Hi all! I haven't written in a while so I thought I'd take a chance to update everyone on my status.

We had a great Halloween at our house! We fed into Kendall's obsession with Harry Potter and had her dress up as Harry Potter himself! Then of course Katie had to be the same thing but luckily Daddy talked her into being Draco Malfoy instead. In an effort to save some $$$ I decided to make their costumes myself!
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Kendall as Harry Potter
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Katie as Draco Malfoy
They loved their costumes! They were truly a labor of love for me to make. First I found the yarn and had to find the exact colors. My wonderful MIL crocheted the scarves. Didn't she do great???

Then I found an online DIY pattern for the robes and had a great time trolling eBay to find the Gryffindor and Slytherin patches. We had to be authentic! And of course the first night I got everything cut out and measured. I drug out the sewing machine my Grandma Erma gave me only to discover it didn't have a foot on it! I was SO disappointed!

Luckily... Kacey to the rescue! She has "old faithful" Grandma Erma's regular sewing machine and let me borrow it! So in a way it was Grandma and I sewing for my girls. I loved it! I miss her so much now (along with my other grandparents of course). It was a comfort to feel like she had a hand in helping me. :-)

Anyhow... The costumes turned out wonderful and the girls loved them!

Now Kennedy kind of got the short end when it came to costumes. I found hers at a Goodwill store for $3! She was Marie from Aristocats. Definitely warm and cozy!
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Kennedy as Marie
She seemed to like Halloween a lot... Slept right thru it! But it's the thought that counts right?
Now on to me... I am still NOT healed!!! I am extremely frustrated about this as well as are (if that sounds right?) my docs and nurses at the Wound Clinic. We've tried everything they know to do and now it seems like I take 2 steps forward and 10 steps back! My latest measurement was 1.7 cm which meant the wound had actually grown! *sigh*

So we are trying yet another round of different packing material and hoping for the best. Ill see them again in 1 1/2 weeks and hope to hear better news! I keep joking that I could just mix up some spackle and fill it in. (Some days I seriously consider it!) I even asked if I could go back on the dreaded wound vac! Of course it's too small for that now...

So pray for me! I'm also now not allowed to do any lifting other than the baby. So if you see me trying to be Super Woman, please tattle to Dustin on me. :-) or maybe I'll give you some chocolate not to... LOL! But really, please add us to your prayer lists. I really believe that faith is a healer and miracles can occur because of faith.
One day last week I was cleaning out old emails (only 2300, not horrible right?) and came across emails from right after Kennedy and I came home. So many wonderful people came in and took care of me and my family. They made sure we had meals every night, that my girls had a place to go so I could rest. My niece and sister "babysat" me when Dustin couldn't be home with me. I was surrounded by so many people who loved me! The funny part is now I'm starting to come out of my bubble. Kennedy just turned 5 months old! How is that possible? So reality is starting to trickle back in on me. 5 months has gone by and 3 months of that I spent in my recliner having to watch the world go by so I could just focus on healing. The joys of post-partum depression didn't help either!

So to end on a more positive note, thank you to all those who have helped us over the last 5 months! It means more than you know! There were little miracles all around us and I apologize if I'm just now beginning to see them. Heavenly Father truly has blessed us with incredible family and friends! So to all of you... Thank you for being there and helping me to realize life doesn't have to be a series of AHA or Big Woo Hoo moments. It's the little things that add up over time. *MUAH*



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