It's a GIRL!

On Tuesday, I had my 20-week ultrasound. Everything looks normal, and the baby is developing well. (YEY!!!!) Not only am I excited because it is healthy......it's a girl! :D James is already cleaning his shotgun and getting it ready for the boys in the future! haha! He's going to make such a good dad. I'm so happy!

Fast answers to prayer!

I visited Mary today at the hospital. She is doing much better. She is able to get out of bed and speak normally again. (Before, the mass was putting pressure on one of the speech centers of her brain and she had difficulty expressing what she wanted to say). She still has some difficulties with speaking, and has much more recovering to do...So keep praying for her!

The doctors say she's a rare case. They have been giving her chemo treatments through her skull, so it gets to the areas around her brain. These treatments (only 2 so far) have been successful!!! They anticipate her leaving the hospital within 2 weeks!

I had heard on Tuesday that she was not doing well. I've been praying since Tuesday and it looks like God is answering my prayers! (Mine and everyone else's!) :) I love it!!

A prayer request

For all you ladies that read my blog, I have a prayer request!

Mary, a 35 year old mother of two and wife of a Marine Sergeant, has been a patient of mine in the past. About 3 months ago, she was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), which made an ugly turn for the worst. She was a patient on my unit (oncology floor) for OVER a month. During her stay at the Naval Hospital, we managed to put her cancer into a remission.

We then transferred her to UCSD, a large hospital in san diego with greater resources for cancer patients. She recieved a bone marrow transplant there. The transplant was successful, and looking at her blood data, she appeared normal and ready to go home. However, Mary started having trouble speaking and getting out of bed. They found a mass on her brain stem. Leukemia is a beast, but when cancer gets into the nervous system (i.e. the brain/spinal cord) it REALLY is a force to be reckoned with. The prognosis for this usually is not good.

My heart breaks for her family. She hasn't been able to see her children outside her hospital room for months. Her husband doesn't know what to do, and is completely breaking down. Please pray that they will have the strength to get through this situation, and for God to put his hands on Mary's health. I am going to visit her today and try to pray with her.

Sorry for the sad post, but God has the power to change things!

Honey, I'm coming HOME!

I got my leave approved for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!! I just got the plane tickets today. James and I will be flying in on the 18th and leaving Christmas night. I'm so excited to come home to clean air and SNOW!

Fiiiiiiiiiiire!

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If you haven't checked the news lately...wildfires are raging through the San Diego County. Currently, there are 10 massive wildfires sweeping across southern California. Thousands of homes have been evacuated and 100's have been completely destroyed. And today is only the end of DAY 1. So far, these fires are more serious than the wildfires in 2003! There are fires to the North, South and East of La Mesa, where James and I live. One seems to be closing in....is it too late to get renters' insurance??? haha

The Naval hospital has been accepting evacuated patients from surrounding hospitals. Needless to say, I've been a very busy nurse today! Tomorrow will be just as crazy I'm sure!

Please keep us (and the rest of San Diego) in your thoughts and prayers...

I hope it won't be a long night...

So busy!

Whew!!! The past couple of weeks have FLOWN by! Kina came and went, then my sister came for a week. She just left on Sunday, and I have so much to catch up on! (Laundry, for one...)

Anyways, I just thought I'd post some exciting news...in the form of a picture. Here's a picture of my first ultrasound! I was 10 weeks, 2 days when they did the ultrasound. I am 12 weeks and 2 days as of today. Almost done with my first trimester already, this baby will be here before we know it!

They calculated my due date to be April 6, 2008.

I promise I will update more tomorrow, I'm off work! yey!

Catching up!

Well, time has been flying for me lately!! Where to begin??..........

Labor Day was relaxing. James and I drove up to Temecula, where our friend Tim lives, for a day of food and fun. It was VERY HOT. By "very hot" I mean 112 degrees!!! When we left Temecula around 9:30 or so...it was still 90 degrees! Yowza! Anyways, Tim has friends OUR AGE from his home church, and I really like them. There is a young married couple that just had their first baby (a boy) about 4 months ago. James and I can really relate to them, and we had a fun conversation about ME being pregnant! Or maybe it was more focused on my hormones... haha I'm so happy to have some friends out here that (1) don't drink, (2) go to church, and (3) are positive influences on me! Most of the other Navy nurses I know go out dancing and drinking....and it's not really my thing! They must think I'm boring because I'm married or pregnant or something! Oh well. It makes me more happy to have church friends!

As far as the pregnancy goes.....I think I am 8 weeks now. My first ultrasound will be September 12th. Hopefully they can tell me a good estimated due date. I also got a call from a genetic counselor the other day. Apparently, I am a carrier for the cystic fibrosis gene. They need to have James tested for the gene also. If he is a carrier as well, there is a 25% chance our baby could have it. Please keep us in your prayers over this. I will love whatever God gives me, but I would like it to be healthy!

My morning sickness has gone away now! Thank God! I've been feeling much better lately, but still do manage to have hot flashes and some fainting.....I almost hit the floor this morning when I was drawing blood from a patient! I sat down until it passed, but then when I stood up (after I was finished!) I had to hurry out of the room to go sit down at the nurses' station. No better place to pass out than a hospital though! :D One day, I felt so nauseated that they gave me an IV for the day and gave me Zofran (anti-nausea). I love being a nurse! haha


Ok, I'll write more later, need to make dinner for the hubby!!!