Little Update

Val had his 9 month check up last Friday he weighed in at 21.5 lbs & was 28.5 inches. He didn't need any shots :) :) :) Just a finger poke that he was really interested in. They did find his iron level was a little low...it was at 9.4 & they want it at a 10 so his Dr. prescribed him some iron drops until his next appointment. Other than that he's great! She was very impressed on how well he's walking!

Oh & on Wednesday he started standing up on his own! Like from the middle of the floor put his hand between his feet & push himself off the floor & take off!!!

Sunnie had her check up before kindergarten & was 46 lbs & 43.5 inches tall. She sailed through her hearing test & when they went to check her vision they she used the regular eye chart. The did a quick urinalysis & discovered she has yet another UTI so now she's on supressive therepy for a month & then has a re-check.

On to Thorra...I measured her the other day & she's 5'1"!!! I still have to make her appointment but since it wasn't required for school I was a lazy ass & decided to get her in when Sunnie has her re-check. So I'll update on her then.

Biter biscuit

1st biter biscuit

Now about Thorra...

She is doing wonderfully!!! Such a joy to be around & a wonderful big sister! So is Sunnie...But Thorra is able to take care of "little mommy" things when I can't. Like when I'm fixing dinner...She just loves her little brother to pieces! Always offers to take him in the front yard to play in the grass, her only complaint is that she has to get him outta the dirt all the time...Well that's a boy for ya, huh?! She'd probably be sooo pissed to know I'm sharing this but we had to buy her first real bra yesterday!! Where did the time go? Last I checked she was Val's age! Now she's getting ready to go into 5th grade! Time flies buy so fast...sometimes I have to remind myself that soon it will be Sunnie & then shortly after that Val...

Speaking of which Mr. Wooby has decided he wants me to cut this short, so I will have to update tomorrow morning...

Mr. Wooby Man...

Is crawling everywhere, standing & definitely trying to walk!!!! He has taken several steps between me & Fred (mostly to me cause he always wants Mommy!) Val also has 3 teeth...the two bottom ones came in in May, the 1st top one came in in June & he has the 2nd on coming down now...I will post pics as soon as I can about him loving his biter biscuits...

Bad, Bad me!!!

LOL I haven't been on here as much as I should be!! I know...but I guess I'm gonna try to update stuff as I can!

So we went to Sunnie's urologist appointment & everything is normal (thank goodness) but the urologist suggested things I wasn't OK with so I'll have to take it up with her doctor. The urologist hinted that she be on antibiotiocs "forever" because of the 2 UTI's that she had. To me that is not enough reason to condem my daughter to a lifetime of "drugs". She is still having some issues so I think at her next appt. with her primary DR. I will suggest her seeing someone extra as she is biting her finger nails (really bad) & still continues to have(1 or 2) accidents a day...It may be something that I really can't deal with on my own & need help with...???

Back from the doctor...

We're home now...& it really wasn't fun. The ultrasound went smoothly but it took a while as they had to get images of both her kidneys & her bladder. Then it was off to the radiology dept for the rest of the testing. Even though she was very uncomfortable she did so well, we are so proud of her! It did hurt when the catheter was put in, but she was very brave.

She held it together the whole time the contrast fluid was being put in & that part of the imaging was being done. She even did great when they removed the catheter, but we hit a wall when she realized she was going to have to pee while on the table. She did not like that idea at all! I spent a good 10-15 minutes trying to convince her that after she did that we could go & get ice cream...she still wanted nothing to do with it. She claimed she didn't have to go & wouldn't have to go for a long time. I finally asked her if she wanted daddy instead, so I went to the waiting area took Val & sent him in. I knew that would work, they were done & back out in 10 maybe 15 minutes. She's a daddy's girl & I didn't mind, I was there through the hard part that I knew Fred wouldn't have been able to handle.

So now she's upstairs taking a nap. She woke up last night at about 3am & threw up all over the bathroom :( And woke up not feeling to great this morning, I almost called to reschedule her appointments but as the morning went on she started feeling better so we went. But after we got home she was feeling really tired so Fred took her upstairs & laid down with her for a while.

Oh well that was our day, at least this is behind us now. Hopefully Monday we find out more about the tests.

Update on Sunnie

We finally heard from the hospital...she is going to have (thru outpatient) first an ultrasound on her bladder then a Voiding Cystourethrogram. Basically they're going to insert a catheter & inject a contrast material into her bladder then take pictures(X-rays) of her bladder from different angles.

