issues issues

On Friday morning, I got the boys out of bed and got Shiloh out of her crib. She was feeling chilly and still sleepy, so even though I don't normally, I carried her instead of making her walk. I slipped on the first step, and I fell. I couldn't catch myself because I wrapped my arms around Shiloh, so we fell all the way down to the landing. She was fine, never even touched the stairs on the way down. I hit my hip, back, and arm. It really hurt and I was scared. I called Tyrone without ever getting up from the landing, and he rushed home.

Tyrone took me to my doctor's office, but when they heard what had happened they sent me over to L & D. My heart rate was up, but they weren't too concerned at first, since I was upset. The baby looked good, my HR went back down, and they were going to send us home after several hours. When they were doing my vitals prior to discharge, and my HR had gone back up.

They canceled my discharge and started constantly monitoring my HR. It never went below 130, even when I was resting, and went over 200 at several points. They did an EKG and a tilt test.....which was "ridiculously tilt positive" according to my Dr. They really don't know why this is happening, but it is wearing me out. I almost constantly feel like I just ran up the stairs, and am occasionally dizzy and woozy feeling. I go to the cardiologist this week, so hopefully we'll get some answers.

For now, I am pretty much taking it easy and just anxious to get a handle on what is going on and why, because I don't feel like I have much of one at this point. I'm looking to the cardiologist for more answers. So, at this point, I would really just appreciate prayers while we try to get all of this figured out.

The good news is that the baby does not seem to be affected. I am not having any contractions from the stress and her HR does not get "tachy" even when mine goes very high, which is good. She is moving and kicking up a storm, and she and I have enjoyed more then our fair share of Halloween candy. :)

Check out the post under this one for pics of the trick or treating!!

trick or treat!

31 weeks (1 day early, I'm allowed!)

Ok, so it's been pointed out to me that I am several weeks behind on the belly pics. All I can say is that with as sick as we have all been, y'all wouldn't have wanted to see me the past 2 weeks! lol

So, I'll actually be 31 weeks tomorrow, but I was in a picture mood today! :)

*I had an appt. with my midwife yesterday, and the baby is looking good, although she is "wiggly" as she pointed out, lol

*I have a severe case of dry eye related to pregnancy, some areas of my eye are completely missing the protective tear film...ouch! So, new glasses, as you can see in the pic! Also I am under the care of an opthomologist for the rest of the pregnancy.

*Hernia has gotten bigger

*I'm anemic (no big surprise)

*I have a neurology appt. on the 10th, whoo hoo!

*After 7 weeks of not gaining any weight, I FINALLY gained 2 pounds in the last 4 weeks! (the only time you'll hear me be excited about weight gain! lol)

*I am so excited to meet our newest daughter....9 weeks isn't that long! I am thrilled that all of my issues are fairly minor...I'm friends with several girls who have had preemies or are dealing with life threatening complications, so this stuff is small potatoes! We are so thankful for a healthy baby!!!!

*We changed her name again, lol, but I am POSITIVE we are sticking with this one! I think Tyrone has put his foot down, lol

fall evening

pumpkins

Haunted HQ at Squadron

Last night Tyrone's Squadron put on a Haunted HQ for the kids. It was nice because they had a "treat" side for the younger kids, so it was nothing that the kids couldn't handle. Shiloh really wasn't liking the adults in costume, so she rode on Daddy's shoulders most of the way, but everyone had fun.

We had Bumblebee from Transformers, Batman, and a fairy princess (complete with glitter and a wand, but the wand didn't make it into the pics somehow)





In other news, a horrible, but short lived, gastrointestinal thing swept through our house last weekend, putting a rapid halt to all of our plans. Everyone is feeling better, until last night when Gabe was running a fever. He seems to be better today, but we will see. With his asthma, it's always concerning, a fever is never JUST a fever.

Also, last night, Rio, our black kitten that we rescued, died. She went into hypothermia for no good reason, not for the first time, (we believe that she had feline diabetes) and we did what we were supposed to warming her against our skin and with warm towels, feeding her warm pedialyte through a syringe, and we thought she was doing ok....and then she was gone.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend.

when Daddy gets a half day from work...

and brings a half dozen donuts home to celebrate, and Shiloh is the only child around to partake b/c the boys are still at school....And then he opens the box, offering Shiloh a plain, glazed donut....she does what any child worth their salt does and grabs the powdered sugar covered, jelly filled one. The one Daddy was saving for himself. Daddy laughs, and Mommy grabs the camera, while informing Daddy he's in charge of clean up....

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

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Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

movie night

We had a movie night the other night, and it took Shiloh forever to figure out where she wanted to get comfy with her princess pillow. This is where she finally settled.

pralines!

I have really wanted a praline or two for the last week! I told my Mom that I couldn't find any up here, and she told William, her husband. Well, guess what he bought me, and she sent?! Ahhhh....I feel better now.

28 weeks!

28 weeks is a big deal, because it also means that I am now in the third trimester! Can you believe it?! Not much longer at all....

happy

mummy pizzas

We got in the spirit of the season and made some mummy pizzas for dinner tonight! It was super easy (even Shiloh made her own) and lots of fun!


Hard at work




The finished product!


But the proof is in how it tastes!




They were a hit! The kids enjoyed them with fizzies from Grandma....I guess she and Aunt Cherri use to enjoy fizzies in their drinks when they were kids!


I like Halloween!!

it's october! black cats and pumpkins

Several weeks ago, I got a text from my friend Dawn, asking if we wanted a kitten. Of course, we don't NEED a kitten, but the poor thing was so teeny and pitiful. So, being the suckers that we are for all things small and fuzzy, we went and picked her up. She didn't weigh anywhere close to a pound, still had milky blue eyes, slept all the time, had scraggly dull fur, and fit in the palm of my hand.


I hadn't really made up my mind, keep her, or find her a home. She seemed to be doing okay, until 6 days later. I went to get her because she had been sleeping more then normal, and I found her pretty much in a coma....she was hypothermic, I thought she was dead. I couldn't tell if she was breathing. I called Tyrone, he raced home from work, and we took her to the vet. She was still alive, but barely. She got IV fluids, spent the night in the incubator, and had lots of tests.

It turns out that she was probably only about 3 weeks old and weighed only 14oz at that point, and although she had been eating cat food, it just wasn't enough for a baby needing to nurse, although we could not convince her to drink kitten formula out of a bottle. She was put on a special diet (exhausting! lol) and was able to come home. She is now fiesty (read, kinda bad, lol) and has grown alot. Her eyes are not blue anymore, she's approaching 2lbs, and her fur is shiny. She's a fighter, for sure! Here is Rio now, you'd never know she was about 10 minutes away from death a month ago! And, what better time for black cats then around Halloween?! :)



And, speaking of Halloween, we already have a pumpkin, because sweet Shiloh talked her Daddy into buying her one during our recent Wal-Mart trip.


Sorry I haven't been updating as much as normal, but I will do better! I kept forgetting to get batteries for my camera, but we have fixed that, so more posts will be on the way!