I found out not too long ago that I am prego yet again. I’m due on August 13th. I had my first appointment last week, and they also did an ultrasound. It was really cool seeing the baby on the ultrasound. I’m not sure I’ve seen the others when they were that small. It looked like it had plenty of room to roam around and it seemed very active. Everybody keeps asking me what we want, and I’m totally fine with a boy or a girl, but seeing that baby on the ultrasound, it really reminded me of my other boys. I swear it was jumping rope with the umbilical cord. So, my prediction is another crazy, active little boy. We find out in two months what it is.

PARKER NEWS: We also went to an appointment for Parker, which I really enjoyed…Mostly because they built a new hospital that is much closer to our house so now we only have to drive 15 minutes to see the rheumatologist. How lucky are we?! The appointment went really good. The doctor said the arthritis in his joints is in remission. His left knee has been a tiny bit stiff since he’s had the arthritis, but at this appointment he could fully extend and bend his leg. That was so exciting to hear. As for the bad part of the visit….I guess there’s always good and bad, but not too long ago Parker’s cheeks on his jawline became very sore and swollen. It hurt him if I even touched it. We took him into the instacare, and the doctor said it was a salivary gland infection. Well, we told the rheumatologist about it, and she said it’s very rare for a kid his age to have a salivary infection, so they decided to do some extra lab work besides what he already has to get….she named about 3 different diseases it could be associated with, and I can’t even remember the names, and I’m not sure I want to. I guess if he has any of them we will deal with it one step at a time, but for now I haven’t even heard back on the lab results, so we are just waiting. I asked her if they would do anything differently if he did have any of the diseases, but they would still follow the same path they are on, so it’s not that big of a deal. I guess they just want to know, because in the future it could maybe cause some problems….who knows? I guess we’ll see how it all comes out. As for his eyes, they are still, clear, too, but the plan is to keep him on the MTX for at least 2 years, so it will be fun doing the shots for 2 more years. Oh well, it could be a lot worse. At least he has some positive things happening, so I will just hold on to that and be happy for the good news.

Posted on February 5