So far behind
I am really behind on scrapbooking these days. I have half of 2006, plus all of 2007 to put into albums. The task seems so huge, but I know I need to tackle it.
Yesterday I sorted the photos. Most of them were already in order, but I also discovered there were a few missing that I need to print. Today, I've managed to put four pages together... just photos, no journaling. The key is finding time to put a few photos down each day because I'd love to have it all done before LM II arrives.
I really love to scrapbook, but I miss the time I spent with Sarah doing this very hobby. The guys did their thing and we did ours. Now we live miles apart. I haven't found a group of people my age to scrapbook with just yet. Each time I hook up with a consultant in Maine I discover all her clinets are in their 50s. It's more fun when you can scrapbook with people the same age or close to the same age. I'm sure that's part of the reason I'm so far behind. Invites for crops show up in my inbox and I just discard them. Not to mention, each crop has a fee, which really hasn't be affordable in the past year.
But things are looking up in that department. Our house is rented (yay) and tax and bonus season are upon us!
And on another note, we've joinned the world of cell phones (again). We both had pay-as-you go plans until I became a stay-at-home mum. Adam then kept his plan (that was after I washed his old phone) but we're finding that his job keeps him travelling and we could use more minutes for those occasions. Our Vonage also doesn't work so well with our current internet connection so we've opted for a family plan. It gives Adam peace of mind too. I can go places with Ryan and he's assured I have a way of getting in touch with him in case I go into labor (hopefully quite a few more weeks away).
So I'm catching up on scrapbooking and the world of technology.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
I'm in one of those moods
I made an attempt at posting a video here, but every time I try it takes forever and then tells me it can't be saved. I've tried posting the shortest one and it doesn't work either so I just give up. It was a cute video of Ryan playing with bubble wrap. Mainly he tried to avoid it and when he did step on it he screamed with delight and giggled. It was really cute.
Ryan had a particularly difficult day with the pacifier. He cried a lot on two occasions before finally going for his nap at 2:30. If you use a pacifier with your baby, don't make the mistake we made. Get rid of it between 9 and 12 months. 21 months... well now almost 22 months... is just way too late.
I haven't been in the best of moods. Baby two is busy kicking and has been since very early this morning. Sleeping is starting to become more difficult mainly because it's hard to find just the right way to be in bed and be comfortable. With Ryan I woke up each night at 2 and went back to bed at 4. At least it hasn't been that bad yet.
In addition to lack of sleep, I fear I may have an ear infection. I'm not too happy about this development.
To add to my moodiness I wish spring were here. I'm so sick of winter and being indoors. I think Ryan would love to be outside were it not nine degrees and snowing. It'd be good for both of us. Since I can't be at home in the Bahamas, I'm just longing for it and trying to come up with new things to do with Ryan so he isn't bored. An endless supply of new, age appropriate toys and games would be so welcome. I'll take any suggestions!
For now I'll take my grr-y self upstairs to clean up our lunch mess.
I made an attempt at posting a video here, but every time I try it takes forever and then tells me it can't be saved. I've tried posting the shortest one and it doesn't work either so I just give up. It was a cute video of Ryan playing with bubble wrap. Mainly he tried to avoid it and when he did step on it he screamed with delight and giggled. It was really cute.
Ryan had a particularly difficult day with the pacifier. He cried a lot on two occasions before finally going for his nap at 2:30. If you use a pacifier with your baby, don't make the mistake we made. Get rid of it between 9 and 12 months. 21 months... well now almost 22 months... is just way too late.
I haven't been in the best of moods. Baby two is busy kicking and has been since very early this morning. Sleeping is starting to become more difficult mainly because it's hard to find just the right way to be in bed and be comfortable. With Ryan I woke up each night at 2 and went back to bed at 4. At least it hasn't been that bad yet.
In addition to lack of sleep, I fear I may have an ear infection. I'm not too happy about this development.
To add to my moodiness I wish spring were here. I'm so sick of winter and being indoors. I think Ryan would love to be outside were it not nine degrees and snowing. It'd be good for both of us. Since I can't be at home in the Bahamas, I'm just longing for it and trying to come up with new things to do with Ryan so he isn't bored. An endless supply of new, age appropriate toys and games would be so welcome. I'll take any suggestions!
For now I'll take my grr-y self upstairs to clean up our lunch mess.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
The five-month check-up
Ryan and I ventured out today for my five-month check-up. I would have preferred to stay indoors and not clean off a truck and then drive in the snow on slippery roads to the doctor's office, but I went anyway.
