Nate takes being two to an all new level:
Has pooped on the potty everyday since his birthday. Often multiple times a day.
Started counting. Mostly "un, dou" sometimes "un, dour, free" with correct object to number correlation.
Said his first sentence. "I do eat"
Followed by his longest sentences just 24 hours later. "I do all done NO" translation- I am not done.
Hard to believe my baby is two!
Monday, February 3, 2014
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Mama of an allergy kid...
Bewilderment, frustration, and down-right undirected anger often invade me and sometimes even overwhelm me... I never knew that food- something I love and enjoy, could be so harmful to my son.
N is almost 24 months. I am in the planning stages for his second birthday party. A party that I have problems not comparing to his sisters' 2nd birthday party. His sisters' party was Zoo themed, with matching favors, a make-your-own trail mix station, BBQ pulled venison, and other picnic salads all at children's reach.
N's party however, will have a completely different menu in all aspects. His allergies and intolerances in the past year have reached ridiculous. Everything must be dairy-free, egg-free, no cow by-products at all (beef, lard made with cow, shortening that includes animal fats, etc.), nothing that includes potassium lactate or red 40, no blueberries, cranberries, or bananas.....I think that is it.... Oh wait- today during lunch his face, hands, and legs broke out in hives from chips and salsa- the same chips and salsa we have been eating for weeks without any reactions! Due to these dietary restrictions most all candies are out of the question, picnic salads- forget it, make-your-own trail mix would be bland to say the least.... venison- perfect, BBQ sauce- causes hives in less than a minute, and don't even get m started on the cake! Lol.
Vegan chocolate cake with homemade dairy free icing with definitely be present! Will it be shaped- no. Taking a vegan cake out of a pan in one piece is not something I have yet conquered. Maybe we will do a train theme. Or in the words of N: Woo-Woo That way I can make a green train with a blue sky- no RED! Who knows.
All I know is that N's 24month well-check is coming up and I have a list of concerns and questions for the doctor and a plea to be referred to an allergist for more testing since we can no longer go to our awesome allergist at Riley Children's Hospital as our insurance will not cover out-of-state doctors :(
N is almost 24 months. I am in the planning stages for his second birthday party. A party that I have problems not comparing to his sisters' 2nd birthday party. His sisters' party was Zoo themed, with matching favors, a make-your-own trail mix station, BBQ pulled venison, and other picnic salads all at children's reach.
N's party however, will have a completely different menu in all aspects. His allergies and intolerances in the past year have reached ridiculous. Everything must be dairy-free, egg-free, no cow by-products at all (beef, lard made with cow, shortening that includes animal fats, etc.), nothing that includes potassium lactate or red 40, no blueberries, cranberries, or bananas.....I think that is it.... Oh wait- today during lunch his face, hands, and legs broke out in hives from chips and salsa- the same chips and salsa we have been eating for weeks without any reactions! Due to these dietary restrictions most all candies are out of the question, picnic salads- forget it, make-your-own trail mix would be bland to say the least.... venison- perfect, BBQ sauce- causes hives in less than a minute, and don't even get m started on the cake! Lol.
Vegan chocolate cake with homemade dairy free icing with definitely be present! Will it be shaped- no. Taking a vegan cake out of a pan in one piece is not something I have yet conquered. Maybe we will do a train theme. Or in the words of N: Woo-Woo That way I can make a green train with a blue sky- no RED! Who knows.
All I know is that N's 24month well-check is coming up and I have a list of concerns and questions for the doctor and a plea to be referred to an allergist for more testing since we can no longer go to our awesome allergist at Riley Children's Hospital as our insurance will not cover out-of-state doctors :(
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
refferals
Over the past month E has had a spot growing on her chest. It started out as a red frecklish thing, then became a bump, now it is a 5 ml spot that sticks about 1/4 inch off her chest. The first doctor said it would keep growing until she was 4 then shrink back down and go away- no big deal.
(side note- a mama deer and her very small spotted fawn just walked by the window and are lazily walking down the drive- the dogs and all 3 children are napping)
Saw a different doctor a week later. She said- that needs to go. Granted E and K have both been playing with it and it is now purplish black. She reffered us to a dermatologist.
Saw the dermatologist this morning and due to E's small size and crazy insurance stuff we were reffered to a children's dermatologist at Riley Hospital.
