Archive for 2010
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
“Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even
if we have to dig a little to find it.”
- Tori Amos
Back before having children, but yet still weighing out the idea, I remember telling Jeff that life would change forever once we made the decision to start having children. In my mind, things would change, but not drastically. And then Ethan and Addison came along and I was smacked upside the head with a strong dose of reality. Life changed completely after the birth of my two children. It was no longer about Jeff or myself, but about these two beautiful babes we created. My life revolves around my children and their well-being. I am not only their mother, but their personal chef, teacher, chauffeur, housekeeper, hygienist and stylist. I am who they come to most when they need anything.
I think back to the days when I swore up and down that I never wanted to have children and pleaded with the OB/Gyn to remove my uterus muscle (true story) and have to laugh. Back then I did not want children and now that I have them, I could not live without them. So tonight, as I left Ethan with his great-grandparents, I felt a little sad. He has stayed with family members before, on several occasions, but tonight I am having separation anxiety. I am very much looking forward to picking him up from Granny’s tomorrow after Addison’s doctors appointment.
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
About a month ago, Addison received a package filled with items from the My Princess Closet boutique. In that package was this little purse, cute as could be. Addison is in love with that purse and takes it with her every place we go. She clings tightly to it throughout the day and never allows it to leave her side- even at bedtime.
While she was asleep the other night, I decided to sneak the purse from her bedroom. It needed a good washing after being covered in gallons of drool and Lord only knows what else. As I opened up the purse, which doesn’t have a large storage capacity, I was amazed at how much stuff Addison crammed into that little thing. She’s a hoarder y’all– filling that purse to the brim with everything she can find, no matter how insignificant.
Both her and her brother’s imaginations amaze me. They can take the simplest things and turn them into something magnificent. Two weeks ago, after spending the weekend with my grandmother, the kids came home with an arm full of goodies. Ethan received a car tent, Addison a Disney Princess tent. Ethan set it up to look like a little camping village, with their play kitchen in the middle, that he calls their “store.” They will play for hours in their tents and running to the kitchen to buy food. Addison will open that little purse of hers, pull out one of Ethan’s animal trading cards and away she goes. She never actually walks away with anything, but has fun pretending she’s a big girl and paying for things. Ethan will use one of his daddy’s old wallets, pulls out a quarter and drops it into his piggy bank to pay.
Watching them play melts my heart. I hope that as they grow older, they continue to be the best of friends.
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Saturday morning was supposed to be family picture day, but due to a runny nose and bad attitudes I decided to postpone the appointment. I spent a good deal of the morning doing homework, laundry shopping for online life insurance and then made a quick decision to take my favorite girl out for a day on the town. After all of my work was done, Addison and I spent the rest of the morning/early afternoon shopping.
We had originally stopped into Kohl’s to pick up a birthday present, but quickly found ourselves obsessing over the sales. Okay, so \ I was obsessing over the sales. Either way, both kids made out like bandits and mama saved some money in the process! I found 4 Ralph Lauren dresses for like $3 each, seven pair of sweat pants for $1 each, t-shirts for $2.20 each and a new Ralph Lauren sweater vest for Ethan for $3. By the time all was said and done, I had spent $53.37 and saved $358.19! I could have saved even more had I not forgotten my 15% off coupon, but eh.. I still made out like a bandit and the woman said I could bring it in for them to deduct from my receipt.
Our shopping trip has also taught me how fashion conscious my daughter will be late in life. As we strolled the aisles, Addison just played in the shopping cart until she saw dresses she “liked” and would yell, “WANT! WANT! WANT!” All of the dresses she fell in love with were size 2T and up. Addison is not even out of a 9 month yet. And speaking of size! Addison has an appointment with the Infectious Diseases Doctor on March 15th. Please pray that this doctor can help us get to the bottom of our problems. I know it may not happen over night, but anytime in the near future would be appreciated!
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Why is it that I can go weeks with nothing to do, but just before 2 midterms are to be taken, I am booked to the max? I love getting out of the house and being social, but did all of the “social” activities have to be this weekend?
Tomorrow, we take Addie to the local doctors office to get our out-of-network referral for her visit to the ID specialist on March 15th, which is completely surreal at this point. We have been battling this parasite for six long months and now we are right on target for where we need to be. Tomorrow will also be a big day for Ethan. While Addie is at the doctors office with her Daddy, Ethan and I will drag out the markers and have ourselves a blast. He has been so anxious to learn how to write and draw his shapes- so tomorrow will be the perfect day for doing just that. He gets so frustrated with himself with not being able to draw/write simple things and darn it all, I want to help him so badly. This is truly a big deal to my little man. All of his friends, who are older, can write/draw and he just so badly wants to be a “big boy” just like them. Any suggestions, readers?
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
(Addie’s top from: www.PoppaAndI.com)
After spending five hours at Mott’s Children’s Hospital, we did exactly what we set out to do. We got the ball rolling on getting an appointment with the Infectious Disease clinic at Mott’s Children’s Hospital. Do y’all know how amazing it felt to walk out of there last night with that piece of paper in hand? Weight had been lifted from my shoulders and I felt like I was floating mid-air. Today I am requesting Addison’s records from the pediatrician’s office to have in hand for her appointment at the clinic.
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
After a weekend getaway, we are back home and relaxing.
Snow is falling as I type this and as much as I hate the snow, I am
incredibly grateful to it this afternoon. Classes are canceled,
givingme more time to study for our impending test and to catch
up some work. For now, enjoy my little munchkin being
herself and enjoying herself at her Great-Grandmother’s.
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
Earlier this afternoon, I received a call from an unnamed source. The conversation went along the lines of:
Source: I did not just call to tell you to take your daughter to U of M hospital where they do not just happen to have an on-call Gastroenterologist. I did not just tell you to tell the Emergency Department that you are concerned about her hydration because of how long this has been going on?
Me: Really? Thank you so much for not calling me. I appreciate it more than words could express.
Source: Just be sure that you explain the duration of this illness, how many failed attempts you have endured at trying to beat it and about the natural remedies you have sought after and tried. And whatever you do, do not tell your pediatrician that I am the one who explained all of this to you.
So there you have it folks, someone, who shall remain nameless is trying to help us after all. God is good! He knew how far we were willing to take this thing and he brought someone to us. And while I want to jump and shout from rooftops, I know that our journey is far from over, but has finally just begun (I hope).
To celebrate this occasion, I am taking the babes to see my grandmother in Northern Michigan. We will do a little shopping, eating out and spending time with loved ones. There are some shops up there that I cannot wait to visit, as they offer some amazing natural products. They sell the best multivitamin I have ever had the pleasure of tasting, which is saying a lot because multivitamins are usually disgusting to me.
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