30 Weeks!

I am now about 30 weeks pregnant and have about 61 days to go until my c-section date. We are scheduled to meet our baby on January 22, 2011. It still seems so far away, but I know that the day I get to meet my son is really not that far away. I know that December will fly by with all the Christmas festivities and such and before I know it the moment we get to meet the newest member of our family will be here. I cannot wait. I feel fine, physically. But, I get tired very easily and my lower back often aches. I am trying to enjoy the little things like sitting with my feet up and feeling the baby kick. We are still fighting about names, but I think that when the baby gets here, it will be decided upon quickly. Until next time...here are some pictures from my 3d ultrasound. The black and white one is picture evidence we are having a boy.

Del Deacon

I am sad. My father in law succumbed to cancer on October 11th, 2010. I was with him. I woke up that morning (my husband had to work)and felt this need, this pull to go to the hospital. I had to go. I asked my babysitter to sit with my kids for an hour so that I could visit Del. I really just wanted to check in on him because I knew Dave was working and that he wouldn't have time to go and see his Dad before a family Thanksgiving dinner that we were supposed to attend later that afternoon. I wanted to be able to reassure Dave that I had seen Del and he was ok. That was not what happened. I got to the hospital just after noon on the 11th. As I walked through the hospital doors, I got this eerie feeling that something bad was going to happen while I was there. I went up to Del's room and as I walked through the door, I was happy to see that he had his eyes open(as I hadn't seen him with his eyes open for almost a week). I said "hello Del" and soon realized that he wasn't responding to me and that his breathing was laboured and gurgly. I sat at the window seat and cried for about 10 minutes. I then went into the bathroom and cleaned myself up and took a minute to regain my composure. When I came out of the bathroom, I realized that Del's breath was coming slower. Everything happened so fast, I didn't have time to call any of the family...I knew they wouldn't get there in time and I didn't want to leave his side to get a nurse. I didn't want to leave him alone. So, I stood by his bedside and stroked his hair until this breathing stopped. After a minute, I went to the door and flagged down a nurse. The nurse went to get Del's nurse and they came in to check his heartbeat. After a minute, they confirmed what I already knew. I just sat there and cried. I asked them to give me a minute and I called my Mom; who was working at the hospital. She came to help me. I tried to call my Mother in law, but I couldn't bring myself to tell her the news. I had to have the Head Nurse do it. I then went with my Dad to break the news to my husband; while my Mom waited for my Mother in Law. I went and picked up my husband on one of his jobsites and told him the news. We all then gathered at the hospital to say our good-byes. I felt and still feel horrible. I wish I had said more to comfort Del while he was passing...but, I was in shock and couldn't believe it was happening. I wish it had been someone more important to Del who had been with him. I wish I could take away the hurt and pain from my loved ones. But, more than anything, I wish I could bring Del back. He was a great man and I am proud to have known and loved him.

It's Official!

We had a 3D ultrasound yesterday. It was a little disappointing in the fact that the baby hadn't put on enough fat yet and we weren't able to get any good pictures. But, we were able to find out that we are in fact having a boy!!!! I have to admit I am a little nervous at the prospect. I have never had a baby boy and I have no experience with it...we shall see how it goes. We go back on the 27th to complete the ultrasound and will post some pictures then. I put a new poll up and you may have to hover over the names to get the full name because one of them has 2 middle names. Until next time...

What's Important

Well, the biopsy results come back for my father-inlaw and they are not good. He has cancer on several different organs and the prognosis is dire. They are giving him 3-6 months to live. However, if one of the tumors on his brain starts to bleed again, he could go instantly. We are all devistated. This is so not fair. As fate would have it, 6 months would take us to around Jan/Feb...around the same time the baby will be born. Talk about bitter sweet. It has really made Dave and I see just what is important and what isn't. Vacations are nice, but they aren't important. Bigger and better electronics and toys may be fun, but they aren't important. Family is important. There really isn't anything that is more important.
On a happier note, we had another ultrasound today. Everything looked good (as far as I know...the tech wouldn't say much) and the heartbeat was 153 BPM. However, the baby wouldn't open up it's legs...so, I guess baby garlic will be a surprise!

