The games of a 2 year old

I feel like it's been too long since I have posted about Crew. So here is what he's been up to lately. He throws on his hard hat, grabs his shooter, runs to me and says shoot dad, or runs to Dev and says shoot mom. Then it turns into an attack with Nurf darts. With a dad like Devin there was no waiting on teaching him the gun stuff.

I love walking into a room and seeing how he's lined up his planes or cars all around his body. Then he counts them, 6-9-6-9-6-9. The 1-2-3 isn't sticking very well.

Hide and Seek is his favorite. He could play it for hours. While I'm getting ready he'll hide in the cabinet and I have to find him over and over again.

He's turned into a little boy so fast. He's become such a great helper and is going to make a perfect big brother.

And here I am at 30 weeks! Things are coming along great. I ran for the last time on Saturday. It was a sad moment but my stomach and bladder can't handle the motion any longer. 

To Pass Some Time

As I anxiously await the arrival of this little girl I decided to start a little project. Since my newborns don't ever wear anything but onesies I thought I'd add a little something to make them cuter.

Kidney Stone Experiment: Successful

I received a phone call from my brother in law Jessie after he had hear of my condition. He proceeded to tell me about a home remedy he had read about online. Something to do with Coca Cola. It didn't sound too bad and at this point I was willing to try anything, so off I went to research all about it. The remedy consists of drinking a 2 liter gallon of Coca Cola within 15 minutes. Waiting 10 minutes then consuming 8 ounces of raw pureed asparagus. Followed by lots of water.

So how does it work? The phosphoric acid in the Coke begins to dissolve the calcium oxalate stone, then the asparagus (which is a natural diuretic) help expel what's left.

I found out I had the stones last Tuesday. I decided I'd try the remedy on Saturday when Devin would be home to cheer me on.

9:05 am - I took a pain pill and began to chug my 2 liter. Not wanting to consume all that sugar or caffeine I used Diet Caffeine Free Coke which I had read worked just as well.

9:35 am - Finished all but the last glass of the Coke. Was merely impossible to do it in 15 minutes and with my stomach full of baby I was running out of room quickly. I decided to save what room was left for the asparagus.

9:40 am - By this point I can feel movement in my Kidney's.

9:45 am - Chocked down about 6 ounces of the pureed asparagus (I added a tad of salt and some lemon juice for flavor).

9:55 am - Finally! I'm done!

I sat on the couch to give it time to do its thing before I went to the bathroom. Once I couldn't hold it any longer, about 20 minutes later, (remember I'm dealing with a pregnant woman's bladder) I had to go.

Drum Roll Please............There they were. Laying at the bottom of the toilet. Around 15 little stones. And I didn't even feel any pain although I was on med's.

Note: I had been drinking water with fresh squeezed lemon juice every day prior to this. The lemon juice helps smooth out and break down the stone's.

I have had no pain or problems since. I am only sharing my story in hopes that reading this will help someone else avoid the pain and hassle of kidney stones. It's too gross and embarrassing to tell for any other reason.

Eliza to the Rescue!

Tuesday morning while driving Devin to work an overwhelming ache came over my lower back and left side. Within 10 min the pain was so severe I thought I was going to pass out. I got back home and began to clean and vacuum my house to try to take my mind off of the pain. A couple of hours passed and it seemed to just be getting worse. My pain tolerance was beginning to run out. After talking to my Dr., I called a friend to get Devin from work and once he got home we headed to the Hospital. Turns out I have a Kidney Stone. We spent all day in the Hospital. Once the pain was under control and I was able to keep liquids down we were able to leave. I haven't passed it yet and am told it could be in there until I have the baby. Nothing else can be done since I am pregnant. Luckily I haven't had very much pain the last couple of days. The main focus is keeping the pain under control or it could cause pre-mature labor.  I have researched and read about all kinds of crazy home remedies and am eager to get this thing out of me. The thought of having it for another 2-3 months makes me want to go unglued. The good news is Eliza flew in from Houston to help me with Crew. I don't know what I would do without such wonderful family and friends. 

If anyone has a secret potion please share it with me.

Trip to Houston

Crew and I spent part of the week visiting Eliza and Jason in Houston. My little brother Caleb met us there also. He leaves on his mission in a month so it was great spending time with him. It was so nice to have a couple of days of just relaxing and talking. Eating yummy food and getting my aching back massaged from Liza. We did a little shopping and enjoyed perfect weather. Crew is having withdrawals from his aunt and won't stop talking about the plane. He has the whole airplane routine mastered. Thanks Liza and Jas for a being so wonderful!

ESCAPEE

He's figured it out! No longer is the deadbolt enough to hold him inside. Saturday night we took a trip to Lowe's and purchased this chain lock. Within 15 minutes after it had been installed, Crew tried to escape. It only took once for him to learn that the door no longer swings open allowing him to bolt down the hall. Let's hope we don't forget to lock it.