I have to go to sleep 10 times before I can wake up and check in for surgery. I guess because we have to be there so early in the morning, counting nights seems more accurate. We are preparing for surgery the best we can. I’ve stopped taking my micro birth control pill because The … Continue reading
Posted in August 2012 …
Always a balance
Today’s lesson: When things are out of balance, they right themselves. I learned today that there is a chance I will have to take some time off without pay. It got my mind racing about how we’re going to keep all of our financial balls in the air throughout this stretch. Like most, we have … Continue reading
I’m learning
I am learning that it is OK to ask for help. A lot of help and help for a lot of stuff. Today, one of my co-workers got my lunch out of the microwave. I was worried I may drop it en route to my desk because of the walker. She helped willingly and gave … Continue reading
New wheels?
We learned our lesson yesterday and when we got to the hospital today Jeremy got me a wheelchair. It was HUGE for me — like the one I used at the airport last week. I know the standard lend-a-chair needs to be one-size-fits-all, but it made it difficult for me to push the wheels. My … Continue reading
My biggest fear
Having to stay home from dinner last night was very hard on me. I felt like my biggest fear was coming true. (I woke up to pump breast milk and had to get this out.) My biggest fear of parenthood was planted in my brain almost 20 years ago: Not being able to be the … Continue reading
Is it a lie if
Is it a life if you say you are OK when someone who loves you asks and you know there is nothing they could do to make you better? I don’t think so. But I apologized to my father-in-law for telling the lie anyway. We spent the day at an Omaha hospital, visiting my husband’s … Continue reading
A taste of what is to come
We are in Omaha spending time with family this weekend. It is an important time for my husband’s family to be together. It is an incredible, humorous and deeply loving family that I consider myself lucky to be a part of. If you pray, please include them all. The visit also is giving me a … Continue reading
So lucky
I am a lucky woman. Every day I am reminded to be thankful for everything I have. At the top of that list: an amazing husband who loves me as much as I love him and a vibrant, healthy little boy who looks at me like I’m the only thing in the whole world that … Continue reading
Let the packing begin
Over lunch today we put our deposit down on the new place. That’s a relief. Now, the chain of reactions can begin. We’ll get the keys two weeks from today (and pay both the prorated and first month’s rent — EEK!). The next morning I check in for surgery. Let the packing begin. We started … Continue reading
Even more answers of the day
We’ve got so many plates spinning and my mind is racing to keep up with everything. I decided to call KU Med to find someone who could answer my logistics questions so I can stop thinking about at least this small list: Where do we check in when we arrive for surgery? My mom told … Continue reading
Separated at Birth 