"Cause Females are strong as Hell"

That was my motto and reassurance toward the end of pregnancy. I discovered it right after being put on bed rest. I watched both seasons of Kimmy Schmidt in two days. #bedrestchampion And that's where my survival mantra came from.

I bring it up because today I'm relying on it again. Yesterday was Emma's kidney testing and today the results are in. Turns out not only do I try to kick these babies out half-baked, I also make mutant babies.

One kidney has an extra pelvis, apparently it's a part of the kidney and not just a bone. The other kidney has an extra drainey thingy. And those extra's aren't supposed to be there. Neither kidney is doing what they're supposed to and that's why they're so big.

Tomorrow we're doing another test to see just how much these unwelcome additions are affecting kidney function. Depending on the results she will either need surgery, or will be closely monitored for life with a possibility of surgery down the road. Either way she's being referred to an emergency pediatric urologist. I'm not sure what the difference is between an emergency urologist and a normal urologist. Maybe it just sounds more official. I wonder if that title is actually on the business card.

It's super awesome finally knowing what's up with this love nugget's kidneys and have some answers! She'll be on the antibiotic for a long while and we need to be extra careful to make sure she doesn't get any infections. Her mutant kidneys might not be able to handle it.

But it's not all bad. She's gaining weight like a champ and is already a half pound bigger than birth weight, good news!

I've also been binge watching Fixer Upper during late night feedings. And in one of the early episodes Joanna Gaines makes a gorgeous wall sign with a fantastic quote.

Obviously, this isn't the wall sign she had made.

I love it. And I think about it every morning when the sun comes up and I've only had three hours of sleep. Having four kids five and under can be overwhelming, but reminding myself that it's a good day makes all the difference. I've taken all the girls to the zoo, hiking, shopping. By myself. And it's been awesome because every day it's a good day to have a good day. Also, females are strong as Hell.