BRYCE HAS GAINED WEIGHT!!! After being 26 pounds for over a year, he went to the dr today and after I FINALLY got him on the scale we found that he weighed 30 POUNDS!!!! It has just been such an exciting day!!
The nurse asked if I thought he would give a urine sample. I told her I didn't know but I would try. Then I added that it was not the cup, but the betadine wipe I had to clean him with first. I remember when Isaac had to do that. He did not like any of it, but that was the worst. You pull out this orangish-brown wipe and want to wipe what with it?
After I finally got him held down and wiped him he start freaking out because he was orange! I told him he got to pee in a cup and he quickly set the orangeness aside (if you don't know he LOVES peeing in cups and bottles - would even do it at home if I let him!). The second he was done he demanded that the orange get washed off.
I get a paper towel and dampen it. As I was washing it off I noticed (and so did he) that the white paper towel was turning purple. He asked what the purple stuff I was wiping on him was. How do I explain to a three year old that although it is orange, when I wipe it off it turns purple (especially since I don't understand it!!!)
We got back to the room and the dr came in. He checked Bryce out and asked questions and told me that he thought it was just a virus and if he was still running a fever Friday to bring him back. Then he decided that he wanted to do a blood count to make sure it was not phnemonia. He was not fond of the finger poke (duh!).
Everything came back good, so we are figuring it is just some kind of fever virus. Hopefully is lack of eating does not cause him to loose the weight he has FINALLY put on!!!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
I LOVE MY CAR!!!!
I got gas for the first time this morning in the new car. It was the highlight of my week (I know that is sad)! I got a gas card for $30, not knowing how much it was going to cost to fill it up (I don't even know what size tank I have). IT ONLY COST $25!! It was almost empty and it only cost $25!!! I saved $45 off what I would pay for the suburban AND the tank of gas that the dealership gave us lasted over a week!!!
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Be Glad You're Not At OUR House
Seriously!! I had this lazy day planned for today of doing absolutely NOTHING! Instead, I had to take Caleb to the dr because of his coughing(he weighs 52 lbs.). He has bronchitis! He is on steroids, a z-pack and an inhaler (yes they are ALL three on inhalers right now!). So I took him back to school and came home. I woke up not feeling all that great and have gone downhill from there. I slept for a couple of hours and got up to do my runs of getting kids picked up.
At about 5, Bryce came in and his eyes looked a little red. I felt him and he was warm so I took his temperature. It was 101.7! Why can't they ever get sick at the same time. I am going to end up back at the doctors office tomorrow with Bryce apparantly!
So, tonight will be an early bed time. I am ready to go to bed now, but I am trying to hold off a little longer for the kids! Of course, it is going to take 30 minutes just to go through medicine rounds!!
Daddy could come back to town anytime now!!!
At about 5, Bryce came in and his eyes looked a little red. I felt him and he was warm so I took his temperature. It was 101.7! Why can't they ever get sick at the same time. I am going to end up back at the doctors office tomorrow with Bryce apparantly!
So, tonight will be an early bed time. I am ready to go to bed now, but I am trying to hold off a little longer for the kids! Of course, it is going to take 30 minutes just to go through medicine rounds!!
Daddy could come back to town anytime now!!!
Monday, September 25, 2006
FIRE At Our Church (Which Means FIREMEN At Our Church!!)
Tomorrow is Mother Day Out. I got the house cleaned up today and the garage cleaned up (so I can park the car in it easier) so tomorrow I am taking the kids to school and coming home, putting on pajamas and climbing into bed for the day. How much you want to bet I have a sick child tomorrow?!?
Oh yeah - I remember something I meant to post. Last Thursday when I took Bryce to MDO, we were standing outside the preschool hall at the church waiting on the doors to open. One of the ladies came out, but a few minutes early. Now usually they open the doors at 9:30 SHARP!! The kids all got their stuff ready to walk in. She sticks her head out and calmly says "You should all go wait outside. There is a fire in the high school hall." (which is attached to the preschool hall).
So we all go outside. We are out there in the parking lot for a minute and my brain realized what was going on. THERE ARE GOING TO BE FIRETRUCKS COMING HERE - BUT NOT TO PLAY!! I knew this was going to be hard for Bryce to understand because he is used to being able to take off to the firemen when he sees them. I have been wanting him to see them at work so that he could understand that they do more than drive cool trucks and have water fights, but our church burning down was not really the way I intended to drive this lesson home to him!!!
About that time I start hearing sirens. I quickly try to explain to Bryce that they were coming to work and he COULD NOT run to the truck when they pulled in. Unfortunately, my brain did not connect all of this soon enough and by the time I was trying to explain this all to him, I had lost him in the sea of sirens.
The first firetruck pulled in. He was disappointed because it was not Ronny and Daniel, but still very excited at the commotion. Then the fire chief pulled in. He went around telling everyone that the fire chief was here. Shortly after, the Special Ops truck came followed by a second fire truck. I thought Bryce was going to explode with excitement, and he was getting hard to hold on too.
I told him we could walk over to where we could see the firemen at work, but we had to stay way back and out of the way. We went and stood at the end of a row of parked cars. We stood there and watched all the commotion for a few minutes when we heard some more sirens. As soon as the ladder truck came into site, Bryce starts screaming "Ronny and Daniel, Ronny and Daniel!!!!" I, again, started trying to remind him that they were busy and could not talk right now. We stood there and watched as Ronny got on top of the truck and got the ladder positioned over the roof of the church.
