Update to the Update

I can't believe it's been so long since I posted anything. The last update I gave you I thought I was getting over my thrush infection. Boy was I wrong. Since then it got much, much worse for a couple of weeks. There was one week that I was in bed the whole week due to the pain I was experiencing as well as a bad reaction to some medicine I had taken. This is some darn stinkin' stubborn yeast in my body! Last week I actually started having days of only minimal pain, which is very good. I've been on a very strict diet for over a month now to keep it from flaring back up again. We're talking no sugar, very limited carbs. It really stinks, but I've been very motivated to avoid serious pain. Yeast loves sugar and any time I've "cheated" I have had to deal with the horrible shooting pains. Sweets are not worth that, let me tell you. I dropped 5 pounds the week I was really sick. Somehow, through it all God has given me the grace to keep nursing and the desire not to stop yet. Micah will be 11 months this coming Sunday. I know he'd be fine if I weaned him, but I just haven't felt like that was the right thing to do yet. Today I'm so glad I have hung in there. Tomorrow, we'll see how I feel. :o) At this point I'm in no hurry for my baby to grow up. We're taking it one day at a time. Today was a really good day. I'm praying for lots more good days. I would love it if I could keep nursing and actually kick this whole yeast thing at the same time (read: be able to eat whatever I want). But if not, well, we'll figure that out when we have to...