Wow I can't believe it has been so long since I last got on. Not to say nothing has happened in our lives in the meantime. I guess so much has happened I don't have the time to do blogging.
We are now back in school. Corrin in 5th, Connor in 3rd, Ian in 1st and Kolette is in her last year of preschool. Kolette missed the cutoff by 8 days to go to Kindergarten but I am super fine w/that. Kids are sent to school all the time when they are sick and the parents don't recognize the kids are sick till the school sends them home. When kids are in Preschool parents pay for their kids to be there so they don't take them when they are sick. Knowing my girl she would be out of school more than she was in it based on past experience.
Biggest thing that is going to happen in our house is I am getting a baby to love on during the day. I am watching a baby starting Oct 4th for a friend of mine that is a teacher. It took a little ok alot of convincing for me to agree to it but once I did I am super excited. She is going to be just turning 2 months when I get her. She is blonde and blue eyed so she will fit right in.
We have just finished our bathroom remodel well at least the shower part. Now we just have to pick out some vinyl for the floor and we will be all set. Man it has been literally 5 years since we have been able to take a shower in this house. I don't know if I will be tempted to take a bath for a very very long time.
I guess that is all for now or else I would go on for pages and pages. Hoping you are all having a wonderful and blessed weekend!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
How to NOT celebrate Fathers Day!
How we celebrated Fathers day is not my idea of fun. Well at least it started out great. We went to church and headed out to Boise to go to a car show after. We met up w/some friends of ours and they boys esp enjoyed collecting the cards all the cars had and they love their collection b/c they all have a pic of the car on it. Kolette was wanting to be held during the entire and acting like she wanted to go to sleep. So Donnie and I took turns holding her.
When we headed back to the car it was raining like crazy. Kolette started shivering once in the car. I took her temp and it was 99.9 so I knew we were on our way to a fever. I keep albuteral and tylenol in my bag so she took some. Then her lips turned blue and same w/her eyelids. She started breathing fast and was shaking. So we headed to Boise St. Lukes. They have the ER separated into adults and kids. It was really cool to have everyone so great w/kids.
Her oxygen was low and she had a good fever but nothing like she is capable of getting too. They did an x-ray and the cool thing is they did it in the room. They came back and said she had pneumonia, then they tested her urine and said it was bacterial pneumonia (strepptococcal) sp?. They were instantly worried about her. I told them who her doc in Boise is and they called him but then I also told them she only sees him 2x a year and that Dr. Page sees her all the time. I said I wouldn't let her stay overnite unless Dr. Page said that he thought we should. He has been such a blessing to us. He talked to me and also to the ER doc. Her face had turned red and around her mouth was all white and she was breathing 60 beats per minute which is 3x what she should be doing then her entire face turned white. Then to make matters worse for her comfort level she threw up all over her clothes. She liked the hospital gown coz it was purple. My little sunshine doesn't make sense and scares doctors that don't know her. So I have such a hard time trusting anyone when it comes to her.
I finally relented to her staying the night since they could give her high doses of antibiotics to help fight it off. She didn't even need the oxygen during the night and the fever went away which was strange considering her lung was partially collasped. The 2 biggest blessings in it all was that Dr. Rand came to see her on his off day and said he would take care of her and the other huge blessing was Dr. Travis Page. I just can't believe what a blessing he has been to us. It was a great night of sleeping for her and I w/them giving her breathing treatments every 2 hours and changing the antibiotics on the other 2 hours and the monitors beeping it was awesome!
The great part of being at a Childrens hospital is they know how to be w/kids. The child life specialists are amazing. They gave Kolette a quilt, a special pillowcase(a lady who's son died from cancer makes them to cheer up the kids while they have to stay) and she got a Pig w/clothes and shoes. They gave her an additional pneumonia shot to cover what the one she got as a baby didn't cover. She hates shots and iv's but she was pretty brave:o)
I kinda feel for the hospital staff since I push to let her go home if all they are doing is things I can do at home. I know what to do and am even comfortable w/going home w/oxygen. They even tried to make me watch a asthma video even though I told them I have been to 2 asthma workshops and have a 10 yr old who has had asthma her entire life. Finally the figured out I know what I am talking about.
I am mainly posting this for myself to help me remember I am sorry to bore you all. I am so thankful the next day they let us go home. Now we just have to learn to recognize when she is getting sick and act whenever she has a fever. I don't understand why she gets fevers and then the next day they are just gone and then things like this happen to her out of the blue. They actually told me she is a very healthy child and that is why she can handle this kind of infection and not have it make her horribly sick. Weird I never thought of her as healthy.
Saw Dr. Page today and we have an action plan and he is so great about being there for her. What a comfort I hate breaking in doctors and nurses it just frustrates me. But I am so thankful she is doing so great now. Breathing well is a blessing for now too:o)
We made it 2 yrs without going to the hospital hopefully we won't have to go back.
