Mom Prevails

12 days post Surgery


For those of you who don't know on the morning of January 10th my Dad returned from letting the dogs in from the backyard to find my Mom laying on the floor unconscious. At the Emergency Room they discovered Mom had a skull fracture and blood clot on her brain. She had brain surgery to remove the clot, fix a brain bleed that they discovered during surgery and they used a plate and screws to fix the fracture.

Since January 10th our lives have come to a screeching halt. Mom has been the top priority for all of us. Mom and Dad's friends, church members and coworkers have been so loving and kind. I know there have been many many prayers sent up for Mom over the last 2 weeks.

Considering all that Mom has been through she is doing great. Each day her communication improves and her memory gets a little sharper. We don't know what all the future holds right now but we are counting our blessings that she is doing so well.

This experience has been the scariest thing I have had to face thus far. The days when my Mom would only be able to speak enough to beg me to help her and to moan in pain were the most heart wrenching in my life. I was spending day and night in her hospital room doing whatever I could to help her just as she would do for me. Mom needed me and I am thankful that Brian,my kids and friends understood this and supported me in any way they could.

I know this has forever changed us. I think we all realize how life can change in a mere second. I believe we learned our family is a strong unit and we can depend on each other in times of crisis. Our love and appreciation for each other has definitely grown.

Thank you for all the prayers and positive thoughts for my Mom. We were all touched by the out pouring of love and support for that we are eternally greatful..

Snow in Bama

It snowed this morning in Alabama. This is a huge event for the Moon kids since they have never really seen any snow other than a flake or two. The kids all bundled up and headed out to play in the falling snow. There was about 1 inch of snow which was just enough to collected on the trampoline and cars so that they could make some snowballs and a small snowman. Here are a few pictures of this morning snow fun.

The boys first wrestling match

The boys started wrestling this year. We have been practicing since November. This was only a practice match, but it was the first time they have been in full gear and wrestling someone other than their teammates. Unfortunately, the other club did not have anyone Parker's age and weight. So, he ended up wresting a teammate. I videoed the whole match. Here is Logan's first match. He pinned both his opponents and was very excited. Please excuse my loud voice. I was standing right next to the camera. Logan is the boy that starts on the left and is wearing the maroon singlet.

Another Year Older

On Tuesday I turned 31. The picture above was taken last weekend before going out to dinner with friends for an early b'day celebration. There wasn't much fan fare on my actually birthday because the kids had returned to school and Brian was returning from being out of town for work plus we had ballet and wrestling practice. But thats okay with me because I am happy to have the life I have, morning sickness and all. I just think of it as reassurance that the baby fine. Life is good that is present enough for me!

Womb with a View

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Here is the newest picture of #6. Seems this baby likes to keep Mom on her toes. I am now remembering the days of Logan's pregnancy. My older kids are scared to go places with me for fear I might get sick and sometimes it happens no matter where we are.

Today at my Doctor's appointment I saw a doctor who is not my favorite. He kinda brushed off my small bit of weight loss probably thinking I could lose a few anyways. I wanted to ask him how much he GAINED over the holidays but I didn't. I did tell him I needed Zofran which is a high powered nausea medication and he was nice enough to prescribe it to me.

The baby seems to be hanging out very low and the nurse gave me a good scare when she couldn't get the heart rate with the Doppler. The nurse happen to be the mother of a friend of mine from football,nice to have some sort of connection. So she hurried me over to ultrasound to keep me from worrying. Luckily everything was fine and I now have another set of pictures and a few more gray hairs.

For you experienced ultrasound folk in the picture the baby is facing looking out somewhat on it's side. You can make out the eyes, nose and mouth. The tech said the hands appear to be together possible holding the umbilical cord and the legs are spread apart.

My next appointment is in 4 weeks I hope to report it was a boring one.