Saturday, September 15, 2012
Grandpa's Phone
I had to go thru the pictures on my dad's phone the other day for work and I found this:
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
All Things Medical...
M had her appointment with the eye specialist yesterday. All good news. She does indeed have pseudoesotropia, but it's not a big deal and she will grow out of it. Her eyes are perfectly aligned and she has great vision. The doctor also said that we should contact Gerber to find out if she can be a Gerber Baby because she's the cutest baby he's ever seen. LOL.
As for the breathing...it does not appear to be getting any better. Today is day 8 on the pulmicort and her breathing is still hard and fast. She's doing about 50-60 breaths per minute on average and many times she seems to be demonstrating retractions. I called the pediatrician today, and asked if I could leave a message to talk to my doctor. But, after hearing everything I had to say, the nurse wants M brought back in. I have a feeling we're going to end up at a pulmonologist.
I will keep everyone updated.
Also, if you haven't seen the newest Pure Michigan commercial yet, you totally should because it's awesome!
As for the breathing...it does not appear to be getting any better. Today is day 8 on the pulmicort and her breathing is still hard and fast. She's doing about 50-60 breaths per minute on average and many times she seems to be demonstrating retractions. I called the pediatrician today, and asked if I could leave a message to talk to my doctor. But, after hearing everything I had to say, the nurse wants M brought back in. I have a feeling we're going to end up at a pulmonologist.
I will keep everyone updated.
Also, if you haven't seen the newest Pure Michigan commercial yet, you totally should because it's awesome!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Fall Fest!
This past weekend was Fall Festival in downtown Plymouth. I haven't
actually gone to the festival itself in several years and was really
surprised at how different it was this year! We took M all around and
played some of the games. Grandma won M a giant stuffed teddy bear in
the water gun game.
Grandpa
almost won her an even bigger toy by shooting the star out, but he left
a teeny tiny little bit of the star. She won a stuffed piggy and
monkey by herself:
Afterward, we all went over to my parents house to hang out. M had quite a lot of fun with Mr. Potato Head:
Sunday
was ROTARY CHICKEN DINNER DAY!!! This is the 25th year we've done it!
I love this tradition soooo much. But, it makes me a little sad every
year because it makes me miss my Grandma Winslow, since we used to pick
up the chicken dinners and head over to my grandparents' house to enjoy
it with them.
In other news, M has been having some breathing issues. It's been going on for several months and she's started losing weight. So, the pediatrician put her on a round of antibiotics to see if that would clear it up. Instead, it gave her thrush...so add another med to try and clear that up. Also, after 7 days on the antibiotic she still wasn't 100%, so she's on 2 breathing treatments (albuterol & pulmicort) two times a day. We're 6 days into the breathing treatments and we're supposed to see a difference in 7-10. While she doesn't sound so junky in her chest and I haven't been hearing her cough...she still is breathing fast and hard. So, we may be in for another ped appointment after the 10 days to see if she's made enough improvement or not. I don't know if my expectations are too high, or if there's another issue that will require a visit to a Pulmonologist.
In other news, M has been having some breathing issues. It's been going on for several months and she's started losing weight. So, the pediatrician put her on a round of antibiotics to see if that would clear it up. Instead, it gave her thrush...so add another med to try and clear that up. Also, after 7 days on the antibiotic she still wasn't 100%, so she's on 2 breathing treatments (albuterol & pulmicort) two times a day. We're 6 days into the breathing treatments and we're supposed to see a difference in 7-10. While she doesn't sound so junky in her chest and I haven't been hearing her cough...she still is breathing fast and hard. So, we may be in for another ped appointment after the 10 days to see if she's made enough improvement or not. I don't know if my expectations are too high, or if there's another issue that will require a visit to a Pulmonologist.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Chicago Trip!
Sorry I've taken so long to update this blog. We've been pretty busy 'round these parts!
Over Labor Day weekend, we drove out to Chicago to see Jenny, Louis & Blake! J had to work on Friday, so I made plans to meet with some women I've become close to on the internet. Yeah, I know that sounds weird, but I've bet some truly wonderful women since getting pregnant with M!
