July 6, 2012

• Quick update.  This morning the ex and I had no idea what was going on with Mandie.  He was more concerned about if the shower would happen on Sunday because of all the money he has spent on it so far.  I was more focused on them.  I wanted answers so I headed to the hospital this morning to see her.

  She is 33 weeks and will be 34 weeks pregnant on Monday.  If she can make it until Monday, then Tristan would have to go into the special care unit for a week.  They will probably let her leave the hospital Sunday morning for the shower-I don't know if she will have to go back or can go home and back to bed rest.  She is currently having 5 minute contractions-when it hits 2 minutes apart, its go time.  I spent a few hours with her and then headed out.  Matt called me.  I guess they had a big fight at the hospital last night.  But, under the circumstances, I can understand.  He's bringing the kitten here and coming over for dinner tonight.  Andie's mom is insisting he pick up the crib from her house and put it together this afternoon.  He's trying to work to keep money rolling in.  I told him I'd do daily morning hospital duty to help out.  I'm not even taking it 24 hours at a time, now I'm down to 12 hours at a time.

  On the way home I picked up the peroxide/baking soda/Ivory soap stuff to deskunk Buk.  Sam and I worked on that this afternoon and there is a big improvement-the stuff works!

  I'm eating Motrin like candy to help with the back pain.  Massage therapist appointment on Tuesday.  All I need to do is get through it until Sunday night and then I'm not doing anything that doesn't need to be done.  I'm still waiting to hear the test results from the vet for Neko and her bladder issues.  Leon the Maine Coon threw up all over my bed this morning so the washer/dryer is running on overtime.  But there are bright spots here and there which help a lot.  As soon as I can, I'll post a picture of the scotch tape dispenser I saw at the grocery store that came home with me.  All I can do is laugh every darned time I look at the silly thing!

  And that's what I need to get through this next week.

  I admit to getting tears in my eyes when I walked into Andie's hospital room and could hear Tristan's heartbeat for the first time.

  It was priceless.

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