Drama, drama, drama

This weekend was pretty rough for our family. A few weeks ago, my grandpa had a stroke and although he was recovering from it, his speech was slurred and he was really exhausted. When his physician gave him the choice of going to a nursing home and being rehabilitated or going home and having hospice come in as he lived out the remainder of his life, he chose to go home. We all knew he wouldn't last much longer.

On Friday I received a phone call from my mom that his kidneys had shut down, and according to his hospice nurse he wasn't going to last more than 2-3 days. Jason, Karyn and I rushed to Brigham to see him one last time before he passed away. Katie and her family drove down from Soda Springs, Nick's family came from Shelley, and Abe even flew in from Alaska. It was an emotional day for all of us. Grandpa was still lucid and knew who we all were, although he did tell us he was ready to go. It was painful to watch him struggle to talk and breathe. I cried a lot on Friday.

We spent the weekend hanging out with our family, and it was so good to be able to see Abe. On Sunday as I was preparing for church, I realized I hadn't felt my baby move for several hours. I laid down on my bed and Jason tried to get her to kick him. She wouldn't respond - which was odd because normally the mere sound of Jason's voice gets her going crazy. She is already so attached to him! I tried everything I could think of to get her to kick me, but she wouldn't. I finally called my doctor and told them what was going on. They instructed me to go to the hospital. Karyn drove us down there, and we were admitted so they could make sure everything was okay. My little stinker of a child perked up the minute they put the fetal heart monitor on her! At least she's okay. She just thinks she's quite the tease and I suppose she's right.

As of right now grandpa is still hanging in there and we're grateful to have him around, although I do hope he is able to go soon so that he is no longer in pain. He has lived a good life and raised an amazing family, and I am so grateful to be able to call him my grandpa.

Jason practicing to be a daddy with our beautiful niece Sevanna....thanks to Katie for allowing him to hold her and get used to having a little one around!