Friday, we met up with Victoria & Piper and Steve, Jenni & Nate! Jenni was so nice to host our get together and even fed us all lunch! They have a beautiful condo in Chicago (totally jealous). I hope to be able to see them often when I am in town. Without further adeau, here are some of the pics:
Friday it ended up taking us 3 hours to get back to Cary from the city (geez!!!). We headed straight over to see Jenny, Louis & Blake.
Saturday we hung around the house, went to the park to swing, saw some duckies & fish, had some yummy lunch & dinner and let the kiddos play. Check out Jenny's pics of the day here. Sunday, Jenny so wonderfully put together a little party so I could see people from college and their families! It was SOOO much fun! Here are some shots from the BBQ at Dan & Barb's house!
Over Labor Day weekend, we drove out to Chicago to see Jenny, Louis & Blake! J had to work on Friday, so I made plans to meet with some women I've become close to on the internet. Yeah, I know that sounds weird, but I've bet some truly wonderful women since getting pregnant with M!
Friday, we met up with Victoria & Piper and Steve, Jenni & Nate! Jenni was so nice to host our get together and even fed us all lunch! They have a beautiful condo in Chicago (totally jealous). I hope to be able to see them often when I am in town. Without further adeau, here are some of the pics:
The girls!
Playing together!
Peek-a-boo!
They had some serious biznas to discuss.
Nate has an awesome set of car keys that M loved!
Aww! I think someone has a crush! <3 br="br">
Nate wanted M's ear. So, he tried to rip it off.
Victoria, Piper, M & me!
Nate, Jenni, M & me!
MISO!
Friday it ended up taking us 3 hours to get back to Cary from the city (geez!!!). We headed straight over to see Jenny, Louis & Blake.
Baby Caravan!
Aunt Jenny & M!
Blake LOVES his grandpa...
...and got quite jealous when he was picking up M!
Blake, Dan & M
Oh geeze!
M, me, Blake, Jenny, Raegan & Katie!
Jenny, Katie, Mary & me.
And the best picture of the whole trip you ask?
Future blackmail!!!
Also...I hope to be able to take one of these every year!
September 2011 & September 2012!
Monday, August 13, 2012
Getting Big!!!
M turned 36 weeks on August 1st (I know, I know, I'm behind). Officially outside the belly for 2 weeks longer than she was inside!
Here's how she's changed:
I can't believe how big she's getting. And yes, "big" is a relative term considering she's about the size of a 4 month old. But, looking at how far she's come, she's HUGE!
Here's how she's changed:
I can't believe how big she's getting. And yes, "big" is a relative term considering she's about the size of a 4 month old. But, looking at how far she's come, she's HUGE!
Monday, July 23, 2012
M's first accident...
...and trip to the ER.
I picked her up from daycare over my lunch hour because my co-workers have been asking me for a while to bring her in for a visit. We were in one of the offices and she was crawling around. She pulled herself upon a file cabinet. Let go, and fell down on to her butt and started screaming. I went to get her and her hand was a pool of blood. I still don't know how she cut herself, but I also didn't spend a lot of time inspecting the file cabinet.
I spent about 15 minutes putting pressure on her finger to get the bleeding to stop and it wouldn't. There was so much blood I couldn't even get a good look at how bad the cut was. So, I had my sister drive us to the ER while I sat in the back continuing to apply pressure to her hand. At some point while we were waiting in the ER room the blood stopped and she fell asleep. Likely from being exhausted from screaming for like 2 hours.
The doc made it bleed all over again when he came in to look at it. We were hoping we could get away with some glue, but the cut is too big. It took me, my sister, the nurse & the doctor all restraining her to keep her still enough for the doc to put the stitches in. She was screaming her pain scream and I was crying. It was horrible. I don't ever want to do that again. Ever. The doc almost gave up after 1 stitch because she was so difficult to hold and her fingers are so tiny. But, she needed another one.
So, she has dissolvable stitches and has to wear this big mitt thing on her hand for 3-4 days until it's "tacked" back down. The cut is a huge horseshoe shape that takes up the entire pad of her right ring finger. We have to change the dressing 2x a day and keep her pumped full of meds for at least the next 24 hours. She kept trying to eat the mitt and kept getting it stuck on her teeth so she has a sock on her hand now.
