Our new baby!

Well it finally happened Julianna Kay has entered the world.

I went into labor on Wednesday morning at 1AM and gave birth to a beautiful 8lb 4.9 oz baby girl. She was 19" and has a full head of thick gorgeous hair. We had to spend an extra day in the hosptial because she had lost a lot of weight and was slightly jaundis. But all is fine now and we are home.

Went back to the doctor and the jaundis got a little worse.  So she is under the lights at home.  She is making some improvements, but still have a couple more days of under the lights. 

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Even my baby knows me too well
Current mood: confident
Category: Life

Well I am hoping for some good news this coming week.  Jenny and I are going in on Wednesday to have an ameniositois done to check on baby's lung development, and I am confident it will say that she is prefectly able to come out.  If this is true Jenny and I will be in the hospital at 5am on Friday morning to induce labor.  And anyone out there that knows me would know that I like to have my life planned.  Doesn't always work so well with kids, but it is what I wish for.  Jenny is still catching me off guard and I love it.  With any luck though we should have our second baby out sometime on Friday.  There will be more photos to come with Amy, mommy, baby and me.  Hopefully sometime in the very very near future.  So here is to the longest and shortest week I think in my entire life time.  It has been a quick eight and a half months but ever since we got out of the hospital a couple weeks ago it has gotten a lot harder to wait.  So if your reading this pray that the test results come back good as gold, and I will get the results posted as soon as I get out of the hospital and get a little sleep.

Talk to ya all soon!

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A new life
Category: Romance and Relationships

Well I know it has been forever since I have been on here, and it will probably be awhile before I am back on here.  I just wanted to give everyone out there an update.  When Talls had his going away party from Kato I met this amazing girl.  Life kinda through some road blocks in my way, but we ended up getting back together.  Since then I have asked her to marry me and she said yes.  Sorry if I didn't tell you earlier.  A little while after that we got pregnant and are expecting a new addition to our family.  Right now we have a three year old daughter and soon we will have a second little one.  The next one will be joining us in the middle of June. 

To all of you out there that say that you never want to be a parent let me tell you.  It is a lot of hard work but there is no greater happyness then watching a little one crawl up on your lap and say daddy i love you.  You can be upset with the world and the second that happens there is no other thought about anything but your family. 

Other then that oh yeah the wedding.  Jenny and I will be getting married on Aug 23rd of next year.  Sometime in the near future we will be selling Jenny's house, and my condo hopefully, and moving the family down to Blue Earth.  So if you need me give me a holler on the cell cause I don't get on myspace all that often.

I hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas and will have a Happy New Year.

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I am back!
Current mood: calm
Category: Blogging

Well for all of you out there it has been awhile since I have been on.  Sorry for the delay.  It is hard for me to work all day on a pc and then come home and want to work on it some more.  Besides that life seems to be just a blur.  Now I remember being in highschool thinking "God is my life ever going to move.  I have been doing this for what seems like forever."  Now I have almost spent the same amount of time out of school and it seems like just yesterday that I was still in school.  Well I am going to try and log on at least weekly going forward. 

Just an update on the family.  Well mom is really doing well.  She is back to work and is nearly fully recovered.  Thanks for everyones thoughts and prayers.  The rest of the family is all still healthy and doing well. 

We are down to the last week of Mankato State hockey and hopefully we will have a couple strong games to finish out the week.  See ya'll at Saturday nights game.

Nearly three months you would think that a bunch of other stuff has happened, and it probably has.  To be honest though I can't really think of anything else.  So for all of you that finished reading all of this good job.  For all the rest I guess I don't really blame you.  I don't have a whole lot to say.  Just wanted to let you know I am still around, and I will try and do better getting back to everyone.

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Why does everything happen all at once
Current mood: stressed
Category: Life

So the month of September and the first part of October has made my life much more interesting then I ever expected.  You know how things always come in sets of three well it seems that we have had that come true again. 

Well the beginning of Sept my mom got entered into the hospital to have a tumor removed from her brain.  Although it was not cancerous it is still not a good thing.  Espically since cancer runs pretty thick in my family.  Kisnd of a scary situation.  The surgury went through with out any problems, and she is back up on her feet.  Planning to start going back to work next week.  All is going much better then anyone ever expected, but it was still a pretty big stresser.

Then she gets home and I have a diabetic episode.  End up getting the stomach flu and a sinus infection.  Well if you want to learn more about it you can read my blog.  I sent a two page letter that included the CEO, and the rest of the hospital administration board.  So hopefully ISJ can fix the problems that happened to me.  Sorry but right now I don't feel safe going back to that hospital.  Until I know that things have been fixed I will not be returning. 

So if this is not enough stress for the month, my great grandmother passed away last night.  Now I know that she has been having a rough go at it for awhile.  Next week we are planning to have the visitation and funeral.  Well it will be nice to see all of our family together.  Just wish it were under better circumstances.

