It has been so long since I have posted on this blog. I guess Ill do some catching up!
Luke is now 6 and in school. He loves it and has lot's of friends. Some of those friends are girls. I am not ready for him to be telling me who he thinks is pretty but, that has begun.
Lydia is 4 now and working her way through PreK. We enjoy the funny things she says and does on a daily basis.
I am still at home taking care of everyone! I enjoy my days so much. I try to stay on top of everything all the time. But, lets face it....that is not the case most of the time.
Mark has now graduated for college and CLEET (police school) and has been working at a local police department for the past year....until 2 months ago. He is now a correctional officer at a prison about an hour and a half from here. This has been hard on us as a family because he is staying with family for the time being until the school year is over and we can move up to be with him. He enjoys his job for the most part. It is not an easy job and I don't know how he does it.
That is pretty much all that has been happening. I will try to stay more up to date on the daily in and out of our little life :)
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
decorating a spica cast......
After Lydia came home from the hospital in her new cast, and was happy and well rested from not being in pain anymore. We had a little fun decorating Lydia's cast!
Luke went first, I'm not sure what he drew......but he was excited!
I drew some flowers and a butterfly. Above that, a broken bone.
not just any car seat for a spica cast......
A child in a spica cast can not fit in a normal car seat. I was told by a friend that the hospital that she had her cast put on had car seats for spica casts available for loan. I called and of course they only have two and they are both loaned out. They did have a harness, I am not a fan of the harness. I don't really see how it can be safe!
The top part straps around the child, the black straps go in between the legs. the little strap raps around the leg of the child, you then lay the child in the car long ways on the seat, and run the seat belt through the harness. It takes for ever to get the child in it! and Lydia hated it, cried the whole time she was in it!
I happen to have a really good friend in the medical field that called around and found a car seat for us to use in a different city! it has been a life saver!!!
The top part straps around the child, the black straps go in between the legs. the little strap raps around the leg of the child, you then lay the child in the car long ways on the seat, and run the seat belt through the harness. It takes for ever to get the child in it! and Lydia hated it, cried the whole time she was in it!
I happen to have a really good friend in the medical field that called around and found a car seat for us to use in a different city! it has been a life saver!!!
Lydia + treadmill = broken leg
On the 27th of October, My sweet little girl broke her leg. Her femur bone on her left leg to be more specific.
She had a folded treadmill fall on her, I can not begin to explain what the last few weeks have been like, but I will try my best to give you a picture of what she has been through.
Oct. the 27th was a Thursday. That afternoon is when she was hurt. We rushed he to the hospital. The doctors in the ER did a CT of her whole body and an MRI of her head. That is when they discovered the broken femur. They were only able to rap it in a splint because she was so little I would have to take her to a bigger city to have it fixed ( not a good thing to hear) I was also told that this would not be able to happen till Monday.
The first night was horrible, every time she would start to fall asleep she would jolt herself awake and move her leg. needless to say we did not sleep much at all! I stayed by her side and we cried together and sang together all night.
The second night (Friday night) went the same way. We were both so tired and she was in so much pain, on Saturday I called the ER and the very nice doctor called in a new pain medicine for us to pick up at the drug store. It was so much better. she slept well and only cried it I changed her diaper. We moved her toddler bed into the living room so she would be more comfortable.
She was in pretty good spirits for the rest of the weekend. Its amazing what a little sleep and some good drugs will do for you!
Monday morning rolled around, Lydia and I headed off to the big city to meet with the doctor. We left home at 6:30.AM. We drove an hour and a half, waited an hour and a half at the office, only to find out that this doctor didn't think he could do it! He did tell me that they had a new specialist at the children's hospital and he thought that would be a good option for Lydia.
I called the specialist office as soon as I got back in the car. I was told that I needed to call my doctors office at home and get a referral to be able to see the specialist. So, I did. I even got all the info together for my doctors office so they would just have to call it in (not my job). I had everything in by 10:30 AM.
I didn't hear back from my doctors office till 4:30PM only to have her tell me that Lydia would not be able to see the specialist till the next Thursday! that would be 8 days from when she broke her leg!!
I then took this bull by the horns and called the specialist office for myself, I left a message saying how I didn't think Lydia could wait that long, it had already been 5 days!
They called back the next morning and said that was no problem, they could fit Lydia in that day! (Tuesday).
We drove her back up to the big city, and she was finally put in a cast! 6 days after she broke her leg!! The cast is called a spica cast, it goes from above her belly button all the way down on both legs to both ankles!
She had a folded treadmill fall on her, I can not begin to explain what the last few weeks have been like, but I will try my best to give you a picture of what she has been through.
Oct. the 27th was a Thursday. That afternoon is when she was hurt. We rushed he to the hospital. The doctors in the ER did a CT of her whole body and an MRI of her head. That is when they discovered the broken femur. They were only able to rap it in a splint because she was so little I would have to take her to a bigger city to have it fixed ( not a good thing to hear) I was also told that this would not be able to happen till Monday.
The second night (Friday night) went the same way. We were both so tired and she was in so much pain, on Saturday I called the ER and the very nice doctor called in a new pain medicine for us to pick up at the drug store. It was so much better. she slept well and only cried it I changed her diaper. We moved her toddler bed into the living room so she would be more comfortable.
Monday morning rolled around, Lydia and I headed off to the big city to meet with the doctor. We left home at 6:30.AM. We drove an hour and a half, waited an hour and a half at the office, only to find out that this doctor didn't think he could do it! He did tell me that they had a new specialist at the children's hospital and he thought that would be a good option for Lydia.
I called the specialist office as soon as I got back in the car. I was told that I needed to call my doctors office at home and get a referral to be able to see the specialist. So, I did. I even got all the info together for my doctors office so they would just have to call it in (not my job). I had everything in by 10:30 AM.
