My Dang Thyroid

The Blood Pressure medicine seemed to not be working because my numbers were staying about the same. I have even had some crazy high numbers after a couple really busy days. So, on Friday I saw the nurse practitioner at my OB's office and she pretty much blew me off. She did mention that my thyroid lab had come back low in passing. It is so frustrating that my doctor is gone!!! Meanwhile, my Aunt Lorrie works with a cardiologist and she ran my case by him and he felt that this matter needed more attention. So he had a total lab work up done and it is a good thing he did.

My thyroid has completely gone crazy. The thyroid is a very complicated thing so it can be confusing, but this is the short of it. It is not producing enough of the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, therefore, my levels of T3 and T4 are SEVEN times the normal level. This is then causing my kidneys to malfunction, thus, high blood pressure. And my hemoglobin was low so we get to add anemia to this whole mess!

So there was a few moments of craziness last night when we were figuring out if I should just go to the emergency room or what. But I was not having major symptoms of what they call a "thyroid storm" so it was safe to wait until morning. We got a blood pressure cuff at home for me to keep checking, I doubled up on the medicine and stayed in bed. I go to my OB's office first thing this morning and they will send me to see an endocrinologist and this whole thing should get taken care of. Once the thyroid gets in check everything else will fall into line, also.

So let's just say a little prayer that our baby is doing well and this will all be behind us. If Aaron says one more time that we are not having any more kids, I might punch him! :)

The Pressure Is Rising...

My blood pressure, that is. Dang. At my Dr appointment a couple of weeks ago it was too high, so he told me to keep checking it and let him know. I had to go today because it has not gone down. I saw another doctor because Cooper is on vacation. This guy seriously had the personality of a door knob, but whatever, I have to start medication. Seriously stinks. Got to hear little baby's heartbeat....160....same as Noelle's always was. I know that is a fallacy but I am thinking maybe GIRL!

Yosemite pictures will be up soon...

Welcome Cole and Carter

Welcome babies!

Aaron's sister, Denise, delivered twin baby boys on June 3, 2008.

Born at 7:05 and 7:07 pm weighing in at 6 lbs 5 oz and 6 lbs 9 oz.

They are so precious....we cannot wait to meet these darling boys.

We're Baaaaaaaack!

We are back from our first real A & E Jones family vacation. We have take a lot of trips and been a lot of places but it has always been to visit family or with family. This time was just us. We left Friday morning and got home late last night from Yosemite. It was AMAZING. There just are no words to describe the beauty of this park. To us, it is a true testimony of a creator. Will update with pictures later.

Also, there were two more additions to the Jones family on Uncle Aaron's birthday, YEA!!!!! We are so excited to meet Denise and Scott's twin baby boys, will update with pictures of that, also.

Attention Mothers...

What would you do if you were the woman featured in this story???

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/china.breastfeed/index.html

Labor of Love

Does anyone think I look happy in this picture? Aaron was not so happy either. I am in labor with Noelle and was incredibly miserable. No one was having a good time.

Aaron tried to be nice to me, but really he snickered a lot because he thought all my little comments like, "Man! This is for the birds!" were just so funny.

This is cousin Marin bringing me ice chips at the end of my labor. Why on earth did we not think of that sooner? They were pretty good!

This is Dr. Cooper. He delivered my cousin, Brian, 25 years ago. I hope he lives long enough to deliver all my babies. I love him. Have you ever had a doctor that hugs you and kisses the top of your head? I do! Then in the next sentence he uses the F-word. He is old and sweet and cranky and never gets enough sleep. It's so fun!

This was the end result. It kind of makes me choke up. She was so preciously sweet and I could not believe she was mine. I would do anything to be back in that moment. That soft brand new baby skin is like nothing else. I first time I saw her was beyond words.

Why am I posting all of this stuff? In about 6 months we will be going through all these shenanigans again! Woo-Hoo! We are beyond excited that we are having another baby.

Yes, to all of you who want to know. I plan on having another natural childbirth without pain medication.

Early Mornings.....

Noelle used to sleep in until 7:30-8:00, sometimes even later. It was really nice. If I was tired I could sleep in a little but normally I would wake around 6:30 and go downstairs to have some alone time. Now that we have taken off the front of her crib and turned it into a toddler bed, her wake up time is 6:00, ugh! It's getting old. I know there are all of you Moms that have to work or have kids in seminary and have to get up early, so ignore this. Why am I complaining, anyway? I used to wake at 4:45 to catch a 6:00 train when I worked.

Then there was this morning...... I hear her on the side of my bed and crack my eye open, it's 6:10, dang! She climbs up on the bed, lays down next to me for about 30 seconds (which is actually a long time for her!) then she throws her arms around my neck, nuzzles her sweet soft face into mine and says, "I love you, Mama!" My heart melted and I am just so grateful that I get to be her Mommy.

In an hour or so when she is screaming and crying I need to remind myself of that moment.

Mother's Day Camping

Aaron bought me a really nice Mother's day gift. We have been thinking about buying one but thought it was a while off. Then I saw a used one on Craigslist that had actually never been used by it's owners and was too good of a deal to pass up! What is it? It's a Tent Trailer! Yea! We took it to the beach on it's maiden voyage. Despite the fact that it was FREEZING and WINDY we had a good time.

Noelle running around after Noelle. Poor Evynn could not get rid of her tag-a-long the entire time.

Noelle loved her bed.

She could not get enough of walking the dog. That is Auntie and Unc's mo-ho in the background.

We got an hour or two of sunshine on Saturday and we had fun playing Scattegories. I cannot believe I posted this horrible picture of me!
I love this picture!!!

Daddy and his girl playing on the rocks.

Most of us know Aaron and that he is really silly, actually a lot like a child himself! He always makes up little fun words and songs. When he comes home from work he plays and tickles Noelle, when he starts tickling her he says, "Oh, gee-gee-bop!"

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Noelle's new favorite song.

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Mean Mother

Why am I a mean Mother? Because when my precious two year old climbs behind her bed and gets stuck, I laugh and take pictures.

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What Is That Child Doing?

She is licking a window blind with dried crusty frosting on it.