Lets start by going back to mid-March. It was the hardest time for us down here yet. Dave thought that the hospital was "sucking his soul" and I felt that it was in fact sucking mine since I never saw him. Dave was on call every 4 nights, and the oncology service was really wearing on him. Now he's on call q 5 nights which actually makes it feel a lot better. (For the non-medical people, "q" means "every") Anyway, now he's on MICU (medical intensive care unit) so he's getting more great experiences. His first night on he put in 6 central lines, ran a code, etc. He got 45 minutes of sleep though, so that was good! At that point I think I'd just rather not sleep. So anyway, so far this month has been going better hour wise. I just don't sleep well when he's not here, I hear strange things. However, our alarm is set to instant, meaning that if something moves, it's going to go off...so that gives me peace of mind.
As I'm sitting here, the National Championship basketball game is on. Michigan State lost in the final four. It was heart breaking, but Dave took it pretty well. I think he's learning that there's always next year....or maybe it was the fact that a couple of friends showed up with 5 minutes left so he was forced to be a little more controlled.
Oscar has been doing well. He's nearly 50 pounds at 6 months, and he still continues to grow. A few weeks ago he was playing outside and hurt himself and I was convinced that he had hip dysplasia. I didn't sleep all night, I just kept thinking that what a long life that would be for him and if they made such things as puppy insurance. Are all pet surgeries out of pocket? I wish I could have him covered on my insurance so that I would only have to pay co-pays. I wonder if my health savings could be spent on my dog. I may try it....
However, Oscar is doing great now, besides the fact that he doesn't think he's a dog. (We're to blame for that) We've been running every morning and he enjoys that. So many times I'm whispering to him, "Oscar, let's slow down." And by whispering it's because I'm so out of breath I can hardly utter words. The whole time while Oscar is happily trotting along. Really, for him it's more like a fast walk. I have a video of him sitting at our front windows watching squirrels outside, I may have to post it. It's funny to watch his head go back and fourth.
On another note, Dave and I are going to Vegas this month! Not together, of course, with our friends....on different weekends. :) He's going for his friend Brant's birthday, one of Brant's bands, Muse, is playing out there the same weekend so he'll be able to go to the show. I'm going a few weeks later for a bachelorette party with a bunch of my sorority girls. Love those girls, and I can't imagine the fun we'll have. We're staying in a suite, it's probably going to be something that rivals "The Hangover". Only request: no tigers.
Our Easter was nice. It was the first time to be away from family with no family here at our home either. Dave was on call, so I went to church by myself which was fine. For lunch we, and by we, I mean Oscar and I. We went out to one of the girls I work with, Harper's parent's house and had lunch with her, and her family. She and her husband have a little girl, Hannah Kate, who is a doll, and loves Oscar. (She's two) She calls him "my Osca" and likes to take him on "walks" aka lead him around on the leash have him chase her. If she runs, he follows. She even fed him birthday cake. She's his new best friend.
It was great to have some place to go yesterday though, it made if feel more like Easter. I did take Dave up some leftover lasagna last night. We sat in an ICU conference room and had Easter dinner. A few of his upper levels joined us, it was nice.
Yesterday I broke down and turned on the air conditioning. It's been in the mid 80's, but yesterday I started to sense some humidity, so it was kind of warm. And it was 81 in our house, so I figured it was time. I'm still hot, and it's suppose to cool down back into the 70's but the pollen is getting bad that it's turning everything yellow. They advised to leave all windows and doors closed. Looks like it's just going to have to stay on then.
My mom, Michelle and one of our family friends that we grew up with, Ashley Bender is coming this weekend. We're going to do some spring planting and spruce this place up a little. I can't wait!! This yard needs to be whipped into shape. It should be a fun girl's weekend though. Ashley is coming over from Memphis, TN which is about 4 hours from here.
Okay, enough rambling for me, I wish I had better stories for y'all. I'll try to do better with keeping up on this! Happy spring to everyone, especially the Nebraska folk who have started to see the sun!! Much love!
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