I hope this is the last referral and that this new doctor (who we have to wait until mid-september to see) can do something for E before her spot grows to big.
oh- by the way...
N is rolling over now and will be 6 months old in 2 days! I can't believe how fast time has gone since his birth. It seems like it was last week!
Also K is a crazy daredevil jumping off everything in sight and talking in full sentences already!
They all grow so fast.
(side note- a mama deer and her very small spotted fawn just walked by the window and are lazily walking down the drive- the dogs and all 3 children are napping)
Saw a different doctor a week later. She said- that needs to go. Granted E and K have both been playing with it and it is now purplish black. She reffered us to a dermatologist.
Saw the dermatologist this morning and due to E's small size and crazy insurance stuff we were reffered to a children's dermatologist at Riley Hospital.
I hope this is the last referral and that this new doctor (who we have to wait until mid-september to see) can do something for E before her spot grows to big.
oh- by the way...
N is rolling over now and will be 6 months old in 2 days! I can't believe how fast time has gone since his birth. It seems like it was last week!
Also K is a crazy daredevil jumping off everything in sight and talking in full sentences already!
They all grow so fast.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
life
It is amazing that websites like these dont kick people like me off...Its been almost 7 months since I last posted. Oops!
An update on the girls. Kati and Elli are now 19 months old and full blown toddlers. They walk, run, yell, and are beginning to have opinions. It's crazy. The girls talk all of the time. They proudly declare "I poop!" everytime they pee or poop in their diaper. When they are hungry they yell "bite" and then tell you if they want "pretzel" "cereals" or "cackers." They can ask for "wawer" "juice" or "molk". They call each other "siser" and pull my shirt up... say "shh...boby sweeping" and then put my shirt back down. They are always saying "uh-oh" when concerned about something. They have learned to say "sawey" when they make their sister cry and then give hugs. They declare "I sit" whenever they sit down and command "mama sit" and "dada sit" when they want us to sit down. They have gotten pretty good at using their manners saying "pwease" and "dank dou." They even say "scuse scuse " when they want through and you are in their way. They know the sounds of about 15 animals and can identify most of them by name when shown a picture. However, ducks say "duck duck" and cows are "moos." All circles are "bawls" and they can pick up a square block if asked to do so but will not call it a square. Whenever someone is leaving the say "bye bye, see ya." Oh my, I know there is more ("pick up," "amen/albia," "stairs," "boots," "shoes," "dacket," "pants," "nose," "eyes," "hair," "bartbart (barrette)," "bwush," "bwath," "potty," "bedicine (medicine)," "eat," "bib," "bahna (banana)," "george," "byne (ryne)," etc.)... and much more. But this will atleast give you a sense of how talkative the girls have become.
Kati is becoming the "big sister." She is constantly looking out for Elli. Making sure that Elli gets everything she has, telling me when Elli needs a "butt change," and is always trying to cuddle her.
Elli is our little daredevil. She realized the dog bed was near her picnic table, so she decided to climb up on the seat and jump onto the dog bed. She thought it was hilarious and did it about 20 more times. She also was climbing on the dinning room chairs and fell, causing a huge bruise on her forhead. Before it was even done forming, she was trying to climb on the chairs again.
Both of the girls are excited about the baby. They love to pull up my shirt and give Nathanael kisses. Then they pull my shirt down and say "shh...baby sweeping." I hope they are this excited when he comes home.
I can't wait to hold our baby boy in my arms. I worry about him so much and wish i could hold him and kiss every part of his perfect little body. I know he is coming home in 9 weeks or so, but these last two weeks have been so hard. At my 30 week appointment (tues) I found out that I was measuring 36 weeks. Which was a huge difference from where I had been measuring. I had grown 11cm in 4 weeks. This coused my doctor to worry and set up an ultrasound for the following Friday (10 days later).
Like an idiot I immediately came home and researched what could be causing me to measure so big. The results were disheartening to say the least. I cried. Then I began to worry. Thankfully, Nathanael kept moving and kicking me reminding me he was there and just fine. I had never been so happy to be kept awake at 2am by his little movements.
Eventually Friday came. We went to the doctor. while in the waiting room I was so anxious that I vomitted. Matt and I were so nervous. We went into the ultrasound room. My blood pressure was great but I had lost 3 pounds since my last visit. The doctor came in, she showed us Nathanael. He looked so cute. He has a perfect little button nose. His head measured 35 weeks, his torso measured 34 weeks...looking good. He was measuring in big for his age, but that was fine. CHecked his heart. 4 chambers beating at about 132 bpm. perfect. He has kidneys, a healthy umbelical cord, and all of his appendages. Then the doctor measured his femur. Then she remeasured his femur. 28 weeks. Significantly shorter than it should be.
