I've been thinking about this for a while and decided that it is officially time to move on. In many ways, this particular season of life for us is about moving on and changes all over the place. So, it seemed appropriate that our blog be reflective of this as well. We heart community for life is being officially retired. We have started a new blog called Life on Purpose. We hope it will be a place to keep you updated with the changes happening in our life, stories about life, and of course lots of baby pictures. I hope it will also be a place for us to share how we are living life on purpose.
Thanks for being a part of this blog for the last 4 years, it has marked a significant journey for me (Erin) and one that isn't over yet, but has certainly expanded with the addition of family members, living overseas, and returning home again. We're excited about what is ahead and invite you to follow us on over to the new blog.
Showing posts with label update. Show all posts
Showing posts with label update. Show all posts
12.21.2009
11.22.2009
no more gallbladder
Yep, it's gone and good riddance - I don't think I'll be missing it or the accompanying pain anytime soon. I'm feeling much better today than yesterday and I'm able to start feeding Haydn again. I can't quite pick him up yet, but I bet by tomorrow I'll be feeling good enough to pick him up and pretty much return to life as normal. I ate Chic-fil-a last night and drank a Dr. Pepper - it was fantastic. I've been eating salad and baked potatoes every day for every meal for about a month, so I'm looking forward to returning to the foods I have missed.
Haydn is doing great, he is SUCH a good baby! He did great on Friday while Jeff & I were at the hospital and has been great about letting his Agi take care of him while I'm recovering. Agi is the Cherokee word for Grandma and the name my mom picked for herself - I love it.
He is going to get his first real bath today - so we'll let you know how it goes... I'm pretty confident that he is going to hate it. In other exciting news for the day, Haydn's cousin was born today! His name is Cale Evan Dunbar and he weighed 7 lbs and 9 oz and was 18 inches long. Hopefully, we will get to meet him over Christmas when we head to Houston next. Just a few more weeks before his next cousin will be born!
Haydn is doing great, he is SUCH a good baby! He did great on Friday while Jeff & I were at the hospital and has been great about letting his Agi take care of him while I'm recovering. Agi is the Cherokee word for Grandma and the name my mom picked for herself - I love it.
He is going to get his first real bath today - so we'll let you know how it goes... I'm pretty confident that he is going to hate it. In other exciting news for the day, Haydn's cousin was born today! His name is Cale Evan Dunbar and he weighed 7 lbs and 9 oz and was 18 inches long. Hopefully, we will get to meet him over Christmas when we head to Houston next. Just a few more weeks before his next cousin will be born!
11.17.2009
surgery update
I'm scheduled to get my gallbladder out on Friday! Woo hoo! I never thought I would be this excited about surgery, but I'm looking forward to it. It is an outpatient procedure, so I will have surgery in the afternoon and hopefully be home by dinner time. Pretty amazing huh? The doctor thinks I might have a thyroid problem that caused the stones so I'm getting an ultrasound on Thursday to have that checked out. Hopefully it is something that can just be treated with medication.
Here is a cute Haydn picture for the day!
isn't that the cutest face you've ever seen?
Here is a cute Haydn picture for the day!
isn't that the cutest face you've ever seen?
11.01.2009
The End is Near
Well, we have an induction scheduled for Thursday. So, unless baby decides to make his appearance before then we should have a baby Thursday night. Everything seems to be going well with baby, he's just running out of room!
I'm very ready to not be pregnant anymore, especially since I found out last week that I have gallstones. I think I've had them for a while but now that the baby is pressing on everything my gallbladder is easily irritated. I've had 4 gallbladder attacks so far that last 4-6 hours and are ridiculously painful. I'm hoping that once baby comes and there isn't so much weight on all my other organs that my gallbladder won't be such an issue and I won't have to be so careful about what I eat. Right now I'm pretty much eating salads and baked potatoes. We will meet with a general surgeon a few weeks after the baby is born to decide if I need to get it out right away or if we can wait a little while so that Haydn can get a little older before I have to go through surgery. I've put Jeff & Elyse on update duty so they should be posting updates and pictures this week of baby Priour! We can't wait to meet him... we're still only mostly sure that he is a boy. We only had it confirmed once in Iraq and ever since then they've never been able to see anything. Soooo...I guess we'll find out soon enough! Thanks for all of your prayers, we really appreciate it.
I'm very ready to not be pregnant anymore, especially since I found out last week that I have gallstones. I think I've had them for a while but now that the baby is pressing on everything my gallbladder is easily irritated. I've had 4 gallbladder attacks so far that last 4-6 hours and are ridiculously painful. I'm hoping that once baby comes and there isn't so much weight on all my other organs that my gallbladder won't be such an issue and I won't have to be so careful about what I eat. Right now I'm pretty much eating salads and baked potatoes. We will meet with a general surgeon a few weeks after the baby is born to decide if I need to get it out right away or if we can wait a little while so that Haydn can get a little older before I have to go through surgery. I've put Jeff & Elyse on update duty so they should be posting updates and pictures this week of baby Priour! We can't wait to meet him... we're still only mostly sure that he is a boy. We only had it confirmed once in Iraq and ever since then they've never been able to see anything. Soooo...I guess we'll find out soon enough! Thanks for all of your prayers, we really appreciate it.
9.02.2009
Change of Plans
Well, we decided yesterday after getting another ultrasound done and talking to our doctor that we would come home a week earlier than planned. We are leaving tomorrow night and will arrive in Houston on Friday evening. I'm sad we are missing the Northeastern part of our trip home to visit Elyse & Stephen but I'm really glad they will already be in Houston when we arrive!
Everything is fine with me and the baby, I have just been having some problems getting my heart rate and blood pressure under control so we decided it was best not to take any chances and go ahead and come home. I'm 30 weeks this week and Haydn already has his head down like he knows the drill already! I had a good talk with him about how he couldn't come before 37 weeks, so we'll see if he obeys... I'm counting on it! =)
Jeff has been helping me pack up our house today and has been singing most of the day he is so excited about going home.
Tonight we are going to break the Ramadan fast at the home of one of the first kids we sent for surgery in Turkey. His name is Serhang and he is inoperable. We have stayed close to their family and I'm looking forward to getting to say our good byes to them and pray for 11 year old Serhang. Jeff is going to the Bazar tomorrow to say good bye to all of his friends there. And then we'll be on a plane tomorrow night! Looking forward to reconnecting with everyone!
Everything is fine with me and the baby, I have just been having some problems getting my heart rate and blood pressure under control so we decided it was best not to take any chances and go ahead and come home. I'm 30 weeks this week and Haydn already has his head down like he knows the drill already! I had a good talk with him about how he couldn't come before 37 weeks, so we'll see if he obeys... I'm counting on it! =)
Jeff has been helping me pack up our house today and has been singing most of the day he is so excited about going home.
Tonight we are going to break the Ramadan fast at the home of one of the first kids we sent for surgery in Turkey. His name is Serhang and he is inoperable. We have stayed close to their family and I'm looking forward to getting to say our good byes to them and pray for 11 year old Serhang. Jeff is going to the Bazar tomorrow to say good bye to all of his friends there. And then we'll be on a plane tomorrow night! Looking forward to reconnecting with everyone!
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