Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:46:01 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/40755/1218460731.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/40755 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1402131 Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I have found two more things to be so greatful for this year, and I hope you all find things that you are also thankful for. My babies are now 9 weeks old. Time does fly by. They got their first round of shots today,... they did really well, and I h... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:13:41 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1361398 The boys are 5 weeks old today. I can't believe it.  Actually, if I had gone to term I would be just getting ready to be delivering on Friday.  The boys are doing great.  Growing as they should.  We went to the Dr. friday before last and things looked great.  Colton weig... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:29:36 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1347382 My boys are both home as of Monday and doing great.  I can't imagine life without them, I can imagine a night of sleep, but maybe in 18 years.  They definitely have their days and nights mixed up.  I keep worrying if I am making enough milk to feed both of them, but they went to t... Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:57:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1338761 Brought one beautiful boy home on Thursday the 9th. Such a bittersweet day and yet so sad. Having to leave my other precious boy was so hard. Good news though, Keller is coming home tomorrow, Monday, unless there is a change in his good progress.  Always preparing myself for steps backwards wit... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:27:56 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1329453 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH5bmB6GutY Check out these videos if you want a little taste of what life is like in Bridge City. These are from all over town. Makes you realize how good life and town was before the storm. Just wanted to share this with yall. Turn up your volume, the song is rather ... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:36:13 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1328610 The boys seem to be doing a little better each day.  Keller has been put on the correct antibotic to fight the staph infection, and looks better each day. He gained an oz. and a 1/2 since the night prior, so that is good. They weigh them every night.  He is still being fed through the tube... Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:27:00 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1321150 Our beautiful boys have arrived!!  I made another visit to the hospital the Monday following my return from our evaucation and went and saw my Dr. BP was up again, so went in once again for observation.  Later that afternoon, liver enzymes in b/w were up so it was decided to take the boys ... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:21:02 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1306541 WEll, life in town is definitely different. There were only 14 houses of the 3500 in town that were not affected by the storm, and about 96% were affected by water.  It is just crazy driving around. Every street you look down, there are everyone's furniture and sheetrock and piles of stuff ... Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:31:10 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1300848 Well, I have an appt yesterday with the new Dr. here where we are evacuated.  It didnt go quite as planned, but what else has.  My blood pressure was higher than it had been, so, keep in mind this is the first time to meet the DR, she sends me over to L&D for evaluation. Thinking we wo... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:57:50 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1294582 Wow...... it is worse than I ever expected it could be. The town is flooded, many homes with water up to their roofs, and we haven't been able to get anyone over to our house to see if water is in the house.  It is surrounding us on the roads on every side of us, so I am sure there is some.... Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:40:01 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1291403 So, once again I have been in route for two days. We are now settled in again at my DH's grandparents.  Doesn't look like things are going to be too good at home.  Everyone is freaking out at home, so I am glad that we left yesterday and got out before the madness.  DH is stil... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:58:43 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1285903 Seriously, another possible evacuation. I can't even believe this.  This is insane.....  it has taken me all week to recover from the last trip.  Right now the models have it coming right at us. I don't want to wish someone else to get plowed by Ike, but I am praying we don... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:43:01 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1284447 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:19:00 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1279786 I know to come to my girls when prayers are needed. My cousin called me yesterday. I think I have talked to her more the past month than I have in the past 5 years.  Her and her hubby are going through IF. He has had surgery to fix him, and their next option was IVF.  She had her first rou... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:17:07 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1276213 Just wanted to say Thank You to everyone who has kept us in your prayers. This time we were spared by the storm. My heart and prayers go out to those in Louisiana who are dealing with this devastation.  The lovely ladies I evacuated with ended up leaving on Monday morning to head back home, eve... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:05:49 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1269876 So it looks like I am being forced to go ahead and get out of town incase they call for an evacuation.  We are trying to avoid the trip from 3 years ago of what should have been a 6 hr. trip into a 13 hr. trip by leaving before mandatory.  Praying they won't call for that and we can re... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:43:00 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1260796 So I hate to do this, but I am going to have to bash my MIL for just a second.  She calls me a little after noon telling me they are heading to go get a puppy. Ok great, talk to you later, is what I was thinking. She then asks, if she can borrow my stuff? I say, "my stuff?," and she s... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:11:38 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1254198 The boys are doing great. Weighing in at 3 lb 6 oz & 3 lb. 9 oz.  Their heartbeats were great, and everything just looks real good.  Start seeing the Dr. every two weeks now.  I am measuring like I am due in 2-3 weeks, if I were carrying a singleton. No wonder I am starting to get... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:07:01 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1253318 Well, yesterday had to the worst day of Kent & I's life.  That was the hardest thing I have ever done.  I cried all day.  Kent came about 1:00 and we spend about 30 min together with her, and then he took her.  I actually held her for one last time. Note I haven't rea... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:29:46 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/40755/journal/1250876 I think I am having to make one of the hardest decisions in my life.  My first baby girl, our dog Lucy, has once again slipped a disk in her back.  Obviously, the only real fix is another surgery.  We automatically knew that we would not put her or us through another surgery. Not only... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:41:29 +0100