Well this has basically filled up the last four weeks of my life.  Used a lot of vacation time to cover all the missing hours at work.  So besides having this all go on during my personal time this also means that my work has been stacking up in the office.  Now hopefully this has been the last of the negetive things happening.  Because right now I really don't think I can handle anything else negetive happening in my life. 

Now for my friends out there I am sorry, but I am going to be taking some time for myself.  I know that this sounds really selfish and well it is, but currently I really don't know a better way to deal with it.  Currently I just need sometime to think about everything that has happened.  Take some time to know what I want to do with my life, and where it seems to be heading. 

Currently watching : Taxi (Widescreen Edition) Release date: 15 February, 2005

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ISJ Complaint Letter to the CEO
Current mood: angry
Category: Life

William Rupp, M.D.

President and CEO

Immanuel St. Joseph's – Mayo Health System

1025 Marsh St PO Box 8674

Mankato, MN 56002-8674

Dear William Rupp, M.D.:

This letter is to complain about the service that I recently received from Immanuel St. Joseph's – Mayo Health System nursing staff.  My date of birth is xxx xx, xxxx, and my account number at your hospital is xxxxxxxxxx.

During my recent stay at your hospital I was introduced to some alarming circumstances from a Type 1 Diabetic point of view.  When I came into Urgent Care I had a high blood sugar reading of over 500, and I was dehydrated from the stomach flu.  They then admitted me to the hospital.  When entering my hospital room 2411 they hooked me up with an IV to assist in re-hydrating me.  That evening my blood sugar level continued to rise, and the nursing staff realized I was hooked up to an IV with glucose included in it.  Instead of switching this to a straight saline drip they said they would let my other IV run out, and then make the adjustment to a straight saline drip.  As my sugar level continued to rise they wanted to move me into an Intensive Care Unit, but once the correct saline drip kicked in, my sugar level began to come down.

After this initial scare, one of the third shift nurses came in and tested my blood sugar level and it read 90.  He told me that this was considered crashing, while being diabetic; I typically don't show any signs until I get below 70.  He then required me to drink eight ounces of apple juice, and then shut off my insulin drip.  Being diabetic I know drinking apple juice will raise my blood sugar level, and without insulin there is nothing to bring my sugar level down.  About an hour later he came in and was surprised to see my blood sugar level at 250.  After all of that he questioned me about why my blood sugar went up and he asked if it usually responded that way.  I told him prior to this that I would need some sort of insulin to bring my blood sugar down if I was going to be taking carbohydrates. 

On my last day at your facility, I ordered my lunch at 10:45 AM as this would put my lunch at my normal eating time of 11:30 AM.  The cafeteria told me that they would not be able to send my lunch to me until my nurse signed off on my blood sugar reading.  I then buzzed for the nurse, and the aid came in instead and advised she would get the nurse for me.  Thirty minutes later I rang for my nurse again, and the aid once again said that she would go and get the nurse for me.  At noon the nurse came in and tested my blood sugar, and it came back at a little over 200.  Fifteen minutes later the nurse came back with another nurse to issue me 12 units of Novalog upon my request.  I then asked if she was going to contact the cafeteria for me in order for me to receive my lunch request.  The nurse agreed that she would contact the cafeteria immediately.  I then waited the additional hour that the cafeteria had requested to deliver my food to me.  At 1:15 PM I contacted the cafeteria and they said that they had not yet heard from my nurse so they were going to track her down.  From there I rang for the nurse again, and the aid said she would hunt down the nurse and have her call.  In another half an hour, I contacted the cafeteria and they said they were still not able to get a hold of a nurse to sign off on my food.  At that time the Diabetic Counselor came in, and was asking why I was upset.  I briefly explained the situation and she called the cafeteria to have my food sent up.  She did have to leave my room to get the nurse to call, and had a separate nurse check my blood sugar.  At that time I was down to 70 for a blood sugar reading.  She wanted to provide me with juice along with other things, but I was told if my sugar level was high they would not release me.  After a few moments I did drink the offered juice after she said it would not affect my release.

After I did eat lunch, the Diabetic Counselor returned and I requested to be processed early.  She said she would go back to the nurse and make sure that the paperwork process was started immediately.  When the nurse came in to remove my IV from my arm, she did so with no cotton covering the needle coming out of my arm.  So when I looked down at my arm there was blood running out of wound unto my sheets.  Then she looked at me and said "If you don't like the service that you are receiving you can just slap your nurse in the face." 

Other then this there were multiple things found in my sheets when they cleaned including: bloody cotton swaps, lancets, alcohol swaps, etc…  While the wait times I received by my nurses aid's was acceptable, the actual nurse typically took a minimum of thirty minutes for the aid to actually get a nurse.

I expected a much higher level of service from your hospital, and I am quite disappointed.  Because of the level of service that I received I do feel it necessary to send a copy of this letter directly to the Mayo Health Systems.  My family has spent a large time with the Mayo organization and has never received this service from them, and I feel they need to be informed of who they are affiliated with.  At this time I will be passing along my experience with your hospital to my friends and family.