It was raining...now, it's pouring....

A couple of days ago my mother in law called me at work and said that Dave's Dad was being rushed to the local hospital by ambulance...could I go with her? Of course. But, before she got to my work to pick me up, I got another call from her...you better call Dave, Del is being taken to Kingston. He had fallen in the yard when the left side of his body gave out. So Dave and I, and Lisa and Theresa headed to Kingston. After driving around for what seemed like an hour, we finally found a parking spot that was big enough for the truck. I went into the emergency department waiting room while Dave fielded a call from work outside. His Mom came out and told us some terrible news. His Dad had several tumors on the right side of his brain. They appeared to be cancerous and one of them had started bleeding. We found out later that this is what caused the stroke. We visited for a hour or so, and when it was obvious that we weren't going to get any answers that night we headed home with heavy hearts. Dave was devistated. When he finally came to bed at 2am he was still sniffling from crying all night. We got up in the morning and went to work. Dave's eyes were red and puffy and it was clear to anyone who spoke to him that he was terribly upset. I called Dave's Mom (who was already visiting Dave's Dad) to see if there where any updates before we went to see him...there were. Del had had his CAT scan and they had found a tumor in his lung that was about the size of a lemon. We are still waiting on the biopsy to confirm whether or not it is melignant. Please help us pray for good news.

Sad

So, today is my birthday. Normally a day I love and look forward to. Not this year. I could care less. Besides feeling like shit for something I don't want to talk about about, this will be the first birthday for as long as I can remember that I won't have Nan call me and wish me a Happy Birthday. It was always a highlight. The best part (in the later years) was when she would call and wish every person in the family a happy birthday before she finally got to my name (she always had such a hard time with names)! Hopefully, next year will be better.

A Little Scare

So, I had some spotting last week and went to the doctor about it. He immediately put me off work for a week and ordered an ultrasound. Dave couldn't go with me, so I asked my cousin Emily to go. (she seemed more intent on trying to convince the ultrasound tech that I was having twins...which I am not) The baby looked fine and the heartbeat was strong. Still no word on what we are having. I will find out at the anatomy ultrasound on September 8th. I am back to work now, but have been ordered to reduce my hours and my workload...and if I start bleeding again, I am to go home immediately. So, we shall see what happens. Other than that, I have been feeling ok. I am still having sleeping issues. I am dead tired, but can't sleep at night. Hopefully, this soon will pass. On a brighter note, I am able to feel the baby's movements. Dave and are busy moving bedrooms around and are (soon) going to get started on baby "Garlic's" nursery. With back to school fast approaching, it is becoming a really busy time at the Deacon household...and I don't imagine that will let up anytime soon...before we know it the Christmas holidays will be here and then it will be baby time!!!
Here is the latest ultrasound pic...

Broken Record

I know I sound like a broken record, but I am tired. I have never been this tired in my life. I cannot summon up the energy to do anything. I feel useless because I am so tired. UGH! It's very frustrating to have so much to do, and no energy to do it. I don't remember being this tired when I was pregnant with the girls...but, they say every pregnancy is different. The familiar back pain has started though. I knew it would. It happened when I was pregnant with both the girls, so I was expecting it. I can't stand or walk for long periods of time without pain in my lower back...I guess, it's just another excuse to rest!!!
I stole the following from the What to Expect message board and I thought it was really funny, so I am passing it along to you...