About this time the Chief went over to the group of kids and parents and told them it was safe to go in. He then comes over to us, and apparantly recognized Bryce (we don't see the Chief a whole lot). He came and told us that it was safe to go in, but that if we wanted to go up closer to the truck they were going to run some drills and Bryce was welcome to watch. So we went and watched for a little while and when they were done with the drill, the Chief told Ronny he could go see Bryce. Bryce had to ask lots of questions about what happened and why all of the firemen were in their turnouts. Then he had to have every compartment opened on the truck and get in.
About 30 minutes after MDO actually started Bryce actually got to class. There was not a fire, but apparantly there were sparks going up and around the electric box. There were some people working in the ceiling and spotted it and called the fire department. Everything was fine, the church did not burn down! Bryce spent the rest of the day talking about how the church caught fire and all of his "fire buddies" had to come put it out.
Oh yeah - I remember something I meant to post. Last Thursday when I took Bryce to MDO, we were standing outside the preschool hall at the church waiting on the doors to open. One of the ladies came out, but a few minutes early. Now usually they open the doors at 9:30 SHARP!! The kids all got their stuff ready to walk in. She sticks her head out and calmly says "You should all go wait outside. There is a fire in the high school hall." (which is attached to the preschool hall).
So we all go outside. We are out there in the parking lot for a minute and my brain realized what was going on. THERE ARE GOING TO BE FIRETRUCKS COMING HERE - BUT NOT TO PLAY!! I knew this was going to be hard for Bryce to understand because he is used to being able to take off to the firemen when he sees them. I have been wanting him to see them at work so that he could understand that they do more than drive cool trucks and have water fights, but our church burning down was not really the way I intended to drive this lesson home to him!!!
About that time I start hearing sirens. I quickly try to explain to Bryce that they were coming to work and he COULD NOT run to the truck when they pulled in. Unfortunately, my brain did not connect all of this soon enough and by the time I was trying to explain this all to him, I had lost him in the sea of sirens.
The first firetruck pulled in. He was disappointed because it was not Ronny and Daniel, but still very excited at the commotion. Then the fire chief pulled in. He went around telling everyone that the fire chief was here. Shortly after, the Special Ops truck came followed by a second fire truck. I thought Bryce was going to explode with excitement, and he was getting hard to hold on too.
I told him we could walk over to where we could see the firemen at work, but we had to stay way back and out of the way. We went and stood at the end of a row of parked cars. We stood there and watched all the commotion for a few minutes when we heard some more sirens. As soon as the ladder truck came into site, Bryce starts screaming "Ronny and Daniel, Ronny and Daniel!!!!" I, again, started trying to remind him that they were busy and could not talk right now. We stood there and watched as Ronny got on top of the truck and got the ladder positioned over the roof of the church.
About this time the Chief went over to the group of kids and parents and told them it was safe to go in. He then comes over to us, and apparantly recognized Bryce (we don't see the Chief a whole lot). He came and told us that it was safe to go in, but that if we wanted to go up closer to the truck they were going to run some drills and Bryce was welcome to watch. So we went and watched for a little while and when they were done with the drill, the Chief told Ronny he could go see Bryce. Bryce had to ask lots of questions about what happened and why all of the firemen were in their turnouts. Then he had to have every compartment opened on the truck and get in.
About 30 minutes after MDO actually started Bryce actually got to class. There was not a fire, but apparantly there were sparks going up and around the electric box. There were some people working in the ceiling and spotted it and called the fire department. Everything was fine, the church did not burn down! Bryce spent the rest of the day talking about how the church caught fire and all of his "fire buddies" had to come put it out.
For Heather
A while back when I redid my fireplace decor you asked me to send you a picture. I took the picture and it has been sitting in my camera. Here it is though:
Bryce Cooking Dinner Photos
Here are the pictures of Bryce cooking catfish last week. I finally figured out how to "trick" blogger to get my pictures on here correctly. Nothing like having your dinner fixed by a guy in his underwear!! At least he is wearing an apron, right?
Bad Car
Today when we left to get the boys we were in the garage and Bryce was getting in the car. He got in and said that this car was bad and we were not going to buy it. I told him it was to late, we had already bought it. I asked him why the car was bad. "It makes it keep raining and thundering."
It is funny that he put that together because I think out of the week we have had it, it really has rained most days. It was raining the day we bought it so he associates it with the rain I guess. It is neat to see how he is putting two and two together!
Maybe it IS causing it - kinda like how when you wash your car (especially if you have not washed it in a long time and it is black and looks REALLY bad) it always rains by the next day!!
It is funny that he put that together because I think out of the week we have had it, it really has rained most days. It was raining the day we bought it so he associates it with the rain I guess. It is neat to see how he is putting two and two together!
Maybe it IS causing it - kinda like how when you wash your car (especially if you have not washed it in a long time and it is black and looks REALLY bad) it always rains by the next day!!
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Pregnancy Update
I don't think this pregnancy could be any different than the others. I know I have said that many times, but it seems like everyday I have another symptom or something that I did not have with the others. We are just hoping that these symptoms are not the only difference in the pregnancy!!!
