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Sunday, July 13, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Ace Cardiologist Appointment - TRAMATIZING!!!!
Tramatizing Cardiologist Appointment.
Since a newborn Ace has had a slight heart murmur. It was depicted in the hospital when he was first born and then again at his 1 year checkup. Apparently Dr Owens hasn’t been able to hear it at his other appointments due to him being fussy or upset. At his 1 year checkup he just sat there on daddy’s lap and let him listen. It was real shocking because normally he would throw a fit and not want the Dr to do anything to him. His year checkup was one of the first times daddy went due to me being cripple and having to use the scooter. Dr Owens didn’t seem overly concerned. He just said we’ll hold off until his 15 month appointment and then check for it again…sure enough..at his 15 month appointment he still had the heart murmer. He again wasn’t worried but did suggest we get it checked out. He made the referral appointment to go and see the pediatric cardiologist.
The time came where Ace had his cardiologist appointment. I really didn’t know what to expect. Didn’t know what all they would be doing. I of course forgot his paci at home so I didn’t have anything for him to suck on if he were to get upset…well and upset he got. The appointment did not go well at all. At first when he had to lay on the table real still for his ECG..he did ok..the nurses were there to distract him with colorful toys and a mobile over his head. He did great for that. Also did great for exrays. What was about to happen next he did not do so well. We got in to see the Dr and he did great sitting there while he listened to his heart. I was actually shocked again that he sat there so quietly. The Dr did hear the faint murmer and was like Dr Owens..not concerned. He said it was probably innocent. What he did want to do was try and get an ultra sound of his heart and see pictures of what was going on. That did not go so well. The ultra sound tech was the rudest ever. We all know that Ace has this unbearable scream when he gets upset. Well his scream was not settling very well with the technician. She kept saying how she couldn’t concentrate or even think for that matter with all his screaming..she then proceeded to yell at Easton because he was coming close to touching her computer..After 10 minutes of her yelling and screaming at my kids..i had enough. What do you expect from a 15 month old who is scared to death. I tried everything to calm him down…talk to him, sing to him, stroke his hair..nothing worked…and of course her attitude with everything wasn’t helping at all. He was becoming more scared everytime she spoke. I was about to give her my piece of mind when the Dr came in and said that it wasn’t worth tramatizing him over this. He was able to look at some of the pictures and did determine that Ace has an abnormal pulinary artery. He wasn’t concerned though. Said his numbers were normal. Told us to maybe try in a year when Ace was more mature. Not that that would make a difference. I’m thinking he’ll be just as scared. Who wants wires coming out of all directions of you. I would be scared as well. Poor guy..it was so hard watching him and hearing him. It took several minutes to even calm him down after I was holding him. I don’t even think if I had a paci that that would of calmed him down. I guess next time we go..i’ll maybe have to take a sucker or something to try and distract him. The Dr was going to let Dr Owens know of the results and we’d go from there. I know one thing for sure..i will not be requesting or seeing that ultra sound tech. We will be going elsewhere or someone else will be doing it. I made sure that to let the people at the office know how rude and in-appropriate her manners were towards us. Normally I let things go but this time I was so upset with the way we were treated that I had to say something. Ace finally calmed down after he was given a sucker…I think we all were tramatized after this visit. I know my ears were still ringing hours later! Poor guy!!!
Since a newborn Ace has had a slight heart murmur. It was depicted in the hospital when he was first born and then again at his 1 year checkup. Apparently Dr Owens hasn’t been able to hear it at his other appointments due to him being fussy or upset. At his 1 year checkup he just sat there on daddy’s lap and let him listen. It was real shocking because normally he would throw a fit and not want the Dr to do anything to him. His year checkup was one of the first times daddy went due to me being cripple and having to use the scooter. Dr Owens didn’t seem overly concerned. He just said we’ll hold off until his 15 month appointment and then check for it again…sure enough..at his 15 month appointment he still had the heart murmer. He again wasn’t worried but did suggest we get it checked out. He made the referral appointment to go and see the pediatric cardiologist.
