And then my mom had her hip replacement surgery.
All is well on day one. NO pain, epidurals are cool. We'll see how she feels after the epidural comes out tomorrow. It's one day closer to less pain.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
So much...
So much on my plate these days. So much...
Problem is I don't want to take anything off my plate. What would I choose? I don't want to give up my volunteer time. I volunteer because the cause is important to me. Which do I walk away from? The NICU board...the birth to 6 parent board...Ben's school...
And Kiera, oh Kiera. Poor girl had been coughing since January it seems. Then the fever came. And the vomiting. Then the doctor. And more fever. And more vomit. And more doctor. AND MORE FEVER! AND MORE DOCTOR! AND A CHEST X-Ray! AND PNEUMONIA! And antibiotics. And all better : ) Then the hives came. Poor girl was just getting over her cough and she bloomed up with big wetly itchy hives. Another couple office visits and we came up with erythema multiforme presumed initially to have been a reaction to antibiotics but on further consideration, was probably just her reaction to the end of the pneumonia, as if there needed to be more. Turns out Benedryl makes Kiera a bit zippy and a bit pissy. OK, it was a bit more then that. More like we gave her CRACK and in the end it was Zyrtec that saved her from the itchy bumps. Still made her a bit zippy but this time only a bit and it didn't make her wicked and shifty. All in all, Kiera and I didn't sleep for 5 nights. Really. And I'm no longer trained in sleep deprivation so 5 days of sleep loss cost me just about all the sensibility I had left. Sensibility is is like muscle mass, easily lost and HARD to regain. Kiera and I are both still a bit "off"(crabby, whiny bitchy messes to be around). We're working on that. I promise Dave.
On the lighter side...
Kiera-isms
Kiera-(poking me in the bum) Mom. You have a fat bum. A great big giant fat bum!
Mom-Kiera we don't tell people that they have fat bodies, it might hurt their feelings.
Kiera-(few days later) Mom. You have a big fat bum.
Mom-Kiera, remember when we talked about how those words can hurt peoples feelings?
Kiera-Yep I do. But mom, you sure are stripey! (running her fingers over my stretch marks)
Hey mom? I can feel the pretzels, but I can't see the pretzels. I think it's because I have my eyes closed.
Those things probably just happen. Sigh...
Much more to post, like...
our first family flight to a wedding in AR,
the upcoming end of the school year and the end of my job for the summer,
my A in my class: )
Kiera's dance recital (oh just swimming in cuteness),
Ben's science project (oh so fantastic I have to show pics),
our reckless puppy,
Nana's hip surgery,
and on,
and on...
Now to bed. A kiss goodnight to you.
Problem is I don't want to take anything off my plate. What would I choose? I don't want to give up my volunteer time. I volunteer because the cause is important to me. Which do I walk away from? The NICU board...the birth to 6 parent board...Ben's school...
And Kiera, oh Kiera. Poor girl had been coughing since January it seems. Then the fever came. And the vomiting. Then the doctor. And more fever. And more vomit. And more doctor. AND MORE FEVER! AND MORE DOCTOR! AND A CHEST X-Ray! AND PNEUMONIA! And antibiotics. And all better : ) Then the hives came. Poor girl was just getting over her cough and she bloomed up with big wetly itchy hives. Another couple office visits and we came up with erythema multiforme presumed initially to have been a reaction to antibiotics but on further consideration, was probably just her reaction to the end of the pneumonia, as if there needed to be more. Turns out Benedryl makes Kiera a bit zippy and a bit pissy. OK, it was a bit more then that. More like we gave her CRACK and in the end it was Zyrtec that saved her from the itchy bumps. Still made her a bit zippy but this time only a bit and it didn't make her wicked and shifty. All in all, Kiera and I didn't sleep for 5 nights. Really. And I'm no longer trained in sleep deprivation so 5 days of sleep loss cost me just about all the sensibility I had left. Sensibility is is like muscle mass, easily lost and HARD to regain. Kiera and I are both still a bit "off"(crabby, whiny bitchy messes to be around). We're working on that. I promise Dave.
On the lighter side...
Kiera-isms
Kiera-(poking me in the bum) Mom. You have a fat bum. A great big giant fat bum!
Mom-Kiera we don't tell people that they have fat bodies, it might hurt their feelings.
Kiera-(few days later) Mom. You have a big fat bum.
Mom-Kiera, remember when we talked about how those words can hurt peoples feelings?