What to Do and what NOT to do while pregnant:

1. You may hike “but not on uneven terrain or at high altitude”…so you may NOT hike? Confusing.

2. Don’t leave the house without eating and/or packing a 5 course meal. You will get sick. Very, very sick.

3. A waffle with ice cream is not an acceptable dinner for baby. Baby will make you throw it up. 5 times.

4. Drink plenty of water…like GALLONS of water…and eat tons of fruit and veg. If you don’t, bad things will happen in the pooping department. Trust me, bad things happen when you drink gallons of water AND eat tons of fruit an veg. So you can imagine…

5. Schedule naps or you’ll be at the will of narcolepsy.

6. Don’t jump up from a seated position. Sudden movements will lay you flat on the floor until your vision comes to and the blood reaches your head.

7. Don’t downhill ski, no matter how much you want to. Only uphill skiing is acceptable behaviour at this point.

8. Don’t jump or dive into pools due to the high risk of this behaviour. Oops…

9. No bicycling on wet pavement. At least it does not say anything about motorcycles.

And last but definitely not least,

10. Don’t try on your skinny jeans. You will cry. For that matter, don’t even try on your fat jeans or you’ll cry harder.

Not Much

There isn't much that is new. I am still tired, grumpy and hormonal...but, other than that...everything is great! I did find out that I cannot switch doctors once I reach 27 weeks. I was a little disappointed, but had already guessed that would be the case. My check up went well, but he didn't even attempt to find the heartbeat. I was really disappointed in that. I was sure that they could find it after you were 12 weeks...and I was just over 13 weeks when I saw him last. Oh well, I know he will at the next appointment...I will be 17.5 weeks by then. I am really not feeling well today, and I wish I didn't have to work. Oh well, only 4.5 more months to go (until Maternity leave)!

Tired!

I did not think it was possible to feel this tired. I am tired...ALL THE TIME! My body feels heavy and lifeless. I had forgotten about this stage. Although, I don't think I had it this bad before. I generally get up by 6:30am (during the week), and by 9am I could go back to sleep...and sleep until noon. I doubt that even after all that sleep, I would have a hard time falling asleep at 9pm! Oh well...only 27 more weeks to go...

Update

So now I have no choice but to wear maternity clothes...at least maternity pants and shorts. I feel tired...very, very tired. And of course, the morning sickness is still here. How very frustrating that is. In my last 2 pregnancies, I had morning sickness for the first 8 weeks and then it went away. This pregnancy, I had very little morning sickness until week 11 and since then I have been getting sick almost daily. I just keep telling myself it is all worth it in the end. Thanks to my good friend Shawna, we will have many of the baby items I was stressing about last week. She has a crib, bassinette, swing and clothes (for both sexes). I mean, I am going to need some new stuff, but at least most of the big stuff will be taken care of. And if I get any of those things new as gifts, then we have Shawna's stuff for my parents and Dave's parents house. To be honest, I was mostly stressing about the crib. I was having a really hard time finding one that was a decent price! As for baby names, I will keep the polls going until we decide on a name. I will take the results of the polls into consideration, but we will name our child what we want. Anyone who really knows me, knows that I will not name any of my children after anyone who is living, so if this baby gets named after anyone...it will be someone who has passed away and has meant a great deal to me. Also, we won't tell anyone what we have decided to name the baby until he/she arrives...and we won't be telling anyone what the sex of the baby is...until after he/she is born. If I get any bitching about this...I may not even tell anyone when I am scheduled for the c-section...I will just call everyone after the baby arrives! So watch it! Don't push a crazy, hormonal woman's buttons!!! On another note, I am so excited that my friend Lisa will be coming up from Florida for the birth of our sweet babe. (she better book that plane ticket soon...or else)

Reality

Ok, so reality has started to sink in...I have NOTHING for a baby!!! We got rid of all of our baby stuff long ago. We weren't expecting this and we are so unprepared. How are we going to come up with the money to buy everything we need? Ok, deep breath! We will be fine....I hope...
On another note, I am sooo coveting the "Annie" hospital gown from this website: http://annieandisabel.myshopify.com/collections/all . I think this is an excellent idea and would make the hospital stay a more comfortable one. Until next time...I am off to rethink our budget and beg for baby items...!

