Moving update again

We will be moving in May instead of July, so now comes the stress. Our landlord called me Tuesday morning while on spring break, and informed us that there were people that wanted to rent OUR apt on May 1st. If we wanted out of our lease early without paying a penalty, this was our only chance. We needed to give him a decision by Friday, so we had 3 days to decide if this was plausible.... After telling Ian and us discussing it while doing laundry that night, we decided to go for it. We called up family and asked for their opinions, and they just wanted to make sure we would be safe and were doing what was best for "our" family. So, on May 1st we'll be driving straight thru to Southern CA with a quick stop in UT to drop off a friend. She'll help with gas and driving, and I just need to make sure I have my paperwork on me from doctor's office just in case... Plus, this will help me to get in to doctor sooner rather than later before I deliver. I'll be 35 1/2 weeks when we move, and I had Hunter at 37 weeks. My doctor wants to make sure there are no complications on the road. This will require me getting up and actually walking around every 4 hours, but that will be about when we fill up with gas too, so I'll use it as an excuse to go to the bathroom and change Hunter.

I pray that our car will make it to UT and CA in safety with no problems in the middle, and that McKenna will be delivered in a safe environment and hopefully with our old doctor and hospital. We'll see. Keep looking for more updates....

Health inspection

The health department came out Monday (not Wednesday) and found that we have high levels of carbon dioxide in the apt. Carbon Monoxide is what will kill you which is why you normally have a detector for it... Carbon dioxide will still kill u, just not as fast... We put a coat on Hunter and opened up all the windows and the levels went down. He suggested to leave the windows cracked 1" for every occupant in the room, and deal with it for now. He didn't even suggest getting it fixed or talking to landlord. High levels of carbon dioxide will cause vomiting, headaches, diarhea, etc. which is what Ian and Hunter found. He said by the time u get to a doctor or hospital, u wouldn't be able to trace it as you would've been outside and it would've left your system. I'm glad this visit was free and our questions have been answered...

I had a brief hospital visit Tuesday morning as I was having cold chills Sunday night and Monday night. Having Friday, Monday and then Tuesday off from babysitting, I finally decided to cave in and figure out what was wrong with me. I found out I have a 2nd UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) and so I'm on medicine to cure that. I will then be on medicine every day until I have the baby to make sure it doesn't come back again...

Update

Ok, so without having internet at home for the past month, it's been harder for me to do an update. So, here I am with internet access and a day to write one...

The past month has been crazy. Ian and Hunter have both been in and out of hospitals or doctors. Ian was getting sick but it wasn't viral, however the doctors couldn't figure out what it was. Hunter was getting sick and not producing the diapers they wanted, but it was happening every once in a while and not consecutive. They chalked it up to viral and we didn't think to push the matter any. After her running a fever of 102.8 for a day, then down to 101.9 for 2 days, we decided to call the health inspector to have them come out and check our apt. They will be coming on Wednesday and we'll see what comes of that.

Ian is finally doing better and after having several tests run for IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), blocked arteries, pancreas, appendix, etc. they came up with nothing. He has had fun experimenting with different foods to see what makes him act up. So far he's found chocolate cake, but yet he's fine eating brownies, white cake, ice cream, etc. Hunter is also doing better for now.

On the pregnancy note, I am 28 weeks along and plan to deliver in the next 8-10 weeks. Lots to do to prep including trading in our single stroller at a consignment for credit towards a tandem stroller. We still need to get a car seat as well (Hunter's rear facing is in CA and will cost more to ship than to keep it there and have us get it when we move), and then we should be set except for diapers. We have plenty of clothes thanks to my sister and sister-in-law. We have a pack n play from Hunter, so we are just needing diapers which we'll start to stock up on as they go on sale. I have a doctors appt in 2 weeks and will let you know how I'm doing. So far McKenna is in good health and I anticipate for that to continue....

Bye for now....