Story

Here's my story. I had to go to preconceptual counseling because of all my health problems. It took a couple of months to get into them. Well, I went, and the doc said I couldn't have kids. Plus, he also said I shouldn't because of my gastroparesis and Charcot-Marie-Tooth even though I got clearance from my GI and neurologist before I even thought about it. Oh, I saw a genetic counselor, too. I was devastated..... I bawled when I got home. What I and the doc didn't know was that I was ALREADY three weeks pregnant!!! This is a miracle pure and simple.


I know all the worse fears with my health problems and carrying this baby which is why I asked for your prayers for our little one. He/she will grow slower because of one of the meds I have to take. If I don't take the med, the baby will still grow slow because my heart rate will be too fast. Plus, something seriously could happen to me which would affect the baby. They decided it was worth the risk. :-) God let this miracle happen so I know He will take care of him/her.

I wondered if I was pregnant, but I was so discouraged and didn't want to hope because of the docs. It was so hard....... It was a very very difficult time for me. God helped pull me through that's for sure. My GI doc decided to do a blood test because of how I was feeling. It came back positive! I was thrilled. I stayed so super dizzy. I kept on feeling like I was going to pass out because the room was always spinning. Then my GP went crazy, and I couldn't digest my food. I ended up throwing up so much I had to go to the ER for dehydration and low potassium. I was in extreme pain, my body was pins and needles all over, and my heart was faster from the low potassium. I was dehydrated, too so I got an IV and potassium and 4 nausea meds though the IV. They told me to take the nausea meds every 3 hours. It took more than a week for my nausea to get better and for me to put something in my stomach. I flushed water down my j-tube every little bit so I wouldn't get dehydrated and added a little extra calories b/c I was losing weight. The evenings and nights are still hard, but the day time is better if I stick to my meds.

I am so GLAD Mom is HERE!!!!! It's so awesome to have her. Especially when I feel horrible. lol Ben leaves tomorrow for JRTC. I'm hoping to see my sister in heart at the very end of May and early June. Oh, I'm going to start working on my crib bumper. I bought fabric and the pattern in January and put it in my hope chest. It will be a great project for Mom and I. Plus, I started quilting class today, and the quilt matches the bumper. It took me an hour to get the perfect fabric. :-D I'm so excited!!! The quilt will be done at the end of April. I need to buy a sewing machine. I found a really good for only $156 on Amazon. I'm hoping to get that.... We'll see. It does have free shipping. Oh, the sewing machine doesn't have to use a foot pedal! It's perfect with my "physical challenges". lol

That's about it over here. :-)

Update

Mom will be here soon!!! Yay!!! So happy. Tomorrow Mom will take me to my first quilting class. Whoo hoo! I have to go pick up some fabric and a couple more supplies. My friend let me borrow her sewing machine until I can get one. So sweet of her. I'm going to make it a baby quilt. It's a rail fence quilt, and it will be the perfect size for a crib. I still can hardly believe that I'm going to have a baby! Our first child.... I can't wait till June when I find out if it's a boy or girl. So exciting....

I'm planning on going to see me my sister in heart in June. If for some reason, my health isn't that great, she will come here. As long as we are together, we don't care where we meet up! I'm so thankful for my wonderful friend. She really is the sweetest person. :-)

I'm rereading An Affectionate Adversary. Oh, that reminds me. I got my story back. It didn't sell. Sigh. They said the same thing, "It is not suited for our present needs.". Why??!!! My teachers love my stories.... They keep on telling me it's not the stories. I just need to keep sending it out to lots of different magazines. I'm going to send it to "Clubhouse Jr." tomorrow or the next day. We'll see what happens. I will be ecstatic if I ever sell a story.

Ben leaves for JRTC on Wednesday. I'm hoping to paint some canvases for the baby's room. :-) I'm making the crib stuff, curtains, and other things from Beatrix Potter material I found. I'll paint the pics to match. I'm so excited!!! Mom can help me sew the baby stuff. I also need to paint a banner a friend commissioned me to do and write my last story for school. I had to change my deadline because I've been so sick. I'm hoping to start working on it by Wednesday.

I got new wires on my braces, some thing that goes around my brackets (I chose blue), and rubber bands. I'm sore. lol It'll be gone in a few days. :-) At least I'm making good progress!!!

I'm watching the Duke game tonight. Go Duke!!! That's why I chose blue for my braces. LOL

News

Now I can shout it to the rooftops!!! I'm PREGNANT!!!!!!! I was 3 weeks pregnant when that doc said I couldn't have kids. God gave us a miracle!!! Anyway, I'm 7 weeks and 5 days along. :-) They did an ultrasound so I saw his lillte heart beating. I'm a high risk pregnancy. Please pray for my little one - that he will grow and be safe! I am so thrilled. The due date is November 12th. :-D Can you believe it??!!! I still can't. lol It was bad there for awhile. I had to go to the ER a week and a half ago for dehydration and low potassium. They put me on nausea meds every three hours so my gastroparesis wouldn't act up so bad again. I DO NOT have any weight to spare.

In June, I will find out if it's a boy or a girl. SO exciting..... :-)

I need to go to the store some time today and get a few things we need. My mom is coming here next week b/c Ben will be going to JRTC next Monday. He'll be gone for 3 weeks. That's about it.

Long Time

No long no post, but I've been really sick. I even had to go to the ER. So not fun. I feel a tad better, but what I need most right now is SLEEP. Sigh. Maybe tonight. :-)

We had some crazy storms over the weekend. The weather went from 70s to mid 30s. Craziness. Just like Texas weather, though. I think that was thr first day of spring, too. lol

I really don't have much to say, but thought I should let you all know I'm still alive. :-) I hate being sick. But I found a lot of cartoons to watch on youtube. :-D I'm going to watch some tonight. I love cartoons!!! Always have always will.

