Re: April Showers

by mythreesons Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:26 pm

MichelleL- Yup I can be there bright and early, BUT my fee would have to include the cost of a plane ticket lol...Good luck with the godfather thing!

by ladydy Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:08 pm

Michelle, That is so nice to ask him to be the kids Godfather. I'm sure he'll be touched. Hope it all goes well and you guys have a great dinner. Ribeyes sound yummy.

Shannon, hope u caught that cold soon enough. DH may take u up on the grass cutting since u travel....

Elise, glad u'r feeling better. I hope Rayna's foot gets better. You know my nephew always had 'growing pains' when he was young and out of the blue his joints would just kill him and he really did grow out of it. Hopefully it's something as simple as that.

AFM:Not much going on here...it's raining...they say by Tuesday we should have sun and by Thursday 70's. I'm SO looking forward to that. We are going to Lowe's to pick out a new mailbox and yard light. I'm hoping they have iron railing too, we need a new one for the steps from the driveway to the walk.
Also, I had the cloth diapers from cottonbabies and we traded them in on Friday, it was just too much with Aubrey always on meds and having an upset stomach it seemed like I was using disposables more than cloth anyway. If you take care of them and they have no stains they will take them back for a small amount of credit, so we did that and had $175 credit so I got a new carseat Radian 65. It's for birth to 65 pounds. I can't wait to use it. I'm going to wait til she sits up really good before I get rid of the old carseat though. I still like to take her into the stores in the carseat b/c she's just not sturdy enuf to be put in a cart.

by Guest Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:03 pm

Not much new here really...kinda irritated with the dh lately...just been head butting quite a bit lately....I hope he finds work soon that will be a big problem solver there as I think we have too much time we spend together..which means more chances to get on one anothers nerves...Oh and Jeremiah said baba...a few days ago I think it was wednesday outta nowhere and last night he said it again with my encouragement...which my comp had high speed new because I would post video clip of it its so cute...

by nursejessicadavis Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:00 pm

Evening ladies.

Diana- Those doctors were just jerks…I am changing tomorrow that’s for sure. I hope everything goes ok with her upper GI in the morning.

Elise- I hope Rayna foot gets to feeling better.

Shannon- Yeah my DS will probably tell everyone that he was cut in a fight…he’s so full of it at times I can see that happening. The nearest peds emergency room is almost an hour away but I will drive my kids there if needed before I go back to this band-aid station up here. I hope you get to feeling better soon and the fresh air helped.

Michelle- We finally got a central line put in him during surgery. They didn’t even bother with a peripheral iv and the GOOD hospital. I’m glad you got out and got a break. I did that the other night, I volunteered to go to wal-mart just to get out of the house for an hour ALONE. Sounds like you are having a great weekend. Last night was peaceful, we watched the race and played some video games. Chloe was in a good mood, so that’s always a plus.

AFM- So I know I mention how Chloe needs attention all the time. Well we were playing a little guitar hero and she was demanding attention, so she sat on my DH’s shoulders while we played…I have included a pic…
https://2img.net/h/i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/jesscena/2009%20Chloe/275.jpg
Sometimes you just have to improvise. lol. She even has to be the attention when we go to sleep. We have to lay her between us and she puts her arms on both of us and goes to sleep. Most of the time we let her just sleep with us or I put her in the crib when she gets good and asleep. I told him if this baby wants to sleep in the bed too then we have natural birth control with two babies in the bed. Lol. Also we got her some baby Mum-Mum cookie type things that dissolve in her mouth as she sucks on them, she’s all into that! Hope everyone has a great start to the week!

by Guest Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:50 pm

Jessica- I already had gotten Jeremiah the mum mum things because they were all out of the other biter biscuits and the toasts at walmart(go figure) so the mum mum were the only baby snack there on the shelf and he loves em and they are hardly messy either unlike the biter biscuits and the toasts don't taste very good at all..but these they taste like rice krispies...lol They are awesome and do dissolve quite well compared to the other baby snacks out there...

by tweetie462 Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:28 am

Hi everyone - just a quick jump on because i have so much to do today and not a lot of time to get it done! Rayna's foot is still bothering her, so off to the dr we go this morning. Of course, her reg pedi is away this week, so she'll be seeing the other dr in the office who we have seen before and i don't have a problem with, but it's just always better when you see the one you usually see. Luckily we have the sit-n-stand stroller, so I had DH leave that in my car so I have it to push her and Logan. I'm still trying to get laundry done from we got back last week, plus the stuff that we accumluated last week, I'm feeling better, but not 100% and then I have all the usual crap for the week! GRRRRR!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!! Ok - off to craziness I go!!!

by mythreesons Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:53 am

Elise- Poor Rayna! Does her foot look swollen or anything?Redness anywhere?Did she maybe hurt it out playing?Let us know what the doctor says...

Jessica- LOL that is a cute pic! SHe's looking at the camera like "Yup I rule this roost!" How adorable!

