So I am a bad mommy and started putting Adam on his belly to sleep for naps. He has done much better this way. He actually sleeps without the noisy breathing and constant refluxing. He does still have some reflux/colic that might wake him, but a paci and a few tush pats usually gets him back to sleep. I did laundry today and cleaned my bathroom (it was gross). I ate lunch at lunchtime and relaxed on the couch for a little bit. Bliss.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Sleeping
So I am a bad mommy and started putting Adam on his belly to sleep for naps. He has done much better this way. He actually sleeps without the noisy breathing and constant refluxing. He does still have some reflux/colic that might wake him, but a paci and a few tush pats usually gets him back to sleep. I did laundry today and cleaned my bathroom (it was gross). I ate lunch at lunchtime and relaxed on the couch for a little bit. Bliss.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Fall Fun
The girls have enjoyed the beautiful fall weather these last few days. It is going to get cold this week so we know this was a special treat!
Adam weighed 10lbs 10oz at his appointment this morning. He is 22.5 inches long. Other than the reflux and airway issues, he is a healthy guy. He holds his head up pretty well for 1 month and accidentally rolls over (belly to back) every once in a while. Sometimes he is on the floor fussing and then - silence. Once he rolls he gets quiet probably because he is in shock :) Adam is a fairly awake baby so we have lots of time to hold or play. He doesn't spit up buckets like Layla, so that makes it possible to play with him a little more. He is still pretty fussy after eating and when he gets over tired, but he is pretty little. He is loosing his hair in front - poor little guy. This happened to Hannah and she looked like an old man for a few months until it grew back. Looks like Adam will have the same fate.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Halloween
My little guy - didn't care at all that it was Halloween.
Hannah and her little friends. She and Matt went there for a party and more trick or treating after Layla was done. She had so much fun.
Hannah and the neighbors (Abbey and Ashley)
The whole family. I look terrible and tired, please forgive me since I really only get about 3 hours of sleep a night.
Hannah and Papa. I am waiting on the pictures of Layla and Papa.
My Minnie Goose. She was so happy to just be outside and walking around. It was so fun.
My pretty princess.
Hannah and her little friends. She and Matt went there for a party and more trick or treating after Layla was done. She had so much fun.
Hannah and the neighbors (Abbey and Ashley)
The whole family. I look terrible and tired, please forgive me since I really only get about 3 hours of sleep a night.
Hannah and Papa. I am waiting on the pictures of Layla and Papa.
My Minnie Goose. She was so happy to just be outside and walking around. It was so fun.
My pretty princess.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Vasectomy
YAY! Matt is having his vasectomy this month. :) Although this means I have the kids to myself for yet 2-3 more days while he recovers, it means that we will no longer be fertile. This is a very good thing. I love kids and especially my kids, but no matter what else happens in my life, I would not like to have any more. I am done. Finished.
I am looking forward to next summer already when I should be getting some sleep and can resume normal adult behavior that includes getting out of the house in the evening with my husband.
On another note, this Tuesday Grandma (Colleen) has offered to take Adam for a night! I would never have done this with my first, but with my troublesome third - heck yeah! Armed with bottles of breastmilk and baby gear, grandma is going to sacrifice a night of sleep for me. I am going to have 2 glasses of wine and be in bed by 9 - probably up once at night and up by 6, but 8 hours of sleep sounds like heaven. I can't wait. Thanks Colleen.
I am looking forward to next summer already when I should be getting some sleep and can resume normal adult behavior that includes getting out of the house in the evening with my husband.
On another note, this Tuesday Grandma (Colleen) has offered to take Adam for a night! I would never have done this with my first, but with my troublesome third - heck yeah! Armed with bottles of breastmilk and baby gear, grandma is going to sacrifice a night of sleep for me. I am going to have 2 glasses of wine and be in bed by 9 - probably up once at night and up by 6, but 8 hours of sleep sounds like heaven. I can't wait. Thanks Colleen.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
One month already
Well Adam is a month old and what a one month birthday he had. He was up all night the night before because he was having some breathing trouble. He then started off the day by turning blue in his swing. So Adam and I were treated to a day at St. Lukes doing a bunch of testing. We got to have blood work done which took 4 sticks (poor guy). He was so worn out after the first that he slept through the next three though. We then got the pleasure of hanging out in radiology. Upon arrival we were greeted by a lady about as friendly as a rabid dog. She was quick to inform me that our appointment for an upper GI was not until 3 (this was about noonish) I told her we were told to come in for a chest x-ray right away so here I was. She mumbled something to ensure I knew that I was ruining her day. Since the waiting room was full, Adam and I got special treatment and were ushered into a room to wait with some inpatients. Our favorite was a very elderly woman who kept begging me for ice chips. After our x-ray and upper GI, we got to have an ultrasound and a lower GI. It was a very long day.
On top of reflux, Adam has tracheomalacia and laryngomalacia (possible bronchomalacia). See below for details if you so desire. Anyway - this just adds a new level of complexity to our world here. I'll spare you the cussing and blasphemy. He should outgrow this by 3-6 months so they say. So that would mean that in approximately 2-5 months I'll get some sleep. Awesome.
