And the baby is a ...

I told my brother I feel like I wake up each day and climb into a roller coaster. He said it thinks its more like a blender. LOL Today someone turned the blender on high or added an extra loop to my roller coaster. Up and down and up and down we go!

Wow - where to begin. I guess the not-so-good is as good a place as any ... then to the good.

Dad will remain in ICU. His lung is now 100% full and his chest cavity is filling with fluid. The tumor is also growing. He is having a very hard time breathing and back on oxygen. The fluid is putting a strain on his heart. This evening his heart rate got up over 200 and was very erratic. They were able to finally get it down but are still having a hard time getting it regular. Mom is spending the night with him tonight and his doctor is there on duty all night. They put in a catheter and that with the lasicks is taking off more fluid than they were getting with him just going to the bathroom. Right now getting the fluid off is priority to give his lung and heart some relief.

Now on to some good news! I called my OB office yesterday and talked with them about what's happening with my dad and asked if we could move my ultrasound up so I wold be able to tell him what the baby was. They told us we would have to pay out of pocket but were awesome and scheduled it right away. God answered several prayers for us today. We arrived and they came out to tell us how sorry they were about what dad is going through and that the ultrasound would be free of charge. Our second answer was a very clear picture of our baby boy! I told them when we left there was no price I could put on being able to share that news with my dad today.

Now, being that it is April Fool's Day, I couldn't pass up a perfect chance to get the grandma's and grandpa's. We put dad's gift in a pink bag with pink paper. Mom, so sure of herself, saw it and yelled, "I knew it was a girl" and let out a giant "woo hoo". Then she stopped and asked if it was an April Fool's. Dad opened it up and a blue Mickey blanket fell out. Mom was happy it's a boy but she was not amused at my beautifully executed prank! LOL We bought a pink card that said "GIRL" for Steve's parents. They opened it and both began to whoop and hollar. Then opened the card to read, 'April Fool's" and find a picture of our little boy. The looks on their faces was hysterical! Dad Handy asked me if I was proud of myself, to which I gave a hearty YES! He loves to play jokes so today was my turn to get him good. And boy did we!

And finally - GO UD FLYERS!!

Rest well tonight, blessings to you all.