oh wow, i have so much excitement. first we got our tax return, and im happy to say all 3 credit cards are paid off and the kitchen table is officially ours, lol. i am just so relieved to be able to get rid of that debt. the washer, the fridge we now officially own too. ive also bought a new set of dishes, from correlle, they are beautiful, and since they are made from correlle they are made tuff and sturdy. ive also ordered some kiddie dishes from thesoftlanding.com and am waiting on them to arrive as well as some awesome eco-friendly non toxic water bottles from klean kanteen.
seems like lots is going well, and to make matters better, im goin to be approaching this weightloss head on and hope to loose a bunch, ideal, gosh im not sure,maybe 60lbs maybe 80....dunno, i know for sure i want more energy, i want to be healthier, i want to wear the clothes better and i want to FEEL better. im going to go talk to a doctor in town about b12 injections and a fat burner injection as well as some prescription pills and a diet as well. im very excited and very hopeful. how awesome would it be to have harold come home unaware of the weightloss!! ive struggled with my weight for a long time, ive been soda free (other than diet soda) for a couple months and havent seens much of a change on the scale, maybe this and the la diet will give me the boosts i need!
not sure if i mentioned on here, but our van was in a wreck a bit ago, its in shop still, maybe in about 2-3 weeks we will have it home all fixed. it was about 7 grand in damages!! ouch!
the family
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
words from a tired mommy
im tired, both physically and mentally, and even emotionally to the point where its time for a few drinks. i need a break. i need to take the kids to a respite care provider and take advantage of the free hours and breaks. ive come to the conclusion i cant do it all, and i cant do it all on my own.
zach is under the weather, has been almost 2 weeks, we thought it was a stomach bug at first, then the fever left, but he still isnt himself,tomorrow we will go see a doctor, maybe its just teething, maybe its an ear infection,maybe just terrible twos but we need to get some answers.
ive very excited a friend gave me some wonderful information for a great diet plan and im hoping it works, i plan to start probably in 2 weeks, maybe sooner if i can get a break long enough to read it over and make out my shopping list.
this week i just feel stressed. and tired. blah!
zach is under the weather, has been almost 2 weeks, we thought it was a stomach bug at first, then the fever left, but he still isnt himself,tomorrow we will go see a doctor, maybe its just teething, maybe its an ear infection,maybe just terrible twos but we need to get some answers.
ive very excited a friend gave me some wonderful information for a great diet plan and im hoping it works, i plan to start probably in 2 weeks, maybe sooner if i can get a break long enough to read it over and make out my shopping list.
this week i just feel stressed. and tired. blah!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Feeling Green
Well the weekend is here again, how on earth did that happen? i guess a busy week will do that. Tomorrow is Chance's 4th birthday party, his birthday is sunday, super bowl sunday, so were celebrating a day early. he is getting a superman cake, transformer plates and such and a blue table cloth....at least it will somewhat streamline hu? what do you expect when you let a three year old pick it all out. lol. we will have a few people over, enjoy some cake, then head over to WAZOO's and let the kids jump themselves silly! sounds like a plan to me.
