The Dudley Bunch: A mess

Aug 5, 2010

A mess

I'm feeling a mess. I have a rash on my belly...I think from where they are always monitoring the baby. My body doesn't like all the attention and lotion there apparently. I have a sore tongue. Why? Because I don't have any bacteria left thanks to the antibiotics every 4 hours...hence the yeast overgrowths. Thrush...it's unpleasant, never had it before. So now I am throwing down probiotics like they are going out of style. I have a varicose vein giving me grief...feels like a bruise, and I didn't even know it was there until 2 days ago. And I have track marks and bruises all over my arms because every morning at 6 am, I give a burly lab tech a tube of blood so they can check my white blood cell count. And lastly, I am constantly laying in a puddle of amniotic fluid, so just use your imagination on what that is doing to my backside. Okay, a puddle, might be an exaggeration, but the point is, it's not wholly pleasant this premature rupture of membranes.

On the positive side: I am still pregnant and getting closer to my due date every day.

The baby should surely have fully developed lungs by the time it's born.

I am doing lots of reading, movie watching, and internet surfing.

My goal: 11 more days of pregnancy and a healthy baby

7 comments:

Francis Family said...: You are one strong woman! You are going through a lot for the health of your baby. I'll keep praying for you! I like the good news though, well baby wise, not so much your comfort. Good luck :); August 5, 2010 at 4:00 PM
jenniho ♥ said...: You're awesome Kara!!; August 5, 2010 at 8:39 PM
Laura Smith said...: You go girl! Thanks for the update. Love all the details.....well, maybe not all of them. :); August 5, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Sawdust Girl said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; August 5, 2010 at 11:35 PM
Unknown said...: Wow! Kara, I'm praying for you! I hope that baby can come out healthy and skip the NICU....or at the very least only be there a day or two. You are a trooper.; August 6, 2010 at 11:01 AM
The Shosteds said...: Keep it up sista!!! You're getting closer!! love you!; August 7, 2010 at 9:27 PM
Sarah Bauer said...: Hang in there! I don't know anyone as brave as you and we even have George praying for you! You're gonna make it!; August 9, 2010 at 9:46 AM

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Our Story...the short version

Tim and I met in 1994, after his mission while I was in University in Lethbridge. After breaking and entering the Prince of Wales hotel that was under construction in the middle of February, we started spending a lot of time together. ( If you need more info about our meeting/breaking and entering...call me). Tim left that summer to go to Kansas City to take some science classes for Chiropractic school. While he was gone, he managed to get another girlfriend. Needless to say, we went our separate ways...and I was a little bitter. I guess he liked me best though, because for the next two years, he called me anytime he was home on semester break. Eventually he wormed his way back into my heart, and the rest is history. We married in October of 1996, and have been blissfully happy ever since. He is truly one of the best men I have ever known, and a great husband and father. That isn't to say he never drives me nuts...I am only human after all.

Family Vacations

There is nothing better than a family vacation. We have made it a huge priority to take vacations as a family. Not all of them are extravagant. In fact, some of our favorite memories are our trips to Alberta, or to the mountains a couple hours away. But one of our family's favorite destinations is Cancun, Mexico. What's not to love...the beach, ocean, food, and company is always outstanding. We went again last fall and had a blast. The kids were all at ages where we hope they will remember it. We had so much fun playing in the sand, and just hanging out together. The kids all got to swim with dolphins, and I was happy to be the photographer...in fact I may have gone overboard with my 500+ pictures. Here are a few of our favorites. Happy Memories.

Sisters

I have been blessed with 2 sisters. I didn't always think that was such a treat, but as I have gotten older and hopefully wiser, I have come to realize that sisters make the best friends. There isn't anything...(and I mean anything), I won't talk about with my sisters. A couple of years ago, we started having our "girls weekends", and let me tell you...that is fun. Undoubtedly someone is always nursing or pregnant, but it is still a blast. I was even lucky enough last year to be part of Kami and Tonya's births. I have always wanted to be on the other side of labor, if you will, and just be there as a support. Kami gave birth to Kiyomi in February, and Tonya to Walker in July, and I was there! They were both so amazing, and it was so cool to be part of it, and I am grateful I was in a position to go. Anyway...I love my sisters! Blood and all the others I have adopted to my heart over the years.

Family

Not only are Tim and I lucky to have our sweet kids, but we are blessed with great parents, siblings, and nieces and nephews. It is funny to see how big both families are getting. There are soon to be 24 grandkids on Tim's side, and soon to be 13 on mine. It is so much fun to get together with them whenever we can, and our kids have such fun when they are with Grandparents or cousins. It is a real blessing to have so many people who love you, love your kids, and are involved in helping them become the great people you want them to be. I don't think there is any way we can overestimate the value of such support. I am especially grateful that family is always there in the tough times, even more than when it is all fun. Just want you all to know how much we love and appreciate you all, even if we are too dumb to say it very often. There you go...a full serving of cheese. But I really do mean it all!

The Dudley Bunch