7 years good luck

Jeremy and I have been together for more than 7 years so I thought it was high time we got some pictures of just us. We really haven't had any since our wedding. We have TONS of pictures and videos of the kids, so we didn't feel bad leaving them at home for a couple hours and having a morning walk and photo shoot with a friend. I think they came out pretty nice.

Surgery

So I was able to move my surgery date to next week--Wednesday, March 28th. I am so glad to be able to get this done sooner. I have been so sick and in pain and I want to move on. I am just hoping very much that getting this gallbladder out will indeed help with all my digestive and stomach issues. I can't wait to be able to run and work out again. I feel pretty depressed and bored just hanging out in my room and laying on my bed most of the day. Still a little scared for the procedure. I just haven't had a surgery before and it's kinda freaking me out even though I'm sure everything will be fine. Talked to my new surgeon today and she reassured me some, but the few days after while I'm recovering are gonna be some LONG days, I think.

GERD, bad, and Gallbladder

So I got some reflux relief after starting on GERD meds and adopting a clean, lean diet. Fast forward a few months and now I have abdominal pain and nausea and reflux despite taking my meds. A few doctor visits, a couple pregnancy tests, labwork, and CT scans later and.......I have gallstones! Yay! Thanks to those little buggers playing plinko inside me, I have frequent and intensifying reflux, back pain, stomach pain, and nausea. Since no one in their right mind would want to live with this and run the risk of it getting worse, the course of action is to CUT IT OUT! Surgery is scheduled for next month. I am hopeful this will help solve a lot of the health problems I've had in the last year. Anyone who wants to come take care of my children for a week afterward will earn their spot in heaven for sure.

Got a bunch of videos

My happy thought

I've got a pretty friendly and chatty baby. When I was pregnant with Nora, I freaked out off and on almost the entire time because I was so overwhelmed with the thought of being mother to 3 children 4 years and younger, and the last two only being a year and a half apart. I don't know how many times since Nora was born that I have felt an overwhelming amount of love for her. She has been such a source of happiness for me the last 19 months. I love her so much. She is sunshine wherever she goes. I am so grateful for all of my dear children.

Family pictures

So family pictures were kind of a fun experience. Of course the kids were totally squirrelly, but at least nobody cried or complained too much. We had a 20 minute session, which was perfect because I don't think we could have gotten a better picture had we stayed longer. I wish that I had known that my braces were gonna come off so soon, I would have waited two weeks to get our pictures done so that I could have a better smile. Oh well. I love these pictures anyway. Here we are at our Jensen best!

The Three Little Kids

For all my infrequent and non-facebookers, here are my three kidlets. I took all these myself just walking through our neighborhood and at the park, and thought that they came out really well--especially considering the kids were WAY squirmy and not quick to smile. I love candid pictures. That is how I want to remember these kids. My favorites are the ones where they are just hanging out.