Happy Saturday morning!
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Friday, April 15, 2005
A little bragging
My daughter ceases to amaze us everyday! Sometimes it's amazingly brilliant things she says or does, other times it's something cute and funny, and sometimes it's naughty little things she's discovered how to do or say.
Here are some of the brilliant things she can do right now:
she can count to ten,
she knows most of her colors
she talks up a storm,
she reads lots of books,
and she goes pee pee on the potty!
A few funnies & naughties:
She likes to announce when someone has "farted" or "tooted."
Mostly it's Sophie, Holden, or Daddy tooting, NEVER Mommy (*snicker, snicker*).
The other night Mommy did let one slip and Sophie says "I hear thunder!" Nooooo, that was just Mommy tooting!
Sophie is digging through her little purse that is filled with toys and stuff. She looks at Daddy and says "Too much crap in here!" Hmmmm, I don't know where she got that from?
Here are some of the brilliant things she can do right now:
she can count to ten,
she knows most of her colors
she talks up a storm,
she reads lots of books,
and she goes pee pee on the potty!
A few funnies & naughties:
She likes to announce when someone has "farted" or "tooted."
Mostly it's Sophie, Holden, or Daddy tooting, NEVER Mommy (*snicker, snicker*).
The other night Mommy did let one slip and Sophie says "I hear thunder!" Nooooo, that was just Mommy tooting!
Sophie is digging through her little purse that is filled with toys and stuff. She looks at Daddy and says "Too much crap in here!" Hmmmm, I don't know where she got that from?
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Now that's what I'm talkin about
Woo hoo!! I got my new car!! Got to drive it home last night with no kids and the stereo blasting!
I got the Volvo XC90 SUV. Take a look if you want.
Mine is charcoal gray with the graphite (a fancier name for charcoal gray) leather interior. We got the V8 version that came fully loaded with every package option except the navigation system. Fancy shmancy! And who needs a navigation system anyway? I figure if I get lost I can call Dwayne and watch movies in the back on my DVD player till we're found!
What I'm really excited about it that the cars seats will be separated in the back! No more worrying about Sophie poking her brother or taking his pacifier or blankie. It's so much easier to put the carseats in and we have the optional 3rd row seating too. The other awesome part was that we got a $5K discount due to hail damage. We had a hail storm a couple weeks back and they discounted all the cars. The cars were fixed and you can't even tell there was any damage. Score for us!
Now that's what I'm talkin about!
I got the Volvo XC90 SUV. Take a look if you want.
Mine is charcoal gray with the graphite (a fancier name for charcoal gray) leather interior. We got the V8 version that came fully loaded with every package option except the navigation system. Fancy shmancy! And who needs a navigation system anyway? I figure if I get lost I can call Dwayne and watch movies in the back on my DVD player till we're found!
What I'm really excited about it that the cars seats will be separated in the back! No more worrying about Sophie poking her brother or taking his pacifier or blankie. It's so much easier to put the carseats in and we have the optional 3rd row seating too. The other awesome part was that we got a $5K discount due to hail damage. We had a hail storm a couple weeks back and they discounted all the cars. The cars were fixed and you can't even tell there was any damage. Score for us!
Now that's what I'm talkin about!
Monday, April 11, 2005
We're home!!
Holden was released from the hospital today after all his tests came back negative and he was able to get off the oxygen. Yea!!! We are so happy to be home now. We'll take him back to the dr tomorrow for a check up. It will be a week or two before he's over this, but he's on the right track now.
Thanks for all the well wishes and kind words!
Thanks for all the well wishes and kind words!
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Hospital
I'm on a quick break from the hospital so I'm filling in what's been going on.
*Thursday afternoon I took Holden back to the dr because he was having labored breathing. His pulse/ox was low and the dr was concerned about his breathing. He received some nebulizer breathing treatments and we waited, but he wasn't getting any better. Dr said we'd have to take him to the hospital. Mom started crying then. I had called Dw and he met us at the dr's office. We all went to the hospital Thursday evening.