The time came where Ace had his cardiologist appointment. I really didn’t know what to expect. Didn’t know what all they would be doing. I of course forgot his paci at home so I didn’t have anything for him to suck on if he were to get upset…well and upset he got. The appointment did not go well at all. At first when he had to lay on the table real still for his ECG..he did ok..the nurses were there to distract him with colorful toys and a mobile over his head. He did great for that. Also did great for exrays. What was about to happen next he did not do so well. We got in to see the Dr and he did great sitting there while he listened to his heart. I was actually shocked again that he sat there so quietly. The Dr did hear the faint murmer and was like Dr Owens..not concerned. He said it was probably innocent. What he did want to do was try and get an ultra sound of his heart and see pictures of what was going on. That did not go so well. The ultra sound tech was the rudest ever. We all know that Ace has this unbearable scream when he gets upset. Well his scream was not settling very well with the technician. She kept saying how she couldn’t concentrate or even think for that matter with all his screaming..she then proceeded to yell at Easton because he was coming close to touching her computer..After 10 minutes of her yelling and screaming at my kids..i had enough. What do you expect from a 15 month old who is scared to death. I tried everything to calm him down…talk to him, sing to him, stroke his hair..nothing worked…and of course her attitude with everything wasn’t helping at all. He was becoming more scared everytime she spoke. I was about to give her my piece of mind when the Dr came in and said that it wasn’t worth tramatizing him over this. He was able to look at some of the pictures and did determine that Ace has an abnormal pulinary artery. He wasn’t concerned though. Said his numbers were normal. Told us to maybe try in a year when Ace was more mature. Not that that would make a difference. I’m thinking he’ll be just as scared. Who wants wires coming out of all directions of you. I would be scared as well. Poor guy..it was so hard watching him and hearing him. It took several minutes to even calm him down after I was holding him. I don’t even think if I had a paci that that would of calmed him down. I guess next time we go..i’ll maybe have to take a sucker or something to try and distract him. The Dr was going to let Dr Owens know of the results and we’d go from there. I know one thing for sure..i will not be requesting or seeing that ultra sound tech. We will be going elsewhere or someone else will be doing it. I made sure that to let the people at the office know how rude and in-appropriate her manners were towards us. Normally I let things go but this time I was so upset with the way we were treated that I had to say something. Ace finally calmed down after he was given a sucker…I think we all were tramatized after this visit. I know my ears were still ringing hours later! Poor guy!!!
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
April 2014
This month was rather busy.
4/5/2014 Great Grandma's 90th birthday party in Denison. The boys did great. We decided to not stay the night Saturday night due to Ace not feeling well. I really didn't want to have to put up with a fussy baby over the course of the night. Grandma's party wasn't until 2 so of course before we did anything we stopped at the famous family owned Dairy Queen for some Denison burgers. The boys just loved them. They are the perfect size for little eaters like our boys. I of course enjoyed them as well. There food is always so good! We were able to see lots of family that we don't get to see very often. It was really nice. A lot of people came out to celebrate her 90 years. The boys had a great time playing with all their other cousins. Luckily we brought a pack in play so Ace could at least get a little nap. He didn't nap long but it was just long enough for him to get in a better mood. The party was a success and it was great seeing everyone. We didn't end up leaving till almost 5 and immediately when we got in the car..both boys were out like lights. They only slept half way though. The last 45 minutes were rather trying due to Ace not being happy with being strapped in. Thankfully we made it home safe and the boys did great. Hopefully we'll have another 10 or more years with Great Grandma Henningson!!!
4/9/2014
Baby Sanders was born today. Julie and Johan didn't find out what they were having. They welcomed a healthy baby boy into this world. They at first like us didn't have a name picked out. They finally came up with and both like the name George Johann. We were able to go and visit baby George the following day. He was super cute and cuddly. Just gives me baby fever but then again..i was happy to hand him back to her after we left. I do not miss the days of the newborn stage. Easton of course wanted nothing to do with baby George and Ace was not happy that mommy was holding someone else. I'm super happy for them and so excited for our boys to grow up together..they will be just like brothers!
4/11/2014
First visit to the park. Weather is finally getting nicer where we can plan playtimes at the park after daycare. Daddy ended up joining us when he got off work. Ace loves the swings..Easton loves the slides. This summer will be so much fun since both boys will have a great time playing together at the park.
