Stitches, stitches everywhere
Jun 30, 2004 A day in our life
In a wierd twist of irony, Caleb got his stitches out today and my friend Lori got her stitches put in. Many of you know Lori. We have been friends for over 11 years and I was in her wedding last year. She and her husband are expecting a baby this December. She has a small cervix due to some irregular cells in the past. Because of this they had to put in stitches to (hopefully) prevent her from going in to labor too soon. (It’s hard work being a woman!) I encouraged her to start her own blog so her family and friends can follow her progress. You can find her at http://lorifamily.blogspot.com. Wish her well and keep her in your prayers for the next few months.
Caleb’s stitches removal went really well today. He was a little ansy in the waiting room because they were taking so long and he was tired, but he really handled it well as Dr. Emery tugged and pulled the stitches out. He did not like the nurse holding down his head. Nor me holding his arms with my arm across chest. Or Grandma Cathy holding on to his feet. But he didn’t move around that much. He did holler “STOP” quite a few times and “go away.” Taking the stitches out didn’t look painful; at least I couldn’t see it in his eyes and he wasn’t saying ouch. But when Dr. Emery removed the scab you could tell that hurt a little. I felt so bad for him, but he didn’t shed any tears (and either did I). It only took about three minutes. I am so proud of my little boy. He has been through a lot in just two short years and he handles it so well. Once the stitches were out he didn’t complain about it at all. And last week when he had the surgery, he was back to his old self by that night. He keeps his beautiful (sorry Lee..handsome) smile on his face all the time. He really is a trooper and I thank God I have him in my life. He is such an inspiration. Thanks everybody, for your warm wishes and prayers. It gives us warm fuzzies to know that we have so many friends and family that care so much about us. You are all the greatest!
Star Baseball Player in the House (Woo Woo)
Jun 30, 2004 A day in our life
I figured I better post some pictures of Justis’ baseball trophy because who knows when I’ll get around to getting his website updated. Justis’ baseball team came in fourth place in the baseball tournament. Even with the wierdo commissioner, Justis had a lot of fun. And we really enjoyed watching him. Keaton saw Justis having all that fun and wished he had signed up for baseball. He said, “Next year, even if I say I don’t want to play baseball sign me up anyway.” We are going to miss watching Justis play basketball and baseball next year. It’s sad to see him go back to Wisconsin, but we wish him the best.
I also included a picture of Justis in full baseball attire. Well he accidentally left his baseball cap at the baseball diamonds, but other then that this is our star baseball player. He’s holding on to his fourth place trophy. I think he’s pretty proud of it. And we are proud of him for sticking with it and playing hard. Good job Justis!
Caleb’s Lip Revision
Jun 24, 2004 A day in our life
Well today was Caleb’s surgery. And just like last time I thought I was handling it well until the night before. Many of you will remember I burst in to tears the night before Caleb’s last surgery. I worked late that night and I came home at 8pm to a voicemail from the doctor’s office stating Caleb’s referral had expired. I paged our family doctor who assured me it would be fine and he would have a new referral faxed over first thing in the morning. And Dr. Emery called me back later that night to let me know that he was still doing the surgery without the referral because he knew we would get it all worked out. Meanwhile all the pressure had spilled over for me and I was a basket case.
We didn’t have all that excitement this time, but it was still stressful. It always creeps up on me too. I lead such a busy life I often forget to stop and take a breather to actually think things over. So at eleven o’clock last night it hit me like a ton of bricks. Did I make the right decision? Does he really need this surgery or am I putting my baby at risk for nothing? And then I started thinking about all the possible risks of surgery on a two year old and knocking him out for this surgery. I really would never forgive myself if something happened to him during a lip revision. He already looked so handsome; did he even need a revision? I sobbed for a while and prayed that God would watch over my baby. So, of course, I couldn’t sleep. I was still eyeballing my clock at 2am and the alarm was set for 5am. And at the hospital I was shaking, still wondering if I’d made the right decision. Then Dr. Emery told us the surgery would be about an hour. An hour came and went and there was no word. I thought I might start crying in the waiting room. But you know me. I always try to put on my happy face. Finally the volunteer told us to go back to the room, so I was starting to feel better. But Caleb wasn’t in the room when we got there. Dr. Emery came in to talk to us about the surgery and he told us it went well. But then they brought Caleb in and I completely blocked out Dr. Emery. I was so happy to see my baby awake and moving and alive. Thank goodness Necole and Lee were there to listen to what Dr. Emery was saying.
Caleb is doing well. He’s running around like his usual self. He sticks his tongue out to stroke the stitches. He can’t quite figure out what that is on his lip. But he is handling it so well. Lee put some of the antibiotic ointment on him tonight before bed and Caleb was not thrilled. He pretty much spread it all over his face. So now he’s protected should he scratch any part of his face (including his forehead) while he sleeps.
This better be the last surgery he will ever need because I don’t think I can take any more. I want to cry when the kids fall down and bump their knees or elbows. I was hysterical when Keaton fell down at one year old and got a huge goose egg on his forehead. I’m getting older now and my heart can’t take it anymore. So I have let the kids know, from this point forward there will be only healthy kids. I’m sure they will oblige me on this one.
Milk Comes From Cows
Jun 20, 2004 Family Funnies
For Father’s Day we decided to have a picnic at the park. We stopped at QT so Lee could run in and get some snacks. While the kids were waiting, one of them found an old cup in the car. Somebody opened it up and it was gross disgusting milk. When Lee got back they told him they found this milk so he threw it away. He said, “I bet it is gross because it was from when we went to Mondos [back on June 11th...ick!].” With a know-it-all twang in her voice, Skyler said, “Dad, milk comes from cows.” Yeah, dad. You should know milk comes from cows…not Mondos.
