Hi all,
Thanks for your love and comments on my no good, horrible, very bad day the other day. I ended up going to the hospital for IV fluids again.
I only got stuck twice, but she ended up putting the IV in my hand, which is a much smaller vein and makes the whole process take WAY longer. I was there from 11:15 to 3pm. And I had forgotten to bring a book or anything, so I was soooo bored and antsy. They gave me two different drugs for my headache, and while it helped right away initially (although it BURNED going in my IV!), by the time I left my headache was back and I was super weak and shaky. Most likely cuz I hadn't eaten all day.
So I went to bed at 5:30 and hoped I'd wake up the next day feeling better. Wishful thinking. I woke up with another headache, but once I got up and moving around it got much better. We celebrated my niece's 2nd birthday at my house, and my family totally took care of everything! The house was cleaner when they left than when they arrived! So nice, and so very appreciated.
Today I am just laying around all day. I had a PT appt last night, and I'm glad I went because my pelvis was seriously crooked and made my back hurt super bad. So she straightened that and then massaged my lower back. It was so nice!
This weekend will be busy. The kids have a popcan drive that they are doing, I have to find my clothes and the kids shoes for the wedding (but I'll get to shop ALONE while they are at the can drive!), Kate has a birthday party to go to, etc... But overall I'm feeling so much better.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
When it rains, it pours
Goodness. I am not feeling well. At all.
I've had a really bad headache, bordering on migraine, for 3 days. It hurts so bad I've been throwing up, which is causing me to be extremely dehydrated. In addition, I've been under more stress than usual, which is manifesting itself by cold sores all over my lips.
This morning I've just cried and cried. I am so tired, my head hurts so bad, my lips are cracked and peeling and stinging and burning from the cold sores. My brother is getting married on the 21st and I don't want to have a mouth full of cold sores!!
The boys are being insane; fighting (like physically punching each other, which is so NOT allowed), screaming, crying. Kate is having major attitude issues and from the time she gets home from school until she goes to bed, she is yelling, stomping her feet, crying that nothing in her life is fair.
Josh has been extra busy, which means he's been gone more often than usual. He's had meetings or other commitments 3 out of the last 5 nights. (Stop laughing, Tereza, I know Rob is gone way more than that!) ;-)
I need to go grocery shopping in a major way. We have bread and peanut butter and milk, and that really is basically it. I need to take back some jeans I bought for Kate that don't fit and exchange them, and I have to do it by tomorrow. The dog stinks and needs a bath. Christian has a doc appt today in preparation for his surgery, and I have to get both kids out of school early in order to make it. We need to go order glasses for Owen. I need to find shoes for Kate and Owen for my brother's wedding, as well as something for me to wear. The boys tracked mud all over the carpet yesterday that I need to clean up, and I also see now that they smeared mud on the couches. Luckily they are leather and should wipe right off. I have no more shampoo or conditioner, so I used the kids body wash and now my hair is frizzy, dry and just generally a laughing stock.
Anyway, today I just feel totally and absolutely drained. No reserve left. No energy. I don't know how I'm going to accomplish everything that needs to be done. I kind of just want to curl up into a ball and cry, and then sleep for several days straight. :-P
I know this too shall pass, I know it's just a stage and most likely I'll feel 50% better, just getting fluids (which is happening today; I called the doctor crying and they are sending me in). I guess maybe I just needed to get it all off my chest so I can breathe and move on.
In good news, my ultrasound is in 8 days! My SIL who is due the week before me found out she's having a girl. :) I really am so excited to find out who's in there, and will be so excited whether it's a boy or girl. I have no clue anymore!
I hope you all have a good day, and I hope this post wasn't the Debbie Downer Post of the century. ;-) I'll report back soon, and hopefully will be feeling much better!
I've had a really bad headache, bordering on migraine, for 3 days. It hurts so bad I've been throwing up, which is causing me to be extremely dehydrated. In addition, I've been under more stress than usual, which is manifesting itself by cold sores all over my lips.