4/12/2014
Easter egg hunt at the church. This is the first year for the Easter Egg hunt at the church. They haven't had it for a couple of years. It was really windy..the sun made up for the warm air. There were so many kids at this Easter Egg hunt. I don't think they were expecting such a huge turnout. The kids were split up by age groups. Eastons age group there were a ton of kids. Even though it was crowded..Easton was able to get some candy. Ace had no clue as to what to do but he had a good time anyways. It was fun seeing all the kids go after the eggs.
4/14/2014
Ace's 15 month check up.
20.3lbs 14%
31in 44%
Over the course of the last three months Jesse and I have been giving Ace double doses of iron drops. At Ace's 9 month check up his iron levels were extremely low. They were around 8.9 when they should of been around 11 or 12. The dr told us to start giving him iron drops..we of course didn't take it seriously. At his 12 month appointment they were stil incredibly low. poor guy had to get his finger pricked every time to check his iron levels. Since they were still low Dr Owens suggested getting a full blown blood work up ..well i didn't feel that this was necessary at his age. We told the Dr that we'd be more consistant with the iron drops to see if that helped..well we're at his 15 month check up and once again..his iron levels needed to be checked. Thankfully since we have been consistant they were up a little bit. They were at 10.2 this time. Not has high as the Dr wanted them to be but at least a little higher. He just said that he my have low iron all his life..kind of like me...i cannot give blood because of my low iron. He suggested going off the iron drops and on to some multi vitamins..if then again his iron is low at 18 months..we would have to take him in for the full blood drawn. Poor guy..i just hate the thought of him being tramatized by getting his blood drawn. I guess we'll do what we have to do to keep him healthy. Other than that..the appointment went well. It was rather tramatizing for him since he was so upset with having to have his finger pricked again and then more shots on top of that. He's still little for his age but then again..my boys are just tall and skinny
4/16/2014
Easton's first soccer meeting. We enrolled Easton in Soccer this spring just so he'd have some interaction with other kids outside of daycare. I think he's going to love it. I hope at least. We met Ellie and Mindy there and got him all signed up and then went to dinner aftewards. It was nice getting to hang out with Mindy and the kids had fun together.
4/19/2014
Easter weekend - Spent the evening at Grandpa Tom's and Grandma Marla's house. We decided to stay the night since we weren't able to spend the night the last time we were in town. The boys had fun playing with all of their toys and had fun playing with Grandpa Tom. They made us a great steak dinner. Jesse and the boys even got to watch the penquins play. It was nice relaxing and not having to drive up and back the same day.
4/20/2014
Easter - family all in town for Easter weekend. Jesse and I hid eggs for an Easter egg hunt for the boys and got their Easter baskets ready. The boys loved all the toys and the candy they received. Easton had a great time searching for eggs.The weather was perfect..actually kind of warm for the clothes i dressed the boys in. Ace was uncomfortable because he had a rash all over his body..Not too sure as to what that was from. You could tell he wasn't comfortable though. Turned out to be a great weekend. Didn't sleep all that much though. Easton and I shared a bed because it was too hot for Jesse and I to sleep together. Ace kept both of us up all night long. Still was a good weekend though.
4/22/2014
Easton's first soccer practice. Jesse had to end up taking him because i was heading out of town to meet up with Michelle and Mom to do some garage sales in Sioux Falls. Steph and I left around 3 this afternoon to get into Sioux Falls early enough to visit. Ended up being a stressful afternoon as plans started falling through for Steph..Ben came through though and got everything ready for Steph to go. He always procrastinates and never checks into things..this time it bit him in the behind. Jesse sent me pictures and a video of Easton..super cute..although all he wanted to do was play with Ace. He really wanted nothing to do with his team or his coach. Ace was a little rock star. Jesse said he wanted to play with the big boys and got upset if he didn't have one of the soccer balls...too cute..i wish i wouldn't of had to miss it but then again..there will be more practices. Steph and I had a great week shopping at all the fun garage sales. This wil definitely be an annual trip for us. We found a lot of good finds. I bought all of Easton's 4T warddrobe which is what i was looking for. Steph said she had 12 months for Ace since i really don't have any 12 month summer clothes for him. It was a huge success and the boys did great for Jesse. He survived
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