hospital info as much as I know

1st Thank You for you prayers and concern for me :) That means a lot. I went to the quick care last Sunday after having extreme abdominal pain that I was associating with appendicitis. This stupid Dr halfway listened to what I was saying when I told him I had suffered with stomach pain all year long and was scoped in August and told I had gastritis, to this I told him the pain is NOT that at all since I have suffered all year now I would know. What does he do?? He sends a nurse in with an ounce of Mylanta and makes me sit there for 20 minutes comes back in andsays better?? I was starting to be insulted at this point. I felt the peppermint swirl around my stomach and it was no way associated with the pain, I tell him this. He asked if I was taking anything for my stomach, I told him the Dr had given me a prescription for protonixbut the insurance had denied it so I had a lesser prescription waiting for me that I had never picked up. What does he send me out of the office with?? A prescription for protonix. Did this guy listen to me at all?? I left the office crying and (almost three hours later and exposing myself to 2 people with the flu in the waiting room) This is why I don't go to the Dr's. So I came home and talked to my mom and dad and my dad talked me into going to emergency just in case. So I did. The ER did some tests and foundout I was for sure pregnant which I was pretty sure I was. The did an ultrasound for ectopic pregnancy (I am only 6 weeks) but that was ruled out. The hard thing was that being pregnant stopped all other testing besides bloodwork. My bloodwork came back normal my temperature was normal. They decided to keep me overnight for observation. On the pain scale I register an 8 (and still do) The 1st night they did several labs andthen discussed what to do. An OB met with me since mine doesn't go to that hospital. They saw blood behind the placenta andsome fluid behind one of the ovaries or fallopian tubes (I can't remember which) The 2nd ultra soundshowed less blood behind the placenta. I am told at this stage this is normal though they have to make sure it keeps going down. So after 2 days with no food only an IV they were debating back and forth on scoping me(which can cause miscarriage) My thing was it is just barely pregnant and I would rather lose it now than 6 months from now or my life if something gets worse as I get bigger. So between the OB and the Dr they decided to go ahead and scope but she said I could go ahead and eat as they wouldn't scope till morning. I was really nauseated I couldn't eat very much but a few bites enough to make the migraine that was growing from not eating to lessen. Half hour after I ate they came to get me for surgery. So I couldn't because I had eaten. Then the next morning they come in with breakfast andI say NOOOOO I am supposed to have surgery today, the nurse says no you ate last night they are going to send you home.... Are you kidding me? They ruled out Appendicitis because my counts stayed normal my temperature never changed and I was able to eat food. The Dr then decided it was too risky to scope! I cried and tried to tell him then what is going on?? This pain is constant it is not going away and I am just supposed to live with it and not know? He brought a 2nd opinion in. I liked this Dr much better, I talked to my OB on the phone. If I wouldn't have gotten prego right at the same I could have just had the dang CT scan and they could have seen the problem. Now I am most likely going to have a risky pregnancy. I am really scared, they kept me one more day andwith no changes they gave me an antibiotic to rule out any infection even though they feel that isn't really it either since my counts are normal. I am not ruling out my gall bladder either, even though all of those tests were normal in August. My stomach after 2 days of no food was still gurgling like crazy! So I am home, in the same pain I went to ER with. I can't stand up very long. Lance has to work today for 4 hours. But next week he has three days that he is going to be at work for school and radio shack which is now open till 10 so I have to be a mom from 7am till 1030p. I don't know how I am going to handle this. Most of my friends here work. My house looks like an explosion hit it! I can't bend and scoop. If I had a snowshovel (LOL)
Lance did great with the kids and the kids did good too. So there is my story, I am able to eat though barely, just a little at a time. (I am down 6lbs already) If anyone has experienced anything like this let me know! :) St Rose hospital was nice and my nurses were the best Ive ever had (with baby stays in the hospital) They were so caring and came in and chatted. (I definitely wish my Ob delivered at St Rose)
(ANd bummer I didnt even have my camera in the hospital!!!)
I am truly blessed all the time with angels that surround me! I am very thankful to my new friend Meesha and her husband Sam and my friend Christy and her mom. Sorry I couldn't blog till now but it was very hard to see the screen from my bed so I kept my updates brief.
(maybe Rori was right on ordering a baby sister just not from the dollar store LOL! we'll have to see in a few weeks)

classic Rori line of the week

So we are just finishing lunch and Rori is talking about baby sisters again as she does.... and she came up to Lance and said "I want a new baby sister" I said "I know you do." Lance said "Where can we find one?" Rori said "I know!!!" Lance said "Where?" Rori said " At the dollar store!" LOL LOL LOL LOL ok I am still laughing this was so funny the mind of a 3 and a half year old.

