GREAT NEWS!

Well, I got Blake's MRI results back yesterday and everything was normal. The dimple will not effect his growth or have any effects for the future for him. So we don't have to worry! I am so thrilled and so grateful for the power of prayer. So good news!!

ALSO, I got word from our commands Ombudsman (she is the go-to person for the spouses while the sailors awhile) she also has all the updated info etc. Well I got a message that said to call the command number and check out the ships schedule. WELL, wouldn't you know my hubby is coming home next month!! YEA!!! Double good news for the day!! Yesterday was a total HIGH and I am still on cloud nine.

I am kicking it in overdrive to turn my house around so Mark will be super surprised. My goal is to have NO boxes anywhere and have everything unpacked. It may end up in the garage but hey, I just said the house part would be a super surprise!! lol I am so happy! Taylor is excited and has already planned what she wants to decorate w/welcome home signs!!

I am also going to kick butt more and see if I can lose any more weight before he comes home. So if anyone has a good diet plan that also involves breastfeeding..(yes, still milk in these puppies and blake is not ready to get off anytime soon) I would love to hear your thoughts.

Well have a great day and thanks for sharing in my pain, tears, sorrows and HAPPINESS!! You guys are great friends.. Love to you

Sooo Sad

Well I have been away from updating this due to being so busy with sick kids..hubby left overseas and just trying to keep things in order around here. Mark has only been gone for about a week and half but it feels like months with everything I have had to deal with, without him. I got a call Tuesday afternoon that said "Mrs.Humpherys, Blake has a MRI scheduled for tomorrow Wednesday at 10:30am" and "oh by the way you can't give him anything to eat or drink after midnight". WHAT!! Do you realize I have a 7 month old BABY!!! (of course I yelled this in my head) I asked her if there was anything sooner and she replied there was not.

Well Blake has been sick with a bad cough and runny nose and it sounds like he is hacking up something or trying to at least. So I called the hospital to one make sure I had the right place and two to see if it was okay he was sick to still do the procedure..The thought of him going under was the worst! I tried so hard to get them to schedule it before mark left but the doctor said oh it will take a month or two. Yeah whatever try 1 week! The hospital informed me that it would be okay for him to still have it done and I asked if it was correct he could not have anything eat or drink after midnight. (BLAKE IS A BOOB MAN especially at night) So she said yes, and that when she was trying to schedule the appt. w/my doctors office the lady there said no early appt do the later one. I was like "umm she must not have kids" so I asked if they had the early one still openend and they did..booked it and had to be at the hospital at 6:20am I thought I can do that..the nurse called a bit later to ask medical questions and she said he can't have solid food after midnight and can have boob till 2am and water,juice or pedilite till 5am. AWESOME!! Well I gave in and gave him boob at 4am cause he would not take anything else. But no harm done and the procedure went as planned. I bawled the whole time...I was all alone, the hospital said "because of the swine flu" only parents were allowed and since Mark is gone it was only me. It was soooo hard!! Taylor went up to LA to be w/her grandparents which was a nice reliever I didn't have to worry about her. But I bawled and my baby bawled...Everything went well, and we now wait for the results.

If I have not told anyone yet, the reason he had to have the MRI was about a couple months ago I found a small hole dimple like in his bottom crack. Freaked out and took him to the doctor. The doctor said it seemed normal and not to worry till he tried to see the end of it and could not find it, and could not see how deep it was and even put a q-tip the tip of the LONG one in there and still could not find the end. Talk about hair standing up on my back seeing that...so the concern is the end of the dimple being intertwined w/the end of this spine and pelvic and when he grows it making the spine tight and cause loss of use to his lower body and legs..Soooo MRI was the only way to find out what is going on, since a ultrasound he was too big for. So please say a prayer for him!

Having Mark gone has made me really miss everything he did and does for us. Being a military wife of a sailor is the most rewarding but also most difficult job one can have. I am so proud of him and what he is doing. I am proud he is making a difference in our world and fighting for what we as americans believe in which is freedom. I am very proud of all of his accomplishments. Being home alone, taking care of what needs to be done here is tough but they say it's all worth it in the end. I believe that and when I see my husband again, all the sweat, tears and worries will be worth it cause he is worth it.

I will try and update this more often and get some updated pictures on here, till then. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and weeks after.