2010 has been an interesting year so far. I started the year in the hospital with a 7mm kidney stone (5mm is the biggest a person can pass). I had surgery to break the stone up and take it out. I found out a had a ton more stones on my right and my left kidney. Yippee was my response I am sure! After the surgery I went home and was able to celebrate Christmas with John's side of the family. What a blessed time although I was highly drugged. Around 2am or so I couldn't take the pain any longer even being highly drugged so I headed back to the emergency room. I found out my kidneys were really swollen. After about a week of constant pain medicine and lots of sleeping, I had another surgery to put a stint in my uritor tube. After that surgery, I was told that all my kidney stones had been passed all that last week on both sides while I was in the hospital. Praise God! Can I say that again...PRAISE GOD!
I thought they saved my kidney stones so that I could have them analyzed and try to avoid this again but unfortunately there was a miss-communication. Not sure how EVERYONE in the hospital and doctors office were on the same page but wrong page...but it happened. I sifted my pee all week and was even told a couple times that the stones were sent to Oklahoma and would be back in a week...to only find out they never had any. Needless to say, I was a little upset. Hopefully, there will not be a next time or I can get the analyzed so it doesn't happen a third time. I may just carry it to Oklahoma myself!
I had to have others watch Noah while I was in the hospital and up to 2 weeks after my second surgery because I was unable to lift more than five pounds. No fun! It reminded my of my 10 weeks of bed rest while pregnant with Noah. I felt helpless. But, God continued to teach me to rely on others and the support of family and Church body. I couldn't have been more blessed in both of those events!
After 2 1/2 weeks, more pain meds and meds for infections, I realized I was still having issues after getting my stint out a few days earlier. I gave my first ever stool sample and found out I got a bacterial infection from my second surgery...or could have them the first I guess. I took 10 days of meds and realized that it got better...but not all the way better. I had a little side effects from that med but kept taking it determined to get better. After another couple weeks realized it never went afway and came back strong. I gave another wonderful sample and sure enough I was right. I started the same meds for 14 days but after taking one day of three pills, I woke up feeling like I had been hit by a car. I had just about every side effect the meds say you can get, fevor, chills, flu like symptoms, swollen throat, red throat, white patches on each side of my throat...not fun. I did not take any more pills and 'the poison' slowly left my body and I started felling better. I took about a week for my throat to be healed. I've never dealt with side effects or been allergic before so it was quite an interesting event. Went to the doctor on Monday after waking up on Saturday from that and the doc thought my throat was about the worst she had seen. She even tested my for both types of strep and it was negative...it really was side effects. So, now I am currently taking 4 weeks of meds to get rid of this bacterial infections. Apparently the infection gets stronger as you fight it so I imagine it is pretty strong now into my third month and third medicine for it. I cannot say this medicine is helping but I certainly have hope! I am thankful for doctors, medicine (without side effects), and my wonderful family who takes care of me and Noah when I am not able.
Thankfully I do feel healthy currently even though I am going through this. I think March was the first day I felt well in 2010 and I am grateful for health! I'm normally very healthy not even getting sick when John is and I kiss him. I didn't even get sick while I was pregnant. Not even a little cold. So, this last year and 1/2 has been eventful with becoming pregnant for the first time (what a blessing from God) to 10 weeks of bed rest (because I was rear ended in the car and had about 6 contractions or more for 10 weeks) to a miscarriage a couple days before I was 13 weeks pregnant to tons of kidney stones.
But through it all God was faithful. He did not give me more than I could bare (although I was pretty unsure of that during labor, surviving a newborn, and tons of kidney stones). I am so grateful He is in charge and loves me deeply. I am blessed to have a health insurance, a supportive family, church family, and friends. I couldn't ask for more! God is good all the time!
So, I hope to get back to blogging now that I feel like things are settling down again. I look forward to walking through 2010 with my loved ones and feel blessed to be giving another day. I desire to spend eternity in Heaven but grateful for the joys I have left on this earth. For they are more than I could ask for or imagine! Thank you Jesus!
Noah also got his first hair cut from his loving Mommy. He really did not need much of a cut. I just cut his mullet off. It looks much better now!
Noah loves when Daddy gets home. It is so cute to see him so excited to see Daddy and then wait by Daddy's side until Mommy gets a hug and kiss from Dad. After we say our Hellos, Noah grabs onto John's legs until he gets a hug and kiss. At 14 months, he is already learning so many important things...like Daddy and Mommy's relationship being important. This was a precious lesson I learned from my parents. They showed us this through their actions and now Noah has already learned it in a way. So many parents put their kids before their relationship and find they do not know each other while their kids are still at home and when they have an empty house again...or they just get divorced. It is hard to keep a marriage relationship strong with kids but we try to be intentional. I still get the the butterflies around John and love him so much. I look forward to the rest of our years...anyway, here is Daddy and Noah reading after they say their hellos.
Yesterday, we had a play date with Jesika. Her Mommy took their third child to her newborn checkup so I watched Jesika while she went. They had lots of fun together playing in the 'ball pit,' riding in the wagon, reading, and playing with other various toys.
Noah is already practicing being a gentlemen. How cute!
Tomorrow we hope to go to the zoo. We haven't been in a while and hope the rain can hold off for a bit.
