Update On Jessica & Mikki

Jessica and Jason were here for most of the afternoon. I made "dupper". That's a combination of dinner and supper, since we ate about 3 pm.

Since you asked, we had weinies and kraut, fried potatoes, gravy and pan bread.

Jessica slept until I had the meal on the table, ate, then dozed until they left about 5:30. She is still not kicking too high, poor kid. I think she had a virus and they just happened to catch the urinary tract infection when they did a urinalysis. On her discharge papers they had written in "flu" and urinary tract infection. Whatever it is, it's kicking her butt pretty good. She's pale as a ghost and hadn't eaten anything since Sunday night until she ate here this afternoon. She's still weak and drained, and she's really sore and achy from all the dry heaves, God love her.

Please keep praying for Jessica, and she told me to tell everyone how much she appreciates your prayers.

Next pregant lady. Mikki called me this evening with her latest news. As we suspected, her doctor told her she's in the hospital until we have a baby. Her blood pressure will not come down consistently and she is maxed out on her blood pressure medications. She can't take any more without fear of harming the baby.

Now it's a waiting game. She will be 35 weeks on Wednesday, but he'd like her to go at least 37 weeks if possible.
This picture was taken on Sunday afternoon in her hospital room. From left to right, that's Mikki, my sister, Martha (also Mikki's mother-in-law), my sister, Cecil, and Jason.

Mikki told me to thank everyone for your prayers on her behalf, and that she appreciates them very much. Our prayers are being answered, thank God for them.

As for me, the Spirit is willing, but the body, it hurts and it's stiff. I'm in good spirits, just can't get around too well. Arthritis tends to have cycles of more and less pain and stiffness, in my case anyway. I'm hoping this cycle of more pain and stiffness will pass soon.

I'm working on a baby afghan for Mikki and Danny's baby, Seth. I have to work on it in fits and starts because of my arthritis, of course, but it's coming along. There's one of the squares to the left. It will be in the baby pastels: baby blue, pink, green and yellow.

And before anybody asks for the pattern, I'd love to share it, if I could only find it. Sorry to make your hair itch over a lost item again, Barb. I've made literally dozens of these in both baby size and full bed size over the last 25 years. I have the square pattern memorized, but the border is another story. The last few I've made I've kind of faked the border. They looked fine, but it wasn't the original pattern. I've searched high and low for it. I suppose it will turn up someday.

After I get Mikki's afghan done I'll be starting on one for Emmy. Jessica and Jason want Emmy's done in baby blue and pink.

Other than that, I have to tell you that there's nothing all that exciting or momentous happening here in my little corner of the world.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Wednesday, y'all.