The Princess on her throne
Friday, January 13, 2006
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Oh Deagan...
Long Story Short-
I took Deagan in today for his four month check up and shots. Well it turns out his bronchitis hasn't gotten much better. And, his double ear infection didn't respond to the antibiotics and is worse. Poor little guy! They gave him a huge shot of strong antibiotics (in which he screamed for about half an hour) and then prescribed another oral one that is stronger than before. She set us up to have a nebulizer (breathing treatment machine) at home. They delivered it this afternoon and showed me how to use it. He gets a treatment twice a day for now, more if it's a bad day, less if he gets better. And he'll probably have wheezing and lung congestion every time he gets sick from now on. I guess if you get bronchitis before you're 1 year old, you have a tendency towards it for a very long time.
I gave him his first treatment tonight and he screamed bloody murder the whole time. They gave us a tiney tiny little mask in the shape of a purple crazy dinosaur- and I tried telling him how adorable he was, but he didn't seem to care;)
I took Deagan in today for his four month check up and shots. Well it turns out his bronchitis hasn't gotten much better. And, his double ear infection didn't respond to the antibiotics and is worse. Poor little guy! They gave him a huge shot of strong antibiotics (in which he screamed for about half an hour) and then prescribed another oral one that is stronger than before. She set us up to have a nebulizer (breathing treatment machine) at home. They delivered it this afternoon and showed me how to use it. He gets a treatment twice a day for now, more if it's a bad day, less if he gets better. And he'll probably have wheezing and lung congestion every time he gets sick from now on. I guess if you get bronchitis before you're 1 year old, you have a tendency towards it for a very long time.
I gave him his first treatment tonight and he screamed bloody murder the whole time. They gave us a tiney tiny little mask in the shape of a purple crazy dinosaur- and I tried telling him how adorable he was, but he didn't seem to care;)
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Our Family Photo Session
The following are pictures that we had taken professionally in Sutton's Bay, right when we first got to Michigan in September. Sorry it's taken so long for me to post them...it's not really legal...shhh! Anyway, here's a few of them, hope you like them:)
Monday, January 09, 2006
Saturday, January 07, 2006
The LOoooooooooong Road Home
Well we started out Wednesday on our 20+ hour drive home. We got about 30 mins from home and had to make a small diversion to the ER. On Monday we ended up taking Deagan and Olivia to the doctor for their icky yucky coughs. Well it turns out they both had double ear infections (would you call it a quadruple ear infection then?) . Anyway, she assured us they would be fine and sent us home with scripts for antibiotics. Olivia got better, Deagan didn't! His cough got worse and developed into a bark of sorts, and then came the wheezing. He sounded like an 80year old man with emphysema! Pour little guy just couldn't breathe, so we called the doc and she said to head to the ER.
This brings me back to the beginning of our story, we stopped for coffee in Traverse and realized we were fooling ourselves thinking we should be driving anywhere. We got right in at the ER, it's amazing what a sick four month old will get you....yet, when I was four months pregnant and he was in me it took FOUR hours to be seen in the ER when we almost lost him. ANYWAY, he was given the abuterol breathing treatment (in which he screamed bloody murder), chest Xrays, RSV nose swab and a big old shot of steroids in the chubby little thigh. It turns out he has bronchitis!!!!! Pour little man. He was already on antibiotics for his ears and bronchitis is viral, so there really isn't much they could do for him but let it run it's course.
So here we are on the road for two days with two sick kids. Deagan did remarkably well and slept 90% of the time. Olivia on the olther hand turned into a demon and whined and cried about 50% of the time (basically when she wasn't sleeping or when she was bored with her inflight film).
Then us smart parents got one hotel room for a dog, a cat, a four month old, a two year old and us. It was like a zoo! We had to smuggle the animals in and then try to keep them off each other. Then try to keep Deagan asleep when Olivia woke up at 2:30 freaking out cuz she didn't know where she was, and then keep her quiet at 5am when he was up to drink his bottle!!!!! Needless to say, Jeff and I are now coming down with colds...or is it stress? UGH!
We're home now though and that's the best part. Olivia was so excited she started crying and trembling when she walked into her room. She picked up each and every toy in sight and said, "remember this momma?" It was so cute. And she was so excited to go to sleep in her own bed for the first time in FOUR months.
And that sweet little boy FINALLY got to see his house and his bedroom for the first time. He gave the classic response of looking all over and smiling like crazy and even cooing at the fish on the walls, seriously it was great! And now he's sleeping ever so soundly in his crib.
The house is done, but it still needs a lot of work. You can tell it has been under construction, there is dust all over everything...it's driving me crazy. And the trailer is still full and there is so much to be put away! But for now, I'll just go to bed happy knowing that my family is finally all back together again:)
This brings me back to the beginning of our story, we stopped for coffee in Traverse and realized we were fooling ourselves thinking we should be driving anywhere. We got right in at the ER, it's amazing what a sick four month old will get you....yet, when I was four months pregnant and he was in me it took FOUR hours to be seen in the ER when we almost lost him. ANYWAY, he was given the abuterol breathing treatment (in which he screamed bloody murder), chest Xrays, RSV nose swab and a big old shot of steroids in the chubby little thigh. It turns out he has bronchitis!!!!! Pour little man. He was already on antibiotics for his ears and bronchitis is viral, so there really isn't much they could do for him but let it run it's course.