On Monday, we had the 20 week ultra sound... a week late. Doc says baby is not too big and not too small, ovarian cyst is gone and oh btw my placenta is no longer covering my cervix. She'd forgotten to mention this little tid bit until today. She mentioned she thinks she withheld the info on me because this pregnancy hasn't really been a picnic and she didn't want me to worry. While I'm glad she considered my mental health, I kind of wish I had know about this whole thing.
In another fun pregnancy twist I get to visit a poditrist in the next few weeks. My left foot feels like someone stabbed me there. It hurts when I sit and hurts worse when I walk. Worst of all it KILLS when I have to stand up for hours on end at my part-time job. It just so happens some women have feet problems during pregnancy.
And in just a few weeks I get to take that wonderful Glucose test. I didn't mind it so much with Ryan and I hope I feel the same way this time around.
In an update on the binky thing, Ryan is doing really well. It takes more than a hour to get him to nap in the afternoons, but he isn't screaming like he was a few days ago. I know by the end of the month he'll be fine with the napping and giving us trouble at bedtime. We all went out yesterday and purchased the movie Cars for him. It's his favorite and I've watched it so many times now I could probably recite the movie. Oh well.
Ryan and I ventured out today for my five-month check-up. I would have preferred to stay indoors and not clean off a truck and then drive in the snow on slippery roads to the doctor's office, but I went anyway.
On Monday, we had the 20 week ultra sound... a week late. Doc says baby is not too big and not too small, ovarian cyst is gone and oh btw my placenta is no longer covering my cervix. She'd forgotten to mention this little tid bit until today. She mentioned she thinks she withheld the info on me because this pregnancy hasn't really been a picnic and she didn't want me to worry. While I'm glad she considered my mental health, I kind of wish I had know about this whole thing.
In another fun pregnancy twist I get to visit a poditrist in the next few weeks. My left foot feels like someone stabbed me there. It hurts when I sit and hurts worse when I walk. Worst of all it KILLS when I have to stand up for hours on end at my part-time job. It just so happens some women have feet problems during pregnancy.
And in just a few weeks I get to take that wonderful Glucose test. I didn't mind it so much with Ryan and I hope I feel the same way this time around.
In an update on the binky thing, Ryan is doing really well. It takes more than a hour to get him to nap in the afternoons, but he isn't screaming like he was a few days ago. I know by the end of the month he'll be fine with the napping and giving us trouble at bedtime. We all went out yesterday and purchased the movie Cars for him. It's his favorite and I've watched it so many times now I could probably recite the movie. Oh well.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Getting rid of binky
We're in the process of trying to get rid of Ryan's pacifier habit. We tried at about 15 months and I failed. I say I failed because I give in when he cries and give him the pacifier. At 12 months I figured getting rid of a bottle and a binky would be too much for him to handle at once. I put off the binky thing. Then at 15 months he did about two days of napping without it and then I couldn't take the crying anymore and gave in to him having binky.
At 21 months Ryan is now asking for binky when we don't give it to him at nap time. He still has it at bedtime. I joke that Adam should have taken a week off of work to help with this, but I know it's silly and that really the timing for him to get off work is just not right at this point.
So Ryan is currently one room away crying in his crib because it's now past nap time and binky is hidden away until 8 p.m.
Sometimes I wish we had never given him a pacifier, but his need for sucking was really great. If we hadn't given him one he'd have been drinking lots of formula or sucking his thumb. Plus it gave Adam comfort to know that they think pacifier users have a reduced risk of SIDS.
So now I wonder how to soothe Ryan who is not only crying for binky but for his beloved Paws who he threw up on this morning and is currently in the washing machine.
Oh the joys of motherhood =-)
We're in the process of trying to get rid of Ryan's pacifier habit. We tried at about 15 months and I failed. I say I failed because I give in when he cries and give him the pacifier. At 12 months I figured getting rid of a bottle and a binky would be too much for him to handle at once. I put off the binky thing. Then at 15 months he did about two days of napping without it and then I couldn't take the crying anymore and gave in to him having binky.
At 21 months Ryan is now asking for binky when we don't give it to him at nap time. He still has it at bedtime. I joke that Adam should have taken a week off of work to help with this, but I know it's silly and that really the timing for him to get off work is just not right at this point.
