Oh my....

I don't even know where to begin...but here goes. I am asking for prayers for 2 important people in our families lives. The 1st is my Aunt Bettie, she has been in the hospital fighting a kidney infection, pneumonia, she also had to have surgery to drain fluid off her lungs, & also has been on a vent for 7 days. She was able to breath on her own for about an hour today, but still has a long recovery ahead of her. My cousin was told for every day that she is on the vent, to expect a week of recovery. She is a fighter though, & the doctors think her condition is slowly getting better. Another member of our family is having surgery tomorrow, & he could also use some prayers. My brother-in-law has been having issues with his back, & tomorrow he will be undergoing surgery on his back and spine. He is only 22 (23 next week), & we are all praying that this surgery gives him his life back. Chad will be in Iowa City tomorrow and will be keeping me updated since I will be home with the kids and since I can no longer travel that far due to being 36 wks pregnant. These are 2 very important family members and any prayers are greatly appreciated! This week has also been a busy one with Tanner going back to the ear doctor and my 36 wk check-up. Tanner's hole in his ear drum hasn't gotten any smaller, but his doctor told me it was up to us if we wanted to have the surgery to fix the hole, or we could try to wait a little longer. It was a tough decision, but as the doctor told me, we can't predict if he is going to have more ear infections or not, or if he is past the worst of the infections, it also doesn't seem to be affecting his hearing or bothering him. Chad and I discussed it and we are going to try to wait till he is a little older, then he will get the hole repaired. Given his age, & that this would be his 3rd surgery we decided to try to wait unless he has problems before he goes back to the doctor in 6 months. I also had a dr appt this week. My blood pressure was a little high (but I think with everything going on this past week I probably have been a little more stressed out), and I had a little protein in my urine, I'm just hoping that it doesn't get any worse. I had this when I was pregnant with Madison and they ended up putting me on bed rest, so I am hoping for the best. I asked the doctor what she thought the baby weighed and she guessed 6 lbs, so she said he could be 8 lbs if I don't have him before May 6th. I start going every week till I deliver, so we have 3 weeks left as of tomorrow. Well I hope this blog makes some sense, I'm getting tired and I feel like I'm going in about 100 different directions right now, so until next time, thanks for all the prayers!