WOW! Has it really been that long since I posted on the bog? Well we have been very busy. I am not sure where to start so bare with me if I ramble. Michael's dad is doing well. Thanks for all the prayers. He is up walking around and the incision looks to be healing which is a good sign. God is with him everyday taking care of him. Keep the prayers coming, he still has more recovery to do.
This weekend was a good one at home. We invited some neighbors over for a cookout, they have a little boy Hailee's age, that both of the girls have fallen in love with. Monday we just hung out here, I wasn't feeling that well, so I stayed in bed for part of the day, but by the afternoon I felt better. The girls and I played outside for a while before getting ready for bed. Tuesday was back to school for Hailee and Lyndon. After school we decided to blow up the pool as it was hot outside only to discover that it had, not one, not two but three holes in it. So I made them get out so I could patch it before the holes got any bigger. Then we got out or Dora hop scotch water sprinkler, it fills up with water then shoots out. Well it blew out a side, so it wasn't working either. I decided we must not be destined to get wet. But out neighbors had out their kiddie pool so the girls did get to swim in it. Wednesday was Lainey's first day at school. She was so excited to go. I thought she would be sad when I left, but nope she was fine. When I came to pick her up, she was just waking from a nap. She was very grumpy, and was quick to inform me she didn't like school. When I asked her why she didn't know. I think it was the nap that did her in. She really doesn't nap anymore, although she could use one she refuses and if she does take one it is hard to get her to sleep at night. Then we were off to swim at Maggie and Molly's grumpy girl and all. Then last night Melony and I rented a movie and watched it. It was Broken English, and if you haven't seen it, you aren't missing much. It was OK, but not something I would recommend. Today, we took Garrett to the GI Dr, and then we just hung out together.
Now for Garrett news. We went got his one year appt. on Wed. He weighed 19lbs. 6oz. That is a great gain for him, although it still only puts him in the 5-10% it was a great improvement. He was 27 1/4" long which is still below the 3%, but we are hopeful he will catch up. His head was in the 75% so if the poor kid could grow into his head he would be good. Which is funny to me his head doesn't look big in proportion to his body. I also think he may have outgrown him milk allergy. Lainey spilled some yogurt on the floor on Sunday and Garrett crawled through it, I scooped him up and off to the bath we went, but nothing happened. No redness, not rash, nothing. So I dropped some milk on him and nothing. So I took him off of his Zyrtec for a few days. I talked to the Ped about it, and he said sometimes you can have a milk allergy, and although you cant have milk you can have yogurt or cheese, so today I gave him some cheese and nothing happened. I am so excited!!!! My allergist would have a fit if he knew I was experimenting at home. they ask you not to do this, but hey he is my kid right? Now for the GI Dr, we put him back on prevacid and off the zantac to see if that helps. He is still hesitant to do any testing in hopes he will still outgrow it. So if by 18 months he hasn't outgrown it, we will stick a tube down his nose that measures the amount of acid in his stomach, and go from there. Please pray that we don't have to do this. I cant even begin to imagine putting him through this.
I have to say that I have found a new patience in myself that I didn't know was there. I am trying so hard not to be the yelling mom, as I have been and get on my kids level and talk to them in a calm voice, and although I still have my moments, I have done so much better at talking to them in a calm voice and explaining to them why the thing they are doing is wrong. I have still been reading the blog from Hannah and Lily, Hannah is the little girl that was Hailee's age that drowned. And I think how would I feel if that happened. Would I regret the parent I have been. I don't want to feel that way ever. I want my children to always know that they are and always will be the most important things to me. Hannah was such a loved little girl and I read how proud her mom is and I think she is a great mom, and I want to be a great mom too. My kids are truly the reason I get up each day, and I love them so much. I am truly blessed to have all three of them. Well I guess that is all for tonight, I hope I didn't ramble too much. Thanks for checking on us, till next time remember to hug and kiss you family and tell them you love them, today is gone and tomorrow may never come................
BTW I forgot to mention that yesterday was the first day back at cheerleading. Hailee was so excited and Lainey wanted to do it so bad. So Ms. April let Lainey do it as well. She was so proud to be standing up with the big girls it was really cute. I am not sure that April knew what she was getting into when she let Lainey do it too because now she will want to do it every week, but we will see. It was just so cute. I took a couple of pictures, I will post later. Good night.
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