Joy- No luck in the job market for DH, huh? Poor you!Does he have any prospects?

by PolloLoco75 Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:55 am

Hi Ladies!
I dont have much time so I will have to do personals later. Just working like crazy and getting ready to take Nate to the doctor again. He woke up this morning with a cough, running crusty nose, his eyes were sealed shut with gunk and he is NOT a happy camper. So here is hoping we dont have bronchitis and an ear infection again. Grrrr.... I feel so defeated. I cant get this kid well to save my life. In the beginning I knew it was daycare now its not making sense. No one at daycare is sick - just him. The teething could be causing it and then the drainage causing the cough and turning into bronchitis... I dont know. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

This weekend was a whirl wind. We went and hung out with family which was great. We had such a good time. I miss them so much we just dont get to see each other very often. Then we had our pictures yesterday and of course it was cold outside and I felt bad. We were keeping him warm as much as we could and then take the blanket off and snap away and wrap him back up again.

I guess that is it for now. I have to run and get a couple of things done before i head back to the doctors office.

Take Care!

by ladydy Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:23 am

We're back from the upper GI. As the pedi assumed Aubrey's bowels are in the wrong place (or displaced,as they say). It doesn't cause any problems now but could anytime in the future make her intestine twist and cause her to get sick or even her bowels die. So they want to fix it before anything happens.
Anyway, the good news is that now we know absolutely everything that is going on inside my precious LO and hopefully the kidney reflux and this can be fixed in one operation. That is what we are all pushing towards. It just requires the urologist and the general surgeon to work everything out. BUT, we are still holding out hope that she stays infection free for another 6 months at least before they have to do any procedures.

Our Children's Hospital is just so absolutely wonderful. You just don't go to radiology and a tech does the procedure an actual doctor does the procedure and tells you right then what is going on. I've never had to deal with any Children's Hospitals, maybe they're all that way but it's wonderful. Then they are sure to get the results to my pedi today and she will call me either this afternoon or in the morning. They are all just so awesome about keeping us informed and right away.

by Kristen Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:30 pm

Hey Ladies!
I'm sorry I haven't been posting much lately. I've been trying to keep up on the reading, but I've been so busy! Things are going good, just tired! Last week was school vacation so even though I didn't plan much ahead, I still ended up wicked busy! (Kim- sorry we never met up, I would really love to do so soon though). Anyways Maddie is doing good, her teeth seem to be really bothering her between last night and this morning, hopefully she'll cut a tooth soon and it might give her a little relief.

Sorry no time for personals- but I did want to say:
Diana-I'm so glad they're getting things figured out so they can help Aubrey. I'll keep my fingers crossed that they can wait to do the surgery! You would never know she's been sick from all her pretty pictures, she always looks so happy!
Kim- Happy Anniversary!

Have a great day ladies, I hope to be on soon!
Kristen

by Kristen Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:31 pm

Amy- I hope your little guy is feeling better soon!!

by Kristen Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:33 pm

Joy- Maddie's been saying baba too, it's so cute! Sorry to hear dh has been getting on your nerves!

Shannon- Hope you're feeling better!

by tweetie462 Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:54 pm

So, I took Rayna to the dr and she thinks it's just a stress fracture, which of course, there's nothing they can do for it! She spoke with an orthopedic dr at the children's hospital, and he said that there isn't an infection because while one of her blood work tests came out a little high, the other one was normal. Yeah....so she's on motrin 3x a day for this day because of the inflammation and she can go to school (yes!) and walk around as long as she's careful not to hit the bottom of her foot/ankle area - so no running, no gym, no playground, no riding bikes. So she'll be walking on her tippy-toes for a bit, which the dr said was fine because that way she was protecting the rest of her foot. When the doc said that she was calling the other dr, i had visions of having to go back there for yet another day!! i was so glad that she got all the answers over the phone!! Rayna goes back to the dr next Monday for a recheck, and if things aren't better then she'll send her for another x-ray because stress fractures sometimes don't show on x-rays for a week! But at least now we know what's going on and how to treat it!!!! that was the most frustrating part of this whole thing!!!!

Ne-way, otherwise things are going well. Logan's 2 teeth are thru and coming up slowly. We're starting to completely wean him tonight - I don't really want him weaned completely this early, but I have to. I'm having too many issues that I can't resolve without taking meds that I can't be on if I'm nursing. So, it's just the way it has to be! At this point, he was only nursing before bed, so it shouldn't be too hard....I hope!

Ok-'nough wasting time - got too much to do......hope everyone has a nice Monday!!!

Oh - a couple of personals before I forget:

Diana - so glad things went well and you know what is going on!

Amy - hope all is well with Nate!!!

