Most days are good. I want to preface this by saying that. But knowing that my itty-bitty baby is having open heart surgery in just a couple of weeks is very anxiety inducing for me. I’ve had a few rough days this month. Where I just can’t stop crying and I’m scared. My emotions are…
Category: PARENTHOOD
9 Months Old
Baby: One of my favorite noises he makes is a little howl, just like a hound dog. So I couldn’t resist getting him this – It has been a fun month with him. We had a lot less doctor’s appointments and that was a nice little break before his upcoming surgery. He is finally sitting…
Parental Advice
On Saturday, I went to one of my oldest friend’s baby shower. Not old as in she is old, but old as in I’ve known her since the 7th Grade. It was awesome to see her all glowing with pregnancy. We participated in an array of activities, like guessing the belly size, taking a quiz…
Trying
So I’ve been doing a little experiment. As everyone knows (because I always complain about it) Stephen isn’t the greatest sleeper. He’s been getting a LOT better as he gets bigger, but we still have a little ways to go. In order to rule out that this might be my fault because of something in…
Mommy Faux Pas #5
Has anyone ever tried taking a baby to a movie and it was successful? I came so close today. SO CLOSE! I had it timed perfectly. The movie started at 2:50pm. Stevie would go down for his longer nap at about 3. That would give me just enough time to enjoy The Help, right? I…
I Want to Ride My Bicycle
After several years (and I’m not exaggerating about this) of pleading with my husband to get bikes, I just finally just went and got one. This encouraged my husband to get one also. So now we have bikes. Just like that. Sometimes mama needs to take matters into her own hands. I, of course, had…
8 Months Old
Baby: The most notable thing from this month is the amount of babbling he’s doing. He’s blowing raspberries and saying “beh, bah, byah”. He likes to feel new tooth #2 (bottom middle) with his tongue. He is laughing more and thinks its hilarious when I’m surprised at his coughs or loud noises. We are not…
Cath Lab Results
Cath Lab, Cardio Cath, Heart Catheterization, Angioplasty, Angiogram. It has many names, but it’s all basically the same from what I can tell. Anyway, the results came back as expected. The wee one’s heart kind of looks like this: I found a diagram of a heart online and just sort of filled in the blanks.…
Still Here!
Well, as much as I didn’t want to sleep here last night, it actually wasn’t all that bad. They recently added on to the hospital, and the cardiology department is in a whole new section. The patient rooms are private now, with their own bathrooms. There’s a flat screen tv with internet access, a little…
Update From The Hospital
This morning we had our normal Cardiology appointment to do his monthly EKG and Echo. I had also been waiting to hear from Children’s Hospital on when we would be coming in for Stephen’s procedure to clot the aneurysm. The cardiologist took a look at the lump and we all noticed immediately that it had…