Life....and its ups and downs

So, this weekend we found out Sarah and Ryan most likely are having a baby GIRL! Im so excited! I cant wait to buy girly things and not have to take care of her lol! They are going to be AMAZING parents! Her name will most likely be Brynlee Madison Lopez (i think thats how its spelled) and shes gunna be a cutie for sure!!! Today was a pool/laundry day! Not a bad way to spend a Sunday! I did 5 loads of laundry! That included Connors of course! Now him and I are hanging out watching Scooby Doo! I love being able to watch cartoons... Since Dan and I live so far apart, seeing eachother hasnt been very easy. Its kinda taking a toll on me. When I see him we have so much fun together and I love being around him. Missing him isnt to much fun.... Hopefully things will get better!

Connor has his post op appointment on Tuesday! They will take off all the bandages and reveal his scar! Ill post a picture whenever I get it!

Until next time.....

The hospital/surgery story....

So 9 weeks ago Connor had a perforated bowel. so for the last 2 months he has had to have a colostomy bag (NO FUN!). It was a lot of work to take care of but luckily on August 19Th 2010 he had the surgery to repair the intestines back together. Connor was in surgery for 3 hours total. We got there at 10:45am and waited a few hours for them to take him back to the O.R. but at 1:15pm they walked him back. He was back there until about 4:00pm. When I first saw him I was so happy. He was awake but not opening his eyes because he was still pretty out of it from the anesthesia. They let me hold him right away and strolled us together to his room #708 in the Pediatric Unit of Cardon Childrens Medical. Its been 2 days since his surgery and he is doing fantastic! He in getting very little fluids from the iv and holding all his meals down. They said most likely if he continues doing great we will go home tomorrow. This was probably the easiest hospital stay we have had....(this was his 5th stay total)....Im really excited to start having a normal life with a healthy baby again. I just know he is going to flourish and grow! He is my little fighter and life just wouldnt be the same without him! :)

First week of school!

So I work at a school call The Aces! I think I wrote about it in a previous post. Well this last week was our first week of school. All the kids are really nice but its pretty obvious why they're there. Our class roster is; Carlos, Joey, Jordan, Richard, Johntaveon, Chancellor, Jacob, Sayeed, and Markell. Joey is one of the worst behavior kids in the school. He is 12 years old and weighs close to 300 lbs. Its funny though, cuz he is very intelligent and very sweet at times. He needs to constantly be stimulated. Over all I really like the atmosphere and all the staff!

Tonight we are going out for our friend Veronicas birthday! Im really excited to get out of the house for a yummy dinner with a lot of really cool people! Dan will get to meet more of my friends!

On the Dan note...he found out this week there was a leak in his wall causing mold in his condo. Soooooo needless to say, he is staying at my parents house while the repairs are being done! Its been fun having him around all the time!

This week/weekend!

DAN COMES HOME TODAY!!!!!!!! This weekend was super fun but I missed Dan ALOT! I went back to school shopping with my mom and sister. Its literally the most clothes I have bought in over a year! Ill be lookin stylish on my first day as a Teacher Assistant! I learned some pretty cool stuff this past week about how to put kids in harmless restraints and therapeutic holds. We care for some pretty out of sorts kids but im really excited!!!! Life is going pretty good right now :) no complaints here!

I need to vent!!

This day started out pretty crappy....Connor was throwing up all night for Sarah and Ryan and when I got him this morning he was still throwing up and it was yellowish green. Which means bile. Which is very bad. So I took him to the emergency room at Cardon Childrens Medical Center and the started him on iv, took a bunch of blood, and took x rays, which might I add they had to wake him up 3 times to take the x rays and it was a pain to get him to relax again. Then he threw up again and again....needless to say, im currently sitting in the hospital room and they had to put a tube down his nose to his stomach to drain it. He is miserable and they dont know whats wrong yet. My little man is for sure a fighter but sometimes I just dont understand why he cant catch a freakin break. He isnt even 5 months old and has been in the hospital more times then I have in my entire life. He is so helpless and cant exactly tell people whats hurting him. I hate seeing him in pain and I wish more then anything it was me that was laying in thay bed, not him. Dan is being so supportive and keeping me happiest as I can muster up to be. The rest of my family is being awesome as always but I have to admit its nice to have a man to help keep my head up and stay strong...I have fallen in love with him and cant wait to see our future grow....Connor will make it through this and be strong before I know it....

This weekend was exciting!!!

This whole weekend was amazing! Started Friday with Dan. I stayed at his house, we just hung out and watched tv and drank wine:) Saturday we went out to Buffalo Wild Wings with Sarah, Ryan, Sara and Jesse then went cosmic bowling! I only won one out of three games with a score of 118...kicked Ryan and Dans butts!!! Sunday was by far the best though..Jack took us to the lake on his boat and jet skis. I hadnt ever been on a jet ski, and it was soooo fun! Dan got us up to 55 mph....Then near the end of the trip we discovered there were leeches on everyones feet! They were super tiny and brown but soooo sick!!!!! I only had one between my toes... After the lake we went back to my house and had brats and hotdogs. Dan and I finished an entire huge bottle of wine to ourselves, yummy yummy! Tonight we are going to the Diamondbacks game:) Im super excited! Love baseball!!! Were going with his friend Ryan and actually one of Dans ex's who has been dating Ryan for a year...kinda awkward?? We will see :) Sarah and Ryan are babysitting Connor man tonight and I love them for it!! Dont know where I would be without them!!