Here's to 8 Wonderful Years

As I look back on the last eight years of our life together, I wouldn't change anything we have been through together for anything. The trials have only made us stronger as a couple and as a team. Ben understands me more then anybody in the entire world. He puts up with a lot from me with my mood swings and irritable nature a lot of times. I am truly blessed to have a husband that will do that. Not many would.
Our life is not perfect, but our love is. I never thought I could love someone this much. So here is to 8 wonderful years and almost 3 kids later. We are looking forward to spending eternity together and enjoying our perfect love story.
I love you Ben

Oh Belly

This picture was taken by Aiden in January. He wanted to take a picture of my tummy. I don't know how many weeks I was or anything. He loves to laugh at my belly button.

Valentines Day Blahs

It seems that half the world seems to hate Valentines Day, especially the ones that are single and have no one share this overrated day with. However, there are some of us, that even though we have someone to share this day with, it still turns out blah.
Today started out with a much needed doctors apt with my OB/GYN. I had been contracting more and more over the last 4 weeks and I had reached my limit. Despite feeling like crap with a constant pain in my back from false labor that kept me up all night, I managed to make a fudge cream cheese cake for Ben, run to Walmart to grab him Star Wars Legos that he has wanted for a very long time and get him a V-day card all while dealing with the horrible shaky side effects of the antilabor medication that I hadn't had in 3 years.
Aiden came home this evening and cheered me up some with his HUGE valentine card he made at school for his mom and dad with BIG letters reading "I LOVE YOU MOM and DAD that he had written himself. He made me feel loved when out of the blue he says "I love you mom, happy valentines day, I just wanted to tell you." At least one person in our little family remembered to say it to me and I adore him more then anything. He is a very thoughtful, loving 5-year old. What would I do without him?!

Baby Germs

So the other morning I was helping Aiden get ready for school. I sneezed suddenly with my legs crossed and of course my mouth covered and Aiden asked me,
" Am I going to get baby germs and grow a baby in my tummy because you sneezed on me?"
I said:
" NO you silly boy."
he said:
"Well, I think your baby germs might be contagious"

I didn't know quite what to say to that one. I love that kid.

My 25th Week

I don't very often do this because I am so self conscious of my growing tummy, but here I am. I am in my 25th week. Almost to the 3rd trimester. Ben thinks it has gone super fast, but I don't. Not much longer and everybody with know what kind of bun is in the oven.

Much Needed Break

Bryn is the ER

Bryn hiding from the nurse because she didn't want to get "hurt"

Pushing her IV pole herself to the bathroom

Bryn has been hospital since Tuesday morning. On Monday night we took her to the doctor because her eye was goopy and really red. She had a fever of 103 but I thought it was because she caught Aiden's RSV. I was concerned because she hadn't urinated all day so I was worried she was getting dehydrated. We found out she also had strep and that's why she refused to drink anything. They told us she was mildly dehydrated and to watch her for the next 2 hours and if no improvement then we were to take her to ER. Well I don't like to mess with ER so I was hoping she would pull through the night without us having to take her. The next morning she looked horrible. Her lips were cracked, bleeding and swollen. I was asking my mom's opinion on what to do when the PA that saw her the night before called to check on her. I was so grateful he called because I didn't know what to do. He instructed me to take her to the ER immediately.
I honestly hate the ER and wished he would just admit her, but PA's can't admit so I had to deal. It didn't help that I was by myself. I thought the ER would just hydrate her and send her home but they decided they needed to admit her. They weren't too thrilled with her lab work. That night our doctor came to see her and he told us she also had RSV/bronchiolitis as well as the strep and possibly strep in her blood. The pictures above are of that night. Last night she took a turn for the worse and ended up with high fevers. Ben and my dad gave her a blessing. I didn't take any pictures of last night because she looked so bad. Today she has made a huge turn around and acts finally like her normal self. No fevers, she still has to have treatments every four hours, but no oxygen. Our goal is to get her to drink on her own. So far she has done well and we are hoping it is good enough to let her go home.
My kids have been sick the WHOLE month of January and I desperately think they need a break (and us). I am so grateful for blessings and the prestood. We are truly blessed to have that in our family.