Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!
Well it has been a while since I have been on here, I seem to be running around like a chicken with my head cut off and don't remember to update my blog. Anyways I am super excited for Thanksgiving because AJ is off for 4 days and I will love every minute of it! My cousin Nikki, her husband, dad and kids are coming into town for 2 days which will be so much fun! I really miss all of them, they live in Utah, its an 8 hour drive so we dont get down there much. My pregnancy has been going great except for lots of contractions. My doctor gave me strict orders to slow down and told my family to watch me since I don't always understand what slow down means lol. AJ has been really good about watching me and telling me when I am doing too much, I need reminders. Dr. Perry also told me to call her instead of ignoring the contractions so we can get to the bottom of them, I have been able to time them which is not supposed to happen yet. I need to cook little Audrey much longer so she better stay in thru the holidays so that she is nice and baked and ready to come into this world of people who are so excited to see her!! hehe I had my baby shower with all of the people that I love, I'm such a lucky girl to have such wonderful people in my life! I will post pictures as soon as I upload them! Anyways, not much else has happened, Im just extremely excited for the holidays and hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Social Media
So this is a world where we all use social media to communicate and keep in touch with others. Don't get me wrong, I love it, I use it all the time (I'm blogging lol) but sometimes is can be a real problem. I do love facebook, but I don't think it should take the place of good old social interaction. I like facebook for the relatives and friends who have moved away, to watch their kids grow (because I know sending out mass emails of pictures to everyone all the time is not realistic, I still haven't uploaded pictures from the 4th of July lol.) I do however feel it shouldn't take place of actual interaction between people. When I was a kid, we didn't have texting or anything and as much as I text now (which is a ton) it was nice because we would not sit on our phones all the time and text. I try to limit my phone usage and put it down when others are talking to me, but I do admit it is hard. Overall, I just feel that I love facebook and blogging to use as another tool to keep in touch with friends and family but it shouldn't replace phone calls and visits. I am thinking of cleaning out my friends lists of people who take facebook to the level of our only interaction. Its not mean or anything, its just me saying, if you want to see how we are doing, then pick up the phone or answer when I call.. facebook makes it too easy to check in on people and then move on with their own lives.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Starting up
Well I've talked to some friends and they mentioned I should start a blog about my little family's life since we all seem to be so busy now days. This seems to be a whole lot easier then keeping up on emails and monthly phone calls so I decided to create one to keep everyone up to date on my crazy little family.
AJ is as busy at work as ever since it is the holiday season and he works in the alcohol industry, people sure love to drink this time of year! haha Even though he is always so busy with work, he gets some great incentives and makes it to where I can stay at home with my girl and a half. (baby Audrey) I quit my job in August because of being so sick with my pregnancy. I was in and out of the hospital for most of July and August, it just made more sense to stay home since I was at home more then I was actually at work. We were planning on me not returning to work after having Audrey, we just had to push it up a bit. I finally started feeling better and getting off of all anti-nausea meds by week 22. Now I stay at home with Rylie and around once a week, spend time at my grandma's house since Rylie begs to go see her and grandpa.
We have had one heck of a year, those of you who know me knows that my mother passed away October 2010 from Breast Cancer. She was first diagnosed in Jan 2004 and went into remission in August 2004. In October 2009, (6 weeks after Rylie was born) she was rushed to the emergency room from a horrible migraine and constant vomiting. It was then that they found 2 to 3 masses on her brain, a mass on her lung and another on her liver. We were told her breast cancer had metastasized. After many surgeries, radiation, cyber knife and chemo there was still no improvement. By January 2010 she was given a terminal prognosis and 3 months to live. Fortunately she lived for 10 months and got to see her first grand baby turn one year old! We are so thankful for the time that we were able to spend with her throughout that year. We went camping a few times and a road trip to Salt Lake City for our cousin's wedding. Lots of great memories were made which we will have forever. People who know our family know the heartache and pain we have dealt with through the years. My grandma started out with 4 children and only one is still alive. 2 being lost to cancer (my mom and aunt Terri) and 1 being lost to A.I.D.S (my uncle Russ). She is a very strong woman and has taken on the roll of our mother figure, by we I mean myself and my 2 cousins Ashlee and Erica. We are all very close in age and close in general. They also lost their father 4 months before their mother passed away from a heart attack in 2004. They were 17 and 19 at the time. Our family seems to get smaller and smaller as the years progress so Rylie's arrival was very welcome and now everyone is very excited to add another crazy girl into the mix. They are all so wonderful to Rylie and she is sure obsessed with all of them. That family is my rock and they help us get through anything.
After my mom passed away I decided to get tested for the BRCA1 and 2 cancer gene. (it is the breast cancer gene). I was tested and it turns out I have the BRCA1 gene. That means I have a 87% chance of getting breast cancer and 70% of ovarian cancer in my lifetime. After talking to a few doctors about my options, we decided that once I have Audrey, I will have a double mastectomy and once I hit 30 I will have my ovaries removed. Until then I have to get a mammogram and breast MRI alternating every 6 months. My first MRI was right before I became pregnant with Audrey. They called me and told me they found an abnormal mass in my right breast and I would have to go get an ultrasound in a week. The day I was scheduled for my ultrasound, I also tested positive for pregnancy. Talk about an exciting way to start the day! I went to my ultrasound and the doctors were all showing concern that I was pregnant. I didn't think much of it before I went to the appointment but it finally sunk in that if this is cancerous, what am I going to do since I am pregnant? Since I am pregnant they could not do a biopsy because they needed to be guided by MRI and the contrast was not safe for the baby. My surgeon decided the best decision would be a lumpectomy. They decided to wait until I was 14 weeks pregnant and no general anesthesia so that I would have a lower risk of miscarriage. Needless to say I was pretty freaked out. The day came when I had my surgery and everything went smoothly. I got the results a week later and they said that it was Benign! Thank goodness!! Now I don't have to be tested again until after Audrey is born. After that though, is when I started getting extremely sick and could not keep any food down. I was admitted to the hospital 2 days later and thats when the hospital became my second home. 2 months later and 20 lbs lost, I finally started feeling human again and kept more then just Ensure down. Now I feel great and am so happy to be able to interact with my peppy little toddler again!! Audrey is also doing great and is a healthy little girl. I'm now "high risk" so they will be doing another ultrasound at week 30 to make sure Audrey is still growing perfectly and that everything else is ok. (I tend to have huge babies so they will also see if she is growing larger then expected... I'm measuring 3 weeks ahead currently so I'm guessing she will be a big one.)
