Family Beach Vacation

For the first time ever, our whole family had a vacation this summer!! So exciting, I know. We all went to the beach. Gran and Pawpaw got a beach cabin.  It was too short for me. I ended up spending a couple of nights in the hospital for blood clots due to pregnancy, but still so worth it!! I hope we continue every year!

Clots Be Damned

My family beach vacation...our first ever all family vacation, mind you, like mom, brothers, all kids... was cut brutally short by a little hospital trip. This third pregnancy has graciously given me worse varicose veins than my other 2 pregnancies, and a clot was formed in one. My Dr had me head to the hospital to start treatment, to which she promised would be done in exactly 23 hours, and I could return to the beach. Fast forward 24 hours and treatment is not working so we switch meds, and I'm in the hospital for night 2!

Side note here... I was supposed to be on this medication the whole pregnancy because we had a clot scare in month 2, but it was costing me $200 a week, so I got off of it. Anyway, said my prayers last night that God would provide for these next 4 months & we would make it through financially & it all worked out. Someone from my insurance company did some research for me this morning and found out that my copay for these meds is $200 PER FILL, whether the fill is a 5 day, 30 day, or 90 day!! So the previous pharmacy was only filling for 5 days and charging the $200 each time & no one bothered to figure that out the first two times I called the insurance company. Can you imagine if I would have stayed on the medication all this time at that rate? I'd be like $5000 in! And someone would be getting hurt right now-just kidding. Cover your butts people, you have to look out for yourself and your family because no one is going to bother to do it for you anymore. It's sad.

Back to my beach vacation... we just arrived back and are going to make the most of the next couple of days, clots be damned!

Adeline's 4th Princess Birthday Party

Great day~great family~great friends!

 Princess cake

 

 Princess Adeline

Princess clothes & boots from Grandpa Lulue

Adeline is 4!!

Today is a big day. Adeline woke up 4 (in her words). She's so curious & wants to know everything there is to know about everything. Most recently, it's dinosaurs and putting Dino bones back together & which glue they use!! She has also sparked questions about Jesus and whether or not we still love her if she gets in trouble. I just adore that child! She's so loving and compassionate and breaks or knocks over anything she gets near, which is all honestly from her daddy-the bighearted, bull in a china shop. She's so appreciative. She asked for the silliest gifts. A new step stool because her's was wobbly, a princess nightgown because she wanted an actual gown instead of pjs, and ponytail holders. And when she opens these gifts, she treats every one of them like they are the greatest thing ever! Spilling out "I love you" and "thanks mom" and "thanks dad". I hope she never changes. I know she will be a typical teenager for a while, but I hope that sincere, loving, honest little one that fumbles over her own feet will forever be in there somewhere. Happy birthday little one!