Quick Update

We got some unsettling news today. If you know me, you know I can't handle when things are unsure. I like to plan, plan, plan for everything in my life. We took Paige for her NAM and ENT appts today. At her NAM appt, I mentioned to Dr. V that she has been fussy with the bottle lately. She looked in her mouth and said what I have been saying for a few days, she's teething! Problem is, Dr. V thinks she might have a tooth that is coming in on the top! NOT GOOD! If it ruptures before surgery, they may not fuse her gum line together at all, requiring a bone graph later on! The one thing that I dread most for Paige. The one thing that we thought we wouldn't have to deal with. Unfortantly it looks like we might if it happens to be a tooth. PRAY IT'S NOT!

Then we took Paige to her ENT appt for the follow up for her tubes and scope. They said that her left ear tube is completely clogged and gave us a really strong ear drop for that side. Then, they said that her other side is still draining and to continue drops on that side with a different type of drops. They did NOT retest her hearing and they won't until January 6th now. SO I was hoping we would have an answer today and now it looks like we will have to wait a whole month longer!

I'm kinda upset by all this. Everything was looking so good and now it's just still a waiting game to see if her gums are okay to fuse and to see if her hearing has improved! January is a big month for Paige!

Jump Jump Jumparoo!!

Paige got her XMAS gift early this year. I figured she is already almost 15 pounds and I want her to have a lot of use out of it. So we got her a Baby Einstein jumper. She LOVES it! It's so cute to see her focus on the toys and try to manipulate them! Here are a few pics!

Cleft Update

Paige's cleft is so close to being closed. We are making the steri straps tight and making sure she has all of her visits (not that she has ever missed one!) :) It's looking so great!

Sisterly Love

Maddie just loves her baby sister! They are so cute together!

Paigey update

Paige is doing really well! She had her NAM adjustment this last Friday and she is over 14 pounds now. Little chunky butt. :) Dr. V told Hal that we need to start making the steri straps tighter as she is almost done with the NAM! She said that the tighter we make it, the closer her cleft will become! Of course, I can't over do it and squish her cheeks like a fish. LOL Dr. V also said that her nose looks awesome and she should have a really wonderful outcome after surgery! I can't wait. Not too much longer and NO NAM! I'm a little scared about her eating without the NAM but I plan to talk to Matt about that at our pre-op appt. I tried yesterday and boy is it different than feeding with her NAM in. I'm just not used to it anymore. But all in all, Paige is doing really good. Her reflux is a little more under control from the surgery when she started to spit up a LOT. But, now it's not as bad.

Talk to you all soon again. Don't forget to comment!

Proud Mama Moment

There are somethings just make you proud to be a mother! Today is one of those days. Owen and I had the rare opportunity to spend some quality time with just the two of us. So I decided it was time to teach him how to tie his shoe! I have a shoe tying pillow and I showed him 1 time how tie his shoe the "grown up way" without using bunny ears. (I hate bunny ears, I think it's harder to teach as there are too many things for their little fingers to hold). Anyways, I showed him the one time and then walked him through it one time. Then, I set him lose! He did it the very first time by himself!! I was so proud! He's growing up! He practiced a few more times on the pillow and then did it on his shoe! He did awesome! I'm one proud mama!

Life in Limbo

I can't stand when things are left unfinished! I am the type of person that when something is started, I can't sleep until it's done. Point in case, this new possible job! I interviewed almost 1 1/2 weeks ago. I finally hear from them today to tell me that they are still trying to contact my references. The problem is, I'm suppose to give Head Start a 30 day notice. So if they hurry up and tell me, the sooner I can get started! Then, my current BSC job calls today to tell me that I'm picking up 2 more kids. YEah for the pay check as it does pay well but boy is it getting hard to schedule around Head Start. I'm there all day long and while BSC and MT is flexible, it's not that flexible with families schedules. So I hate this waiting to see if I got the other job so I can quit Head Start and only work as a BSC or MT. It's getting too difficult with our already busy schedule.

Also, in other news, I have officially stopped breastfeeding. The last day I pumped was almost a week ago (last Tuesday). I finally just figured that it was more important to have a sain mother than to pump 1-2 bottles a day. That's basically all I had time for. I feel awful about it but you have to make a sacrifice some where. She is doing awesome on formula so I'm happy about that. She has been spitting up more than normal since her scope and I plan to talk to her doctor about that but all in all, she's doing great.

Madison is well too. She has been full of fire lately. I came home from work today and I think she talked my ear off. LOL I'm so glad that she is happy being home and not missing being at daycare all that much. They go on Mondays and she looks forward to that but right now, that's all we have to do. Makes for a lot less of a bill. :-) Can't afford that right now.

Owen is doing well. He has started to read. Can you believe it? He's starting to read. It's amazing, He's amazing. He really has done well in Kindergarten. You know me though, the teacher in me wants him to do super great. I have to back off and remind myself that he is doing good.

Hal is almost done with school. I can't wait! It would make my life a lot easier if he had a regular job and didn't have to go to school but I will live. I like having him home with the girls during the day. They have really bonded.

Okay, that's a brief update on us. Please don't forget to comment! I want to hear from everyone!