Happy Mothers Day to all

Here's a little email I thought I'd share because it deserves a giggle..

I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that. 'Why?' my daughter asked. 'Because it's been on the ground, you don't know where it's been, it's dirty, and probably has germs' I replied. At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, 'Momma, how do you know all this stuff, you are so smart.' I was thinking quickly. 'All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mom Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mom.' We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information. 'OH...I get it!' she beamed, 'So if you don't pass the test you have to be the dad. ''Exactly'. I replied back with a big smile on my face.

I hope you all have a wonderful day and don't let on to anyone that we are actually the lucky one's to be mothers.

Another surgery

Oh lucky Mike. He has another surgery next Wednesday. We go in to have the stent removed today only to find out they were not going to remove it. The Doctor neglected to tell me after Mike got out of surgery the first time that they were going to have to go back in because there was another kidney stone stuck on the other side and they put the stent in because it was so inflamed it was almost swollen shut. I'm a little frustrated and confused as to why we weren't informed of this right away. It makes we wonder if going back in could be some medical mistake. That would just be our luck wouldn't it?

Okay one kidney stone is out we still have 2 more to go. Everything went well yesterday. They broke up the one big stone that was stuck on the right side. On the other side where the majority of the pain is, they placed a stent. This will allow the other 2 kidney stones to pass easier. He is in a lot of pain. Urine is salt water and the big one cut him up a bit. So salt water and wounds...ouch. Also the act of urinating is also very painful especially with the stent in . He feels the need to pee frequently and often there is nothing there. With the stent the bladder thinks that it is not empty so at the end of every pee he gets a sharp pain because there is nothing there to really get rid of.
He is on a lot of pain meds...yeah for me and hopefully soon this will all be over. He goes back in on the 6th to get the stent removed. He is not looking forward to that.

Quick Mike update

Well we have finally found out why Mike is still sick. He has a massive kidney stone stuck in his ureter. It's a 5 mm stone and the ureter is about 3mm. So the wonderful kidney stone has wreaked havoc on his ureter. Enough so that they have to put a ureteral stent in. Michaella says that "Daddy has a big rock stuck in his little pee pee." I think this is the only time in his life that he will allow his pee pee to be described as little :).
So tomorrow he goes in for surgery at 2. They will go in and break up the stone with the ultrasound and they will place the stent. All of this will happen while he is asleep. Then a couple days later they will go and pull the stent out. This will happen while he is awake. He is not amused by the idea of being awake.
I am so glad that it is just a kidney stone and nothing more. There were times we worried it was cancer. So yeah for that. But not to say that this kidney stone is not painful. He is hopped up on drugs constantly and is nauseous for the pain. I really do feel for him and I am so excited to get it out so that he can be comfortable again.

OK, I've added a lot of slides. You'll have to refresh to be able to see them all...have fun!

Ballet Lessons

Jack in the BOX!

Scary Spider hands

Droopy Dog backs

Pretty Princess Walk

Front row left to right - Michaella, Maite` (My Tay), Shaydynn, and Claire her "ballet girls"

Dancing Queen

The jungle excursion