This morning I've just cried and cried. I am so tired, my head hurts so bad, my lips are cracked and peeling and stinging and burning from the cold sores. My brother is getting married on the 21st and I don't want to have a mouth full of cold sores!!
The boys are being insane; fighting (like physically punching each other, which is so NOT allowed), screaming, crying. Kate is having major attitude issues and from the time she gets home from school until she goes to bed, she is yelling, stomping her feet, crying that nothing in her life is fair.
Josh has been extra busy, which means he's been gone more often than usual. He's had meetings or other commitments 3 out of the last 5 nights. (Stop laughing, Tereza, I know Rob is gone way more than that!) ;-)
I need to go grocery shopping in a major way. We have bread and peanut butter and milk, and that really is basically it. I need to take back some jeans I bought for Kate that don't fit and exchange them, and I have to do it by tomorrow. The dog stinks and needs a bath. Christian has a doc appt today in preparation for his surgery, and I have to get both kids out of school early in order to make it. We need to go order glasses for Owen. I need to find shoes for Kate and Owen for my brother's wedding, as well as something for me to wear. The boys tracked mud all over the carpet yesterday that I need to clean up, and I also see now that they smeared mud on the couches. Luckily they are leather and should wipe right off. I have no more shampoo or conditioner, so I used the kids body wash and now my hair is frizzy, dry and just generally a laughing stock.
Anyway, today I just feel totally and absolutely drained. No reserve left. No energy. I don't know how I'm going to accomplish everything that needs to be done. I kind of just want to curl up into a ball and cry, and then sleep for several days straight. :-P
I know this too shall pass, I know it's just a stage and most likely I'll feel 50% better, just getting fluids (which is happening today; I called the doctor crying and they are sending me in). I guess maybe I just needed to get it all off my chest so I can breathe and move on.
In good news, my ultrasound is in 8 days! My SIL who is due the week before me found out she's having a girl. :) I really am so excited to find out who's in there, and will be so excited whether it's a boy or girl. I have no clue anymore!
I hope you all have a good day, and I hope this post wasn't the Debbie Downer Post of the century. ;-) I'll report back soon, and hopefully will be feeling much better!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Pregnancy Pictures!
First of all, thank you so much for your prayers for Owen! MB-Don't fret! I don't want to cause you anxiety or worry. I did some research after a friend suggested something it could be. After looking at lots of pictures online, it looks like he has something called Nummules Eczema. I'm still waiting for OHSU to call and schedule the biopsy, although we did get the prior auth done. So I'm hoping it's something as simple as a weird strain of eczema! I'll keep you posted for sure.
I took a couple pictures of myself, but they aren't good quality cuz I took them with my cell phone.
This is me at 17 weeks, in the morning:
But look at the difference by the end of the day!!
This is the next day, at night:
Holy Baby Belly, Batman!!
I need to go get some maternity shirts, but because I'm so short-waisted most of them are HUGE bags on me, and the smalls don't quite cover my expanding hips. :-P All my weight has mostly gone to my bum and hips. Yay. Not.
Anyway, I'm feeling much better about Owen's weird skin thing, I'm enjoying the baby moving tons every day, only have 13 days til I find out if it's a girl or boy!!
Hope everyone is well!
I took a couple pictures of myself, but they aren't good quality cuz I took them with my cell phone.
This is me at 17 weeks, in the morning:
But look at the difference by the end of the day!!
This is the next day, at night:
I need to go get some maternity shirts, but because I'm so short-waisted most of them are HUGE bags on me, and the smalls don't quite cover my expanding hips. :-P All my weight has mostly gone to my bum and hips. Yay. Not.
Anyway, I'm feeling much better about Owen's weird skin thing, I'm enjoying the baby moving tons every day, only have 13 days til I find out if it's a girl or boy!!
