Ugh!

I have successfully missed 10 for Tuesday AND Thankful Thursday. Oops.

However, I have good reason. I am STILL sick. Yes, still. It's getting very frustrating. I finally went into the UCC (Urgent Care Center) here on base today. I tried and tried last week to get an appointment, and they didn't have any all week. Being military, you call in the morning to try to get a "same day" appointment. All had been filled each time I called, so I was SOL. So today I started feeling crummy again, and reluctantly went in. When going into the UCC you just resign yourself that you will be there for a couple hours waiting. I was actually seen fairly quickly this time. Walked out with Antibiotics for a sinus infection and strep throat. Lovely. Guess that explains my razor blade throat, huh? I'm definitely glad I went in, because tonight my throat is killing me again. Quite bad.

So far, none of the family has caught the strep. I'm praying none of them do. Austin's still fighing his allergies, and takes Zyrtek (sp??) morning and night. It's helping a lot. Sydney is doing well. Growing, Growing, Growing!!! Sad, Sad, Sad!!! Or bittersweet really. She's already out of her preemie, and a few of her newborn outfits are tight. Some are still large, just in the way they're made I guess.

Bryant's birthday is tomorrow. (Sunday) He's going to be 27! He isn't affected by age though- he could really care less that he is nearing 30. I asked. He wants a chocolate cake. So I found one that I'll be making...from SCRATCH I might add! It will be a layer cake with the homemade frosting in the middle as well... YUMMO! I'll be getting up with the kids in the morning to let him sleep in on his birthday.... so I think that's my cue to go to bed. :)

Here's a video I took of Austin today. He's telling the colors of his trains. At the very end of the video he goes quiet and looks almost disgusted.... that's because he saw a cat hair on one of his trains. Of course, I turned the camera off right before he freaked out about it, so you don't get to see that part... but trust me, it was a kick in the pants! I took another one of him today as well of him telling all the names of each of his trains- but for some reason I couldn't get that one to upload today... I'll try again later!

xoxoxo

k.

It's just weird.

It's weird to think that if Sydney would not have come early like she did, that today would have been the day that I'd be having her. We'd actually have a few hours old little girl right now.... as the c-section would have been at 7:30 this morning. She would be 4 hours old. Instead, she's almost 4 weeks old. That's just really an odd feeling for me.
I, for one, am very happy that she came early. Granted, it wasn't under the best circumstances, it was insanely scary for us to have to go through, and a lot of worry about if she would be okay being born a month early (which we are thankful beyond belief at how perfect she is) but it all turned out okay. I was absolutely miserable, and had been for about a month when she came. There wasn't a day that I wasn't sidelined with contractions, I ended up with these things called "skin nerves" come through... which to put it mildly, felt like someone was sticking a hot poker through my skin. And while they started just hurting every now and then, by the time I had her, they hurt all day every day. I couldn't go for more then a couple hours without having to go home and rest for the rest of the day. And when I did go to Boise or something one day, I'd be layed up for a day or two being so tired and exhausted. My feet were the size of my house every day... and actually, one night I walked to a friends house for a Mom's Night, and when I went to walk back home, I couldn't even get my shoes back on my feet. Needless to say, I was miserable, and crazy uncomfortable and sooooo thankful she came when she did! I can't even imagine going for another month like that! So for that, Thanks little Miss!! :)
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Yesterday was Father's Day. (We hope that everyone had a great day!!!) I was still really sick. Bryant said he didn't mind, because it was a relaxing day. It isn't like we could have went and done anything anyways, as it was POURING rain all day long... but still I felt bad. By the time I got up and came downstairs, he already had the pot roast in the crock pot. That was suppose to be my job... he isn't suppose to be doing dinner on HIS day! Anyhow, we layed around all day, which was fine by me.... but it's just that it was Fathers Day and that bugged me. So I think that once I'm feeling better... (and after payday...haha) I'm going to do a re-do Father's Day for him. Not another present.... but make a good dinner for him, and bake a dessert that he will enjoy. Make it about him, instead of about my being sick. Sounds like a good plan to me. :)

Enough for today, I'm sure. Hope you all have a great week!

xoxoxo
k.