I'm just glad Lisa and all her friends were OKAY!!! That's what really matters!!!
Here's pictures.
Cassie's Crazy Life...
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
2 Years Later...
It has been 2 years since I have actually used this blog for a real post. I tried creating a new blog when I got remarried but I lost over HALF of my readers... sooo... I am back and will be using this blog again!
A LOT has happened in the last 2 years... I got remarried... his name is Kyle McArthur. =-) Kyler & I moved to Arizona shortly after in December... We then found out we were pregnant!!
We are due January 11th, 2012 but hoping to deliver a week or two before that!
I seriously miss my OB in Oklahoma... Dr. Goff was my FAVORITE OB-GYN and I HATE that I can't have him deliver my next one!!! It makes me want to scream and cry at the same time. =-( Mostly bc I don't really particularly LIKE my current OB as much as I do Dr. Goff. Oh, the joys of having to move, ugh... shoot me...
Anyway.
Kyler is growing up fast. He is almost 2 1/2 years old now and such a hoot! He sure keeps us going and laughing! I feel so worn out almost everyday that comes... I don't know how moms keep up with a 2 year old and be sick n pregnant... it's taking EVERYTHING out of me just to get the "daily" tasks done, not to mention anything else. I am READY for this hellacious pregnancy to be OVER. I had NO idea a pregnancy could get as bad as mine got the last few months. I found out I have Hyperemesis Gravidarum along with Ptyolism. Look up Ptyolism if you're that interested, I'm not posting about it here. It's AWFUL!!! But Hyperemeisis almost killed me. Literally.
I had NO IDEA what Hyperemesis even was until they told me I had it. Sooo... for those of you interested, here is the actual definition for it.
"Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is a severe form of morning sickness, with "unrelenting, excessive pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting that prevents adequate intake of food and fluids."[1] Hyperemesis is considered a rare complication of pregnancy. Estimates of the percentage of pregnant women afflicted range from 0.3% to 2.0%.
When HG is severe and/or inadequately treated, it may result in:
(Which is what I have - Severe Hyperemesis)
Loss of 5% or more of pre-pregnancy body weight
Dehydration, causing ketosis and constipation
Nutritional deficiencies
Metabolic imbalances
Altered sense of taste
Sensitivity of the brain to motion
Food leaving the stomach more slowly
Rapidly changing hormone levels during pregnancy
Stomach contents moving back up from the stomach
Physical and emotional stress of pregnancy on the body
Subconjunctival hemorrhage (broken blood vessels in the eyes)
Difficulty with daily activities
(I suffered from EVERY SINGLE ONE except Subconjunctival hemorrhage. Instead I had broken blood vessels all over my face, my eyelids and my neck.)
Some women with HG lose as much as 30% of their body weight. Many sufferers of HG are extremely sensitive to odors in their environment; certain smells may exacerbate symptoms. This is known as hyperolfaction. Ptyalism, or hypersalivation, is another symptom experienced by some women suffering from HG."
So since I'm considered "Severe Hyperemesis" let me just explain what we went through in May, June and July...
My body threw up so much I ended up in the hospital and my body went into "Starvation Mode". My throat had sores that hurt so bad I could hardly eat. My stomach was so torn up inside I couldn't keep anything down. My digestive track started to shut down and it was MISERABLE. I felt so hopeless. The Dr decided to put a PICC line in my arm.
If you're unfamiliar with what a PICC line is (I was), it's
"A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line) which is basically a catheter inserted in one of your central veins in the arm and extending all the way over your should down into your heart."
They did this to bypass my digestive system bc mine was so screwed up and shutting down.
Anyway. So after this PICC line was inserted, I "vagualed down" is what they call it. Basically I passed out and all my vitals dropped. Kyle said I looked dead. He said my heart rate was in the 30's. Scary. But I was fine after about 20 minutes or so. They took me back up to my room and started me on TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition), bananna bags (vitamins and nutrients) and fluids. After a week, they sent me home with this PICC line and I was put on Home Health Care. I could not even function. My Grandma, Wannie, drove out to help, my mom and sister even came out to help. I was helpless. I couldn't even fix myself something to eat. Much less, take care of my own child! I couldn't even shower by myself! It was awful! I was bed-bound for what felt like an ETERNITY!! I was on TPN for 2 weeks and was supposed to go a minimum of another week until one morning Kyle took me into the ER for my arm and side pain and they found a blood clot that extended from my elbow clear up to my collar bone.
