Don't Drink the Water!!!

Ok I just have to point this out. I am in AWE at how many of my friends and family are pregnant. And how many of them have blogs, and all the little baby widgets all over the place and it seems they are all due around the same time. Let's go ahead and list them shall we?

Celiece
Briahna
Emily
Jeanette
Mary
Lys
April

If anyone else has anything to say, here's your chance.....anyone?......well it certainly ain't me!!! It's seems this is catching, so stay away!!

Prepare Yourself...

Because I almost died of laughing when I saw the Mariachi ones...

We took Maddi's 4 year old pictures today. And since Andrew fit the Mariachi outfit, that Jesse wore when he was Andrew's age, we had his picture taken too. It fit like a glove! And here they are!

And the Piece De Resistance...

I would scan in Jesse's picture so you can compare, but it's packed away. I'll have to do it later.

Aaaaannnnddddddd........She's back!!!!

So you've all probably wondering where I've been. You've probably been dutifully checking my blog waiting for the next exciting tidbit of our exciting and fun-filled lives. I know, I know, you've been devoid of all meaning from your life, although I'm sure seeing my son down some soup has taken the edge off, I'm sure. But it's ok. I'm back. Dry your tears and keep reading.

Remember how I said I was sicky-Miss Sickerson? Well, I never got over it. It just kept getting worse and worse. So I finally decided last week that I should probably go to the Dr. So I called my Doctor and low and behold, she gone on leave. I asked if I could see another Dr and they said they usually don't see people for colds. *Sigh,* I miss my Dr. SHE would have helped me. So I went to a family practitioner. They said I was on the tail end of a sinus infection but here's some Amoxicillan and please come back for your annual exam. Yeah, no thanks. So over the next few days I began throwing up and getting really bad headaches. Come Friday, I called Jesse while he was on his way to work and said he needed to come home and take me to the hospital. Later that day when we got there, my headache was so bad. It was nothing I've ever felt ever felt before, even migraines. After a bunch of Morphine (ahhhhhh morphine) they decided to do a Spinal Tap. I was thinking
"Whoa Nelly, I just have a really bad sinus infection with a murderous headache and I just needed Morphine and now that I've have it, I will go home, thank you very much"
But I lost that argument and the did the spinal tap and the Dr . said
"You have some type of Meningitis and we are trying to determine whether or not it's Viral or Bacterial. We will begin treating both while we wait for the cultures to grow. Your head hurts because your brain is infected and swollen. We are going to admit you AND you'll be here the rest of your life"
(Ok he didn't say the rest of your life, but he might have well have.)

So over the next 4 days I was on a regimen of Morphine every 2 hours, Zofran (my personal favorite anti-nausea medication from my pregnancy days.) They did try to ween me off the morphine onto percocet, but after the return of a fever, and "The Great Headache of '08" and some vomiting (I know you didn't need to know that, but I figured the truth will set me free....from ever vomiting again) Back to the Morphine I went, and gladly. And then it took one whole hellish night to get caught up to "Happy Morphine" instead of "Yucky 'it still hurts' Morphine".

But finally when the Morphine doses were further and farther between, I asked to go home and try it on my own.

And that's where we are now. LOTS of percocet, zofran and Antibiotics. And lots of tv watching. I wish there wasn't a marathon of all the Bachelors on VH1 because I was never into the show, but now I'm mesmerized by all the silliness that goes on. I WOULD read, but my fragile head can't be bothered it seems.

So where were the kids all this time? I'm not sure. Probably eating ketchup out the bottle and running around naked in this enormous house creating little societies. Ok Just kidding. They were at my parents house, making cookies and eating strawberries but leaving the "hair" on. And I guess Andrew ate four bowls of spaghetti. It's like we never feed the kid. But a big thanks to the tag team of people who watched our kids. And a big thanks to mom and dad for finally feeding them. And to Annie for saving the day with chicken nuggets.

They did stop by before they left before they left, Maddi made be a card. She drew chicken soup with strawberries, a whale, happy faces of both Maddi and Andrew, and one angry Andrew face.

Anyway, now that I've caught you all up, I've exhausted myself and I need to take a nap.

Because that's all that sick people do.

