Giving it a Try!……

So first of all, "I need a blog" and "I have time for a blog" are totally two different things! However, I am going to give it a try…..SO here goes….

Joel and the 3 L's: Pretty clever, huh?

Joel: Well he got all four wisdom teeth cut out Friday. I quickly realize 1. I would struggle being a single mom.(bless you all!) and 2. I need to be more sympathetic! He has slept pretty much all weekend; to the point that Lilly will say "Da, asweep?" He has been up and at it more today and feeling better now that he has eaten/drank more than ensure! Coming from a pregnant woman, I have told him at least three times, I would be starving!

Lilly: Oh lord! She is the SWEETEST , WILD child you will meet! One minute I am thinking, she is so cute when she is saying "Hey mama!" and climbing in the dolls play pen…… (pictures to come)

and then other times, I think…one of us is not going to survive to three years old! She is in the "No" and "Mine" stage….OH HOW I HATE THIS STAGE! She is also in the hitting or kicking stage…more to be funny but still not okay. Yep, one of those things you say your kid won't do…OH YOU WAIT! I am not opposed to spanking but when we spank her, she laughs…LAUGHS!!!!!!! I mean I have swatted her, diaper off so hard that I felt bad and she still laughed! However if we say, "Do you want to go to your room?" or even act like we are taking her to her room and locking the gate, she immediately breaks down and stops!

LOVES: pizza, turkey hot dogs, Dora, Big Bird, Elmo, writing the number 5 and 6 (yeah random I know!), DANCING!!, Technology, hugs, sheeros (cheerios)

HATES: lots of different food…yep she is so picky!, being told no, having to wait, hair bows and headbands

Levi:  I am sure if you are reading this then you pretty much know what is going on with little Levi but here is the jist one more time. All was well until the gender ultrasound when they could not get a picture of his stomach because he would not be still! (This turns out to be a blessing in disguise!) So the next appointment they have to do another ultrasound. During this the ultrasound tech is taking longer than normal and seems to be skirting around something. Dr. Cole thought it was just a hernia but wanted to send me to the high risk doctor just to see. SO of course, I am googling hernia like crazy and freaking out but I thought …O a hernia no big deal, right? So I have to wait until December 23 almost a week. I went into the doctor's office as positive as can be and came out with a much worse attitude and idea of what was going on. The ultrasound was great because they measured everything and then Dr. Adair (an AWESOME doc) came in and gave us the news. He explained that it looks like a CCAM (Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation) which is like a tumor/cyst but not cancerous. So many things were going through my head at that point but I was trying to hold it together. He took me to the room to draw my blood for the chromosome deficiencies and in his words said "Don't worry, we are the doctors: It's our job to worry, not yours" and said" he would be praying for us." That is when I pretty much lost it. Then he gave me a tissue box as my Christmas present. I got in the car and lost it even more. Poor Joel! He knows I am a worrier and planner and obviously "this" was NOT in the plans. All I could think of was how would this ultimately affect Levi but also already beginning to freak out about money for the doctor's appointments, delivering in Chattanooga and what we would do with Lilly, missing school, and more. So I googled and some information made it better and some worse but get this….Dr. Adair gave me his email! No I have not emailed him but just knowing I could/can helps!

Fast forward after two weeks of worrying, I went back last Thursday and 'it' did not grow and Levi is doing great they say. He is SO active; even kicked the ultrasound lady and kicked her. He likes to remind me often that he is still doing good in there. We go to Chattanooga Jan 21 to meet with the pediatric surgeon, Dr. Koontz, and with Dr. Adair or Torres for my every two week ultrasound.
**This blog for now is a much easier way to update people about Levi and what is going on if you care to read. It also just lets me get some stuff out!

Lesley (the last L): Well it's much easier to type about them than it is me but here are some key points:
1. I passed the sugar test WOOOHOOO! Low iron but just have to take iron pills…no big deal. I did with Lilly too.
2. Already gained 13 lbs…not too bad but I know that third trimester gain is coming. With Lilly I gained about 34 lbs so hopefully I'll gain less than that this time. I have to weigh myself everyday to make sure I did not gain more than 2 lbs in a day or 5 lbs in a week because it could mean Levi is going through hydrops (you google it) so I think that helps a little with the weight gain. As I typed this, all I can think about is the blasted ice cream I got for Joel and his can't eat mouth.
I guess moral of my part is life is crazy and busy but this worrier and planner is doing pretty good!

Well that's my first post…. pretty long huh? Next time, I will try to not be so long winded!
Hope you all have a good week….YAY no doctor appointments this week!