On a personal note things have been crazy - things at work have been a mess.. long story short - we had an adoption disrupt and it was awful. We've had three placements in the past week and a half, so we've just been insanely busy! I do really love my job and I love serving the Lord in the work I do - but there just comes a time when I need to vent and take some time off - so this holiday weekend could not have come at a better time! Thanksgiving on Thursday, then it's off to Rhode Island for Tracy and Artie's wedding!!!! I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am about their wedding and how excited I am for the two of them to finally finally be living in the same state!!! I am going to miss my hubby and Gavin while I'm gone, but I think it's going to be an awesome weekend :-)
I went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago because I've been having severely painful periods (TMI - sorry!) and I was concerned because Steven and I have been trying for about 6 months to get pregnant and we haven't... so I went and met with my OB-GYN. She told me I have dysmennoreha, which is a fancy words for extremely painful periods. I got a prescription to try and help with the cramping. The doc also ordered that I go back on day 21 or 22 of my cycle to have my progesterone level checked to make sure I'm ovulating properly, fine with me!!! She also wanted me to get an ultrasound just to make sure my uterus was "normal" - they had some concern about fibroids. Thankfully they were able to schedule my ultrasound that same day - I had to start chugging water immediately so I had a full bladder for the scan. I had about an hour to sit and think about what they may possibly find. I was so afraid that she may find something terrible and that would be the day she would tell me I would not be able to conceive another child.. you know how your mind wonders sometimes... well mine was just allllll over the place! The ultrasound tech was very nice through the whole procedure. She told me that she noticed a small cyst on the right side of my uterus and she thought it may be a hemorrhagic cyst, which often disburse on their own but that she would share the images with the doctor. I waited a week and hadn't heard anything from the doctor so I called and left a message for the doctor to call me as soon as possible.. I wanted to know what she found on the ultrasound images!! She called me back a couple hours later and said that their was a small collapsing cyst on the right ovary but it was simply evidence of ovulation. She wants me to come back and do a follow up ultrasound in three months if we are not pregnant by then. We've had a lot of babies born at work recently, and being around them and in the hospitals has made me realize that I really do want to have a baby sooner rather than later! A couple months ago I thought I wasn't ready but now I am - so silly!
On top of all the work junk and personal mess my mom calls me a week ago and tells me that my Grammie isn't doing too good. She said that her oxygen levels had dropped very low and her health was really declining. The hospice nurse was concerned that she wasn't going to be around much longer. I of course freaked out because my Grammie is my world! I planned to go and visit her the next night to say goodbye, if indeed the nurses were right. Gavin and I went to the nursing home where she is staying and as soon as she saw Gavin her face lit up!! My mom and aunt were there with her and my aunt said that she has been perkier in the last couple of hours than she has been in weeks! The nurses were also very pleased with her turn around - a huge surprise!! I hate to see my Grammie suffer and I told her while I was there that when she is ready to go and be with God then she can go - but I know that when that time comes I am going to be a total mess. I can't even type about it without crying.. oh my! Okay, I think I've wasted enough of everyone's time - and I need to get back to work! I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving :-)
