Mr.& Mrs.Baxter: July 2014

Six whole freaking months! I know, I know, we have been off the grid in our own private newlywed bubble. Marriage is full of crazy, let me just tell you. But we love it because it’s our crazy. Marriage is hard, there are times where I tell Zac that I’ve never disliked or loved someone so much at the same time, and I'm sure he can feel the same way about me but in this weird mixed up married universe…that’s just how it is sometimes. But I wouldn't change it for the world. I love him far too much and we have learned so much from each other. I don't think I'm capable of loving another human being as much as I have grown to love him.

 As for our life update, lets see… I was working at Massage Envy Spa in Orem while going to school, and although I loved the girls and working there, I found a better opportunity so now BOTH Zac and I are working at Ancestry, we love working together. It’s actually how we met! We are incredibly blessed to be working for such a great company, especially one that has such great benefits so we are really happy to both be working 40 hours a week, have awesome health coverage and access to a bunch of other great perks the company provides.

 Other than that we went back to my home in Sacramento for my step grandma's funeral. It was a beautiful service and celebration of her life. It was fun to relax at home and to spend time with family. Zac and I enjoyed the sunshine, playing with the horses, exploring my hometown, swimming and just an overall good time. We did have a bit of a health scare upon coming home though and a few people have been asking me about it so I thought I’d go ahead and share, the day after we got back I started experiencing a sharp pain in my lower left abdomen and it was making it very difficult and painful to breathe. Thankfully we had a doctors appointment set up to talk about good old birth control and so I casually brought up my side ache. My doctor thought it could be a fractured rib or a torn muscle under my rib cage but had me get blood work done just in case. After getting my blood drawn we headed home and got ready for Zac's softball game, he's really good by the way (: However we get a call from my doctor saying that my blood came back really high and that on a chart from 0-500 mine was 518…yes even to this day I have no idea what that means. She then asked if I could get to the hospital as soon as possible so I could get a CT scan. I was a bit worried because I had no clue what was going on but I knew it was potentially serious. I get the CT scan with contrast done and then Zac and I waited for my doctor to contact us. My doctor then called me and told me that they found a pulmonary embolism in my lung and I needed to be admitted into the hospital over night. At this point we didn't know how many there were or much of anything. We got admitted into the hospital on the 7th floor, which is the Oncology floor. I later found out Zac was in a silent panic…he had been pretty quiet since we got the phone call at home because he didn't really know how to process what was happening, and in his head he was thinking "they’re telling her she has blood clots but really once were admitted they're going to tell us she has cancer." Bless his heart. I was nervous too, It was my first time ever been admitted over night in the hospital. We found out that I have 3 blood clots in my lungs, 2 in my left and 1 in my right which wasn't allowing me to get all the oxygen I needed which explains the shortness of breath. They think it was caused by our road trip but we are still looking into if it could be a sign of something else. I am so thankful we went to the doctors that day because pulmonary embolisms are obviously life threatening, apparently about one-third of people with undiagnosed and untreated pulmonary embolism don't survive. I am very blessed. For the first week I was on lovenox shotswhich are injections into the stomach. I had a really hard time with this. At first I thought I would want to do them myself because I thought I would feel more in control but after sitting there with my stomach exposed and the needle pressed up against my skin I realized I couldn't do it, so I had my sweet husband do them for me. I really didn't like these injections, as time went by my stomach got more sensitive. The medication I'm on are blood thinners so I bruise and bleed a lot easier, so I started showing bruises on my stomach and bleeding when he would inject me but honestly, the fact that he was there made the experience a whole lot easier for me. I am so grateful for Zac and that he was willing to do that for me, I really couldn't have done it without him. So now all I have to do is take blood thinners every day and get my blood taken about once a week for about 4 more months, since this happened a little over 2 months ago.

 Besides that small bump in the road we've gone on a few more road trips. We love road trips, and "clots can't stop, won't stop" me! About a month ago we drove down to San Diego to see my brother; Kevin, graduate from San Diego State University. He is the first in the entire family to graduate, with kaylyn and I shortly behind. We are so proud of him and his accomplishments, I know he will go very far in his career and life in general. It was fun to spend time in LA with Zacs grandparents and that side of the family, as well as spend time at the beach, get surprised with free tickets to Disneyland and California Adventures from his wonderful cousin and to surprise Zac with tickets to watch his favorite baseball team; the Angels. I loved watching him at that baseball game and to see his reaction when I told him I got him tickets. He seriously LOVES baseball and therefore it was adorable. It was also great to drive down to San Diego and to spend the day with my family and attend Kevin's graduation. We were constantly on the go, but I think that’s one of the reasons I loved it so much, I know we didn't waste a single second. Besides that we have celebrated both my 22nd birthday and his 25th, tried paddle boarding for the first time, celebrated future father and mothers day, spent time at Orem summerfest and eating argentine food, watching the world cup, camping, boating, game nights, learning archery and enjoying the fact that we now have a companion to share and create all these memories with. So here’s to a forever summer love! Until next time (: