where have we been?? whoa this is a long post!!!

The end of my pregnancy definitely hasn't gone how I had planned. I am sure most of you have heard the story by now, so feel free to skip this! About a month ago I pulled some muscle in my stomach...not sure how, but I am guessing by lifting my kid. Anyways, the pain was extreme since my baby was sitting right on top of it. It was really bad - I could barely walk and just felt so crappy. Then we went in to make sure everything was okay with the baby and we found out I had some sort of infection in my body that was making me more sick. I was put on medicine that I was allergic too turns out, but did get over the infection. Well I was out for a few weeks trying to get better and last week I started to feel a little better and then last Friday I was back to serious pain and swelling in my leg. We went in the following morning to the ER and found out that I had a huge blood clot from my belly down my leg. The doctors are guessing I got it from the muscle tear which can cause bleeding. So I stayed in the hospital for five days not really sure what to do. The original plan was to deliver the baby early, but the perionatoligist decided it would be too difficult for me to deliver a baby being so weak and in pain. And I am on blood thinner that can be dangerous alone. So we are waiting until I am better and baby is big. I am still in a lot of pain, but I can kinda walk and have a more energy. The entire thing has been so humiliating and not fun. If you know me at all, I do not like to just lay around, not get to the gym, not clean, not hang out with my family - like anyone does right!!! I hate to be sick - and never am for which I am grateful! It has been very hard for me to have to ask for help, I have serious issues with that, I really hate to feel like a burden. I am VERY aware that it could be 100 times worse than this, so I just really want to look at the positive. We have been so blessed to have my mom, sister, and sister-in-law Tonya close so the kids could be with them and really take care of us. Also, my mother-in-law was so sweet to come spend the days with the kids while I was in the hospital. Our neighbors and friends have been so great through all this and we are very grateful. Preston has been super dad and mom for a long time and I don't know what I could have done with out him. He is so exhausted I am sure and has to look at my nasty-ness! He has been so great..so thanks so much for everyone who has called, sent meals, came to visit, fasted, watched our kids or given them a ride, or even just thought about us. We are so appreciative of all of you! We hope everyone is having a great fall and hopefully the next post I do will be that healthy sweet baby #3 is here!