Hi every one!
We had a big adventure! We left for Fairbanks and decided to stay the day before my due date. We stayed at my parents house in Fairbanks, (they were a blessing to us) and we waited -and waited -and waited. While we waited we were blessed with several fun blessings and memories made.
We had fun going out as a family to a park there by the river and playing with our children. They had a lot of fun. And got some great pictures of them playing too. They really needed the time to run hard! And boy did they do that! They played on the slides and swings and climbed like monkeys that had been caged to long.
We were blessed also to go visit “Akhomeschoolfun” who comments here, and her wonderful family. They had us over for dinner and blessed us with a great dinner and fun fellowship. And our children played and didn’t want to leave, they liked their new friends. Thank you again so much for be a blessing to us, and for your friendship. ~Blessings~
Also we got to visit with our long time friends. Amber who comments here too, and her family are very close to us, and we consider them family. They have a wonderful Quiverfull troop of children as well. They are keeping up with us 
~Blessings to you all too!~
Some one gave us a tummy bug, and I was fighting it the day I went in to labor. I wondered if it was part to blame in making my labor longer than normal for me.
We finally had our blessing baby girl. Labor started at 7pm in the evening. Jason called the midwives at 8pm. We got to the birth center at 9pm. My labor pains were 5 and speeding up to 2-3 minutes apart. But by the time I got settled in the contractions went back to 5 minutes. I was disappointed I was only dilated to 2.5, but labor looked like it was going to happen for sure. So Dana (Midwife) let us stay as she got a few winks of sleep in the room next door, while we tried to get some rest and did manage to get 2 hours of sleep. Then I was unable to sleep, so Jason got up too. We sat through several more contractions, then they let up a little. So we laid back down for a bit, but it didn’t do much good, ’cause I was up again soon. Contractions got worse and 4:30am Dana said I was 5 cm. I was hoping for her to say I was 8 …lol!
But it did go quicker from then on. My contractions were still often far apart, but very intense! I got in to the tub at around 6am. Dana walked back in the room and she looked in the tub, and said… (surprisingly to all of us) there is the babies head! 
I hadn’t even pushed yet! So on the last contraction I pushed, even as the contraction was finishing and baby popped out, and she was a float! A water baby! At 7:07 am our little girl was born! 
Vision O’YHWH Wilkinson was very healthy and cute. We were so happy to hold her!
Jason got to hold her, as I got a nap for an hour or two. The birth was a good one, no ripping or tearing. Natural childbirth is the only way to go!
Then we packed up and took Baby back to my Moms, who had been watching our other children over night. They were all very excited to meet their new sister. Granny was pleased too. She got to hold Baby before any one else outside the birth center. Her payment for watching the children while we were out.
Getting her feeding established was a challenge. She just about wore me out in more ways than one. After fighting the tummy bug and labor then no sleep with her wanting to eat all the time I felt as if I were going to collapse! I couldn’t hardly stand. I was going on three days, with about three hours sleep. I gave up at 1:30 am and gave her to Jason and went to bed. He took here to the store (Safeway- open 24 hours) and as much as we don’t like bottle feeding… he bought one and he took care of her until 5am when my mom got up, and she watched Vision until 8am when Jason got up again. Giving me over 6 hours of sleep. It helped. We figured the only hope for our sanity was to get home ASAP! Nothing is the same as home. We packed up everything and was out of there just after noon, and had to got to Fairbanks to get our supplies to go home. We stopped by and Jason got our new “energy star rated” fridge. Then we bought a mattress strapped to our roof. Next we went to the feed store and got our bulk bag of flour, 10 baby turkeys, 15 baby chickens, and a bag of feed. Then by 6:30pm we set off to drive home. After fighting the tummy bug too, Jason with three hours sleep and all day shopping did a good job getting us home safely. We unloaded much that night. Some stuff to the freezer, and left most every thing else until today.
Today we unloaded more from our trip and Jason’s Dad came over and helped move in the new fridge and bed, and moved out the old. Then Jason’s mom brought over Spaghetti and a cake. That was nice not having to cook. We hadn’t even thought about cooking, so it was a blessing! ~thanks!~
Vision is doing good and we are getting more settled. Thanks for your prayers! and support!
We got a few seconds of it on video, but the heart beat is very quiet on this recording and we had to turn up the volume as loud as we could to hear it. We hope you can hear it. Somethings are never as good as in real life. 
February 4, 2009 at 12:05 am edit
I had a question for you after having re-read your “About us” page. When I got married I was hoping to have as many children as possible but much to our surprise my body just doesn’t seem strong any more, nor very healthy. I’m disabled in one leg but I’ve also suffered disability in my pelvis with my first pregnancy. (Our sweet baby is 3 months old now!) I couldn’t sit down, walk, lay down… I couldn’t do anything except try and survive the relentless pain! I’m still crippled and in severe pain so we don’t dare get me pregnant yet. Not only because of the pain but because how would I care for our baby while incapable of moving? And after months and months of no sleep due to the pain while pregnant I’d be even more useless!
I have to admit that I feel like a failure as a wife. My house is a wreck because I am limited in how much I can be up on my feet moving around. (This is due to my leg and also my pelvis but it’s mostly the leg.) I can hardly minister to my husband (if you get my drift…) and I can’t even get down on the floor with our baby. As for natural birthing… I had to have an epidural and a c-section due to everything going wrong. I couldn’t breast feed because I was totally crippled for weeks after the “birth.” (I couldn’t even have a real birth!! I tried a home birth but had to be medevaced to the hospital 200 miles away after two days.)