So Ryan is currently one room away crying in his crib because it's now past nap time and binky is hidden away until 8 p.m.
Sometimes I wish we had never given him a pacifier, but his need for sucking was really great. If we hadn't given him one he'd have been drinking lots of formula or sucking his thumb. Plus it gave Adam comfort to know that they think pacifier users have a reduced risk of SIDS.
So now I wonder how to soothe Ryan who is not only crying for binky but for his beloved Paws who he threw up on this morning and is currently in the washing machine.
Oh the joys of motherhood =-)
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
An update on Ryan
We went to the doctor yesterday to find out how Ryan's bloodwork turned out and to see if he gained more weight. The bloodwork was fine and he's gained two pounds! Yay! I know it's not much, but it puts him back in the 5th percentile, which is so much better than below that mark. We're happy with that result. We go back in four months for his 24 month check up and we're praying he keeps gaining. We really don't want to go back to the hematologist.
We went to the doctor yesterday to find out how Ryan's bloodwork turned out and to see if he gained more weight. The bloodwork was fine and he's gained two pounds! Yay! I know it's not much, but it puts him back in the 5th percentile, which is so much better than below that mark. We're happy with that result. We go back in four months for his 24 month check up and we're praying he keeps gaining. We really don't want to go back to the hematologist.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Homesick
I've been feeling homesick lately... for two places. I know it's weird, but it's true.
The first bit of homesick feeling started on Saturday when I talked with mum. As she talked about dinner I had that urge to be at the dining room table eating fish, peas 'n rice and cole slaw and enjoying my family's company. I'd also like a game of dominos... not the mexican train one, but real dominos and a game of spades to be played after the dinner. I'm homesick for the sunshine and the beach and for so many friends, who, over the years, have become like family.
I usually get these feelings around Christmastime. Who doesn't want to be with their family and their traditions around the holidays? I miss different things at Christmas in the Bahamas, though. I miss going to bed at night and hearing faint sounds of Junkanoo music playing in some nearby shack where the costumes are being prepared. I miss the smell of cookies baking the way only mum can make. I miss many a church event, too.
In addition to missing home, I've had a longing for Illinois. Mainly, I long for dear friends still there and some who aren't just because of the closeness we had while at GC. We just don't have the same sort of friends here that we had there and ones I had made here who I thought were just right also moved away. I miss dinners with these friends and guys playing card games. I miss us playing Pit and Dutch Blitz. If you've never played either, you should. Both games are really fun.
I also miss my old job in Illinois. I loved working at the LU. People there were like family. It wasn't like the weird place I worked here where people were out for their own success. It was truly a family that wanted the entire paper to succeed. Mind you, I'm not sure I'd want to go back to work now that I've been at home with Ry for almost two. Working at WM doesn't really count since I only work there two days a week.
I also miss things like the St. Louis Zoo, the Science Museum, Ted Drews, the arch and its museum, Cards baseball and the many concerts we saw at the Kiel Center. Life felt full there and that's what I truly miss.
Of course, it' s the firendships I miss most. We have friends here, but it's not quite the same. I miss those real deep conversations about faith and the other ones about politics that didn't matter what you thought because we all thought differently and that was okay. You weren't weird for whatever it was you were thinking. We were just accepted.
Some day we'll have that togetherness again. I sure feel far away from others as they have babies and search for new jobs and new avenues in life. I wish we never had to leave, but I do enjoy Maine. I've grown to like it here also. Sometimes I just miss the midwest.
I've been feeling homesick lately... for two places. I know it's weird, but it's true.
The first bit of homesick feeling started on Saturday when I talked with mum. As she talked about dinner I had that urge to be at the dining room table eating fish, peas 'n rice and cole slaw and enjoying my family's company. I'd also like a game of dominos... not the mexican train one, but real dominos and a game of spades to be played after the dinner. I'm homesick for the sunshine and the beach and for so many friends, who, over the years, have become like family.
I usually get these feelings around Christmastime. Who doesn't want to be with their family and their traditions around the holidays? I miss different things at Christmas in the Bahamas, though. I miss going to bed at night and hearing faint sounds of Junkanoo music playing in some nearby shack where the costumes are being prepared. I miss the smell of cookies baking the way only mum can make. I miss many a church event, too.