Sincerely,

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Why I have been so distant
Current mood: tired
Category: Friends

Well to all of my friends that our out there I just wanted to say sorry!  I know I have been distant the last couple weeks, and I am not trying to be but there has been a lot on my plate. 

First my mom went into surgery on Monday to have a tumor removed from her brain.  Now for the friends that I didn't tell please don't be mad.  I tried not to tell anyone, and that is just because if I believe that it is not going to happen it is a lot easier to deal with.  Well even though I didn't want it to happen it still ended up happening.  So Monday I sat in a waiting area in St Maries with my dad and my sister.  We ended up sleeping at St Maries and spending the next day with my mom.  Thankfully they were able to pull out all of the tumor, and confirmed it with the cat scan on Wednesday.  Friday she ended up coming home and is resting there for the last day.  For all the thoughts and prayers from my friend they were greatly appreciated.  It was hard for me to think about it even though I know every thing went great.

After getting back from work I was working close to tweleve hours a day, but my mind was still in Rochester thinking about mom.  So I honestly have not been doing anything, but trying to catch up on my sleep.  Sleep has been really short this week, and I am just need a few days to just close my eyes.  Now that work has settled and mom is doing well that should be able to handle that.

Thanks for everyones thoughts and prayers.  Thank you to everyone for all of your support.  I will promise to try and get back to everyone shortly.  Just to let everyone know I did see mom at home today and she looked great.  I little wore out but that is to be expected.

Thanks again!

Currently watching : Stealth (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition) Release date: 15 November, 2005

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Taking a chapter from Talls
Current mood: pissed off
Category: Life

Taking a chapter from Talls

Well I have been watching life for the past few days, or weeks, or months, or maybe even years.  So anyways people have changed so much over the years, and I am just wondering were peoples decentcey has went.  For those of you that don't know me, and for those that do you are probably really confused.  I guess what am I getting at is why do people no longer care about the thoughts and feelings of others.  Our society has changed to a society of only worrying about themselves.  I concur (Thanks Tony for the word) that it happens to me from time to time as well, but why doesn't everyone think about how things are going to affect others.  If we continue down this road where is the world going to come to?  It is an open ended question that I know no one has the answer to, but I think that it is something that everyone should take the time to think about for just a little bit.  I understand things can be taken out of context, and maybe this is what I have done.  But looking at the state that our world is in today I think I can make a pretty good case for this arguement.  Can't we take a minute out of our busy lives and just love our brothers and sisters?  Instead of just letting that comment come out of our mouths; take just a minute and think of how it is going to affect the people that are around you.  Go out there in the world tomorrow and pass out a little love to your neighbor and watch the world change from cyicalness to a more loving community.  Alright now that I have gotten that off my chest I feel just a little bit better. Here is what I am asking of you, and myself.  Go out there for the next month and make it a goal that each day you reach out to just one person and make their day special.  Put a smile on their face, and when you see that smile on their face ask them to pass that to just one other person.  If we all do this will we see a change?  I don't know but would it hurt to give it a try?  If this would spread I have a feeling that things around this world would change.  Would it cause world peace, stop all the wars, end all of the rapes, stop the murders from happening?  No.  I am not that stupid, but would it improve the state of the community?

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Support our troops.
Current mood: thankful

Hey all read this. This makes me think of my cousins serving and what they have to go through.


Your alarm goes off, you hit the snooze and sleep for another 10 minutes.
He stays up for days on end.

You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
He goes days or weeks without running water.

You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
He gets shot at, as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.

You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.
He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.

You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket.
He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.

You talk trash on your "buddies" that aren't with you.
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.

You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.

You complain about how hot it is.
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe the sweat from his brow.

You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.
He does not get to eat today.

Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean everyday.

You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.

You are angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
He is told he will be held an extra 2 months.

You call your girlfriend and set a date for that night.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.

You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.

You roll your eyes as a baby cries.
He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet.

You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own government and remembers why he is fighting.

You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of the men like him.
He hears the gun fire and bombs.

You see only what the media wants you to see.
He sees bodies lying around him. Some are his own buddies.

You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.
He does what he is told.

You stay at home and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is given to call and write home, sleep, and eat.

You crawl into your bed, with down pillows, and try to get comfortable.
He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 minute nap, only to be woken by gun fire.

You sit there and judge him, saying the world is a worse place because of men like him.
If only there were more men like him.

If you support your troops, repost this

Currently watching : High Plains Drifter Release date: 24 February, 1998

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Your it.
Current mood: relaxed
Category: Blogging

RULES: Each player of this game starts with "6 weird things/habits about yourself". People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things/habits as well as state this rule clearly. At the end you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says "you are tagged" and tell them to read your blog.

6.  I fold my straw wrappers in half until they will not fold any more, and then stick them in my pocket.

5.  When I eat I always finish one thing before I move on to the next thing on my plate.