Morning Sickness

Dear Morning Sickness:
Thank you so much for showing up when I am almost 11 weeks pregnant. You know, around the time you are usually subsiding. Anyway, thanks for making an appearance, but, it's time for you to go now.
Bye

Doctors

I need advise. I am currently seeing Dr. Adu-Poku for this pregnancy, but he is not my doctor of choice. I really wanted to see Dr. O'Brien. Unfortunatly, Dr. O'Brien does not see patients until they are 27 weeks pregnant and my family doctor does not see pregnant patients at all. So, I had to choose someone right away. I chose Dr. Adu-Poku because I had him with I was pregnant with "A". He didn't deliver her, Dr. Thomas did (he no longer practices in Belleville). I saw Dr. O'Brien when I was pregnant with "M" and I loved him. I couldn't have asked for a better doctor, especially during my c-section. I really, really want him to deliver this baby. Would it be really wrong of me to see Dr. Adu-Poku until I am 27 weeks pregnant and then transfer to Dr.O'Brien? I mean, shouldn't I be comfortable with the doctor who is operating on me? I like Dr. Adu-Poku, but I am just really more comfortable with Dr. O'Brien. Help! What should I do?

Exhausted!!!

I am exhausted! Who would have thought that growing a person would be so tiring! I can barely keep my eyes open all day; everyday! I told Dave I was going to lay down for a half an hour on Sunday and ended up sleeping for almost 3 hours. I guess I must have really needed it. Other than that (and feeling sick to my stomach and light-headed all the time) the only other thing that is really bugging me is the round ligament pain. If I move to quickly, I get a sharp pain in my side. Oh well, that is the joy that is pregnancy. I just keep reminding myself, it is all worth it in the end.

Due Date

I went to see my OB today because I have been feeling really light-headed and nauseaus. He said that it was common and to drink lots of water and to get as much rest as possible...umm, ok...I guess he forgot I have 3 kids at home! He told me if I start to feel light headed to put my head down for a few minutes and hopefully it will subside. He offered me something for the nausea, but I feel as though it is manageable right now and I don't feel comfortable taking medication when I am pregnant. But we do have a due date! The baby is due February 2, 2011. I have to have another c-section, so the baby will be born a week before he or she is due (unless the baby decides to come early!) That means they will probably section me around January 25, 2011. My next appointment isn't until right after the August long weekend, but I am looking forward to it because I will get to hear the heartbeat again. I didn't get to at the doctors office today becuase it was too early to hear it with the doppler; but, at least I got to hear it during the ultrasound!

8 Weeks and counting...

So, I still don't have a definate (or as definate as they can be) due date yet. But, I believe it will be January 28th. This is based on both my LMP and my ultra-sound (which has a 5 day error window). I am feeling ok; mostly. Except, I can't sleep. I am dead tired, but when I lay down to sleep, I toss and turn all night. (Except when I am headed to the bathroom!) So far this pregnancy is so different from my other 2. I am starting to think this may be a boy. We will know soon enough. I am still undecided about whether or not I want to find out the baby's sex before it is born. What do you think? I am glad, however, that when I had my ultrasound there was only one baby in there! Dave thought it would have been great to have twins. I told him to run...! My next appointment with my OB is on July 15th. Hopefully, I should know more then.
Until next time here is a picture from my ultrasound. The baby is the small ball on the right had side.

M's Appointment at Sick Kids

We had "M's" appointment yesterday at Sick Kids in Toronto. What a long day!!! We had to be there for our first appointment at 9am and we didn't get in to see the doctor for our second appointment until 5pm. "M" did really well, though. She was such a trooper. The doctor and I decided that to continue her on the low-dose antibiotics for now; as we seem to be winning the battle. If, however, she gets a break-through infection, she will have to have an out-patient surgery to repair the ureter. We are aware, however, that she will probably have to have this minor surgery done in the future...if she doesn't outgrow the problem.

