Medical Update and other stuff

I had my yearly ob/gyn visit last thursday and saw my favorite doc, Dr. King in the newly updated and super nice Kaiser Medical facility in Redlands. I just had to follow him from Fontana to Redlands, I can't see myself starting this whole process all over with a new doctor. Dr. King already knows everything thats going on with me and has been great so far and patient, to say the least. So I thought I'd see him at his new medical office and give him a quick review of my aches and pains. I told him how I went almost the whole summer with no pain and once September came, the pain came too. The pain has been off and on, which is good, I'm glad its not a constant thing cause thats when I would have ripped out my insides myself. So asked about possibly seperating my uterus and stomach instead of doing the hysterectomy and he said he didn't think that was a good idea since my scar tissue is in very thick bands and because the success rate isn't that great since the scar tissue can just grow back. He's told me a million times that I'm just prone to scar tissue and it just depends on the person's body. So basically, if I don't want the hysterectomy then theres nothing he can do for me, just pain management. Since I'm not 100% on kids for the future I don't want to have the hysterectomy till I'm 100% sure. I still want the option to have more kids if I wanted. So Dr. King didn't know how to lay this on me but he said, "since you don't want the hysterectomy then I can't do anything for you, but if you were 100% then we'd be heading out for surgery soon." Oh well, its my own fault, I know the hysterectomy would benefit me a lot and take most of the pain away but I just can't do that right now, unless it was medically nesecary then I'd jump on it but its just pain. I kind of stopped complaining to Naty cause I know what to do to end this but its kind of hard sometimes, trying to act like I'm ok when I can't bare the feeling.

Moving on....today I had a presentation to do in class and I was so scared and nervous to get in front of the class so I did a prayer and asked God to PLEASE take the nervousness and anxiety away and guess what?????? I had my prayer answered, of course when I went up there I thought I was gonna pass out but then out of no where I calmed down and felt nothing. WoW! does God answer prayers! I've always wanted to pass out when I've done previous presentations and this time I thought it was over, I'm going down, before I even went up there! LOL thats how ridiculous I am! hahaha But soon it was over and I was happy again.

Forgot to mention! Naty started a new job with the district of water and power (DWP) and he's loving it, this was his first week and they're already loving him. He's such a hard and good worker that people just flock to him and want to be his best friend. He's already carpooling and saving tons of money and making $7 more an hour. I'm really happy that he's loving it this much. Oh and he's already been asked to work sunday which is double time! He deserves all this, he's such a good person and works hard. I'm glad that God is blessing him and making his dreams come true.

Now the house, its coming along! On tuesday we went to practice baseball with the kids at the park and then decided to start painting out of no where. I just told Naty, "let's go get the white paint for the ceiling" and he said, "OK" so we did that and came back and went straight to work. We took all afternoon and evening to do the dining room, hallway and Living room. We're so proud of what we did and so happy that its getting closer and closer to being finished! yayy! We had some leftover paint so I started painting the nasty yellow in the kitchen (what was i thinking?) so far I've done 1 wall and it looks really good! I know the cupboards are gonna be super hard so hopefully I can get Steph to help me.

ok, I better get to bed, I'm not having such a good night. anyway, goodnight and see you soon.

Happy Birthday Audrey :-)

Audrey's New house (excuse the hair)

My Beautiful Babies

Audrey helping us Make Tamales


Happy Birthday Mama, I love you so very much and I thank God for you everyday. You are such a sweet blessing to our family and we couldn't have asked for a more perfect girl. You're an amazing daughter and sister and you're my best little helper. I love you with all of my heart. You're my world.

and for Bubbs, I know I forgot to give you a special message on your birthday so all I wanted to tell you is that you're the best son a mother could have. You're smart, helpful, funny, loving and special in your own ways. You bring a smile to our faces each and everytime we see your cute little face. We love you papa with all of our hearts and thank God as well for blessing us with you.

Now for Naty, Naty you're the best thing that could ever happen to me. Without you I wouldn't have my 2 beautiful and perfect babies. You three bring happiness to my life and love that I am thankful for knowing. Thank you thank you thank you for the love you give us each and every day. I love you.

