Easter Sunday

Hey there, Dustin here. Brandi was riding high on her hyperemesis cycle this week. She actually went outside and played with Orion on Saturday. She was doing really good and holding everything down. It was really good to see her out of bed and up and around. However, she overdid it a bit and was on the downward spiral by Sunday morning. I decided to take Ori and get him out of the house so Brandi could rest. We went to Aunt Jill's in Centerville for Easter dinner. Ori was the center of attention, even though all he wanted was to go outside to play. Here he is figuring out how those easter eggs work.

We've got some outside help coming in to carry the load until Brandi gets better. We hired a housekeeper to help twice a month and a part time nanny to help when I am at work. Hopefully It wont be long now. We went back and looked at her chart from last time, and the last time she had to get fluids was 14 weeks. We are almost there now, so keep us in your prayers!

Pushing forward

Well ok ... a new update. We went in again on Tues for more fluids and another shot of phenergan to help with nausea and knock me out. They gave me another 4 liters of fluid and weighed me I just about fell over when they told me I have lost almost 25 lbs! I really do need to bottle this and use it after I have the baby... haha. We did have an ultra sound done... I am so thankful for Carlos and Raquell they are so nice and take such good care of me ... so we checked to make sure all the baby is ok and there was enough fluid etc. The baby was pretty active and looks great! That is a relief, its so hard to think the baby is alright when I feel and look like death, but its great and it actually measured a little further along then the original due date so now its Sept. 28th and we are 13 weeks along yay closer then we thought. Carlos is pretty sure I will have this baby two weeks early again like Orion - and we were able to see that is another BOY(95% sure)!! Yep... we are having another boy, crazy! So that lifted my spirits a little its fun to see the ultra sound and see him doing well and active, it made me actually feel pregnant for the first time instead of just really sick. If I feel ok sometime soon I will put the pics up for you all to see.

I also wanted to say thank you for all the uplifting comments that have been left. They are really nice to read and it helps me to press on. Thanks to our families for all the help as well I dont know what we would do with out you all.

Oh and Justin thank you so much for taking care of the reception and giving up a friday night... that sure put my mind at ease and was very nice of you to do. Only now I have to try and live up to you and dustin - lol you are both so good at shooting (sigh) someday lol.

Keep On Keepin' On...

Dustin here again. It's crazy how the days just blend together, Even when this last month has seemed sooo long. Brandi is still fighting the good fight. She's still pretty darn sick. Yesterday she tried to go to wal-mart with Steve, and that didn't end so well. They say that the majority of women with Hyperemesis get better after 20 weeks, and we are about at week 12. So keep us in our prayers! Today Brandi's fledgling video business had a wedding to shoot, so I had to cover it. It was weird being back at the Salt Lake Temple doing a wedding video. It's been so long. It would have been quite refreshing, had I not known I had to be at KJZZ doing my real job when I finished. Props to Justin for shooting the Reception while I take care of my Powerhouse responsibilites. Oh I also saw Mike Terry there shooting a wedding. Small World. Also Props to Stevie for watching Orion 4 days this week.




Work these past weeks has been hard. My Technical Director is no longer at the station, so we've had some different people filling in. For Those of you that don't speak TV, The T.D. is the guy who sits at the giant board with all the pretty little lights, and pushes all the buttons when the director tells him to. He's pretty integral to the show. A Good T.D. makes the show go so much better. He catches all the mistakes that the Director doesn't see. So we've been looking for a permanent replacement. Anyone out there who wants to be ordered around by me 5 nights a week? :P The Jazz are in full swing right now, so I've been having to work a few games on the weekends. That's been rough on Brandi, cause I'm not home as much. But there are only 4 more away games in the season left, but then the playoffs start! Wow, long season.

Thanks for everyone's help this last little bit. We are hoping that we're near the end of the Big "H"

A Brandi Update

Hey everyone, Dustin Here. I know I never post on this thing, but Brandi wanted me to update this and let everyone know how we were doing. Brandi is still really sick. She's dropped a good 15 pounds, and she's starting to look pretty thin. I told her we should figure out a way to bottle this and sell it. We could make a fortune. She has had a couple of good days where she can keep a little soup down, but they are few and far between. We've been up to Brigham City for an IV a few times, so she doesn't get too dehydrated. She's talked on the big white telephone so much that her esophagus is bleeding. yikes. We're going on a month now, so we hope the end is near. Ori had been going up to my Mom's house (Granny Janny's) a couple times a week, and he's having a great time. Thanks to all those who have been helping out. I've also been able to spend a lot more quality time with Ori the past month, it's been a lot of fun. I have a hard time keeping up with him. He's at the age where he wants to see and touch everything, especially if it's dangerous. And at his age, almost everything is. He always is coming and grabbing me by the hand, and leading me to the door to go out and play--even if it's 10 PM and freezing out. Today, much to my chagrin, he figured out how to circumvent the gate at the stairs, so now he just wants to play on the stairs all day. Such is life with the little man.