I've NEVER experienced anything SO PAINFUL! Blood clots are awful! They then removed the PICC line and started me on Lovenox shots. Twice a day. Ugh... I HATE needles and shots!! They said if I had waited 3 more days or so, the clot could have moved into my heart and killed me. Scary. It is now October 23rd, 2011 and I am doing MUCH better. I can actually function and I feel a lot better than I did! It makes me so grateful for the gospel and the power of priesthood blessings! It definitely helped me get through that awful time!
Kyle is working hard, currently working as a personal banker for Chase Bank. He loves it! Which makes me really happy bc that is sooo important in life to love what you do. He has an AMAZING boss, we just LOVE her. I hope it only gets better from here on out for him in this career! He is so good at what he does!! He is such a hard worker and is so admired by so many for that, mainly me. Now if I could only keep my focus and become an OUTSTANDING housewife someday... it's sooo hard for me... ugh. I do my best but sometimes I don't feel it's good enough! But I'm sure every housewife has to feel that way at some point right?
Okay. I have to get this out. I need input from you all. I am SERIOUSLY scared to take on this next baby... going from having a 16 1/2 month old son, losing him, not being a mother for a year --- really hard --- to having another baby boy and now he's 2 years old, pregnant with our next little baby - [A GIRL!!!] and expecting to deliver the beginning of January 2012 - how hard it is, really?
With having a 2 year old right now and all the housework at home and all the activities I try to keep Kyler involved in - how do you do all that plus take care of a newborn baby at the same time? I'm so nervous!!!
Oh well. I'm sure I'll be fine... haha.
Well, I hope I covered everything. I will post picures soon.
A LOT has happened in the last 2 years... I got remarried... his name is Kyle McArthur. =-) Kyler & I moved to Arizona shortly after in December... We then found out we were pregnant!!
We are due January 11th, 2012 but hoping to deliver a week or two before that!
I seriously miss my OB in Oklahoma... Dr. Goff was my FAVORITE OB-GYN and I HATE that I can't have him deliver my next one!!! It makes me want to scream and cry at the same time. =-( Mostly bc I don't really particularly LIKE my current OB as much as I do Dr. Goff. Oh, the joys of having to move, ugh... shoot me...
Anyway.
Kyler is growing up fast. He is almost 2 1/2 years old now and such a hoot! He sure keeps us going and laughing! I feel so worn out almost everyday that comes... I don't know how moms keep up with a 2 year old and be sick n pregnant... it's taking EVERYTHING out of me just to get the "daily" tasks done, not to mention anything else. I am READY for this hellacious pregnancy to be OVER. I had NO idea a pregnancy could get as bad as mine got the last few months. I found out I have Hyperemesis Gravidarum along with Ptyolism. Look up Ptyolism if you're that interested, I'm not posting about it here. It's AWFUL!!! But Hyperemeisis almost killed me. Literally.
I had NO IDEA what Hyperemesis even was until they told me I had it. Sooo... for those of you interested, here is the actual definition for it.
"Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is a severe form of morning sickness, with "unrelenting, excessive pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting that prevents adequate intake of food and fluids."[1] Hyperemesis is considered a rare complication of pregnancy. Estimates of the percentage of pregnant women afflicted range from 0.3% to 2.0%.
When HG is severe and/or inadequately treated, it may result in:
(Which is what I have - Severe Hyperemesis)
Loss of 5% or more of pre-pregnancy body weight
Dehydration, causing ketosis and constipation
Nutritional deficiencies
Metabolic imbalances
Altered sense of taste
Sensitivity of the brain to motion
Food leaving the stomach more slowly
Rapidly changing hormone levels during pregnancy
Stomach contents moving back up from the stomach
Physical and emotional stress of pregnancy on the body
Subconjunctival hemorrhage (broken blood vessels in the eyes)
Difficulty with daily activities
(I suffered from EVERY SINGLE ONE except Subconjunctival hemorrhage. Instead I had broken blood vessels all over my face, my eyelids and my neck.)
Some women with HG lose as much as 30% of their body weight. Many sufferers of HG are extremely sensitive to odors in their environment; certain smells may exacerbate symptoms. This is known as hyperolfaction. Ptyalism, or hypersalivation, is another symptom experienced by some women suffering from HG."
So since I'm considered "Severe Hyperemesis" let me just explain what we went through in May, June and July...
