So this is what it feels like

So this is what it feels like to get a period. Yes, I finally got my period for the first time in almost 2 years. On my own. No help from any doctor. It's been 6 weeks since my last one which was induced by my doctor pretty much. To say I was shocked yesterday when it happened is an understatement. I'm very happy to say the least. The only thing is that I don't think I can use tampons. Everytime I do my flow pretty much stops so I am just using pads to be safe but that would seriously suck if that is the case. I think I am going to call my doc on Monday to let her know.

Now I have mixed feelings on where we go from here. Do we start trying for #2 now? Do we wait? Ideally I would like to start trying now so we may just do that because it may be a bit more difficult than before. So just things to consider at this point. I know that we for sure want at least 1 more!

As far as Ben, they scheduled his second surgery. It will be Nov 10th and this one he will have to stay in the hospital overnight for. They want to monitor him for 12 hours after the surgery so he will probably go home the next morning if everything goes ok. I'm just hoping they fix it this time and he doesn't have to worry about anything anymore!

Tricia had her 15 month check up on Monday. She is weighing in at 22.5 lbs and she is 30 in long. I believe she is 67% for her weight and 30% for her length. I was surprised at the weight because she has always been on the low side for her weight. He said everything looks good with her. Although he did say that she looks like she has very sensitive skin (she has a rash around her mouth right now, not sure what it is or from) and so we need to just watch that especially going into winter.

So an update....

So a few things have been happening. Ben had his surgery for his heart. Unfortunately, nothing was accomplished. They got in and they do see the problem. He has two "wires". Most people only have one. The second one is not too big of a deal because they can usually treat it with heat while they are in there and kill the tissue. The problem is Ben's extra "wire" is so close to his first that they would risk giving him permanent damage in his first one and he would need a pacemaker for the rest of his life if they did do any damage. So they are referring us to a doctor at Children's Hospital. This doctor will use a freezing method to kill the tissue instead of heat. There is much less risk of permanent damage-if they start to freeze the first one, then they can just heat it back up and it will not have damage. So he has his first appointment next week with the doctor and from there they should just schedule the surgery since he has been through all the testing already.

As far as my health issues...Nothing yet. No period. No signs of anything. I think I may have ovulated on Monday night because I was feeling a pain that I'm pretty sure was it. So we will see what happens over the next week or so. Hopefully it starts up and everything is ok. I'm not so optimistic anymore. But time will tell so for now it's wait and see.

Work is still just ok. I won't know until Feb now if I am getting a raise though. Although everyday (including yesterday) more promotions are being posted at work and I am really struggling with how every other department can get theirs to go through but mine won't. It's making me very disheartened and giving me honestly no motivation to continue doing what I am. We will see what happens in Feb. They have "committed" to making sure I get something then. But if not, I will be in search of other opportunities.

Baby Tricia is doing great. She is babbling SOOO much now. She is constantly talking gibberish and makes us laugh all the time. She does say "dog", "woof", "dad", "mom" and a few other things. It's really cute and she just makes my heart melt. She is a running fool! She just takes off all the time. She is into EVERYTHING though and my house is constantly a disaster but I'm ok with it because it's her :)