The Doctor's Appointment

Thank you so much to everyone sending cards and flowers. It is so wonderful to open up the mailbox or go to the front door and have a little (or big) something to brighten my day. :-)

The doctor's visit yesterday went okay. Mr. Mustard met me at the office, which was really nice. There were about a gazillion pregnant women in the waiting room, all complaining. What I wouldn't give for their aches and pains, right?

The doctor did a little check and found that there is some infection (which I knew) going on in my body. I am on antibiotics and we're on a "wait and see" sort of thing- I go back in four weeks for an ultrasound to make sure that everything is clear. I have been in increasing pain over the past week, and I'm not sure what's causing that. I have vicodin, but I would rather 1) know what's causing the pain, and 2) I would rather NOT get addicted to vicodin as I sit here recovering. Nevertheless, the pain is getting worse, which generally is no fun. My leg is also in a lot of pain still (from the epidural). The doctor seemed to think that would get better, too. So, now we're just waiting...waiting...waiting for me to feel better. :-)

Enough about that. Mr. Mustard is finishing up work this week and may take some time off over the next month. We have a wedding to go to in August (Mr. Mustard is the best man!), and other things to attend to- like Paprika's second birthday. So, there are good things on the horizon for the Urth family. :-)

Oh, and Paprika has already informed me what she wants for her birthday: 1) a Happy Cake (what she calls a birthday cake), 2) pretty shoes, and 3) a snake!!! She may get two out of three- we'll see. :-)