I cannot eat lasagna, pizza, spagetti, etc. This sucks because behind Mexican food, Italian is probably my second favorite. I crave these foods, but if I eat them... I feel sick the rest of the day!!
I tried to not take my anti-nausea medicine Friday. That was a mistake. I started feeling bad, quick. Since I got up and was up for a few minutes before I took it, it seemed to not work as quick as taking it before I get up.
Energy? What is that. I did not have much of that before now, but it is bad!! I take my prenatal vitamins but I am not sure they are doing a whole lot for me. This is something I will have to discuss when I go back to the dr.
Hopefully, since I am in the last month of my first trimester, I will start feeling better and get some more energy. I am not going to hold my breath on it though, nothing else has been by the book (my book of norms anyway) so I am learning to just expect the unexpected!!
I cannot eat lasagna, pizza, spagetti, etc. This sucks because behind Mexican food, Italian is probably my second favorite. I crave these foods, but if I eat them... I feel sick the rest of the day!!
I tried to not take my anti-nausea medicine Friday. That was a mistake. I started feeling bad, quick. Since I got up and was up for a few minutes before I took it, it seemed to not work as quick as taking it before I get up.
Energy? What is that. I did not have much of that before now, but it is bad!! I take my prenatal vitamins but I am not sure they are doing a whole lot for me. This is something I will have to discuss when I go back to the dr.
Hopefully, since I am in the last month of my first trimester, I will start feeling better and get some more energy. I am not going to hold my breath on it though, nothing else has been by the book (my book of norms anyway) so I am learning to just expect the unexpected!!
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Bryce Cooked Dinner and Boy Will Papa and Marmar Be Proud
Bryce cooked dinner Sunday night. When I say he cooked, I mean he did everything except put the food in the oil and take it out. He made fried catfish nugget. He picked them out in from the freezer section, he went home and battered the catfish and kept Paul loaded up with them. It was SOOO cute. Then after it was all cooked - he ate more than Paul!
Paul had everyones dinner dished loaded and the mess cleaned up and Bryce was still sitting at the table asking for more catfish. Then he got up Monday morning asking for catfish for breakfast. I am sure Marmar and Papa are SOOOOO proud!!
I have been trying for a week to post the pictures, but cannot get them to load properly. When I can get them loaded correctly I will post them.
Paul had everyones dinner dished loaded and the mess cleaned up and Bryce was still sitting at the table asking for more catfish. Then he got up Monday morning asking for catfish for breakfast. I am sure Marmar and Papa are SOOOOO proud!!
I have been trying for a week to post the pictures, but cannot get them to load properly. When I can get them loaded correctly I will post them.
Mazda 5
We got the Mazda 5 yesterday. I love it. It has great gas mileage and got lots of extras for a great price. The only downside is that there is not much room for anything other than bodies! I am not even sure if a stroller will fit in the back. The gas mileage and price outweighed all of the cons though. It is a wagon/minivan. It drives like a car - which is nice after driving a suburban for the last couple of years. It has remote engine start, satellite radio, sunroof, can be automatic or manual, just to name a few of the options.
It is a remote...
It's a key!!!! We call it the switchblade key!
satellite radio, 6 disc cd changer, heat/air and gear shift
Don't know how it works, but you can have drive as an automatic or a manual - I'll stick with automatic thanks you!
It is a remote...
It's a key!!!! We call it the switchblade key!
satellite radio, 6 disc cd changer, heat/air and gear shift
Don't know how it works, but you can have drive as an automatic or a manual - I'll stick with automatic thanks you!
Gotta Brag!!!
That is the point of this blog anyway right? We spent FOREVER at a car dealership yesterday. We picked up Daddy from work for lunch and went to a dealership to check out the Mazda 5, which we had seen Sunday when we went looking, but all but one of the dealerships we looked at were closed.
Bryce was SOOOO good. We went in and asked if we could go for a test drive. We went on a pretty lengthy, but good test drive. Bryce loved it! By the time he got back he was referring to it as "my car." He even told me I could drive HIS car. I asked him if we should get a yellow one and have Mom's Taxi painted in black on it. He liked that idea!!
We did not eat lunch before we went to the dealership and did not get to eat until close to one, so he was exceptionally good! He also did not get a nap at all, so I was really expecting a lot worse from him. What a pleasant surprise!
Bryce was SOOOO good. We went in and asked if we could go for a test drive. We went on a pretty lengthy, but good test drive. Bryce loved it! By the time he got back he was referring to it as "my car." He even told me I could drive HIS car. I asked him if we should get a yellow one and have Mom's Taxi painted in black on it. He liked that idea!!
We did not eat lunch before we went to the dealership and did not get to eat until close to one, so he was exceptionally good! He also did not get a nap at all, so I was really expecting a lot worse from him. What a pleasant surprise!
MarMar's Girl Name Idea
MarMar likes the name Sarah. I am not sure if I posted this or not, but after Caleb gave us the name Fern, he also said he liked Sarah. Great minds....
Monday, September 18, 2006
Alyssa's Girl Name Idea
Alyssa wants her name to be Alyssa. Not only does she want a girl - she wants a girl with the same name!!
Girl Name
We have FINALLY agreed to a girls name!! If we have a girl, Hagaleenamagaleenalukastinwalkadinahokapokaloka is her name. We will call her Haggie for short.