In addition to missing home, I've had a longing for Illinois. Mainly, I long for dear friends still there and some who aren't just because of the closeness we had while at GC. We just don't have the same sort of friends here that we had there and ones I had made here who I thought were just right also moved away. I miss dinners with these friends and guys playing card games. I miss us playing Pit and Dutch Blitz. If you've never played either, you should. Both games are really fun.
I also miss my old job in Illinois. I loved working at the LU. People there were like family. It wasn't like the weird place I worked here where people were out for their own success. It was truly a family that wanted the entire paper to succeed. Mind you, I'm not sure I'd want to go back to work now that I've been at home with Ry for almost two. Working at WM doesn't really count since I only work there two days a week.
I also miss things like the St. Louis Zoo, the Science Museum, Ted Drews, the arch and its museum, Cards baseball and the many concerts we saw at the Kiel Center. Life felt full there and that's what I truly miss.
Of course, it' s the firendships I miss most. We have friends here, but it's not quite the same. I miss those real deep conversations about faith and the other ones about politics that didn't matter what you thought because we all thought differently and that was okay. You weren't weird for whatever it was you were thinking. We were just accepted.
Some day we'll have that togetherness again. I sure feel far away from others as they have babies and search for new jobs and new avenues in life. I wish we never had to leave, but I do enjoy Maine. I've grown to like it here also. Sometimes I just miss the midwest.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
More medical updates
Ryan and I had doctor visits today. Since his last visit after the ER fever incident, he's lost two pounds. So he's put on less than a pound in a month. Funny thing is, he's eating better than ever before. In two weeks we go back for another evaluation and before that we have more blood work to get done. I'm not looking forward to it. I just don't see anything wrong with the kid. He looks normal to me.
I'm measuring right at 17 weeks, which is good. Let's not discuss pounds gained by this mommy. Let's just say it's kind of mean to put a pregnant lady on the scale right after lunch.
After about 15 minutes of trying to find Little McGee II's heartbeat, we ended up being sent to the hospital for yet another ultra sound. And baby is fine. He/She just had their back/butt to us so the heartbeat was hard to find. We found it and it was a wonderful 146 beats per minute. The ultra sound tech almost told us what we were having. Glad we stopped that in its tracks. I prefer just prefer not to know.
On a completly different note, if we didn't have car insurance that deer run-in would have cost us more than $3,000 to fix. Thank you insurance! We only owe $250.
Ryan and I had doctor visits today. Since his last visit after the ER fever incident, he's lost two pounds. So he's put on less than a pound in a month. Funny thing is, he's eating better than ever before. In two weeks we go back for another evaluation and before that we have more blood work to get done. I'm not looking forward to it. I just don't see anything wrong with the kid. He looks normal to me.
I'm measuring right at 17 weeks, which is good. Let's not discuss pounds gained by this mommy. Let's just say it's kind of mean to put a pregnant lady on the scale right after lunch.
After about 15 minutes of trying to find Little McGee II's heartbeat, we ended up being sent to the hospital for yet another ultra sound. And baby is fine. He/She just had their back/butt to us so the heartbeat was hard to find. We found it and it was a wonderful 146 beats per minute. The ultra sound tech almost told us what we were having. Glad we stopped that in its tracks. I prefer just prefer not to know.
On a completly different note, if we didn't have car insurance that deer run-in would have cost us more than $3,000 to fix. Thank you insurance! We only owe $250.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
The antler
Adam took an unusually long time getting home from work last night. His first stop was the pharmacy, where they had to sort out new rules about my prescription for my thyroid. It used to be that I could get a one month and five day supply, but now I can only get a one month supply. Really, it's not a big deal to me. We both work in a place where we can pick up my prescription whenever. It took the pharmancy 45 minutes to figure this all out.
Then Adam headed home. For you Mainers, he was just about to cross the Arundel and Kennebunk town lines when a deer ran into the passenger side of our car.
Back in the day I remember Adam telling me how a similar thing happened to Adam G. It seemed funny then.
Anyway, the deer managed to put two large dents into the passenger side of the car and completly wipe out the side-view mirror. So, Adam got out of the car to pick up the mirror. While he was doing so, a guy in a truck stopped, not to find out how he was doing, rather to pick up the antler the deer left behind before limping off into the... well it's not really woods... brush? Too shocked for words at the time, Adam wishes he'd said something like, "Hey that's mine since he hit me!" Oh well.
I'm really glad we don't have a high deductible and that this whole thing will be fixed soon. I'm also glad I wasn't driving. And I'm really glad the car is still driveable.