On another note, I saw my OB yesterday and I will definitely have to have another c-section. I was hoping to delivery vaginally, but because I have already had 2 sections they won't allow me to try for a VBAC in Belleville. I would have to go to Kingston to attempt it. That won't be possible with 3 kids at home, so I guess it's another section for me! I won't know a definite due date for a couple of weeks...I have to wait for a dating ultrasound to be done. However, I think it will be around January 27/11.

And baby will make 6!

Well, it's official. We are expecting baby number 4 in January 2011! It came as a bit of a shock and was unexpected. But, now that we are over the initial shock we are very pleased...well, at least I am. I'm sure Dave will get there eventually...

Secret

I have a secret...but, I can't tell you.

So far, so good!

I know it has only been three days, but I have not cheated on my diet. Normally, I would have before the end of day 1! I have stuck to my diet and have tried to add a little exercise whenever I can. (parking at the back of the lot when I have to get supplies for work, taking the stairs, etc...) I am hopeful and optimistic that I can make these changes this time!

On another note, "M", who just turned 5 (I forgot to post about it...really I was in denial that my baby was 5) has finally got her appointment at Sick Kids. It will be on the 16th of June. Hopefully, they will give us a little more insight as to what is going on with my little girl.

Until next time...

Life Changes...

Ok, here I go. I am going to try to get on track and re-organize my life. I am going to take charge of my life. I am going to begin by decluttering and organizing my ENTIRE house. It is needed. I find I can't relax completely unless there is some organization in my home. I need to get rid of some of these material things I have been holding onto for years...for purely sentimental reasons.
I am also going to get myself on track. I have allowed myself to put myself last and as a result I have become lazy and gained a bunch of weight. It is time to change...with a little help from my friends? Seriously people...I need support here. If I don't have someone reminding me to get off my ass and stop putting such crappy food in my mouth, I won't change. I am trying to remain positive that I can do this...I will be "a lost girl" no more!

As the saying goes...tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life...

A Nan Story...

At my Grandmother's funeral, my Uncle Brian told a story about my Nan that I had forgotten. I would like to pass it on now. My Grandmother grew up in England. When she was a little girl, her mother took her to Brighton Beach for the day. She played for a bit and after a while, noticed a couple of girls near her age playing near by. She went over an played with them...after all, they had a shovel AND a pail! A little while later it was time to go and my Nan liked that shovel and pail so much that she decided to take it with her. Of course, the Governess of the two little girls went over to speak with my Nanny's mother. Come to find out that my Nan had attempted to steal from the future Queen of England and her sister!!! In my Uncle Brian's words..."No wonder she emigrated to Canada!"

Sick Kids....

So, "M"'s test results came back...She has reflux in her kidney's. Grade 1 on one side and Grade 3 on the other. That means the urine is going back up the ureter. For Grade 1 reflux it is going about half way up the ureter and for Grade 3 reflux it is going all the way into the kidney. "M" has been referred to Toronto Sick Kids Hospital and has to stay on a low dose antibiotic until they see her. From what I understand, there are couple ways they can go for treatment. They could keep her on antibiotics to prevent infections and wait and see if she will grow out of it or they can surgically repair the uteter. Part of me hopes it is the first one so that she will not have to go through surgery and part of me hopes they opt for surgery so that my baby girl will be fixed and I won't have to worry as much that she will get sick. Is that wrong? I just want her healed and better so that she can concentrate on being a little girl...

And the hits just keep on coming....part 2

So we met up with our husbands in Syracuse and Dave and I headed to Watertown to do some grocery shopping before we went home. We got our groceries and headed to the border with a van full of sleeping kids.

