MRSA

About 3 weeks ago Hudson had this infected area on his leg, right below his knee. Lori came into town and took one look at it and said that he needed to be seen soon. I took him to the doctors and the doctor was pretty confident that the infection was MRSA. The Dr. cut open the infection and cultured it to make sure it was MRSA. We started him on Anitbiotics and they sent him home.

Everything I had ever heard about MRSA was scary.I thought it was this horrible infection that about killed everyone who got it. However, I was wrong! After a few days Hudson was back to normal and acted fine the entire time. So then, I thought, "MRSA??? so not a big deal!"

Monday, March 30, 2009 at around 4:30 I noticed while changing Andee's diaper that her entire right viginal lip was purple and swollen. Ryan was outside mowing and I ran out to him and told him something was wrong. he told me to call the doctors and see what they said. I called and the nurse asked if she was running a fever. I said she was and she told me to go the hospital right away. We got to he hospital and after about 6 hours we finally saw a doctor. By this time Andee was running a fever of 103.8. When we first came in the waiting room, it was 102.8. The pediatric Dr. saw her and cut her who-ha open to culture it because he was pretty sure it was MRSA. I though they would keep her that night because of her fever, but they sent her home. We woke up the next morning and I could tell she was still running a fever. She was more swollen than the night before and I called my doctor. Unfortunately my Dr. wasn't in, and I had to see the Nurse Practioner. She came and and acted like everything was fine... "This is going to get worse before it gets better... That's what MRSA is!" she told me. She tried hard to reassure me, but I knew something was still wrong with my 8-month old baby. I made an appoinment with my family doctor the next morning. We got home and Andee seemed alittle better, but still obviously sick. We went to the Dr.'s at 8:20 wednesday morning. My Dr. took one look at her vag and said... "That is not ok! Why is she not in the hospital?" I thought... hmmmm, that's what I have been wondering! We stayed at the doctors for awhile while they ran blood tests and cut her cha-cha open again. My Dr. sent us to the hospital and admitted us himself. Andee was put in isolation and underwent a surgical procedure to open her up and take out all of the infection. The surgeon said it was a lot bigger than they thought it was, but he was confident that he got almost all of it out, and whatever was still in there the Antibiotics would take care of it. So we are sitting here waiting for her to get better!!!

So, what have I learned? MRSA is a big deal when linked with a fever. When my gut says "this isn't right, she needs to be in the hospital" It's actually right and I should fight a little harder to get that to happen. Anways, I will try to keep everyone updated!!!

Valentines Day!

oh what a day! February 14, 2009, the day that officially goes down as my perfect day! It started out with mom and I going shopping for wedding dresses. I picked out two dresses and when I tried each of them on, they both fit like a glove and were absolutely beautiful on me! the first one, My favorite, glistened as I walked around, truely gorgous! Then Ryan I went to the marina to pick up the kids, Ryan came home shortly after and we cuddled on the couch for hours. 6 o'clock came and we took the kids to mom and dads so Ryan and I could go out to eat for Valentines day. I got ready... and looked REALLY cute, if I do say so myself, then we went to our favorite restarunt, Tripps. Hickory was a madhouse!!! It was so crazy, every place was packed!! Ryan and I put our name in and they said it would be an hour wait. We sat down and not even 10 minutes later they buzzed our pager. I'm sure they mixed up the number and ment to page someone else, but either way, we got to sit down and order right away. When our food came out, it was the best food we had ever eaten there! everything was perfect!! From Tripps we went to the marina to hang out with Ryan's dad. While we were there some of his dad's friends came by and we were all hanging out! Ryan goes outside for a minute and asked me to come out with him. we walked down to the dock where there is a porch swing and we sat down. Ryan and I talked for just a few minutes when he started saying how much he loved me. Ryan got down on one knee, and I said "stop! this isn't funny anymore, please get up" he started to get alittle choked up, and I began to get really confused. He said "I don't really know what to say here.." and I interuppted with "Say you love upsetting me, and you don't have a ring, and get up off your knees" He then pulled something out of his pocket... which he has done several times and nothing was in his hands... but this time, I looked down fully expecting to see a quater or nothing at all. When I looked down in his hands, I saw a ring... a beautiful ring... my dream engagement ring. At that point Ryan started crying, I grabbed the ring, put it on my own finger, and said "YES, YES, YES, just shhhhhh.... yes!" we sat there and hugged and kissed for a minute or two, then went back inside to celebrate! It was truely an amazing day... I couldn't have asked for it to have been more perfect! The setting, the words, the raw emotion, the ring.... everything, it was so perfect! I'm THE happiest girl in the world right now!!! Now all we have to do is set a date and start planning!

