Kidney Update Plus Some

I had to post this picture because I just L-O-V-E the way her little legs look in jeans. Just so short and stubby! Couldn't ya just eat 'em up??

OK, please don't. That would hurt my baby girl!! Ha Ha!

OK, I obviously am in a very weird mood. Excuse me for a moment.

*Ahem*

OK, I'm composed now. Thanks.

We went to her kidney surgery follow-up today. Not much to report. The doc said her incision looks really good.  The right kidney also looks really good. The left kidney (the one that has always been the "problem kidney") is pretty swollen. The doc said this is not uncommon but she will have to stay on the prophylactic antibiotics for now. That stinks. She'll have another ultrasound in three months to see if the swelling has gone down. Not sure what we'll do at that point if the swelling is still there, but that's another subject for another time.

As for her pneumonia, she is getting better. Slowly. So slowly, in fact, that we (me and the doc) are pretty sure it is viral and not bacterial. If it were bacterial, she would be showing significant improvement after being on antibiotics for 6 days. He energy level is back to normal though. Good for her, not so much for her sniffling, sneezing, aching, runny/stuffy nose, fever, chills havin' mama!! So while there is nothing that we can do to make her better faster, we are doing what we can to control her symptoms and it seems to be working. She is sleeping pretty well at night (everyone knock on wood please!!), so we will let her sleep in our bed tonight and then try to move her back to her room tomorrow night.

I am finally feeling better today after a horrific day yesterday. I have more energy, though it is not back to normal. This cold has knocked me completely on my butt!! Jeremy only had a stuffy nose for a week. Jerk!!  ;0  Marissa is on the other end of the spectrum with pneumonia. Poor girl.  I guess there has to be a middle, right? Being in the middle sucks!

My house is a complete wreck, and I'm not just saying that! Everything is everywhere!!! Clutter clutter clutter!! Needless to say we will be cleaning and straightening the house this weekend. I can't take much more of this!!  

I think we have a star in the making, a major performer on our hands. Take a look at this video. Be sure to pay close attention at the end. This is where she does her best work! :)




I just love the song she is dancing and lip syncing to. It is called "Only the World" by Mandisa. I had the privilege of seeing Mandisa perform at the Women Of Faith Conference last year and I fell in love. This song in particular is a really good lesson to me when I feel overwhelmed by this life and all the things that go wrong. I want to share the lyrics with you and I hope that it blesses you as much as it has blessed me:

Been a hard one
Been a bad one
Been a tough one
Been a sad one
It's been one of those days that keeps chipping away at my heart
Nothin' new here
It's what I do here
It's a stereotypical day in the life
I'm surrounded by all of the pain and the strife
But I know it's alright

Chorus:

'Cause it's only the world I'm living in
It's only the day I've been given
There ain't no way I'm giving in 'Cause it's only the world
I know the best is still yet to come
'Cause even when my days in the world are done
There's gonna be so much more than only the world for me

Anybody, can you hear me?
Do you feel me?
I mean do you feel me?
I know I'm not the only one wearing the weight of this world
We got problems, said it's alright
Just remember, yeah it's alright
Take a good look around
We're just stuck on the ground for a little while
Don't it make you smile

Chorus:

Heaven is a place
Where the tears on every face will be wiped away
Oh and I can't wait to go
But for now, it's enough to know
This is only temporary

Chorus