*Most of the days and times are a blur after that... Holden received more breathing treatments which didn't help a lot. He was really having a hard time breathing. They did a viral scan on him. That came back positive for RSV. RSV is a respiratory virus very common in babies and young children. It presents itself like a cold but with a lingering cough (exactly what Sophie had). It is more seroius for babies beause they're so little and their little lungs can't handle it well when they get congested. It's supposed to last about 2 weeks and it peaks somewhere between 3-6 days.
*Sometime friday Holden spiked a fever. The dr's had said if he spikes a fever they'd have to run a whole battery of tests to rule out meningitis or other infections. This was an AWFUL day!! Poor guy had to have a spinal tap, a cathader to get a urine (which didn't work the first time so he had that done twice), blood drawn- (they had to try about 4 differnt veins before they could get blood and then another one to get enough blood, and an IV for medicine. They got an IV on the 4th or 5th try but then later it didn't work or came loose so we had to do that all over again. This was so hard for Holden!- he cried nonstop for the hour and a half that it took to do all this. It was really hard for Mom to watch all of this! Of course I was crying too.
Holden was also put on oxygen to help him breathe.
*So Friday seemed to be Holden's worst day. He was still working hard at having to breathe and the drs were concerned. He continued to get breathing treatments and oxygen along with antibiotics in case the bacterial infections came back positive. You have to wait 48 hours to watch and see if bacteria grows on the cultures, so we knew we'd be at the hospital for another two days atleast.
*I haven't left Holden since we've been there. They gave me a bed in his room and they bring meals for me since I'm nursing him. He has been in my arms or his dad's the whole time. It is SO HARD to watch your little baby in so much distress and hooked up to all kinds of machines!!!
*Grammy flew down Friday evening to help out this weekend. That has been a great relief for us! It's good for Sophie too, to be on a somewhat normal routine and not get carted back and forth to the hospital all day with Dad.
*The good news is that he's getting better! He's still not great but he's on the right track. His heartrate's down, they've lowered his oxygen level, he's eating well, and his cultures have all come back negative so far. Hopefully we'll get to come home Monday or Tuesday!
*I pumped a bottle for Holden and he's at the hospital with dad for a little while. I came home to refresh myself and get out of that tiny hospital room for a few hours.
So that's the news. Thanks to everyone for your calls of wanting to help and your well wishes. I'll post again when we get back.
*Thursday afternoon I took Holden back to the dr because he was having labored breathing. His pulse/ox was low and the dr was concerned about his breathing. He received some nebulizer breathing treatments and we waited, but he wasn't getting any better. Dr said we'd have to take him to the hospital. Mom started crying then. I had called Dw and he met us at the dr's office. We all went to the hospital Thursday evening.
*Most of the days and times are a blur after that... Holden received more breathing treatments which didn't help a lot. He was really having a hard time breathing. They did a viral scan on him. That came back positive for RSV. RSV is a respiratory virus very common in babies and young children. It presents itself like a cold but with a lingering cough (exactly what Sophie had). It is more seroius for babies beause they're so little and their little lungs can't handle it well when they get congested. It's supposed to last about 2 weeks and it peaks somewhere between 3-6 days.
*Sometime friday Holden spiked a fever. The dr's had said if he spikes a fever they'd have to run a whole battery of tests to rule out meningitis or other infections. This was an AWFUL day!! Poor guy had to have a spinal tap, a cathader to get a urine (which didn't work the first time so he had that done twice), blood drawn- (they had to try about 4 differnt veins before they could get blood and then another one to get enough blood, and an IV for medicine. They got an IV on the 4th or 5th try but then later it didn't work or came loose so we had to do that all over again. This was so hard for Holden!- he cried nonstop for the hour and a half that it took to do all this. It was really hard for Mom to watch all of this! Of course I was crying too.
Holden was also put on oxygen to help him breathe.
*So Friday seemed to be Holden's worst day. He was still working hard at having to breathe and the drs were concerned. He continued to get breathing treatments and oxygen along with antibiotics in case the bacterial infections came back positive. You have to wait 48 hours to watch and see if bacteria grows on the cultures, so we knew we'd be at the hospital for another two days atleast.
