On our way to Leavenworth, we drove into this storm, it was fantastic, and a bit scary. We went from clear skies, and looked out into this blank canvas, what i would imagine the eye of the storm looked like. when we finally got into this storm we couldn't see anything all around us, there was rain, lighting, and hail. I was thankful when we finally got out of it.
Well Jesse has been planning a surprise vacation, that we are currently on. I found out today that we were going to Leavenworth, WA. We have a huge list of activites which include Horseback riding, white water rafting, possible massages, and biking the many trails around leavenworth. I was a bit concerned about leaving the girls, this
is the first time i have left Aaliyah, but being only 3 hours away makes me feel a little better( They are also in really good hands, Thanks Alex and Alicia!!!).
Anyhow our room is really cool, I love it! Jesse Knows that i am a die hard romantic, and have always loved four-poster beds, and jetted tubs! I have such an wonderful man!! More later
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On friday she didn't change much at all, her fever was still 102.8, and she was didn't eat or drink anything for like three days. Urgent care thursday night, where they did some blood work, and gave her a shot of antibiotic, but then she woke up friday morning wheezing, and coughing again so i took her to Sacred Heart. Aaliyah was admitted to Sacred Heart hospital Friday morning after
running a 102.8-103.8 fever and that was with tylenol and advil every 3 hours. I don't know about you, but i hate hospitals. Actually I really hate the ER, for some reason i think that everyone who works there is so hardened by what they see, they loose all compassion and just start poking, and prodding. Babies need extra tender care( Mommies too for that matter), my poor baby had a IV put into her little hand, and X-Ray's taken, and a cathiter, blood drawn, needless to say She was not happy. Actually i have never hear her scream like that before. I was in tears twice that morning while we were in the ER. She had her own room, with orders that visitors were to check in at the front desk, and the staff were supposed to wear masks, and gloves because they didn't know if she was contagious, and they didn't want her to pick anything up from anyone else. She wasn't allowed to play in the play room so she had toys in her hospital crib.
This entire experiance was scary for me, i felt so helpless and with Aaliyah being sick she never wanted me to leave her sight.
In an attempt to keep up with our blogs I'll tell you about our exciting moment last week. I(Melinie) Have in the last 4 months been diagnosed with having polycystic ovaries, which my doctor explained to me means that since i nursed Aaliyah so long (11 months) my body is working over time to make up for the lost time and yet is falling short, therefore not totally releasing the eggs. This lack causes cystics- which are terribly pain if they burst. Lucky for me that one burst on monday last week, I woke up that morning, seemingly fine, and after a few minutes i was curled in a fetal position literally unable to move. The lack of movement dosen't work very well with a 3 1/2 year old and 18 month girls. In a state of desperation i called my mom, and she rushed over to help. I am very grateful. What was weird, i was taking hydrocodone as pain medicine, and I was in so much pain i crawled to get anywhere, and almost passed out twice. We ended up going to the hospital that night to make sure that nothing else was wrong, and we were there for 7 1/2 hours. You would think that going into an ER at 5:45 in the evening you would hope to beable to get out of there in a timely matter. Such was not the case. I am doing pretty good now, but am a little frighten that any of my other cystics will burst. Oh yeah i forgot, i lost my medical insurance not 5 days before the cystic burst, so we now have to figure out how to pay for that ER visit. hopefully we qualify for Financial Aid
Our Friends Alex and Alicia came to Stoneridge with us this year. We had such a great time, and our kids get along so well. Joshua and Sierra are pretty much inseparable, and they love each other. Aaliyah and Isaiah follow the older kids around. We had a good time with our friends, and also Grandpa and Grandma Weaver
We missed our regulars, but it was nice to have some new faces. Stoneridge is a timeshare resort in North Idaho that prides itself on its golfing....we were there in the middle of September, so go figure!
On Friday, Sierra while playing with her friends at church, fell and hit her head splitting it open as you can see. She had a huge bruise, and actually got two black eyes, and had to get the cut "Glued".
When we were done at the hospital, she tearfully says " I need to tell my Grandpa,Grandma that they got glue on me". She was pretty thrilled. She had a headache for a couple of days. Lets just say this injury totally freaked me out. Sierra didn't let that keep her from swimming and having all sorts of fun of course.
Jesse's family has quite the tradition going to Stoneridge. They have been going there since Jesse was a little kid. Our good friends the Langhans have always come for at least the weekend. Grandpa Weaver always likes to invite other friends to come along too, so this year we decided to do the same with the Carillos. A good time was had by all, and we are allready looking forward to next year.
As you can see this is some of the pictures of the girls st my moms house. Aaliyah got that baby doll, and loved it! She exclaimed "Dolly, Dolly" and was all smiles.
Well after our good time at the Tripps, we traveled the 3 hours to Yakima for yet another wonderful christmas day with the Weavers. The folks waited for us to get there before eveyone opened presents which was really special since Jesse had to miss his christmas at home for the first time. Anyhow, we all were spoiled and blessed by each family member. Dad went out of his way to buy each of the girls and the boys presents- that was a cool surprise! We had to take our new car over to Bill's (Jesse's uncle) car lot, and get the heater checked because our heater stopped working again. BRRR!
And When we finally got home we had our christmas saturday dec 30. Actually it was funny because you would think that after four years of blissful marriage I would know that Jesse celebrates christmas at night. I was actually totally surprise ! i insisted that christmas morning should be done RIGHT ! that is in the morning, early perphaps after a yummy romantic breakfast. atmosphere is everything....
Hello, Actually it feel funny talking to my self like this- because i am not convinced that anyone reads our thoughts. If someone reads this leave a little comment, or a nice thought. Jesse started this as a way to keep in touch with friends who live a far, but then i hoped it would some how keep all the various families (that is our the relatives) in touch with weekly events in the weaver families lives. Anyhow, the weavers are good. we have recovered from our various travels during the holidays, and our late nights that was our new years party :-).We actually went over to our friends Alex and Alicia's house and played games well into the morning. One game in fact- the girls played Mexicn train, While the guys played Pirates. It was fun! We have a great group of friends !
