One year ago today I was in a hospital room at LLUMC waiting for the results of a formal ultrasound done the night before. It was longer a matter of if she was going to be delivered early but when. Shawn and I waited all day and never heard anything. it was probably one of the longest days of my life.
Yesterday was Kennedy's birthday party and it was a blast. I was so tired after. I can't imagine what its going to be like when she's five and I have a bunch of little girls hyped up on sugar running around to manage. She got lots of great gifts and did extremely well with the amount of people and getting passed around to people she had never met before. Soon as I download the pics I will get them posted.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
One year ago today- the countdown
One year ago today I had a routine ultrasound scheduled in the afternoon. On the way there Shawn and I talked about how we hoped there wouldn't be too long of a wait because we were both starving and how we really needed to get started on painting the baby's dresser so I could have it done before the baby shower and be able to show it off. We hoped the ultrasound would confirm we were having a girl. We had no idea we were about to begin the scariest weekend of our lives with most stressful, terrifying 4 1/2 month long journey I hope we ever have to face to follow.
Today we are having Kennedy's birthday party. It should be a lot more fun then we had one year ago today.
Today we are having Kennedy's birthday party. It should be a lot more fun then we had one year ago today.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Sick of being sick
Yep, I'm still sick. That's right I have been sick for 3 weeks and I am sick of being sick. The good news is I am feeling a lot better. I still have a bit of a cough and it seems an ear infection. The bad news is we had to miss the March for babies today. I once went down the hill with an ear infection and it wasn't fun. I opted not to try today. Kennedy still has a cough but we took her to the doctor and she said Ken was not sick. Its probably an asthmatic cough, so we have been continuing her breathing treatments and I am going to follow up with a phone call to the doctor if she doesn't improve in the next few days.
Monday, April 27, 2009
We're Still Here :)
Just a quick note to let everyone know we are still here. I have been sick for almost two weeks and finally went to the drs over the weekend. I have bronchitis, laryngitis and a sinus infection. So far Kennedy hasn't gotten it, but she has started to cough a little so we are doing lots of breathing treatments to try and keep her from getting worse. We need prayers that she doesn't get sick since she was just taken off oxygen last Monday. That's right- no more tubes! for the first time in her life she hasn't had to be hooked to any type of medical equipment and we don't want her going back! Sorry for such a sort post, but you can look forward to a super big birthday update coming soon!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Adventures in Cloth Diapering
I've been trying to think of ways to save money and it dawned on me recently that cloth diapers might be the answer. I had toyed with the idea of using cloth diapers during my pregnancy. I had a whole going green phase where I was obsessed with recycling and saving the planet. When Kennedy was born that idea got set on the back burner. It seemed like a huge inconvenience that I didn't need to deal with, especially when I faced the reality of bringing a sick baby home and all the extra work it would entail.
Anyway, I did the math and found that by using cloth diapers I could save $40-$50 a month. Who couldn't use and extra $50 a month? So I went to craigslist and found some cloth diapers. Today was my first day trying them out and I thought I should chronicle my adventures in cloth diapering and tell the public the low down dirty truth about cloth diapers. Here it is:
ADVENTURES IN CLOTH DIAPERING
Day1
When Kennedy woke this morning I changed her out of her disposable diaper and into a cloth diaper for the very first time. They aren't the the white square diapers of yesteryear. they are the new fancy all in ones. Basically they look like a regular diaper only made out of cloth, and they use snaps or velcro for the closure. They come in all different designs. I picked the prettiest newest looking one to try first. It was pink camo with bright pink fleece lining. and was super soft and felt fabricy on both sides. I got Kennedy dressed and put her on her blanket to play while I picked up a little. About an hour an a half later it was time for breakfast so I picked Kennedy up and she was sopping wet. As it was sinking in the she was covered in pee I thought to myself, "maybe this wasn't such a good idea". I decided to press on and changed her into a diaper with a plasticy feeling outside this time.
