Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Holy Guacamole!
Those of you who know Steve, know that he likes to experiment with cooking and different foods. He has been making a pretty good homemade salsa for a few years now and recently has started working on perfecting his guacamole. Well, last night he did it. Made the PERFECT guacamole! It was seriously the best I have ever eaten. We had a family get together out in Milwaukie and I seriously considered cancelling so I didn't have to leave the bowl of guac at home. :) It was so good, I even dreamed about buying avocados for him, lol!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Stuck
I've lost 35 pounds since having Hannah-Banana, but I've been stuck here for several weeks. I need some ideas to help jump-start my weight loss again. I am going to try and be more consistent about my walking, and need to be careful with when/what I eat. I find it challenging to eat at regular intervals like I know I should with a new baby. I know it will help keep my blood sugars level which will help me with my weight loss. It just feels like I'm constantly running and busy, so I grab easy, not so nutritious stuff when I have a free two minutes. I can really tell a difference in my energy because of that though.
I do have to say that losing the weight I have has made a difference. I feel better, I'm wearing clothes I haven't worn in 3-4 years, and I can tell that my depression is getting better. I have a goal to lose ten more pounds by Sept. 1. When I do that, I will only be about 20-25 pounds above my goal weight! :)
I do have to say that losing the weight I have has made a difference. I feel better, I'm wearing clothes I haven't worn in 3-4 years, and I can tell that my depression is getting better. I have a goal to lose ten more pounds by Sept. 1. When I do that, I will only be about 20-25 pounds above my goal weight! :)
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Finally!
I finally got Hannah Bug's birth announcement made. Now I just need to wait for payday so I can buy some stamps to send them out! :)
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Breathing easier
The doctor called me yesterday and Hannah doesn't have VLCAD, but she is a carrier. It feels good to finally have the info. We felt like that was probably the case, but it is nice to know for sure. The funny part was the the doctor told me that the specific mutation that Hannah has is usually found in people of Japanese descent, and the lab wanted to know if we had any Japanese in our lineage. I was like, I've seen/done the geneology back fairly far and I don't remember seeing anyone who was Japanese at all. Weird, huh? Now I'm wondering if we should have the older two tested to see if they are carriers or not. The doc said that this has only been part of the tests for the past 5-6 years, so they weren't tested for it. Rachie was, and she's ok, but I guess it's something I will tell them about when they get married and they can decide to do genetic testing if they want to.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Ladybug has arrived!!
I know I am very late, but it's been a busy couple of weeks. Hannah Rose arrived on May 21st at 7:58am. She weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces (my tiniest) and was 20.5 inches long. She has a good amount of dark brown hair. She's such a good baby! Hardly ever cries, and is pretty tolerant of the love that she gets from her big brother and sisters. Especially the "rough" love she gets from Rachel. Poor baby! :)
I have been recovering fairly well. My experience in the hospital was amazing compared to any of the other times. The nurses and other staff at Legacy salmon Creek Hospital as wonderful! Steve and I were both really impressed, and I feel like that helped make a huge difference in the way I felt before, during and after the surgery. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who is considering delivering there. It was awesome!
Our one concern about her is that one of her screenings came back as abnormal from her PKU test. She has had additional bloodwork (it was awful!) done and the results will be back sometime this week. It is to see if she has VLCAD (very long-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency). Basically, it's a metabolic disorder that won't allow her body to break down the fats in the foods she eats. As long as they catch it in time, it is controllable by diet, but it is fatal if it isn't taken care of properly. Her number was really low. The cutoff is .75 and she was at .78. The docs have told us that no one with a number that low has ever actually had the disorder, it was either a false positive or they are a carrier of the gene. She doesn't have any of the symptoms either, so we aren't super concerned. If she is a carrier, and she marries a carrier, their kids would have a 1 in 4 chance of having the disorder, so it's a good thing to find out at least. It is rare, 1 in 125, 000 people have it. Even though she is showing no symptoms, we have to treat her like she has it until we get the results back, just in case. So, I have to wake her up and feed her at least every three hours, night and day. That has been exhausting. The daytime isn't such a big deal, but she would sleep longer than three hours at a time at night if I didn't have to wake her. So, if you could send us some prayers for her health, we would appreciate it!
I will post some pics asap. The big kids are fighting downstairs, Rachel wants breakfast and I can hear Hannah squeaking. The day has officially begun!
I have been recovering fairly well. My experience in the hospital was amazing compared to any of the other times. The nurses and other staff at Legacy salmon Creek Hospital as wonderful! Steve and I were both really impressed, and I feel like that helped make a huge difference in the way I felt before, during and after the surgery. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who is considering delivering there. It was awesome!
