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This past week has been NO FUN! I woke up Wednesday morning feeling ok but that didn’t last for long. The morphine (I am guessing) made me really sick. So Gayle came up to take care of Will and I. I was able to get a doctor’s appointment with Dr. Swarr late Wednesday afternoon. He had the same opinion as the ER doctor that I probably needed to have my gallbladder removed and he would refer me to a surgeon. I was to wait to get a call from his office on Thursday to tell me when my appointment was.

I felt pretty good for the most part of Thursday. But, by the afternoon I had a dull ache that was getting worse. So I called Dr. Swarr’s office and let them know what was going on. They immediately called the surgeon’s office and told me they would see me as soon as I could get there. About 4:00 pm on Thursday I met with Dr. Russell, the surgeon. After telling him what had been going on and he poked and prodded my abdomin and asking about my family’s history with their gallbladders – he then asked what I was doing on Friday. I said – I’m coming to have my gallbladder taken out!

So, Friday morning at 8:00 am I showed up at the Surgery Center for the procedure. It went very well with no surprises or complications. I was really sore and did not feel good Friday night. But, today I am feeling much better. Still really sore but slowly getting better.

Thank you for all your prayers!

Well, this week has been interesting to say the least. The week after Thanksgiving, I had this terrible pain in my upper abdomin. I had been lifting Will in and out of the car all day (Christmas shopping) and I thought it may have had something to do with that. That night, the pain was really bad and did not go away so I went to my PCP – they have a walk-in clinic that is open until 8:00 pm. They determined that it was probably just gas! That was embarressing but it made a pretty funny story. And I was so thankful that my PCP was still open and I hadn’t gone to the ER.

Well, I have had this pain 5 or 6 more times since then. And Tuesday night it was THE WORST! I have never been in so much pain. (Reminder: I had a baby 10 weeks ago.) And I repeat: I have never been in so much pain! So, about 11:15 I told Bill that I needed to go the the hospital. So we head to Southern Hills Medical Center because it’s much closer than Williamson and I thought I might die (not literally) before we got to Williamson.

I get checked in to the ER, hooked up to fluids, morphine and anti-nausea medicine. Then they start poking and prodding me. They suspected gallbladder trouble so they do an ultrasound of my abdomen. The doctor comes back and tells me that I have gallstones and sludge. Isn’t that lovely? And that the attack was triggered by the fatty, greasy hamburger I ate for dinner.

At this point, I have met with my PCP and he is referring me to a surgeon. And my PCP is reviewing the ultrasound and official report from the ER. I am expecting a call today to tell me when my appointment with the surgeon is. I will probably have my gallbladder removed in the next few weeks.

In the meantime, I shouldn’t eat anything I like! For example, I love to eat at Outback. But, the Bloomin’ Onion is loaded down in fat and even the vegetables aren’t good for you! Way too much butter. For now I’m stuck eating bland things like applesause and dry toast Yuck! I know this might be a bit extreme but I would rather not risk having another attack!

Today Megan and I went out for a Christmas treat. We decided that this year instead of exchanging gifts we would just go out one day and do something fun. Today was the day! We ate lunch at Cheddar’s and then had pedicures at Venetian Spa in Hendersonville. It was fun to have the chance to catch up, relax and treat ourselves to a little pampering.I thought you might enjoy a picture of my freshly pedicured toes:)

I am not exactly sure what Bill, Will & PepperAnn did while I was gone but they must have exhausted themselves. This is how they have been laying for about the past hour! They are all so cute.

I am trying to get some things put away and our Christmas boxes unpacked while they are resting. It is rare indeed that Will sleeps so soundly during the day without someone holding him. He is getting to be such a big boy. Maybe Bill & I should swap jobs – he seems to be a great stay at home dad. Well, enough procrastinating – back to cleaning for me!

So I decided to go all out this year on Amber’s present… take a look at the video below.

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PepperAnn has been acting a little funny lately, we started noticing it last week. She has been following Bill around like he is the pied piper and barely paying me any attention at all! Also, she has not been laying in any of her usual places – specifically the couch.

We had a couple of thoughts as to why PepperAnn was behaving so strangly. First, I was at home for most of last week. So, we thought maybe she’s just adjusting to me being at home all day. Second, we haven’t had AC since Friday so we thought maybe she was just hot and uncomfortable. Third, we thought that maybe my hormones were giving off a distinct smell or something and she was preparing for the baby.

But, I think Bill figured it out today. I have taken over PepperAnn’s territory and she is not happy about it! For the past week or so I’ve been sleeping on the couch at night. I’ve been sleeping there for many reasons including: I’m better able to prop up, when I’m propped up I can breathe better, and I can keep the fan on high. Well, the couch is PA’s territory! That is where she always lays – almost all day everyday! But, Bill noticed today that she NEVER lays on the couch anymore. Even at night when Bill and I are sitting on the couch she lays on the floor at our feet and usually she would be laying right on top of us. So, it seems that unbeknownst to me PepperAnn and I had a territory battle – and I obviously won.

Now I feel sorry for her First we took away her room (turned it into a nursery) and now I’ve taken away her favorite resting place!

For those of you who don’t believe that the government bailout is a good thing – here is an alternative to send to your Congressmen. The only solution can not be to go in to even more debt as a country – I mean, when has going into debt ever been a solution to anything!

This is Dave Ramsey’s “Common Sense Fix” to the current economic crisis. Click on the link to read more about it. Forward it to your friends, family, co-workers and Congressmen. Obviously, the representatives in Washington are listening to the people – or the bailout would have already passed.

http://www.daveramsey.com/tdrs/index.cfm/2008/9/30/3-steps-to-change-the-nations-future?ictid=sml

I’m going to put the AC update on babydixon although it’s not directly related to babydixon!

To calm your fears – yes, our air conditioner is still under warranty. Don’t worry we would never pay if we didn’t have to – or be tricked into paying.

My genius husband remembered that we had our window AC from NYC in the garage so today after church he put it in the living room window. It looks a little “redneck” rigged up from the back of the house but it’s keeping us considerably cooler.

I guess you could call yesterday a pretty bad day. If we were high maintenance or generally uptighgt people it would have been a lot worse so it’s a good thing that we’re so laid back.

I haven’t been to work since Tuesday because I have been sick. It’s just a cold but when you can’t really do anything about it – it really stinks. I feel much better today so I think I’m finally getting over it. I thought I felt better yesterday so I went in to work to get the Sunday morning things ready but only stayed for an hour before coming back home and crawling into bed.

Then, when I was sleeping yesterday afternoon I got really, really hot. I thought it might just be because I was in the bedroom and the afternoon sun was coming in. But in reality, our air conditioner had stopped working! This was about 4:30 – and Bill called the AC company and told them what had happened. The AC had stopped working and even the display was blank. The man from the AC company said that they had a weekend repairman but it was really only for emergencies – would it be ok if they sent someone out Monday? Bill kindly replied, normally that would be fine but I have a very pregnant wife. Before Bill could even finish saying this the AC man said – oh man! I’ll send our guy out this afternoon!

The AC repairman came but he couldn’t fix the problem because they had to order a part. The AC unit is getting electricity but then the circuit board or something is not working. So, we’re without AC until at least Monday It wasn’t too bad last night – I got a little warm a couple of times but nothing too uncomfortable.

The bright spot of the evening is that we went and ate dinner at Chili’s! Yum! I convinced Bill that we should go somewhere with AC for dinner and that using the oven would make our house too hot