Then from what I understand will have her pee & take more X-rays while she's peeing to gain more of a picture about what is going on with her. I was finally able to explain this to her thanx to a handout I found online here:
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/childrens/medical_services/urology/uti/vcug.html

When I told her about it she asked me if it would hurt, I told her I don't know it might. She then tells me "That's ok, it hurt when I got my ears pierced too & I didn't mind too much."

So wish us luck & I'll update about it when I can!

TEETH!!!!

What do I find this morning but a little spot on his lower gums where you can see there is a tooth trying to come in!!! It kinda surprised me cause he hasn't shown any discomfort at all, he did have a slightly runny nose yesterday & today but that's it. I wonder how the rest of it is going to go...I really, really hope he doesn't take to biting me :-)

Two milestones!!!!

Valden is sitting up on his own now!!! He first did it Friday (the 11th) in the grass in the front yard. He's still a little wobbly on the carpet but does very well in the grass.

And he's signed his first sign! LOL Of course it was milk! And he does it ALOT but its sooo cute!

Still no word from the Dr.

About when they are going to get her in for the ultrasound. I hate playing the waiting game with this...We are having a whole new set of problems with her that I really can't deal with one way or the other until I find out if her having accidents is because of bladder problems or other reasons.
But let me tell you it is frustrating to say the least!!! Still having accidents (at least 2-3 a day) & this morning she was sitting on a blanket in front of her dresser looking for some clothes to wear to school, she calls me up there to help her find something & I stepped on the blanket...it was wet :( I tried not to lose my cool, but the bathroom is right next to their bedroom! I just wish we could get this done & over with sooner than later!

Wish us luck!

Phone call form the Dr.

Sunnie's Dr. office called me agin to let me know that the hospital will be calling to schedule an ultrasound date before her appointment with the urologist so they have as much info as they can before they see her.

Where i live...

I haven't touched on this yet but I have a few moments so I figured I should while I'm thinking about it...

I'm really happy with where I live & being a breastfeeding mom. There are so many laws that protect me & my choices.

~*~Fred & I have gone shopping for a new printer at Staples & had a male associate help us, the whole time I'm walking around the store talking to the salesman Val was nursing & didn't even blink an eye.

~*~Twice I've gone to parent meetings at Sunnie's preschool & in the middle of having a speaker doing their presentation Val decided it was time to eat, I didn't have to think twice, just un-clipped my bra & (discreetly) let him at it! If anyone was offended they surely didn't express it to me! And even if they did if would've been like water off a duck's ass! LOL

~*~I've walked the entire length of our mall with him attached & never had anyone even take a second look. These are also thanx to my ever increasing wardrobe of nursing clothes...mostly Motherwear (they have great sales) & Motherhood Nursing (also pretty affordable)

And many other instances that have escaped me now that I am siting down to type them out!
I just wish the rest of the nation could accept life & give all nursing mothers' the rights they are entitled to.

6 month check-up

I took Val to his 6 month well baby visit & he's doing great! He weighed in at 17 1/2 lbs & is 27 inches long, his Dr. said he's in the 50th percentile for his weight & 60th for his height. I think his head circumference was 43 cm. On the sucky note he got got 3 shots which he did fairly well with, the nurse was great & got them done & over with really fast. As soon as I got to pick him up he was doing much better! I nursed him right after & he fell asleep & slept the whole was home. Of course he woke up as I was trying to fix lunch. Right now he's watching a Baby Einstein video (he really likes those!)

Yup...

I got a hold of Sunnie's Dr. yesterday & had it confirmed, she has another UTI. The second one in like 2 months (although personally I don't think she was ever completely over the first one). So we have another antibiotic (4 times a day for 7 days) & referral to a urologist. Poor kid, at least she isn't in any pain, her only symptoms are frequent little accidents & her urine has a strong odor. These little accidents were driving me crazy though, she was going through 3-4 pairs of undies a day! This coming from a kid that's been potty trained since she was 2! But with any luck after seeing the urologist we will just have my thoughts confirmed (that she never fully recovered from her last one) & that there are no underlying problems.

More foods...

Today Val tried applesauce today, his first fruit. He really enjoyed it! I can't wait to see what he thinks of bananas!

Guess Who's

My little Wooby man!