Before I got the diapers I read up a little on cloth and everything involved as far as "solids" go. Most website tell you to scrape the solids into the toilet. I don't know about you, but when I hear the word scrape I think with what? A stick? A spatula? What exactly do you suggest I keep in my house as a stinky poo stick? (Upright Citizen's Brigade anyone?) I think this is one of the huge turn offs to cloth diapers and really I was dreading the first one because I honestly didn't know what I was going to do. A few websites said you could swish it in the toilet, but really sicking my hand in a toilet doesn't sound that appealing either. Ken's second diaper presented me with the solids deli ma for all half a second when I realized, "duh, just use the wipe to push it in the toilet" (I'm boycotting the word scrape) So that horrible, disgusting, gross reason I didn't want to use cloth diapers really wasn't that big a deal after all. Shawn and I opted to put her in disposable for the night. I really don't want to do a sheet change in the middle of the night so for now we will keep disposable for travel and night and cloth the rest of the time.
So my cloth diaper truth for the day is: What I thought would be super gross is really no big deal, and so far they don't seem any less convenient than a disposable diaper for home use.
Anyway, I did the math and found that by using cloth diapers I could save $40-$50 a month. Who couldn't use and extra $50 a month? So I went to craigslist and found some cloth diapers. Today was my first day trying them out and I thought I should chronicle my adventures in cloth diapering and tell the public the low down dirty truth about cloth diapers. Here it is:
ADVENTURES IN CLOTH DIAPERING
Day1
When Kennedy woke this morning I changed her out of her disposable diaper and into a cloth diaper for the very first time. They aren't the the white square diapers of yesteryear. they are the new fancy all in ones. Basically they look like a regular diaper only made out of cloth, and they use snaps or velcro for the closure. They come in all different designs. I picked the prettiest newest looking one to try first. It was pink camo with bright pink fleece lining. and was super soft and felt fabricy on both sides. I got Kennedy dressed and put her on her blanket to play while I picked up a little. About an hour an a half later it was time for breakfast so I picked Kennedy up and she was sopping wet. As it was sinking in the she was covered in pee I thought to myself, "maybe this wasn't such a good idea". I decided to press on and changed her into a diaper with a plasticy feeling outside this time.
Before I got the diapers I read up a little on cloth and everything involved as far as "solids" go. Most website tell you to scrape the solids into the toilet. I don't know about you, but when I hear the word scrape I think with what? A stick? A spatula? What exactly do you suggest I keep in my house as a stinky poo stick? (Upright Citizen's Brigade anyone?) I think this is one of the huge turn offs to cloth diapers and really I was dreading the first one because I honestly didn't know what I was going to do. A few websites said you could swish it in the toilet, but really sicking my hand in a toilet doesn't sound that appealing either. Ken's second diaper presented me with the solids deli ma for all half a second when I realized, "duh, just use the wipe to push it in the toilet" (I'm boycotting the word scrape) So that horrible, disgusting, gross reason I didn't want to use cloth diapers really wasn't that big a deal after all. Shawn and I opted to put her in disposable for the night. I really don't want to do a sheet change in the middle of the night so for now we will keep disposable for travel and night and cloth the rest of the time.
So my cloth diaper truth for the day is: What I thought would be super gross is really no big deal, and so far they don't seem any less convenient than a disposable diaper for home use.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Capri pants, doctors, and frustration
So yeah, I woke up this morning and all of Kennedy's pants are capris now. Last week I put her jeans on and thought they were starting to look a little short, but now they are mid-calf so we could really use some hand-me-downs size 6 months and up if anyone is looking to unload any.
We didn't make it to the BPD clinic yesterday AGAIN. I called Friday to make sure that everything was in line with the referral and was told it was never ordered. The nurse said from the file it looks like the pediatrician doesn't want me to follow up with BPD anymore. That made no sense to me at all since I had just spoken with the doctor at the last visit and she asked me when I was going to see them again. The doctor was out of the office and is supposed to be back today and return my call so we will see what happens from there.
We didn't make it to the BPD clinic yesterday AGAIN. I called Friday to make sure that everything was in line with the referral and was told it was never ordered. The nurse said from the file it looks like the pediatrician doesn't want me to follow up with BPD anymore. That made no sense to me at all since I had just spoken with the doctor at the last visit and she asked me when I was going to see them again. The doctor was out of the office and is supposed to be back today and return my call so we will see what happens from there.
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