What a week! I've been having contractions since Sunday. My back pain was so unbearable I literally cried all night. Ricky did his best to take care of me and at some point in the wee hours of the morning I finally passed out. Monday I called my doctor because I was experiencing the same type of thing that she has me go to the hospital for a day or more. The bad news was she was out of the country until my appointment on Wednesday afternoon! I could have died. The nurse told me to go to the hospital but I freaked out and wouldn't go because my doctor was no where near a hospital. The nurse and I compromised on going to the office and her hooking me up to the monitor to see if I was having contractions. And of course I was so she said I had to go to the hospital and the doctor filling in for my doctor would treat me. Hours later, I was on my way home. In the wee hours of that night, we ended up getting everyone up and driving towards the hospital because I was in horrific pain but before we got to the major freeway, it had let up and I could deal with the pain. I have such a fear of her not being there to help me. Fast forward to Wednesday, I probably have yet another UTI so I'm on antibiotics again but I'm really starting to wonder if it could be a kidney stone because the pain is so bad in my right kidney and then that makes my back injury pain the worse ever. Anyway, on to some good news, Truette weighs 3 pounds 9 ounces! Which is CRAZY and bigger than what the baby books say :) We are so excited about this! She is also 50% fetal growth which is PERFECT! The doctor said the baby looks great and she isn't worried a bit. Huge relief! Sunday will be 6 weeks until she is here! I am begging the doctor to for sure take her at 37 weeks which is considered full term because of the 24/7 back pain. Plus, she has already said I won't make it to 40 weeks and I don't want to be in an unplanned situation again. Although, Ricky thinks it may be better not to have it scheduled since I am already freaking out about having another c section. I am more like terrified but whatever.
Brody had his yearly eye appointment today. It wasn't the best news. The past month or two, I've noticed his vision changing. He would do things like stand very closely to the television and always have his head tilted to the left and back. I've been on him to "fix" his neck and stand back from the TV. I even made him start laying down to watch TV to try to fix the neck tilt. Anyway, last year at the appointment the doctor told me not to patch his left eye anymore so we stopped. Well, he has gotten so lazy with his vision and it's really messed up his right eye (that is his very bad eye) to where now he isn't using it at all and relying only on his left good eye. So now we have to do 4 hours of patching the left eye every single day of his life no matter what to see if it will fix the muscles he has messed up in the right eye. We have to do this for 4 months and go back to see the doctor. The right eye is now so bad that when they put the patch on in the office, I asked him to walk to the door in the exam room and back to me and it was like he was completely blind. I had to hold his hand all day today when walking and had to put his food in his hand so he could feed himself. I knew something was going on and am glad we at least have something we can try to fix the problem.
Tomorrow, he has his appointment with his Neurologist. It's time to get real with his doctor. Overall, Brody just doesn't have the knowledge he should. He is very sweet, well mannered, and social (to a point) but he can't answer simple questions most of the time. He has no concept of using the bathroom, since the seizures last year, he never fully regained the academic side. You can ask him a question that he knows and he just says "UM" and tries for a really long time to figure out the answer but it doesn't come to him. I am looking into a program next week that will be very intense interventions. My hope is that it is a right fit for Brody and that we can get him to a point where he is successful in a school setting. At this point, I don't think he can be successful in any type of preschool or even ISD school setting. He is very well behaved so I think because of that he is overlooked in what he is actually learning and is not learning or understanding the concepts.
So it's been a crazy week. Update soon!
KP
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Count down!
We moved into our new temporary house last Friday. We LOVE it! We ended up doing a year lease but will possibly do two years depending on life this time next year. The house is practically brand new (built in 2012) and has only had 1 person live in it. It's HUGE compared to our old house and we are still getting use to all the space.
Truette's crib went up on Sunday and a million pounds instantly lifted off my shoulders. I washed all her little clothes we have for her last night. We still have a lot we need to get but it's so nice getting settled in and preparing for her in SEVEN weeks!
The house is 5 miles from Ricky's job so he comes home for lunch and we are able to have dinner as a family. He is literally gone from the kids 2.5 hours a day. It's really working out. Plus, it's a lot safer on his drive home.
The kids LOVE our new house. They are so excited about everything. We got new couches and they kept saying thank you and how much they loved them. We bought the girls a bed frame that will be in next week and I'm sure they are going to flip out when it's set up. There are a bunch of kids that are our kids age. We haven't really had time to get to know everyone really well but all of our immediate neighbors have come over and have even help move some stuff in.
We traded Ricky's truck in last week. We made a little money off his truck and got a fuel efficient car. With Truette coming, his truck won't fit us anyway and we will be doing a lot of driving this fall when we transfer colleges. So far driving within 5 or so miles, we are getting close to 30 mpg. That is amazing since my Tahoe only gets around 14 maybe 15 if lucky.
Today marks 10 years since my dad has been gone. I can't believe it's already been 10 years. I remember thinking I wouldn't be able to make it when he died and couldn't picture life 10 years later. I'm thankful I'm right where I'm suppose to be all these years later. I do wish my kids had him and I still wish I could pick up the phone and call him every single day.