My body threw up so much I ended up in the hospital and my body went into "Starvation Mode". My throat had sores that hurt so bad I could hardly eat. My stomach was so torn up inside I couldn't keep anything down. My digestive track started to shut down and it was MISERABLE. I felt so hopeless. The Dr decided to put a PICC line in my arm.
If you're unfamiliar with what a PICC line is (I was), it's
"A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line) which is basically a catheter inserted in one of your central veins in the arm and extending all the way over your should down into your heart."
They did this to bypass my digestive system bc mine was so screwed up and shutting down.
Anyway. So after this PICC line was inserted, I "vagualed down" is what they call it. Basically I passed out and all my vitals dropped. Kyle said I looked dead. He said my heart rate was in the 30's. Scary. But I was fine after about 20 minutes or so. They took me back up to my room and started me on TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition), bananna bags (vitamins and nutrients) and fluids. After a week, they sent me home with this PICC line and I was put on Home Health Care. I could not even function. My Grandma, Wannie, drove out to help, my mom and sister even came out to help. I was helpless. I couldn't even fix myself something to eat. Much less, take care of my own child! I couldn't even shower by myself! It was awful! I was bed-bound for what felt like an ETERNITY!! I was on TPN for 2 weeks and was supposed to go a minimum of another week until one morning Kyle took me into the ER for my arm and side pain and they found a blood clot that extended from my elbow clear up to my collar bone.
I've NEVER experienced anything SO PAINFUL! Blood clots are awful! They then removed the PICC line and started me on Lovenox shots. Twice a day. Ugh... I HATE needles and shots!! They said if I had waited 3 more days or so, the clot could have moved into my heart and killed me. Scary. It is now October 23rd, 2011 and I am doing MUCH better. I can actually function and I feel a lot better than I did! It makes me so grateful for the gospel and the power of priesthood blessings! It definitely helped me get through that awful time!
Kyle is working hard, currently working as a personal banker for Chase Bank. He loves it! Which makes me really happy bc that is sooo important in life to love what you do. He has an AMAZING boss, we just LOVE her. I hope it only gets better from here on out for him in this career! He is so good at what he does!! He is such a hard worker and is so admired by so many for that, mainly me. Now if I could only keep my focus and become an OUTSTANDING housewife someday... it's sooo hard for me... ugh. I do my best but sometimes I don't feel it's good enough! But I'm sure every housewife has to feel that way at some point right?
Okay. I have to get this out. I need input from you all. I am SERIOUSLY scared to take on this next baby... going from having a 16 1/2 month old son, losing him, not being a mother for a year --- really hard --- to having another baby boy and now he's 2 years old, pregnant with our next little baby - [A GIRL!!!] and expecting to deliver the beginning of January 2012 - how hard it is, really?
With having a 2 year old right now and all the housework at home and all the activities I try to keep Kyler involved in - how do you do all that plus take care of a newborn baby at the same time? I'm so nervous!!!
Oh well. I'm sure I'll be fine... haha.
Well, I hope I covered everything. I will post picures soon.
I'm BACK!
I give up. Too many changes, too many things to keep caught up on and I'm TIRED of it!! So I am going back to my ORIGINAL blog address and I will be keeping up on THIS one from here on out with my current life! I will still have www.kylencassie.blogspot.com for Kyle's sake. He wants his own blog. But I'm tired of blog hopping whenever I want to post anything, it's too confusing!! Too bad I can't change my blog address on this one. Oh well!
So here we go! I AM BACK!!!
So here we go! I AM BACK!!!
Friday, April 8, 2011
Saturday, May 15, 2010
My Last Blog Post...
A lot has happened the last 6 months of our lives... I have a new blog website if you'd like to follow me there. The new blog address is:
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www.CassieKyler.blogspot.com
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This will be the last blog post on this actual blog website. ='-(
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I will be backdating and updating what has been happening in our lives the last six months at the new blog. I kindof went out-of-commission for a while. If you follow us on the new blog, you'll soon understand why. Until next time, have a Wonderful week!!
Love,
Cassie & Kyler
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www.CassieKyler.blogspot.com
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This will be the last blog post on this actual blog website. ='-(
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I will be backdating and updating what has been happening in our lives the last six months at the new blog. I kindof went out-of-commission for a while. If you follow us on the new blog, you'll soon understand why. Until next time, have a Wonderful week!!