Adam took an unusually long time getting home from work last night. His first stop was the pharmacy, where they had to sort out new rules about my prescription for my thyroid. It used to be that I could get a one month and five day supply, but now I can only get a one month supply. Really, it's not a big deal to me. We both work in a place where we can pick up my prescription whenever. It took the pharmancy 45 minutes to figure this all out.
Then Adam headed home. For you Mainers, he was just about to cross the Arundel and Kennebunk town lines when a deer ran into the passenger side of our car.
Back in the day I remember Adam telling me how a similar thing happened to Adam G. It seemed funny then.
Anyway, the deer managed to put two large dents into the passenger side of the car and completly wipe out the side-view mirror. So, Adam got out of the car to pick up the mirror. While he was doing so, a guy in a truck stopped, not to find out how he was doing, rather to pick up the antler the deer left behind before limping off into the... well it's not really woods... brush? Too shocked for words at the time, Adam wishes he'd said something like, "Hey that's mine since he hit me!" Oh well.
I'm really glad we don't have a high deductible and that this whole thing will be fixed soon. I'm also glad I wasn't driving. And I'm really glad the car is still driveable.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Hyper
Well, my thyroid is anyway. My blood tests revealed that my thyroid is working overtime to not produce its hormones. So, more meds for me (and for those of you wondering, they're perfectly safe to take during pregnancy. Ryan turned out just fine). Hopefully, I'll feel rested soon and I hope that my one day a week morning sickness will go away too.
Well, my thyroid is anyway. My blood tests revealed that my thyroid is working overtime to not produce its hormones. So, more meds for me (and for those of you wondering, they're perfectly safe to take during pregnancy. Ryan turned out just fine). Hopefully, I'll feel rested soon and I hope that my one day a week morning sickness will go away too.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Finally!
I've finally finished Ryan's scrapbook. It's the one that documents his first year of life. It was supposed to be done in time for his first birthday, but I was very much behind. I'm just glad it's done before LM 2 will arrive. Now to work on scrapbooking 2007! Like I said, I am really behind. Adam has promised to help, so we'll see if that actually comes about.
Ryan and I have doctor's appointments next week. Me for my four month check up and Ryan for a follow up on his lack of weight gain over the past half year. Since we started the PediaSure he's gained five pounds according to our scale. There is hope!
As for me, I am plain tired. I so don't remember being this tired at this stage of pregnancy with Ryan. I still go to bed with him and nap with him just as if this were my first trimester. However, the morning sickness is mainly once a week sickness, which I can totally handle. But headaches have started to appear, oh, about every three days. It really stinks. I bumped into my doctor after my bloodwork on Tuesday and she kindly told me some women suffer from migranes during pregnancy. I think I'd rather the morning sickness. She and I plan to discuss this more next week.
I've already had some serious headaches early on in this pregnancy, but the drug I was taking isn't approved for long term use in pregnancy. So it's back to Tylenol. I also had horrible headaches with Ryan, but it was just days before delivery and Tylenol with codine was wonderful.
As with my last pregnancy, I am huge for four months. I haven't gained any more weight since the day my doctor told me I'd gained 14 pounds in the first trimester. I think those pounds were due to the need to eat in order to not throw up. As long as I was full the puking stopped. Now that I'm not sick I don't need to eat ALL THE TIME.
Ryan is starting to get the idea that mommy will have a baby. He points to my stomach when we ask where is baby? If you ask if he wants a sister, most times he shakes his head "no."
Oh and we think we've narrowed down the boy names. Yay! We still have our girl name from last time.
Now just to wait for June!
I've finally finished Ryan's scrapbook. It's the one that documents his first year of life. It was supposed to be done in time for his first birthday, but I was very much behind. I'm just glad it's done before LM 2 will arrive. Now to work on scrapbooking 2007! Like I said, I am really behind. Adam has promised to help, so we'll see if that actually comes about.
Ryan and I have doctor's appointments next week. Me for my four month check up and Ryan for a follow up on his lack of weight gain over the past half year. Since we started the PediaSure he's gained five pounds according to our scale. There is hope!
As for me, I am plain tired. I so don't remember being this tired at this stage of pregnancy with Ryan. I still go to bed with him and nap with him just as if this were my first trimester. However, the morning sickness is mainly once a week sickness, which I can totally handle. But headaches have started to appear, oh, about every three days. It really stinks. I bumped into my doctor after my bloodwork on Tuesday and she kindly told me some women suffer from migranes during pregnancy. I think I'd rather the morning sickness. She and I plan to discuss this more next week.
