Happenings

So this past week, we had company (again) for a couple of days. It was great to have an old friend of Art's here for a short visit. He was here on business, so we got to visit a bit in the evenings. We also had a couple of very sick girls. Everyone except Molly had high fevers last week, which wouldn't come down for anything. Thankfully, whatever virus it was was short lived, and each girl only had it for about 2 1/2 days. Then, Molly got a rash from her neck to her waist.... Man, did we ever have a good week!

Then, came the weekend....we did a Big Cook this weekend. If you don't know what that is, you need to! There were 4 of us ladies, and we made 144 meals in one day. Yummy, good meals. We worked from 9:45 am and were done and all cleaned up by 4 pm, and we each got to take home 36 meals. We did it at our house, and I must say, kudos to Art. My kitchen was pretty fabulous for doing such a thing, and we had lots of room and lots of fun. And my freezer is very full. All in all, again, domestic bliss for me.

In other news (well, not really, but I've always wanted to say that!), it's Abby's birthday on Friday. Can you believe it? I was thinking about when she was born the other day, and she really was a miracle. Here's the story, for those of you who don't know it:
When I was pregnant with Abby, I was very small (surprise!), but I wasn't getting bigger as I progressed in my pregnancy. So, my doctor sent me for tests and more tests...I think I had a total of 13 ultrasounds in the last few weeks of my pregnancy (and 3 non-stress tests, and an amnio). It seemed I was always at the doctor for something... He then sent me to an OB/GYN who spoke with the head of the neo-natal unit at the Alex Hospital, and nobody knew what to do with us. Abby was acting like a 'normal' baby, but her growth wasn't normal. They said this condition was seen more in women who were heavy smokers, which clearly, I am not! So, after much conferring, they decided to send me for an amnio, and if her lungs were developed, they were to induce me immediately. This was at 5 pm. The doctor's told us to come back at 7 am the very next morning for the amnio, and they found out the results, which were that Abby's lungs were developed. Their thinking was that they didn't know what was going on inside of me, so they would take her out where they could at least control her environment.
All of my ultrasounds showed that Abby would be around 3 lbs. if we were lucky, but we prayed, and when she was born the next day, she weighed 4 lbs. 10 oz. What a miracle! My doctor had joked that the best time for her to be born would be between 9 am and 5 pm, when all the doctor's and specialists were at the hospital, and she was. The all couldn't believe how well Abby did, and after 1 1/2 days in an incubator, and another 9 days in the hospital, we went home! Abby wore doll clothes for the first month of her life, she was so little, and had not a single ounce of fat anywhere on her - not in her cheekbones, bum....anything. It was crazy to see!

And now, look at her...turning 6 on Friday!