Updates

Hello Everyone!! Just a few updates for you.

1) My Mom is doing ok! She goes to Stanford on Wednesday for another EEG and hopefully some answers.

2) I found out last week that my position at WSU has been cut. The department has the funding to keep me on staff until the end of June. After that they currently have funding to have a PT "office aid" for the next 2 years. THe problem is there is no guarantee that when the State Legislature Votes on the Budget that they will allow the department to keep that funding. We wont have answers on this until May or June.

3) Faith is still growing by leaps and bounds. She is soooo close to walking. Today we even through a temper tantrum while standing up. Faith's Daycare Director Cassi and I are betting that by Easter she will be walking. That is one month from Thursday!!!

4) My Sister Sarah and her Family got baby Micah and he is sooooo cute. I am so jealous that my family has all gotten to spend time with him. I want to see him in person sooooo bad. Oh well I guess I will have to wait until the end of May.

5) We are still planning at this time to come down at the end of May and visit. We are planning on being there for 2 weeks, as we usually try to do so that we can see as many of you as possible. I will again be setting up a "schedule to see us so let me know if you want to see us whiler we are there. The main reasons for our visit is that My sister Stephanie is graduating from Turlock High School and Catie (a special extension on our family) is graduating from Pitman. We are very proun of both of them.

6) Pregnancy Update- I am doing pretty good. They finally found out what is causing all of my pain. It is not just the pregnancy as We had originally assumed. It is a Fibroid Tumor on my uterus. Right now it is nothing to worry about. As far as they can tell, based on blood work and visuals it is binine (i know that is probably misspelled). It is about 4cm and will continue to grow. It causes me a lot of discomfort but is completly manageable and for the most part I can function, but there are some days were the pain is almost unbearable and I cannot stand to do anything. These days are few but they happen. The Dr. says this is perfectly normal. There is not any harm to baby right now, as it grows we will have to watch it because they can have a tendensy to slow or completly stop the blood flow to the uterus. At that point we might have to do something about it, until then they will not do anything while I am pregnant because there are too many risks at putting me into premature labor and delivery and harming baby. The Dr says that there is a high chance that I will have to get it removed within a year of delievering the baby. Other than that everything seems right on. Baby is very active and very healthy according to the tests and ulrasounds. We will find out what we are having sometime at the beginning to middle of April. Trust me everyone will know when we know!!!

6) The last thing is that this last week we got word that the Diatetic Internship that is linked to Garratt's degree is being cut immediatly. This means that all the students currently on the "track" to completle their degree at WSU prior to the 2012 cutting of the entire Diatetic program will all have to find another form of internship on their own. This may not seem like a big deal except that the Internship is required to finish their degree. It is also required for the RD licencing procedures. So be praying for us as we look into ALL the options for pursuing Garratt's degree. Our main focus continues to be that Garratt finishes school with the DEGREES HE WANTS not a different degree.

Well, That is it for now!! I pray that everyone else is doing good and that life is treating you all well!!! We will enjoy the pummuling of snow that we are getting and think of all of you!!