MIRENA

Two weeks ago, I got Mirena. Yes an IUD.  A contraceptive .
No  more kids for a while. A very long while.  If I need to tell the truth and nothing but the whole truth, I would like to retire from the baby making industry.


I have Dana and Daniel...I don't want  to be that greedy.     *wink*

Tomorrow, I have an appointment with my OB/GYN to make sure the Mirena is in place. After that,  I can officially state that I have been Mirena -lized. Keeping those eggs away from trouble.

Getting pregnant and giving birth was my mother's hobby. She had five of us and she wished for more.  Ten was her goal, yes 10 . it is a pity that I did not inherit those superwoman genes but  I am okay!

Funny Daniel

Last night when I went to see Daniel, he was sleeping so soundly. Normally, he will try to open his eyes to acknowledge me or daddy . Well not tonight. The answer is poo poo related.

Yes! Big adult size poo poo.

The nurse told me he had a big poo poo and was wriggling non stop trying to run away from his own product. I guess my boy  let out some adult size bizness and was embarrassed. He did not stop moving until he was cleaned and refreshed.

He got a warm bath, diaper change and he dozed off.  He felt comfortable and refreshed.

I laughed my bottom off.
I still sang his songs and read our bible verses.

Sometimes you find humor in pain. What a life!

Oh! He is 3 pounds and 5 ounces.

Lupus

I finally saw the Rheumatologist today and from all the lab work and my symptoms, I might have Lupus.  I can not really say much about it because I have to google it. Google is my friend!  More lab work will conclude the diagnosis.

What can I say, she ordered more medications . From all indications, she said lupus  elevated  the high BP, PRe Eclampsia, PRoteinuria and all the stiffness in my joints.   And aggressive method of treatment is what she is going to follow. I agreed. Aggression is what I need right now. Gentleman treatment will not do squat.   Keep me in your prayers.



I will look up to the Hills from whence cometh my Help?
My help come from the Lord
Who made Heaven and Earth.

My Appointment.

I have an appointment with  a Rheumatologist tomorrow. This appointment was scheduled over a month ago.  I was not aware that Rheumatologist were  the hardest doctors to schedule with. They are few and  you must have good insurance. Maybe I should change my career and go back to school.

How about Rhematology. Just saying.


The reason I am seeing   a Rheumatologist   is to check why I had stiff fingers and joint pains before my pregnancy. Secondly,  to verify why my Pre Eclampsia was so serious in a short period of time. Emphasis is  on the word SERIOUS.


I will be there an hour before  my appointment, not wasting a month of waiting.

Wish me luck and enjoy my CLOWNING around pictures.

Sometimes, I try dress up to  be someone else without problems!
My own way of relieving stress. Please let me indulge.

Stay Blessed.

Weight Gain!

My little man is 3 pounds and 2 ounces. OMG!   He likes his food like his mama. No dulling. Lol.

Sometimes, I laugh at my self. I might not win the skinniest chick in the room but who said I cannot win the  plummiest!  Haba! There is always a  two side to a coin.

Well back to Daniel, he was so sleepy and could barely open his eyes. He tried to acknowledge daddy and mommy but kept dozing off. It was funny.

Antibiotics has already be started on him for the bacteria found in his throat.

Healing for my son. Healing for my son. Healing for my son.

STILL

When the ocean rise
And
Thunders roar
I will be STILL and know that you are GOD.

              From the song  STILL.

When it Rains....

When it rains, it pours! Oh yes !

 As I thought things was looking up for Daniel, I keep getting negative reports.  It is raining and pouring on me. It is raining definitely.

His temperature was high yesterday and they had to do a Spinal Tap on him to check his spinal fluids for infection. Poor child!

I saw him yesterday he looks comfortable on his belly.

Remember Us...

Sometimes I wish this was just a dream.
I wish to wake up and be like wow! God forbid.
My fears are true and I am not dreaming.
My days are blurred and my nights are hurtful.
But above all,
I have a God!

Please remember us in your prayers. Thank you.

Too fast...

Yesterday was not very good.  Around 8pm as I was  getting ready to go visit Daniel , The doctor called.  She said they had had to re-intubate ( life support machine ) Daniel because he was having trouble breathing due to swelling in his airway.

 Woooooooooooow!
Talk about dashed hope!

It was like someone punched me unexpectedly. My faith escaped for a while. I wept.

I lost my bearing for about an hour. However, I finally gathered all my strength , faith, soul and went to see him alone. Dad was working.

 I prayed with him, read our bible verses and sang  songs.

We took pictures.

Daniel is Fine

Last night,  we had  to drive back to the hospital to go see Daniel because his nurse said he had wheezing. When we arrived, he was asleep but breathing hard. The nurse was not too excited to see me but who cares. She was busy with another baby and completely ignored all my comments. It was 12:30 midnight, I understand she was tired but please attempt to respond to my questions.  Bad attitude of the highest order.

See me see wahala. I bind her back and front!



I summoned the Doctor  who had all my questions answered and  my fears quelled.  The Respiratory Therapist did some treatments for Daniel which improved his breathing.  We sat with him  for another hour and as for the nurse, she started being nice.  Maybe I should stop going at night.  Lol

Daniel is fine and working those lungs. Thank you lord

Grandma and miss Dana Karen

It was my mother's birthday in may and we planned to take her out for dinner but little miss DK has other plans. She wanted to go play in the sand.

In the picture below, Grandma was negotiating with her but as for me...I comment my reserve. Lol.


We had a beautiful time at a Japanese restuarant.  My mother said I should make sure Oyibo ( white people) was in her picture. She made sure she sat close to them.  She calls it evidence of travel. Lol.

Miss Dana Karen.....

I have a four year daughter who is visiting grandma and grandpa right now. She cannot wait to see her brother. She told grandma that she want to go the airport by herself to board a plane. Lol.

She is a bundle of energy and too smart for her age.   She thinks she is the mom and I the child.
Anyway, I cannot wait for my children to meet each other.

For now  let me eat more fufu and gather my strength to run around.

Stella' s Report Card.

As for mama Stella,  I  has been doing good according to my lab tests. I still visit my Hematologist every week to check my Blood and platelets. More appointments with my Rheumatologist and another coming up for my Nephrologist.

All this big grammar means I am seeing a blood doctor, an arthritis doctor and a kidney doctor.  To check all the organs that was affected by the dreaded Pre Eclampsia.

I also have Mirena implanted by  my OB/GYN. No more babies for a while. Lol.

Still on bed rest, no work...it gets boring. Hence, the blogging.

Enjoy your life because health is wealth.

No lie!

Daniel is Breathing.

My Daniel has been extubated ( removed from breathing machine).
     Yes he is breathing through his nasal cannula with oxygen.
The Lord is beautiful.

Enjoy the pictures we took today.
God bless.