This is a picture I took of her yesterday, she is so fun!

My favorite capture this week.

This I took in the visor mirror in the van. I don't know why but after I cropped and edited the color I am in love with it!

Colds, Steps, and Big Boy Beds

The kids have been sick this week with colds we knew would surely come, as we have been at Lances school quite a bit. It hasn't been too bad except that Liam keeps pulling the humidifier apart. Pierce is thinking about walking and took 4 steps to me from a chair yesterday. I cheered but he didn't want to do it again. He wants to wait till he is 15 months like his brother and sister I suppose. Liam has been getting out of his crib for sometime now and at naptime he will either sleep on the floor or crawl into Rori's bed to sleep so we knew it was time for a big boy bed. With money being tight still we were putting it off but let me tell you how I love Craigslist. I amazingly found a toddler bed and mattress that is virtually the same bed we have for Rori and they only wanted 30 bucks for it. It came just at his birthday time when Lances grandma and grandpa send 20 dollars to the kids so they bought most of the bed for him! I will post a photo. I love love love Craigslist and Freecycle!! I am very grateful for the find and Liam loves his new bed he is sleeping better at night now even!! Also amazingly he likes sitting at the table all of a sudden instead of his high chair and he seems to finish his food better at the table and doesnt just dump it on the floor like he has been doing with his pickiness lately. It amazes me everyday how fast they can just change, one minute they do baby things and the next they are getting so big and grown.

Vote, Boat or Float???

Yesterday we took Lance to Vote, I did not register this time as I could not vote either way and there were no major issues to vote for here in Nevada ok no excuses but anyway Rori had to go to the bathroom. She asked why we were there and I said so daddy can vote. So Lance took her in with him and she kept asking where the water was over and over and he wasn't understanding until she mentioned the Boat. She mistook vote for boat.. LoL .. Ahhh to be 3. So Lance chose to vote, I chose to float, and Rori well it was a boat!

Trick-or-Treat

I am artistic and have an artsy side but not nearly the artist my husband is. He is an all around artist from drawing to painting to carving a piece of wood or making a piece of furniture to sewing. My kids are going to have the best costumes made by dad. I always made inventive costumes in my years after leaving the handmade costumes of my moms, but I usually started with a base piece from the store and added to it. This year we were trying to be thrifty and and went toward the felt which is inexpensive and offers a world of opportunity. My mom suggested carrots and it stuck especially with Rori, who after quickly trying to make her a fairy for a Halloween party a few weeks ago kept reminding us she just wanted to be a carrot. Lance made the costumes with a thought in his head no pattern and in about a hour. He definitely brings out the WOW factor still. He had the idea to give the carrots a them sort of like vegi tales. So Liam was a greaser carrot, Rori was supposed to be a ballerina carrot but refused the tutu saying "I just want to be a carrot" and Pierce was a baby carrot but the cloth diapers wouldn't fit so he was just a carrot. We went to the safe street event at the Town Square outdoor mall over near us and trick or treated at the stores. This was nice since our neighborhood was pretty lame last year and looked worse this year with almost every light off. They actually got a good amount of candy for us getting there the last hour. I am only sad we missed the costume contest!! Rori was a little grumpy having missed a nap and when she would go to trick or treat she would hold up her little bag and say trick or treat. If they didn't see or hear her she would shake her bag and say it again louder and if they still didn't here her she would hold her bag up as high as she could with both hands and shake it and practically yell in a tone like HERE I AM TRICK OR TREAT!! She did not forget the thank you after though. I couldn't help but chuckle at her, she was so tired and I regret to say a little like her mother with lack of sleep comes lack of patience! Pierce soaked things in but in the end fell asleep, Liam didn't do much but sit in the stroller and eat the 1st lollipop he got the whole time while people filled his pumpkin. Alot of people would tell Rori they liked her green hair and her response would be "I'm just a carrot" It was quite humorous. She has quite the personality. In fact I think she is sneaking a candy as I type so I will close this!