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One of the many things I got the chance to do while in Arizona on vacation was to meet up with my old manager from Intel and her new baby, Charlie (really Charles Jr.). The little guy was so cute, hard to believe he’s not even a month old yet. It was really nice to spend time with Kristi, Chuck and Charlie. I had forgotten how light and little newborns are. Charlie is so cute and small. I had a blast sitting there holding him while he slept, talking with Kristi. it was funny too because Kristi and CHuck both mentioned that Charlie is either sleeping or hungry right now. They kept waiting for him to wake up and each time he’d move aroudn they’d joke that the crying would be soon because he wanted food. I was very proud of myself when he slept the whole hour and wasn’t fussy at all. he’s so great. I can’t imagine what he’ll look like when he’s older. It was nice too to get the baby fix but the leave Krisit with the diaper changes.

Beth is here! Beth is born. Today my sister-in-law, Hollie, had her second baby, Beth. Eric and I went to the hospital to see them and Greg, her husband and Miles, baby number one. It was such a special thing to finally see this baby that Hollie had been carrying. Beth is beautiful. She looks a lot like Hollie with the dark hair. I thought it pretty funny how different Beth looks as a newborn compared to when Miles was born. Miles had no hair and weighted over 10 lbs. Elizabeth has tons of dark hair and was just over 7 pounds. How different can you get.

I was so happy for Greg and Hollie and their little family with the new addition. There were a TON of people in the room visiting Hollie and the new addition. I didn’t know you could fit that many people in one hospital room but we did. There were cameras with flashes going off, video recording and lots of “ohhh” and “ahhhh” all around. It was such a special time and a special moment. It wasn’t long after we’d gotten there that we were given the opportunity to hold the little bundle of joy and happiness. Eric did such a good job holding her. I knew he was nervous but he did great! I got to hold Beth a couple of times. I was so amazed at how beautiful she was and how tiny she was. The whole experience was a little bittersweet. I love babies and I’m so happy for Hollie and Greg and I’m glad they’re close so I can get my baby fix but at the same time it was hard to see everyone cooing over Hollie and the baby and know that it’s highly unlikely that Eric and I will have a child of our own creation. Ordinarily I don’t think I’d ben having these mixed emotions so much it just happens that earlier this week I went to the OB and got not so great news and Hollie’s just had a baby. What’s the best about the situation is that Hollie and Greg know I love Miles and I love new little Beth but they understand the struggle for me which means a lot. I’m so thankful and blessed to be in the family I am.

Ok, maybe not babysitting but adventures in having babies. I’m sure it’s not a surprise to most people who Eric and I are planning to have one? I stress ONE child. BUT after he’s done with school and has a job. As a result I’m checking to see what are options are since I have some female issues. Well the other day I get a call from my OB/GYN that says something like” Hi this is Dr. xxxx, your blood labs came back abnormal. Please call me so we can discuss this.” Ok like that didn’t freak me out a little bit.

Well, I call and the Dr. wasn’t in on Tuesday but I did get the chance to talk to her nurse. The nurse was no help, she told me that “my blood work showed some abnormalities and that there was a note in my file that I needed an MRI”. Of course I ask her what kind of MRI and for what area of my body but of course THAT wasn’t in my file. So I hung up and called Eric to ask him what he thought. I wasn’t super freaked out because I knew if it was cancer or something like that they wouldn’t be doing an MRI. I just didn’t understand how or what the connection was or would be between blood and an MRI. I talked to my physical therapist about it, I asked some people at work about it but no one had a clue. I finally got a hold of Eric’s mom. She’s my go to person for medical stuff. I felt better after talking to her about it. I wasn’t super worried before just perplexed more than anything.

Finally, I get a hold of the Dr. today and come to find out they want an MRI of my pituitary glad. I mean they’re already doing genetic testing, and a whole bunch of other things but now, it’s an MRI to check out the pituitary gland to ensure it’s OK. I’m glad that’s what it is but then I wonder, why didn’t someone do this earlier in my life when it was clear I have hormone issues?

So now I’ve got another issue to deal with. It’s a bummer. I mean I’ve got the list of issues
-carpal tunnel of the medial nerve in both hands
-tendonitis in my right hand
-no elbow joints
-and some hormone thing?

and I wish I didn’t. All this crap means Dr visits and insurance companies and all sorts of junk I don’t want to deal with. I’m glad I’m finding out about all this stuff but at the same time I’m frustrated because I just want to work, do my job and not be distracted by this junk. Oh well?. Guess we’ll see what happens :

Oh I forgot to tell everyone, I finally got Eric to go get a physical. Apparently he’s got high blood pressure and high cholesterol. SO now we’re watching what we eat a little. It’s going to be hard for Eric to not have so much cheese and eggs.