as you can see by the new badge in the sidebar, i've decided to join NaBloPoMo. for those who don't know, it's a challenge to bloggers to make 30 posts in 30 days. november is the big month for this, so i've decided to jump on the bandwagon and challenge myself. so, i will be posting every day in november.
god help us all.
21 October 2008
16 October 2008
11 months!
ian is 11 months old today! hard to believe that in only 1 month, he'll be a year old.
current likes: his sippy cup of water, legos, music, any piece of paper he can find, books, FOOD of most any kind, going in the van, pushing furniture around, crawling over big pillows, emptying the recycle bin and strewing the contents everywhere, baths, eating abby's play food.
current dislikes: having his diaper changed, having his clothes changed, having his face and hands wiped after meals.
current likes: his sippy cup of water, legos, music, any piece of paper he can find, books, FOOD of most any kind, going in the van, pushing furniture around, crawling over big pillows, emptying the recycle bin and strewing the contents everywhere, baths, eating abby's play food.
current dislikes: having his diaper changed, having his clothes changed, having his face and hands wiped after meals.
14 October 2008
artsy pictures of kids outside
these were taken last week in our spurt of unseasonably warm weather. enjoy!
11 October 2008
toenail fun!
yesterday went very well, though it did take a lot longer than it was supposed to.
we got there at 2, as specified, and were told we were a little early and to go into the playroom and wait. the children's hospital rules. playrooms everywhere. :) so, 2:30 came and went, and 2:45 came and went. eventually at 3:00, the nurse finally came in to talk to us and get things started. she put EMLA (numbing) cream on 3 possible IV sites, then covered those with clear tape thingies. we did the paperwork, and finally got to go back to the room. after that, things seemed to move along fairly quickly. more talking, and then they gave abby an oral sedative to relax her for the IV placement. it took a little while to take effect, but you could definitely tell when she started feeling it...brian and i couldn't stop laughing. she was swaying back and forth, to and fro, with her mouth hanging open watching arthur on pbs. it was pretty funny, and she seemed to feel pretty good. :) they came in to start the IV, and they had a child life specialist with them to help distract abby from what was going on. between the child life specialist, the numbing cream, and the sedative, she didn't feel a thing. once that was in, she got a little restless, wanting to sit up but not really being able to sit up on her own. so, we had her supported sitting up when she fell asleep. at that point, brian and i left, because we really didn't want to be part of what was happening next, so they gave us a little pager and we walked around for a while. it took about 15-20 minutes, and then she was done. it took her forever to wake up from the sedation, though...longer than most, apparently. it was about a half-hour from the time we got back in there until she woke up. and she woke up CRANKY. and who could really blame her? she had no clue what had just happened, she was groggy, and her toes hurt. so, brian managed to calm her down by carrying her around the hallways for a little while, and then she agreed to drink some juice and eat some teddy grahams. after a little bit longer, they said we could go, and we did.
she's been doing very well since then, and today is back to her normal self. she was taking tylenol with codeine for the pain, but we just switched to regular children's ibuprofen. we took the bandages off today and soaked in warm water/epsom salts, which we're supposed to do every day for 15 minutes. the toes don't look as bad as i thought they might, so that was a nice surprise. the real chore is keeping the bandaids on...between the socks and her being an active girl, even the heavy-duty ones with the super-strong adhesive don't do the trick. so, we're changing them pretty frequently.
so, that's the story of how abby lost 2 toenails.
the end. (?)
