Quick Update

Nothing remarkably new on Marilyn. THey brought in a lung specialist to see if she is ready to be taken off the ventilator. But she is still unresponsive.

In other news...Dan and I made our first baby purchase. We found a very cute (and reasonably priced) crib on craigslist. It's just a plain wooden crib, but I really like it. It did not come with a mattress, so we'll still have to get that. I keep searching craigslist for more great baby finds. :)

I have also bought my first maternity clothes. I found a few pants on eBay, some tops on clearance at Old Navy, and a pair of jeans at Goodwill. I also bought 3 belly bands so I can wear my jeans a little longer. Hopefully that will be all the maternity clothes I'll need to get through - except a couple of pairs of shorts and a nightgown/robe for the hospital.

When I was at Goodwill I couldn't resist and ended up walking through the baby section and bought a 3month pale blue baby sleeper, and some 12 month denim coveralls. They were so cute, and for $1 a piece I figured I couldn't go too wrong. And no - we still don't know the sex of the baby. I just got blue because it was cute.

Until later...

No News - Good News?

I don't have much to report as far as Marilyn. She is still in ICU, still on a ventilator and still has seven IVs running into her.

The good news is she seems to have beaten the infection, her dialysis is going very well, her ostomy bag seems functional, and her blood pressure has remained stable.

The biggest concern is she is still unresponsive. She been that way for a week now. There doesn't seem to be a physical reason for it, so the doctor is hopeful she is some sort of self-induced protective shock/coma state.

So we wait.

Not Going Well

My cousin (Marilyn's middle child) called and told me things are not looking good. She's sedated for now, and has a massive infection she is fighting. Something about the blood vessels in her bowels are too thin and weak to survive which means her intestines will start to die? I'm not exactly sure - my cousin was pretty upset and not entirely coherent.

Still Need Prayers

Aunt Marilyn had surgery early this morning. They told us yesterday they couldn't operate because she wouldn't survive. This morning they said they had no choice - if they didn't operate she would be dead in hours.

She pulled through the surgery, and her blood pressure has risen and stabilized. She is still hallucinating though (calling out and talking with my long-deceased grandma) and is completely unresponsive.

This would be the downside of living 2500 miles away. I want to be there with her.

Need Prayers

Many of you know my Aunt Marilyn. She's been another mom to me and is the wisest, most wonderful woman I know.

She's very ill right now. She was admitted to the hospital last night and from what my uncle is saying, she's not doing very well. She's in the ICU and is "out of it" and unable to communicate.

Please say a prayer for her speedy recovery. I'm not ready to loose another mom.

Invitations Away

Hot off the presses, the invites are currently winging their way to your home! (Well most of them - there are a few stray addresses we are still trying to compile!)

The Rings

Tonight we picked up our rings! They turned out amazing, and I absolutely love mine. This is the engagement ring only - you'll have to wait to see the final ring until after the wedding. I personally like it even better when the wedding bands are in place, but Dan adores the simplicity of the single stone. I really love that we were able to use the stone from my mom's ring. It seems so fitting.

Sorry - you'll have to wait to see Dan's until the wedding :)