Hunter's Halloween costume

We took pictures of Hunter in her costume inside the apt in case she can't go tomorrow night. If she goes out, we will include more pictures in a later post. Enjoy.

Hunter's hospital visit

Hunter was taken to St Luke's Hospital Monday night (27th) for flu symptoms. She had been vomiting and had diahrrea for the past 36 hours. After waiting 2 hours to get into triage, they diagnosed her as being dehydrated and having the flu. They put her on an iv to give her fluids, and because she hadn't had a wet diaper in 12 hours. At 2:30 in the morning they came and told us that they needed to admit her to watch her, and have her go through 1 more iv bag. They wheeled Hunter and I up to Pediatrics in a wheelchair with her still strapped to the iv from triage, and Ian followed us on foot (as fast as you can walk at 2:30 am). I slept on the bed with her to make sure that she didn't bend her arm while she slept, as that would allow the iv machine to beep. Ian had the choice between a reclining chair and a window seat with a backing on it. Needless to say, he didn't sleep well that morning. We woke up at 8:30 to breakfast and watched tv all day as they monitored her. Once she was keeping food (chicken nuggets and crackers) and liquid down, they released her. Unfortunately, she threw up again that night and threw up this morning at 4:20 am. I have called the doctor to tell them that she isn't getting better, however they're still convinced that it's the flu.

With Halloween coming up, I pray that she will be well enough to go out and have the experience of dressing up and going door to door. Even if she won't eat any of the candy. We ask for your prayers that she will recover soon and be healthy enough for Stake Conference on Sunday. We pray that she will be healthy and return to her normal self soon, without any harm or accidents coming to her.

I have attached a picture of Hunter at the hospital in the infant gown that they have in pediatrics. She looks tired and sick, but she still looks like Hunter.

Ian's life

Ian started working for Sears when we moved here in June. He started working for Buresh Rentals in August, and he likes it. He's been off on Saturdays, and he literally works 8-5 Monday-Friday. It's been nice for him to have a set schedule, and I've been off Saturdays too so we've been able to spend the weekend together.

He says he's been cranky, busy with work, and going more gray. We'll keep you updated on his life as it changes.

Hospital

I ended up in the hospital last Wednesday (8th) after rupturing a cyst on my ovaries. I had just gotten back from taking a co-worker to lunch, and decided to stop in the bathroom before heading home. There was a co-worker who happened to come into the bathroom and found me laying on the bathroom floor in the stall in pain. She asked if I needed help and I said no, but then the pain didn't get any better. I managed to get up off the floor and get Hunter and I (it was my day off from babysitting) to the couch in the lounge area. Another co-worker walked in from Human Resources and asked if I was feeling okay. I told her no, she went and grabbed the hiring manager from HR, who then called Ian (I had the car and Ian was at work) and went to go get him. She had another manager come and stay with me and play with Hunter, until Ian was able to arrive. This helped it so I could rest and not worry about entertaining Hunter. Some other co-workers stopped in as they had heard about me, and came to wish me well.

Ian came shortly and took me to the hospital where they warned me that with the symptoms and early pregnancy, that it might be an ectopic pregnancy. That worried me cuz that means that the baby wouldn't survive. They did an ultrasound with a smaller machine but weren't able to find anything. They put an iv in me to give me some morphine for the pain, then sent me upstairs for a better ultrasound. They checked my appendix and saw fluid around it but not inside of it, and decided to check my uterus. Indeed the heartbeat was there and beating, and that was cool to see. They did some more checking and that's when they discovered the cyst. They discharged me 3-4 hours later and sent me home to rest. I was back babysitting the next morning and went to work that Friday night. I'm doing better since (it's been a week), and hope that the pregnancy will continue to be worry free and free from any problems.

Sorry for the long story, but I haven't written in a while. Thought I would update you on what I've been up to. I'll write another one tomorrow night on how Ian has been doing.

Smokers

Ok, so this weekend was General Conference weekend. We stayed home on Saturday to clean since we were at work all week, and I had a friend coming over. We woke up on Saturday grateful not to have an alarm. I opened up the blinds, changed Hunter's diaper (she woke me up), and started on dishes. After I finished dishes, I started on breakfast. Ian joined me later in the kitchen to help me finish breakfast, then we started cleaning the living room. Since it was a nice day outside, he decided to open up the windows. As soon as we did, we smelt a wave of cigarette smoke. We went to open our apt. door to take trash out, and smelt a wave of marijuana. Either there was someone smoking something illegal in their apt. with the door open (you can't smoke in the hallway or the laundry room), or they were burning incense. With me being pregnant, it annoyed me as ever. Then thinking that the smell would go away soon, we heard people talking outside using colorful language. After about 5 minutes of trying to clean with them talking and yelling outside, I decided to close the windows up and turn on the air.

Now the question is, if we live in such a "strict" complex, why is it that I feel like we're in a scum complex? We haven't even been here a month, and things are already getting to me. We still have another 10 1/2 months left (signed an 11 1/2 month lease instead of a 12 1/2 month lease), and part of that is my pregnancy. I really hope that as the weather cools down, that people will begin to be considerate and keep their doors closed if they're going to be in their apt. Or if they're going to smoke outside, go farther away from the door than the park bench. The most frustrating thing is that it makes Ian and I gag, and it's not good for Hunter's lungs. And, I'm supposed to be bringing a newborn into this complex? Why is it that we have to suffer more from second hand than the people smoking the cigarettes?

Sorry if this is such a downer blog post, but I really don't want it to be like this everytime we're home on the weekend, or it will be a long 10.5 months.

Thursday's Thrills and Chills

So it hasn't really set in yet that I'm pregnant, except that I'm limited until I'm 12 weeks along as to what I can do at work. Last night I was severly limited on the skids that I could pull with the pallets of Christmas boxes on them. The skids already weight a lot empty, and then you add boxes that are 7-12 lbs a piece, and it makes it heavy. I'm still not really telling everyone at work either, I guess that's just cuz I'm waiting to go to the doctor to make sure this is all real. We have a long list of everything that we'll need to get again, so we'll start doing that after the holidays. Not much to say today, just thought I would write down my thoughts.

I'm PREGNANT!!!!!!!!

Yes, as the title says it, I'm pregnant. I found out yesterday morning when I took a test at home, not expecting it to come out positive. We went through 5 tests with Hunter, so this threw me for a loop. Ian and I have both been working so it hasn't really set in for us, but I'm excited to be starting a new addition to our family. Our lease is up in August, which means we'll be moving into a house to create more room for us.

I'll keep a daily blog on how Ian, Hunter and I are doing in our lives, and try to upload pictures along the way. I have a friend that posted a lot of pictures throughout her pregnancy so friends and family that lived far away could be involved. I'm hoping to do something similar.

That's it for now, just wanted to share my big news.