This is what happens when you have a name picked out and then your husband does not want to use it, no matter how much you love it, because someone at work is having a baby and using the name you wanted!!! You settle and your poor daughter ends up with a name like the above mentioned (too long to type again, and I probably could not spell it the same again!).
This is what happens when you have a name picked out and then your husband does not want to use it, no matter how much you love it, because someone at work is having a baby and using the name you wanted!!! You settle and your poor daughter ends up with a name like the above mentioned (too long to type again, and I probably could not spell it the same again!).
Friday, September 15, 2006
Another One Bites the Dust
Isaac's fourth physical therapist since April (when his original therapist quit) has quit. She lasted all of maybe a month. I am now pulling him from where he is getting therapy and trying to find someplace new to get it from. I am not necessarily upset that everyone keeps quitting, I am mad because the person in charge is TELLING the therapist not to tell parents! She did the same thing when they moved there clinic 15 minutes down the road. Is this not just putting off the inevitable. Obviously, parents are eventually going to have to be told that you will have to drive to a new place for therapy or that your child will not be seeing the same therapist.
Today, I took him in for therapy. The woman in charge of the clinic said hi and asked how I was, and that was it. Then when I went to pick him up his therapist told me what was going on and why she was quitting. The clinic has not had a full time PT in over 5 years, they have all been contract. Someone is not doing their job if there has been an opening that long! So ever since his original therapist left they have changed therapist about every month. The kids are paying too (Isaac is anyway).
According to the reports that the therapist send me annually on his list of goals and the progress he is making in each, Isaac is not improving much in Physical therapy or speech. Overall he is making good progress, but if you look at each individual goal and progress made on those goals it is bad. So we are going to start changing some stuff up to see if we can figure it out. The only common problem with PT and speech is that the staff is not consistent. He has been through many therapist with both. Can they not see how important consistency is with these kids (or any kids!!).
As long as the person in charge does not want parents to know what is going on for fear that she will loose patients (which equals MONEY - which is her obvious concern), then the kids are not going to get the care they need. So she is sinking her own ship (rather fast I might add) while trying not to sink her ship! Hopefully we can find a consistent source of therapy rather quickly!
Today, I took him in for therapy. The woman in charge of the clinic said hi and asked how I was, and that was it. Then when I went to pick him up his therapist told me what was going on and why she was quitting. The clinic has not had a full time PT in over 5 years, they have all been contract. Someone is not doing their job if there has been an opening that long! So ever since his original therapist left they have changed therapist about every month. The kids are paying too (Isaac is anyway).
According to the reports that the therapist send me annually on his list of goals and the progress he is making in each, Isaac is not improving much in Physical therapy or speech. Overall he is making good progress, but if you look at each individual goal and progress made on those goals it is bad. So we are going to start changing some stuff up to see if we can figure it out. The only common problem with PT and speech is that the staff is not consistent. He has been through many therapist with both. Can they not see how important consistency is with these kids (or any kids!!).
As long as the person in charge does not want parents to know what is going on for fear that she will loose patients (which equals MONEY - which is her obvious concern), then the kids are not going to get the care they need. So she is sinking her own ship (rather fast I might add) while trying not to sink her ship! Hopefully we can find a consistent source of therapy rather quickly!
Such A Boy!!!
We are sitting at home this morning, which is really nice considering our day yesterday!! I just caught Bryce in the refrigerator and told him to get out. He brought me a small bottle of gatorade and said he got a bottle.
I asked him what he needed a bottle for, but unfortunately already knew where he was headed. He said he needed it to potty in.
A while back he needed to go potty really bad when we were in the car and there were no bathrooms around. I had a water bottle in the car and let him potty in it. Now I think he holds it until we get into the car. As soon as we pull away from whereever we are he asks if there is a bottle in the car.
Up to now, it has only been in the car. NOW THE HOUSE TOO?? I guess I am going to have to just let him pee in his pants and wear them for awhile until he learns that he has to potty before we leave!
I asked him what he needed a bottle for, but unfortunately already knew where he was headed. He said he needed it to potty in.
A while back he needed to go potty really bad when we were in the car and there were no bathrooms around. I had a water bottle in the car and let him potty in it. Now I think he holds it until we get into the car. As soon as we pull away from whereever we are he asks if there is a bottle in the car.
Up to now, it has only been in the car. NOW THE HOUSE TOO?? I guess I am going to have to just let him pee in his pants and wear them for awhile until he learns that he has to potty before we leave!
Thursday, September 14, 2006
POOR ISAAC!!
Okay, so last night we are sitting on my bed and Isaac complained that he had something in his teeth. I told him to go brush his teeth, but before I could get up he calmly turns around and says "heres my tooth!" I thought he meant whatever was in his tooth, but it was actually a tooth.
After a quick inspection of his mouth, we found that one of his bottom front teeth had come out, and that the other 3 lower front teeth were loose. We kept asking if he had fallen or hit his mouth and he kept saying no. There was no sign of injury (no bruises or fat lips), so I was a little concerned why his undamaged teeth were falling out - HE IS ONLY 4!!!
So this morning, with fallen-out tooth in tow, we went to the dentist to have it checked out. They did an x-ray and he already has two permanant teeth coming in. Because his baby teeth are really tiny, and the big teeth are...well...big, the new teeth are actually pushing out 4 baby teeth. But, there is apparantly no reason to be concerned!