Our one concern about her is that one of her screenings came back as abnormal from her PKU test. She has had additional bloodwork (it was awful!) done and the results will be back sometime this week. It is to see if she has VLCAD (very long-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency). Basically, it's a metabolic disorder that won't allow her body to break down the fats in the foods she eats. As long as they catch it in time, it is controllable by diet, but it is fatal if it isn't taken care of properly. Her number was really low. The cutoff is .75 and she was at .78. The docs have told us that no one with a number that low has ever actually had the disorder, it was either a false positive or they are a carrier of the gene. She doesn't have any of the symptoms either, so we aren't super concerned. If she is a carrier, and she marries a carrier, their kids would have a 1 in 4 chance of having the disorder, so it's a good thing to find out at least. It is rare, 1 in 125, 000 people have it. Even though she is showing no symptoms, we have to treat her like she has it until we get the results back, just in case. So, I have to wake her up and feed her at least every three hours, night and day. That has been exhausting. The daytime isn't such a big deal, but she would sleep longer than three hours at a time at night if I didn't have to wake her. So, if you could send us some prayers for her health, we would appreciate it!
I will post some pics asap. The big kids are fighting downstairs, Rachel wants breakfast and I can hear Hannah squeaking. The day has officially begun!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
One more day!
Tomorrow morning is the big day! I went in for my pre-op admission this morning, so everything is ready to go. We arrive at 6am, and I should be out of recovery sometime around 10:30-11:00ish. I'm not sure it has really hit me yet that I'm having this baby tomorrow. It still seems all so unreal.
Today was extra fun for Rachie because she got to play with Kylie while I was at the hospital, and she also got to go to Kindergarten visitation. They had the kids go into the Kindergarten rooms and play, read a story, make a project, etc while the parents had their meeting in the library. She is very proud of her "callerpittar" that she made, and was amazed that the book they read (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) was the same as the one we have here at home. :) When I asked if she made any new friends she said, "Well, I was thinking about it and I smiled at them, but I didn't talk." She was a little bit apprehensive about going until we got there and then she was fine.
My mom is coming over tonight to spend the night so she can get the kids up and off to school in the morning, and Steve and I have a few smallish things we need to get taken care of. I've been doing so much laundry this week I feel like I should be paid. After the next load, it will all be done! Well, it will be washed and dried, I still have to fold and put it away, ick! I never got the kids' rooms clean like I had hoped. They just weren't exactly cooperative about it and I decided I wasn't going to do it all on my own. It is one of those "choose your battles" things. They can deal with it if they don't like it. I'm done! :)
Saturday is Rachie's dance recital. I am still feeling so guilty about not going. I have made everyone promise to take videos and pictures and bring them to me right afterward so I can see them.
I am feeling excited, but still a bit nervous. This whole pregnancy has been hard on me. Not only physically and emotionally, but mentally I really feel like I am tempting fate. I have three perfect, healthy kids and I keep thinking that this time I may not be quite so lucky. There haven't been any signs or reasons for me to be feeling like that, but I still have that small fear deep inside. I did reread my patriarchal blessing a few weeks ago and it says that the children born into my marriage will be healthy and happy, so that makes me feel much better. I will just be able to let go of that small fear once I see Little Miss Ladybug and know that she's ok. I also have this irrational guilt about taking her a week early. What if there is something she needs that she can only get in the last week inside of me? I know it is a dumb thing to worry about, which is why I described it as irrational, but these are the random things that float around in my head, lol.
Today was extra fun for Rachie because she got to play with Kylie while I was at the hospital, and she also got to go to Kindergarten visitation. They had the kids go into the Kindergarten rooms and play, read a story, make a project, etc while the parents had their meeting in the library. She is very proud of her "callerpittar" that she made, and was amazed that the book they read (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) was the same as the one we have here at home. :) When I asked if she made any new friends she said, "Well, I was thinking about it and I smiled at them, but I didn't talk." She was a little bit apprehensive about going until we got there and then she was fine.
My mom is coming over tonight to spend the night so she can get the kids up and off to school in the morning, and Steve and I have a few smallish things we need to get taken care of. I've been doing so much laundry this week I feel like I should be paid. After the next load, it will all be done! Well, it will be washed and dried, I still have to fold and put it away, ick! I never got the kids' rooms clean like I had hoped. They just weren't exactly cooperative about it and I decided I wasn't going to do it all on my own. It is one of those "choose your battles" things. They can deal with it if they don't like it. I'm done! :)
Saturday is Rachie's dance recital. I am still feeling so guilty about not going. I have made everyone promise to take videos and pictures and bring them to me right afterward so I can see them.
I am feeling excited, but still a bit nervous. This whole pregnancy has been hard on me. Not only physically and emotionally, but mentally I really feel like I am tempting fate. I have three perfect, healthy kids and I keep thinking that this time I may not be quite so lucky. There haven't been any signs or reasons for me to be feeling like that, but I still have that small fear deep inside. I did reread my patriarchal blessing a few weeks ago and it says that the children born into my marriage will be healthy and happy, so that makes me feel much better. I will just be able to let go of that small fear once I see Little Miss Ladybug and know that she's ok. I also have this irrational guilt about taking her a week early. What if there is something she needs that she can only get in the last week inside of me? I know it is a dumb thing to worry about, which is why I described it as irrational, but these are the random things that float around in my head, lol.
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