I’m doing my very best to make God the centre of my life. We don’t watch TV or listen to popular radio stations etc. I live in submission to my dear husband. I do my best to dress modestly and I cover my head as much as I can but if I get too hot I faint. (I never used to be like that!! It’s been like this since my pregnancy) I don’t do any of these things in some kind of judgemental reaction to “everyone around me” even though I openly blog against ungodly things (not people!!) on my blog and in my life. I love people and I have nothing but great love for my friends, family and neighbors but I am not afraid to denounce ungodly things and I avoid all activities that might lead to temptation and/or are contrary to the law of God even if it doesn’t seem “that bad.” Sometimes I feel like a total snob for not “gonig out” with friends or visiting many people. I feel that my duties lie at home FIRST and only then can I go about visiting ~ or if my husband wants me to come visit with him or says he’d like to see me go and do something like the Gregorian Chant class I’m taking. But I feel most of my energy should be focused in the home. But I think I look like a judgemental snob because I stay home more then I “go out.” I hope I’m not giving a bad witness of Jesus.
We’re going to home-school our kid(s) but sadly we are facing the very real reality of possibly having to limit how many children we have due to my weak body! I hope that this does not make me a bad Christian woman.
I never expected to be such a weak, disabled woman. I’m only 33 years old! I thought I’d be a hard-working wife that… Well, my husband has never once complained against me or made me feel bad. He’s so very good to me and treats me like a queen! I’m very blessed! I just wish I could do more hard work!!!
I do my very best to be as happy and joyful as possible though I find myself getting snappy when I’m in too much pain… I hate that. But I always apologize!!
Goodbye for now and God bless! How I miss Alaska! But I am very happy here on our island on our organic farm. God has been so good to me! My life is so wonderful!
February 7, 2009 at 2:16 pm editDear Joyful Housewife,
I was glad you commented on our blog. I hope I have or can find words or thoughts that may encourage you, I did not comment right away as I wanted to give more prayer and thought to the answers I wanted to give you.
I spent some time reading your blog again. You have been blessed with a beautiful baby, and you looked joyful as well.
First let me say that being “Quiverfull”, is as we feel, YHWH’s best for people as a general rule. That being said, we must consider we live in a fallen world where our adversary the devil is out after our destruction. We have come to the conclusion for our selves, that if we were faced with a situation where we needed to bottle feed instead of nursing (which is our Creators natural birth control and child spacer) That we would consider using NFP (Natural Family Planning) or Barrier method. To act as a replacement for what YHWH intended in breastfeeding besides just nourishment. At least for a year or two. Or until you feel ready to give this area to YHWH again after you heal up. This would be our choice from what we have read from your comment and blog. We feel that it is no worse than taking medicine for any other time that we have great need of it. But the choice is based on a real need, until YHWH intervenes and our body is healed by natural or supernatural means. We do not feel that this makes someone less QF, any more than some one purpously not breastfeeding just so they can have more children, as if this is a race or a contest. These are hard decisions that need much prayer.
That being said, we would not recommend any chemical birth control as it is harmful to you and is an abortive. If you need more information on this please see our blog post on the Birth Control Pill. Randy Alcorn has written on this too as we mention in that post. We would also discourage either of you from any permanent fixes. Here is a link to Quiverful.com where they have many things on birth control and sterilization. Also you might want to read another QF post we wrote, if haven’t all ready. It speaks of being content in all things, weather we are blessed with 10 or zero children. Truly being Quiverfull is a matter of the Heart first and foremost. I have known people that have several or more children for what ever reason, but are no more QF than the man on the moon. YHWH looks on the heart, and men look on the number of children in this case.
There does need to be a common bond in your decision as husband and wife. Looking toward your husbands leadership, as he searches out these answers from a biblical direction. Pray together and you might consider fasting. Facing something like this together is a big strength.
I looked up your condition (pubis symphasis disorder) on the web to read up on what you were facing. I found a lot of information. I was interested in what I found from a personal perspective as well. With all of our five children I have had varying degrees of some of these symptoms. The worst was with our first born, and our fifth born. Although my experiences were not as severe as yours. I found that there are several main therapies that seem to be recommended. Some would be good to try while you are not pregnant, but still experiencing pain to see if they work. That way If you do get PG again you will already know a possible coarse of action. They also seemed to mention that if one treatment doesn’t work to try and try again. I don’t mean to imply you have not, as I do not know your whole case history. But I wouldn’t want to see you give up to early. Your daughter would be so blessed to have at least one sister or brother. Stay encouraged, and don’t give up hope.
As far as house keeping and the like, it can be a battle for even the best of us. Try to look for the things that make the biggest first impression, and work with many small breaks to rest your body if need be. Pray for help as you work
. We purchased a dishwasher for this very reason, I could not stand for that length of time when I was pregnant. That way I had more energy to do more else where. Jason vacuumed for me a lot too, as he doesn’t mind vacuuming to much, and it was the other main area I needed much help in (during pregnancy especially).
You also mentioned your concerns about how you may come across to others as you are forced to make quality decisions about priorities in handling time with family and friends. There is much to be said for the Probverbs 31 woman she is a good Godly example, as in Titus 2 we are given another good example. We are to give to YHWH our best and next our spouse then children. After our duties are fulfilled there then we can share and minister outward as YHWH and your Husband direct. Through our Godly examples of love humbleness and submission we will give off the Godly light of his witness in our lives to others. This doesn’t mean we don’t look for opportunities to share Yeshua’s Love with others as these people are put in our paths. I would highly recommend TITUS2.COM ministries and materials to you. They have a lot of information on time management, and other things you mentioned.
Continue to be filled with the JOY of YHWH, as his joy is the source of our strength. Search the Word for verses on joy and strength and healing. This could be a great chance for continued growth in Him.
With Blessings In YHWH,
Jason & Anna Wilkinson
Simple Living Alaska