I've already had some serious headaches early on in this pregnancy, but the drug I was taking isn't approved for long term use in pregnancy. So it's back to Tylenol. I also had horrible headaches with Ryan, but it was just days before delivery and Tylenol with codine was wonderful.
As with my last pregnancy, I am huge for four months. I haven't gained any more weight since the day my doctor told me I'd gained 14 pounds in the first trimester. I think those pounds were due to the need to eat in order to not throw up. As long as I was full the puking stopped. Now that I'm not sick I don't need to eat ALL THE TIME.
Ryan is starting to get the idea that mommy will have a baby. He points to my stomach when we ask where is baby? If you ask if he wants a sister, most times he shakes his head "no."
Oh and we think we've narrowed down the boy names. Yay! We still have our girl name from last time.
Now just to wait for June!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Happy 2008
I'm late in posting Christmas photos, but they're finally here. We drove home yesterday from Vin and Kris' home in New Hampshire in a snow storm. I wasn't happy (knowing about the storm ahead of time I tried to vito Adam's rule, which didn't work) but we arrived home safely. Yay! My knuckles were white and I'm sure my blood pressure was twice what it should have been, but we're okay and ready to enjoy 2008.
The Family photo.
I'm late in posting Christmas photos, but they're finally here. We drove home yesterday from Vin and Kris' home in New Hampshire in a snow storm. I wasn't happy (knowing about the storm ahead of time I tried to vito Adam's rule, which didn't work) but we arrived home safely. Yay! My knuckles were white and I'm sure my blood pressure was twice what it should have been, but we're okay and ready to enjoy 2008.
The Family photo.
Ryan loves his new "car."
He isn't too sure of the new sled, but I'm sure he'll like it after a few more tries.
He discovered he can feed a baby. He also knows there's a baby in mummy's tummy, though I think he thinks it's a joke.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Ryan goes to the ER
He's fine now, but it was scary at first. The kid was fine yesterday, but when I put him down for a nap I noticed he was a little warm. He woke up screaming, had a fever of 101.8 and wouldn't eat.
The the throwing up started. It wasn't pretty, but he'd only had one sippy cup of milk and a mini blueberry muffin all day.
Then he was vomiting clear stomach liquid and choking. I called Adam. Then I called the doctor.
And so began our seven hour stay in the ER where Ry's temp spiked to 103.2, they poked him three times before getting blood and starting an IV (he wasn't happy) and discovered that maybe he just has a GI infection.
There's nothing worse than having your kid in the ER and not being able to be in the room to comfort them when they need you. I don't do needles. When I get IVs or blood drawn I have a system that works for me, but if I had to hold him down like Adam did last night I'd been sobbing and most likely pass out.
They put a little cast like thing on his arm to keep him from getting the IV out. He tried to get it out before crying himself to sleep.
We got home at 1:30 this morning.
Good news is he's had all the blood work done and all came back with good results, well except for the thyroid one which we don't have back yet.
We saw the doctor today and she's happy that he's better. He's laughed a little today. Adam stayed home with us for most of the day, but is at work now.
I just wish little kids never had to get sick.
He's fine now, but it was scary at first. The kid was fine yesterday, but when I put him down for a nap I noticed he was a little warm. He woke up screaming, had a fever of 101.8 and wouldn't eat.
The the throwing up started. It wasn't pretty, but he'd only had one sippy cup of milk and a mini blueberry muffin all day.
Then he was vomiting clear stomach liquid and choking. I called Adam. Then I called the doctor.
And so began our seven hour stay in the ER where Ry's temp spiked to 103.2, they poked him three times before getting blood and starting an IV (he wasn't happy) and discovered that maybe he just has a GI infection.
There's nothing worse than having your kid in the ER and not being able to be in the room to comfort them when they need you. I don't do needles. When I get IVs or blood drawn I have a system that works for me, but if I had to hold him down like Adam did last night I'd been sobbing and most likely pass out.
They put a little cast like thing on his arm to keep him from getting the IV out. He tried to get it out before crying himself to sleep.
We got home at 1:30 this morning.
Good news is he's had all the blood work done and all came back with good results, well except for the thyroid one which we don't have back yet.
We saw the doctor today and she's happy that he's better. He's laughed a little today. Adam stayed home with us for most of the day, but is at work now.
