Sick Momma

I have always had a problem with seasonal alleriges... but who hasn't, right?!?  I was prepared to deal with a worse case than normal this year as I was pregnant in the fall and spring and my doctor had worned me that my allergies could be hightened with pregnancy.  Hightened was and UNDERSTATEMENT!!!!!  Pretty much since the day I found I was pregnant I have become a mouth breather... you know those people, the ones that annoyingly breathe super loud through their mouths ALL THE TIME!  I can not use enough Afrin, Claritin, Nasonex, you name it, to keep my nose clear for more than just a couple hours at a time & I can not drink enough water to keep my mouth from being super dry at a constant.  I thought that once Aiden came the light would start glimmering at the end of the tunnel of normal breathing.... I was wrong!  It seems to have gotten worse, as if that is possible. 

I couldn't do much right after he was born as I was breast feeding, but I stopped that at three months and started taking some heavier duty medications to dry to resolve my problem...to no avail :(  I finally made an appointment with Dr Taylor the allergist.  I go in knowing that they are going to do one of those tests on me that is going to leave track marks up my arm for the rest of the day.  I was right and I left that office with 60 little red dots going up and down my left forearm.  Not a single thing that I was tested for came back negative... NOT ONE!  ALL trees, ALL molds, ALL dusts, ALL animals... you name it I'm allergic!  I had been tested before, about three years before Aiden, and the only thing that came back + was chocolate, which I don't particularly love anyway, so no biggie.... THIS time was a shocker!

The doctor called me "sensitive"... REALLY doc?!? Sensitive is all ya got?  Now I sit here feeling like CRAP thinking I had strep throat, only to find out that it is just a bad allergic reaction to the high pollen count!!!!!  My throat feels like someone threw razor blades down it, I can't quit coughing, I've been running fever, I'm sweating, my nose is running like a faucet & my ears are stopped up.... this is an allergic reaction!?!  Is this what I have to look forward to for the rest of my life? 

I go back to Dr T on Monday and hoping he can fix me once and for all!  For my sanity and for that of my husband (he's been listening to a LOT of complaining :) all prayers are welcomed :)

Baptism, Family & the 4th of July

This has been an awesome weekend.  Aiden was baptized, the Hellen's were able to make it in from the ATL and we spent our first 4th of July together ;-) 

When picking a date for Aiden's baptism, July 3rd was not my first choice, but if I had to choose between holiday weekend and family being able to make it, I choose family all day long.  Mom & I have been planning Aiden's baptism for a while now and for such a short event, I feel a lot of preparation went into it.  First the godparents, got it... my sister Sandy & brother-in-law Steve.  Second, the celebrant, easy... my Uncle Ernie.  Next the invite list, also easy... just our closest family and friends.  Can't forget the reception... not as easy, what to serve?  Finally the baptismal gown... this was the hardest part. 

My family is very rich with tradition, one of which was the baptismal gown that nearly everyone had been baptized in.  Problem - the gown had gotten so old, it fell apart and Aiden was unable to wear it.  Solution - make a new one, but can it be as special??  Absolutely!!!  My most gracious Noni allowed us to create a new baptismal gown out of her wedding dress!  How much more special can it get?!?  In the end, after calling 3 cake lady's, a couple seamstresses & finally settling on a menu we got it together and it was a very special day for the sweet baby boy =)

We finished up by celebrating Steve Hellen's birthday, swimming, cooking out and watching fireworks.  Couldn't have asked for a better weekend!