Back in Canada!!! In another 2 hours we were thankfully and blissfully home. (I would like to add...I LOVE our housekeeper...who made sure we came home to a clean house!) Since we were both terribly tired, we decided to grab some Burger King for supper. As we sat down to eat; the two adults thinking about the next 2 days and wondering how we were going to get through them, Dave's Mom called. Her news was not good. Dave's Uncle Mike had passed away. Dave, understandably so, was deeply upset by this news. I kept thinking to myself..."this can't be real, how can we loose two family members within 2 days of each other?" (Dave's uncle had passed away on Thursday, but his Mom had waited until we got home to tell us...thankfully) Shortly after that, with heavy hearts, we headed to bed. I don't think either of us slept much. When we woke up the next morning we headed to the mall to buy Dave a suit and some shoes (he was to be a pallbearer at his uncle's funeral). We made our necessary purchases and headed home to get ready for wake #1. Somehow, we made it through the next 3 days. We buried Nan on Monday and Mike on Wednesday. By Wednesday evening, we were emotionally spent. We went to work on Thursday and Friday and did the best we could...given the circumstances. We woke up on Saturday with "M" standing beside the bed complaining that she had a nose-bleed. I checked and it had stopped. We cleaned her up and went downstairs for breakfast. Afterwards the girls went upstairs to get dressed. Within a couple of seconds "A" came running downstairs yelling that "M" was bleeding badly. Dave dashed upstairs to check it out, with me not far behind. I got there in time to see Dave frantically trying to grab more tissue and keep "M" calm. She was crying and yelling "I need a doctor...I'm gonna die!". The poor little thing was scared to death...To be honest I was too. I had never seen so much blood come out of a nose. I scooped her up and carried her downstairs and placed her on the kitchen table to get a better look at her. Soon thereafter, she started vomiting blood. I called my Mom, who is a RPN, for help. She came over and suggested that we call an ambulance for our bleeding and cursing little girl because she was losing so much blood. (she was cursing like a sailor at this point!) I stepped outside to call the ambulance and while I was on the phone with them, my Mom said to cancel because the bleeding had started to slow down. We eventually got it stopped but decided to take a trip to the emergency room anyway. After a 6 hour wait, we were told that "M" had pneumonia. That was unexpected. Who knew that pneumonia would cause a nose-bleed? They gave us a prescription for an antibiotic and sent us on our way. Until next time....

And the hits just keep on coming....part 1

It has been a really hard couple of weeks for my family...

First the good stuff...

We departed on February 20th for a family vacation (the first one in 4 years) and arrived to a sunny day in Orlando at around 4pm. We enjoyed the rest of the day. We relaxed by the pool, went shopping and then went to bed exhuasted.

The next day we went to The Magic Kingdom. The kids loved it...I may never go again!!! It was soooo expensive and the line-ups were horrible. But, there really isn't anything like seeing your child's face light up when they see Cinderella's castle for the first time. We did meet some of the characters and the kids were able to do the rides that they really wanted to do. The parade and fireworks at the end of the night are not something you want to miss. They are amazing.

Things started to turn from there....

