Daves Gourmet Lunch! (he made sure Katie and I were fed and watered and then ate her scraps... such a good guy)
Pony Ride - we asked her if she wanted to go around 2 times or 4 times and she quickly said 4!!
$5 later and she was a happy camper!
They are apparently serious about their harness on the swing!
We took a family day and went to Van Saun park so Katie could ride the train, carousel and pony. Ben was a champ hanging out in his stroller the whole time - I was not quite such a champ as the heat and exhaustion made me CRANKY - but Dave took care of all of us and we were able to salvage the morning. She did however have to pee in a port a potty and I still haven't recovered from that experience.
The bloodwork results came back tonight soon after I woke up from a mid afternoon nap -
Hypothyroidism - yup. Apparently my levels were SUPER low so they called in my medication to a pharmacy and from now on I will be taking meds every day... I'm not happy about it - but at least we know that the hot flashes, depression, mood swings, total exhaustion and headaches and muscle stiffness will go away.
I was starting to get desperate in terms of wanting to know what was wrong with me and I just knew it wasn't because I was tired from being home with the kids. I mean, don't get me wrong - it's tiring, but not like this. I have never felt like this for so long in my life!
The good news is we caught it soon-ish - because it can lead to high cholesterol levels and given our latest family bout with heart disease - I feel a sense of relief that it didn't go undetected too long because I'm already a little sensitive about making sure my cholesterol levels stay low.
Your thyroid apparently regulates just about every important function in your body - so as upsetting as it is to know that I have "something" and now will take medicine probably for the rest of my life, every day - I am happy to know that I am not just gonna be miserable and sick feeling forever! I was feeling quite the failure - so at least there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
So... all in all it was a good day. I'm going to watch some more Breaking Bad in bed (my new favorite show) and get some extra sleep because until my medication regulates (up to 2 weeks they said) I will still feel like crap...
At least we know it's fixable right?
OH - and more importantly, I'd like to announce that it has been 4 1/2 months and I still have NOT been peed on. He has peed right before a bath, in the bath even shot out of the bath tonight - but in the total opposite direction of where I was standing! YAY!!!
The bloodwork results came back tonight soon after I woke up from a mid afternoon nap -
Hypothyroidism - yup. Apparently my levels were SUPER low so they called in my medication to a pharmacy and from now on I will be taking meds every day... I'm not happy about it - but at least we know that the hot flashes, depression, mood swings, total exhaustion and headaches and muscle stiffness will go away.
I was starting to get desperate in terms of wanting to know what was wrong with me and I just knew it wasn't because I was tired from being home with the kids. I mean, don't get me wrong - it's tiring, but not like this. I have never felt like this for so long in my life!
The good news is we caught it soon-ish - because it can lead to high cholesterol levels and given our latest family bout with heart disease - I feel a sense of relief that it didn't go undetected too long because I'm already a little sensitive about making sure my cholesterol levels stay low.
Your thyroid apparently regulates just about every important function in your body - so as upsetting as it is to know that I have "something" and now will take medicine probably for the rest of my life, every day - I am happy to know that I am not just gonna be miserable and sick feeling forever! I was feeling quite the failure - so at least there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
So... all in all it was a good day. I'm going to watch some more Breaking Bad in bed (my new favorite show) and get some extra sleep because until my medication regulates (up to 2 weeks they said) I will still feel like crap...
At least we know it's fixable right?
OH - and more importantly, I'd like to announce that it has been 4 1/2 months and I still have NOT been peed on. He has peed right before a bath, in the bath even shot out of the bath tonight - but in the total opposite direction of where I was standing! YAY!!!
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