Soft Airways http://www.phoenixchildrenshospital.com/emily/LG/996.html What it is Airways carry air from the nose to the lungs. Some children are born with airways that are too soft. Soft airways do not hold their shape, and air does not flow through as well as it should. There are three places where airways can be soft: the voice box, the windpipe, and the breathing tubes. A person may have softening in one, two or three parts of the airway. This softening is called malacia (pronounced: muh-lay'-she-a). Signs and symptoms When the voice box (larynx) is too soft (laryngomalacia), you may hear a high-pitched, crow-like noise when the child breathes in. This noise is called stridor. When the windpipe (trachea) is too soft (tracheomalacia), you may hear a high-pitched, crow-like noise when the child breathes in (stridor). The child may also wheeze, cough or choke. Severe tracheomalacia can also cause very short spells of no breathing (apnea). Your child may turn blue during these apnea spells. When the breathing tubes (bronchi) are too soft (bronchomalacia), you may hear wheezing when the child breathes out. Medicines used to treat asthma usually do not help the wheezing from soft airways. Note: may not help the wheezing, but will help the breathing and opening of the airways. Treatments: When children with soft airways are active, upset, eating or have colds, their breathing may be noisy. When they are calm and lying on their stomachs, their breathing may be quieter. As children grow, their airways get larger and firmer. In most children, soft airways are gone by two years of age. Some children may have noisy breathing until they are school age. If children can breathe and are growing, their soft airways are not treated. They will grow out of it. If your child has trouble breathing because of soft airways, your child's doctor may ask you to see an ear, nose and throat doctor or a pediatric pulmonologist for treatment. The doctor may do a test called a bronchoscopy to look at your child's airways.
On top of reflux, Adam has tracheomalacia and laryngomalacia (possible bronchomalacia). See below for details if you so desire. Anyway - this just adds a new level of complexity to our world here. I'll spare you the cussing and blasphemy. He should outgrow this by 3-6 months so they say. So that would mean that in approximately 2-5 months I'll get some sleep. Awesome.
Soft Airways http://www.phoenixchildrenshospital.com/emily/LG/996.html What it is Airways carry air from the nose to the lungs. Some children are born with airways that are too soft. Soft airways do not hold their shape, and air does not flow through as well as it should. There are three places where airways can be soft: the voice box, the windpipe, and the breathing tubes. A person may have softening in one, two or three parts of the airway. This softening is called malacia (pronounced: muh-lay'-she-a). Signs and symptoms When the voice box (larynx) is too soft (laryngomalacia), you may hear a high-pitched, crow-like noise when the child breathes in. This noise is called stridor. When the windpipe (trachea) is too soft (tracheomalacia), you may hear a high-pitched, crow-like noise when the child breathes in (stridor). The child may also wheeze, cough or choke. Severe tracheomalacia can also cause very short spells of no breathing (apnea). Your child may turn blue during these apnea spells. When the breathing tubes (bronchi) are too soft (bronchomalacia), you may hear wheezing when the child breathes out. Medicines used to treat asthma usually do not help the wheezing from soft airways. Note: may not help the wheezing, but will help the breathing and opening of the airways. Treatments: When children with soft airways are active, upset, eating or have colds, their breathing may be noisy. When they are calm and lying on their stomachs, their breathing may be quieter. As children grow, their airways get larger and firmer. In most children, soft airways are gone by two years of age. Some children may have noisy breathing until they are school age. If children can breathe and are growing, their soft airways are not treated. They will grow out of it. If your child has trouble breathing because of soft airways, your child's doctor may ask you to see an ear, nose and throat doctor or a pediatric pulmonologist for treatment. The doctor may do a test called a bronchoscopy to look at your child's airways.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Weekend.....
Matt and his girls. That is about 62 lbs of little girls :) It's a good workout.
Hannah - looking sweet, which she was for most of yesterday. It was a great day.
Adam and all his chins. He's not wasting away to nothing these days and is probably around 10 lbs. His next appt is in another week so we shall see. His night time sleep has slipped back to really bad. I know it won't last forever, but I am back to getting 3-4 hours of sleep all broke up into tiny pieces. He is just really struggling to sleep.
We had fun at the street fair yesterday (Well - Hannah had fun) We didn't get too many pictures, but it was nice to be out. Layla just wanted to wander off and Adam and I couldn't stay long since it got chilly. Layla did enjoy her first bouncy house. She was confused and fell down a lot, but seemed to like it.
Hannah - looking sweet, which she was for most of yesterday. It was a great day.
Adam and all his chins. He's not wasting away to nothing these days and is probably around 10 lbs. His next appt is in another week so we shall see. His night time sleep has slipped back to really bad. I know it won't last forever, but I am back to getting 3-4 hours of sleep all broke up into tiny pieces. He is just really struggling to sleep.
We had fun at the street fair yesterday (Well - Hannah had fun) We didn't get too many pictures, but it was nice to be out. Layla just wanted to wander off and Adam and I couldn't stay long since it got chilly. Layla did enjoy her first bouncy house. She was confused and fell down a lot, but seemed to like it.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Yep - it lasted all of
5 seconds. Why is someone always crying? Mostly it is Adam because he wants to be held, but the girls chime in too.............Can you see the gray hairs from where you are?
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