I am though! Isaac is in speech and needs lots of help. His teeth coming out was the one thing I WANTED him to be late at...so of course it is the ONE thing he does early!! I only hope that the permanants come in quickly!!
Then after that - we went to the dermatologist at Children's Hospital about the mole on his hand. The dr is not concerned about it NOW, but when he gets closer to reaching puberty would need it removed. There is melenoma skin cancer on both sides of my family (not sure about Paul's side). Although the chances of him getting melenoma skin cancer before puberty are rather small (the dr has only seen two cases in his 15 years of pediatric dermatology), he would rather no risk it.
Paul is kind of uncomfortable with him having it done now. I somewhat agree with his concern that we don't know that Isaac could leave it alone and keep it clean enough for it not to get infected. It will require about 10 stitches. My other concern though, is that if we wait he is going to have a hard time in school and whatever activities he is in. The mole is on the palm of his right hand (the hand he writes with and does everything with). I think it is better to do it NOW before his life gets any "busier."
The drs office is going to set up an appointment at Children's with a plastic surgeon to have it removed. It will require Isaac being completely put out to ensure that he will be still and calm enough to have a minimal scar. They are going to try to have it scheduled for this year - so it should be done in the next couple of months.
Poor Isaac - it is just one thing after another with him. Hopefully he will have a quick recovery from it though! He has always done great with past surgeries and healing fast (tubes, adenoids, tonsils, tubes, etc).
After a quick inspection of his mouth, we found that one of his bottom front teeth had come out, and that the other 3 lower front teeth were loose. We kept asking if he had fallen or hit his mouth and he kept saying no. There was no sign of injury (no bruises or fat lips), so I was a little concerned why his undamaged teeth were falling out - HE IS ONLY 4!!!
So this morning, with fallen-out tooth in tow, we went to the dentist to have it checked out. They did an x-ray and he already has two permanant teeth coming in. Because his baby teeth are really tiny, and the big teeth are...well...big, the new teeth are actually pushing out 4 baby teeth. But, there is apparantly no reason to be concerned!
I am though! Isaac is in speech and needs lots of help. His teeth coming out was the one thing I WANTED him to be late at...so of course it is the ONE thing he does early!! I only hope that the permanants come in quickly!!
Then after that - we went to the dermatologist at Children's Hospital about the mole on his hand. The dr is not concerned about it NOW, but when he gets closer to reaching puberty would need it removed. There is melenoma skin cancer on both sides of my family (not sure about Paul's side). Although the chances of him getting melenoma skin cancer before puberty are rather small (the dr has only seen two cases in his 15 years of pediatric dermatology), he would rather no risk it.
Paul is kind of uncomfortable with him having it done now. I somewhat agree with his concern that we don't know that Isaac could leave it alone and keep it clean enough for it not to get infected. It will require about 10 stitches. My other concern though, is that if we wait he is going to have a hard time in school and whatever activities he is in. The mole is on the palm of his right hand (the hand he writes with and does everything with). I think it is better to do it NOW before his life gets any "busier."
The drs office is going to set up an appointment at Children's with a plastic surgeon to have it removed. It will require Isaac being completely put out to ensure that he will be still and calm enough to have a minimal scar. They are going to try to have it scheduled for this year - so it should be done in the next couple of months.
Poor Isaac - it is just one thing after another with him. Hopefully he will have a quick recovery from it though! He has always done great with past surgeries and healing fast (tubes, adenoids, tonsils, tubes, etc).
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Morning Sickness
I tried out my anti-nausea medicine before I got out of bed this morning. It is a tablet that has to dissolve on your tongue. It is very sweet and I almost got sick from the medicine that is suppose to keep me from getting sick!!! Once it finished dissolving - it actually worked pretty quick! Now if they could just make a pill to give pregnant women ENERGY!!!!!
Bryce with "My Baby"
Bryce has been carrying the picture from our ultrasound around since we got it yesterday. I finally had to put it in a frame so he would not ruin the picture. He is taking it everywhere with him and telling everyone that it is a picture of "my baby." It is so sweet to see how excited he is. When he tells people about the picture he trys to pull up my shirt to show them that the baby is "behind Mommy's bellybutton."
This morning he came in the room when he got up and lifted up my shirt and started playing with my belly button. I asked him what he was doing and he said that he was trying to let the baby out so she would quit crying!
Bryce pointing out the baby
The proud new big brother!!!
This morning he came in the room when he got up and lifted up my shirt and started playing with my belly button. I asked him what he was doing and he said that he was trying to let the baby out so she would quit crying!
Bryce pointing out the baby
The proud new big brother!!!
Monday, September 11, 2006
Still Cooking
I talked to Paul a little while ago. He said that when he and Bryce went back into the waiting room after the ultrasound this morning that Bryce announced that "my baby is still cooking" when they walked in the room. The ten or so people in the waiting room were rolling on the floor they were laughing so hard!
First Dr's Appointment
Sweetpea's little peaWell, I had my first ob appointment this morning. It was LONG!! They had to do all the normal annual exam "stuff" then LOTS of paperwork!! The doctor ordered an ultrasound so he could check on the due date. We had Bryce with us and he was SO excited just to hear the heartbeat, so when we told him he would get to see the baby on a tv he was VERY excited. He went back with us and sat and Daddy's lap. When the technician turned the screen so we could see Bryce's face just lit up with excitement. "MY BABY!?!" he yelled with excitement. It was so funy because I did not expect him to know what he was looking at, but he pointed right to the baby.