Oh, I'm upset that healthcare passed. It's going to be even worse now.

Sick, Story, and Store - Alliteration! ;-)

Well, I have been feeling sick. Yesterday was another beautiful day! Thank God for that! :-) My head was killing me and is still killing me today. I was tempted to take Tylenol, but my stomach was feeling yuck so I opted against more meds. But part of me was like I need something! lol I didn't succumb because I figured I would feel worse in the long run.

I reviewed my third book yesterday on my other blog. I think I should review them on this blog, though. I'm going to try to change my blog name. That way my family won't be like what is going on??? Where are Ben and Maria? This is weird.... lol Hmmm Maybe I should leave it. ;-)

I'm going to go to HEB and maybe Target today. I need to get some rice bread, diet sodas, and some all- natural gummies. I don't have a long list. I might get some ground hamburger, too. Not sure what I will be making this week. I know I'm making white chicken chili tonight, but that's the extent of my knowledge. I just haven't felt like writing out menus. I think I'll just scrunge around in my freezer and pantry this week. As long as I get bacon, sausage, and hamburger I should be okay. Did you just see my list get longer??? NOOoooo..... lol The life of a housewife. Sigh. I love it, though. Truly. I just wish I felt well enough to enjoy it right now.

Ben leaves in 3 weeks to go to JRTC again, and I want to have fun with him. So I need to feel better! There is a cartoon that comes out on the 26th that I want to see. It's about dragons. I love dragon movies, and I love cartoons. A perfect combo. :-)

The other thing on my to do list is: WRITE MY LAST STORY FOR SCHOOL! I need to sit down and write ideas down and figure out my mystery. I have to place the clues throughout the story. Not too easy to spot and not too hard to spot. Sounds impossible to me. But I'm up for the challenge. I think.....

I'm off to the store.

Sunny Day

Today was a brilliantly sunny day! We usually get lots of clouds or rain on the weekends. Don't know why, but it seems like a Texas thing. lol It took me a long time to wake up. I mean, I was up just not with it. lol But I woke up at one. That's when I took Kaylee on a walk. The sun was high in the sky just smiling down at me, giving me all the warmth it could. I gladly accepted it! I accepted it so much that I put summer clothes on and sunscreen so I age well (LOL), and sat in the swing reading. Ah, bliss. :-)

But I've been having more pain from my GP. It could be from my j-tube formula, but all I know is I don't like moving out of my fetal position.

I thank God for a sunshiny day, though! It cheered me up no end. God always knows what we need that will help us. Even something you might consider small, is a gift from God. A gift to help you through the tough times. A sunny day is what I needed. Feeling the warmth as I sat on the swing. Reading outside. Brushing Kaylee with the sun kissing my cheeks and the wind whispering around me. Seeing Kaylee jump into the swing without me in it and seeing her swing wildly as she desperately hung on for dear life. Getting smacked in the knee when Kaylee jumped off when I was still getting situated in my power chair. Ben bringing me a drink outside. Goofing off as Deanna Durbin sang "It's Foolish But It's Fun". Making Ben laugh.

God gave me so much today. I pray I keep on remembering to be thankful when the times get tough. God has not forsaken me. God is with me through everything. God loves me no matter what I do. God loves me even though I don't deserve it. Thank you, God for all you do for me. I hope and pray that God shines through me onto the ones around me like the sun did on me today. :-)

The Day

What a day! The HOP (special tranist bus) picked me up at 6:30 a.m.! Yuck! Five hours later I was home. lol Crazy. So the driver had to pick up 2 other people before we even got on the way to the hospital. It was pretty much a typical GI appointment. I had to have some bloodwork done, and even with that I was done ahead of schedule. So I called the HOP to let them know, and the bus came in like 10 minutes. But he had to go in and check for others before we left. Then he had to go pick up two others and came back to the hospital to pick up somebody else who ended up not being ready yet. lol Finally, on the way home. I was the second one off! Yes! :-D Anyway, I got about 2/3 of the way through and am about finished with it. After I update my blog, I'm going to finish it then update my other blog with my review. It's so cool how you can get a book for free as long as you review it. It's especially good for me since it's hard to get to a library with so many doc appointments.

Oh, I met a potential friend while walking Kaylee. She leaves tomorrow for California and won't be back for two weeks so hopefully we won't forget each other by then! lol So we decided to meet on the walk in two weeks, and then we can exchange addresses. She has the sweetest little boy. He must be around 10-12 months old. He loved Kaylee. She also has an older son who I didn't get to meet. But anyway, her husband gets deployed in June. I wonder if she will be going home then. Hmmm Oh, well. That's the way it is in the army. You meet someone, and then they move. Sigh.

My house is cleaner! Always good news, but I still need to dust. After my book.... ;-) I'm not sure what to make for supper. I have 1/2 lb. of hamburger I need to use. I might do spaghetti. I'll see what Ben wants when he gets home. Oh, I could lasagna.... That's not a bad idea.... But I don't know if I have that much energy tonight because I got up so early. I'm even more drained than usual.

So far I haven't made any money with Google AdSense. No surprise since it can take up to a year, but that's only if you have enough traffic which I so do not have! lol

I'm signing off to finish reading my book! It's calling to me.... And reminding me I need to write my mystery for school. I've never written a mystery. Well, I have once when I was a kid. I hope and pray it's good! I want my last story to be well-written and entertaining. :-)