Another Answer to Prayer . . .

Thanks for all the prayers.  Just wanted to update you all that during the last couple of days I have been feeling a lot better.  I'm still waiting for my next cycle to be over before I consider this all behind me, but am enjoying not being so sick.  I thank God for that!  

As well we have had another answer to prayer this evening.  Mark's work had a strike vote last week.  The  results were 98% in favour.  Then we were given the heads up that a strike would be happening if an agreement was not met by Sunday afternoon.  Well, Sunday afternoon has come and gone, and they have a plan, so the strike is averted.  Yeah!  Thanks God.  And thanks to those of you who knew about it and prayed.  Sorry that I didn't mention it in my earlier posts.

This weekend seemed to be good and busy.  On Saturday morning we had no plans.  Late Saturday morning we found ourselves involved in the project my parents had started: power raking and then raking both of our yards.  It was a lot of work, but not so bad with everyone helping out.  My cousin Tim, who was out for the day from Vancouver even got "Raked " in!  We had a quick lunch of pizza, thanks Steve!  And then back to work.  We were actually finished by the late afternoon.  It was quite a work out and I'm sure my  laterals are already thanking me.  

Today we all made it to Church! :) And then I left soon as possible with my cousin Tim to go visit a client I used to work with who now has an aggressive form of stomach cancer.  It was actually a nice visit, and she still looks pretty good, obviously not at the end stages of the cancer yet.  They were actually late for our visit, so Tim and I quickly went out to get some Wendy's for lunch, late lunch.    After we got home Tim stayed for a game of 'Ticket to Ride', with Debbie, Angela and myself.  I won!  Yeah!  We have really been enjoying that game lately.  Later Mark's parents came by for a nice visit .  We convened outside and enjoyed the park and trampoline.  My kids love the outdoors!  After supper, my amazing wonderful husband let me go out to a movie with Debbie, Steve, and Angela.  AND he put the kids to bed by himself!  WOW!  I am so lucky!  We saw "Run, Fat Boy, Run".  It was funny.  A good laugh.

When we got home, had to say goodbye to Debbie, and then Angela and I played "ticket to Ride' and I won again.  Talk about a good ending to the weekend!  Now if Sophia would just go back to sleep . . . we are trying to let her crying it out.  11 pm is way to early to give her another bottle of milk.  Lets see who wins . . . right now it's a toss up!!  

Hope you all have a good week!

Love Andrea

One Step Back

Well, today was my ultrasound.  I was quite nervous the hours leading up to it, so I tried not to think about it.  Although thoughts did sneak in once in awhile.  It was a little odd having an ultrasound and not being pregnant.  But all things considered it actually went really smoothly and took hardly any time at all.  I got to the hospital just after 2:30 pm.  Went in to register, grabbed my number, my number was called.  Registered, then was instructed to go to Radiology,  and then was issued to the Ultrasound waiting area immediately.  I only waited there for a very short time, maybe two minutes, when the technician came to get me.  She was very friendly and chatted with me about the ultrasound.  Apparently, I have happy ovaries!!  Which is good, as she told me.  At the end she said that everything looked good but she would just run it by the radiologist and then if he thought it was good, I was good to go.  I went to the bathroom and then waited another couple of minutes, when she appeared again and sent me home with a clean bill of health, according to what she saw.

So now, I'm left with that.  I am happy that there is nothing wrong with the organs that she looked at.  But a little disappointed that there is no known cure yet.  Are we back to square one?  Not entirely.  I know it is not an ovarian cyst!  Although she did say that I could have had a cyst that burst that is now gone.  In that case I should be feeling better really soon!  Here's hoping!  She also said that there are many other organs that an ultrasound cannot see through.  If this continues, I'm back to the doctor.  Maybe it's just a strange flu.  I hear those have been going around.

But I don't have an ovarian cyst!  Yeah!  Praise God!

Love Andrea

One Step Further

Thanks Barb for the comment on my last post.

Last night, I was feeling really sickly, nauseated and in more pain/cramping/pressure.  I was scared that it might be my appendix, and not wanting to wait too long so it wouldn't burst, Mark took me in to the hospital.  We were home four hours later, no appendicitis :)  Be the time I saw the doctor, three and a half hours later, the pain, nausea and chills were quite a bit less, but he still gave me anti-inflammation (sp) medication.  The doctor at the Emerg thinks I have a cyst on my ovary.  When I got home I looked it up on the internet and it seems that I fit most of the symptoms.  

On Wednesday afternoon I go into the hospital for my ultrasound.  Please pray that I don't get too worried.  It could need surgery or go away after a couple of months on birth control.  Please also pray that my family understands that I am more tired and sick and not as able to do things - It's hard for Drew to understand Mommy being sick!

Love Andrea

Oh the Places I'd love to be . . .

I'd love to be here right now!  The beach. The Sun.  The water. The relaxation.  :)  But instead, I'm back here.  Here being sleepless nights, AGAIN!  The twins were quite sick after Christmas, as were we all, until then they were sleeping through the night, but since then we have been back to sleepless nights.  Augggghhh.  I hear someone in the background right now.  But they are not crying yet so I'll let them work on getting themselves back to sleep first.  Please pray for sleep filled nights. 

On another note, Mark and I have both not been feeling well lately.  Mark is so tired all the time and has this weird muscle pain going through his body.  We are not sure what it is yet.  Mine seems to be different, womenly and weird.  At least I'm not so nauseated right now.  But there is a weird sort of pressure on my lower right abdomen that comes and goes.  It sucks being sick and take care of your family, but worse when you have no idea what is going on in your own body.  It seems to be a little better the last couple days, so hopefully it is going away for good.  I'm trying not to think about it.

Well, It's late, so I should go to bed.  

Love Andrea

A New Address and Template

Just thought it would be fun to change things up a bit.  And hopefully get rid of junk mail!  More to come soon. . . :)

An Amazing family Story!

I have been following an amazing story of one family.  The wife, Tricia, has CF and has just undergone double lung transplants.  Just before being put on the transplant list and after trying for awhile (?) they found out they were pregnant.  The baby, Gwyneth, came 15+ weeks early, due to Tricia having Cystic Fibrosis.

Anyway for more details and an inspiring story of faith and strength, check out www.cfhusband.blogspot.com/

Andrea

You know Drew is sick when . . .

Napping on the sofa chair!  This NEVER happens!

It feels like we have all been sick for a long time.  I quess it has only been since Christmas!  It seems as soon as the twins get better, we are good for a couple days, then either Sophia or Ethan gets another cold and we start all over again.  This spell though has been the stomach flu.  Very bad!  It seems to be going around, and not only here in Abbotsford.  Mark was the first that got it.  But he was well for about two weeks before Sophia got it, so I'm not 100% sure that it was the same thing.  From Sophia to Ethan to Myself to Drew to Mark again.  This was all within 1 1/2 weeks.  It was a tiring time apart from the fact that we were all sick.  There was so much laundry to do!!  It was coming out both ends!  (Enough details)  Now we are all on the mend.  I think!  Drew was still feeling weak and tired today, but a little more perky than the last week.  One Day, when Drew and I were at our sickest, we spent almost the whole day on our Sofa bed, sleeping and watching movies!  And if you know Drew, that is not like him at all!!  I just hope that this is the end for a good long time.  If you think of us a prayer for health would be greatly appreciated!!