3rd Trimester.....

here we come! Stay tuned for updated baby bump pictures :)

A sad day

Last Tuesday as Jarrod and I were going to bed we got a phone call from my brother. My dad, who had been diagnosed with cancer in April, had passed away unexpectedly. My dad chose to fight cancer alone because he did not want us to worry about him. His courage and determination will never be forgotten by me. I am having a hard time dealing with his departure, but slowly I am coming to grips with the fact that he no longer has to lie about his sickness and he is no longer in pain.
We were all told that his cancer had shrunk. There was no need for additional chemo or radiation because the cancer was going away. A discussion with his doctor revealed that the cancer was much worse than he let anyone believe. The cancer had spread to his lymph nodes, adrenal glands, and intestines and chemo and radiation could not help. I am aching inside. I wish he wouldn't have kept that information from us. I wish I could have helped him. I am so sad that he battled this disease on his own.

My kids will never know how great their grandfather was. I hope to carry on his memories, so he lives on through them.

L & D

We took a little field trip to L & D last Monday. I called my doctor due to some dizziness that I had been experiencing. She decided to have me go to the hospital to get checked out. The baby's heartbeat was monitored, I was monitored for contractions and my blood pressure was monitored for about an hour. I also had blood drawn. Everything turned out okay though and they released us after about 4 hours. The dizziness is still a mystery, I guess it's just what happens when you have a little one growing inside of you :) I was glad to have a mini tour of L & D. It sort of puts my mind at ease knowing how kind the nurses are. Hopefully our next field trip won't be for another 12 weeks or so.