I have had an amazing and eventful couple of days! What a blessing it was to be able to attend one of my very best friend, Crystal's labor and help her make it through her labor and delivery, completely pain med and epidural free despite being induced and on magnesium! She did amazing and made it look easy. Her labor reminded me so much of mine with Mark, just a few hours longer. She was 35 weeks pregnant and had preeclampsia and her blood pressure was not going down.
I won't go into details of the labor but sweet little Alessia Mae was born at 450pm on December 29, 2009! She is so beautiful and tiny. She's 17 inches long and 4 lbs 8 ozs (1 inch and 1 oz less than Taylor was). I have had the opportunity to hold her twice already. Once for a while yesterday and again today. My kids could never have been THAT small! Except two of them were that size or smaller! Alessia will likely get to go home tomorrow, with Crystal! She's amazing. No time in the NICU at all, not even for observation.
I feel very honored that Crystal would ask me to be there to help her through her labor and that she would trust me enough to help her and share that sacred experience with her!
Yesterday I was supposed to have an appointment with the sports medicine doctor but I rescheduled to be with Crystal. I saw him today though. He was concerned that my rotator cuff tear is not going to heal on it's own and my quality of life is hindered by the pain and my range of motion is poor in that arm. He said that he is not a surgeon and does not push surgery unless he thinks it is absolutely the last option. Having tired steroid shots, NSAIDS and physical therapy for a couple of years for my neck and shoulder, he thinks we have no other options. He did tell me that he had a similar tear and tried everything, like I have, and he needed the surgery and after three weeks of not using his arms and three more months of therapy and recovery (so an almost 4 months process) he is doing SO much better and it was the best thing he could have done! I go and see the orthopedic surgeon on Jan 7 and if he agrees that I need surgery, he will go in and stitch up the tear and fix my joint by shaving off extra bone that makes me more susceptible to rotator cuff tears. I may need this surgery on the other shoulder at some point but right now it is ok. The right side is worse because of my collarbone break as well. I think that if the surgeon thinks this surgery is best, I am going to go ahead and go for it. Recovery will be painful but I am in constant pain anyway, that is getting worse. The pain will be bad right after the surgery but it is supposed to go away as it heals! That would be wonderful!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Christmas Is Coming!
Christmas is coming and I am so happy I finally got around to changing the blog! The new picture I put up is with Santa last year. I am hoping to get a new picture from this year up soon though. We love this Santa and Mrs.Claus.
My mom and I went to a Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband, Christmas concert tonight. It was a great way to get into the Christmas Spirit.What a fun concert! Instead of singing corn dogs they sang egg nog and instead of singing The Devil Went Down to Georgia, they sang, The Grinch went down to Whoville.
We got our tree up right after Christmas and the kids all love it. It's so fun to see Christmas through the eyes of Children! Leata and Taylor helped decorate this year and had so much fun doing it.
A.J. gets home today, since it is technically Friday already, and we are so excited to see him!
My mom and I went to a Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband, Christmas concert tonight. It was a great way to get into the Christmas Spirit.What a fun concert! Instead of singing corn dogs they sang egg nog and instead of singing The Devil Went Down to Georgia, they sang, The Grinch went down to Whoville.
We got our tree up right after Christmas and the kids all love it. It's so fun to see Christmas through the eyes of Children! Leata and Taylor helped decorate this year and had so much fun doing it.
A.J. gets home today, since it is technically Friday already, and we are so excited to see him!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
A little bit of this and that.
It's been a while since I have written. Three kids keep me busy. Shoulder problems are slowing me down a bit (although I refused a sling as it would have slowed me down more) and life is just happening.
We had a nice quiet Thanksgiving at home this year. My parents and brother and sister (Collin and Ann) came for dinner and we had a nice day. My dad held Mark a lot and played with the girls. We had lots of good food and watched the parade in the morning before anyone came over. It was our first time making a turkey on our own and I think it turned out well. We got a new table a few days before, which was nice because we had enough room for everyone to eat around it. Just barely though!
