This summer has been difficult.
This summer started with a BANG with the Riot Girls ringing in our Dirty Thirty at Ocean City...that was a blast. Jaxom and Brenna passed 4th and 2nd Grade. Jaxom also aced his SOL tests...advanced placement in all 3! Brenna was accepted into the Gifted and Talented Program. Yay for super smart kids!
Just after school let out we lost our baby at 19 weeks gestation. It is still hard to talk about, especially since so many of our other friends were expecting...it's been a summer of reminders. However, this loss has opened up discussion around a procedure that has been recommended from many of my doctors. We decided after Odin that we were done so we had a procedure that hasn't been working as well as it was advertised because I have a scarring condition that prevented it from working properly. Believe it or not...I still have holes in my back from the stitches they put in during my corrective surgery...15 years ago! So now we are currently saving up money for a surgery that the insurance won't pay for.
In July, Gunnar went for testing to see if he would be mainstreamed or placed in special education. Turns out they would like to mainstream his education. Not only has this been keeping me up at night, but Gunnar flipped out because he won't be in the special class. And by flip out I mean...driving down the road he unbuckled punched me in the head and started throwing papers around the car while I tried to get off the road as quickly as I could. When I pulled over to get him back in his seat...he locked me out for 30 minutes. Fun stuff...we still aren't talking about school, even though it is a week away, because he still remembers that he is not in the special class and kinda flips out.
In August, we lost the Gold Van. While driving back from South Riding, her oil pump failed, the engine seized and before I could pull off the road, we threw a rod. We sold her parts, and feel like we helped out so many other car families looking to save their car...we couldn't save her, but she lives on in so many others. Thankfully, we still have Uncle John's van, it is what we were relying on for groceries and now so much more.
August still isn't over though, I developed a blood infection from a kidney infection...another complication from Odin being born. Love that kid, but he did a number on my abdomen. I am feeling much better, much better. I just finished my required course of antibiotics, and I will be visiting a urologist this week to talk options. Oooh speaking of medical this week, I will also be getting a second opinion on my hip. The first Orthopedic is suggesting a hip replacement, but my PCP still thinks that this can get better with PT and Cortisone shots...and I want to believe her. I am too young for a hip replacement. I am too young for a hip replacement.
This past week has been the toughest though. The kids are getting antsy...they have been home too long. They have pushed every last button Justin and I have, trampled on every nerve...every last nerve. As a result they were banished to their rooms today, and they were kept exceptionally busy with chores so that they would stay out of the way of the grown ups.
This coming week we will be visiting Jaxom and Brenna's school for their teachers and Gunnar's for his, running back and forth to last minute doctor's appointments...that will be a squeeze, getting back into a routine, starting a new routine with Gunnar, and doing a clean sweep of the house. Also I will be doing my best to keep my fears of Gunnar starting this new chapter of his life buried deep down inside. Oh yeah, and I will also be turning 30 on Monday...YIKES!
So welcome back!
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