I just wish little kids never had to get sick.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Of cookies and snow
Here are a few photos of Ryan in his big brother t-shirt with cookies and the in the snow. I promised a photo of LM2 in the womb... we need to find the scanner. It's packed and I'm just not sure where it could be.
Ryan loves baking cookies. He is skilled with the rolling pin.
Who knows what happened to the cookie cutter?
Getting ready to go out in the snow Friday.
Both dada and Ryan all ready.
Here are a few photos of Ryan in his big brother t-shirt with cookies and the in the snow. I promised a photo of LM2 in the womb... we need to find the scanner. It's packed and I'm just not sure where it could be.
Ryan loves baking cookies. He is skilled with the rolling pin.
Who knows what happened to the cookie cutter?
Getting ready to go out in the snow Friday.
Both dada and Ryan all ready.
And the two playing in the snow, which Ryan thought was fun with dada. And there's more snow predicted for Sunday. Afterall, it is Maine.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Medical Update
Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. My cyst has decreased 45 more percent since my last ultra sound almost four weeks ago. Yay! No surgery! *doing happy dance*
We even brought home photos of LM2 who has a big head just like his/her brother did! We were in the room and Adam looks at me and says, "I have bad news for you. This kid likes touching his head too." It's kind of funny now, but it wasn't when Ryan was born. He came out with his hand on his head and Adam was telling me he thinks this kid will be the same. As long as he/she is healthy, I will eventually forgive them for coming out that way, if that should happen.
Ry also had a well baby check up today. He's still 21 pounds. He's been 21 pounds for a LONG time now. He eats just fine, though if there's something on his plate he loves like meat, pasta or bread, he'll eat more of that than say vegetables. He has to go for fasting blood work (poor kid) soon. They're checking for a lot of things mainly diabetes and thyroid problems (we knew there'd be a chance he'd develop a thyroid problem because of mine and me taking drugs while pregnant). For now we'll start him on PediaSure to see if that will help him gain weight. And no juice. The doctor said he may be filling up on that, which I doubt. Most days he only drinks two to four ounces of it, but we'll do what she says.
We also think he has a UTI, which isn't going to be fun to actually diagnose. Tonight we have to adhere a cup with a bad attached to it for him to pee in while sleeping and then bring that to the dr's office. This kid is going to hate us!
Anyway, thanks again. Photo of LM2 and some of Ryan to follow this week.
Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. My cyst has decreased 45 more percent since my last ultra sound almost four weeks ago. Yay! No surgery! *doing happy dance*
We even brought home photos of LM2 who has a big head just like his/her brother did! We were in the room and Adam looks at me and says, "I have bad news for you. This kid likes touching his head too." It's kind of funny now, but it wasn't when Ryan was born. He came out with his hand on his head and Adam was telling me he thinks this kid will be the same. As long as he/she is healthy, I will eventually forgive them for coming out that way, if that should happen.
Ry also had a well baby check up today. He's still 21 pounds. He's been 21 pounds for a LONG time now. He eats just fine, though if there's something on his plate he loves like meat, pasta or bread, he'll eat more of that than say vegetables. He has to go for fasting blood work (poor kid) soon. They're checking for a lot of things mainly diabetes and thyroid problems (we knew there'd be a chance he'd develop a thyroid problem because of mine and me taking drugs while pregnant). For now we'll start him on PediaSure to see if that will help him gain weight. And no juice. The doctor said he may be filling up on that, which I doubt. Most days he only drinks two to four ounces of it, but we'll do what she says.
We also think he has a UTI, which isn't going to be fun to actually diagnose. Tonight we have to adhere a cup with a bad attached to it for him to pee in while sleeping and then bring that to the dr's office. This kid is going to hate us!
Anyway, thanks again. Photo of LM2 and some of Ryan to follow this week.
Monday, December 10, 2007
The day before the big test
I feel like it's the day before a really big exam... one you just cannot fail. Tomorrow morning is my thrid ultra sound of this pregnancy. The results will determine whether I need surgery while pregnant or if life will continue as normal. There are days when I feel very positive about this experience. I feel like the reduction of the cyst by 20 percent in two weeks (between weeks 7 and 9) mean the cyst will be gone and no surgery will be needed. Then there are the days when I have a complete meltdown because I really can't imagine surgery while pregnant. Well, I cannot imagine surgery period.