He started to say something, but heard the heartbeat and stopped. His face lit up even more and he again yelled "MY BABY!?!" Bryce took the picture when the technician handed it to us and he loved, and still loves looking at it. It is so nice to see him so excited about having a little baby here.
So here is where we stand. I am 7 weeks and 5 days (almost to my third month). The babies heartrate was 165bpm, which is within the normal range. The due date is April 27, 2007. Daddy is hoping she (or he) will decide to come early - you know, maybe around the 16th (Daddy's birthday). Everything looked great on the ultrasound. The baby is the size she (or he) should be and in the correct location.
I told the doctor that if he would tell my I was having a girl, he would be my favorite doctor ever. He thanked my for the lack of pressure and told me we would do an ultrasound at 18 weeks (ONLY 10 weeks from now!!) to try and see the sex of the baby and check to make sure I do not have placenta previa again.
I really like this doctor. He has nine kids of his own. I told him he must be a pro by now and he said that his wife is a pro - not him. I congratulated him for giving credit where credit is due!!! He was lucky enough to have 5/4 (although I don't remember if it was 5 girls/4 boys or 4 girls/5 boys, but that is split pretty even!!
He also gave me two different kinds of medicines for my nausea. One I am supposed to take as soon as I wake up, before I get out of bed. The other I am supposed to take at bedtime. I did not know there was medicine to help with the nausea, I thought they only had it for the vomiting!! I was pretty excited to hear there were some medicine to help me function!
Next appointment - 4 weeks.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Bryce Has An Epiphany
Daddy made a club sandwhich for lunch today. He was also eating some chips which Bryce wanted badly. Paul gave him a bite of lettuce and told him that if he would eat it he could have a chip. So he ate it. Then a tomato. Then an entire leaf of lettuce (I mean we pulled a leaf off the lettuce head and he ate it!!).
As if this what not enough to cause me a heart attack - Caleb was eating guacamole. Bryce ASKED for some - AND LIKED IT!! He ate A LOT of guacamole!!
Apparantly a lightbulb went off in Bryce's head today and he LIKED VEGETABLES!! I must go take a nap now - too much excitement for this pregnant lady!!!!
As if this what not enough to cause me a heart attack - Caleb was eating guacamole. Bryce ASKED for some - AND LIKED IT!! He ate A LOT of guacamole!!
Apparantly a lightbulb went off in Bryce's head today and he LIKED VEGETABLES!! I must go take a nap now - too much excitement for this pregnant lady!!!!
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Estes Park Colorado
Sunday Paul and I went to Estes Park for the night by ourselves. They have a riverwalk that has shopping and food. We got there and went and checked out the riverwalk. The river was flowing and beautiful. I found some teapots in the stores ( how exciting - for me anyway) and Paul found some Mullet Magnets (He and some of the guys at work take pictures when they are out of guys with mullets, then post them online and rate them). They are SO goofy, but Paul was so excited when he found them.
We went and ate at an authentic Mexican restaraunt. Now I always want Mexican - buy I crave it when I am pregnant. Come to find out, while I am sitting there eating my authentic Mexican tacos, I am a tex-mex girl!!! There was corn on my taco and apparantly, corn is one of those smells that my bionic nose does not like!! Paul did not believe me that I could smell the corn and it was nauseating (he is not used to me being able to smell anything!).
When we were pulling out of the parking lot, I noticed quite a few cars stopped down the road. I was looking at what was going on and saw many Elk. Estes Park is known for the elk that come down out of the Rocky Mountains and pretty much take over town. They are not scared of the people and they roam through roads, parking lots, yards, whatever they want! This is a big tourist attraction and cars were just stopping in the middle of the road to take pictures of them (even though they were not in the road). We pulled up on the shoulder right in front of where they were and I took some pictures. I will put them in a seperate post.
Then we went and saw the Stanley Hotel. For those of you who don't know, this is the hotel that inspired Stephen King's The Shining. Room 217 is where Stephen King wrote most of the book and then the ABC miniseries The Shining was filmed there. There were several weddings going on so we did not get to close to it, but got a couple of pretty good pictures of it.
We had such a great, relaxing time. We are not used to not having kids with us, so it was nice to just relax and be able to go wherever and not have to worry about them! I would like to go back and spend more time there though. We did not get to go up in the Rocky Mountains at all, but the view all around us was beautiful!
We went and ate at an authentic Mexican restaraunt. Now I always want Mexican - buy I crave it when I am pregnant. Come to find out, while I am sitting there eating my authentic Mexican tacos, I am a tex-mex girl!!! There was corn on my taco and apparantly, corn is one of those smells that my bionic nose does not like!! Paul did not believe me that I could smell the corn and it was nauseating (he is not used to me being able to smell anything!).
When we were pulling out of the parking lot, I noticed quite a few cars stopped down the road. I was looking at what was going on and saw many Elk. Estes Park is known for the elk that come down out of the Rocky Mountains and pretty much take over town. They are not scared of the people and they roam through roads, parking lots, yards, whatever they want! This is a big tourist attraction and cars were just stopping in the middle of the road to take pictures of them (even though they were not in the road). We pulled up on the shoulder right in front of where they were and I took some pictures. I will put them in a seperate post.
