purpose is to pursue holiness and bring glory to God. whatever pain and sorrow i must go through to bring this about, it will be worth it. http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/another-brother/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/another-brother/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:35:00 GMT both justin and i have thought this baby was going to be a boy from the beginning and i guess we were right!! we saw our little sweet baby today and it was wonderful. such a mover too! he wouldnt hold still the entire time we were taking ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/call-me-crazy-but-i-like-it/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/call-me-crazy-but-i-like-it/ Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:38:40 GMT i have been cutting my hair myself lately and really liking it, but have been wanting to go extremely short. just easier and takes longer to grow. this is a tad shorter than i would have wanted but overall i am so glad i did it! ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/update/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/update/ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:09:52 GMT i am not sick anymore.... but still blowing my nose very often. that is my only symptom. i mentioned to my midwife that i have been sick twice this pregnancy and never in my past pregnancies and she said this year has been so bad regarding ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/how-im-feeling/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/how-im-feeling/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:09:50 GMT so i have been sick the past few days. it has been terrible. justin reminded me that i was never sick while being pregnant with dahlia or valen... isnt that odd? and this time i have already been sick two times. i feel like i am healthier now ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/eating-is-fun-again/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/eating-is-fun-again/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:42:01 GMT i havent been nauseas for several days!!! i forgot what that felt like! monday night we were at some friends for dinner and i had seconds and dessert and it was wonderful! last night i dreamed of my favorite breakfast and when i woke up made it ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/keep-dreaming/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/keep-dreaming/ Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:39:42 GMT we found this home on tumwater hill, one of the areas we are considering buying a home. if it was fixed up, this would be my dream home. so much potential, but costs a lot to do it all.  things i love..... the porch!!  the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/this-weekend/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/this-weekend/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:22:30 GMT i have been very anxious to get out of town for a while now. i headed out to portland/vancouver on friday around 4 o'clock. i was a little sad about it because i didnt get to say goodbye to valen before his nap... but i managed to still go(= i ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/almost-in-my-second-trimester/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/almost-in-my-second-trimester/ Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:20:29 GMT i had my second appointment with my midwife today. mostly just paperwork and discussing previous health and births. she also listened for the heartbeat! and it was there, pounding about 150 beats per minute! perfect! that was such a great ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/surprise-date/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/surprise-date/ Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:12:52 GMT justin surprised me with the afternoon off thursday so that we could go for lunch and spend some time together. the weather was beautiful and he chose a restaurant and i didnt know where we were going till we parked. it was great! a little ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/overwhelmed/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/overwhelmed/ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:20:09 GMT i feel more content in life right now than i can remember ever being. life has completely gone in a different direction than i would have thought when i was younger, but i am glad it didnt go the way i pictured it! i married someone who is ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/first-midwife-appointment/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/first-midwife-appointment/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:37:46 GMT Justin and I just got back from meeting with our new midwife. She was spectacular! when i was pregnant with dahlia i went with a random doctor i chose which turned out to be not a good fit. super quick appointments and i didnt feel ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/till-we-have-faces/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/till-we-have-faces/ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:16:44 GMT     these are my second and third attempts at making dolls. the second one(red head) turned out great, but the other one i had a little trouble with. i followed the video tutorial for making the first two, but when i came to ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/time-goes-by-so-slowly/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/time-goes-by-so-slowly/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:52:13 GMT i feel like i have been pregnant way longer than 9 weeks! probably because of feeling sick since the week i found out. it really makes time go by so slowly. some days i feel like i was able to accomplish something or i had a few pockets of time ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/we-are-covered/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/we-are-covered/ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:16:51 GMT as of october 2008, we have maternity insurance. when we moved here in february last year we joined with regence to cover the childrens medical, but thankfully added maternity for myself just in time for us to be pregnant! i called a few days ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/first-time-chili/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/first-time-chili/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:28:06 GMT so last night taco bell still sounded so good, but instead i decided to try making chili. believe it or not i have never made it before. it was so easy and delicious! justin will be excited when he gets home to have a new meal for dinners! 1 ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/dinner-for-breakfast/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/dinner-for-breakfast/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:17:19 GMT the nausea soon followed after i discovered i was pregnant. i think i will call it "24 hour sickness". it seems to be a constant queeziness all of the time, even when i wake up in the middle of the night. because of this, eating is ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/it-happened-one-night/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/it-happened-one-night/ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:36:11 GMT   This is not what we were hoping for. two children was enough for us and we were doing all we could (obviously not enough) to prevent this from happening, but here it is and it will be ok. i took the test in the middle of the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/happy-new-years-couple/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/happy-new-years-couple/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:29:35 GMT I havent been out late with my husband since before we had kids... New years eve this year we actually went to a party and stayed up past midnight! we went to a smaller party of 10 people or so and just hung out till a little after midnight. ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/trader-joes-is-comin-to-town/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/trader-joes-is-comin-to-town/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:05:01 GMT   when we first moved here i found out quickly that there was no trader joes or wild oats... and no buffalo exchange. there actually isnt really many great places to shop in olympia at all for anything really. the only thing so far ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/christmas-in-a-nutshell/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/christmas-in-a-nutshell/ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:01:04 GMT  there are so many pictures to post, so i just grabbed a few for now. this is how our christmas started.. going nowhere. we were stuck within 5 seconds of attempting to leave our driveway. justin and the neighbor lady shoveled for a ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/nothing-to-do-with-christmas/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/nothing-to-do-with-christmas/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:36:28 GMT i thought this was humorous. justin and i have different habits.. can you tell. (=    Which one do you think is mine? ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/get-out-of-town/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/get-out-of-town/ Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:46:02 GMT we will be married 4 years December 21st. we were hoping to get away for one night at a local hotel for a break. we have only done this one other time since valen was born, and it was extremely hard for me. that was 6 months ago so i was ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/non-traditional-day/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/non-traditional-day/ Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:01:16 GMT we spent thanksgiving with my sisters family and her inlaws. they live in olympia too. it took dahlia a little while to warm up to everyone she didnt know, but she had fun. the kids all played while we waited for dinner to be ready and it was ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/our-cute-little-family-/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/our-cute-little-family-/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:39:09 GMT we decided to go and get some pictures of our family taken. we both didnt like the idea of going to a studio and pay big bucks and the children not want to cooperate. dahlia can be really shy or even cry with new people, so the chances of her ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/a-very-fancy-friday-indeed/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/a-very-fancy-friday-indeed/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:55:18 GMT today was our first day we dressed up just for fun. this dress was made by my mother in law back in the 60's or 70's. i felt so groovy in it (=   justin has a plethera of retro clothing that he has collected over the years. i think ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/-fridays-are-fancy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/-fridays-are-fancy/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:35:00 GMT i think it is fun to dress up. whether it be a costume or just fancy smancy(= why does it only have to be one day a year? i know there are people who detest dressing up, but there has to be others out there like me!! well my husband is one ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/whats-in-this-flax-seed-oil/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/whats-in-this-flax-seed-oil/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:02:18 GMT  i dont know where i have gotten all of this energy!!? since being pregnant with dahlia and then giving birth and then breastfeeding and then getting pregnant again and then giving birth to valen... etc etc... i have never had this much ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/you-have-big-nose/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/you-have-big-nose/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:18:58 GMT today dahlia and i were looking at an elephant picture and she mentioned "he has a big nose" then looks at me and says "you have big nose too"....ahh the honestly children have ... and the tact that comes with it (= i used ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/personality-profile/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/personality-profile/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:08:01 GMT i have taken a few personality profiles since high school and they all have been fairly accurate. i really enjoy trying to figure out how other people are too. well i never have taken the Meyers Briggs test so i took it today, it was so right ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/consumerism/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/consumerism/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:20:50 GMT since moving to olympia we joined a chruch that is somewhat new and thriving. we just hired a new pastor who is actually from vancouver washington... they have three small children and i attend his wifes small group. anyhow, we are so stoked to ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/a-little-bit-of-charm/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/a-little-bit-of-charm/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:08:26 GMT i am finally posting pictures of our house. these chairs were from justins parents. i painted them an off white and recovered the seats. the brown seat is part of an old vintage jacket that is huge on justin. i was actually making it into a ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/art-show/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/art-show/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:26:07 GMT i displayed these art pieces on friday night at the Olympia Arts Walk. it happens twice a year and last spring i wasnt able to get anything done in time. but this time i managed to squeeze it into my schedule.... i started two days before the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/house-shopping/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/house-shopping/ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:32:09 GMT   justin and i dont know when we can buy a house, hopefully before next summer. so we have been just looking here and there online at houses in olympia to see prices and neighborhoods and get an idea of what we dont want and what we do. ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/crafts-this-summer/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/crafts-this-summer/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:46:33 GMT here are a few crafts that i have been working on this summer.all of which i made with old clothing remnants or fabrics that i have or some from my grandmother when she passed away.  this shirt i made for dahlia out of a skirt that i ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/-i-want-to-swim/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/-i-want-to-swim/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:34:30 GMT i have been interested in swimming for a while now and since buying a house with a pool is out of the question and moving to an apartment complex with a pool is as much out of the question as the first reason.... then i suppose joining a gym is ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/my-prayer/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/my-prayer/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:08:17 GMT Rushing wind blow through this temple, Blowing out the dust within, Come and breathe you breath upon me, Ive been born again. Holy spirit, I surrender, take me where you want to go, Plant me by your living water, Plant me deep so I can ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/waiting-out-the-bla-bla-bla/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/waiting-out-the-bla-bla-bla/ Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:48:17 GMT i was reading today in my Bible and in the explanation part of James (i have a life application bible which i think is great) it read, "In the christian life there are trials and temptations. successfully overcoming these adversities ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/shhhh-im-hiding-from-the-children/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/shhhh-im-hiding-from-the-children/ Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:19:10 GMT first of all i love my kids sooo much, there is no doubt that i totally enjoy being with them. but sometimes i must hide from them (= a while back i posted something funny about moms and needing to hide from the kids, i thought it was funny ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/live-to-love/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/live-to-love/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:02:43 GMT justin spoke again at church. a couple of the things that he talked about were wisdom and making the most of every opportunity. i was reading today in my Bible and in the explanation part of James (i have a life application bible which i ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/krazy-or-kooky/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/krazy-or-kooky/ Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:01:21 GMT i have so many thoughts and notes i write down during the day from reading and when i go back over them to try and combine them and make it understandable to someone else, i cannot. i think maybe i am dyslexic... that may sound silly at first, ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/lovely-wedding/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/lovely-wedding/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:27:51 GMT justin's brother Travis married his girlfriend of like four years this last weekend. Justin was his best man and i was able to come too without the children . the wedding was north of seattle so we stayed in a hotel that night together. i ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/christ-follower/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/christ-follower/ Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:47:16 GMT i have a lot of things on my mind but i never get the time to write about them. in my journal i write thoughts here and there, but when i go back over them to make sense of them, it is too much work. so basically i have been thinking a lot ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/friends-and-family/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/friends-and-family/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:09:22 GMT i took a trip to vancouver with the kids while justin went on a camping bachelor party for his brother in astoria all weekend. my aunt was having a get together this weekend and i was planning on visiting my best friend shekinah and staying ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/dont-call-me-christian/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/dont-call-me-christian/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:27:33 GMT why are so many christians afraid to follow jesus? is it because he will convict them and point at sin in their lives and they will have to change? i dont think we can separate "change" from christianity. that would be convenient ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/adventures-in-traveling/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/adventures-in-traveling/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:14:55 GMT a couple weekends ago we headed down to vancouver to visit my new niece and family and micah and mollys new baby too. originally we were planning on staying overnight but justin was asked to preach (check his blog for the link) at church on ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/i-cant-believe-i-am-admitting-this-crazy-wife/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/i-cant-believe-i-am-admitting-this-crazy-wife/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:44:44 GMT so fellow wives... i need some backup here. do you ever ask your husband to go to the grocery store, given him a short list ( ten or twelve things some which he has never purchased before or probably even seen) and then when he brings home ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/a-night-all-by-ourselves/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/a-night-all-by-ourselves/ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:34:06 GMT my parents decided they were going to come visit on the 7th of june. the day after they told us that, justins job asked if he could come down for a week to sandiego that same day. it was such perfect timing especially since justins mom was also ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/this-is-such-a-good-snack/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/this-is-such-a-good-snack/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:30:27 GMT have you ever had those blueberry oat bars at starbucks? i have been wanting to come up with a healthy version of that and finally found something. I have the Super Baby Food book about baby and kids eating and there are healthy recipes in ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/workin-girl-sorta/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/workin-girl-sorta/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:02:56 GMT i started working at the espresso bar at church this past sunday. i was a bit nervous. i think mostly because i havent had a job in so long now and havent made espresso in an even longer while, but it was fun and i remembered everything i knew ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/burn-baby-burn/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/burn-baby-burn/ Sun, 18 May 2008 22:09:52 GMT   don't forget to wear sunblock!! (= ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/tasty-summer/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/tasty-summer/ Sat, 17 May 2008 09:13:57 GMT i love summer fruits and berries! i am looking forward to the farmers market just a mile away from us starting soon. unfortunately its only once a week, but that is better than none at all! yesterday while at fred meyer i saw some organic ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/ive-got-a-new-niece/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/ive-got-a-new-niece/ Tue, 13 May 2008 18:03:15 GMT my brother James and his wife Jenny  just had a baby girl may 12th. her name is Kloee Nevaeh. she is adorable! i can't wait to see her in june when we come visit! CONGRAT... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/what-a-lovely-day/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/what-a-lovely-day/ Sun, 11 May 2008 21:40:54 GMT isnt this beautiful? this is our back yard.  we live at the corner of the housing development so this brick wall is the back of the sign for the development. our landlord has someone do the yard for us so it looks nice. i LOVE the big ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/i-know-i-dont-make-sense-sometimes/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/i-know-i-dont-make-sense-sometimes/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:08:20 GMT i have a thing for good espresso as i have mentioned before. when i used to run a coffee shop a friend of a friend offered to help me with whatever i needed. he ran a shop downtown vancouver called Paradise Cafe. anyhow, he showed me the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/artsy-tootsie/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/artsy-tootsie/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:03:07 GMT This weekend there was an Arts Walk in Olympia. Lots of local artists display their artwork throughout the town in local businesses. a few streets are blocked off and there is a parade at the latter part of the afternoon. Our church is downtown ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-a-wonderful-life/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-a-wonderful-life/ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:20:07 GMT phew that was a close one! for a few days there we thought we were pregnant. I was almost sure that it wasn't possible, but the more i thought about it the more unsure i became. those were some stressful days, let me tell ya. before we even ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/incredible-artist/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/incredible-artist/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:29:31 GMT I just heard of this girl from my parents, she is so amazing, you should check out her site!   http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/coffee-shopping/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/coffee-shopping/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:55:26 GMT today after church, we swung by starbucks and i bought myself a frappaccino. i dont actually care for starbucks, i miss Stumptown in Portland! but i was craving something creamy and cold coffee like, oh and caffeine. i really dont drink a lot ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/finally/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/finally/ Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:57:35 GMT "Finally it has happened to me Right in front of my face And I just cannot hide it " do you remember that song from like 1990? well its not worth remembering but that is what i was singing when i was talking to justin about this ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/oops-i-forgot-the-egg/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/oops-i-forgot-the-egg/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:38:46 GMT well i think i remember putting an egg in those pancakes but i am not entirely sure. so in case you attempt them you might want to toss in an egg just in case, even if i didnt in the first place im sure it couldnt hurt. http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/so-yummy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/so-yummy/ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:00:51 GMT   i love to ruin recipes... well i just like to experiment and usually i end up making a mess of things, but this time eveything was wonderful. these pancakes were so yummy i couldnt stop saying it while i was eating them! i ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/something-worth-sharing/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/something-worth-sharing/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:45:29 GMT http://www.feedprojects.org/       maybe everyone already has heard of this, but i just did. i think it is so great and just wanted to let you all ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/awwwkwarrrrrd/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/awwwkwarrrrrd/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:38:22 GMT thanks to all of you who took the poll about poo (= i guess i was just wondering how comfortable people are being in awkward situations with someone they love. i wasnt surprised by how many of you said that you would rather not, but then again ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/yuck/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/yuck/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:25:07 GMT before i was a mom i thought about the things that i wouldnt look forward to as a mom.... like cleaning up puke. well the day came where i had to face that with dahlia. we were driving home from the store and we were a few minutes away and i ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/we-are-still-alive/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/we-are-still-alive/ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:19:17 GMT the whole moving experience was a bit crazy. justin was supposed to pick up the u-haul around 930 but didnt actually get it till 1030, so we couldnt start loading till about 11. so that set us back a bit. we had a few people to help but it was ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/wedding/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/wedding/ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:15:36 GMT looking back at our wedding photos i think of the things that i wish we could have done better. for instance... hire a professional to alter my dress. somehow it got pinned wrong and ended up sticking up an inch on my shoulders )= ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/did-you-ever-have-the-feeling-theres-a-zamp-in-the-lamp/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/did-you-ever-have-the-feeling-theres-a-zamp-in-the-lamp/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:54:46 GMT Dr. Seuss books are the BEST! those are books i can read over and over and not get sick of them. most other books we have i am tired of reading after a few times. dahlia loves them too. her favorites right now are The Cat in The Hat and ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/bargain-hunter/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/bargain-hunter/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:14:11 GMT i totally love digging through bins for deals, i am such a bargain shopper! i know some people dont get the same thrill that i do, but it really is fun for me. there is a place on fourth plain in orchards that is called Tiny Hiny's. it is a ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/moving-again/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/moving-again/ Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:42:27 GMT It's time for our annual move. We've been looking at houses in Olympia for a week or so. We filled out an application and gave our notice, so unless the landlady backs out then we'll move in on February 2nd. She told us that she didn't want us ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/on-the-third-day-of-christmas/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/on-the-third-day-of-christmas/ Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:42:40 GMT christmas eve we spent the day with just our kids at home. they opened a few presents from us and also a tricycle and a wagon, thanks grandma and grandpa davis! dahlia loves them! then on christmas day we went to my sisters house about ten ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/on-the-third-day-of-christmas/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/on-the-third-day-of-christmas/ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:50:05 GMT christmas eve we spent the day with just our kids at home. they opened a few presents from us and also a tricycle and a wagon, thanks grandma and grandpa davis! dahlia loves them! then on christmas day we went to my sisters house about ten ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/groovey-tunes/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/groovey-tunes/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:07:19 GMT i am always looking for good music out there, well justin actually does the looking i just do the hoping part. he listens to different pod casts and finds out about cool stuff. he heard about Brooke Waggoner. her style is indie/pop, which is ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/interesting-people/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/interesting-people/ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:38:42 GMT i was watching oprah today, and it was so interesting. first of all there is a lady who figured out how to tell what an infant needs by the type of sounds they make. where was this info 6 months ago, seriously that would have been so useful for ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/sleeping-and-pumping-and-other-stuff/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/sleeping-and-pumping-and-other-stuff/ Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:55:31 GMT i had to kick justin out of our bed about a month ago.. then i soon followed..... our bed was very creaky due to the fact that our mattress was actually too large for the frame. so whenever we got into it or moved at all, it made a lot of ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/thankseating/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/thankseating/ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:57:41 GMT so every other thanksgiving i can recall, i remember eating WAY too much food and feeling so extremely horrendous the rest of the day , but still manage to shovel in another helping two hours later and sample every dessert on the card table. ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/this-book-is-awesome/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/this-book-is-awesome/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:04:56 GMT     i told my husband a while back that i was looking for a book that had every food in it with all of the nutrition facts and health benefits and other interesting info about healthy foods... and i found it. i stumbled across ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/not-again/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/not-again/ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:01:29 GMT things are kinda rough in these parts. ive got mastitis AGAIN! so we have decided to buy an electric breast pump and see if that makes a difference. he hasnt been eating very well lately. not latching comfortably and hasnt been eating very ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/good-teachings/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/good-teachings/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:41:04 GMT I am reading this great book that i wanted to share with you all. It is called, Biblical Womanhood in the Home. i went to the bookstore in search of a certain kind of book and i looked for nearly 40 minutes and was disappointed that i couldn't ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/under-the-weather/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/under-the-weather/ Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:15:23 GMT dahlia came down with a cough and runny nose monday morning )= she is getting really good at blowing her nose though. last time she was sick it pretty much just got smeared around, but this time she actually blows into the tissue! which is so ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/sloppy-jack/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/sloppy-jack/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:01:31 GMT i would like to know if other people are messy like me... i always thought i was a slob in high school cuz i was lazy and immature... but what is my excuse now? (= i mean i do have two babies and am home all day long so dishes are bound to pile ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/mommy-i-had-a-bad-dream/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/mommy-i-had-a-bad-dream/ Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:59:00 GMT i remember when i was growing up how i would always run to my parents room, in the middle of the night, if i was scared or had a bad dream or just was sad. sometimes i would be so frightened that i didnt want to get out of bed but i knew i had ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/artsy-fartsy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/artsy-fartsy/ Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:31:48 GMT i used to draw a lot in high school and in my early 20's. i was always in an art class at school so that is probably part of the reason. and i was very depressed so i liked to write poems and make pictures often. i submitted a self portrait ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/aug30/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/aug30/ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:06:00 GMT i think i am afraid of commitment. but not in the way you might think. when i go shopping i agonize over the decision if i should buy something. and then after i purchase it i keep thinking, "is this what i really want?" so when i ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/this-is-funny/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/this-is-funny/ Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:42:33 GMT i was reading this and i couldnt stop laughing! it might not be as funny if you dont have kids though.    1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy. 2nd baby: You ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/make-me-happy-all-the-time/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/make-me-happy-all-the-time/ Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:49:56 GMT i love being with my babies! they are both so sweet and fun. i never would have imagined i would ever feel this way a few years ago, but it is true... i love mommying (= everything they do makes me happy! it is crazy. i started singing ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/computers-are-our-friends/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/computers-are-our-friends/ Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:43:40 GMT i remember having to take a typing class when i was a freshman in high school. (14 years ago! ) i did not have any desire at the time to try to keep my hands on the "home row" and not look at what i was doing. so i didnt. i refused to ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/guilty-till-proven-innocent/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/guilty-till-proven-innocent/ Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:09:03 GMT so i got this letter in the mail a while back that said i needed to pay my parking ticket by such and such a date or it will be a higher amount. and i thought to myself.. " hmm that is odd, i never got a parking ticket, furthermore i was never ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/lotsa-lotsa/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/lotsa-lotsa/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:03:55 GMT I dont know what we would do without air conditioning in our house! we were so scorching last summer in our place in portland and i was so miserible! our new car has AC too now, i dont know how we survived without it! even in the rainy ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/anti-dentite/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/anti-dentite/ Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:22:29 GMT so i REALLY REALLY need to go to the dentist!! no, seriously. i knew it had been a long time but i really didnt remember how long until the other day. i have not been to the dentist in EIGHT years! this should not be! the last time i went i ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/makeup-smakeup/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/makeup-smakeup/ Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:38:08 GMT i am not quite sure why infomercials promise one thing but really provide another. i mean it doesnt really seem like success when you come up with a product that doesnt work well and try to convince lots of people to buy it, promising them that ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/growing-up-so-fast/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/growing-up-so-fast/ Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:15:49 GMT at valens doctor apt yesterday he wighed 9lbs 1oz !! he was 7lbs 10oz two weeks ago... that is really good! dahlia gained about a pound a month. and he also has grown 2 inches since he was born.. isnt that nuts! so last night i didnt wake him ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/things-are-going-rather-well/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/things-are-going-rather-well/ Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:56:27 GMT i have been meaning to blog but havent had the chance (= things are going rather well... considering (= dahlia is adjusting great! the first few days she cried a lot, but since then she seems to like him and wants to help. she loves to sit ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/crazy-beautiful/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/crazy-beautiful/ Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:56:51 GMT i have been meaning to update but just havent gotten around to it. Valen is really a good baby! compared to dahlia he is an angel! well at least how dahlia was at his age. he gets cranky usually about late evening for 30 minutes or so.... ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/valen-jude/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/valen-jude/ Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:22:50 GMT we have been home for almost two whole days now, things are going fairly well, well as good as we thought they would be at least. dahlia has been a little frustrated and cranky, just wanting all of our attention is hard for her. when i am ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/ouch/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/ouch/ Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:19:49 GMT ok seriously that was the most horrendous excrutiating unimaginable pain i will probably ever experience!!!!! if it wouldnt have been for the back labor, i think i would have made it ok. but the back labor thing is a killer! once i started ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/finally-some-rest/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/finally-some-rest/ Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:45:41 GMT Everything is still going well. He's been doing a lot of crying, but we don't mind so much :) We're waiting till tomorrow to officially name him. Both Gwen and him are finally taking naps. Gwen didn't have any ripping and ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/hes-here/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/hes-here/ Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:05:11 GMT We have a baby! Everyone is doing really well. Jacquelyn made it the whole way with no epidural or any other drugs. We'll try to get some pictures and more details up tonite. http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/progress/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/progress/ Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:58:44 GMT As we got to the hospital we started have contractions on our own. So we decided to not induce yet. Progress had been slow but steady for most of the day. We were at 6cm at 7:30. About 8:30 the contractions started getting a lot more intense. So ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/today-is-the-day/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/today-is-the-day/ Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:09:23 GMT we went in to the doctor this morning and found out that i am 4 centimeters dilated and 100% efaced!! yea! then we went to the hospital to test the fluid for the baby and the placenta and found that there really isnt much fluid in there, half ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/things-are-good/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/things-are-good/ Thu, 31 May 2007 13:41:37 GMT so the testing was great. baby is doing well and so is the placenta. more testing tomorrow and another doc app. no more contractions though. if we havent given birth by next wednesday then we will induce. i feel less anxious as we get further ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/nothing-to-get-excited-about/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/nothing-to-get-excited-about/ Tue, 29 May 2007 14:06:13 GMT so tomorrow i will be 41 weeks, which is one week overdue! how crazy is that? we have tried many things to get this guy going, but apparently he has a mind of his own and is very stubborn! i have been having contractions every night, and they ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/slowly-but-surely/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/slowly-but-surely/ Fri, 25 May 2007 23:57:59 GMT well things are progressing... slowly but surely. wednesday came and went and now we are overdue! that is so crazy to me! i didnt necessarily think that this little guy was going to come at the same time dahlia did, but we were prepared in case ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/still-waiting/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/still-waiting/ Fri, 18 May 2007 22:05:44 GMT my actual due date is in 5 days. but we really really really would like to have our baby out this weekend! so hopefully he is on our schedule and can help us out here(= I am not any bigger but i thought i would still post a picture anyhow. ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/hes-still-living-on-the-inside/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/hes-still-living-on-the-inside/ Thu, 10 May 2007 22:14:58 GMT if i look a little sickly.... that is because i am. i have gotten sick just about once a month for the past 4 months i think. so crazy! i usually get sick about 2 or so times a year. i mean it hasnt been anything horrendous but just annoying ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/patience-is-a-virtue/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/patience-is-a-virtue/ Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:29:01 GMT today is the day that i gave birth to dahlia. as you can see i look pretty much the same as i did last time. i feel like i am carrying him slightly different but you cant really tell in the picture. i was getting really antsy for him to come ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/selective-insanity/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/selective-insanity/ Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:29:35 GMT I made an oath a couple months ago.... to never go to great clips ever again. well specifically the one by my house. it is literally one block away. But the thing is that i am so cheap that spending 25 or 30 dollars on a good hair cut seems ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/35-weeks-now/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/35-weeks-now/ Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:32:04 GMT Yikes I am 35 weeks! i feel like I am 40 weeks pregnant, but i am sure I wouldn't be saying that if I knew what 40 weeks felt like. I am just very uncomfortable and itchy! my belly itches so much! especially around my belly button! Ok so i ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/nap-times/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/nap-times/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:22:09 GMT Dahlia isn't feeling very good today, but has been really sweet still. mostly wanting to snuggle with me and read in the recliner. so about 1:00 today she brought me some books and we were reading... after reading the same book about 6 ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/gotta-get-out-of-this-town/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/gotta-get-out-of-this-town/ Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:13:39 GMT this last weekend my best friend Shekinah (who is pregnant also! ) and i went on a retreat with the ladies from her church. i was hoping to get away for a weekend before giving birth and this happened to be at just the right time. the retreat ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/all-is-well/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/all-is-well/ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:46:24 GMT so we got back from the hospital at about 9:00.... took about 3 1/2 hours to find out everything looks fine. the water may have leaked, but it stopped, so the test to see if the membranes ruptured came out negative. but It felt the same last ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/is-it-time/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/is-it-time/ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:56:04 GMT Dahlia was born at 35 1/2 weeks. We are at 33 weeks today. We think Gwen's water broke, which doesn't necessarily mean labor, but it's a good indicator. We're going to go to the hospital now and see what happens. I'd ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/could-have-been-worse/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/could-have-been-worse/ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:32:22 GMT Friday I decided to go visit my sister in Battleground, about 10 minutes away. shortly after i left my house i realized that i forgot my cell phone, but i didn't turn back. When i was leaving my sisters house later that afternoon, i barely ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/my-first-cake/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/my-first-cake/ Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:16:50 GMT Last night my sister and I hosted a party for my mom here at my house. It was a dinner party. We served Lasagna, salad and garlic bread. followed by a delicousness cake! I had been wanting to bake a layered cake for a while now and needed an ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/30-weeks-pregnant/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/30-weeks-pregnant/ Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:17:21 GMT I can't believe i am 30 weeks pregnant!!! two more months to go.. or so..... still not sure about a name yet. but we have been wanting to tell people our idea and see what kind of reactions we get. we definitely don't want a common ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/my-very-own-snuggle-bear/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/my-very-own-snuggle-bear/ Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT i just have to let you know how sweet dahlia is!!! it is fun writing from her perspective but i also want to tell you from mine. first of all, she is a snuggle bear. i was hoping and praying that she would be snuggly before she was born . early ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/26-weeks/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/26-weeks/ Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT this a picture of me at 26 weeks. as you can see i am not much bigger than last pregnancy. i just figured since this is my second that i would progress a little faster, but i guess not. I don't mind being small, as long as he is getting what he ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood/ Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT i love it when it snows, it is so beautiful! especially since i dont have a job and my husband doesnt have to leave home either. but i feel for the people out there on the scary roads! it seems though, that when it snows around these parts it ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/boy-oh-boy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/boy-oh-boy/ Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT we went to our ultrasound today and at first the lady said we would have to come back, because she couldnt see very much because of the position of the baby... i said, " ill do anything, please, any position that might do it ill do! " ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/hooray-for-pregnant-bellies/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/hooray-for-pregnant-bellies/ Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT ok so i totally wasn't showing 2 weeks ago.... then all of a sudden last night i looked down, and low and behold.... a belly! it just popped out of nowhere! i have been looking forward to looking pregnant and not just "full" ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/busy-ness/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/busy-ness/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT things have been so busy around these parts! lots of traveling going on. For thanksgiving we went up to justin's parents house for a few days. dahlia did really well. she slept better than i had hoped. we tried to leave her with his parents for ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/young-and-insecure-/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/young-and-insecure-/ Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT ok so i was thinking about grade school and i thought "oh my goodness i have to bog about this!" well i skipped kindergarten altogether..... first second third and fourth grades all went pretty well. i had lots of friends and lots of ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/better-with-time/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/better-with-time/ Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT i am feeling so much better! i am in week 12 now and this is when the sickness started to decrease last time. i am so excited! i actually cleaned the kitchen the other day and did some laundry(= i also feel like eating now which is really good. ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/halloween-shenanigans/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/halloween-shenanigans/ Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT We figured that since we live in suburbia now, that we'd be getting a lot of trick or treaters tonight. And our predictions were true! We bought 7 bags of candy and only have 6 smarties left. Justin was a big hit with the kids (and parents). ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/bundles-and-bundles-of-joy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/bundles-and-bundles-of-joy/ Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT dahlia brings me so much joy!! i couldn't possibly exaggerate how amazing it is to be with her.... it would not be an exaggeration!! i just stare at her all day long and smile! she grows and learns and changes so much, so beautiful! when i am ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/crazy-hormones/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/crazy-hormones/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT ok, so disregard my recent comment about my morning sickness not being very bad. Let me restate, it's HORRENDOUS!!! I even feel sick in the middle of the night and i can't go to sleep! What if i'm having twins?! What if it's triplets and that's ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/technically/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/technically/ Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT i have only been pregnant for 5 weeks, but the doctors count back since your last menstral cycle... so that would make me 7 weeks.... but there has only been a little baby in there for 5 weeks, and that is what i think counts...... it makes ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/yes-i-am-pregnant-woohoo/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/yes-i-am-pregnant-woohoo/ Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT so i had my suspicions that i might be with child.... i took a test a few weeks ago, but i think it was too early to detect... so i tried again a week later..... i woke up at 4:30 am to dahlia crying and went straight to the bathroom as normal ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/were-selling-our-garage/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/were-selling-our-garage/ Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT Many thanks to everyone who helped us move in!! It went really smoothly and we're really grateful for the help that we had. We are still getting settled properly, having an exciting baby makes moving in a little challenging :) the only thing ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/do-you-see-what-i-see/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/do-you-see-what-i-see/ Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/we-are-outa-here/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/we-are-outa-here/ Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT we have been debating about keeping the US section on our website. it seems most people dont check it so there really isnt much reason to use it... except when something happens to all of us and we want to talk about it on just one blog... so ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/working-girl-again/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/working-girl-again/ Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT while pregnant with dahlia i was working at shilo inn as a bookkeeper. well even though i am not really working for them now, they kept me on their payroll in case they needed someone to fill in now and then. one of the girls i used to work with ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/moving-festivities/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/moving-festivities/ Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT ha!...got ya all excited thinking we were having some huge hoopla or something.... well we are hoping to get a lot of people to help us move and that way it should be a lot faster than ever before and a lot more fun!! we are thinking of renting ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/a-sad-day-for-metro/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/a-sad-day-for-metro/ Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT i wish i would have taken a picture of this when it was happening!!!first of all our driveway (if you dont already know) is extremely steep and narrow. also justin has been filling the inside of the garage (in awkward places) with boxes that i ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/we-are-literally-moving-up/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/we-are-literally-moving-up/ Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT we just cant seem to sit still for more than one year. so it is that time again to pack up all our belongings and make like dahlia (on january 2)  and head out! this week we had been checking LITERALLY every twenty minutes on craigslist to ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/joy-and-frustration/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/joy-and-frustration/ Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT so i have been somewhat irritated lately. i had so much motivation yesterday, it lasted a whole five minutes though.because dahlia decided to be a fussy baby all day and i didnt get anything done. it isnt like i have this big agenda and to do ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/jackie-has-left-the-building/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/jackie-has-left-the-building/ Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT i was born jacquelyn la dawn eades. starting grade school i went by jackie. obviously i had no say in that, i was 6 years old. then when i went into fourth grade, we moved to idaho and i wanted to go by jaclyn. then in fifith grade i went back ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/too-much-garlic/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/too-much-garlic/ Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT i am writing about this next particular subject so that some other poor soul wont happen to make such a foolish decision as i so did! well tonight i decided to make mashed potatoes for justin and I. we only had 3 small red ones, but i figured ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/mommies-everywhere/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/mommies-everywhere/ Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT This weekend I went over to my aunt Aletha's house for some tea and cake with my other aunts and female cousins and their girls. I think there were 13 of us altogether. My mother and her sister are a year or two apart, but they got married and ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/all-natural-is-goodness-/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/all-natural-is-goodness-/ Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT we spent an entire week up at Justin's grandparents while they were out of town.  it was so refreshing and relaxing! they have a big house right on the sound! Their kitchen is quite a bit bigger than ours here and it was so great to ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/aloria-pictures/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/aloria-pictures/ Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT And Here are the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/another-baby/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/another-baby/ Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT Venessa just had her baby tonite (6/21) a little after 9:30. Aloria Elena weighed 8 pounds 7 oz.  Kudos to Venessa for getting through it without any drugs!!! What a trooper! Hopefully we'll get some pictures soon. http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-not-about-me/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-not-about-me/ Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT hearing dahlia scream is one of the saddest things I have ever heard!! I have heard other babies when they cry, and it is nothing compared to her wailing!!! whenever I put her down for a nap her little lip starts to quiver and curl under..... ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/out-of-this-world/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/out-of-this-world/ Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT We all know that eventually death will come. If not before, definately by age 100. We all know its coming but somehow it feels so unreal.... like we will just keep living on and on and on with out little itty bitty lives on earth. My dad's dad ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/living-on-a-volcano/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/living-on-a-volcano/ Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT We've been thinking a lot about moving. We looked at Portland first, but we realized, everything was too expensive or too ghetto, or both. So we turned our attention to Vancouver, but everywhere there is either too bland, or Gwen has had a ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/six-feet-of-rubbish/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/six-feet-of-rubbish/ Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT first of all... for those of you who guessed my age... I am twenty seven. Life over here at our house could seem a little chaotic to some folks. When you enter through the front door you immediately see lots of bright colored fun looking ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/new-doo-doo/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/new-doo-doo/ Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT finally i got my hair cut!!! it feels so much better!!!!! my long hair took so long to dry and i pretty much had it in a pony tail every day!woohoo! (= http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/movies-smoovies/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/movies-smoovies/ Wed, 17 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT For this mothers day justin got me a movie... for those of you who know me... I really don't like many movies... well I am very picky. I especially dont want to give or receive movies as gifts.. I think that is the worst gift ever!! so I didnt ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/birthday-date/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/birthday-date/ Sat, 06 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT being parents is super! Dahlia is so amazing! We really have so much fun with her and love how much she changes... keeps things interesting!Thank you Lord for the inlaws! They came over and watched dahlia for 4 hours while we ran around the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/mommy-needs-a-makeover/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/mommy-needs-a-makeover/ Wed, 03 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT I am in desperate need for a hair cut! i haven't had a professional cut in like a year or so! it's so fried and I have major growout!!! the problem is that I have had so many bad haircuts in the past I am afraid to go to the cheaper salons... ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/capitolistic-backwardness/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/capitolistic-backwardness/ Sat, 22 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT you know what doesnt make any sense?!?!?why certain people make so much money! for instance baseball players. is 10 million dollars a year really necessary? i understand that we the people pay a lot for things like tickets, jerseys and other ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/april-fools-choke/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/april-fools-choke/ Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.................................CALM DOWN.............. REMAIN SEATED! WE ARENT MOVING TO FLORIDA! ............................... we're moving to the moon. justin got a job at google working at their Googlunaplex ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/big-news/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/big-news/ Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT     Exciting news here in Bodeutschland. We hadn't been planning on moving or looking for new jobs, but a guy I know, knows a guy that knows a guy that was looking for a good coder. So we're moving to Orlando, Florida in June. We ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/beautiful-life/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/beautiful-life/ Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT i havent been out of the house since sunday. with that in mind...... last night i had to run to the store and pick up a couple things... first i went to target then to fred meyer. doesnt sound very exciting i admit, but i thoroughly enjoyed the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/silly-songs-with-mommy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/silly-songs-with-mommy/ Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT I don't know what the average mommy does with their baby all day long, but I like to sing to mine. They aren't real songs at all, just songs about how I feel about her or am feeling at that moment. The tunes range from Santa Claus is comin to ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/our-first-date/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/our-first-date/ Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT A Sunday not too long ago was a glorious one for us. Did we take a long drive through the country side? No. Did we attend a lovely dinner party with exciting people? No again. Did we take a leisurely walk through one of Portland's many fine ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/time-to-strategize/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/time-to-strategize/ Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT when i was growing up, it was annoying that my parents were so overprotective. and yes i thought they obviously have good reason to be paranoid about my where-abouts every second of my days, since i was doing the very things they were afraid of ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-fair-really/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-fair-really/ Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT we do like being parents very much! it's weird to watch her. she's just this miniature person, all the same parts, just tiny! and every day she gets bigger and smarter... and louder! we took her shopping today for the first time. we haven't been ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/milk-fever/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/milk-fever/ Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT its like disco fever...... only no john travolta(= no not really. its like the flu, but only breastfeeding women get it. its not contagious and doesnt hurt the baby... it just hurts me. i had it for a few days this past week. it made taking care ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/like-mother-like-daughter/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/like-mother-like-daughter/ Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT For the first few weeks Dahlia was more interested in sleeping than anything else, but now it seems as though she has left that stage. For the last week, she has been a little more temperamental. My mother says shes a lot like I was. And I was ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/pass-the-triscuits/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/pass-the-triscuits/ Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT I really enjoy garlic, spices, mexican food and italian food. Now that I'm breastfeeding, I have to be careful  what I eat. While I was pregnant I had to be careful as well of these foods, but for fear of excruciating heart burn. Now I must ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/sweetest-thing/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/sweetest-thing/ Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT dahlia is the most sweetest thing ever! sure she wakes me up at night and doesnt go back to sleep for 2 hours or so...spits up all over my body and hers.... multiple times in 10 minutes! but she is the best... its funny how someone so little can ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/baby-dahlia-is-here/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/baby-dahlia-is-here/ Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT oh my goodness!!!! i had a baby!!!! it still doesnt feel real!!!!! she is amazing and beautiful and i cant take it! i just stare at her for long periods of time!! its really awesome how it all happened. we were totally blessed by a short labor ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/his-name-is-jonas/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/his-name-is-jonas/ Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT And he's carrying the wheel, wait, that's not right... Jacquelyn's sister, Jerika, had her baby today!! He weighs 7# 7oz and looks a lot more manly than Dahlia. He was due on the 12th and we were due on the 27th, we never thought Dahlia would ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/in-the-yellow/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/in-the-yellow/ Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT  Dahlia's Jaundice level was up to 20 on Saturday, level 30 can cause brain damage. Today we had it checked again and she's down to 14, which is really good. We don't have to put her on the lights anymore, which means more snuggle time. ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/time-has-lost-all-meaning/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/time-has-lost-all-meaning/ Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT     We finally got around to plugging Dahlia into the matrix today... no wait, that isn't right... Dahlia has a fair amount of Jaundice, which is totally normal, esp. for  little babies.  So we put this pad on her ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/were-home/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/were-home/ Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT It's so nice to be home! We got home today at 3:30. Everything has been going really well and they had no problem letting us go. Dahlia is just starting to feed really well. They gave us a lot of formula but it doesn't look like we'll need it. ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/day-two/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/day-two/ Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT Dahlia is still doing great as she moves through her second day. It's been so neat having lots of people come and visit us. We're excited to come home tomorrow! ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/and-6-hours-later-dahlia-jade-bodeutsch/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/and-6-hours-later-dahlia-jade-bodeutsch/ Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT Water broke at 10, first contraction not long after, baby born at 3:59. She weighs 6 5 and is 19 inches long. But judging by how much she has eaten since then, I'd bet she weighs more. She is very health and is doing well, as is Jacquelyn. We'll ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/two-days-late-or-25-early/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/two-days-late-or-25-early/ Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT It's a lovely monday morning here in Bodeutschland. I have the day off today, and that's always nice. A funny thing just happened though. When Gwen sat down to pee a large amount of water fell right out of here. After that a constant trickle has ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/no-workno-play/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/no-workno-play/ Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT fist i want to say "I LOVE BEING PREGNANT!! its the most wonderful thing ever! so i havent been working for about 3 weeks. i certainly didnt enjoy getting up at 5:30 am, but sitting at home isnt much better. if i was working still it would ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/married-with-children/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/married-with-children/ Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT this christmas we wont get to be with my family ... its sad. well we get to see a couple of them at a time, but not all of us together like in the past. since all of us kids are married now and have our inlaws to attend to(= , it makes it hard ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/great-friends/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/great-friends/ Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT jacquelyns best friend shekinah and her husband jeremy and their baby micaiah, came over for dinner today. shekinah is one of jacquelyns seven friends that are pregnant right now! craziness!! it was fun to see a little baby in our house... got ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/so-happy-together/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/so-happy-together/ Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT justin and i have almost been married a year!! woohoo!! it feels like weve been married for a long time! which is funny since weve only been together for like a year and a half altogether. when we were getting to know each other in the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/we-are-blessed/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/we-are-blessed/ Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT since we've been married, we have gone through some interesting things. we've noticed a pattern throughout this time.     God certainly didn't do things the way we expected, but he worked everything out for the best. we are so ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/2-more-weeks/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/2-more-weeks/ Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT my job is coming to an end and i am so excited.... even though things were actually going better, i am looking forward to having time to prepare for the baby. i have been getting a lot more exhausted than ever! but i only have two more months to ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/cars-and-babies/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/cars-and-babies/ Sat, 19 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT     As many of you are aware, we have been driving my parents Acura Legend the past few months. It was great timing when we got it. I was just about to start my job in Tigard and Gwen was working at Shilo.  Last week though, ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/babies-love-babies/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/babies-love-babies/ Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT if you havent met my niece lillian then you are missing out! she is absolutely the cutest most amazing little girl ever! (shes 3) and until you meet her you wont believe me..... anyways, she knows that i am having a baby shower and she asked if ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/nothing-to-blog-about/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/nothing-to-blog-about/ Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT we wish there was something exciting to say, but there really isn’t much..... our life seemed so much more exciting this summer... especially with all the car stealings and all(= its just not the same around here anymore without good old ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/pink-everywhere/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/pink-everywhere/ Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT is it too much to ask for there to be any other color than pink to represent womanhood...... for me i really like red..... but there isnt really anything related to baby girls that is red except christmas stuff..... and i dont want to wrap my ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/for-better-or-for-worse/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/for-better-or-for-worse/ Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT my job is much better now. i was going crazy for a while there and i really didnt see any light at the end of the tunnel..... but i am very thankful that God decided to help me out here(= i really couldnt handle another breakdown....i really ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/putting-on-the-pounds/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/putting-on-the-pounds/ Sat, 08 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT so i never thought i would ever be excited about gaining weight, but i am. i went to the doctor the other day and got on the scale and it said 6 more pounds than last month! i was excited because i dont look very big for being 6 months pregnant, ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/the-waiting-is-over/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/the-waiting-is-over/ Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT Well, the day finally came. We got a new camera. It's not a small as the old one, but this one takes much much better pictures. So to celebrate we went out and carved a pumpkin with our friends, Brad and Jenny. Jenny is also pregnant as you can ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/nothing-too-exciting/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/nothing-too-exciting/ Sun, 02 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT so there hasnt been much to say for the past few weeks....well i suppose i had to go to the hospital last weekend... that was kinda exciting. well maybe not exciting... how bout TERRIFYING!!! well i guess everything was fine. the doctor said the ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/adventures-in-housewifeing/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/adventures-in-housewifeing/ Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT so has anyone seen Freaky Friday? not the new one but the old school one? well if you have im sure you will remember the part where she puts way too much soap in the laundry and it overflows with bubbles..... so today i am doing some cleaning ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/new-news/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/new-news/ Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT so we are having a little girl!!! isnt that wonderful!!??!??!!!we kinda started a new page for her... to kinda update on what is going on, not that there is much.... but its fun anyways (=plus pics of my tummies progress... ive gained 4 pounds ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-a-human/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/its-a-human/ Tue, 06 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT And not only that...IT'S A GIRL HUMANclick here for ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/good-old-betsy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/good-old-betsy/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT the insurance company said that if our car wasnt found by august 15th then we would get reimbursed for the value of it. so that day has come and gone and finally we got a check saturday, deposited it into our bank and were very excited. so that ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/a-little-poochy/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/a-little-poochy/ Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT so i am 18 weeks now and that is 4 1/2 months. we find out what the sex is next tuesday. i would really like to have a pic up of my tummy by then! its just a little poochy! Sometimes i think it looks smaller than before..... but i hear that is ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/up-and-down-and-up-and-down/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/up-and-down-and-up-and-down/ Sun, 14 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT Sorry if any of you tried to surf over here this last week. Due to some technical difficulties the site was down for large portions of the week. After much head scratching, some re-wiring and a replacement part it should be stable. So until we ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/movin-up-in-the-world/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/movin-up-in-the-world/ Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT we found a house! and furthermore we are approved!!! well we are just renting but it is such a great place!! 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms..... two story... its only seven years old too! we will be moving in this month, most likely wont be ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/who-made-this-up/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/who-made-this-up/ Sat, 06 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT i want to know who made up this absurd idea to wake up at 5:30 in the morning and then have the nerve to follow that up with working!!! i just got a temporary job for a couple months doing assistant bookkeeping. i started on monday. and no ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/zooooommm/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/zooooommm/ Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT And now, a quick update about our life...Car...Still missingPlace to live...FoundJob for Justin...Still missingJob for Gwen...Three days completedBaby...GoodBaby related sickness...much betterMariners...Lo... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/life-just-gets-better/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/life-just-gets-better/ Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT when i think back from when i was junior high age.... i am so excited how much ive changed.... and of course physically ive changed but i mean just growing and letting life shape you. when i was miserible in high school i really thought that ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/just-when-you-think-its-safe/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/just-when-you-think-its-safe/ Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT ok.........so this is another outrageous story brought to you by the bodeutsches!! so i was at the lloyd center in portland today. i parked in front of sears for about 20 minutes while i mosied around..... when i came out to get into my car..... ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/getting-hitched/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/getting-hitched/ Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT justin and i flew down to california this last thursday for our good friend venessas wedding. we were planning on driving but at the last minute i decided that it really wasnt worth it... that is such a long drive!! so we stayed with justins ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/everything-in-the-book/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/everything-in-the-book/ Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT so i am about 10 weeks pregnant... for those of you who dont want to do the math... that is 2 1/2 months. before i was pregnant i hated it when people would refer to pregnancy in weeks but now i understand and that is how the doctors refer to ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/back-in-the-saddle-again/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/back-in-the-saddle-again/ Sun, 03 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT Just like a faithful mule, the camry came back. Unfortunatly there was no damage to speak of. It did however, get towed half way to Gresham. The only thing they stole was a tiny bottle of perfume oil. This only makes your skin break out in a ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/seeing-is-believing/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/seeing-is-believing/ Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT today was my first exam at the doctors office.... also an ultrasound!!! we saw the baby and everything! its little arms and heartbeat!! it was so cool! he even danced around in the womb for a few seconds.... it was super groovy! i thought i was ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/third-times-the-charm/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/third-times-the-charm/ Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT What's Tan and Not there?   Jacquelyn's Car! Last September Jacquelyn was on her way to a job interview. She came out of her apartment and was surprised to find no car. She stood there for several minutes thinking she was either ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/meteorological-mystery/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/meteorological-mystery/ Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT This last weekend Gwen and I went up to see my family. A good time was had by all. We went to the Mariners game on Friday (they won 5-0!). We ate peanuts. We didn't buy anything at the park because it's way to expensive. Although my brother ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/tidal-wave/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/tidal-wave/ Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT ok so justins family was taking a little trip down to lincoln city for a few days this week. we were able to go down for one night with them. we stayed in The Inn at Spanish Head i think.... it was amazing. right on the water!! literally!!!we ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/more-babies-everywhere/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/more-babies-everywhere/ Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT there has been so much stuff going on with us!! first of all to get you updated... i am pregnant... about 8 weeks!! 2 weeks behind my sister. when she told us she was pregnant we didnt know that we were too! we are very excited!!!and yes we ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/campin-pants/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/campin-pants/ Sun, 05 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT This last weekend, we went camping at the beach at Pacific City. As you may know, it was 95 degrees in P-town on friday when we left. We were roasty and toasty in justin's car with no air conditioning!! Once we hit Tillamook things changed. The ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/jobs-everywhere/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/jobs-everywhere/ Sat, 21 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT So I have been sort of looking for a job over the past 2 months. really thinking about it actually (= but nonetheless.. its amazing how things work out. I went into TJ Maxx the other day to shop and my previous manager there approached me. We ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/babies-everywhere/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/babies-everywhere/ Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT Justins sister kirstin, who lives in calofornia with her husband Gil, just announced a week or so ago that they are pregnant! And will be a having a baby around November. We might not see them very much but hopefully at least once a year at ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/jsb/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/jsb/ Sun, 24 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT While Justin was still in school in April we attended the Jr/Sr Banquet.!We met three years ago at a previous banquet) so this one was extra special because it was at the same ballroom (the Adriana) where we met. Usually there is a dinner and a ... http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/rocking-the-square/ http://bodeutsch.com/gwen/rocking-the-square/ Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT Now that Rock the Square (click here if you don't know about it) has come and gone I'll say a few words about it. This being the second year I did it, I had higher expectations. I was really excited about the band selection and I did a little ...