Oh! And if I can take some pictures of my arms so you can see the stellar IV work of the nurses at Timpanogas Regional Hospital, I will. It's a wondrous purple and blue sight to behold.

*UPDATE*
I kind of forgot to let you all know that I don't have Bacterial Meningitis and they weren't so sure it was full blown Viral Meningitis they said for sure it was a lesser version of it. I sort of forgot to tell ya'll that so you didn't think I was on my death bed.

The Soup Nazi

While all the family was here, Becky volunteered to make Broccoli Cheese Soup one night. It was very good. In fact, it was so good, Andrew grabbed another spoon so he could down three bowls, double time! We tried helping him, but he got a little testy.

Really, there was no stopping him. We just had to stand back.

Hello Operator...

Ok...Just in case you didn't know, I do not have caller ID on my home phone. So when the phone rings, I have NOOO idea who's calling! Old fashioned I know. The reason I say this, is so you know that when you call, and the only word you say is "Hi", you have to understand, I have NO idea who you are! You would think I could recognize everyone's "hi's" by now, but that word is too short and it's usually too loud in here for me to hear you. That and the cell phones people call on aren't usually crystal clear. So no offense when I just sit there trying to place your "hi". What I have to do is just play along and talk to you until I hear more words so I can figure out who it is. This can really get me into trouble some times. But I figure, if you don't tell me who it is, and I mistake you for someone else, it just comes with the territory and now we're both even. HA! So I love to hear your lovely voice, I just like to know who I'm talking to ;)
Thoughts? Comments?

I was here all along...

Well, it's been awhile since I've posted. My laptop and I got into a fight. Yeah, you heard me. My laptop starting talking smack and I had to lay down the law. Then it called me mean, and I called it fat and it just escalated from there. Look...I don't take crap from NO electronic, I don't care how much internet surfing it helps me to do. Ok, there really wasn't a fight, but wouldn't it have been cool if there was? It sounds like a youtube video waiting to happen doesn't it?

Ok so actually the reason for my absence is due to lots of food, folks, and fun. Lee and Maria came into town on the 23rd of April for Jared and Spencer's graduation. Maria ended up getting sick and so they stayed through the week with us. They were already planning on flying out the next weekend for baby Edward's baby blessing. We had a fun week though, although Maria was laid up in bed. Joseph and Roseanne and clan came that Thurs for the blessing as well and we had a full house. And for whatever reason, I did not take one picture. What is wrong with me? I can't believe it, I dropped the ball on that one.

After everyone left, I got a call from my friend Charise. I used to work with her husband Chad at UVSC and she cuts my hair. Anyhoo, we had discussed me watching their little boy Mac. So I started babysitting full time for them. He is the cutest little boy! I'll make sure I take a picture. He and the kids play really well.

And then last Saturday my cousin Greg got married. We had a good time and it was fun catching up with everyone. We don't get to see that side of the family very often.

That night we hung out with our friends Natalie and Cory. They have a daughter named Madeline and the Maddi's had crazy fun together. Unfortunately Andrew wasn't feeling well and was a little angry guy the whole time.

Well that brings us to today. We are all sicker than the sickest thing ever. You heard me. We're all so stinkin' sick it's disgusting. Jesse stayed home from work today and we're all laying around half asleep eating crackers because that's all we have to sustain us. It's ok, Jess is going to the store tonight if he can make it there without crashing the car. Just kidding.......sort of.....

I really do feel bad about not taking pictures. So here is a picture of us in better times.... Otherwise known as our Christmas card picture.
And just so you all know, the kids did not look at the camera in any of the million of pictures we took, so Jesse moved their eyes. Creepy, isn't it? Not to me, I think it's cool.

Ok I'm signing off. I'm going to get in my pjs and watch Sense and Sensibility with a box of tissues. Not the Emma Thompson one, the new one that was on tv. Although the Emma Thompson one IS delightful. And the tissues are for my nose. TMI, I know.... but this is my blog! If I want to talk about my stubby nose, I'm going to do it! Look, I'm just keeping it real ;)

Retro Mother's Day

Here is a video Jesse made when Maddi was 23 months. He made it for Mother's Day and it was so cute! Enjoy!