So Long, Farewell

I know you are probably sick of hearing about my kidney's and my hospital visits, believe me I'm sick of it too, but it happened again and I need some sympathy/pity!  Friday I was pretty out of it still from my little procedure but we were heading to Ogden for my mom's 50th birthday party which was a blast!

That night about 10:00 I started having pain in my left kidney (the stones were/are on right side). After a long night trying to avoid the ER again and lots of pain pills, we finally headed off to the ER at 3:00 AM after deciding that if my right side was damaged from the stones and the lithotripsy then if I had anything going on in my left kidney, I'd better get it checked out.  Not to mention I was waking up the whole house with my moaning, rolling around, kicking, crying, barfing, and screaming!  After 3 different narcotics they FINALLY found one that worked and took the pain away.  They did an X-ray and ultra sound and there are no kidney stones on my left side, they told me that I MIGHT have a kidney infection on that side.  We got back to my mom's about 7 AM. Violet slept through the night and didn't wake up until 8:30 then my mom was nice enough to let Erik and I get some sleep while she got up with her.  Monday I called my Dr. and after looking at the labs they did in the ER they said I do NOT have a kidney infection, it might just be pain from my right side passing the fragments of my stones but I am feeling it on my left side.  Hmm sounds phony to me but I know that that can happen, just seems stupid and like I wouldn't really be hurting as bad as I was. Also that's what Erik said it probably was... He's always right.

Saturday and Sunday were pretty much blurs, but we did go up to Oberg's for Jake's farewell.  He did an amazing job, he seems so much older than 19.

 Uncy Jake with Violet

The stake president said that he gave a testimony of a return missionary and he really did, he is so knowledgeable and has so much faith.  He will be an amazing missionary, it is so exciting that he is going to Erik's same mission; Vina Del Mar, Chile.  He left this morning and we were able to go see him get set apart last night.  What a sweet, cute, knowledgeable young man!

My mom made this "Holli Cake" for him.

Hazel and Violet.

I was getting Violet ready for bed and we were comparing their thighs, Violet's are so squishy even though they don't look very fat in this picture.

Good Luck Elder

The church is true, see ya in two!

 In other news Violet's half birthday was yesterday!  6 Months old.  My photographer (sister Amy) is on bed rest so I'm trying to set something up to get her 6 month pictures taken. Any volunteers for a free session? She's just so pretty and sweet!

She has slept through the night (7pm-7:30 or 8:30am)every night for the past week, which has been so helpful seeing as how I've been so drugged half the time, (luckily I've had a lot of help) and in pain most of the time.

She is getting so interactive, passing things from hand to hand, she knows when things are coming when we play tickle games, or "pony girl" she loves pears and bananas, hates sweet potatoes, and she's definitely teething, at least that's what I keep telling myself.

 Wants to be picked up

 Today she rolled over in bed mid-nap.  I heard her fussing 30 minutes into her nap but didn't go in, I wanted to see if she'd fall back asleep. I went to check on her after she was quiet for a while and this is how I found her! She's been rolling over before she falls asleep lately and I have to go in and roll her back over, but this time she decided she was too tired and just gave in.