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!!!!!
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