Santa

1. Contractions stopped

…after a large triage bill… Yesterday afternoon I wasn't feeling well so we came home and I immediately took a nap.  Around 445 I started having contractions.  There were coming every 5-8 minutes and it started to get pretty scary.  I started chugging a gallon of water, took a bath, laid on my left side….nothing was helping.  At 545 we decided to call.  This was the mistake.  The Dr told me to wait another hour after all the water.  I didn't.  To be honest I was sort of scared at this point since there was no change in the hour.  I called, and we went in.  After I hung up the phone, I finished my last contraction for the night.  We went to triage still and decided to be monitored just to give Mike a peace of mind and I started to feel SO. MUCH. BETTER.  I peed every 5 minutes but no more contractions and no more pain. This is a picture I snapped of my worried husband has he was timing my contractions.

2. We have a home
Every time I take a picture in the boys room I immediately get embarrassed and grossed out.  I need to buy them some beds.  Period.  But completely grateful that we actually have a home, they have somewhere to sleep and their room is warm and safe.

I took this picture because Cameron started sleeping on the floor with his sleeping bag recently.  My cozy three boys…(you can spy Nash in the picture too)

3. Shower at work
There are three of us who are pregnant at work right now.  Dianne works on a different floor so though we see here every day we don't hear her daily struggles.  Shelby and I on the other hand work closely together so it is nice to have a friend go through this with you every day.

Anyways, they had a huge shower at work.  It was overwhelming and generous.  It has been so important to me to sit down and celebrate the good this year.  It has been a rough year and then to see the daily struggle for life that our patients have every day can also wear on one's heart.  Thank you for such a great evening.

4.  House is picked up
Mike has picked up the house all week and kept things in place for me.  It is so nice to come home to a clean house and not have to worry.  Now I just need to organize Jack's clothes, finish shopping,  wrapping and I will be all set for him to leave again.

5. Visit to Santa
This year at dinner before we went to see Santa Owen started crying about how he was scared of him.  He didn't cry while we were there…instead he was a champ.  When it became our turn for photos my phone mysteriously died so this $25 snapshot is all I have to prove we met him.  Cameron decided to change things up a bit and ask for something he has never asked for to date.  SOOOOOOOO…..today I will be going out and getting him the Lego Hulk Masher that he has requested.