4.25.2007

Today was Michael's first pre-op appointment. He is perfectly healthy, which I knew. Despite that, he HATES going to the doctor's. So he screamed while the pedatrician used the stethoscope and measured him and all that. Made for a lovely time.

Next pre-op appointment is Friday at noon. Surgery is next Thursday.

Called the pediatric surgeon to schedule Tristan's appointment and that will be on May 18th at 11:15.

4.19.2007

I had to take Tristan into the pediatrician's to play catch up on shots today. guess how much my little chunker gained...come on, guess! FIVE pounds. that's right, FIVE. in only one and a half months. he went from being a lil thing to a chunky monkey. he now weighs 22 pounds 4 oz and is 29.5 inches. the pediatrician was a bit shocked, but I told him he's basically eating all table food now. so that's the reason. my good cooking (ha) is fattening him up. well it's made Josh gain 50 lbs since we got married (he was underweight then) so I guess its good for fattening boys up.

The sad part of the visit is that Tristan has a hydrocele (basically water in his testicle...I know, like you really wanted to know, you can google it for more info if you're sick and twisted and like medical stuff like that). He's had it since around 5-6 months or so and its not going away. It gets larger at times and sometimes he looks normal. The pediatrician said that could be because Tristan has a hernia. So he gave me the number for a pediatric surgeon to call and make an appointment to have him look at Tristan. He said the surgeon might wait it out or might want to do surgery. Sigh...to think of both my boys having surgery. That's hard. It almost makes me feel like a failure as a mom...like there was something I could have done to prevent this. I know there isn't at all, but still feels that way.

Speaking of Michael's surgery, the lump hasn't gone down anymore at all. So I scheduled him an appointment with the pediatrician next week to have a physical that's required by the surgeon's office. That appointment is on Wednesday, then he has the pre-admission testing by the surgery center on Friday. Then two weeks from today is the surgery. Josh unfortunately will be going out of state for work from April 29-May 3. The surgery is sometime on May 3. I really wish he could be here with me, but just knowing that he'll be home that day is somewhat comforting. Thankfully my parents are close by and will be able to help me out.

4.17.2007

random pictures from our last really nice day


4.09.2007

My boys on Easter Sunday. doesn't Michael look so big??







ps- regarding M's surgery, his lump is now all of a sudden going down, keep praying it goes down completely and won't have to have surgery!

4.03.2007

Michael has to have surgery on his eye to remove the chalazion. I'm on hold right now waiting for the person who schedules it. I'm nervous about this, its so close to his eyeball. Just got off the phone, the surgery is scheduled for May 3.

4.01.2007

I hate this week. Every year, I dread this week coming. Yesterday would have been my nephew Roy's 9th birthday. Tuesday it will be 9 years since he died. Tuesday it will be 4 years since my gram died. I wonder somedays what life would be like if both of them were here. Would I have actually taken up knitting if my gram hadn't died? I got all her stuff afterwards and then started. I guess the nice thing about it is whenever I pick up my knitting or crocheting it makes me think of her.