RIDICULOUS!!! Doctors are clueless I guess.

Cathi is horribly sick AGAIN and needs to visit the ER.  At least they gave her a test this time to administer at home so that she can figure out when she is about to harm herself and the baby due to dehydration.  

Fri Jan 2th - Cathi was very sick

Sat Jan 3th - stuck in bed vomiting all day.  Nighttime was hospitalized needing an IV to rehydrate. They said if she waited any longer her kidneys would have started drying out!

Sun Jan 4th - morning ER and then home feeling ok.

Mon Jan 5th - back to work as usual

Tues Jan 6th - sick and home from work.  Cant hold anything down.  

Wed Jan 7th - Doctor says goto ER.  back to ER on my lunch break.  Stayed overnight.

Thurs Jan 8th - Stayed till about 7pm and went home

Fri Jan 9th - Back to "normal" sick.  Home health nurse came and installed gizmo that every so many minutes puts drugs and such into her bloodstream through her leg.  

Sat Jan 10th - Sick all day...  Did a Ketone test and it is at a dangerous level just like last Saturday.  Back to the ER for another IV.

Why cant a the doctors just help her not vomit?  Why does she go days on end throwing up every little thing?  A Sip of water?  Cant hold it down.  Nibble a cracker?  Cant hold it down.  Keep trying new things and EVERYTHING makes her sick.  Yet she is SOO hungry but cant eat anything due to constant trips to the bathroom...

Poor little wifey.

Cathi is back home!!

So they kept her for observation till tonight.  Shes ok, and they have a home health nurse coming to help her figure out how to avaoid being sick again...

Anyway, I took the family to Texas Roadhouse (our favorite) to celebrate.

Cathi sick again...

Cathi was feeling better on Sunday when she got home from the hospital and worke dMonday without too much problem.  Well on Tuesday she was very sick again. Couldnt hold anything down and finally I took her back to the hospital Wed morning and they admidted her.  She is still there and her OB doctor plans to keep her there for another day to do test and moniter her.  

Im back at home.  She is sleeping at the hospital.

An offer of a lifetime...

So my brother in-law, Steve, made us an offer tonight that we really need to think about and pray about.  He has realized that can not take care of is son, 4 year old Kevin, as well as the two new babies.  He thinks that his little boy, Kien, would be better if Cathi and I adopted him and raised him here with us...

Whoa...

Beautiful sunny Sunday morning to go back to ER!

I just woke up after my short and well needed sleep. Cathi isnt answering her cell phone so I hope she is sleeping. I suppose I should go rescue her from the ER and hope that she is refreshed and ready to rock! WOOT! Just kidding.

Its a chilly 30 some degrees here today. Long gone is our high 70 degree weather we had all day yesterday! At least the truck will be warm by the time I get there for Cathi and can have the seater heaters on for her. Her hip disagrees with cold weather. Since it was so warm yesterday we didnt bring coats. I even wore a t-shirt last night! Oh well... My wifey wants me there Im sure. I dont God will mind if I skip church this morning to get her.

Back home to sleep while Cathi is in ER...

Im back home to try and sleep for a few hours while Cathi is in the ER with an IV to hydrate her. They did some tests and she is at a level three dehydration.. whatever that means. So she should be ready to come home in the morning hopefull feeling ALOT better! I just hope I can wake up when she calls for me. lol

Cathi is sick... Back to the ER...

Cathi has been dealing with HORRIBLE morning sickness for days now.  She is now very dehydrated and can't seem to hold anything down.  We are taking her to the ER now and I guess thell give he an IV to rehydrate her...  Im tired of hospitals this year... ack

Severe morning sickness is called Hyperemesis Gravidarum and is often treated by going to a hospital and getting an IV to rehydrate the body.  We hope that will do the trick!

If its not one thing with us these days its another.  ACK...

New Years...

(Greg says)

Cant wait for December and 2008 to be over.  Im exhausted.  

blah...

We will fill in the blanks on all the days I wrote notes for soon...

Christmas Dinner

Evening time was spent at a friend's house for dinner.  LOTS of food... and lots of pregnant women... weird.  Seriesly though, the table I sat at happened to have 3 pregnant women out of the 7 people sitting there.  All I have to say is that there were no second helpings of mashed potatoes at our table!

Then came Rockband!!!

Then came Rockband!!!

Chistmas!!

The big stuff...
- A Nintendo Wii
- Rockband
- MarioKart + one wheel
- Wii Fit (for the wife)
- Super Mario Party 8
- Clone Wars w/ light sabers
- Zelda Twilight princess

The end result????

Dad hooking everything up....

Jeremy running through the house in excitement...

And mom laying on the couch with the puppies...

Cleaned up and ready for Chistmas!

Cleaned up the truck and Cathi wrapped presents for the kiddos...

Greg's Birthday

Cathi took me to Joes's Crab Shack for my 33rd birthday...  Yum!  She also tried to be sneaky and buy me new toys for my truck, BUT the hadnt arrived yet and she broke down and told me anyway.  lol

Drive Home

We stayed in Jackson, TN... IT WAS COLD!!!

Family Day

Many of our relatives were stranded in NC due to a Northern snow storm/blizzard.  It worked out great as we had a wonderful family day at Karin/Steve's house.  Cathi and I went out to see the new 007 with my brother in-law and two cousins Vanessa and Susan. It was a great time had by all!

My mother said...

"About 30 family members traveled from afar. Due to the extreme weather conditions across the northeastern part of the country and Canada, most were not able to leave on schedule. Saturday, we enjoyed a house full of family. In fact, we think that Karin orchestrated this storm so that everyone was forced to spend more time together. Most were able to get out late Saturday or Sunday. Some were here until Monday and even Tuesday! :)"

The aunts made tons of food for the crowd.

My cousin Susan entertained my niece and her kitty.

The kitty, James, entertained Brandy.

Little Kien and Aria.  You can tell we are related!  Its the nose and eyes!

Cathi and Kevin get along great.  Kevin just loves his Aunt Cathi!

Aunt Cathi and Uncle Greg bought the kids toys for Christmas.  Here is Kien playing firefighter.

Yup!  the kids found the computers.  Kien just didnt understand what his cousins were doing, but it sure was fun to watch!