When we headed back to the car it was raining like crazy. Kolette started shivering once in the car. I took her temp and it was 99.9 so I knew we were on our way to a fever. I keep albuteral and tylenol in my bag so she took some. Then her lips turned blue and same w/her eyelids. She started breathing fast and was shaking. So we headed to Boise St. Lukes. They have the ER separated into adults and kids. It was really cool to have everyone so great w/kids.
Her oxygen was low and she had a good fever but nothing like she is capable of getting too. They did an x-ray and the cool thing is they did it in the room. They came back and said she had pneumonia, then they tested her urine and said it was bacterial pneumonia (strepptococcal) sp?. They were instantly worried about her. I told them who her doc in Boise is and they called him but then I also told them she only sees him 2x a year and that Dr. Page sees her all the time. I said I wouldn't let her stay overnite unless Dr. Page said that he thought we should. He has been such a blessing to us. He talked to me and also to the ER doc. Her face had turned red and around her mouth was all white and she was breathing 60 beats per minute which is 3x what she should be doing then her entire face turned white. Then to make matters worse for her comfort level she threw up all over her clothes. She liked the hospital gown coz it was purple. My little sunshine doesn't make sense and scares doctors that don't know her. So I have such a hard time trusting anyone when it comes to her.
I finally relented to her staying the night since they could give her high doses of antibiotics to help fight it off. She didn't even need the oxygen during the night and the fever went away which was strange considering her lung was partially collasped. The 2 biggest blessings in it all was that Dr. Rand came to see her on his off day and said he would take care of her and the other huge blessing was Dr. Travis Page. I just can't believe what a blessing he has been to us. It was a great night of sleeping for her and I w/them giving her breathing treatments every 2 hours and changing the antibiotics on the other 2 hours and the monitors beeping it was awesome!
The great part of being at a Childrens hospital is they know how to be w/kids. The child life specialists are amazing. They gave Kolette a quilt, a special pillowcase(a lady who's son died from cancer makes them to cheer up the kids while they have to stay) and she got a Pig w/clothes and shoes. They gave her an additional pneumonia shot to cover what the one she got as a baby didn't cover. She hates shots and iv's but she was pretty brave:o)
I kinda feel for the hospital staff since I push to let her go home if all they are doing is things I can do at home. I know what to do and am even comfortable w/going home w/oxygen. They even tried to make me watch a asthma video even though I told them I have been to 2 asthma workshops and have a 10 yr old who has had asthma her entire life. Finally the figured out I know what I am talking about.
I am mainly posting this for myself to help me remember I am sorry to bore you all. I am so thankful the next day they let us go home. Now we just have to learn to recognize when she is getting sick and act whenever she has a fever. I don't understand why she gets fevers and then the next day they are just gone and then things like this happen to her out of the blue. They actually told me she is a very healthy child and that is why she can handle this kind of infection and not have it make her horribly sick. Weird I never thought of her as healthy.
Saw Dr. Page today and we have an action plan and he is so great about being there for her. What a comfort I hate breaking in doctors and nurses it just frustrates me. But I am so thankful she is doing so great now. Breathing well is a blessing for now too:o)
We made it 2 yrs without going to the hospital hopefully we won't have to go back.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Mama knows everything!
Today is Mother's day and we went to our usual Mothers day place-The Zoo!!! I know it seems kinda crazy but seeing the kids enjoy themselves is what being a mom is all about.
So after we run all over the zoo we are walking the long way back to our car. I am saying s/thing to Ian about how "Well coz Mama knows everything right?" to which he is still young and sweet enough to agree. Connor on the other hand doesn't think I know everything he says his dad does. I ask why and he says "Coz Dad went to the same grade twice!" Ok, I give I can't argue w/that logic. Silly boy but he loves his dad. This being the boy that for the first 6 yrs of his life said he was only
Mom's boy to adoration for dad. I guess Donnie deserves some adoration after 8 yrs.
So after we run all over the zoo we are walking the long way back to our car. I am saying s/thing to Ian about how "Well coz Mama knows everything right?" to which he is still young and sweet enough to agree. Connor on the other hand doesn't think I know everything he says his dad does. I ask why and he says "Coz Dad went to the same grade twice!" Ok, I give I can't argue w/that logic. Silly boy but he loves his dad. This being the boy that for the first 6 yrs of his life said he was only
Mom's boy to adoration for dad. I guess Donnie deserves some adoration after 8 yrs.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Thanks for the prayers!
God is so good and I am so thankful for praying friends. Sometimes I think I need the reminder that I am not in control of anything that God is. He is only waiting on me to lean on Him.
THANK YOU!!!
THANK YOU!!!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Please pray...
