Recoup, relax, have fun

So Mat has bounced back from surgery very well. It's been almost a week since he went under the knife. His eye is still red, and looks like he was just released from an MMA fight. But, his eye has yet to wander since the surgery. It's absolutely amazing.

Once he got out of the surgery the doctor sat us down to tell us how it all went. He was like 'it went very well, but there was something interesting.' I about passed out, I see stuff like this on tv and it's always followed up with something terrible. Ends up, he told us that Mat had a birth defect. Mat's eye muscle was physically in the wrong location. Which is most likely what caused all the issues. So that was corrected with the surgery, and all is well. The doctor tried to stress his eye out at the post op, and was not able to. So I think we're on the up and up with that. Only one more week left and he can swim again, and be completely back to being a normal little boy.

As for the rest of us, we find out what this baby is on July 16th. I'm really excited to know, so I can stop calling it 'it' or the 'parasite'. I just want it to be healthy, I don't think I really have a preference. My morning sickness has been gone for awhile, now I've just hit that horrid, hungry all the time stage. Oh and cravings. I had my first -real- craving of the pregnancy. Shaved ice...yes, shaved ice. After 3 weeks of cravings, I had 2 yesterday, and let me tell you, it was like heaven.

So now all of us are trying to relax, and have fun. I have a crazy week ahead with Mat's birthday, then girls camp, then the reunion, but since Mat's surgery is done, everything seems to be much less stressful.

The most stressful day ever...

So tomorrow is the day. My little boy goes for surgery to correct his strabismus. I can tell you now that will be the most stressful day ever as well as the longest 2 hours of my life. I can't imagine what it must feel like for parents to have their kids undergo some really complex surgeries. This surgery is the third most common eye surgery to be completed in the US yearly... Success rates are fairly high, with minimal issues...And I'm completely stressed.

I think the scariest part is knowing that I have to put my trust and faith in the doctors and nurses in the OR. I always think the worst, what if he has an issue with the anesthesia, what if this what if that...

We're trying to let him take it easy tonight, and let him do what he wants, because he's stressed. He knows he's having his eye fixed, and the doctor will cut it while he's asleep at the hospital. But if you try to talk to him about it, he'll completely change the subject or act like he can't hear you.

I just hope everything goes well...I'll follow up when I can.

Where is all my free time!?

Okay, okay I know I owe everyone pictures from the AZ trip...but seriously when have I had time! I haven't even had time to play WoW! School is done for me until next month, whee! But I just finished that up Friday. I had a lovely term paper to do for it, and you know what, I got a 95%, not bad right? WRONG, I missed 5% points for not having a table of contents. Seriously...5%. How silly. Anyway so that's what's kept me busy til Friday. Then Sat. was yard work, lots and lots of yardwork. I mowed the lawn, and moved firewood around...Scott did the weed eater and such Then we put a door in Sunday. I say we, it was more like Scott and his Dad. I did my pregnant supervision deal. Scott got a bargain on a new front door since ours is probably from the early 1900s. Good news, we got the door for $8.00 (no I'm not missing any zeroes.) Bad news, it took forever and a day to get in. So in detail, Sunday, I did my church thing, then came home, then up til 11pm with the door.) Then Monday guess what, more of the door! Because yes, it wasn't finished. Finishing time...10:30 pm. But the door is done! Okay, this leads us to Tuesday, Tuesday was a crazy day full of hormonal mood swings and chaos. I went to work, and Scott went to town and picked up Mat's birthday present (bunk beds). He then rushed home, and took Mat to his 4 yr. check up. The kid has shrunk and is uber skinny. Good news, he's at least proportional. YAY 34th percentile! He weighs a massive 34 pounds...again. He had his pre-op physical done too. So yay for Scott for taking care of all those things. So Tues. night we put up the huge bunk bed of awesomeness...bedtime 10:30. (Note: Story of putting together said bunk bed will follow as it's pretty amusing.) Then leads to tonight. I'm up because I can't sleep without Scott, who is up making changes at work through his beloved terminal server. Also, we finished putting the bottom bed together in Mat's room. So Mat got his present early, but we figured that's okay because he goes in for eye surgery on Monday. So he may not enjoy his birthday too much the following Monday. Anyway, I'm hoping that tomorrow I can relax before 10:30...

Toodles.