been trying to be a lil more "green" and with all the craziness with peanut butter! (of all things! darn it my kids LIVE on this!!) i decided to make my own and put it in a glass container in the fridge, i must say its very easy, i had no idea, and yummy too. i dont think ill ever buy another container of peanut butter, and this way ill also save the plastic! i bought stainless steel straws, not only do they look super cute but they are sturdy, will not rust, dishwasher safe, and no more lil straws to add to the landfill!! ive stopped using teflon pans and plastic utensils, we have bamboo spatula and such now, and as soon as i can all the kids plastic cups and dishes, gone....replace with a BPA PVC free plastic dish or glass. no more papertowls, or napkins we have cloth for both. this with reuseable bags and using vinegar more and natural lotions and soaps were taking our baby steps to helping the planet and helping rid ourselves from the chemicals, ive feeling pretty "green"
been trying to be a lil more "green" and with all the craziness with peanut butter! (of all things! darn it my kids LIVE on this!!) i decided to make my own and put it in a glass container in the fridge, i must say its very easy, i had no idea, and yummy too. i dont think ill ever buy another container of peanut butter, and this way ill also save the plastic! i bought stainless steel straws, not only do they look super cute but they are sturdy, will not rust, dishwasher safe, and no more lil straws to add to the landfill!! ive stopped using teflon pans and plastic utensils, we have bamboo spatula and such now, and as soon as i can all the kids plastic cups and dishes, gone....replace with a BPA PVC free plastic dish or glass. no more papertowls, or napkins we have cloth for both. this with reuseable bags and using vinegar more and natural lotions and soaps were taking our baby steps to helping the planet and helping rid ourselves from the chemicals, ive feeling pretty "green"
Thursday, January 22, 2009
hand picked
i wanted to share some information i just got from the medical records i requested from TCH they came in the mail today, a huge packet of files, hard to believe this was the "basics" the eeg, ultrasound, labs, xray , surgery,and delivery reports. obviously there is still a lot to read but i did learn, as i couldnt remember who had done zach's surgery, odd but i guess at the time things were in such a blur. but my Thanks and Grattitude and more go to Dr.Wesson, he did a wonderful job! in his report he noted that zach had almost no diaphram tissue, the words in the report are...
Findings at operation: He had a very large defect with almost no diaphragm anteriorly and posteriorly with a small left lung. there was no hernia sac. approx. half the liver was up in the chest as well as the stomach, small bowel, colon and spleen.
because there was an inadequate diaphragm for any kind of primary closure, they made aflap of muscle from the transversus abdominis, seperating the transversus abdominis from the interna; and external oblique muscles superiorly and laterally.
i had NO idea how bad his defect was, given that with his prematurity and the fact he had half his liver in his chest, yes were looking at a miracle! had Dr. Wesson decided to give zach a patch, he would have outgrown it many months ago, reherinated and would have had at least one more surgery for that, if not more. Thank you for using his muscle as it can grow with him! Dr. Wesson was not suppose to be our surgeon, in fact the surgeon i met with prior to zach being born was an awesome doctor as well but was leaving for vacation or to work at another hospital for a short time, at the time zach was delievered, i remember being concerned that he wouldnt be doing the surgery and now, i can see it was for a reason, Dr. Wesson was hand picked.
i also learned that on day 1 of life zach needed a blood transfusion, i really dont recall that one, im sure dad signed the papers for it. i learned that he was bagged and needed resuscication (sp) at birth.
seeing all that needed to be done when it was done for Zach and all the skill that was required to save him, i know Texas Children's was Hand picked, anywhere else and Zach probably wouldnt be here today, thank you to EVERYONE at TCH the staff is wonderful, caring and experienced. we couldnt have asked for better.
and so that leaves one question.....why Zach? the answer i think you know, he was hand picked. what for? im unsure but you can bet it will be something great! He has already touched many lives, changed many people and given soo much back to everyone he meets. Zach's amazing, and yea im a little Bias:)
i hope if any newly diagnosed CDH parents or parents with a baby born with CDH read this and have been concerned with the "outcome expected" or been told to "terminate" i hope this little bit of information can be a world of inspiration to them. dont loose hope, dont give up, and if you dont like the answers your getting, dont settle.
after we met with the first hospital and was basically told to terminate we left with a mission, later that week i contacted TCH via phone and spoke to there NICU, a nurse answered some questions and from that moment i knew thats where we would go. when Harold came home from work i told him we would be delivering in Houston, he said he would give it a shot and see how the first visit went and if it was like the last he wasnt gonna bother, much to his suprise he left the appointment that day telling me this was the place, Dr. Carpenter was the doctor who would deliver Zach. it was all Hand Picked from above......