Hope everyone is well!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Prayers, Please
Hi Friends,
I have a prayer request for you today, or if you're not the praying type, if you'd send good thoughts this way it would be greatly appreciated!
About 6 months ago I noticed a big blister on Owen's arm, near his elbow. It popped and then came back at least once or twice. There was no injury or anything, it just showed up. Ever since then he's had a patch of weird, raised scaly skin at that spot. At his 4 year check-up I asked the doctor about it.
His doctor had never seen anything like it, so he took a picture of it and sent it to the dermatologists at OHSU, one of the big hospitals in our area. The dermatologists there looked at it and requested that two tests be done: a fungal swab and a bacterial swab. We did both and today I got a call from the doctor himself. He said both tests came back negative, and with that being the case the doctors at OHSU want us to come up so they can do a biopsy.
Of course my mind is jumping to the worst possible conclusion: Cancer. I am so, so, so scared. My heart is racing, my palms are sweaty and I can hardly breathe. He is my baby! I can't lose him. I just can't.
I know there could be lots of other explanations... I just don't know what they would be. I am trying to calm myself, and remind myself that God is in control. He always has been and He always will be. But man alive, this is my little boy we're talking about!
So anyway, if you could send up a prayer for my Owen, that everything will be okay and it won't be anything serious, I'd be indebted to you forever and ever. I'll be sure to update as soon as I can. OHSU will be calling me to schedule the biopsy and I'll let you know when it is.
Thanks so very much!
I have a prayer request for you today, or if you're not the praying type, if you'd send good thoughts this way it would be greatly appreciated!
About 6 months ago I noticed a big blister on Owen's arm, near his elbow. It popped and then came back at least once or twice. There was no injury or anything, it just showed up. Ever since then he's had a patch of weird, raised scaly skin at that spot. At his 4 year check-up I asked the doctor about it.
His doctor had never seen anything like it, so he took a picture of it and sent it to the dermatologists at OHSU, one of the big hospitals in our area. The dermatologists there looked at it and requested that two tests be done: a fungal swab and a bacterial swab. We did both and today I got a call from the doctor himself. He said both tests came back negative, and with that being the case the doctors at OHSU want us to come up so they can do a biopsy.
Of course my mind is jumping to the worst possible conclusion: Cancer. I am so, so, so scared. My heart is racing, my palms are sweaty and I can hardly breathe. He is my baby! I can't lose him. I just can't.
I know there could be lots of other explanations... I just don't know what they would be. I am trying to calm myself, and remind myself that God is in control. He always has been and He always will be. But man alive, this is my little boy we're talking about!
So anyway, if you could send up a prayer for my Owen, that everything will be okay and it won't be anything serious, I'd be indebted to you forever and ever. I'll be sure to update as soon as I can. OHSU will be calling me to schedule the biopsy and I'll let you know when it is.
Thanks so very much!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Happy New Year!
Hello Friends!
How are you doing? How was your New Year? Mine was great! I was in bed by 9:30, but not before doing tons of fun things with the kiddos.
I never make resolutions. I don't know if it's because I know by Jan 15th I'll have fallen off the wagon, or if I just care too little or what. I don't have any HUGE changes I need to make, like quitting smoking or drinking or drugs. ;-) Mostly I need to focus on being healthier; exercising however I can and making healthy choices. But that's an ongoing work.
I had a very nice time with my husband while he was off from work, even though we got all of ONE project completed. :-P I was just too sick and he was buys taking care of me, the kids and the house. It's okay, there's still time for those projects. Maybe that's what I'll resolve to do in 2012; get my house projects done. :-D
The kids started back to school today, and I have to say I am so glad. They love it, they need that social interaction and stimulation of their brains. And I'm glad for the routine to be back in place, and a designated nap time. ;-) I love sleep. It seems these days I simply can't get enough of it.
