Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Blah
Having a cold sucks. Having a cold in the middle of the summer when you have a million things to do sucks more.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
I love that kid!
In my world, if the kids are up before me and feeling fine, they simply plunk into my bed, snuggle up nose-to-nose with me and start talking about the day or the dreams they had. The sounds of a small voice uttering "mommy?..." from the doorway are usually only heard in one instance. "Mommy? I just threw up."
What a pleasant surprise (at 5:15!) this morning when William's sweet "Mommy?" was instead followed by "I lost my tooth." He told me the tooth was in his bed, he got a tissue to check for blood, went potty, and climbed back into his bed and went back to sleep. What a cute kid! Toothless Wonder. The tooth fairy seems to make a lot of back-to-back trips to our house.
The front tooth he lost just a few weeks ago has quickly been replaced, so he won't have that completely top-tooth-free grin so many kids his age get, but it sure does make for a cute smile.
What a pleasant surprise (at 5:15!) this morning when William's sweet "Mommy?" was instead followed by "I lost my tooth." He told me the tooth was in his bed, he got a tissue to check for blood, went potty, and climbed back into his bed and went back to sleep. What a cute kid! Toothless Wonder. The tooth fairy seems to make a lot of back-to-back trips to our house.
The front tooth he lost just a few weeks ago has quickly been replaced, so he won't have that completely top-tooth-free grin so many kids his age get, but it sure does make for a cute smile.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
How would you like that cooked?
I've decided that if one of my children has any kind of medical condition and the doctor says there is a "rare" chance of another complication or side effect, then my child can be called "rare."
Evie was born with a VERY small congenital cataract in her right eye. She's seen 3 different pediatric ophthalmologists for it in her young lifetime and each has mentioned that it is probably the smallest one they have ever seen in a child. Each has also taken his or her turn at explaining that the chances of such a small congenital cataract affecting her vision are slim. Or should I say "rare?"
On a whim, since she will be starting kindergarten in the fall and because it has been quite some time since it was last checked out, I decided it was time to monitor progress. I'm SO glad I did. The vision in her right eye is just not up to par. The vision problems canNOT be attributed to near-sightedness, far-sightedness, or an astigmatism. In other words, it is not a vision problem correctable by glasses or lenses. It can be directly attributed to that little, tiny, barely noticeable cataract that had a rare chance of complications. The technical term for what she is developing is amblyopia. The layman's term for what she is developing is "lazy eye." The part of her brain that sends sight signals back and forth with her right eye has decided its just not worth working as hard to keep up with the left eye. This part of her brain has to be stimulated again to get its little rear in gear or it will continue to slowly shut down over time and the vision in her right eye would become quite poor at best, completely gone at worst. So, its time to stimulate those brain cells!
The solution...patch the GOOD eye and make the other one do all the work. So, for 2 hours a day, Evie will be wearing a patch over her left eye. Just call her "Patchy the Princess." The patches look like big eye-shaped band-aids and come in 4 fashion designs. Knowing Evie, she will try to coordinate them with her outfit. If you're interested, you can check them out at www.ortopadusa.com I'll post a picture of her with her patch as soon as I get one. Her doc says the process could take as little as two months or as long as a year to correct. She was excited about the idea of the patch until about 20 minutes into the process when she decided it itches, and is a little irritating. I think that her long eyelashes brush against it when she blinks. She was repeatedly asking to take it off. I don't blame her. It must be tough to be rare. I sometimes wonder what life is like for those parents who have kids that are well-done. Probably not near as exciting. I'll take exciting, thanks. Or should I say "make mine rare!?"
Evie was born with a VERY small congenital cataract in her right eye. She's seen 3 different pediatric ophthalmologists for it in her young lifetime and each has mentioned that it is probably the smallest one they have ever seen in a child. Each has also taken his or her turn at explaining that the chances of such a small congenital cataract affecting her vision are slim. Or should I say "rare?"
On a whim, since she will be starting kindergarten in the fall and because it has been quite some time since it was last checked out, I decided it was time to monitor progress. I'm SO glad I did. The vision in her right eye is just not up to par. The vision problems canNOT be attributed to near-sightedness, far-sightedness, or an astigmatism. In other words, it is not a vision problem correctable by glasses or lenses. It can be directly attributed to that little, tiny, barely noticeable cataract that had a rare chance of complications. The technical term for what she is developing is amblyopia. The layman's term for what she is developing is "lazy eye." The part of her brain that sends sight signals back and forth with her right eye has decided its just not worth working as hard to keep up with the left eye. This part of her brain has to be stimulated again to get its little rear in gear or it will continue to slowly shut down over time and the vision in her right eye would become quite poor at best, completely gone at worst. So, its time to stimulate those brain cells!
The solution...patch the GOOD eye and make the other one do all the work. So, for 2 hours a day, Evie will be wearing a patch over her left eye. Just call her "Patchy the Princess." The patches look like big eye-shaped band-aids and come in 4 fashion designs. Knowing Evie, she will try to coordinate them with her outfit. If you're interested, you can check them out at www.ortopadusa.com I'll post a picture of her with her patch as soon as I get one. Her doc says the process could take as little as two months or as long as a year to correct. She was excited about the idea of the patch until about 20 minutes into the process when she decided it itches, and is a little irritating. I think that her long eyelashes brush against it when she blinks. She was repeatedly asking to take it off. I don't blame her. It must be tough to be rare. I sometimes wonder what life is like for those parents who have kids that are well-done. Probably not near as exciting. I'll take exciting, thanks. Or should I say "make mine rare!?"
Monday, July 16, 2007
I'm an aunt!! (again)
My new niece is here!! Zoe Helena was born Friday, July 13th. We got to see her on Saturday. She is quite possibly the most beautiful newborn I have ever seen. Such a sweet little miracle! William and Evie both got to hold her and were in seventh heaven. We love you, Zoe!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
100th Post
According to blogger, this is my 100th post. Wow...really? Doesn't seem like I've done that many!
The kids both had their well check-ups yesterday. Evie's was complete with her 5 year shots so that she can head off to Kindergarten. She did well, as far as holding still, but she was a bundle of nerves and tears. After the fact, she did not want anyone looking at her arms where she got the shots. She also had blood drawn, but did much better with that. She says that giving blood doesn't hurt, but the shots sure did. :)
Here are the stats:
William - 51 inches tall, 64 pounds! He's solid! 95th percentile in both height and weight which is up from last years 75th percentile height, 70th percentile weight.
Evie - holding her own at 44 inches and 44 pounds. Her height and weight matched last year too, at 40/40. She is 75th percentile height and weight which is down from last years 90th percentile height and weight. Both kids, perfectly proportionate :)
Both are healthy and right on track (we will get the results from Evie's lab tests later today but I'm sure they're fine).
The kids both had their well check-ups yesterday. Evie's was complete with her 5 year shots so that she can head off to Kindergarten. She did well, as far as holding still, but she was a bundle of nerves and tears. After the fact, she did not want anyone looking at her arms where she got the shots. She also had blood drawn, but did much better with that. She says that giving blood doesn't hurt, but the shots sure did. :)
Here are the stats:
William - 51 inches tall, 64 pounds! He's solid! 95th percentile in both height and weight which is up from last years 75th percentile height, 70th percentile weight.
Evie - holding her own at 44 inches and 44 pounds. Her height and weight matched last year too, at 40/40. She is 75th percentile height and weight which is down from last years 90th percentile height and weight. Both kids, perfectly proportionate :)
Both are healthy and right on track (we will get the results from Evie's lab tests later today but I'm sure they're fine).
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!
Okay, so this should have posted yesterday, but we were too busy celebrating!
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