For our family we have definitely started a new year. I have felt my whole being breath a deep sigh of relief. Gabe is now officially a year old and we as parents have survived!!! I in no way mean that this last year has been a negative experience in any way. Actually it has been quite the opposite. I have absolutely loved have two kids. The transition was much easier than I anticipated and so much more fun!! The relief comes from the knowledge that my little baby lump is changing into a more and more independent and individualistic little person. With that change comes so much more freedom. I am looking forward to this summer and all the activities that I won't have to bow out of!!
This 'new year' so to speak is off to a chaotic start mostly made up of a zillion little things all stacking up. Near the top of this stack is my poor new laptop that got a virus just after Gabe got over his!! I am mostly worried about my pictures...more specifically the most recent couple of hundred that haven't yet been backed up!!!
Next has been my silly shoulder...I don't know exactly when I hurt it but it has been just about a month now and it is no closer to working normally. I sure need Gabe to start walking soon...that might help it a bit!!
The last major thing on my little pile of chaos is my summer job/ maybe business issue. I am hoping to get hired as a photographers assistant this summer as well as I am trying to get my "Cookie Fairy" gourmet cookies farmers market business off the ground. I need to help our family financially but it is definitely challenging finding time and energy in a day to devote the time I need to into these projects.
Despite all this this spring time chaos and disorder I am feeling optimistic and hopeful. I am making sure that the kids and I are making time to discover the world and appreciate the beauty around us. As long as no one asks for me to develop recent photos, while carrying a heavy box and looking for a job all at the same time I should be A-Ok.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Our Weekend Getaway turned Hospital Stay
So last week week started off with Ed and I looking forward to our vacation that we were leaving for on Thursday. The trip was to celebrate Ed's 30th, which is coming up, and we were going to go to Seattle and watch a Mariners game.
I was cleaning like a mad hatter and packing for the kids and ourselves. I didn't think too much of it when Gabe started throwing up on Tuesday morning, there was no fever so I figured it was just a mild bug. Tuesday night into Wednesday the bug turned nasty. He was throwing up consistently and the fever finally showed up. Wednesday afternoon I started getting nervous at how lethargic he was and how high his fever was getting. When I noticed that his hands and feet where turning purple I took him into the Emergency Room. Luckily Mom was nearby so she picked up Eliana and Ed was just getting off work so he just came in directly. I still figured at this point that they were going to give Gabe some more Tylenol and give me that look like "Here's just another overreacting mother"
Instead of this look though they kept carefully checking him and called in the on call Pediatrician. To make a long story much shorter they admitted him Wednesday night, hooked him to an IV and started a whole bunch of tests.
Gabe in his little cage...no escape for you Rota Boy!!
We later found out that what had them all so concerned was his shallow breathing and elevated heart rate. This was being caused by something called acidosis...which was being caused by his electrolytes being out of wack and dehydration. Gabe's bug took another turn and instead of throwing up it started coming out the other end in record volumes! Over the next couple days they kept close tabs on Gabe and his electrolytes.
Things calmed down enough by the weekend that Gabe felt up to smiling for the camera
In the end they found out that the bug that Gabe had was Rotavirus. Poor little guy. Sunday morning we were finally released...he is still sick but he is now able to keep more fluids in his body than are going out. He is definitely on the road to recovery though...he is playing again and is in much better spirits.
These PJ's are the Hospitals tribute to "Bananas in Pajamas"
This is Gabe waiting to be released on Sunday.
So all in all it was a pretty hectic weekend but Ed and I are both pretty thankful for the doctors and nurses that were able to help our little guy. Ed was telling my dad yesterday that our weekend getaway was quite a success. We got to stay at a Bed and Breakfast where we had staff, in matching uniforms, available to bring us whatever we needed at the push of a button :) I thought that about summed it up.
Thanks to all my family and to Stacey and Mauricio for helping look after Eliana through all this!! It is so amazing to be surrounded by such good people.