Findings at operation: He had a very large defect with almost no diaphragm anteriorly and posteriorly with a small left lung. there was no hernia sac. approx. half the liver was up in the chest as well as the stomach, small bowel, colon and spleen.
because there was an inadequate diaphragm for any kind of primary closure, they made aflap of muscle from the transversus abdominis, seperating the transversus abdominis from the interna; and external oblique muscles superiorly and laterally.
i had NO idea how bad his defect was, given that with his prematurity and the fact he had half his liver in his chest, yes were looking at a miracle! had Dr. Wesson decided to give zach a patch, he would have outgrown it many months ago, reherinated and would have had at least one more surgery for that, if not more. Thank you for using his muscle as it can grow with him! Dr. Wesson was not suppose to be our surgeon, in fact the surgeon i met with prior to zach being born was an awesome doctor as well but was leaving for vacation or to work at another hospital for a short time, at the time zach was delievered, i remember being concerned that he wouldnt be doing the surgery and now, i can see it was for a reason, Dr. Wesson was hand picked.
i also learned that on day 1 of life zach needed a blood transfusion, i really dont recall that one, im sure dad signed the papers for it. i learned that he was bagged and needed resuscication (sp) at birth.
seeing all that needed to be done when it was done for Zach and all the skill that was required to save him, i know Texas Children's was Hand picked, anywhere else and Zach probably wouldnt be here today, thank you to EVERYONE at TCH the staff is wonderful, caring and experienced. we couldnt have asked for better.
and so that leaves one question.....why Zach? the answer i think you know, he was hand picked. what for? im unsure but you can bet it will be something great! He has already touched many lives, changed many people and given soo much back to everyone he meets. Zach's amazing, and yea im a little Bias:)
i hope if any newly diagnosed CDH parents or parents with a baby born with CDH read this and have been concerned with the "outcome expected" or been told to "terminate" i hope this little bit of information can be a world of inspiration to them. dont loose hope, dont give up, and if you dont like the answers your getting, dont settle.
after we met with the first hospital and was basically told to terminate we left with a mission, later that week i contacted TCH via phone and spoke to there NICU, a nurse answered some questions and from that moment i knew thats where we would go. when Harold came home from work i told him we would be delivering in Houston, he said he would give it a shot and see how the first visit went and if it was like the last he wasnt gonna bother, much to his suprise he left the appointment that day telling me this was the place, Dr. Carpenter was the doctor who would deliver Zach. it was all Hand Picked from above......
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
new year, new start
k i didnt make any Resolutions so to speak, i upped my expectations of myself and what needs to get done, i guess you could say. one of my big ones was to get to the bottom of mikeys issues....bam done, asperger's....fine now we have a name lets get started on therapy.....started those calls today.
got chance and zach set up to meet this developmental pedi too, so if there is any concern he should be able to help us out. also have zach getting ready to get seen by an opthomologist. zach is also weaning off meds, in 4 weeks he will be off keppra, he has been off xopenex for over a month and off the oral steriod for about a week now, its wonderful!
i feel like im speeding right along, i finally dug out all my unmatched socks and rematted them, attempting to get clutter dealt with here at home,trying to clean more often and stay up on it, not easy with the washer being broken and my new one not gonna ship for about another week, but hey, my electricity bill should be much lower!
so anyway im making lots of changes, i have stopped drinking soda, i only drink diet soda now i really like coke zero. im trying (much harder done than said) to eat more at home and not out so often, its just soooo easy when therapy ends for zach to go out verses getting up and cooking, im tired and im lazy. but i am working on this. i would love to loose some weight, id love to drop like 50! maybe more. so we will see. i had wanted to join a gym, but decided not to spend the money when i do have work out stuff in the garage all set up, but it seems i cant even find time or energy for that! but soon.