*I haven't left Holden since we've been there. They gave me a bed in his room and they bring meals for me since I'm nursing him. He has been in my arms or his dad's the whole time. It is SO HARD to watch your little baby in so much distress and hooked up to all kinds of machines!!!
*Grammy flew down Friday evening to help out this weekend. That has been a great relief for us! It's good for Sophie too, to be on a somewhat normal routine and not get carted back and forth to the hospital all day with Dad.
*The good news is that he's getting better! He's still not great but he's on the right track. His heartrate's down, they've lowered his oxygen level, he's eating well, and his cultures have all come back negative so far. Hopefully we'll get to come home Monday or Tuesday!
*I pumped a bottle for Holden and he's at the hospital with dad for a little while. I came home to refresh myself and get out of that tiny hospital room for a few hours.
So that's the news. Thanks to everyone for your calls of wanting to help and your well wishes. I'll post again when we get back.
Thursday, April 07, 2005
more sick kids
Sophie seems to be getting better from her cold. Lovely she passed it on to me. As if I didn't already feel tired and lousy. But the worst is that Holden has caught it too! It is absolutely horrible to listen to your newborn coughing so hard he turns red and pukes. And the poor guy can't breathe at night either. It's just awful!! Then he started getting this gooey yellow stuff in his eye. At one point in the night his eye was sealed close from all the goo drying. Took him to the dr yesterday and it turns out it's a blocked tear duct that had now become infected. He got some eye drops and it's already looking better. The dr also showed us how to massage his tear duct glands to prevent this again.
Hallelujah Daddy has been home most of this week to help out. I guess if the kids and I are gonna get sick, this was the best week to do it.
Hallelujah Daddy has been home most of this week to help out. I guess if the kids and I are gonna get sick, this was the best week to do it.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
Saturday, April 02, 2005
sick kid, no sleep
Our Sophie has a nasty cold right now. Lots of coughing, whining, very clingy and sleepy- but doesn't want to sleep by herself, only on mom or dad. This is SO much fun right now! As if we aren't missing enough sleep!! Now we have to deal with a cranky sick toddler. I actually feel really bad for her, she's also cutting a tooth right now. She just wants to be held. It's just hard when you've got another baby to take care of too.
Thank goodness Grandpa is here to help! Sophie has had fun playing with him (when she's doped up on Motrin and not whining). Although it's probably not the best of a visit for him. Sophie's usually a lot more fun! Hopefully she'll be better soon. Please!
And off on a tangent here...
How do other moms of 2 (or even 3) do it!!??!! Some of them make it look so damn easy too! And how about the ones that are actually well dressed, have their hair fixed and make-up on AND have babies & toddlers, that are also put together well?!? Those people piss me off, really only because I'm jealous. I have to tell myself they MUST have nannies at home. Right? Yes, that's it.
I mean I have to schedule my two showers for the week. And my teeth are not always brushed. Forget the hair being fixed. I usually mange to get some makeup on- but it might only be some smeared mascara that I only got on one eye and some lipstick. Oh one day I'll have time to look pretty again...
Thank goodness Grandpa is here to help! Sophie has had fun playing with him (when she's doped up on Motrin and not whining). Although it's probably not the best of a visit for him. Sophie's usually a lot more fun! Hopefully she'll be better soon. Please!
And off on a tangent here...
How do other moms of 2 (or even 3) do it!!??!! Some of them make it look so damn easy too! And how about the ones that are actually well dressed, have their hair fixed and make-up on AND have babies & toddlers, that are also put together well?!? Those people piss me off, really only because I'm jealous. I have to tell myself they MUST have nannies at home. Right? Yes, that's it.
I mean I have to schedule my two showers for the week. And my teeth are not always brushed. Forget the hair being fixed. I usually mange to get some makeup on- but it might only be some smeared mascara that I only got on one eye and some lipstick. Oh one day I'll have time to look pretty again...
I'm an Aunt Again!