Wow, today was a wild and crazy day. It all started off with Audrey waking up excited about her birthday. She was sooooooo happy and wanted to open her gift right away. I had to take her mind off presents and treat her to some cocoa puffs. Then we had my post-surgery doctor appointment which wasn't too great. I was explaining to him that my pain is now on my left and its getting worse and worse. He then told me that he'd give me another ultrasound but thinks at the most I'll probably only have cysts BUT if my pain doesn't go away I'd most likely need a hysterectomy because my uterus is stuck to my stomach wall which is what is causing me so much pain. He said a lot of ladies that have had the same problem as me have loved the way they felt after having this procedure because it takes all of their pain away. He said the main thing that Naty and I have to talk about is if we want more kids. Thats a subject that we have to talk about seriously and go from there. I actually want to get at least 3 more opinions before I do anything drastic. It's really hard for me to hand over my uterus just like that (eeww, i know). I've been on an emotional roller coaster ever since my doc appt. earlier.

After the appt. I came home and got to work on the cleaning, cooking and decorating. Naty's mom was here too, helping me. We just got to work and finished really fast. I had so much junk food that it made me sick to my stomach just by looking at it. I didn't want to touch any of it, especially after getting weighed at my appt. We had enchilada casserole, rice, beans and macaroni salad for dinner plus lots of goodies. Audrey got a rose petal cottage with a baking set, dora bingo, clothes, candy land castle game, hello kitty stationary and money. Thank you all for coming.

Then around 8:00 pm the people for the posada came, they sang and prayed and we served them cookies, cake, donuts and the remaining goodies we had from the party and I made some fast hot cocoa for everyone. They also brought a nativity scene that they carried to our house.

Soon after everyone left and Naty's mom and his brother Jesse left to mexico for 2 weeks. I have a lot to clean too! I'll be doing that all day tomorrow.

Wow what a day! Now to get ready for Christmas Eve.

Happy 7th Birthday Bubbs

Party after Party!

I had Naty's b-day dinner here at our house on the 10th of October, he is now.......27 years young. The kids and I decorated with balloons and signs and he was surprised to see the house transformed. Naty was mostly happy that his best friend finally came down and they had a few beers with his brother and work buddy.





Then on the saturday before Halloween, Arlene had a party and we went to that one too. We mostly went for the kids so we didn't dress up but everyone else was. We just drank, danced and had a good time.





Finally, Bubbs B-day was on Nov. 3rd but we celebrated it on Halloween. I had loads of food and loads of people here that wanted to share this special day with us. First we had the dinner and chatted it up (drank a lil too) then the kids went trick or treating. We had a good time.

God give me Strength

I've had a wild week, first Bubbs was sick with a stomach bug then Audrey got it and she's finally better! she was sooooo sick and had a high fever. I had to miss 3 days of school cause she wouldn't be accepted back into daycare till she was fever free for 24 hours. Then today (friday) Bubbs didn't have school so they were driving me nuts! Naty worked till really late again and I was left with them fighting and crying the whole day. I had to jump in a couple of times, LOL. They're really good kids too but I don't know what happened today.

Naty got home so late and ate, played with the kids a little, took a shower and went to bed. I feel bad for him cause he's beat! He says the job is winding down now and he'll be home more often starting next wed. or thurs. We'll see! he's been saying that since the beginning of the year!

Oh forgot to mention that it was my chubby bear's b-day on the 10th! I had him a dinner and everyone came and we had a good time. He was mostly excited about his friend Frank coming cause that guy always leaves us hanging. He was so happy that he came by. I put up a big sign that said Happy B-day and bought balloons too. Then I got home cooked and cleaned, all while Audrey was sick! I'd run back and forth. My poor baby. Oh when we went to party city she wanted to barf in there cause she got scared of the halloween stuff. Poor thing, she's said, "mommy I wanna throw up cause I'm scared mommy, lets leave, please" so we walked to target while they blew up the balloons, she was scared out of her mind! But overall all the hard work was worth it cause 3 days later naty is still thanking me. I love him :-)

I also started crocheting a bit. I remember my granny teaching me when I was younger but I didn't remember so Naty took us to Michael's cause I was determined to learn again so we came across this nice lady that taught me really fast in the store. I got the beginning steps but then forgot the rest so Monica and Jose were down visiting that day so Monica taught me again. I'm now on my 3rd scarf. First I did one for myself, then one for Audrey and now this one is for Bubbs teacher. He wanted one for her so bad so I had to. He keeps checking up on me and making sure that I'm still doing it, he knows me too good!