Since then we have just been doing normal stuff. Nothing too exciting but we are happy and loving life.
Last week we went to a Christmas party for A.J.'s work at The Grand America Hotel in downtown SLC. That was a lot of fun and an interesting experience with two little girls. Mark stayed with my mom so he wouldn't be exposed to more germs than needed. It was an enjoyable experience and it's always fun to catch up with the families of the people who A.J. works with.
A.J. is working in Sweden right now. He will be home soon. We miss him a lot but are grateful to my family for helping us out while he is gone. He was supposed to leave Saturday but forgot his passport. He was lucky and could fly out Sunday for a change fee and hardly missed any meetings. He is enjoying it in Sweden and says that Malmo is so beautifully decorated for the Christmas season. We can't wait to see what fun things he returns with!
There has been lots of snow here. I really don't like the snow and cold. Silly of me to live in Utah? Probably. I shoveled our sidewalks today. It's really light fluffy snow. My poor shoulder is feeling it now. Good thing I have a nice warm bed to sleep in!
I have been spending some time talking with one of my close friends. Her baby girl isn't due to be born until Feb 1 but there are problems and it looks like she may have to come much sooner. I know a lot about this and I have been trying to help her understand what's going on and what to expect. I hope that I have been of some help to her. At this point her baby is estimated to be about the size Taylor was when she was born and she is at a point right between when Mark was born and when Taylor was born. If you would be so kind to pray for her, I know she would appreciate all the prayers they could get that the baby will be ok and strong and healthy and that she and her husband and the doctors will know what is best for her and the baby.
So, we are doing well, just busy and having fun! I hope you are all well and enjoying this Christmas Season, which reminds us of our Savior and all that He has done and does for us!
We had a nice quiet Thanksgiving at home this year. My parents and brother and sister (Collin and Ann) came for dinner and we had a nice day. My dad held Mark a lot and played with the girls. We had lots of good food and watched the parade in the morning before anyone came over. It was our first time making a turkey on our own and I think it turned out well. We got a new table a few days before, which was nice because we had enough room for everyone to eat around it. Just barely though!
Since then we have just been doing normal stuff. Nothing too exciting but we are happy and loving life.
Last week we went to a Christmas party for A.J.'s work at The Grand America Hotel in downtown SLC. That was a lot of fun and an interesting experience with two little girls. Mark stayed with my mom so he wouldn't be exposed to more germs than needed. It was an enjoyable experience and it's always fun to catch up with the families of the people who A.J. works with.
A.J. is working in Sweden right now. He will be home soon. We miss him a lot but are grateful to my family for helping us out while he is gone. He was supposed to leave Saturday but forgot his passport. He was lucky and could fly out Sunday for a change fee and hardly missed any meetings. He is enjoying it in Sweden and says that Malmo is so beautifully decorated for the Christmas season. We can't wait to see what fun things he returns with!
There has been lots of snow here. I really don't like the snow and cold. Silly of me to live in Utah? Probably. I shoveled our sidewalks today. It's really light fluffy snow. My poor shoulder is feeling it now. Good thing I have a nice warm bed to sleep in!
I have been spending some time talking with one of my close friends. Her baby girl isn't due to be born until Feb 1 but there are problems and it looks like she may have to come much sooner. I know a lot about this and I have been trying to help her understand what's going on and what to expect. I hope that I have been of some help to her. At this point her baby is estimated to be about the size Taylor was when she was born and she is at a point right between when Mark was born and when Taylor was born. If you would be so kind to pray for her, I know she would appreciate all the prayers they could get that the baby will be ok and strong and healthy and that she and her husband and the doctors will know what is best for her and the baby.
So, we are doing well, just busy and having fun! I hope you are all well and enjoying this Christmas Season, which reminds us of our Savior and all that He has done and does for us!
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