Funny, Dave, that you should mention the back. This has been a frustrating week and I haven't posted because I just felt so frustrated and down. But here goes the week. Last Friday we had Jane's surgery. She has had a hard time. Sunday morning she had a temp of 104.7, she threw up for three days before I realized it was the codeine (they said nausea was normal, but it was lasting too long). Mike met with branch and, while nothing is for sure, they said he will most likely get Korea or Lewis. Korea would be a year unaccompanied and Lewis is filling the unit that leaves this fall for Iraq. I guess the reality of him leaving and leaving so soon really set in. Besides that my back started really hurting last week again for no apparent reason. My doctor and my PT checked everything out and they both think I have reherniated the disk in my back. My doc has put in a referral for an MRI, we are just waiting on Tri-care. This happened 2 weeks after I had been given the okay by my P.T. to try for baby number four. So, with this turn of events and no clear indicator as to why this keeps happening (Dave, it wasn't from Max-they think it is the sudden weight gain during pregnancies) besides my back being more fragile now, we have decided that our three girls will be our little family. After all those years of thinking we couldn't have anymore I feel so blessed but it is also kind of hard to take. Maybe somewhere down the road things will change. In the meantime I know what to do with my back and I'm not in nearly the pain that I was last year. I'm going to start swimming since I can't walk at a fast enough pace anymore to really get my heart rate up. I will keep doing PT and try to control it that way and put off surgery. We'll see how it goes. Besides all that, we are doing well. Sadie potty trained in two days-yeah! Mike has lots of homework but he's home and tonight we are going to the Braves home opener in Atlanta. We anticipate great amounts of joy.
I hope that covers everything. We love you all. Love, Brooke