Love,
Cassie & Kyler
Sunday, October 25, 2009
A Request, An Inspiration
My request is a simple and selfish one. I'm not even sure it's appropriate, but I'm posting it anyway. It's one that was made by a blogger that was suggested to me by a friend of mine. Anyway I recently have been reading it and she's lost her one and only baby just like I lost my one and only baby. If you have been reading her blog too then all of these words below will sound familiar to you.
It's a request made out of a need to know my son's life meant or means something to those around him. It's a request that any parent who has lost a child has either made vocally or has wished earnestly in their heart for...
My request is this:
If Kolby's life or loss has touched you in any way, caused you to change something about yourself, or even made you think about things a little differently, please share that with us through a comment, message, email and I know how much Kolby means to me and the imprint he has made on my life. Please share with us the imprint he has made on you in your own life, if he has. I will treasure what you have to say and will keep it personal and close to our heart more than you would ever imagine... even if you think it's sooo simple, it could mean the world to us... a dream, a thought, an experience, anything...
With each day that passes, I continue to feel the void that has been left within me. I'll never NOT feel it. But with the Lord's help and time, I know I will continue to heal. Even though it has been a year and 4 1/2 months and a new baby to care for, I couldn't get through each day relying on my own strength. I know He is carrying me... and He uses your prayers and kind words to pull me through.
Thank you...
Cassie
It's a request made out of a need to know my son's life meant or means something to those around him. It's a request that any parent who has lost a child has either made vocally or has wished earnestly in their heart for...
My request is this:
If Kolby's life or loss has touched you in any way, caused you to change something about yourself, or even made you think about things a little differently, please share that with us through a comment, message, email and I know how much Kolby means to me and the imprint he has made on my life. Please share with us the imprint he has made on you in your own life, if he has. I will treasure what you have to say and will keep it personal and close to our heart more than you would ever imagine... even if you think it's sooo simple, it could mean the world to us... a dream, a thought, an experience, anything...
With each day that passes, I continue to feel the void that has been left within me. I'll never NOT feel it. But with the Lord's help and time, I know I will continue to heal. Even though it has been a year and 4 1/2 months and a new baby to care for, I couldn't get through each day relying on my own strength. I know He is carrying me... and He uses your prayers and kind words to pull me through.
Thank you...
Cassie
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
More Updates!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
What have we been up to?
June 4th, 2009
Baby Kyler Jayden
(I love this outfit!!) Mommy and Kyler
June 11th, 2009
Kyler and little buddy Hunter
Conner at the Airport on his way home to Utah
Kyler waiting to get his GI done
Kyler Jayden - "Little Racer" Outfit!
Baby Kyler Jayden
(I love this outfit!!) Mommy and Kyler
June 10th, 2009
Daddy & Kyler
June 11th, 2009
Wearing my Blessing outfit that Angie & Richie gave me =-D
June 12th, 2009
Grandma Joni, Grandpa Kevin, Mommy & Kyler
Grandma Joni, Grandpa Kevin, Mommy & Kyler
The Splash Park!
June 24th, 2009
June 24th, 2009
Conner & Kyler
June 26th, 2009
June 26th, 2009
Kyler's Blessing Day... Grandpa Kevin gave him his blessing.
June 28th, 2009
June 28th, 2009
Angie, Richie & Mylie come to visit!
June 30th, 2009
Angie, Richie & Mylie
Kyler and little buddy Hunter
July 3rd, 2009
Conner holding baby brother, Kyler
July 5th, 2009
The Kids on our way to The Oklahoma Aquarium! - July 7th, 2009
and me... Bryon wouldn't turn around for a picture...
Our Family... for now. - July 7th, 2009
Kyler and the rest of us driving Conner, Lisa and Mom to the Airport
July 15th, 2009
Michelle & Lisa
Conner at the Airport on his way home to Utah
July 15th, 2009
Kyler waiting to get his GI done
July 17th, 2009
Kyler had reflux... Fun fun fun...
Kyler sleeping with his little giraffe
July 18th, 2009
Kyler Jayden - "Little Racer" Outfit!
July 19th, 2009
Bath Time! Kyler LOVES his baths!
This was him in his carseat right before I discovered he had just had his first blowout... no wonder the face he had!! A little uncomfortable don't you think? Gross!!
This was him in his carseat right before I discovered he had just had his first blowout... no wonder the face he had!! A little uncomfortable don't you think? Gross!!
July 20th, 2009
July 22nd, 2009
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