More Dr. Visits...

Looks like I'm going to have to call the surgical specialist for Val again :( His problem is acting up again...I let it go last time & let it drain on its own, but this time since its back he should see the specialist. It sucks but what are you gonna do? I really hope it doesn't require surgery...

& Sunnie needs to see the Dr again, I think she has another UTI...So I guess I'll be on the phone tomorrow to try & get these kiddos in...

Valden's Adventure's in Eating!

Well last night we finally tried all the veggies that we're going to try for now! He had squash & loved it! So far he has had (in order) rice cereal & breastmilk, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, & squash. He enjoyed all of them except for the peas, but I really don't blame him there, those are ones I am not fond of either! So I probably won't be pushing them! But out of the green veggies that were there I kinda figured peas were a little more sweeter that green beans.

I'm still looking into getting a food grinder so I can give him what we eat (fruit & veggies). Thorra & Sunnie both love broccoli & pretty much any kind of veggie so I'm hoping to keep that up!

Thorra's favorite baby food was squash, Sunnie's was carrots & Fred's vegitarian hotdogs (which she still really enjoys) Thorra & I can't stand them but still like garden burgers & (morningstar) grillers.




It looks like I'm going to be trying to do multiple postings tonight as I haven't done much for a while...LOL that's what you get in having 3 kiddos! The only reason I'm on here now is because Thorra is outside with Valden chatting with our neighbors son who is 4 months older than he is, but Val likes anyone small!

Updates...

Updates:

Me: Notta lotta just staying home with the kiddos, trying to get some of this baby weight off, but unfortunately I don't think I've had much luck. I have a feeling its not really going to budge until I quit nursing like it did with Sunnie...its not fair, I thought nursing was supposed to help you lose weight not gain it! Oh well I'd rather give Val the best & get back to being skinny later. It still sucks though!

Fred: Still busy with school, almost all of his classes are in the late afternoon to early evening-the earliest he gets out is 8:10pm, the latest is 9:40pm. He's also doing his internship during the da at a clean & sober house which is going really well. So he's just busy, busy, busy!

Thorra: Is doing wonderful in school, the last report card I got she has all E's & a few G's (basically A's & B's), her Lexile Reading scores are very high as usual, the scores for Above average for the 1st trimester~700+ Second trimester~750+ Third trimester~800+ Thorra's score for the 2nd trimester was 959! Plus she made the Honor Roll! I am one proud mama! The only problem we are having with her, is the fact that she loves to talk back. I am so sick of it, half the time she talks to us like we're her friends. Doesn't matter what is said she has a response for it. Oh well, I guess if that's my only gripe I should be thankful!

Sunnie: She's also doing wonderful in school, her preschool teachers tell me she's already ready for kindergarten(which was really no surprise). She can write her whole name (first & last) & now they have her working on her full first name, Harrison. After I sign her in in the morning she signs herself in & since she was flying through that so quickly they started having her practice her full name, which she has no problems with. She is registered for kindergarten at the same school Thorra goes to so next year her & Thorra will go to the same school, then Thorra will go on to Jr. high *sniff*

Valden: Wow I cannot believe he's already almost 6 months old-11 more days! Still nursing strong(in fact I'm typing one-handed right now!) Still not quite sleeping thru the night, although some nights are better than others. Some nights he sleeps from 10:30pm to 4am other nights he goes down at 11pm then up at 1 then 3 then 5 then 7...fun fun fun! Other than that, he's rolling over tons-he's all over the floor! Loves tummy time cause he can get all over the place by rolling! Loves his Baby Einstein videos, I rent them from Blockbuster & have my grandpa burn copies for me! He's starting to sit up by himself but he gets too excited & falls over. He has really good hand-eye coordination(sp?) & really loves to chew on his toys. All in all a pretty typical but wonderful 5 1/2 month old little boy, such a joy (we have waited for, for so long) to have in the house!

We're Back!

Well we weren't gone long though! Thursday evening I decided that we needed to get away from here for a little while So Friday morning me, Fred, Sunnie & Val headed over to a local Comfort Inn & checked in. While Sunnie, Val & I were getting settled in Fred went & picked Thorra up early from school. Sunnie didn't know anything about it until were getting in the van to go (although she knew something was up because I made her find her swimsuit) & neither did Thorra.

