Swensen Sentral

Well, I'm now officially 2 days past my due date and this baby is still snug in my belly. My mom has been here for a week waiting because I was so sure it was coming early. Well, I'll know for next time, if there is a next time. I'm hoping it comes soon, very soon, as in like tonight maybe?

Tomorrow is my official due date, and this baby still hasn't come. I was so sure he/she would be arriving early in this world, but nope. I guess the tradition of being late will carry on. I even started having contractions on Monday and Tuesday, but they have since gone away. I've tried everything I know, fast walking, curb walking, Red Raspberry tea, even stripping my membranes, but this baby just wants to stay inside a little longer. Cross your fingers for me that maybe it'll make its debut tomorrow, Friday the 13th! And I'll actually have a child on time for once.

I'm now just one week away from my due date (11/13) and I think I'm ready to pop. What do you think?

Since chase has been home from the hospital he has been improving every day. He did regular breathing treatments the first couple days to help his lungs, but now only needs them on an "as needed" basis. He's still taking his antibiotic too, but other than that he seems like a normal little boy again. Tuesday was a really hard day for me because it was his first day home, and I couldn't touch him or be around him. I was pretty much on the verge of tears all day long (I'm sure it had nothi g to do with pregnancy hormones). Friday was a special day because it was the first day the doctor said he shouldn't be contagious, and you better believe I gave him a big hug and kiss first thing in the morning. So now that he's feeling better, contagiousness has passed, and I haven't gotten sick, life is good and we are full swing ahead in preparing for new baby to arrive. Today in church Chase got up and bore his testimony for the first time ever (with my help...

MONDAY Today is my dad's birthday. Happy Birthday dad! Traditionally, we give presents to the birthday boy, but today I got 2 great presents. 1) My dad let my mom come down to be with me and help me during this time and 2) Chase got to come home from the hospital today! So, it has been a great day. Thanks for having a birthday dad. Chase woke up last night about 4am pulling at his oxygen tube again. He hates wearing it and it was starting to rub his upper lip raw. Rick tried to convince him to keep it in, but the nurse came in and rescued Chase (for once she was on his side). "Well let's try taking it off then," she said. Chase was happy about that. Finally he was getting his way about something. At first his oxygen level went down, but slowly it climbed back up and he was able to go without it for the rest of the day! Another positive was his blood test came back today and showed that his antibiotics were working and his infection was dying down. And si...

Procede with caution. This is the detailed version. I've been meaning to write it down so I don't forget, but keep putting it off. Here it goes. My poor little Chase. He is in the hospital again. I hate to see him there. In the 4 years of his life, he's taken more trips to the hospital than I have in my 27 years (and that's including having 2 babies). Last year it was 3 times for Intussusception. Now he's back with complications from Swine Flu, that nasty bug that is spreading through the nation, which I thought would NEVER hit our house. Well, sure enough it did. Rick had a nasty case of it last week (starting Mon 12th), but eventually got over it after about 8 days. The day Amelie showed signs of it (Thur 15th), I took her right in and got Tamiflu, which made her sickness no worse than a mild cold. I got Chase vaccinated for H1N1 the same day. Unfortunately, it takes 2 weeks for the vaccine to be fully effective so we still weren't in the clear. (...

Poor Chase. Our sweet little 4 year old has caught a bad case of the Swine Flu and is now being hospitalized. We have been so worried about him, so please pray for us. We initially took him in because he was not breathing well (very quick and shallow breaths) and also because his fever was so high he started getting delusional (which really scared me). They admitted him Friday night, and he is still there. They have him breathing oxygen to help his lungs, and after an x-ray they detected pneumonia as well (which is common for the swine flu for people to get secondary infections). This poor little guy has seen enough of hospitals and keeps asking to go home. We're praying for his swift recovery. He's been so miserable. The cutest thing ever: Friday while he was still at home, he was feeling so miserable. He was laying down and I heard him mumbling something. The only words I caught were, "Heavenly Father....help me to get better....Amen". He felt so miserab...