My nephew was also born this week (10/8/07) and he weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. we still haven't met him since the kids have been sick. I don't want him getting sick cause of us so I'd rather play it safe. I'm so anxious to see him so hopefully Naty gets home early tomorrow so that we can meet him finally!

Let's see, what else?!?!? Oh I'm having a lil Halloween get together on Halloween day, its just something that I love doing. I make italian type food and order pizza and me and the kids just work on sweets the whole time till the evening comes, then they go trick or treating with everyone while I stay behind and pass out candy. Oh and last year a house down the street had a really good haunted house so we're hoping they do it again this year. It was honestly the best one I've ever been too, it was soooooooooo good! Then we'll watch some movies once everyone gets back. I wish it was a weekend cause then I could have had a real party with music and all but Arlene is having a party on the 27th so thats good enough! Actually Eddie is having his halloween party tomorrow in fresno but we're not going after all, we were gonna go with Alex to Vegas for Mayra's b-day but he ended up canceling and Naty's working now so no biggie. I hate being home alone, I get so bored, hopefully he doesn't leave me all day, wwwwaaaaahhhhh!!

anyway, its really late and I'm still up washing clothes. I better go get my beauty sleep now. see ya soon.

Hot, cold, hot, cold

what is up with this weather, I wish it would just stay cold! it was cold on friday, then a lil warm on sat. then hot today! gggggrrrrr

Yesterday we went to Naty's Unions Picnic and then to visit his cousins in south Gate, we hadn't seen them in a while so it was good to reunite, they're always so inviting and cool people. Then on the way home Bubbs got sick in the car and grossed us all out, LOL, it was horrible, something out of a horror film. But he's feeling a lot better now and acting crazy as usual.

well last weekend Naty and his dad got to put the nice wood on the porch ceiling and it came out soooooooo good! all we need to do is stain it, prob. after the stucco is done. Here's some pics.

It's Friday

(Savannah in Pic)

and Audrey and I didn't go to school cause we're coming down with something, well actually Aud has a cold and I have some type of fever......sucks!

I had the best news yesterday when Naty said he wasn't working Saturday, damn he never takes a break and it drives me nuts! I have a paper and 2 test to study for, for next week so that will be a big help. We were also invited to a quincera and someone's surprise B-day party (not saying) but not sure if we'll make it to either. If Naty took the day off then that means he wants to be productive, so he'll probably want to work on the house, who knows?!?

So I guess everyone is going to Eddie's Halloween party but Naty was wanting to go to Vegas for his B-day but I honestly don't want to go anywhere, its so hard being in school cause I have a test that following weekend and I'm already stressing it. I should just stay home.

Last weekend we went to meet Michelle's baby for the first time. That poor lil guy has been through so much in his lil life. I was glad we finally got to meet him and he's too cute, he looks like a lil man, I wanted to squeeze him, hahahahaha, poor baby, I know that he's getting way better though and thats all that matters. Carol had a dinner for all of us and it was nice to chill with family, oh and it was raining! my favorite thing ever! love rain and Pat looks like he's getting better, at one time he looked out of it then he ate and was back to his clown self. I hope he's taking care of himself.

OHH and while we were at Pat and Carol's Bubbs was at Disneyland with his nina. Man won't even go into what happened that morning........ggggggrrrrrrr, lets just say me and Naty got into it. Damn we were so mad at each other, hahahahahahaha, I wanted to pimp slap him and I know he wanted to do the same to me, but we made up about an hour later. :-)

I'm hoping I get to see Savannah (Vanessa's Baby) today, so I'm going to call her later, I know she'll be at the quince tomarrow but like I said don't know if we'll go. I miss that lil girl, shes the cutest thing! and Our lil niece Lorena too!! she's so big already! she's hilarious and laughs so easily. Oh and can't forget lil Mia, that lil chubby thing, she loved Naty last week but didn't want to come with me, I made her come with me and she kept pulling on my ear ring, ouch!!! we'll prob. see our niece today, oh and Veronica is about to pop, she's being induced on Oct. 11th so we'll have our nephew soon. I already went crazy on the shopping for him :-)

Well I better get back to this house, everything is calling me. I just need to clean up a bit then I can relax.......

Mia chillin at Balboa Beach