My sister popped and had her baby girl on March 31! A little thing of only 6 lbs, 12 oz. Poor thing got to the hospital too late and couldn't get her epidural. But I'm so excited for her!!
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Grandpa Lum
We have this picture of Grandpa Lum as a baby and Sophie looks a whole lot like him. She loves to take his picture around, kiss him, sometimes she bites it too. She calls him Granpalum -one word- and it comes out something like "pampalum."
Grandpa Lum is coming tomorrow to visit us! We haven't seen him in over a year. We're excited!
I wonder if Sophie thinks Grandpa Lum is actually a baby. She will be surprised to find he's grown up now.
Grandpa Lum is coming tomorrow to visit us! We haven't seen him in over a year. We're excited!
I wonder if Sophie thinks Grandpa Lum is actually a baby. She will be surprised to find he's grown up now.
He's home!
YEAH!! That putty tat Archie finally came home last night. He must have been reading the blogs and knew I was worried. He came in, said his hellos to us, then headed straight for his food bowl.
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Hormones!
Ahhh these crazy hormones of mine! I've only cried twice this morning so far. But then I've also been dancing around the house with the music blasting. I have the house to myself! At least for part of the day. Sophie's at school and Holden's sleeping.
How can you feel so helpless and overwhelmed one minute and then happy and confident 5 minutes later?!? I have to blame it on the hormones!!
Yesterday my mom left to go home and so it was my first real taste of what life is going to be like for me with two children. Sophie was pretty darn frustrating. I know she really just wanted my attention. She was getting into EVERYTHING and doing all kinds of things to make me mad. Everytime I had to change or feed Holden, Sophie was into something she wasn't supposed to, biting me, or pulling something down. I was in tears by the time Dw came home and we sat down for dinner. I know I must sound like a big wuss, but again I'm blaming the crazy raging hormones! I know it's them because while I was crying at dinner I'd look at Dwayne and bust out laughing. Laughing and crying at the same time!!! Has to be the hormones.
How can you feel so helpless and overwhelmed one minute and then happy and confident 5 minutes later?!? I have to blame it on the hormones!!
Yesterday my mom left to go home and so it was my first real taste of what life is going to be like for me with two children. Sophie was pretty darn frustrating. I know she really just wanted my attention. She was getting into EVERYTHING and doing all kinds of things to make me mad. Everytime I had to change or feed Holden, Sophie was into something she wasn't supposed to, biting me, or pulling something down. I was in tears by the time Dw came home and we sat down for dinner. I know I must sound like a big wuss, but again I'm blaming the crazy raging hormones! I know it's them because while I was crying at dinner I'd look at Dwayne and bust out laughing. Laughing and crying at the same time!!! Has to be the hormones.
Where's Archie?
Archie, our fun loving family cat of 6 or so years has run away. He's an inside cat and has no front claws so we don't let him out. But he's an escape artist and waits at the door for just the right moment to dash out! He had his moment last Friday and escaped out the back door! Later that evening there was a big storm and even hail! I thought for sure he'd come running back home. He always comes home within a few days.
But it's been 5 days now! We've looked for him outside many times and now I'm really starting to worry. I'll start to cry if I think about it too much.
Where are you Archie?? Come home!!
But it's been 5 days now! We've looked for him outside many times and now I'm really starting to worry. I'll start to cry if I think about it too much.
Where are you Archie?? Come home!!
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Holden
Holden is a sweetie. He loves to cuddle and sleep on Mom. He sleeps peacefully a lot during the day, but seems to be more fussy and restless at night. So far at night he's only slept in his bassinet about three times. He just loves to sleep cuddled up on Mom. When I try to lay him down he always starts to fuss, and I just can't fall asleep to that. I'm hoping he'll learn to like his bassinet soon though, I just can't sleep soundly with him in bed with me.
He's definitely a different baby than Sophie. I guess since we only have one baby to base our baby experience on, you kinda expect a lot of things to be the same. But he's different and we're just starting to figure out how he works- what he likes, his favorite way to be held or soothed, what he doesn't like. etc. But sometimes I'm thinking "what the heck do we do now?" He's a lot more gassy than Sophie was and I've figured out he doesn't like garlic too much.
