Happy 4th of July!

blog post long overdue

Hello! to all of you faithful readers. I know this post is long overdue, I am finally on the mend and feeling like a kinda normal mommy again. It has been one heck of a month but we are back from Jamaica and feeling refreshed. I don't think we have ever needed a vacation as bad as we needed this one. I have lots to blog about and I promise to get on that right away, next week! Since today is my birthday I can blog if I want to, blog if I want to. HA! So, I know what you really care about is that Abby is three months old and soooo cute, so here is a little eye candy for you to keep you checking the blog until I put up some more pics and stories from our last month.

Ascites...... What?!?!?

This is pronounced uh - sahy - teez which is that latest thing to put me back in the hospital, and yes you read that right, back in the hospital! So you know I have had my gall bladder out, well ,I just never could get better, in fact I kept getting worse so much so that I was in more pain than the whole gall bladder attack ever gave me. I called the surgeon on Tuesday last week to tell him something was really wrong, I keep feeling worse and worse, he says okay lets get a scan done of the surgery site maybe you have a bile leak from the gall bladder being taken out, well that was not the case, after what seemed like a few hundred tests, scans and ultrasounds they found a whole lot of fluid on my abdomen, which is called ascites. They drained 4 plus liters of this fluid off of me and it felt like I had been living with a house on top of me once they took it off. I was in the hospital for 3 days and two nights, I missed Abby and Adam so much! They still don't know why the fluid build up happened, I will have a follow - up ultra sound this week to make sure things are as they should be. Please pray this is the last of my medical mysteries for a really long time and that I will continue to heal and get my strength back.

The one thing I know for sure is that God is good and he has been with me for the last 3 weeks, I don't know why I have had to deal with all of this but I know it has brought me to a new level with God and given me a re-newed appreciation for my family. I realized that I have the most amazing husband who can take care of our daughter and be at the hospital with me at the same time, he can do mid-night feedings, clean bottles, wash baby clothes and meet with the doctors to see what is wrong with me. I am Thanking God everyday for Adam and Abby and the family we are becoming, I Love them more than anything and I am learning that God loves us more than we know.

I really appreciate all of you who have prayed, watched Abby, brought over food, and just called to say HI! Our South Carolina family has really stepped up for us and we could not have done it without you!

Yes, I know Abby is two months old now!

Needless to say with the last weeks events I have not gotten a post up yet, but I will! She is the joy of our lives, she changes daily and we simply cannot get enough of her.

Stay tuned for a two month post of our Sweet Pea.

Gall bladder, Who needs 'em?

So here is another quick update......

Things do get better everyday as far as the surgery goes (Thank God!), my latest challenge is eating. Things just don't taste right and it hurts to digest food. Please pray specifically for eating as I need to eat more so I can "feed the baby" aka Abby. Also pray for Adam as he has gotten a cold and has to go back to work tomorrow, which also means I will be home with Abby by myself.

Thanks to Grandma Straw for helping us this last week, we were really sad to see her go home. There is nothing like having a mom around when you don't feel good and she sure took good care of us, especially me!


Another Update

Things are looking up today, I am more moble and have less pain than yesterday. Still hard to play and pick up Abby. The bruising is getting worse but that is how it will heal I am told. Thankfully Adam's mom is here to help with Abby and keep us fed. Yet again she saves the day, or week in this case! We would be up a crick with out her for sure. Thanks to all of you who have been praying for us, we do need your prayers. I go for my follow-up with the surgeon on friday. Hopefully in another few days I will feel like a new woman. :)

UPDATE

Well this is day three after the gall bladder has been taken out and I am still in a lot of pain, I am bruising and my belly is very swollen. Please continue to pray for a quicker recovery and less pain. Please also pray for Adam who is taking care of me and Abby, He is living on little sleep and keeping the family together. He is doing a GREAT job I might add!



Well, today at 1:30 eastern time I will be having my gall bladder taken out. I went to the ER Tuesday morning with chest pain and trouble breathing, turns out I was having a gall bladder attack. They took an x-ray, ultra sound, blood work and urine sample to find out I have gall stones and a UTI. Pain has been pretty bad the last few days, but that should all go away this afternoon, at least from the gall bladder, then I begin the recovery process from surgery. Good news is that the surgery is laproscopic, out patient, and there is no infection in the gall bladder. These should all add up to a quick recovery! Please keep me in your prayers today.

Great Grandpa and Grandma Mewhirter

Great Grandpa and Grandma came from North Carolina to meet Abby this weekend, we had a really nice time and I think they just fell in love with her! Abby was such a good baby while they were here, I think they will be back soon. :)

Grandpa and Grandma Straw

We were so lucky to have Adam's parents come and stay with us last week, they took care of us and Abby. Adam and I got some much needed rest and G & G got some good snuggle and playtime with Abby. Here are a few pics from our time with them....