All in all we're doing well. As I sit here typing I can feel the little bean moving around in my belly. I never get tired of feeling those movements!! My ultrasound is in 16 days; so excited to find out what we're having and to see if everything is healthy. Then two days after that my brother gets married!! Fun times ahead. :)
There are some days where I can't believe I'm really pregnant, and just sit in wonder that I get to experience this again. I really didn't think I'd be able to have more kiddos after Owen. So to be pregnant and feeling the baby is a dream come true. It's all so exciting! I started a wishlist on Amazon, because we have zero baby things left. I gave them all away, thinking I'd never need them again. It's so fun to think about all the tiny baby things! And once I find out the gender, the shopping will well and truly begin. :-D
Anyway, it's been a fun and full holiday season, and now I can tell I need to rest up and take it easy. I'm super dehydrated, despite my efforts to stay hydrated. I have to give blood on Thursday for routine bloodwork and I'm nervous that A) they won't be able to get a vein and B) that I'll faint again! I also start my physical therapy again this week AND have Owen's appointment with the eye specialist. So I need to be very careful to eat well, drink lots and get my rest.
I hope you all had a wonderful New Years!
How are you doing? How was your New Year? Mine was great! I was in bed by 9:30, but not before doing tons of fun things with the kiddos.
I never make resolutions. I don't know if it's because I know by Jan 15th I'll have fallen off the wagon, or if I just care too little or what. I don't have any HUGE changes I need to make, like quitting smoking or drinking or drugs. ;-) Mostly I need to focus on being healthier; exercising however I can and making healthy choices. But that's an ongoing work.
I had a very nice time with my husband while he was off from work, even though we got all of ONE project completed. :-P I was just too sick and he was buys taking care of me, the kids and the house. It's okay, there's still time for those projects. Maybe that's what I'll resolve to do in 2012; get my house projects done. :-D
The kids started back to school today, and I have to say I am so glad. They love it, they need that social interaction and stimulation of their brains. And I'm glad for the routine to be back in place, and a designated nap time. ;-) I love sleep. It seems these days I simply can't get enough of it.
All in all we're doing well. As I sit here typing I can feel the little bean moving around in my belly. I never get tired of feeling those movements!! My ultrasound is in 16 days; so excited to find out what we're having and to see if everything is healthy. Then two days after that my brother gets married!! Fun times ahead. :)
There are some days where I can't believe I'm really pregnant, and just sit in wonder that I get to experience this again. I really didn't think I'd be able to have more kiddos after Owen. So to be pregnant and feeling the baby is a dream come true. It's all so exciting! I started a wishlist on Amazon, because we have zero baby things left. I gave them all away, thinking I'd never need them again. It's so fun to think about all the tiny baby things! And once I find out the gender, the shopping will well and truly begin. :-D
Anyway, it's been a fun and full holiday season, and now I can tell I need to rest up and take it easy. I'm super dehydrated, despite my efforts to stay hydrated. I have to give blood on Thursday for routine bloodwork and I'm nervous that A) they won't be able to get a vein and B) that I'll faint again! I also start my physical therapy again this week AND have Owen's appointment with the eye specialist. So I need to be very careful to eat well, drink lots and get my rest.
I hope you all had a wonderful New Years!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Best. Husband. Ever.
Hey, Friends!
I just have to shamelessly brag for a bit, okay?
I have the best husband. Ever.
He was supposed to have this week off, on vacation. Only things keep coming up and he was gone both Monday and Tuesday. Well, I may be a bit hormonal and I may have gone a bit overboard and kinda freaked out. Cuz I miss him and I thought he was gonna be here, you know?
So today he got up with the kiddos (including my niece) and let me sleep in. And sleep in I did. Until 11:30. :-O I don't know if I've EVER slept in that long. Apparently my body needed that sleep!! And when I woke up the house was perfectly still and quiet. I texted him to say thanks for letting me sleep and wondering where he was. He had taken all the kids to the indoor playground, so I got another hour of quiet to eat breakfast and drink coffee and peruse Pinterest. So nice.