Fred had to go to school for a while to get some thigs done so it was just me & the kids for a while. KMart was in walking distance so we headed over there cause I needed some shorts to swim in & Val needed more than one swim diaper. So we got back & went swimming, the girls loved it, Val wasn't so sure but he didn't not like it so I figured he just needed to get used to the idea. After about an hour I finally dragged the girls out (Valden had since nursed & fell asleep) & we went back to our room & found Fred was back from school.

We hung out for a while & watched TV (which was nice since we don't have cable right now) mostly Animal Planet, & the girls wanted to go swimming again. This time around Valden loved it! Fred & I kept trading off turns with him so we could both get in some swim time. This time when he got huingry I just nursed him while sitting on the steps of the pool & he couldn't wait to get back in the water when he was done. He wasn't much for splashing (which for bathtime could be a very good thing!) but loved being on his belly & kicking his feet! He was all smiles & squeals! The girls really liked getting into the jacuzzi, getting all warm & then getting back into the pool(which was heated too).

After we got back from swimming for about 2 hours or so, Val nursed & then crashed(this was at about 7:30pm). We decided on Carl's Jr. for dinner so Fred went & picked that up, we ate then I called my mom to see if she wanted to come over & swim with us. So for the 3rd time that day we were back in the pool from about 8:30 till almost 10, the whole time Val was still asleep with Fred! He wore his little self out in the pool! He didn't get up until about 11:30 & then was up off & on throughout the night...joy for me!

Now to the part that sucked, I didn't take the camera in to the pool room with us last night cause we planned on going swimming again before we checked out...well I was up at around 4:30 this morning with Val & the power went out...pitch black. The sun finally came up & the girls woke up so we headed down to the lobby for breakfast (power still out) They had cold cereal & juice, I had yogurt & juice. I stopped & asked the lady at the desk about the power & she told me what I already knew, that the power went out at about 4:30 that morning~duh! And that their back up system also failed, we were also with out a phone. We go back to the room but first make a stop at the pool room cause the girls are nagging me about it, I told them that even if it was open it would be cold cause the power was out. Yup room still locked. So we hung out in a dark quiet room playing board games for a while, every 20 minutes or so the girls & I would make another trip to check the pool, still locked. So about 10am we packed the van back up & headed home.

Besides the power being out we all had a blast & really want to do this again soon. It also confirmed my thoughts in putting all three of the kids in swimming lessons this summer. Thorra took them last summer but the pre-school class was full so Sunnie didn't get to. But I'm getting over there early this year, there's even a kids introduction to water for babies 6 months to 2 years, I know Val will love that!

More cleaning...

Oh does it ever end?! Since last weekend I have had it in me to get the living room delt with. So far I've moved the kids area out along with all the Mega Bloks & foam ABC's & the ABC banner. I put the TV over there & moved my craft shelf & the movie shelf on that side of the room too. I can't believe how much its opened up in here. Its so much nicer than before, if only I could get the kids to sit further away from the TV I'd be alright. Now I'm doing laundry...so far I'm on the 7th load!

Val's check in...

Val had his check in with the surgical specialist on Thursday (Feb. 15) & there is nothing there to worry about. He had suspected that it was draining internally & thankfully there is no trace of it left. I was so relieved, for him & for me!

Cleaning Day...

Major overhaul on the girls' room today. They're getting a new bed & we're trying to make room for it. So far I've thrown out at least 4 kitchen sized garbage full of junk! & I'm sure there's lots more where that came from. I really like the bed we got them, we bought it from Robyn who never used it...its a $1200 set(Although I found it online for $800). When we first heard she was getting rid of it she wanted $600 for it, then the price went down to $300 & we still never considered it, then she dropped down to $200 & we decided "why not?" the kids will like it. Its pretty much like a bunk bed, it has a ladder going up to the top & a slide coming down & the under part of it is kinda like a fort with a curtain & little pockets on the curtain. We'll be able to fit a twin mattress under it & since Thorra has had the top bunk for so long we're giving the top of this one to Sunnie. Thorra was kinda pouty about it until I told her that she would have a little more privacy on the bottom.

This is what the bed looks like...minus the sheets that this shows on it & the mattress that we're going to put put underneath it.

So I think they'll have fun with it.

They are almost finished with they're room, they've done some fighting & some arguing but I'm proud of them cause it was a mess. I'm taking my much needed break from it while they are cleaning off the Fisher-Price kitchen so we can get rid of it. I'm not to sure who to give it to so I think we're going to put it on freecycle.