Sorry that this will be a rather vague post. However I am just asking you as my Christian friends to keep our family in your prayers. We are going thru a difficult situation and if you would just remember our family in your prayers we would be so eternally thankful.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Give thanks...
Since I have complained a bit on my few and far between posts I am going to say a few things I am thankful for today.
*I am thankful Kolette hasn't had a fever since Sat nite
*I am thankful we are going to her specialist tomorrow and hopefully will get some answers
* I am VERY thankful that in the midst of a doctor change I have found a friend/caring doctor. It has been a very hard transition emotionally for me to change doctors for Kolette b/c of her history. I hate describing her life to everyone new and wondering/hoping they can figure out what is going on w/her. I love the doctor we have seen from Corrin's birth but the office enviornment is not easy to deal with and he is so hard to get into. So I am eternally thankful for Dr. Travis and his willingness to treat Kolette w/the best possible care. He has eased my mama's heart.
* I am thankful school is out in less than 3 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* I am thankful for family and friends and how they listen to me in my sleep deprived moments of insanity
* I am EXTREMELY thankful to God for allowing me to be a wife and a mom the 2 best jobs in the world!!!
Ok mushy time is over coz I could go on and on and on. . .
Thanks everyone!!!
*I am thankful Kolette hasn't had a fever since Sat nite
*I am thankful we are going to her specialist tomorrow and hopefully will get some answers
* I am VERY thankful that in the midst of a doctor change I have found a friend/caring doctor. It has been a very hard transition emotionally for me to change doctors for Kolette b/c of her history. I hate describing her life to everyone new and wondering/hoping they can figure out what is going on w/her. I love the doctor we have seen from Corrin's birth but the office enviornment is not easy to deal with and he is so hard to get into. So I am eternally thankful for Dr. Travis and his willingness to treat Kolette w/the best possible care. He has eased my mama's heart.
* I am thankful school is out in less than 3 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* I am thankful for family and friends and how they listen to me in my sleep deprived moments of insanity
* I am EXTREMELY thankful to God for allowing me to be a wife and a mom the 2 best jobs in the world!!!
Ok mushy time is over coz I could go on and on and on. . .
Thanks everyone!!!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The fever drama Queen
And the story continues... I was so hoping that with May in our sights that the illness bug would just go away.
So last Wed Corrin almost broke her nose in PE. And to add insult to injury she got sick right on top of it. So I hear alot of "Cough - Ow!" or "Sneeze - Ow!" out of her. And w/the fever and getting a sore throat she has not wanted to eat ever after the fever went away so she has lost like 4 lbs. I am hoping we are on the mend now. At least w/her.
So on Sun evening Kolette gets a fever of 104 and so that was fun. But then Monday she decides that 104 isn't good enough and bumps it up to 105 and I take her to the Dr. Her oxygen was down and she slept the entire appt. Kolette never sleeps so you know she is really sick. We got home w/an antibiotic. Then she acts fine all day yesterday w/just a fever of 101. She ends up at 105 again last night, throws up and is breathing super fast. I woke up the doctor at home who was also sick and he gave me alot of things to do like neb her every 15 mins and if it didn't improve in an hour to take her to the ER.
Anyhow we barely made it thru the night. But she is now on Prednisilone, a heavy antibiotic, pulmicort, her other antibiotic and albuteral. But she just insists she isn't sick she just gets cold. Anyhow life is guaranteed to never be boring w/her just confusing when it comes to the medical part. But God is watching over her and that is all I can ask for. Although I don't think that a little sleep would be out of the question for me.
So last Wed Corrin almost broke her nose in PE. And to add insult to injury she got sick right on top of it. So I hear alot of "Cough - Ow!" or "Sneeze - Ow!" out of her. And w/the fever and getting a sore throat she has not wanted to eat ever after the fever went away so she has lost like 4 lbs. I am hoping we are on the mend now. At least w/her.
So on Sun evening Kolette gets a fever of 104 and so that was fun. But then Monday she decides that 104 isn't good enough and bumps it up to 105 and I take her to the Dr. Her oxygen was down and she slept the entire appt. Kolette never sleeps so you know she is really sick. We got home w/an antibiotic. Then she acts fine all day yesterday w/just a fever of 101. She ends up at 105 again last night, throws up and is breathing super fast. I woke up the doctor at home who was also sick and he gave me alot of things to do like neb her every 15 mins and if it didn't improve in an hour to take her to the ER.
Anyhow we barely made it thru the night. But she is now on Prednisilone, a heavy antibiotic, pulmicort, her other antibiotic and albuteral. But she just insists she isn't sick she just gets cold. Anyhow life is guaranteed to never be boring w/her just confusing when it comes to the medical part. But God is watching over her and that is all I can ask for. Although I don't think that a little sleep would be out of the question for me.
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