Hollyhand House

Monday, September 28, 2009

Morph Thing

So I saw this on another blog and thought it would be fun to try. I took a picture of Riley and myself and they give you a picture of what you child would look like! haha...I guess we will see!
Baby Update: I am 20 weeks now so halfway! YAY! I can now tell that my appetite is much larger and the peeing never stops! But I know I might as well get used to it because it I still have 20 more weeks of it! haha. I have felt her move inside but I havent been able to feel on the outside yet. Riley is being very impaitient because he hasnt felt anything yet. Maybe soon!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

We are having a....

Well lets just say I am hoping the baby was just being shy and not already showing signs of stubbornness!! haha It took a while but on the 2nd attempt we finally got a good enough picture. We are 95% sure we are having a GIRL! It will be confirmed my next appointment. Everything looked good. Her heart rate was 156...about what it has been. She was weighing 12 0z. We got a cute picture of her feet and they measured 1 inch!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

The Weekend

We spent the weekend at the hospital. Friday afternoon we headed up there for the 5:30 and 8:30 visit. She seemed more alert and all her numbers were looking better. She was asking what had happend because she didnt remember having to be cut open again. She is always asking what day it is and the time. She wrote on the marker board that she planned to be out by Ainslee (her granddaughters 1st birthday) which is in October.
She had to start dialysis for her kidneys earlier in the week to get out some of the fluid. She still has the breathing tube in and you can tell it is really starting to bother her. Saturday afternoon when we went in so seemed to be in a good bit of pain and very confused. The doctors were having to clean out her mouth and move around the tube. It is so hard to see her in pain. I am trying to be strong for Riley but I am so emotional and it is hard to hold it in! Saturday night she seemed more calm and was resting. Sunday morning when we went in they had her restrained to the bed because she would wake up during the night confused and start trying to pull all the tubes out of her mouth and nose. So it has to be really frustrating for her because now she cant talk and she is tied to a bed! They kept talking about taking the tube out today but they said they wanted to build her up to that. She breathed on her own (still with the tube in) for 8 hours today and was only able to do 2 hours yesterday! The doctors came out and said she is off of all the meds right now but insulin and things seem to be working fine right now! Please keep praying for her and our family. This has been an emotional rollercoaster but I know God is in control and will take care of her!

Monday, September 7, 2009

Update on MIL

Please continue to pray for my Mother-in-law, Cindy Hollyhand. In an earlier post I had said she was having her 2nd liver transplant. She had the transplant and had been doing Great until last night! She got a high temp and her blood pressure dropped way down. They had to open her back up to see what the problem was. They said the main artery going to her liver was blocked causing the bile to flow out into her body. The doc hoped he fixed it but said we wont know for a little while. We had just gotten so excited for her because she was doing so much better than last time and there was even talk of discharging her from the hospital Tomorrow (however she would have still had to stay at the hotel attached to the hospital)! If you know her, you know she is such a strong and good-spirited lady and she fights harder than anyone I know. Please keep her and the family in your prayers!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Roll Tide!!!


This is my favorite time of the year...fall approaching and ALABAMA FOOTBALL!!!
ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!