Today I am nervous. I cannot prepare as if this were an exam. It's more like a pop quiz. I'll show up and the results will be what they will be. I'm still nervous. It's going to take a long time for 9:30 tomorrow morning to get here.
For now I wait and hope to pass this test.
I feel like it's the day before a really big exam... one you just cannot fail. Tomorrow morning is my thrid ultra sound of this pregnancy. The results will determine whether I need surgery while pregnant or if life will continue as normal. There are days when I feel very positive about this experience. I feel like the reduction of the cyst by 20 percent in two weeks (between weeks 7 and 9) mean the cyst will be gone and no surgery will be needed. Then there are the days when I have a complete meltdown because I really can't imagine surgery while pregnant. Well, I cannot imagine surgery period.
Today I am nervous. I cannot prepare as if this were an exam. It's more like a pop quiz. I'll show up and the results will be what they will be. I'm still nervous. It's going to take a long time for 9:30 tomorrow morning to get here.
For now I wait and hope to pass this test.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Did I mention...
that Kyle and Sarah visited in November? Well they did and it was great. Here's a photo of us together. Sarah's due in May for their first baby. I already have a small baby belly. The morning sickness has not yet left, which is so disappointing. I was having a really good week and then this morning things were bad possibly because I went to be hungry... not good.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
The man in the bedroom and other stories
There was a man in our bedroom last night. I don't expect anyone to believe me especially after the last time I saw a man on the couch and he was just a sweatshirt and guitar case (see my post from May).
But there was a man standing at the door to our bedroom last night. Adam's convinced it's the new headache medicine my doc gave me. It's a narcotic. It can cause hallucinations. That's his theory. It could be right.
My mother-in-law, however, believes in spirits. I don't mean wine and spirits, though I'm sure she likes those too. I mean the ones that visit you. Once she claims to have seen angels guarding her room while her husband was away on business. My father-in-law has seen a lady in a blue dress walk in our living room. My grandmother used to tell us that my grandfather would come and sit on the bed and talk to her after he had died.
I didn't hold a conversation with the man in the doorway, instead I tried to call for help. Hello, there was a strange person standing in our doorway. I don't know if I believe in spirits the way these other people in my life do, but there was something in that doorway, real or imagined last night and it freaked me out.
In other stories, I am anxiously awaiting my ultrasound next week. I just want to know if I'm having surgery while pregnant or if the cyst has disappeared. It's exciting that this will be my third ultrasound and that we get to see baby again. There have been a lot of people who've sent encouraging messages about this whole situation. I've needed those. Thank you.
And one last pregnancy thing. I'm hungry all. the. time. Someone help me please! I was not this hungry with Ryan. I'm sure that had something to do with being miserably sick until seven months. This time, while sick, I'm not nearly as miserable as with Ry. Having my thyroid under control probably has something to do with this. I refuse to gain one more pound in the two weeks remaining in my first trimester!
There was a man in our bedroom last night. I don't expect anyone to believe me especially after the last time I saw a man on the couch and he was just a sweatshirt and guitar case (see my post from May).
But there was a man standing at the door to our bedroom last night. Adam's convinced it's the new headache medicine my doc gave me. It's a narcotic. It can cause hallucinations. That's his theory. It could be right.
My mother-in-law, however, believes in spirits. I don't mean wine and spirits, though I'm sure she likes those too. I mean the ones that visit you. Once she claims to have seen angels guarding her room while her husband was away on business. My father-in-law has seen a lady in a blue dress walk in our living room. My grandmother used to tell us that my grandfather would come and sit on the bed and talk to her after he had died.
I didn't hold a conversation with the man in the doorway, instead I tried to call for help. Hello, there was a strange person standing in our doorway. I don't know if I believe in spirits the way these other people in my life do, but there was something in that doorway, real or imagined last night and it freaked me out.
In other stories, I am anxiously awaiting my ultrasound next week. I just want to know if I'm having surgery while pregnant or if the cyst has disappeared. It's exciting that this will be my third ultrasound and that we get to see baby again. There have been a lot of people who've sent encouraging messages about this whole situation. I've needed those. Thank you.
And one last pregnancy thing. I'm hungry all. the. time. Someone help me please! I was not this hungry with Ryan. I'm sure that had something to do with being miserably sick until seven months. This time, while sick, I'm not nearly as miserable as with Ry. Having my thyroid under control probably has something to do with this. I refuse to gain one more pound in the two weeks remaining in my first trimester!
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