Lots Of Events

OKAY, I said in my last post that I would tell you what's going on with Kimi's health. This past week, on Wednesday, Kimi went in for a routine checkup and was told again that she had high blood pressure... only this time it was 168/94, much higher than the 140/80 they want her limits to be at. They rushed her over to the hopsital again to do the NST (non-stress test) and monitor her bp for an hour while doing blood work. If her bp didn't go down and if the blood tests came back with bad news, they told Kimi they would induce labor that night. AND OF COURSE, THE ONLY TIME I HAVE NOT BEEN WITH KIMI WHILE GOING TO THE BABY DOC, SHE GETS THE NEWS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A BABY THAT NIGHT. Man, have I got bad timing sometimes. So I ran out of my office at work, jumped in my car and floored it all the way down to Norman Regional where they had taken her. I met up with her in triage in Labor & Delivery just in time for her to tell me everything was just fine and her bp had calmed way down. Big scare but she was safe for now. She had to do the 24 hour urine test where she collects her, um, pee for 24 hours and then the lab tests it for protien levels. The grossest part though is it has to be refridgerated... sick. Anyway, she's had to do this test several times and each time her protien levels have been just fine.

What we are trying to avoid is preeclampsia. Short version is this can cause Kimi to have damage to her liver and kidneys (protien levels tell this from the blood tests) and if the symtoms onset, she could have a siezure or worse. SO, on Friday, Kimi went back to the doctor, and after 4 tries she still had an elevated bp count. The doctor told Kimi she was worried about her because of her levels so they moved our induction date up... 3 WEEKS! That means that instead of August 1st being the day we meet Makenna, it's in 2 weeks from tomorrow. On JULY 11th, AND NO LATER, we will meet our baby girl. :) :) :) You can tell what Kimi thought about this by looking at the picture on the left. Our wonderful friends, BJ and Wendy will be coming down to visit the week of July 17th so Kimi will get to meet Lilyanah for the first time and we'll get pictures of both of the babies together! Isn't that exciting? We can't wait!

On July 11th, Makenna will cross the 37 week threshold, which technically would mean she's considered full term (hopefully no time in the NICU). At this point, there is really no danger to Makenna unless Kimi has a siezure. The damage from preeclampsia would be dealt on Kimi. On Friday they put Kimi on bedrest for the next two weeks. They told her she pretty much can't do anything. She has to sit most of the day or lie on her side to keep the arteries and veins open to keep good blood flow going. There is a lot of things left to do to get ready for the baby in which I just lost three weeks I was counting on. But it will be completely worth it. I'll rush around and get everything done in time for her.

With all the craziness over the past couple of weeks, here are some of the things you all missed out on. On Saturday, June 17th, we got a phone call from our friend Denise telling us she had tickets to see the OKC Yard Dawgz. It was Christian Persecution night so they tied them up on the field and began to... oh wait, no, sorry, it was just plain Christian night, no persecution, my bad... I know, not funny. But Bob and Larry from Veggietales was there and they took the time to pose with Neecee. In case you were wondering, the Yard Dawgz won by one point. :) Made it worth going.

Then the next day, my brother and I surprised my dad for Father's Day and took him to a gun range to test out our skillz at the biggest hand guns we could afford. Haha We shot a German made Long-Barrelled Luger 22 ca. Very accurate, little kick. We went through 100 rounds in about 30 minutes shooting 5 at a time. We took a small break and went back to the counter. We didn't want to try out the Desert Eagle because the bullets were like $50/box. Instead, we chose the 357 Magnum revolver. My dad called it a thumb-buster, which Terry and I didn't realize until after we shot it. It was a blast, literally. Haha It hurt so bad. But right as we were starting, the range guy came over and said we had 10 minutes left before our time was up. We still had like 50 bullets left so we had to make a decision. We pulled out the camera and went to town on the targets, pretending they were a burgler in the house! Please, if you get time, watch the following videos. FUN STUFF. My brother scarred me a little though...

1. Terry's Video


2. Jason's Video


3. Dad's Video

And last but not least, yesterday, June 25th, my brother Terry turned that crazy 21 years old. SERIOUSLY, he's 21 now. TWENTY-ONE. I really thought that day would never come but I want to offer my congratulations and a big fat Happy Stinkin' Birthday to little T. For his birthday his friend Ricky, my mom, Terry and I went to golf at a course in Edmond. We split into two teams, Terry and Ricky on one team and my mom and I were on the other. Basically, we got whooped. They beat us by 18 strokes and finished one under par for the day. My mom and I couldn't hit the ball straight to save our lives! Very pathetic. But it was a ton of fun and worth waiting for the Hideaway Pizza afterwards. :) Here are two more videos for you guys to enjoy.

1. Mom's Golf Swing


2. Terry's Golf Swing

Like I said, there has been a lot of events happening over the past two weeks, and once again, we will get no rest while we wait anxiously for the next two to get here. Please pray for Kimi and ask God to keep her safe. We go back to the doc again Wednesday afternoon so we'll have an update later on. Thank you all again and sorry for the long posts today.

God bless!
Jason