so things are sliding right along and then it hits me, we throw away too much trash, we leave too many lights on, the kids waste water, they waste food, i worry about chemicals in our everyday stuff, so i searched thru MANY blogs today, ill eventually get them posted on here as well. but have decided its time to try again and get a bit more green. i have ordered more burts bees lotion and shampoo for zach, the boys got organic shampoo and toothpaste, i ordered some hylands products and am looking forward to those getting here. in addition to that, im going to be more energy aware, what we are using, what we need to use, the "vampire" plugs that are sucking our energy out, you know the ones, item not turned on, but still plugged in....yea its still sucking money out of your pocket and energy from our planet. im trying to get more paperless statements from our bills, do everything online. try not to make unneeded trips out of the house and save gas. trying to be smarter with meal planning and not waste food.
the BPA is still a concern in our products, everything from cups, to bottled water(thats a whole other story) baby bottles, plates, lunchboxes, and even dental sealants......yep you heard right some dentists are using the sealants that contain BPA! check with your dentist ASAP. i did and found out ours isnt using that and am VERY happy i stumbled upon this information as next week mikey is due to get 4 sealants done.
so i need to start small, but i have a very high long list of things i want to accomplish before Harold returns in Oct. i also have high wants for the boys too, mikey i want to be more self sufficent, better adaptivly and socially, reading really well, chance to calm down, not become so spazzy, and zach, i want him sitting on his own, i want him playing with toys, i want him trying to crawl and trying to talk and eat by mouth. me i want to get the house in order, get appointments under control (about to add the opthomologist and developmental pedi to zach's already overwhelming load, the developmental pedi to chance, ocupational and speech therapy for mikey) loose weight, get healthier, get more GREEN.
Chance will also turn 4 on the 1st of Feb! wow its so hard for me to think he is 4! he is growing like a weed and doing wonderfully. such a big boy and a big helper.
so heres to the next few months and the list of to-do! wish me luck
got chance and zach set up to meet this developmental pedi too, so if there is any concern he should be able to help us out. also have zach getting ready to get seen by an opthomologist. zach is also weaning off meds, in 4 weeks he will be off keppra, he has been off xopenex for over a month and off the oral steriod for about a week now, its wonderful!
i feel like im speeding right along, i finally dug out all my unmatched socks and rematted them, attempting to get clutter dealt with here at home,trying to clean more often and stay up on it, not easy with the washer being broken and my new one not gonna ship for about another week, but hey, my electricity bill should be much lower!
so anyway im making lots of changes, i have stopped drinking soda, i only drink diet soda now i really like coke zero. im trying (much harder done than said) to eat more at home and not out so often, its just soooo easy when therapy ends for zach to go out verses getting up and cooking, im tired and im lazy. but i am working on this. i would love to loose some weight, id love to drop like 50! maybe more. so we will see. i had wanted to join a gym, but decided not to spend the money when i do have work out stuff in the garage all set up, but it seems i cant even find time or energy for that! but soon.
so things are sliding right along and then it hits me, we throw away too much trash, we leave too many lights on, the kids waste water, they waste food, i worry about chemicals in our everyday stuff, so i searched thru MANY blogs today, ill eventually get them posted on here as well. but have decided its time to try again and get a bit more green. i have ordered more burts bees lotion and shampoo for zach, the boys got organic shampoo and toothpaste, i ordered some hylands products and am looking forward to those getting here. in addition to that, im going to be more energy aware, what we are using, what we need to use, the "vampire" plugs that are sucking our energy out, you know the ones, item not turned on, but still plugged in....yea its still sucking money out of your pocket and energy from our planet. im trying to get more paperless statements from our bills, do everything online. try not to make unneeded trips out of the house and save gas. trying to be smarter with meal planning and not waste food.
the BPA is still a concern in our products, everything from cups, to bottled water(thats a whole other story) baby bottles, plates, lunchboxes, and even dental sealants......yep you heard right some dentists are using the sealants that contain BPA! check with your dentist ASAP. i did and found out ours isnt using that and am VERY happy i stumbled upon this information as next week mikey is due to get 4 sealants done.