I am currently 26 weeks pregnant and just started getting braxton hicks.. a reminder of how fun it was to deliver my last child... I'm now getting a bit more nervous then before. Funny how women seem to forget the pain of childbirth once our little one has arrived!
Halloween is coming soon and I'd have to say Rylie and I are super excited!! I will post picture of our fabulous costumes when we go to a halloween party this coming saturday.
AJ is as busy at work as ever since it is the holiday season and he works in the alcohol industry, people sure love to drink this time of year! haha Even though he is always so busy with work, he gets some great incentives and makes it to where I can stay at home with my girl and a half. (baby Audrey) I quit my job in August because of being so sick with my pregnancy. I was in and out of the hospital for most of July and August, it just made more sense to stay home since I was at home more then I was actually at work. We were planning on me not returning to work after having Audrey, we just had to push it up a bit. I finally started feeling better and getting off of all anti-nausea meds by week 22. Now I stay at home with Rylie and around once a week, spend time at my grandma's house since Rylie begs to go see her and grandpa.
We have had one heck of a year, those of you who know me knows that my mother passed away October 2010 from Breast Cancer. She was first diagnosed in Jan 2004 and went into remission in August 2004. In October 2009, (6 weeks after Rylie was born) she was rushed to the emergency room from a horrible migraine and constant vomiting. It was then that they found 2 to 3 masses on her brain, a mass on her lung and another on her liver. We were told her breast cancer had metastasized. After many surgeries, radiation, cyber knife and chemo there was still no improvement. By January 2010 she was given a terminal prognosis and 3 months to live. Fortunately she lived for 10 months and got to see her first grand baby turn one year old! We are so thankful for the time that we were able to spend with her throughout that year. We went camping a few times and a road trip to Salt Lake City for our cousin's wedding. Lots of great memories were made which we will have forever. People who know our family know the heartache and pain we have dealt with through the years. My grandma started out with 4 children and only one is still alive. 2 being lost to cancer (my mom and aunt Terri) and 1 being lost to A.I.D.S (my uncle Russ). She is a very strong woman and has taken on the roll of our mother figure, by we I mean myself and my 2 cousins Ashlee and Erica. We are all very close in age and close in general. They also lost their father 4 months before their mother passed away from a heart attack in 2004. They were 17 and 19 at the time. Our family seems to get smaller and smaller as the years progress so Rylie's arrival was very welcome and now everyone is very excited to add another crazy girl into the mix. They are all so wonderful to Rylie and she is sure obsessed with all of them. That family is my rock and they help us get through anything.
After my mom passed away I decided to get tested for the BRCA1 and 2 cancer gene. (it is the breast cancer gene). I was tested and it turns out I have the BRCA1 gene. That means I have a 87% chance of getting breast cancer and 70% of ovarian cancer in my lifetime. After talking to a few doctors about my options, we decided that once I have Audrey, I will have a double mastectomy and once I hit 30 I will have my ovaries removed. Until then I have to get a mammogram and breast MRI alternating every 6 months. My first MRI was right before I became pregnant with Audrey. They called me and told me they found an abnormal mass in my right breast and I would have to go get an ultrasound in a week. The day I was scheduled for my ultrasound, I also tested positive for pregnancy. Talk about an exciting way to start the day! I went to my ultrasound and the doctors were all showing concern that I was pregnant. I didn't think much of it before I went to the appointment but it finally sunk in that if this is cancerous, what am I going to do since I am pregnant? Since I am pregnant they could not do a biopsy because they needed to be guided by MRI and the contrast was not safe for the baby. My surgeon decided the best decision would be a lumpectomy. They decided to wait until I was 14 weeks pregnant and no general anesthesia so that I would have a lower risk of miscarriage. Needless to say I was pretty freaked out. The day came when I had my surgery and everything went smoothly. I got the results a week later and they said that it was Benign! Thank goodness!! Now I don't have to be tested again until after Audrey is born. After that though, is when I started getting extremely sick and could not keep any food down. I was admitted to the hospital 2 days later and thats when the hospital became my second home. 2 months later and 20 lbs lost, I finally started feeling human again and kept more then just Ensure down. Now I feel great and am so happy to be able to interact with my peppy little toddler again!! Audrey is also doing great and is a healthy little girl. I'm now "high risk" so they will be doing another ultrasound at week 30 to make sure Audrey is still growing perfectly and that everything else is ok. (I tend to have huge babies so they will also see if she is growing larger then expected... I'm measuring 3 weeks ahead currently so I'm guessing she will be a big one.)
I am currently 26 weeks pregnant and just started getting braxton hicks.. a reminder of how fun it was to deliver my last child... I'm now getting a bit more nervous then before. Funny how women seem to forget the pain of childbirth once our little one has arrived!
Halloween is coming soon and I'd have to say Rylie and I are super excited!! I will post picture of our fabulous costumes when we go to a halloween party this coming saturday.
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