Clearly I have been slacking with my blog, no bueno! I must try to get better with that. So much has happened since the last time I have written on here, I'm not even sure where to start!
Mitch and I are doing fabulous and happier than ever :) we just had a 4 day mini getaway last weekend. Even though we live together and see each other every day, it's still important for us to disconnect from the world and focus on each other and our relationship. I'd be lost without my fella.
Let's see.. back in March I went to the doctor. I knew that there was something crazy going on with me and couldn't figure out what it was. I was having an insane amount of pain every month on the first day of my cycle. Sometimes it was to a point where I couldn't move my legs. I gave in and went to the doctor after one day (thankfully Mitch was home), I was in so much pain that I was vomiting, drenched in sweat, couldn't walk and was screaming. We knew that something had to give and that I couldn't do this every month anymore. My doctor sent me for a bunch of tests. My blood work came back normal, so the next step was to get an ultrasound. This is where it gets interesting.. Women get their cycle because they release a single egg every month and the cramps come from the egg tearing off the lining of the uterine wall. Well, I'm the lucky lady that releases 3 eggs a month, meaning that 3 eggs are ripping off the lining of the uterine wall every month giving me 3x the amount of cramping. Now, there are 3 eggs released each and every month, which gives me a 95% chance of triplets. I'm not certain on how I feel about that yet.. Since I release so many, I will run out of eggs before most other women, so if we want to have children, I need to start trying prior to my 30's. That's 5 years away.
That alone is very overwhelming. We aren't sure if we even want children and were thinking of one, two max. The chance of having 3 at once is scary. And if that wasn't enough.. the results from another test came back and revealed that I have cancer. Thankfully they caught it when they did and I'm able to have it removed. I have my surgery on June 6th (first surgery ever). The downfall with this is now I'm at high risk for pre-term labor. I just keep reminding myself that God has a plan..
Due to everything going on with my health, I'm no longer working full time. I'm working part time only at the bridal shop. Between all of my appointments and trying to get things done, it just wasn't working out. Plus, our house was always at the bottom of the list so I felt like nothing really got done around here. I'm thankful for a fella that takes such great care of me and allows me to work part time and doing projects around the house and still have my trainer.
As for this summer, we are getting new windows, putting tile in the upstairs bathroom, sanding, painting and refinishing the porch, getting porch furniture and starting the gardens. I'm so excited! I joke around and tell Mitch all the time that I was meant to be a stay at home kitty cat mommy.. and quite frankly, it works for us.
I've become friends with the ladies I work with at the bridal shop. One in particular, Mindy, is so wonderful! She works part time as well and has chickens and a love of animals like I do. We joke around that we're "The Real Housewives of Elizabethtown" hahaha.
Alright, I need to get off of here and get ready for Mitch to come home. The plant had shut down today and it didn't go so well.. time for some TLC for him :)