Hopefully after we get this done, next weekend we can tackle the living room...I have to work on our old computer--get all my old pictures off of it & wipe the hard drive so it runs better. Then I'm getting a small desk from my dad's house, one that matches Thorra's dresser & I plan on putting that computer in they're room so they can play games on it & I can move this computer off of the dining table onto the desk in the living room that the old computer is on now. Seems so simple writing it down, now that its down I hope it can happen!!!

He giggled!!!

Well I never got to post this in my other blog in Windows Live Spaces so I'm posting this here. On Sunday (Feb 4) my sweet little boy finally giggled! I was tickling under his chin & out the blue he giggled! The next day I got him to do it by kissing his cheeks back & forth...since then I've had him do a few more times but so far he's still into his "whole body smiles".
For now I'm doing my laundry & Valden's & trying to get my little girlies to get ready for bed, that's always a trying task!

New start

So I'm starting this again.. I had a Window Live space but that pretty much crapped out so I copied & pasted most of my old blog here. Hopefully this will work well. For tonight I'm watching Emily (my best friends daughter & my daughter's best friend--hope that makes sense!) For ow I have to go & feed Val & then make dinner...I'm thining omlets & salad.

Jan 25, 07

Just a quick check in...Valden is going through anoher groth spurt & this is one of the few chances I've been seperated from him the last 3 days, he's watching a baby einstein video that he really shows interest in. I feel bad cause I don't want to feel like I'm putting him in front of the TV but if that's the way I can get anything done then so be it. At least it's a decent video, one about neighborhood animals. Well I'm off to cook dinner, I think its pancakes, hashbrowns, & some kinda fruit.

Jan. 22, 07


Updates...

Valden: Is 3 months old! I can't believe it, he's growing so fast! His weight is up to 11lbs 3oz & I believe he's 23 1/4inches long. He's smiling all the time now & is such a happy baby, no giggles yet but some happy squeals. On a scary side he has a small bump on his butt that he may have to go in & have lanced when he's a little older--maybe 6 months or so :( My poor baby! The pic added is Val on his 3 months "birthday"

Sunnie: Speaking of growing up fast her 5th birthday is tomorrow! Thorra keeps saying how she remembers Sunnie at 2 months old & she blinked & now she's 5. We just found out on Fri she has a UTI so now she's on meds for that. Hopefuly that will put an end to her wetting problems, I feel bad though, with as many UTI's as my mom gets I should've known it was something like that. But atleast now we know & she's on meds to help.

Thorra: What can I say...she's 10 now & everytime I look at her she's taller! Her & Harlei are writing back & forth now which I think is great. Its a good way for her to improve her letter writing skills but even more its a wonderful way for them to get to know each other better. As always she's doing great in school...always proud of her there. Although at home her lips are getting to be a bit of a problem! Everytime Fred or I say something to her she has some comeback remark. But since that's really my only problem & am thanking my lucky stars!

Nov. 22, 06

I forgot to add that I had Valden weighed again yesterday, he's up to 8lbs 7.5oz. Up 3.5 oz from last week's dr. visit. He's finall starting to fill out-his legs & face are getting chubbier. Its such a nice feeling to know that I'm the one doing it, no formula feedings this time around & I'm so proud of myself! ! In fact that is what he's doing right now & I'm typing one handed. We(Valden, Thorra, & I) have to get ready to go pick Sunnie up from school then head to the store to pick up a few things for Thanksgiving tomorrow, oh & to Blockbuster for some more movies. We'll probably get Freaky Friday & some other X-mas movie.

November 22, 2006

Starting this again with a new addition to my beautiful family...We're so excited to have our baby boy! Valden Sean Fredrick was born Oct. 20, 06 @ 4:50pm. My life seems a little more complete now, not that I don't adore my girls but I'm so happy to finally have my sonI am absolutely in love!

Today has been hetic to say the least...both girls home from school & testing my patience as best that they can. Sunnie stayed home from school not feeling well & Thorra is home for Thanksgiving vacation. They're supposed to trying to get their laundry together & the room in some kind of an order. LOL I wish I could get this house in some kind of an order! Valden is napping in his swing so I'm gonna go start dinner--breakfast for dinner, blueberry pancakes, eggs & tater tots...