Sophie continues to be a good big sister, of course she definitely has her moments! She is obsessed with Holden and his paci. When he has it in his mouth she likes to tell us "Holden paci," when it falls out she makes sure to tell us "Holden's paci fell out" and when he cries she thinks he needs it "Holden need paci." When she finds his paci on the table she tells likes to smile and then stick in her mouth, that is after she makes sure to get my attention because she knows she's not supposed to have it and she likes to test her limits with Mom!
Sophie imitates a lot of the things we do with Holden with her baby. She rocks her baby, burps them, changes them, and now she lifts up her shirt to nurse them! She tells us she's feeding her baby milk. Since she's seen Mom nursing a lot she also likes to talk about boobies now. She likes to find them down your shirt too! She's discovered Mommy, Daddy, Oma, Grammy and even Sophie have boobies!
He's definitely a different baby than Sophie. I guess since we only have one baby to base our baby experience on, you kinda expect a lot of things to be the same. But he's different and we're just starting to figure out how he works- what he likes, his favorite way to be held or soothed, what he doesn't like. etc. But sometimes I'm thinking "what the heck do we do now?" He's a lot more gassy than Sophie was and I've figured out he doesn't like garlic too much.
Sophie continues to be a good big sister, of course she definitely has her moments! She is obsessed with Holden and his paci. When he has it in his mouth she likes to tell us "Holden paci," when it falls out she makes sure to tell us "Holden's paci fell out" and when he cries she thinks he needs it "Holden need paci." When she finds his paci on the table she tells likes to smile and then stick in her mouth, that is after she makes sure to get my attention because she knows she's not supposed to have it and she likes to test her limits with Mom!
Sophie imitates a lot of the things we do with Holden with her baby. She rocks her baby, burps them, changes them, and now she lifts up her shirt to nurse them! She tells us she's feeding her baby milk. Since she's seen Mom nursing a lot she also likes to talk about boobies now. She likes to find them down your shirt too! She's discovered Mommy, Daddy, Oma, Grammy and even Sophie have boobies!
Busy
Well it's been awhile since I've been on here.
It's quite busy being a mom of two! Lots of diapers and crying going on. And not enough sleep. Plus we've had grandmas' staying here to help. And visitors over. And then Easter.
Oma (Dw's mom) had been here the last few weeks and just left Thursday morning. Sophie stayed very busy with Oma here and got to go to many fun places! What a blessing to have the extra help here also!
Then Wednesday Grammy (my mom) came. My mom has been very afraid of flying and has only done it twice before. But about a month ago she came to the conclusion that she would have a lot more time to visit if she didn't take 2 days to get here (either driving or taking the train). So she talked herself into the idea of getting on a plane to fly here. She did great!! Wasn't scared at all. She's also going to fly out to help my sister after she has her baby, which should be sometime very soon! I'm sad that she'll be leaving here tomorrow. I love my mom and there's just nothing else like spending time with her!!
We've had great help from the grandmas here so it will be quite a shock when I'm left to do it all by myself! That's coming up very soon...ahhhh!!
It's quite busy being a mom of two! Lots of diapers and crying going on. And not enough sleep. Plus we've had grandmas' staying here to help. And visitors over. And then Easter.
Oma (Dw's mom) had been here the last few weeks and just left Thursday morning. Sophie stayed very busy with Oma here and got to go to many fun places! What a blessing to have the extra help here also!
Then Wednesday Grammy (my mom) came. My mom has been very afraid of flying and has only done it twice before. But about a month ago she came to the conclusion that she would have a lot more time to visit if she didn't take 2 days to get here (either driving or taking the train). So she talked herself into the idea of getting on a plane to fly here. She did great!! Wasn't scared at all. She's also going to fly out to help my sister after she has her baby, which should be sometime very soon! I'm sad that she'll be leaving here tomorrow. I love my mom and there's just nothing else like spending time with her!!
We've had great help from the grandmas here so it will be quite a shock when I'm left to do it all by myself! That's coming up very soon...ahhhh!!
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