An Update

Just thought I would take the time to update everyone about the OB appointment that I had on Wednesday. From what the doctor said, there is a potential that, IF the numbers of the antiboties gets too high, there could wind up being blood problems with the baby. However, right now the numbers are pretty low, and the doctor (along with the lab people) do not see any reason for the numbers to rise. There are at least two more times that I will have to get the blood tested to make sure they are not rising, but I think I can handle that. I also had my first official ultrasound of the baby. It is definately a baby, but the dates seem to be off via the machine. At the time of the appointment, I should have been at 10 weeks and 0 days, but the machine had the baby measuring 11 weeks 0 days. Hopefully this will wind up being good news for us, as this is a C-Section...and with all the past problems, having the date moved up a week, then the two weeks early...well...you can see how this goes. Of course, at this time I am being overly optomistic, and could use a dose of reality...but it is SOOOO nice to dream:)
Kenzie started Volleyball this past Saturday. She LOVES it, and has spent all week counting down the days until the next time to Volleyball. Just an insertion...she is the shortest (not to mention youngest) in the sport right now, and her attitude and optimism suprised not only the helpers, but the one in charge of it all. This was SUCH a swich from Abbi who all but gave up on Basketball because she wasn't doing as well as the others. Hopefully I will be able to get more updates as they become available.
Abbi also started a new sport this past Saturday. We put her in Track (which winds up being Track and Field...) in the hopes that running will help her over abundance in energy. She was getting over being sick last week, as well as getting thrown in with a bunch of people she didn't know...the end result being, she didn't apply herself totally. She did run the entirety of the track one time around, which was good, and she DID try, which also was good, but you could tell she was holding back. We shall see how the next time goes...I think it will be better. She did enjoy herself, and said that the High Jump (modified) was her favorite. We shall see if the warmer weather brings out the speed in her.
Bubba is enjoying just being outside again. He is too young to be involved with any of the sports, but still LOVES being outside in the warmer weather. I am having to fight he AND the dog to get them back inside at times. The countdown to camping season has started...LOL.
I am planning our first ever garden. This will be a new venture for me, but not the first garden I have ever worked with. Growing up, I remember my parents having various gardens, and my job was to weed them. Unbeknownst to them, I watched how they got the gardens ready every year, so now I know what to do for my own. The only problem being, what to grow for a first garden? The resounding answer of potatoes, carrots, onions, and tomatoes have come from quite a few people. I am also thinking of Okra (my southern roots surfacing), maybe lettuce to surround the garden (keep the bunnies busy on the outside, so the inside gets left alone), maybe bell peppers, and then I run out of thoughts. For those of you interested in passing along information...the garden is 12 foot long by 5 foot wide. Not very big, but definately big enough. Feel free to email me any info (dapattenclanmamma@yahoo.com), as I am not sure if I have the comment thing set up right.
Now to the prayer request section. Pray first off for Steve. He has a new lifeguard set up, but not for another couple of weeks. As it is now, he is lined up to be guarding everyday for the next two weeks, during what I call the major section (9:30-1:45). This limits how much work he gets done office wise, which in turn makes for longer days. Pray that God will give him the strength and the awakedness to be able to handle it. Also, our lovely neighbors have moved the sign again...and this time let us (me) know who did it. I in turn let our councilman know, but there has been no return call as of yet as how to handle it. The signs that are there now are temporary, which is how they are being moved. Pray for me in this matter, as it infuriates me, and dwelling on it too much can get into the sinful area of life...nuff said. Keep my body in your prayers as well, as the kids somehow got Influenza strain B this past week. I have never had the flu...so I could have already had it, or I could have yet to get it. If it is the latter, there is NOTHING that can be done to help except Tylenol. I know that if I have NOT gotten it, it WILL take a lot out of me...so pray that God is kind enough to let it pass STeve and I over....also pray that the antiboties kinda disappear (hopefullness again) or will at least stay the same amount. Also, pray for me as I am really going through alot of personal struggles from past encounters (lack of better terminology). I know that I need to rely on God to get me through it, but the human nature wants to fix it myself, and unfortunately trying to do so will make matters worse.
That is the update for this week. I hope to update at least every week from this point on, but it may be sooner or later, depending on the week. I will also try to get pics up, as that will be a great break from the typing. I hope that all have a great weekend, and week ahead:)