on the couch now...

On Thursday the 22nd I finally had my hysterectomy done. I ran around crazy the week before trying to get things set up for my recovery. The day of surgery I woke up cramping a always and made my way to the hospital. Stella was brave enough to babysit the two little ones for us and our great neighbor's helped get the older ones to school. We sat in pre-op forever, but finally the anesthesiologist gave me the rlaxing drugs and they started wheeling me to theoperating room. Last ting I remember was seeing multiple exit signs where there was only one. Next thing I knew I was in post op. I had no idea I had been in surgery for nearly 5 hours!

During my surgery Dr.Lim discovered my uterus had fused with my bladder. Result of 2 c-sections. As he was trying to separte them he pierced my bladder leaving 1/2 inch inscision. He called in Dr. Brusky, a bladder specialist, to fix the damage. While there he noticed I have a 12 mm kidney stone on my left side. He thinks there are more smaller stones that he couldn't see as well. He placed a stint in that area, sewed shut my bladder and says I have to keep my catheter until June 4th. On the 4th we will deal with all my stone issues.

I came home on the 23rd. Nate has been great about having to do everything. Ammon caught a cold so he has been high maitenance. Such is life though. There have been a few visitors, church people have been bringing great food, and I feel better already than I have in roughly a year! I have to stay on the couch for another week, but after that can start being semi-helpful. Won't be back to normal for another 6-8 weeks after that though.

So... Did you want pancakes?

Okay. Nate came home for lunch today and all of a sudden Ammon got really quiet.



We got up and he had destroyed the snack shelf and dumped half a box of pancake mix on the floor.



He was having a great time, but unfortunatley I didn't have near as much fun cleaning it up.



Good thing I love my steamer!

Howdy Ya'll

Last weekend I was lucky enough to go to Houston to see Kristin and her family. Seems like forever since I have seen her, and has been well over a year since seeing her kids!

Ammon and I boarded our plane just before 6am our time. Ammon had a great flight there... sleeping until the last 20 minutes. We packed light and met up with Kristin and Jr. at the baggage claim and then we were off to start our adventure!

We went to Old Town Spring first thing. It is a quaint little part of town with boutiques everywhere. Fantastic shops with a very "down home" quality. While there I realized they fry everything! Even candy is not safe! We had a nice lunch with plenty of entertainment supplied by the boys. Then it was off to pick up Derek and Shayla and time to set up sleeping arrangements.

Kristin's kids are a kick! They are full of energy, and so good with the babies. Great little swimmers too!

Derek is quite the baseball player! I was lucky enough to sit in on one of his play off games. He was a great 3rd baseman, but when the end of the game came he was the close out pitcher. I hope I got that right. His team did win though! He has skills with the light saber too! The babies followed his lead and played star wars with him.

Shayla was kind enough to let Ammon and I sleep in her princess domain! She and Ressa would be two peas in a pod. The both love baby dolls and pink! Mondays she has gymnastics. I was happy to go to her practice. She is a natural!

Jr. and Ammon spent the vacation squawking at each other. They enjoyed throwing balls up and down the stairs, chasing each other, and invading all the kitchen cabinets. Quick friends!

We enjoyed the swimming and relaxing! Also enjoyed the fantastic food! We paid a visit to my favorite ever mexican food LUPE'S (too bad it is only in Texas), had great Texas BBQ at the Rib Tickler, and of course Kristin is a great cook. Nothing like her homemade jam and bread... YUMMY! It was a fantastic vacation, and although we just left, we miss them all!

I'm 4 now!

Yesterday was Ressa's fourth birthday. Amazing when we think back to her delivery and her stay in the NICU... barley breathing to virtually unstoppable! There's our girl!

We started off the day with her breakfast of choice... doughnuts. Then it was off to baking all the cake parts she wanted.

After the baking process her best friend ever, Rachael, came over for a birthday outing. We went to the stables down the street where another best friend, Shae, met up with us. We did a pony ride and the petting zoo. The highlight of the petting zoo was the goats. Ammon kept tackling and pulling their ears... no fear! Then the girls all got a kick out of feeding the goats. There were also bunnies running all over the grounds so the kids had a great time trying to catch them.

After the farm it was home again to decorate her cakes. She wanted a dancing princess cake... we did the best we could. Cyanne, Foster and Ammon had purchased Polly Pocket dolls in the Dinsey Princess form so we broke into the package early and used them in the cake. She LOVED it!

To wrap up the night a few of the neighbors came over for cake and ice cream. We fired up the candles and although it took her a few tries, and ultimately some help, she didn't mind having boyfriends to show for her effort. She even named them all off!

The best part for her is that as of today she gets to be a big girl and sleep on the top bunk! She and Cyanne are switching beds tonight. Should be interesting...

Soccer Update

Cyanne had her second game last weekend. Only 4 girls showed up for our team so it was a crazy game with lots of running. Cyanne scored 2 goals and another girl, Chelsea, scored another 4! They are really good about working together for the goal. Anyway, as promised, here are some updated pics... check out the uniform!

Monkey Boy!

Ammon has discovered how to climb. He is constantly climbing up into the glider and then bridging the gap between the glider and the foot stool; then onto the couch or straight from the glider onto the other couch next to it. The rocking foot stool is also great for him to practice his upcoming surfing skills. He loves to stand on it as if he was catching a wave. He is a tough kid... as soon as he falls he is up and doing it again. When I try to stop him he has a fit. I guess he is just going to be another dare devil. The pictures really don't do him justice, but you get the idea!

Soccer Chick!

Cyanne had her first soccer game ever last weekend. She was awesome! Maybe she was showing off for the neighbor family and her aunt and uncle that were in town, but I think her competitive spirit is perfect for the sport.

She has incredible endurance and was all over the field. Her first goal was, unfortunatley, scored for the other team. Once she figured out where her team's goal was she scored another goal. She then followed up the goal action with 2 assists. Her highlight was when she headed the ball to a team mate off a goalie kick. Of course I know nothing of the sport so, those of you that actually know what is going on, please bear with my poor discriptions.

I was so excited to get to her game I forgot the camera. This picture is from her first practice. Will get a better picture at this weeks game. Will keep you posted!