We got home at about 9:30 that night and, finally, got the kids tucked nicely into bed. I was exhaused myself, so I headed up to bed at about 11pm. Shortly thereafter, while I was watching "The Golden Girls", the bathroom light went out. I got up and checked it and it turned right back on as if someone had just turned off the switch (no one had, it was still in the "on" position when I went in to check and I turned it off and then on again). I went back to bed and went to sleep...without thinking much more about it, other than it was a little odd. Dave came to bed around 1am. At a little after 2 am, the phone rang...this is where it turns bad. It was the nursing home and they needed to speak to my Mom about my Grandmother. I hung up the phone with a sense of foreboding and went to my Mom's unit to get her. While Mom was dialing the phone, Dave showed up to tell us that they had called back and were waiting in our unit on the phone. By this time, my Mom had gotten a hold of the nursing home. Nan was gone. She had passed away in her sleep. I was devistated, but I didn't want to show it. Other people needed me to be strong. I left to go and get my sister and Dave went to hang up the phone and check on our kids. My sister and her husband greeted me at the door....and I told her the news. That was hard. She took it well, but I don't ever want to have to tell someone that kind of thing at 2:30 in the morning ever again. Mom and Dad showed up shortly thereafter and we went to get my cousins (who had just been told by my Aunt and Uncle that Nan had passed). As we all sat there in shock talking about our "game plan", we couldn't help but start telling stories of someone we all loved dearly and meant the world to us. Now that I think of it...Nan might as well of planned it this way...we were all together and were there for each other. It was decided that my Mom and Dad and Uncle Brian and Aunt Cathy would head back to Canada and help Uncle Mike make the arrangements. We would stay and finish our trip because our kids were all young and wouldn't understand why we had to leave. We tried to make the best of the rest of our time in Florida, but there was always a shadow hanging over our heads. Nan was never far from our thoughts. On our last day there, the kids and I wrote notes to Nan, tied them to our Disney balloons and sent them up to her. (the one from Me, my sister and cousins said "thank you for being a friend" as we all fondly remember watching the "Golden Girls" with Nan)
We were fortunate enought to get to spend a day with some very good friends(whom we met when they lived in Canada) and am thankful for it. We went shopping, played poker, had a few drinks and many laughs. We reluctantly said good-bye to them on Friday and then to Florida on Saturday. After a near-miss in Washington (they overbooked the plane), we finally made it to Syracuse were our husbands were waiting to see us back home to Canada. To be continued...

What Resolution????

What resolution? I never said that I would update my blog on a weekly basis...you can't prove anything! Please do not refer to the post before this one! Ok, so I have not stuck to my resolution...Does it help that I think about making new post once a week? Oh well, onward and upward (whatever that means)!
In 4 days we are taking the family to Florida for a week-long vacation. When I say family...I mean the whole family. There will be my husband and myself and our 3 kids, my sister and her husband and their 2 kids, my aunt and uncle, my parents and my 2 cousins and their families. It should be a barrel of fun...as long at it gets a little bit warmer in Florida! I am willing to meet in the middle on that...I am hoping for at least 65 degrees...that's not too much to ask...is it?
So, in preparation for our vacation I spend all weekend packing and cleaning. I am sure that by the time we leave I will have unpacked and repacked and cleaned the house neurotically at least 3 more times! Unfortunately, the Monday after we get home..."M" will have to go for her test. I don't think I have mentioned this test yet. She will ultimately have to have a catheter placed and have dye shot up into her bladder...once the dye is in she will have an x-ray. After the x-ray, she will have to urinate and then have another x-ray. The purpose of the test is to make sure that her bladder and kidneys are functioning properly. I am not looking forward to this test and "M" gets upset anytime she hears someone mention it. However, I am hopeful that it will give us the answers we need.

Until next time...(who knows when that might be).....

Lazy....and a bunch of rambling!

I really should update this more...Maybe that can be my New Year's Resolution...update my blog on a weekly basis (at the very least).
Christmas was busy and hectic...as it always is with 3 kids!!! But, it was good and I think everyone was very pleased.
This weekend coming Dave is taking me to Montreal to go and see an Ottawa Senators/Montreal Canadiens game...really looking forward to that!!! The kids will be with their grandma and we will get a much needed break. My parents will be back from the Dominican...I wonder if they felt the quake from Haiti? My heart bleeds for all of those who were affected.
I (and of course, the kids) am getting really excited for our trip to Florida at the end of February. It is always fun to go on vacation without the kids; like we usually do. But, I think I am looking forward to this trip even more!
"D" will get his final installment of his root canal next week and then a cap on his tooth to make it whole again...what a long process!!!!
"M" is better since her 2 week hospitalization in September. She was admitted to the hospital twice (it ended up being 2 week-long stays) for an eColi infection in her urinary tract....NOT FUN!!!
"A" is the ever sweet little girl who is really looking forward to going to see Taylor Swift with her Mommy and a couple of friends in May.
I guess that's it for now....I will try to update this more frequently and in an more orderly fashion this year!!!!