It was pretty traumatizing. I don't ever want to experience that again. I am pretty sure I was crying as hard as she was. I guess the silver lining is that she probably won't remember it.
I picked her up from daycare over my lunch hour because my co-workers have been asking me for a while to bring her in for a visit. We were in one of the offices and she was crawling around. She pulled herself upon a file cabinet. Let go, and fell down on to her butt and started screaming. I went to get her and her hand was a pool of blood. I still don't know how she cut herself, but I also didn't spend a lot of time inspecting the file cabinet.
I spent about 15 minutes putting pressure on her finger to get the bleeding to stop and it wouldn't. There was so much blood I couldn't even get a good look at how bad the cut was. So, I had my sister drive us to the ER while I sat in the back continuing to apply pressure to her hand. At some point while we were waiting in the ER room the blood stopped and she fell asleep. Likely from being exhausted from screaming for like 2 hours.
The doc made it bleed all over again when he came in to look at it. We were hoping we could get away with some glue, but the cut is too big. It took me, my sister, the nurse & the doctor all restraining her to keep her still enough for the doc to put the stitches in. She was screaming her pain scream and I was crying. It was horrible. I don't ever want to do that again. Ever. The doc almost gave up after 1 stitch because she was so difficult to hold and her fingers are so tiny. But, she needed another one.
So, she has dissolvable stitches and has to wear this big mitt thing on her hand for 3-4 days until it's "tacked" back down. The cut is a huge horseshoe shape that takes up the entire pad of her right ring finger. We have to change the dressing 2x a day and keep her pumped full of meds for at least the next 24 hours. She kept trying to eat the mitt and kept getting it stuck on her teeth so she has a sock on her hand now.
It was pretty traumatizing. I don't ever want to experience that again. I am pretty sure I was crying as hard as she was. I guess the silver lining is that she probably won't remember it.
8 Months Old!
Madeleine is 8 months old!
I can hardly believe it! In the last month my little one has learned to crawl, to pull up on nearly everything in sight, to go from a crawling to a sitting position, to stand for a few seconds without holding on, and to kneel.
She is still such a happy baby. She has the best personality and a smile that melts my heart in an instant. It is so much fun watching her explore her world and figure out how things work.
She wears size 3 diapers and 6 month clothing. We haven't checked her weight or height yet today, but if I had to guess I'd say she's around 15.5 pounds and 25.5 inches. She absolutely loves her music table and Zany Zoo. Violet the dog is her favorite stuffed animal. She loves bath time as much as ever, although with her trying to pull herself up on the side of the tub it makes for an interesting time for momma. She loves sweet potatoes and Cheerios. She gets terribly upset when something is taken away from her or she is not allowed to crawl toward what she's zeroed in on. Blowing raspberries while eating is probably one of her favorite things to do. She's not a fan of her pack n' play anymore because it means jail time! She's been working hard to try and get herself up the step into the kitchen, but hasn't figured it out yet.
And, here is our standard 8 month photo shoot:
And, the 8 Month Sticker Destruction:
I can hardly believe it! In the last month my little one has learned to crawl, to pull up on nearly everything in sight, to go from a crawling to a sitting position, to stand for a few seconds without holding on, and to kneel.
She is still such a happy baby. She has the best personality and a smile that melts my heart in an instant. It is so much fun watching her explore her world and figure out how things work.
She wears size 3 diapers and 6 month clothing. We haven't checked her weight or height yet today, but if I had to guess I'd say she's around 15.5 pounds and 25.5 inches. She absolutely loves her music table and Zany Zoo. Violet the dog is her favorite stuffed animal. She loves bath time as much as ever, although with her trying to pull herself up on the side of the tub it makes for an interesting time for momma. She loves sweet potatoes and Cheerios. She gets terribly upset when something is taken away from her or she is not allowed to crawl toward what she's zeroed in on. Blowing raspberries while eating is probably one of her favorite things to do. She's not a fan of her pack n' play anymore because it means jail time! She's been working hard to try and get herself up the step into the kitchen, but hasn't figured it out yet.
And, here is our standard 8 month photo shoot:
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