So here we are on the road for two days with two sick kids. Deagan did remarkably well and slept 90% of the time. Olivia on the olther hand turned into a demon and whined and cried about 50% of the time (basically when she wasn't sleeping or when she was bored with her inflight film).
Then us smart parents got one hotel room for a dog, a cat, a four month old, a two year old and us. It was like a zoo! We had to smuggle the animals in and then try to keep them off each other. Then try to keep Deagan asleep when Olivia woke up at 2:30 freaking out cuz she didn't know where she was, and then keep her quiet at 5am when he was up to drink his bottle!!!!! Needless to say, Jeff and I are now coming down with colds...or is it stress? UGH!
We're home now though and that's the best part. Olivia was so excited she started crying and trembling when she walked into her room. She picked up each and every toy in sight and said, "remember this momma?" It was so cute. And she was so excited to go to sleep in her own bed for the first time in FOUR months.
And that sweet little boy FINALLY got to see his house and his bedroom for the first time. He gave the classic response of looking all over and smiling like crazy and even cooing at the fish on the walls, seriously it was great! And now he's sleeping ever so soundly in his crib.
The house is done, but it still needs a lot of work. You can tell it has been under construction, there is dust all over everything...it's driving me crazy. And the trailer is still full and there is so much to be put away! But for now, I'll just go to bed happy knowing that my family is finally all back together again:)
Sunday, January 01, 2006
HaPpY nEw YeAr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a year it has been! Full of ups and downs, way ups and waaaay downs. First thing in '05 we finally found out we were pregnant with Deagan. Next thing you know we're being told that we might lose him and I'm put on bedrest. Very long, very agonizing few months. Then it seemed things got better. Because of the bedrest and troubling pregnancy, Jeff was able to stay home most of the year and not go on any trips. We finally had things all together and were feeling confident with our lives and the new little life we were bringing into the world...then WHAMMO! Hurricane Katrina rolls in and turns our lives upside down. Here we are in a town we've never been in before having a baby with a doctor I'd just met, and bringing the little guy home to someone elses house. Poor Deagan and Olivia haven't had a place that they could really call their own since summer, and heck he's never even seen his house or own bedroom! And yet again, we were forced to be seperated from Jeff:( Oh boy, oh boy!
But it all ended up working itself out, as it always does. And now this year will bring it's own set of hurdles for us to overcome. We're just happy to be healthy and have such great family. 2005 was a memorable year that sure will go into the record books and after all we've been through together, all I can say is BRING IT ON BABY!!!!!!!! We'll be just fine;)
p.s.-The kids woke up this New Years Day with terrible coughs and I'm sure colds to come...great start to 2006:)
But it all ended up working itself out, as it always does. And now this year will bring it's own set of hurdles for us to overcome. We're just happy to be healthy and have such great family. 2005 was a memorable year that sure will go into the record books and after all we've been through together, all I can say is BRING IT ON BABY!!!!!!!! We'll be just fine;)
p.s.-The kids woke up this New Years Day with terrible coughs and I'm sure colds to come...great start to 2006:)
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
I finally did it!
I finally cut Olivia's hair! WE were waiting for it to grow out...and waiting...and waiting. But it was just getting wavy and nappy. So we chopped it off last night and now it looks adorable. I'll post pics later:)
Bah Humbug!
Well the holiday season is finally over (well almost) and thank goodness it is! We had a GREAT time, don't get me wrong, it's just exhausting. There are so many people to see and places to go...it's just overloading. And not having our own home for homebase is difficult. We love staying with family, but you quickly miss having your own space.
Of course our children were spoiled. They had 5 present opening parties. And Olivia was the resident present opener- for everyone. She's a star! TANGENT: I saw on a E! special that the Beckhams (you know the soccer guy and spice girl) hired a butler to open presents for them....HELLO?!?!?! My two year old is available and I'd give them a deal for her services;)
Anyway it was a great Christmas, Olivia had a blast waiting for Santa and said she heard him that night. Then she woke up and magically got exactly what she wanted.
Now it's our last week of relaxation before packing up all of our stuff and heading back to Louisiana. That's going to be quite the trip!
Of course our children were spoiled. They had 5 present opening parties. And Olivia was the resident present opener- for everyone. She's a star! TANGENT: I saw on a E! special that the Beckhams (you know the soccer guy and spice girl) hired a butler to open presents for them....HELLO?!?!?! My two year old is available and I'd give them a deal for her services;)
Anyway it was a great Christmas, Olivia had a blast waiting for Santa and said she heard him that night. Then she woke up and magically got exactly what she wanted.
Now it's our last week of relaxation before packing up all of our stuff and heading back to Louisiana. That's going to be quite the trip!
Sunday, December 25, 2005
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