We got one answer, I was measuring big because nathanael is big, but were left with dozens more. What does it mean to have a short femur measurement? What casues this? How will this effect our baby after birth? etc.
The doctor said Nathanael looks healthy but that she was concerned about the measurements not matching and that she thought it necessary for us to see a specialist. Her nurse would make the appointment. Well, the other doctor's office was busy, the nurse had to leave a message. We left knowing nothing. Not knowing what was wrong with our baby, not knowing when we might find out.
It wasn't until 5 hours later that we found out we were being sent to the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Center at St. Vincent's Womens Hospital up in Carmel, Indianaand that we had to wait until the following Friday (7 more days) to be seen. This center focuses on high risk pregnancies. I thought my pregnancy was going well this time, guess not. Then I began to read information on their website. This caused me to worry more. I just want to know what is going on with my baby!
Why do I have to wait...don't medical professionals know how hard it is to wait. To know nothing. to worry...
Hopefully we will get some answers this week.
An update on the girls. Kati and Elli are now 19 months old and full blown toddlers. They walk, run, yell, and are beginning to have opinions. It's crazy. The girls talk all of the time. They proudly declare "I poop!" everytime they pee or poop in their diaper. When they are hungry they yell "bite" and then tell you if they want "pretzel" "cereals" or "cackers." They can ask for "wawer" "juice" or "molk". They call each other "siser" and pull my shirt up... say "shh...boby sweeping" and then put my shirt back down. They are always saying "uh-oh" when concerned about something. They have learned to say "sawey" when they make their sister cry and then give hugs. They declare "I sit" whenever they sit down and command "mama sit" and "dada sit" when they want us to sit down. They have gotten pretty good at using their manners saying "pwease" and "dank dou." They even say "scuse scuse " when they want through and you are in their way. They know the sounds of about 15 animals and can identify most of them by name when shown a picture. However, ducks say "duck duck" and cows are "moos." All circles are "bawls" and they can pick up a square block if asked to do so but will not call it a square. Whenever someone is leaving the say "bye bye, see ya." Oh my, I know there is more ("pick up," "amen/albia," "stairs," "boots," "shoes," "dacket," "pants," "nose," "eyes," "hair," "bartbart (barrette)," "bwush," "bwath," "potty," "bedicine (medicine)," "eat," "bib," "bahna (banana)," "george," "byne (ryne)," etc.)... and much more. But this will atleast give you a sense of how talkative the girls have become.
Kati is becoming the "big sister." She is constantly looking out for Elli. Making sure that Elli gets everything she has, telling me when Elli needs a "butt change," and is always trying to cuddle her.
Elli is our little daredevil. She realized the dog bed was near her picnic table, so she decided to climb up on the seat and jump onto the dog bed. She thought it was hilarious and did it about 20 more times. She also was climbing on the dinning room chairs and fell, causing a huge bruise on her forhead. Before it was even done forming, she was trying to climb on the chairs again.
Both of the girls are excited about the baby. They love to pull up my shirt and give Nathanael kisses. Then they pull my shirt down and say "shh...baby sweeping." I hope they are this excited when he comes home.
I can't wait to hold our baby boy in my arms. I worry about him so much and wish i could hold him and kiss every part of his perfect little body. I know he is coming home in 9 weeks or so, but these last two weeks have been so hard. At my 30 week appointment (tues) I found out that I was measuring 36 weeks. Which was a huge difference from where I had been measuring. I had grown 11cm in 4 weeks. This coused my doctor to worry and set up an ultrasound for the following Friday (10 days later).
Like an idiot I immediately came home and researched what could be causing me to measure so big. The results were disheartening to say the least. I cried. Then I began to worry. Thankfully, Nathanael kept moving and kicking me reminding me he was there and just fine. I had never been so happy to be kept awake at 2am by his little movements.
