recovering from surgery

Jesse and I decided that after Eli was born that we weren't having any more kids. Monday morning I went in for surgery to have clamps put on my fallopian tubes. Everything went fine, no complications from the surgery, but the Dr. did find that I have endometriosis (a feminine disease that attacks the reproductive organs and can eventually cause you  to have to have a historectomy). I have 4 photo's showing that I have it, but it seems to be in the early stages. I've read that if it goes untreated it could eventually turn into cancer, but I'm trusting GOD to take care of me like HE always has.

My recovery is going pretty good. My throat was sore for 2 days because of the breathing tube, but it's fine now. My stomach on the other hand, (even with my meds) still hurts. Each day gets easier, but it's hard to take care of Eli. I'm been so blessed to have wonderful friends and a great mom to help take care of us. I don't know what I would have done with out them. Jesse came home from work yesterday morning and surprised me with a get well card and for a brief moment I didn't feel any pain. He can be so sweet when he wants to be lol. 

I'm looking forward to getting better soon because Summer is almost over and we've  promised the kids a trip to Lake Winnie all summer! I can not believe that school starts in 2 1/2 weeks, it seems like they just got out of school.

A new beginning

I'm way behind on the blogging yet again....

So Eli decided to grace us with his presence on Mother's day, May 8, 2011. I'll spare you all the gory details and just say that it was a very long day. I was in labor for 19 1/2 hours, and was sent home in the beginning. I went in because I thought my water broke, but it hadn't. I got home and 30 minutes later it did break, but no contractions. So I stayed home from 4:30am until 8:30. I got to the hospital around 9am and they started the pitocin. I toughed it out for hours but after almost collapsing in the floor while coming back from the bathroom, I decided it was time to give in and get the epidural. I wanted to have Eli naturally just like I did with Nathan and Tori, but just like everything else that happened during the pregnancy, I knew in the back of my mind that this delivery wasn't going to be just a piece of cake. He made his debut at 11:12 pm and weighted 7lbs 13oz and 20'' long, my biggest baby by the way. Because he was born so late, we couldn't leave the hospital until Tuesday and I was ok with that because late Monday afternoon Eli gave us quite a scare. He was having difficulty latching on to me and the bottle so his blood sugar dropped one point away from being critical. My poor baby was so close to going to the nicu and getting a feeding tube. Thankfully the nurses were able to get him to take 1oz of formula and we were released the next day. Getting into a routine at home was easier than I thought it would be. I guess since Nathan and Tori are older and more independent, they don't need me as much so I can focus on Eli when he needs me. Nathan and Tori are awesome at being a big brother and sister and they love their baby brother. Other than the addition of Eli, life at the Lewis house hasn't changed much. My o.c.d. is starting to come out more, I'm back into baby momma mode. And I guess I should explain what I mean lol I've not had to worry about having the floor swept and vacuumed every day until now. Everything dirty bothers me and I can't stop cleaning until it's all done, where as before I could let it go a day or two. Eli definitely made our family complete, but his big sister insists that she needs a baby sister. I informed her that if we were to have another baby, it's very possible that it would be another boy and that I have no control over which one we would be blessed with. She quickly changed her mind after I told her that.

Eli is 2 months old now, but this is a picture from his 1 month photo shoot we had done by photographer Ricky Davis.