we got there at 2, as specified, and were told we were a little early and to go into the playroom and wait. the children's hospital rules. playrooms everywhere. :) so, 2:30 came and went, and 2:45 came and went. eventually at 3:00, the nurse finally came in to talk to us and get things started. she put EMLA (numbing) cream on 3 possible IV sites, then covered those with clear tape thingies. we did the paperwork, and finally got to go back to the room. after that, things seemed to move along fairly quickly. more talking, and then they gave abby an oral sedative to relax her for the IV placement. it took a little while to take effect, but you could definitely tell when she started feeling it...brian and i couldn't stop laughing. she was swaying back and forth, to and fro, with her mouth hanging open watching arthur on pbs. it was pretty funny, and she seemed to feel pretty good. :) they came in to start the IV, and they had a child life specialist with them to help distract abby from what was going on. between the child life specialist, the numbing cream, and the sedative, she didn't feel a thing. once that was in, she got a little restless, wanting to sit up but not really being able to sit up on her own. so, we had her supported sitting up when she fell asleep. at that point, brian and i left, because we really didn't want to be part of what was happening next, so they gave us a little pager and we walked around for a while. it took about 15-20 minutes, and then she was done. it took her forever to wake up from the sedation, though...longer than most, apparently. it was about a half-hour from the time we got back in there until she woke up. and she woke up CRANKY. and who could really blame her? she had no clue what had just happened, she was groggy, and her toes hurt. so, brian managed to calm her down by carrying her around the hallways for a little while, and then she agreed to drink some juice and eat some teddy grahams. after a little bit longer, they said we could go, and we did.
she's been doing very well since then, and today is back to her normal self. she was taking tylenol with codeine for the pain, but we just switched to regular children's ibuprofen. we took the bandages off today and soaked in warm water/epsom salts, which we're supposed to do every day for 15 minutes. the toes don't look as bad as i thought they might, so that was a nice surprise. the real chore is keeping the bandaids on...between the socks and her being an active girl, even the heavy-duty ones with the super-strong adhesive don't do the trick. so, we're changing them pretty frequently.
so, that's the story of how abby lost 2 toenails.
the end. (?)
09 October 2008
good thoughts for abby, please
tomorrow afternoon is abby's toenail procedure. grandma and grandpa schultz are coming to watch ian while brian and i go with her...we need to be there at 2.
we're stocked up on children's ibuprofen and bandaids and we're ready.
01 October 2008
the driving....oh, the driving
so our weekend trip up to superior for brian's cousin angie's wedding went as well as could be expected. we got up at 5 on saturday morning, left at 6, and were up there around 12:30 or so. we made one stop for gas, bathroom, and a snack, and that was it. abby watched nemo on the portable dvd player, ian slept, and all was well. we even found the hotel without incident. i know it sounds like you need to be waiting for the other shoe to drop, but there is none. it all went well.
the ceremony was long, and abby managed to eat half my stash of cheerios, but it was well worth the quiet. the church was large, with a very high ceiling that managed to magnify her sounds "who's THAT?" pretty loudly. luckily, she wasn't the only kid there, so she wasn't the only one making noise. ian occupied himself with the program, perusing it and then finally chewing on it. after the ceremony, we went back to the hotel for a while before the reception...ian took a nap, abby hung out with james and hayden. social hour was at 5, and featured (trumpet fanfare) A CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN
. also, A CANDY BUFFET. it was like a child's dream. we let abby partake pretty much as much as she wanted since it was a special occasion. it was definitely enjoyed by all. dinner was nice, and then was the dancing. abby made it till about 9, and then requested to go back to the hotel and go back to sleep, which was a source of endless amusement for us. we got back, got ready for bed, and everyone went to sleep without a problem. it was truly amazing.the next morning, ian woke us up at 6, and we were ready for the day. continental breakfast, ian's nap, abby and brian did some swimming, and we were ready to head out around 9:30. grandma and grandpa rogers followed us to eau claire to partake of godfather's pizza, which is a family fave that's not accessible for anyone anymore. we got home about 4 or so. during the last hour of the trip, brian and i realized that ian had gotten very quiet, so brian looked back there. when ian woke up, brian had given him a box from the wedding reception, thinking he couldn't get it open. well, he got it open, and ate part of what was inside...hershey's kisses. he ate about 2 or 3 of them, but amazingly didn't seem to eat any of the tinfoil. he was COVERED in chocolate. face, hands, clothes, everything. fyi, babies are not supposed to have chocolate (for obvious reasons) until they're
1 at the earliest. abby was probably 2 by the time she had any.so, that was our wedding weekend. we had a lot of fun, but were glad to get home.
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