Eventually Friday came. We went to the doctor. while in the waiting room I was so anxious that I vomitted. Matt and I were so nervous. We went into the ultrasound room. My blood pressure was great but I had lost 3 pounds since my last visit. The doctor came in, she showed us Nathanael. He looked so cute. He has a perfect little button nose. His head measured 35 weeks, his torso measured 34 weeks...looking good. He was measuring in big for his age, but that was fine. CHecked his heart. 4 chambers beating at about 132 bpm. perfect. He has kidneys, a healthy umbelical cord, and all of his appendages. Then the doctor measured his femur. Then she remeasured his femur. 28 weeks. Significantly shorter than it should be.
We got one answer, I was measuring big because nathanael is big, but were left with dozens more. What does it mean to have a short femur measurement? What casues this? How will this effect our baby after birth? etc.
The doctor said Nathanael looks healthy but that she was concerned about the measurements not matching and that she thought it necessary for us to see a specialist. Her nurse would make the appointment. Well, the other doctor's office was busy, the nurse had to leave a message. We left knowing nothing. Not knowing what was wrong with our baby, not knowing when we might find out.
It wasn't until 5 hours later that we found out we were being sent to the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Center at St. Vincent's Womens Hospital up in Carmel, Indianaand that we had to wait until the following Friday (7 more days) to be seen. This center focuses on high risk pregnancies. I thought my pregnancy was going well this time, guess not. Then I began to read information on their website. This caused me to worry more. I just want to know what is going on with my baby!
Why do I have to wait...don't medical professionals know how hard it is to wait. To know nothing. to worry...
Hopefully we will get some answers this week.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Year One Complete
The girls turned one 2 weeks ago. It is hard to imagine that they were born only a year ago. they have grown so very much. Kati is only 5 steps away from being a bonafide walker. Elli is beginning to let go of the furniture when moving around the living room. They are both beginning to get their first molars.
So much to say...but I can't seem to get the words out. I guess I will try again later. sorry.
So much to say...but I can't seem to get the words out. I guess I will try again later. sorry.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Reality
Its crazy, I created this blog with the intention of writing each day. However, life happens, days turn into weeks, and eventually the months change before you stop to realize just how long it has been. Well...I guess this blog is right on track with how often I am able to squeeze in that long overdue coffee break, or that long overdue phone call, email, letter, etc. Sorry friends!
Well a little update for you...
The girls turned 6 months on October 27, 2010. It was a fantastic half birthday party complete with chocolate cake (for the adults of course) and pureed avocados with breast milk. I think I was probably more excited about the avocados than the girls were.
Well a little update for you...
The girls turned 6 months on October 27, 2010. It was a fantastic half birthday party complete with chocolate cake (for the adults of course) and pureed avocados with breast milk. I think I was probably more excited about the avocados than the girls were.
Since then, however, Kati has become quite the little eater. Elli, though, still prefers to nurse over eating from a spoon but she still enjoys sitting in her big girl highchair to watch Kati eat ounces and ounces of peas...her favorite food!
Well the girls are waking up....talk with you soon.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Smoothies
Yum. I decided to start a blog about life a few weeks ago...but I wasn't sure what to call it or what its central focus should be. So after many hours of contemplation I decided that I would treat this blog like a friend with whom I am having coffee. Sooo... I invented a coffee shop (one I will hopefully own someday). Its name is OH MY GOODNESS decadent desserts, tea, & coffee.
This coffee shop/bakery is a real dream of mine. And if I am ever blessed enough to have one of my own this is what I will actually call it. I think that the name speaks for itself. If you could imagine... a little shop that smells of freshly baked cookies, comfy couches and chairs clustered together into conversation groups, a fire place on one wall, and an expansive coffee and tea menu from which to order located conveniently above a glass case full of desserts. Of course there will also be a daily lunch menu ranging from fresh baked quiche, farmer's market fruits and veggies, peanut butter and jam on freshly baked bread, and smoothies (like the one that I am drinking right now).
This is where I will write from each day. Please join me for a cup of tea...
This coffee shop/bakery is a real dream of mine. And if I am ever blessed enough to have one of my own this is what I will actually call it. I think that the name speaks for itself. If you could imagine... a little shop that smells of freshly baked cookies, comfy couches and chairs clustered together into conversation groups, a fire place on one wall, and an expansive coffee and tea menu from which to order located conveniently above a glass case full of desserts. Of course there will also be a daily lunch menu ranging from fresh baked quiche, farmer's market fruits and veggies, peanut butter and jam on freshly baked bread, and smoothies (like the one that I am drinking right now).
This is where I will write from each day. Please join me for a cup of tea...
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