Then we went and saw the Stanley Hotel. For those of you who don't know, this is the hotel that inspired Stephen King's The Shining. Room 217 is where Stephen King wrote most of the book and then the ABC miniseries The Shining was filmed there. There were several weddings going on so we did not get to close to it, but got a couple of pretty good pictures of it.
We had such a great, relaxing time. We are not used to not having kids with us, so it was nice to just relax and be able to go wherever and not have to worry about them! I would like to go back and spend more time there though. We did not get to go up in the Rocky Mountains at all, but the view all around us was beautiful!
Wichita Kansas SUCKS!!!
So, we went through Wichita on the way and way back. On the way we exit for our hotel. On the exit ramp we passed a police officer who pulled us over. He asked us where we were going, why we were in Wichita and where the city we live in is located. After answering all of his nosey questions, he told us that he pulled us over because our license plate lights were out and told us to get them taken care of ASAP. Then we were off.
On the way home, at about 9 pm, we were going through Wichita again. Paul noticed a police officer and slowed down. About the time Paul saw him he turned on his lights (we still were not passed him). Paul had already slowed to the speed limit and the radar detector never went off so we just continued on our way. The police man gets behind us and rides for a minute then turns on his siren lights. He turned them on right before a bridge. Since it is not safe to stop on the interstate (especially since there was no shoulder on the bridge), Paul slowed down below the speed limit and exited.
He turned on the first road that he saw and immediately stopped. Apparantly our Suburban with the soccer team stickers on the back and the kids sleeping in the back and the family dog, all makes us look like the local thugs! The police man comes up to the car and tells Paul to put his hands on the steering wheel. I had one hand in my lap and the other was holding the dog so that he did not attack the officer. The officer yelled at me to get my hands on the dash "NOW". I let go of the dog and hoped for the best (he does not like men in uniforms because he was abused by one before we got him). He asked Paul why he did not stop. Paul tried to tell him that he knew it was not safe to stop on the interstate so he exited and stopped as soon as he could. The officer started yelling at him telling him he did not get to choose where he stops - he stops where the officer tells him too (I guess next time he should just stop in the middle of the road where the cop turns his lights on!!)
He continues on by telling Paul that with the neighborhood that he pulled into it would seem that he was trying to run. Hello sir, in case you did not notice - we are not from Kansas - we know NOTHING about Kansas (other than the police suck!!). He took our insurance and his drivers license and went and sat in his car for about 10 minutes (so nice for him to take his time in such a horrible neighborhood).
He comes back with a warning for evading the police, and a ticket for going 78 in a 60. Paul asked for proof that it was him because he was not going that fast. The officer said that he got him with laser not radar. Paul asked him to show him because he was not speeding (and our radar detector picks up laser and never went off!). He told Paul that there was no one behind us for 2 miles and that he was not going to stand there in that neighborhood that late at night and SHOW us that we were speeding. If we had a problem with it to come to court and fight it.
There may not have been anyone behind us, but there were 2 cars in front of us AND he turned his lights on before we were even to him. He just saw that we were out of town and decided that he knew we would not be back to go to court so we were an easy target. Now we have someone elses ticket to pay. It would cost more to go back to Kansas to court than to just pay the ticket!
From now on we find another way to Colorado that does not include Wichita!!!
On the way home, at about 9 pm, we were going through Wichita again. Paul noticed a police officer and slowed down. About the time Paul saw him he turned on his lights (we still were not passed him). Paul had already slowed to the speed limit and the radar detector never went off so we just continued on our way. The police man gets behind us and rides for a minute then turns on his siren lights. He turned them on right before a bridge. Since it is not safe to stop on the interstate (especially since there was no shoulder on the bridge), Paul slowed down below the speed limit and exited.
He turned on the first road that he saw and immediately stopped. Apparantly our Suburban with the soccer team stickers on the back and the kids sleeping in the back and the family dog, all makes us look like the local thugs! The police man comes up to the car and tells Paul to put his hands on the steering wheel. I had one hand in my lap and the other was holding the dog so that he did not attack the officer. The officer yelled at me to get my hands on the dash "NOW". I let go of the dog and hoped for the best (he does not like men in uniforms because he was abused by one before we got him). He asked Paul why he did not stop. Paul tried to tell him that he knew it was not safe to stop on the interstate so he exited and stopped as soon as he could. The officer started yelling at him telling him he did not get to choose where he stops - he stops where the officer tells him too (I guess next time he should just stop in the middle of the road where the cop turns his lights on!!)
He continues on by telling Paul that with the neighborhood that he pulled into it would seem that he was trying to run. Hello sir, in case you did not notice - we are not from Kansas - we know NOTHING about Kansas (other than the police suck!!). He took our insurance and his drivers license and went and sat in his car for about 10 minutes (so nice for him to take his time in such a horrible neighborhood).
He comes back with a warning for evading the police, and a ticket for going 78 in a 60. Paul asked for proof that it was him because he was not going that fast. The officer said that he got him with laser not radar. Paul asked him to show him because he was not speeding (and our radar detector picks up laser and never went off!). He told Paul that there was no one behind us for 2 miles and that he was not going to stand there in that neighborhood that late at night and SHOW us that we were speeding. If we had a problem with it to come to court and fight it.