He came home, Kate went to Brooklyn's house for a playdate (THANKS, Jen!!), Owen and Savannah went down for naps and Josh took Christian out for a daddy/son date. He had promised him a smoothie if Christian was brave for the eye doctor, cuz he kinda freaked out a little when he heard he was going back. He HATES having his eyes dilated. So anyway, he *was* brave, so he got to go with Josh and get a smoothie at the coffee shop. :)
So it's been a super nice, laid back day and just what I needed.
Sunshine Mama-HI!!! How are you? How is your pregnancy going? I'm doing well; I'm due 6-12-12. :) The kiddos' last day of school is the 12th, I think, so I'm telling the baby he/she can come anytime AFTER I see Christian's kindergarten graduation. :-D
Hope you're all well!
I just have to shamelessly brag for a bit, okay?
I have the best husband. Ever.
He was supposed to have this week off, on vacation. Only things keep coming up and he was gone both Monday and Tuesday. Well, I may be a bit hormonal and I may have gone a bit overboard and kinda freaked out. Cuz I miss him and I thought he was gonna be here, you know?
So today he got up with the kiddos (including my niece) and let me sleep in. And sleep in I did. Until 11:30. :-O I don't know if I've EVER slept in that long. Apparently my body needed that sleep!! And when I woke up the house was perfectly still and quiet. I texted him to say thanks for letting me sleep and wondering where he was. He had taken all the kids to the indoor playground, so I got another hour of quiet to eat breakfast and drink coffee and peruse Pinterest. So nice.
He came home, Kate went to Brooklyn's house for a playdate (THANKS, Jen!!), Owen and Savannah went down for naps and Josh took Christian out for a daddy/son date. He had promised him a smoothie if Christian was brave for the eye doctor, cuz he kinda freaked out a little when he heard he was going back. He HATES having his eyes dilated. So anyway, he *was* brave, so he got to go with Josh and get a smoothie at the coffee shop. :)
So it's been a super nice, laid back day and just what I needed.
Sunshine Mama-HI!!! How are you? How is your pregnancy going? I'm doing well; I'm due 6-12-12. :) The kiddos' last day of school is the 12th, I think, so I'm telling the baby he/she can come anytime AFTER I see Christian's kindergarten graduation. :-D
Hope you're all well!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Is it time for school to start yet?
Hi Guys!
How are you all? How was your Christmas?
We had a really grand time. We went to my family's on Christmas Eve and had a yummy dinner and good time opening gifts. Christmas morning we opened gifts with our kiddos, complete with the fake fire movie on the TV from Netflix. :-D The kids had a blast. We got them lots of smaller gifts this year instead of a big gift, and they seemed to really enjoy it. At one point when Owen was opening his Spiderman suit he yelled, "NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!" ha ha, that kid cracks me up.
Josh and I still have our Christmas money to spend. I've bought a cozy pair of thermal pants and a SUPER yummy smelling candle for myself.
Then Christmas afternoon (after a glorious 2 hour nap) we went to Josh's family's house and had a really great time. It was so much fun to see everyone, so nice for the kids to be able to play with their cousins and the food was delicious.
A very nice time all around. :) This week Josh has off, although he'll be in and out with different meetings and such. It's so nice to have him here. My sister made us framed silhouettes of all 3 of our kiddos, so we're going to hang those up in our bedroom, hang up the new curtains and other art that has been sitting on the floor of our closet waiting to be hung since the room got painted. Can't wait to have the room start to be more finished.
Last Friday I had to go get IV fluids, and I was really dehydrated. It took them five tries in five different places to finally get the IV in. Ouch. They tried twice in one arm, once in the other arm, and once in each hand. IV's in hands hurt MUCH worse than in the arm. Both my hands are really bruised and sore still. But the IV worked it's magic and I felt much better and was able to enjoy Christmas, so I'm glad.
