Pirate Party!!

Ahoy, me matey!!!!  My little guy's birthday party was Saturday, and it was a Pirate Party!!!  Argg!  :)  He had a lot of fun.  Here are some photos from the party.

 

The piñata, that I made.  :)

Walk the PLANK!

I painted skulls and cross bones on the cups.

His cake, not made by me.

A GAME!

Even Parker (17 Months) had to play!  :)

Pinata time!

Some decorations!!

 

After those activities, it was time to swim!!!!  Well, it was for the kids.  It was too cold for me.  :)

My Journey {10 Days Post Op}

10 days have come and gone now.  I am a little shocked that it has been 10 days already.  But I am glad that I am very tough or I would have died in the last ten days.  This has been the worst recovery ever for me.  And this was my 5th surgery.  I am still lovely shades of bruised, mainly black.  My incisions still hurt, especially when touched.  And laying down or getting up still hurts a lot.  Who knew how much you used your stomach muscles untill your stomach was jacked up.  But I am healing, at least physically.  Mentally, it is still rocky.  I am not sure I will heal mentally though.  We shall see.  I still have like ten more days till I see my doctor, and seeing my body makes me want to hurt him also.  The swelling has been crazy with this recovery.  In the morning, I look like I am 3 months pregnant, and by the end of the day I look 5 months pregnant, all from swelling.  It's crazy!  I guess that is normal?  I truly have no idea.  And I have a crappy nurse that doesn't tell me much of anything, so I am waiting to see.  And I am off of Motrin now too.  I was usppose to stay on pain pills for 1-2 months, that lasted 2 days.  And Motrin for about the same amount of time.  I guess having a high pain tolerance pays off at times.  But it probably would of been an easier recovery if I had taken the pain pills like I should of and rested more.  But life goes on and here's to ten more days of recovery..



Well a correction. I had glue bandages over the incisions. The glue has been coming off but now they are completely gone. And in two of my incisions I have a stitch hanging out of my body and the incisions are more open where the stitch is. I guess I ripped them or pulled it. I'm going to have a scar for sure. Now I'm upset again. I'm not sure what to do.

My Journey (Day Five Post Op)

Today I'm five days out and today sucks! It's Monday so that means taking kids to school, going to Walmart, cleaning, picking up the kids, baby sitting, homework, etc, etc. fun times. Not really. I'm in a lot if pain today. I didn't sleep much at all last night. I feel lost and my emotions are out of control. I would never recommend a hysterectomy. Not that this was really my choice though.

Here are some pictures of bruising. I think I hate my doctor right now.

 

My smallest incision with the least amount of drama.

My worst one.  This one is black and looks awful!

Another one.  Yellowish green.

That is down my leg.  I can't show you the other parts of me that are BLACK!!! 

Belly button, it looks better than last time, but hurts badly.  Some bruising, worst inicion though.

 

Other parts of me are black.  I have never seen a bruise so big or black in my life.  It is awful!  I would think it will be here for a month of more.  I can't see this thing going away anytime soon. 

 

I can't believe what my body looks like.  It makes me cry daily to see it.  And then to know what I have been through makes me cry more.  Crying is the only thing I am good at right now.  Or being mad at the world.  I am good at that too.

Gigi's Chocolate Hazelnut cupcake

This is Gigi's Hazelnut cupcake.  (http://www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/chocolatehazelnut).  The icing is a hazelnut which wasn't bad.  I have never had Nutella before, but most people swear it is so good.  Well the middle of this cupcake had Nutella in it... and YUCK!  I am not a fan of Nutella.  I don't know what people are talking about.  It taste a lot like peanut butter but with a small chocolate flavor.  So gross.  No thanks on Nutella and this cupcake.

Gigi's Birthday Surprise

This cute little thing is http://www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/ Birthday Surprise!!!  This one is so cute, Samantha had to have it.  And I actually enjoyed it too.  Samantha only likes the icing... me too, honestly, but I will eat the whole cupcake.  She loved this icing.  And so did I, the light pink has a light fluffy sweetness.  Very yummy!  Good choice Samantha!

Wild Card Game

During the Braves and Cardinals Wild Card game, that was the WORST CALL EVER!!!!!!!!  I have been watching baseball since 1992/1993 and I KNOW baseball.  And that was not in the in-field!  I can't stand cheating refs.  And that games was awful.  They gave it to the Cardinals.  All I can say is I hope the Cardinals get swept by the Washington Nationals this week!  I will be rooting for the Nationals!  I am still in shock over that game. 

Gigi's Kid Kraze Cupcake

Today I had to go to the doctor, which made today not so great.  So after the appointment the little girl (and little boy), and I went and got a couple of cupcakes.  Too bad the little guy didn't get any cupcakes, he was just along for the ride.  But this is the one the girl picked.  Of course!  It's pink!  Pink icing, with sprinkles on the inside and out, with a gummy worm.  She only ate about half, she LOVED the icing.  I got a tiny bite before she licked the icing off of the whole thing.  The icing was very good!!  The cake was pretty good too. 

Some Random Photos

Just some random photos of my blessings..  they are usually a pretty good sport about  my photography passion.

The poor baby and the things I do to him.  :)  But I figure he owes me since he chooses to not sleep well at night.  :)

I LOVE his face here!!!!  He was watching his brothers run around the yard. 

Happy boy with the flag!

His first 4th!

And all of my blessings!!!  They are my heart.  My world.  And I would do anything for each one of them.  They give me a reason to get up every single day.  I love them! 

Summer Wreath

This is my favorite thing that I had made from pinterest so far!  I really like this wreath!  It was super easy to make, to find the umbrellas was a challenge (go to a party supply store).  You just stick the umbrellas in a foam wreath and there you have it!  Simple and so cute!!!  This looks so beach like to me, and I am a beach girl living in a land locked state.  Maybe someday I will go to the ocean/ beach again.  Here is the link if you would like to make your own.  :)

http://cfabbridesigns.com/holidays/christmas/easy-easter-wreath/