In my last post I shared the encouraging results from my ultra sound. I should have mentioned that this was my interpretation, because when my dr. called me the next day with the official results she did not share my optimism, and consiquently put me on bedrest.
This girl took first place in the "Yogi Bear Jump Rope Jump Off" 
Because the hemotoma has grown there is something still bleeding inside of me that needs to clot off before it can even start to heal. The only way to clot it off is through rest.....24/7....no lifting anything....especially not 25lb. 1 year olds. A tricky order when you have 4 kids, and all the household tasks that come along with them.
I must say we're making it work. Austin has stepped it up and been a HUGE help. He got himself up every morning last week for school and made breakfast for himself and the others. I am so proud! I do understand that I need to heal, so I'm taking the drs. orders very seriously. I want to protect this little baby, and i'm hoping if I really rest now, I may kick this hemotomas butt before school gets out in 2 weeks.
Back to the original subject of my post.....we bought a new camper this spring and decided that we would go camping Memorial Weekend. I found an available lot at the Yogi Bear Park in Silver Lake a few weeks back. The dillema we faced all week was whether we could camp and have me continue to stay resting. Tim, who I must say has been absolutely wonderful, told me we could do whatever I wanted. He was afraid if we went camping I would be bored out of my mind since I would just have to sit there. None of the usual fun...no bike rides, hiking, walking etc. However, by Thurs. night after 3 loooooooong days of sitting on my couch, we decided to go.
It was a good trip.....different, but good none the less. We explained to the kids before we left that we wouldn't be able to do all the things we usually do when we're camping.
When we got there we were pleasantly surprised to find that they had put us on a lot one away from the bathroom and the heated pool. Perfect! I was able to lounge at the pool and actually work on my sunburn :) The kids had a great time. Yogi Bear has activities all day long that we don't usually participate in b/c we are usually at the beach or on a bike ride...but this year we got our monies worth out of Yogi.
That being said, here are some pictures of our weekend....
The kids entered the box car making contest and race.....right up their alley!
These fierce competitors managed to snag first and second place. The prize? One yogi dollar to spend in Yogi Camp Store on candy....it was a good day :) 
Isn't she a filthy mess? She literallly rolled in the dirt, and took off after every dog she saw. After dealing with this "little grill" all weekend, I think Tim finally understands why I get nothing done when she is awake. She has a mind of her own!
On Saturday night we broke the rules and indulged in mini golfing and ice cream....with the understanding that I would walk slow, and sit on the bench at every hole, and not even think about picking up Stella. It was quite comical... Austin was very serious about keeping score, Sydney just kept hitting her ball not really trying or aiming, Dylan kept losing his club and ball and himself to the water, and Stella would steal everybodys ball after they hit it....causing great upset from the others. We are years away from competitive mini golf!
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