Ok - can't remember any others...so, Hi to everyone else!!! Smile

by MichelleL Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:15 pm

Diana - My heart just goes out to you and Aubrey! Dawson had a LAD procedure to correct his malroation. Once at 5 weeks (they could only do the large intestine at that time) and again at 2 1/2 years since his GI tract grew a little slower than the rest of his abdomen and the rotation had to be corrected again. This time they fixed the large and small intestine. We didn't know he was going to require the second surgery until he dropped in pain one day. We rushed him to our local hospital and ended up walking out and racing to the children's hospital. They immediately gave him Reglan to relax his stomach and the pain was gone. They did the Reglan before taking the xray so we are not sure but we think his bowels twisted but the relaxing released it. When he had surgery at 5 weeks many procedures were done to correct a whole lot of congenital problems and it took about 6 hours but when they just did the LAD, when he was 2 1/2, it only took about 2 hours from the time they took him from me to the time I was sitting in recovery with him. The first surgery was done in the regular hospital he was born in and the second in a children's hospital.....and there is a HUGE difference. I'm sure your mind is reeling but just know that you are not alone and I will do anything I can to help you! Just know that you are not alone! This board is a great support system! Kim helped me so much with my GD and everyone has been so encouraging and supportive since the visit I had with the prickly moron of a doctor last week....I really feel we were all destined to be here. Who would have thought we would have met in a BCC community that was so huge and end up on our own boards taking care of eachother??? What a great thing friendship is! ;-)

by PolloLoco75 Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:20 pm

Hello! i am back from the doctor. Just like I thought Nate has bronchitis and double ear infections. So we were put on antibiotics, steroids, nebulizer treatments, and inhaled steroids too. So that is 4 more meds than we are already taking. I found out you have to have 5 ear infections in a year to get tubes. We are on #3 in 3 months. I am keeping my fingers crossed that they are about to stop.

Elise - Sorry to hear Rayna has a stress fracture. Any idea how it might have happened? Glad they were able to figure it out and she can still go to school.

Diana - I am glad that the Upper GI was a success. Its good to know these things now and be prepared for the future. I hope you get to get everything taken care of in one surgery. I am glad you now know everything going on with her.

Joy and Jessica - I got Nate some Mum Mums too. He is still trying to figure them out. Its a strange consistency to him so he is still working on it. Hopefully he likes them because I didnt realize it when I ordered them but I ordered a case of regular and a case of vegetable mum mums. OOps!

MichelleL - I hoped things have calmed down and everything went well with asking your OK friend to be the Godfather. Oh and from FB - I hope things with Dawson's glasses went ok.

Hi to everyone else I missed!

Oh and I think I am about to go insaine from the music being played by Nate's swing.

I should go now.

Take Care!

by MichelleL Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:07 pm

Amy - I sure hope Nate gets better quickly! He looks like such a happy guy....he doesn't have time to be sick like this again! ;-)

Elise - Honestly, I was thinking growing pains as someone else mentioned. A stress fracture....good grief! Atleast you know what's going on!

Joy - Brenden seriously loves him some mum mum's! I think they look like surf boards....

Kristen - That's cool that Maddie is saying baba! I wish Brenden would say something like mama as Dawson's first babble was dada and I never heard the end of it! LOL!

AFM - I'm about to go INSANE! Brenden cut another tooth yesterday and he was up SIX times last night. DH and I are seriously about to die of exhaustion today! This child is upstairs in his room screaming and has been off and on since 1pm. He took an hour am nap but will only sleep while I am holding him this afternoon and I'm just not gonna do it. He's fed, changed, motrin-ized, booger-ized....I just don't know what else I can do. He falls alseep immediately in my arms but wakes as soon as I lay him down. WTH?? Why can't he just sleep??? Life would be so much easier if he'd just sleep! We thought we were on the road to success as he has either slept all night or woke only once for a quick bottle all week. Anyway, we asked our friend if he would be the boys Godfather last night and to my suprise he got all choked up. He agreed with tears in his eyes. I knew he was the right person but his response just set it in stone for me. ;-) Poor Dawson made it to school this morning! I bandaged him up and off he went. He's got a really bad skinning on his left elbow and left knee, his side is all scratched up and his glasses nailed him right into his left eye. He's got a bruise all around his eyebrow. You can tell his glasses were smashed into his face.....luckily I fixed them good enough with needle nose pliers that he can wear them today. He wasn't about to miss showing off his crash and burn wounds! We're off to Walmart Optical as soon as he gets off the bus! That is if I don't go insane first! I've never known a 6month old baby that can stay awake for hours on end.....

by PolloLoco75 Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:18 pm

So yeah - I was just puked on major. It was awesome... Nate ate a whole stage 2 jar of squash and had some antibiotic and blah. I just got done giving him a bath and changing my clothes and now everything is in the washer. What an afternoon. I also went and picked up all of the meds at the pharmacy. So many to keep on a schedule. The steroids cause all kinds of strange side effects but the Dr told me not to pay attention to those. Its more for long term use than a short burst. Here is a pic of my sickey after his bath. He has such sad eyes.

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