Kiera-Yep I do. But mom, you sure are stripey! (running her fingers over my stretch marks)
Hey mom? I can feel the pretzels, but I can't see the pretzels. I think it's because I have my eyes closed.
Those things probably just happen. Sigh...
Much more to post, like...
our first family flight to a wedding in AR,
the upcoming end of the school year and the end of my job for the summer,
my A in my class: )
Kiera's dance recital (oh just swimming in cuteness),
Ben's science project (oh so fantastic I have to show pics),
our reckless puppy,
Nana's hip surgery,
and on,
and on...
Now to bed. A kiss goodnight to you.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
March for Babies 2009!
This is our four day reminder to please support our fundraising goal for the March for Babies. What? Again? You never saw our other solicitations? This is the first you have heard that we are walking on April 26th for the March of Dimes? The second year in a row! Now you can all sit back and remember that last year we at least got out the note a week ahead. But you are dealing with Shannon and Dave and based on the last two years, I won't post next year until the day after.
Seriously, many of you saw this plea last year so you probably know why we are walking. Growing up, my mom literally collected dimes for the March of Dimes and I never paid much attention. It wasn't until I saw the heroic measures taken to save my early baby that the March of Dimes MEANT something to me. The steroids and surfactant that Ben received before and after he was born are a direct result of March of Dimes research. These measures alone may have helped to keep our little guy alive. That is all I need to know and these are just two of the medical advances that March of Dimes research is responsible for.
Every year 120,000 babies in the US are born too soon. Many don't survive and many of the babies that do survive, including our amazing Ben, do so with life long disabilities. We are walking to try to change this number. We are walking to celebrate our baby who was born too soon.
Our goal is $500. If you can give, please do so by following this link to our
donation page . If you would like to walk with us, the more the merrier!
Anything that you can do to help support this cause that is so close to our hearts is appreciated. Think of what we can do if we all donate just $5. Just a few cents more than a Grande no fat white mocha light whip. It would again, be nice to get the amount on my goal tracker above $10. Yes the 0 really does makes me feel like a looser : )
Take a peak at the beautiful video put together by a dear friend here
And if you still need convincing spend a few minutes with another dear friend here
Thank you friends, for your enduring support.
Seriously, many of you saw this plea last year so you probably know why we are walking. Growing up, my mom literally collected dimes for the March of Dimes and I never paid much attention. It wasn't until I saw the heroic measures taken to save my early baby that the March of Dimes MEANT something to me. The steroids and surfactant that Ben received before and after he was born are a direct result of March of Dimes research. These measures alone may have helped to keep our little guy alive. That is all I need to know and these are just two of the medical advances that March of Dimes research is responsible for.
Every year 120,000 babies in the US are born too soon. Many don't survive and many of the babies that do survive, including our amazing Ben, do so with life long disabilities. We are walking to try to change this number. We are walking to celebrate our baby who was born too soon.
Our goal is $500. If you can give, please do so by following this link to our
donation page . If you would like to walk with us, the more the merrier!
Anything that you can do to help support this cause that is so close to our hearts is appreciated. Think of what we can do if we all donate just $5. Just a few cents more than a Grande no fat white mocha light whip. It would again, be nice to get the amount on my goal tracker above $10. Yes the 0 really does makes me feel like a looser : )
Take a peak at the beautiful video put together by a dear friend here
And if you still need convincing spend a few minutes with another dear friend here
Thank you friends, for your enduring support.
My little man now...
My little man then...I had only this picture to look at while I pumped for a baby in a different hospital. Lets do what we can.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Time
Facebook has made me greedy!
Not that can update from my phone (I'm not THAT connected yet!), but I have thoughts to share and stories to tell and I want to share from where I am sitting.
Yes, I am dreaming of thought activated blogging! I want to sit in my car and ask you all what you think?
What do I do with this very first Birthday invite for Ben if I don't have any idea who the child is?
How do I juggle life and my health?
How do I keep moving forward?
How do I get better at this?
How do you?
Not that can update from my phone (I'm not THAT connected yet!), but I have thoughts to share and stories to tell and I want to share from where I am sitting.
Yes, I am dreaming of thought activated blogging! I want to sit in my car and ask you all what you think?
What do I do with this very first Birthday invite for Ben if I don't have any idea who the child is?
How do I juggle life and my health?
How do I keep moving forward?
How do I get better at this?
How do you?
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