School Days

Well, we are officially in the 3rd week of school already!! I think I am having a harder time adjusted to the new schedule then my kids are! I have been so tired ever since we've had to get up earlier! I feel like we are constantly running around. When I said that I was ready for routine, I think I was very WRONG!! I miss sleeping in a little more and not having to be anywhere! Although it is pretty nice when it's just me and Natalie on Tuesday through Friday afternoons! I should probably be napping with her some of the time to combat my tiredness, but of course I don't. This is going to be a very short post today. We are getting ready to go to the library, to get out of the house. We are going to have a busy week this week. Kaitlyn, TJ and Natalie all have check ups and we are getting TJ's speech evaluated. I'm hoping he qualifies for county help so we can get his speech up to speed with his classmates. But we shall see!! More on that later. I have a bunch of pictures to share, but don't have the time to post right now. Be back later to do so!!

Almost Time For School To Start!!

So the summer is coming to an end and school is about to start. It starts in 6 days to be exact!! Right now as I type my kids (except for Natalie) are having a sleepover at Grandma and Pops house with their other cousins. So the grandparents have 6 kids there now! And then when the pool opens they will all go together to the pool with Pop! I think this will be the last group sleepover for the year! My in laws are saints, seriously! On a not so good note, 3 out of 4 of my kids, plus the hubby all have colds. And I went to bed last night and woke up this morning with some signs that I may be getting it now too! I am loading myself up with Vitamin C to hopefully kill it before it takes complete hold! I really hope it works.

I am so ready for school to start! I love my kids and will miss them while they are at school all day, but I am so ready for routine again! My kids are excited to start school and are ready as well. I will only have Natalie home with me for 4 afternoons a week. Chris is going into 5th grade, Kaitlyn is going into 1st grade and TJ is starting his 2nd year of preschool and will be going M-F from 12pm-3pm. So I'm glad I'll get some time with just my baby! Also, my house has suffered so much this summer! It really, really needs a good deep cleaning!!

Anyway, I better go. I think Natalie is awake! Here is a cute picture of her from over the weekend when she feel asleep on my hubby!

Busy Busy

Well, it's the beginning of summer break and I have no idea what to do with the kids! I think we will be spending a lot of time at the pool. Well, after Natalie gets her cast off. She broke her wrist last Thursday falling off a bed at my in laws. Poor thing. I ended up taking her to the ER at about 10pm and not getting home until 3am the next morning! Now TJ, Natalie and Kaitlyn are all sick with terrible colds. I'm really hoping that they get better quickly and we can get over this cycle of sickness and injury. I'm sure that other families go through this every once in a while too but it is sooo hard!! I'm hoping that we can soon enjoy this wonderful summer and have some fun!!

Not a fun couple of weeks.....

It's been a while since I've blogged. I have been sick what seems like forever. First a cold, then a stomach virus then I found out I had two giant kidney stones in my right kidney. They are 9mm big! I started having symptoms last Wednesday. It came on suddenly. I woke up Wednesday morning with a lot of lower back pain which radiated around to my lower abdomen. I thought maybe it was just cramps or something so I sat on the couch with a heating pad on and took some ibuprophen. The pain went away and I was like ok good, I feel much better! Then I went to the bathroom and when I turned around to flush I glanced at the toilet and noticed that I had pee'd straight blood. I was just a little freaked out to say the least. So I call my doctor and get in right away. I was thinking maybe I just had a kidney infection since I was having pain too. But my doc says, " I think you may have a kidney stone." She sends me to the hospital to get a CT scan. I had to wait until the next day and she called me early Thursday morning to tell me I had not just one but two and they were very big. So that day I go to a urologist and he says there is no way that I will be able to pass them. I was scheduled for out patient surgery for Tuesday. So two days ago my Mom takes me to the hospital and I have a procedure done that is like shocks waves that they send to the area that the stones are in. Luckily he broke the one up that was giving me pain really well. I also had to have a stent put into the tube that goes from my kidney to my bladder. Let me just tell you, this in NOT fun!! I have been in a lot of pain for the past couple of days. I am taking pain meds and they only take the edge off. So today is my first day alone with the kids and it's been ok. The older two went to school all day and the younger ones have been so good today!!! I think they know I don't feel good so they are being extra wonderful. I am so glad. I'm hoping I feel better in the next few days so I can get back to our normal routine!! I would not put this on my worst enemy!!!