Abadian Update...

Ryker- "Mom i'm a five year old teenager."

Oh heavens this boy comes up with some funny comments! It is sort of scary how much he looks up to teenagers. I blame it on my teenage sister Sara, he adores her. Besides loving teenagers this boy has been loving holding his new baby brother, playing at Grandma Jens, and playing his new wii game Donkey Kong.Doesn't it seem like January and February are always just kind of BLAH? It has been bitter cold and we as a family are running out of ideas of things and activities to do. We have been watching alot of movies and sittin on the couch with snuggly blankees. Beauty and the Beast has been a favorite at our house.

Violet

This little lady has been loving her Tinkerbell movie. She has to watch it at least once a day. She's just a bit obsessed. She is such a little fire ball these days! We have started potty training with her and bought her a new pink froggy potty to sit on and some tinkerbell undies. She has had a few successes the only problem is she sits on there and goes but her undies will still be on! She makes us chuckle. She has begun a new thing where she dresses herself and she always wants to wear a skirt. In this picture she has 2 skirts on and a pair of beautiful sunglasses.
Jonah
This little handsome guy is growing right before my eyes! Everytime I turn around he's cheeks are a little chubbier, his head is a little bigger, and his clothes are getting tighter. He is such a sweetheart and we have been just loving snuggling our sweet little man.
Our little stud loves eating, napping in his swing, being held as much as possible, and being talked to. He liked listening to music with his Dad this morning! Please Ignore the chest hair ;)
Gary
This guy has been a busy busy man these days. Working hard, going to school, and taking care of his family. It was his 28th birthday this month. We didn't get to celebrate much because I underwent surgery and he was such a good sport about it. He is such a sweet guy and I am lucky to have him. Happy Birthday honey bunches. Thanks for all you do. xoxo
Me
These past couple of months have been a whirlwind! Having Jonah, adjusting to 3 kids, while trying to give them each some quality time from me has been a bit of a challenge. Especially if I want a semi clean house. It makes me wonder how people can have more than 3 and juggle it all. It will remain a mystery to me I guess. Amidst all of this chaos I am truly happy and realize how blessed I am to have my family of 5 (6 including our dog ripley).


SURGERY

So I had a new experience this past week. I have been having what I thought was extreme heart burn due to pregnancy for the past 5 months. When I would get these attacks I would have to curl up in the fetal postion and just lay there in some pretty extreme pain for an hour sometimes more. Tums wasn't doing the trick. It was awful but I chalked it up to pregnancy heartburn and just looked forward to it going away when I was all done being pregnant and when it didn't thats when I knew something was wrong with me. So last Sunday night I was having this pain in my heart and my stomach all night long. I even took a couple pain pills. I wasn't able to sleep at all. So when Gary woke up at 4:30 in the morning to go to work we decided I needed to go figure this whole mess out. We called my mom to babysit the kids and went into the Emergency room. They figured out that I had pancreatitis and gallstones and that I was going to have to stay in the hospital for a few days and then have surgery to remove my gallbladder. I bawled like a baby when I found this out because I couldn't imagine being away from my sweet little newborn all of that time and my other kiddos. I was a big mess. Luckily my pancreatitis wasn't that bad so they were able to do surgery that same day. I have never had surgery before and it was quite a scary thing especially since I was by myself because Gary was on his way to the hospital he didn't make it in time before they put me under anesthesia. I can't explain how vulnerable I felt in nothing but a hospital gown with strange people all around me hooking me up to all of these devices with rap music playing in the background. That's the last thing I remember and then I was sort of awake and asking my nurse if she put a mouse in my room..Yeah I was pretty loopy. After much puking I finally started to actually wake up around 8 pm or so to find four small cuts on my belly all glued shut. Anyways what I have learned from all of this is how thankful I am for my body and my life and my health. I have had lots and lots of help during this recovery which I have been so thankful for. It hurts pretty bad to laugh or cough and I am still not supposed to lift Jonah in his carseat or lift Violet at all. People have brought dinners, taken Ryker to school, done my dishes, watched my kids, and given me a massage and a blessing to feel better. I am just thankful for family, friends, prayer, and my health!