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....