Hudson at the hospital

Hudson and I were playing the other day and he jumped up and fell on a little play xylaphone thing, He kept playing, but he would complain about it. I put him in the car and he cried when he had to sit down. That night he spent the night with Kari and when I went to pick him up hhim up he was still complaining, and Kari said he would get 3 stairs up and cry about how bad his butt hurt. I called the doctors and asked if there was something I could give him to relieve some of the pain. The told me to go to the hospital because you just never know with it being that close to the spine! So we went to the hospital and were there all day! When we got in the room Hudson got into the bed and layed down and held my hand! I wanted to cry, he was being so sweet and patient! They ended up just saying his tailbone was bruised and there was nothing I could do for it, which is what I figured.

Nothing else eventful has really happened! I guess that's good though. Andee is growing and I'm still waiting for a ring! I pretty much have my wedding planned, we just have a few minor details to work out... like Ryan doesn't want a bridal Party, and I do! he says he would be embrarassed to ask someone to be a groomsman for him. And he keeps trying to convince me that WE have to pay for everyone's dresses and tux's, but he won't believe me when I tell him that nobody buys those things! I only want family on my side, but between all of my sisters and all of his sisters, that's 5 right there, then my two flower girls which consists of his niece and youngest sister, so he needs 5 friends, then his oldest nephew for our ring barrer! NOT a big deal, but it's our biggest fight! Oh well, I have to go put kids to bed!

just so you know...

ok, so in case you didn't know... You can't put diesel fuel in your car if it's not a diesel car!! OOPS!! Yeah.. Ryan's pretty mad at me!!! He and his dad had to come pick me and Andee up from the side os 321!!!

We got back from Florida yesterday. I really thought that Ryan was going to propose... He kept dropping hints that he would finally do it, but he didn't! Maybe he'll never do it! I dunno. Florida was ok... uneventful. But i guess that was good!

I got excepted to college! Yesterday was my first day! I'm very excited to go through this and get everything done!!!

Andee cut her first tooth on christmas and second the day after!!! She's getting so big, it'd hard to believe she only 5 months old. Her personality is really comming out and Ryan and I are truely enjoying this stage!!!

Hudson was brat this week!! He's really hitting those terrible two's... I'm so not looking foward to Andee getting that age! I know it will be hell!!! payback for me AND Ryan... uh-oh!

Alone

I never had any idea how lonely being a mom is! I mean... I have my kids ALL the time, and Ryan is normally around, and I have my mom, dad, and two sisters just down the street, but I feel SO alone. Like nobody gets me, nobody understands what I do and how hard I work, and what I've given up to give my kids a "normal" life! It's just.... i don't know... depressing! Life has just really been kicking my ass lately.......

Christmas

Oh what a day!! We slept in until 9 and we woke the kids up! We all opened presents and Hudson just wanted to play with his toys... poor thing! Then off to grandma's to open more presents!!

Ryan traded my old car-CD player for a "go-ped" and we all tried it out today, then Ryan wanted to "push it Hard" and he broke it!! Too bad too, because we were all having a really good time with it!

I had my Dr's appointment and I'm NOT dying of cancer, thank God!!! I just have and "hyper thyroid" which still sucks because I have to watch my weight BIG time, but I'm happy with the prognoses if my other choices were Life-threatening!! Oh well... live and Learn I guess!!!

We are going to Fl next week!! I'm excited, I wish Ryan was able to go, but you know how those things go!!!!! Anyways... Well Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays!!!!!

My Dr. appointment

ok.... so i wrote this elaborate story about my doctors appointment the other day, then I decided I'm just really not ready to talk about it.... Just be praying for me in the next few weeks!!!

Thanks... Katelyn!