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Monday, November 12, 2007

Drama In The Great State Of Texas

So I thought I would start posting some of the stuff from our trip to Texas. I am still going through all of the pictures of Matty and getting them ready to post. We had a nice trip, was glad to see my parents and Matty, but had a little bit of drama too.
The day we left I was not feeling very good, and had been sick all morning. I had been having abdominal cramping all day so I called the doctor just to be sure I was OK to fly. She said she thought I was fine, but that I sounded a little dehydrated so to drink lots. So I did, or so I thought I did.
Well we few in to Texas, where my parents and Matty met us at the Austin airport. I still was not feeling well, but was OK. Then I woke up Saturday morning with this terrible pain on my left side, I knew something was not right so I woke up everyone and had my Dad and Andy take me to the ER.
I got to the ER and after some tests they told me the same thing my doctor told me, that I was dehydrated so I was supposed to drink all this water they gave me before I was allowed to leave. Well I started drinking it, and I could not keep it down everything I drank came right back up, so they started and IV. So I got two bags of fluid and was sent home and told to come back if the pain in my side did not go away.
Well Sunday came, and I still did not feel 100% but my abdominal cramping was gone, just the pain in my left side was there, but I thought it would just go away.
Andy had to get back to work on Monday, so he headed back to Arizona with my brother's car (We are keeping it here for him until he gets back.) So on Sunday night my parents Matty, and his girlfriend Monica and I all went out to dinner. When I got home Sunday night, I was feeling worse again, but was not sure I should go in, so after a sleepless night, I finally went back to the ER on Monday. Another fun filled day that was! I got another IV from a lady who just couldn't figure it out so I got poked 4 times! I also got an ultrasound on my kidneys. Well after a bit they figured I either had a kidney infection or a kidney stone, so I got treated for both. I got some antibiotics, some pain killers, and to top off my stay in Texas I got a CATHETER! That was a first!
Anyhow, after about 6 hours they let me go with some medication to take. The OB there said the baby looked fine and not to be worried. So everything seems to be back to normal, and I feel good again, it was just a bummer that it had to happen when I really wanted to be able to spend as much time as possible with Matty and I was stuck in the hospital.
I was pretty swollen after everything from the IVs and my feet looked like tree trunks, so Matthew had a good time making fun of me and called me club foot the whole time. He also let me know that since he is a medic he can give IVs and why didn't I just ask him to give me one if I was dehydrated? Well Matty, maybe next time huh!
Well there is a bit of our excitement in Texas.......pictures and more to come later!

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Just a Reminder

Hi everyone. I just wanted to post a quick reminder that we will be leaving for Texas this Friday, November 2nd to see Matthew off to Iraq. I know many of you expressed interest in sending something with me to give to him. We are taking off Friday evening so if you get it emailed to me before then, I can still get it to him. I would not suggest snail mail at this point since there is no guarantee it will get to me in time.


Thanks!

Monday, October 29, 2007

Just Plain Wrong!!!

So below you will see the temperature outside for TODAY!!!


95 degrees, are you serious?


IT IS BASICALLY NOVEMBER!!! This is wrong on so many levels!


It is the best time of year FALL, and it still feels like the middle of SUMMER, when will this end? Oh curse this boiling desert that we call Arizona! A Washington girl just can't take much of this! I need rain, and trees with leaves that change colors, and the Puget Sound....and now I am just making myself homesick.......


OK, I am done ranting.





Sunday, October 21, 2007

Flowers That Taste Good Too!

So this past week was a particularly stressful week for me. I had a lot going on at the store with caterings, people calling in sick, dealing with different employee issues in addition to parenting classes, and Dr. appointments and other personal issues.......it was just busy, and I was exhausted and frustrated!

So, it was so nice to come home one day last week to find this edible "Flower" arrangement in the fridge from Andy! It was so pretty and the strawberries were covered in DARK CHOCOLATE! MMM.....so good! I just plopped my fat pregnant butt on the couch watched a TiVo'd episode of Oprah and ate my flowers! Great ending to a crazy day!

Thanks Andy, I love you!

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Baby's Name

I have posted a poll on the blog to have everyone help up decide what to name the baby. We have quite a few names we like, some more than others, but we can't seem to come to a firm conclusion. So we thought it might be a good idea to get opinions from our friends and family.

Our names are not what we would consider to be common, and understand not everyone will be fans of them, but please pick the ones you like most. The middle name will most likely also be one of the names from the poll. Once we are set on a first name it will be easier for us to decide on a middle name.


Hopefully soon we will be able to make a firm decision.


Thanks for voting!