I feel the baby moving all the time and it is SO fun and reassuring. I am counting down the days until we get to find out if we're having a boy or girl. (23 days!) Mostly I'm praying for a healthy, whole baby. I'm a little nervous that there is going to be a defect of some sort--cleft lip or something-- because I've stayed on my Zoloft this pregnancy. I know the OB and my therapist both reassured me it was safe and okay, especially since I'm on the lowest dose, but I still see these commercials stating how I'm able to sue if I was on Zoloft and my baby was born with a defect. It's a little worrisome, but then I just give it to God and pray, knowing that it's all in His hands anyway.
Is it just me, or does it seem like an avocado is smaller than an orange?? (From up top where it says how big my baby is now) And it's really creeping me out how all the foods I'm craving are the same thing that the baby is the size of. Did that sentence even make sense? LOL ;-)
Well, I hope you're all well and had a fabulous Christmas!!! I did... and now I'm ready for school to start again. :-D My kids ask every day if they can go back to school yet, and I'm right there with them. They love, love, love school and I am soooo not the homeschooling type mom who has projects and what not for them to do. They play, and have things to entertain them, but not like educational learning type stuff. So we are all excited for school to begin again. ;-)
How are you all? How was your Christmas?
We had a really grand time. We went to my family's on Christmas Eve and had a yummy dinner and good time opening gifts. Christmas morning we opened gifts with our kiddos, complete with the fake fire movie on the TV from Netflix. :-D The kids had a blast. We got them lots of smaller gifts this year instead of a big gift, and they seemed to really enjoy it. At one point when Owen was opening his Spiderman suit he yelled, "NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!" ha ha, that kid cracks me up.
Josh and I still have our Christmas money to spend. I've bought a cozy pair of thermal pants and a SUPER yummy smelling candle for myself.
Then Christmas afternoon (after a glorious 2 hour nap) we went to Josh's family's house and had a really great time. It was so much fun to see everyone, so nice for the kids to be able to play with their cousins and the food was delicious.
A very nice time all around. :) This week Josh has off, although he'll be in and out with different meetings and such. It's so nice to have him here. My sister made us framed silhouettes of all 3 of our kiddos, so we're going to hang those up in our bedroom, hang up the new curtains and other art that has been sitting on the floor of our closet waiting to be hung since the room got painted. Can't wait to have the room start to be more finished.
Last Friday I had to go get IV fluids, and I was really dehydrated. It took them five tries in five different places to finally get the IV in. Ouch. They tried twice in one arm, once in the other arm, and once in each hand. IV's in hands hurt MUCH worse than in the arm. Both my hands are really bruised and sore still. But the IV worked it's magic and I felt much better and was able to enjoy Christmas, so I'm glad.
I feel the baby moving all the time and it is SO fun and reassuring. I am counting down the days until we get to find out if we're having a boy or girl. (23 days!) Mostly I'm praying for a healthy, whole baby. I'm a little nervous that there is going to be a defect of some sort--cleft lip or something-- because I've stayed on my Zoloft this pregnancy. I know the OB and my therapist both reassured me it was safe and okay, especially since I'm on the lowest dose, but I still see these commercials stating how I'm able to sue if I was on Zoloft and my baby was born with a defect. It's a little worrisome, but then I just give it to God and pray, knowing that it's all in His hands anyway.
Is it just me, or does it seem like an avocado is smaller than an orange?? (From up top where it says how big my baby is now) And it's really creeping me out how all the foods I'm craving are the same thing that the baby is the size of. Did that sentence even make sense? LOL ;-)
Well, I hope you're all well and had a fabulous Christmas!!! I did... and now I'm ready for school to start again. :-D My kids ask every day if they can go back to school yet, and I'm right there with them. They love, love, love school and I am soooo not the homeschooling type mom who has projects and what not for them to do. They play, and have things to entertain them, but not like educational learning type stuff. So we are all excited for school to begin again. ;-)
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