Sea of Green Life

We got the oxyometer from Duluth today, the thing that measures the oxygen in your blood. I also got the number that I shouldn't go below; 85%. I've been up and around with the thingy and it drops to 93, so that is promising at least-no totally tied down. The biggest thing is the more I am up, the bigger headache I get. Not all together pleasant, but I'll take what I can get. I'll be moving around this weekend and seeing what I can and can't do.

By the title it is obviously a post of Sara. A new bump in the road and tests to run. I started feeling "heavy-headed" when I stood up and and cramps. I called and of course the nurse said I should come in (me and AB have a go directly to "jail" card). They ran a few things but the simplest one was the answer. When I stand up and walk around I lose oxygen. Doing a two minute walk in the hospital dropped it to 77% instead of 100%. When I sit, it immediately goes to 100%. The headache, breathlessness, and vision take a minute to recover. What does this mean? They are going to try a few new things to try and figure it out, the problem will only get worse as the baby grows and demands more of my blood/oxygen. I am almost done with my first day doing daycare sitting down. Genevieve says, "Wow I didn't know you could even change diapers sitting down." I wheel myself around the kitchen in my office chair. Whatever works. Not working is not an option-unless it...

I forgot that you are supposed to update the blog every now and again. Nothing special, just a what's been happening here. I purposely posted a cute picture of AnnaBelle getting "eaten" by the chair at the circus. She is a real pill lately. Gid and I both take "time outs" away from her. If she stubs her toe, it's a temper tantrum with screaming, if a zipper is stuck, she wants more juice and you say water, anything, lots of screaming. AHHHHHHH. In her slight defense, she has been sick again (what's new about that?) pnemonia and ear infections. She has been on Amoxicillan since April 5. Yes we are getting her new tubes---or something. Nothing awful or contagious, just the same common cold every got and got over at the end of March, but ABelle is special and can't kick the congestion and it keeps digging in. Hopefully her check up next week will be all clear, but if you hear the rattle in her chest......probably not. Last time we heard, "The lung...

Well can't say this baby is a girl or not, but definately following baby Genevieve in the craving department. Only one. Mint Chocalate Chip Milkshakes. OH MY! Posted about my earlier troubles finding a brand that I could eat. Found it and it was on sale, I now have a gallon, but am now considering getting another. To save $3 of course. Oh the amazing abiltiy for food to become that delisious. Just what I wanted. In other news: The baby, nicknamed Twinkle Toes by Genevieve, is now the size of a medium shrimp or 3in. (from babycenter.com). I have a belly but someone else will have to take a picture if you want to see it. The great Suburban needed and got a new transmission. There was and is a lot of praying going on about it and it is fun to see how God provides. Gideon prayed in Duluth (when it sounded like we left a major chunk of something behind us) to be able to drive the truck home. We made it, no problem or further scary noises. But we needed a tranny with a serious $0 in the ...

In the video, Gevie is squatting way low. She was frustrated to go faster so I told her to bend her knees A LITTLE. I spent the next hour trying to convince her to stand up and bend her knees only. Better luck next time. Gevie has become quite the sports person. This week has been a busy week for her with skiing on Sunday afternoons, dance on Monday, and swimming lessons on Tues. and Thurs. No, we don't plan on making her one of the kids that's carted all over the place, but she yearns to get out of the house and participate so we started dance, then skiing had a super deal on ski lessons (because we can't ski) and her friend from daycare was there. And of course, you all know about Gevie and the water, so swimming lessons were a necessity. We probably only have one more day of skiing with the really warm weather. Gevie and Gideon are going, with I could video his way down. After he figures out how to stop and practices on the littlest hill, they will probably go down a rea...

Hello, been meaning to post but of what? Exhaustion? Field trips? Migraines? So I picked my favorite, ice cream. My all time must have to live food is Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream. Breyers is the best but I believe over $6 a container now. This story comes from Sara's busy life, new allergy searching, and a slightly foggy memory. I was in the grocery store and OH LOOK ice cream on sale. I'll get my favorite. I get home, get busy forget about ice cream, add a migraine the next day, but then finally ICE CREAM for dessert. I scoop it into the bowl and....WAIT. God sends me a little bird that says, "doesn't this kind have coconut in it?" NOOOOO! Yes it does. I rinsed out my bowl and cheated with a bit of strawberry. Now I have a whole carton of my favorite ice cream that Genevieve gets to eat (AB can't have and Gid won't have). So anyway, read the label before you buy is the moral of this story, or I guess just remember if you already found out the hard way....

One of my daycare moms left this with her tire tracks this morning. Her daughter noticed it as she waved good-bye. Pretty perfect timing, we enjoyed looking at it all day. We don't get real into holidays so yesterday was a wonderful Sunday with church in the morning and nap after lunch and then we went kite flying on Two Island lake with Rhonda, Chuck, Ben, Goosie, RaeAnne, Carter, and us. Carter and AnnaBelle hate the cold, so they watched happy feet in the truck with Goosie after a while. Rae and Gevie got to go on a short snowmobile trip to the Landing for dinner where we all had dinner and tried to keep the two year olds from interuppting any romantic evenings. Most were older couples that enjoyed watching AnnaBelle groove to her own music. Gevie stayed with Rae for the night and AnnaBelle almost slept through the night.