Well, that is life right now. I'm really not sure I will keep up with the blog after I have Truette. Life is going to be so busy for all of us. I guess I'll see when the time comes.
30 weeks Saturday!
KP
Thursday, March 13, 2014
quick update
It's been an insane couple weeks.
We walked away from the house we were closing on this week, last week. We found out last minute some things we couldn't live with. We both feel really good about our final decision.
We found another house and before we could make an offer that night at our second showing, it was under contract.
We then looked at building in a new subdivision across from the lake but the roofs on every single new construction were messed up. My thought was if they messed up something so basic but essential as a roof, what else were they messing up on.
So, we found a rental very close to Ricky's job and it's really nice. It's a new construction, 4 bedroom, granite counters, etc. I'm excited. Our things are being delivered out of storage tomorrow!
I went into labor last Wednesday night. It was very intense but my doctor was able to get things under control quickly. I was released early Friday morning.
Truette is doing really well these days. Last week before I went into labor she was 2 pounds 2 ounces. At my appointment on Tuesday, she was 2 pounds 8 ounces and 41% fetal growth. That is a really big increase. For the first time in a long time the doctor said she was happy with the way everything is looking and her growth. I get to see her on 4D every appointment now. It's pretty much the best thing ever! This past appointment she had her left foot at her head and her right hand on her face. She is a feisty little thing and gets aggravated when they do ultrasounds. It was so cool to see her wipe her face, frown, and kick her self back to get away from the doppler thing. She looks so much like Madi it's amazing! We are so excited to meet her but not for several more weeks!
Ricky traded in his truck on Monday. I'm not sure what made us decide to do that right then in the midst of all these other huge life changing events but we did. After Truette is born, there will be no room for all of us in his truck plus we will be driving a lot of miles every week for school. We decided to get a fuel efficient little car. Ricky made a profit on his truck- love when that happens! and we got a really great deal on a brand new car that gets either 35 or 38 mpg I don't remember- brand new. It works for us!
We took the kids to the rodeo for the first time ever yesterday. Ricky's cousin went with us. She is an Ag teacher and also involved in the rodeo so she took us right where we wanted to go. The kids love her and her husband and her baby girl is due a couple weeks before Truette so that's cool. The kids LOVED the rodeo. We bought them hats to go with their boots and I must say, we have so beautiful kids! Brody is all about being a cowboy these days and my stars when he says Yeehaw!
We are very excited to get settled in. We have a million things to do before Truette's arrival. On the top of the list is getting the kids enrolled in school for next school year. I cannot believe it's already mid March! Time is flying.
Update soon.
KP
We walked away from the house we were closing on this week, last week. We found out last minute some things we couldn't live with. We both feel really good about our final decision.
We found another house and before we could make an offer that night at our second showing, it was under contract.
We then looked at building in a new subdivision across from the lake but the roofs on every single new construction were messed up. My thought was if they messed up something so basic but essential as a roof, what else were they messing up on.
So, we found a rental very close to Ricky's job and it's really nice. It's a new construction, 4 bedroom, granite counters, etc. I'm excited. Our things are being delivered out of storage tomorrow!
I went into labor last Wednesday night. It was very intense but my doctor was able to get things under control quickly. I was released early Friday morning.
Truette is doing really well these days. Last week before I went into labor she was 2 pounds 2 ounces. At my appointment on Tuesday, she was 2 pounds 8 ounces and 41% fetal growth. That is a really big increase. For the first time in a long time the doctor said she was happy with the way everything is looking and her growth. I get to see her on 4D every appointment now. It's pretty much the best thing ever! This past appointment she had her left foot at her head and her right hand on her face. She is a feisty little thing and gets aggravated when they do ultrasounds. It was so cool to see her wipe her face, frown, and kick her self back to get away from the doppler thing. She looks so much like Madi it's amazing! We are so excited to meet her but not for several more weeks!
Ricky traded in his truck on Monday. I'm not sure what made us decide to do that right then in the midst of all these other huge life changing events but we did. After Truette is born, there will be no room for all of us in his truck plus we will be driving a lot of miles every week for school. We decided to get a fuel efficient little car. Ricky made a profit on his truck- love when that happens! and we got a really great deal on a brand new car that gets either 35 or 38 mpg I don't remember- brand new. It works for us!
We took the kids to the rodeo for the first time ever yesterday. Ricky's cousin went with us. She is an Ag teacher and also involved in the rodeo so she took us right where we wanted to go. The kids love her and her husband and her baby girl is due a couple weeks before Truette so that's cool. The kids LOVED the rodeo. We bought them hats to go with their boots and I must say, we have so beautiful kids! Brody is all about being a cowboy these days and my stars when he says Yeehaw!
We are very excited to get settled in. We have a million things to do before Truette's arrival. On the top of the list is getting the kids enrolled in school for next school year. I cannot believe it's already mid March! Time is flying.
Update soon.
KP
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