.change this something normal into something beautiful.

It is finally SPRING! The aspens in our front "yard" are green and everyday I find a new grove on the surrounding mountains that are blooming. The river is high (very high) and I love that I get to fall asleep to it rushing outside my window every night. Jordan and I have been eating lunch together on our deck everyday and can't get over the beauty of God's provision. If I could, I would go take pictures, but I can't..yet. : D

I've had two doctors appointments since I last updated and both were very short and uneventful! Yay! All the tests and labs came back fine and I DO NOT have pre-eclampsia or any thyroid issues, thank God! They did more blood work to check my platelet count last night because it has been low, but Jordan and I determined that since I stopped bleeding very quickly after the needle poked me that my platelet count is fine ; ). Only 11 more days of medication and bedrest and then I'm free to roam about the country (my doctor's words, not mine). The medication is far worse than bedrest...I have to take it 4 times a day and for hours afterwards I'm weak and dizzy and flushed and it makes me really anxious and restless. Really hard to function during the day and sleep during the night, but it kind of forces me to be ON bedrest. I also hate taking any medication during pregnancy so that's another issue I'm struggling with at the moment, but it will be over soon enough.

Over the weekend, some really great friends of mine threw me a baby shower. It was so nice to get out of the house for a few hours, even if I had to stay sitting down through the entire thing, and to visit with a bunch of awesome ladies. It was also very special because as they spent some time in prayer for us I was reminded of Jordan and I are blessed here, even as hard as it is sometimes to live so far from family and to be so secluded.

Thanks again to everyone for their prayers and I hope you all are enjoying this beautiful time of year...