Talent Show

It takes a lot of work (bribery, begging and pleading) to get two boys to sing. I suppose it was all worth it.

A picture a day

I am trying to take just a couple pictures a day. So here are todays efforts.

Bakugan

Let me introduce you to Bakugan....and I hope your boys never discover it. It is kind of like Pokemon combined with a transformer of somekind. It is actually kind of cool, but it is an obsession at our house and it is getting a little old.

These are the "balls" as I call them before they transform. Of course there are cards that go along with it too.



When they touch metal, they transform to this:


And here is the happiness that comes with it.

Spring

Flower Field

I am not actually sure if these are weeds or if they were planted intentionally. I am guessing weeds. Either way, it is a beatiful thing to see a whole field of purple.

Welcome to Summer...

It is probably near 80 degrees today so I sent the kids outside to play in the water...

Back in the Saddle

Okay so I am not really functioning at normal capacity, but I did get out my camera yesterday and it was fun. Actually, I guess it was a little frustrating because I couldn't get my kids to cooperate.

This is my neice...

Now my little "L"

This is actually from today. I thought this flower would be fun for her but all she did was destroy it. I guess that was fun!

Pregnancy Update

I don't have the motivation to write all about my last month of sickness. I will share the short version.

I had been doing better (keep in mind these things are relative) but felt pain in my chest and my arm would always fall asleep (on my left side). After a few trips to the hospital they finally discovered with the help of a CAT Scan that I had another blood clot. The surgeon said this never happens when patients are on as high of dose of blood thinner as I am on. I was admitted to the hospital again, this time for three days. They pulled the central line out of my chest and I am officially IV-less. :) It was a strange and scarey thought that I was going to have to eat and drink all on my own (through my mouth) but I have been blessed. I had been doing infusions for 12+ weeks. It has been a week and for whatever reason, I have felt pretty good. I am still taking all my medication and am nearly always nauseous but I am eating and gaining weight and haven't thrown up for over a week. I haven't resumed all normal activity (cooking, cleaning, taking care of kids) but I am doing a little more here and there. I always said by Easter I would feel better and I guess I was right. Maybe if I had said earlier, it would have been earlier. :)

I always said by Easter I would feel better and I guess I was right. Maybe if I had said earlier, it would have been earlier. :)

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GIRL!! I am excited that Lexi gets a sister. I still wish we could have more kids but this will be the end. My body can't do this again. I am grateful it has been able to endure as much as it has.

all about me...

My life is focused on me, me, me. I can't wait until I feel better and can think of or do something else. I thought I would post an update on my pregnancy (or what i think is just a worm in my stomach).

February wasn't much better than January. Because I was puking blood, I had a visit to ER where a UTI was discovered along with pancreatitis and that my liver functions were way out of control. They offered to admit me but we decided they couldn't do much more for me than was already being done at home. The week following that was AWFUL! I had some sort of infection somewhere in my body to they put me on oral antibiotics, which made me sicker. My home health nurse came out and panicked at my condition. She wanted me to go back to the hospital. She dumped my oral antibiotics down the toilet and came back with an IV form. After they were gone is when I recognized a turning point. At the same time I started acupuncture which seems really hokey but I think it may be helping.

In the last 1 1/2 weeks, I have started eating a little. It makes my stomach turn in knots, but it actually feels nice to eat some. I went more than 6 weeks without food/drink. Getting better is such a gradual process and somewhat discouraging. I keep expecting more dramatic changes. If I look back to 2 weeks ago, i am doing much better, but if I compare to yesterday or the day before, I feel worse. I am now 16 weeks and have started to feel the baby move.

My goal is still to be "functioning" by Easter....

It's going to be bumpy

You may have noticed I have been absent from the blogging world. I just thought I would post what is going on. Mid-December I got sick and sure enough, I was pregnant. I can usually tell at week 5. I got sicker by the day. By Jan 7, I had a PICC line placed in my arm (drop down into my chest) so I could administer daily IV fluids. I was SOOOO sick still but hanging in there. January 19th, the line had to be pulled because I had several clusters of blood clots in my neck and arm. I cried when they took it out...it's my lifeline. I was in the hospital for a week, just came home yesterday. I had a Groshong Central Line placed in my chest. I get all of my food/water/drugs through the line. As you might imagine, I am still very sick. I am 11 weeks along as of tomorrow. It is going to be a rough 9 months. One of my sisters (my twin) is here for 2 weeks which is the only way I am surviving.

Don't plan on seeing me "around" much. Thanks for your support.