I didn't hear back from my doctors office till 4:30PM only to have her tell me that Lydia would not be able to see the specialist till the next Thursday! that would be 8 days from when she broke her leg!!
I then took this bull by the horns and called the specialist office for myself, I left a message saying how I didn't think Lydia could wait that long, it had already been 5 days!
They called back the next morning and said that was no problem, they could fit Lydia in that day! (Tuesday).
We drove her back up to the big city, and she was finally put in a cast! 6 days after she broke her leg!! The cast is called a spica cast, it goes from above her belly button all the way down on both legs to both ankles!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Aw, young love....
My lil man is in pre-k this year. He loves getting to go to school. I enjoy that he gets to go learn new things. I was not ready though for his first "crush".
This morning, while I was getting ready to head out the door with him I said "Luke, its time to go to school" He said " Will Mrs. J be there?" (shes his teacher) " Yes, she will be there" He then said " oh mom, dreams do come true!"
WHAT? My son has a crush on his teacher.
Then He said "mom, I love you.....and I love Mrs. J"
Well at least he still loves me too!
This morning, while I was getting ready to head out the door with him I said "Luke, its time to go to school" He said " Will Mrs. J be there?" (shes his teacher) " Yes, she will be there" He then said " oh mom, dreams do come true!"
WHAT? My son has a crush on his teacher.
Then He said "mom, I love you.....and I love Mrs. J"
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Lydia's first trip to the ER
This trip was not near as bloody as Luke's trip to the ER but it was just as traumatic.
It was a quiet evening at our house, I was feeding Lydia dinner. As I was feeding her I noticed something shinny in her nose...this was very odd. I pulled her out of her highchair and laid her down on the table. To my horror, She had stuck a shinny little bead up her nose. All the way to the back. OH NO!!!
I had Mark come over and look, He being a man and way more of a go getter then I am decided we could get it out on our own. We took a booger sucker from the hospital and cut off the ball part of it and in true redneck form, ducked taped it to the end of our vacuum cleaner. Laid Lydia down on the table and tried to suck it out. no such luck. i now know that there is one thing that ducked tape can not fix!
So, off Lydia and I went to the ER. We got there and waited for our turn. When we got into the room I was not to sure if the doctor could help because when she saw it she said "huh, Ive never seen that before." Lydia had stuck it so far back that nothing could get it out. We tried everything, all the while my poor baby was screaming! finally the doctor called in some help. one of the helpers was a rather good looking male nurse. They all decided they would hold her down and I would blow in her mouth to push the bead out. The rather good looking male nurse stood by me, I blew with all my might, and out shot...SNOT! All over my cheek. I thought I would die! least cool moment ever!
They rigged something else up and finally sucked it out of her nose. it was so traumatic you would think she would have learned her lesson...oh no! she has tried it three more times. Oh how ready i am for her to be out of this stage!
It was a quiet evening at our house, I was feeding Lydia dinner. As I was feeding her I noticed something shinny in her nose...this was very odd. I pulled her out of her highchair and laid her down on the table. To my horror, She had stuck a shinny little bead up her nose. All the way to the back. OH NO!!!
I had Mark come over and look, He being a man and way more of a go getter then I am decided we could get it out on our own. We took a booger sucker from the hospital and cut off the ball part of it and in true redneck form, ducked taped it to the end of our vacuum cleaner. Laid Lydia down on the table and tried to suck it out. no such luck. i now know that there is one thing that ducked tape can not fix!
So, off Lydia and I went to the ER. We got there and waited for our turn. When we got into the room I was not to sure if the doctor could help because when she saw it she said "huh, Ive never seen that before." Lydia had stuck it so far back that nothing could get it out. We tried everything, all the while my poor baby was screaming! finally the doctor called in some help. one of the helpers was a rather good looking male nurse. They all decided they would hold her down and I would blow in her mouth to push the bead out. The rather good looking male nurse stood by me, I blew with all my might, and out shot...SNOT! All over my cheek. I thought I would die! least cool moment ever!
Monday, May 9, 2011
mothers day
I love being a mommy!
I had a wonderful day yesterday. I am one blessed woman.
Mark took me and my mom out to lunch. It was fun but, my children who are very regular naptimers, were not so happy about lunch. they were so tired. bless their hearts. I told Mark that we should have left them at home with a babysitter, and went out for my mothers day lunch by ourselves! LOL. I guess that would defeat the purpose.
Got home. Put the kids down for nap promptly as soon as we walked in the door. They slept for three hours! that was a mothers day gift all on its own! Luke then woke up with a fever. poor boy! got that taken care of, ate dinner and then snuggled with him for a little while. Put them to bed and had Oreo pie :)
Such a simple day but so great! I told mark that morning that I just wanted not to clean or cook all day...I then said, soooo I guess just every other day I guess..lol
I hope all you mothers out there feel very loved!
I had a wonderful day yesterday. I am one blessed woman.
Mark took me and my mom out to lunch. It was fun but, my children who are very regular naptimers, were not so happy about lunch. they were so tired. bless their hearts. I told Mark that we should have left them at home with a babysitter, and went out for my mothers day lunch by ourselves! LOL. I guess that would defeat the purpose.
Got home. Put the kids down for nap promptly as soon as we walked in the door. They slept for three hours! that was a mothers day gift all on its own! Luke then woke up with a fever. poor boy! got that taken care of, ate dinner and then snuggled with him for a little while. Put them to bed and had Oreo pie :)
Such a simple day but so great! I told mark that morning that I just wanted not to clean or cook all day...I then said, soooo I guess just every other day I guess..lol
I hope all you mothers out there feel very loved!
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