There may not have been anyone behind us, but there were 2 cars in front of us AND he turned his lights on before we were even to him. He just saw that we were out of town and decided that he knew we would not be back to go to court so we were an easy target. Now we have someone elses ticket to pay. It would cost more to go back to Kansas to court than to just pay the ticket!
From now on we find another way to Colorado that does not include Wichita!!!
Colorado
The trip to Colorado was pretty good. We went to Wichita Kansas and stopped for the night. The boys did great at entertaining themselves for the most part of the trip. We got up at about 5:45 Friday morning to finish the drive. We got to my parents at about 1:30 Friday afternoon. It was so great to see everyone and boy have all of the kids grown. There were 9 kids and 9 adults in the house everyday but Saturday. Luckily Mom and Dad have a pretty good sized house and it wasn't bad!
Saturday there were 14 adults and 13 kids there throughout the day. We had such a good time seeing family we had not seen in years. This is the first time all of the kids have been there around everyone old enough to really know who is who and remember them. The kids all got along so well. There was not an abundance of fighting and argueing - it was really nice watching them all play together and get to know each other!
We left Monday to head back home. We did not leave until about 1 or 2 in the afternoon so it was a pretty long trip home. We got stopped (which earns its own post), there was a horrible accident just outside of Tulsa (about 20-25 emergency vehicles for what looked like a one car accident) with both sides of the road covered with flashing lights and people standing around. Luckily it was really late, so there was not much traffic! The boys slept from 8 pm (right after we stopped for dinner) until we got home. We got home at about 4 am and put everyone in bed. I got about 3 hours sleep before I had to get the kids up for school. I took them and then came home and we slept until about 1 pm. Unfortunately, when we got up for the day, I was too sick to do anything. Our stuff from the trip sat in the living room until Thursday and Friday.
Finally life is back to normal and my house is clean (reasonably speaking) again. The boys are still working on catching up on sleep so they are napping well (except for right now which is what they are supposed to be doing!!)
Saturday there were 14 adults and 13 kids there throughout the day. We had such a good time seeing family we had not seen in years. This is the first time all of the kids have been there around everyone old enough to really know who is who and remember them. The kids all got along so well. There was not an abundance of fighting and argueing - it was really nice watching them all play together and get to know each other!
We left Monday to head back home. We did not leave until about 1 or 2 in the afternoon so it was a pretty long trip home. We got stopped (which earns its own post), there was a horrible accident just outside of Tulsa (about 20-25 emergency vehicles for what looked like a one car accident) with both sides of the road covered with flashing lights and people standing around. Luckily it was really late, so there was not much traffic! The boys slept from 8 pm (right after we stopped for dinner) until we got home. We got home at about 4 am and put everyone in bed. I got about 3 hours sleep before I had to get the kids up for school. I took them and then came home and we slept until about 1 pm. Unfortunately, when we got up for the day, I was too sick to do anything. Our stuff from the trip sat in the living room until Thursday and Friday.
Finally life is back to normal and my house is clean (reasonably speaking) again. The boys are still working on catching up on sleep so they are napping well (except for right now which is what they are supposed to be doing!!)
Catch Up
Wow am I behind!!! We had our trip to Colorado and I have been sick since we got home so I am going to try to get things caught up, although it may take longer than today!!!
This pregnancy is SOOO different than the other 3 were. Hopefully that is a good sign! I am uncomfortable much sooner than with the boys, and I am having morning sickness. I am making up for the fact that I did not have it with the other 3 because it is BAD!!! I am nauseas all the time and there are days I can not hold ANYTHING down! We won't even go into the exhaustion since I was exhausted BEFORE I got pregnant. We will just assume this is going to be a LONG pregnancy!!
Bryce started Mothers Day Out Thursday. He could not get rid of me fast enough. We walked in his class and met his teacher. After making sure I left his nachos - he was done with me. Last year I started sending nachos because he did not want to stay, but he was always excited about the Lunchables Nachos because he only gets them at MDO. So I put his lunch away and he went and found some cars and completely ignored me. I asked for a hug and kiss so I could leave and it seemed like a big effort on his part to give me them! He has been asking all summer to go to school, so I guess he was just really excited.
That is about it. I will do a couple of post with the CO trip. I did not have the cameras out when we were at the house (don't ask me why) so I have no pictures of the family, but I am hoping to be getting some from the everyone else (hint hint!!).
This pregnancy is SOOO different than the other 3 were. Hopefully that is a good sign! I am uncomfortable much sooner than with the boys, and I am having morning sickness. I am making up for the fact that I did not have it with the other 3 because it is BAD!!! I am nauseas all the time and there are days I can not hold ANYTHING down! We won't even go into the exhaustion since I was exhausted BEFORE I got pregnant. We will just assume this is going to be a LONG pregnancy!!
Bryce started Mothers Day Out Thursday. He could not get rid of me fast enough. We walked in his class and met his teacher. After making sure I left his nachos - he was done with me. Last year I started sending nachos because he did not want to stay, but he was always excited about the Lunchables Nachos because he only gets them at MDO. So I put his lunch away and he went and found some cars and completely ignored me. I asked for a hug and kiss so I could leave and it seemed like a big effort on his part to give me them! He has been asking all summer to go to school, so I guess he was just really excited.
That is about it. I will do a couple of post with the CO trip. I did not have the cameras out when we were at the house (don't ask me why) so I have no pictures of the family, but I am hoping to be getting some from the everyone else (hint hint!!).
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