I was cleaning like a mad hatter and packing for the kids and ourselves. I didn't think too much of it when Gabe started throwing up on Tuesday morning, there was no fever so I figured it was just a mild bug. Tuesday night into Wednesday the bug turned nasty. He was throwing up consistently and the fever finally showed up. Wednesday afternoon I started getting nervous at how lethargic he was and how high his fever was getting. When I noticed that his hands and feet where turning purple I took him into the Emergency Room. Luckily Mom was nearby so she picked up Eliana and Ed was just getting off work so he just came in directly. I still figured at this point that they were going to give Gabe some more Tylenol and give me that look like "Here's just another overreacting mother"
Instead of this look though they kept carefully checking him and called in the on call Pediatrician. To make a long story much shorter they admitted him Wednesday night, hooked him to an IV and started a whole bunch of tests.
Gabe in his little cage...no escape for you Rota Boy!!
We later found out that what had them all so concerned was his shallow breathing and elevated heart rate. This was being caused by something called acidosis...which was being caused by his electrolytes being out of wack and dehydration. Gabe's bug took another turn and instead of throwing up it started coming out the other end in record volumes! Over the next couple days they kept close tabs on Gabe and his electrolytes.
Things calmed down enough by the weekend that Gabe felt up to smiling for the cameraIn the end they found out that the bug that Gabe had was Rotavirus. Poor little guy. Sunday morning we were finally released...he is still sick but he is now able to keep more fluids in his body than are going out. He is definitely on the road to recovery though...he is playing again and is in much better spirits.
These PJ's are the Hospitals tribute to "Bananas in Pajamas"
This is Gabe waiting to be released on Sunday.
Thanks to all my family and to Stacey and Mauricio for helping look after Eliana through all this!! It is so amazing to be surrounded by such good people.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tagged
I was tagged by Leanne
Here are the rules:1. Go to the photos folder on your computer.
2. Go to the seventh folder.
3. Select the seventh photo to share on your blog.
This was a random pic on a random day while i was playing around with my cameras settings. Gabe is an awesome test subject. :)4. Tag seven friends.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
The Passing of Pets...
So this past week our little lizard Jacapo died. I don't know what really happened but he was on his back in his food dish so I kinda wondered if he choked...I don't know. Whatever it was, was random! I felt bad for the little guy but I mostly was concerned how Eliana would react to the news. She had seemed quite fond of 'Popo' as she called him and often watched him in his terrarium; even kissing his tank goodbye or goodnight on occasion...lol.
She had once seen a mouse go into Mondego's cage and was mystified where it had disappeared to. I told her at the time that the mouse went to be with Jesus.
She had immediately left the room and walked around the house calling
"Mouse....Jesus.....Mooouuuuussssseee..."
So this time I told her that Popo died and that we were going to bury him outside so that he could go 'be with Jesus'. She helped me make a little box and we put our little lizard in it. Eliana declared that "Popo liked box"
I got kinda worried that she was gonna think that Jacapo was being buried alive so when we put the box in the ground I tried to explain that Popo was now with Jesus and no longer in the box. As my explanations got more and more convoluted I realized that Eliana was completely oblivious to it all and quite content to just carry on with her day.
Apparently she understood as much as she needed to :)
Anyway we are down to 3 pets and I think we will keep it that way for now.
She had once seen a mouse go into Mondego's cage and was mystified where it had disappeared to. I told her at the time that the mouse went to be with Jesus.
She had immediately left the room and walked around the house calling
"Mouse....Jesus.....Mooouuuuussssseee..."
So this time I told her that Popo died and that we were going to bury him outside so that he could go 'be with Jesus'. She helped me make a little box and we put our little lizard in it. Eliana declared that "Popo liked box"
I got kinda worried that she was gonna think that Jacapo was being buried alive so when we put the box in the ground I tried to explain that Popo was now with Jesus and no longer in the box. As my explanations got more and more convoluted I realized that Eliana was completely oblivious to it all and quite content to just carry on with her day.
Apparently she understood as much as she needed to :)
Anyway we are down to 3 pets and I think we will keep it that way for now.
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