so i need to start small, but i have a very high long list of things i want to accomplish before Harold returns in Oct. i also have high wants for the boys too, mikey i want to be more self sufficent, better adaptivly and socially, reading really well, chance to calm down, not become so spazzy, and zach, i want him sitting on his own, i want him playing with toys, i want him trying to crawl and trying to talk and eat by mouth. me i want to get the house in order, get appointments under control (about to add the opthomologist and developmental pedi to zach's already overwhelming load, the developmental pedi to chance, ocupational and speech therapy for mikey) loose weight, get healthier, get more GREEN.
Chance will also turn 4 on the 1st of Feb! wow its so hard for me to think he is 4! he is growing like a weed and doing wonderfully. such a big boy and a big helper.
so heres to the next few months and the list of to-do! wish me luck
Monday, January 19, 2009
WAZOOOOOOOOO'S
well i finally broke down yesterday and let the boys go to this bounce house center thing, its like $8 to let them run wild inside with about 10 different bounce houses as long as they want. we were there only 2 hours yesterday because our nurse had to leave our house and i didnt want zach to be at the place, so we just came home. they had a flippin blast, it was wonderful!!they ran mad and wore themselves out. we will definatly be doing more of that again!!
today i had errands, i had to drive out of town to temple to get 2 medications from the pharmacy and then i had to pick up some of zach's medical supplies from his DME(durable medical equipment) company and then get the van's oil change and service done then i finally got to come home and rest, and pay a few dreaded bills.....blech!
Whats for dinner? have you seen that new wave oven thing? its pretty cool, it can cook a frozen chicken in an hour....awesome hu? cause if your like me, you forget to take the meat out of the freezer till its too late. so im really gonna check this out and see the reviews and all. let me know what you think if you get one.
as for our dinner? yea well the meat is frozen, the mom is tired, the kids are roudy and i think we will be heading out for dinner.
today i had errands, i had to drive out of town to temple to get 2 medications from the pharmacy and then i had to pick up some of zach's medical supplies from his DME(durable medical equipment) company and then get the van's oil change and service done then i finally got to come home and rest, and pay a few dreaded bills.....blech!
Whats for dinner? have you seen that new wave oven thing? its pretty cool, it can cook a frozen chicken in an hour....awesome hu? cause if your like me, you forget to take the meat out of the freezer till its too late. so im really gonna check this out and see the reviews and all. let me know what you think if you get one.
as for our dinner? yea well the meat is frozen, the mom is tired, the kids are roudy and i think we will be heading out for dinner.
Friday, January 16, 2009
the Green Straw club
yes its official, ive become a member to the green straw club, i now know the lingo and can order it with the best of them. in case your wondering the green straw is from starbucks! yes, me, the one who hates coffee....is a member. my fav's are the mocha frap with extra expresso (light of course) and the java chip frap with extra expresso, yummy yum. still not diggin the hot coffees but im loving this! anyone know how to make this at home? the $4 drinks are really adding up.
im sooo glad its the weekend, im ready for a rest, tomorrow im hoping to get the boys into some free respite care that is being offered. if i do ill probably spend the time looking in kohls, getting meds from the out of town pharmacy and getting the oil change on the van. but at least it will be a peaceful run of errands.
tonights plans are to rest, watch meet joe black, and maybe do some crafts. (life is so much more relaxing with coffee...) lol where i have been hiding that i never tried starbucks?
im sooo glad its the weekend, im ready for a rest, tomorrow im hoping to get the boys into some free respite care that is being offered. if i do ill probably spend the time looking in kohls, getting meds from the out of town pharmacy and getting the oil change on the van. but at least it will be a peaceful run of errands.
tonights plans are to rest, watch meet joe black, and maybe do some crafts. (life is so much more relaxing with coffee...) lol where i have been hiding that i never tried starbucks?
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