Update and a few more pictures to enjoy

Update: all the blood work on my lab tests came back looking great. The doctor is convinced that I have labyrinthitis, an inflammation of the inner ear. I am to continue taking a motion sickness medication that he prescribed on Monday. I found that it makes me feel worse, so he said I can just take it at night so it can work while I'm sleeping.

He also gave me a little medication to take to lower my stress levels as needed. I took a half of a tablet yesterday afternoon and could feel the difference right away. For two days I had been a bundle of nerves, pretty much a quivering puddle of anxiety, but after a good nap yesterday and a good night's sleep last night I think I'm doing a little better.

The dizziness and weakness has not gone away. I'm not sure how weakness/shakiness fits in with his diagnosis but am trying to be patient and give my body a chance to settle down and see if the medication will work. The doctor said that if I'm still having trouble next week that he'd try to set up a test with an ear-nose-throat specialist to look in my ear and see what is going on in there. Please keep praying for me and for Dennis and the little girls. Squeaky is especially concerned- "Mommy, are you still sick?"

This is Squeaky's drawing of a "mailbox".


These next three were taken at Dennis' cousin's wedding last weekend. Winnie was such a good girl and went to sleep in gramma's arms.