labor day

Well....here's the latest, and I don't have long- we're bustin' outta here for a few hours, THANK GOODNESS. The hospital gets so confining, and sometimes all the help in the world -- while we are forever forever so so so grateful for it-- can be overwhelming and you just need to get a break-- not that I don't get out of the room when other people are here to watch Ridge, I do- I do the laundry or go get lunch or run an errand or blog or whatever...but other than that, I can't even remember the last time I was all alone. Other than being in the bathroom...I just really can't remember. I guess about 6 weeks ago? And that is true for all of us- Brandon, myself, Sawyer, my mom and my mother in law-- and other friends and family too, I'm sure....all of us are just always around someone. So we're going to lunch and our pastor's wife is going to watch Sawyer for a few hours while my mom stays with Ridge, and my mother in law and her mom are also on the way to spend some time with the Ridge-ster. SO it will be nice to get a break, and we feel like we can...because, GET THIS:

Yesterday, Ridge's hemoglobin was 8.7 which is low but not transfusing material. His platelets were 252K which is so weird....b/c it's above normal level...THEN, today, his hemoglobin was 10.1! His platelets were 325K. The platelets are regularly going up, but the hemoglobin was a pleasant shock! Of course, the doctors think it could be a mistake. We sure hope not!

There isn't any other major news b/c stuff is slow here since it's a holiday weekend.

I hope everyone enjoys their day off of work/school/etc...IF you are lucky enough to work somewhere where you get a day off today...those of you who aren't...like our super wonderful nurses- we hope you have a good day anyway!

Sawyer is crying and throwing a fit, Ridge won't go to sleep, everyone's running kind of late so it is a ZOO in here so this blog is probably so crazy and makes probably no sense.

The only other thing I wanted to share is this...we sang this in church yesterday. I know we've sang it a hundred times, but I still wanted to share it:

How great is our God...sing with me, how great is our God, and ALL WILL SEE HOW GREAT, HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD.

Have a great day! I hope it is less insane than this one looks like it's gonna be! Pray for our pastor's wife today- Sawyer is being a MESS!

Love to ya-

the carys