Today was Conan's 2 month well-child check-up. He seems to be doing well. He's growing just as he should. In fact, he is as average as it gets. 50% in height. 50% in weight. 50% in head circumference. Honestly, I expected his weight to be quite a bit higher than that. He eats constantly and just seems a lot bigger than Miles was. Miles was not nearly as proportionate as Conan is. I believe at 2 months he was as follows. 73% in height. 25% in weight. 95% in head. It's a little confusing to have a child in this family with a normal sized head. I still don't have any hats to fit Conan's head because Miles started out wearing about a 6 month.
The rest of the visit (well, the whole visit) was pretty usual. Everything was normal. His heart sounds great, something that his pediatrician always pays very close attention to. The only little problems this far are pretty normal ones. He has terribly dry skin. Of course eczema comes with asthma and allergies, so it's something we just expect. He has some reflux issues, but I attribute most of that to his severe over-eating. Because of the reflux, he has some breathing/snoring problems at night, but we're going to try to get that taken care of with Prevacid. He's about the gassiest baby ever, but again, probably related to his eating habits. It's pretty hilarious, actually, to be sitting in church and have him let a monstrous gas during the passing of the sacrament. It doesn't sound like a baby toot. It is a full blown man fart, so it's not usually attributed to him. The only issue he found that wasn't completely expected was a little bit of an astigmatism. Apparently, the light didn't reflect evenly when shone in his eyes, which I suppose indicates an astigmatism. It's not a big deal and can't even be diagnosed by the optometrist until he's 6 months. Maybe he'll end up being one of those cute little babies that have to where glasses right off. I've always wondered how parents get those babies to keep the glasses on. Maybe I'll find out.
Since we were already in the medical mood today, I decided to call on a couple of medical bills. It's something that I do maybe a couple of times a month. When we're in the hospital and at doctor's offices as often as we are, we constantly get medical bills. Often, it's difficult to tell what we're being billed for, especially when we're not billed for several months after service. Additionally, I have learned that hospitals sometimes like to send the patients bills prior to receiving payment from the insurance just to see if they will pay. We frequently have this problem, so I call on most bills. I would recommend this to everyone because regardless of if I should be paying the bill or not, I've found that I've been misbilled about 60% of the time. And isn't funny that it's never been in my favor...hmmm..... Anyway, I called on a small bill for a co-pay the other week that I thought had been paid. It hadn't, but in reviewing the date of service, the person that I was talking to found that I had paid a bill that the insurance had also sent payment on. The account representative told me that it looked like I should be receiving the credit, but it was in process, so he couldn't be positive if it was coming back to me or to the insurance. (side note: if the insurance pays something, I'm sure they meant to, so the money always goes to the patient) Then, there was another potential credit from our last hospital stay. It was our understanding that, with our new even awesomer insurance, we would not have an emergency co-pay if we were admitted to the hospital (making our stays 100% free, yippee!!!). I called the insurance the other day to clarify this. Yes. Our assumption was correct. We should be getting our co-pay back. I wanted to know when I should expect checks, so they didn't accidentally get thrown out, so I called Primary Children's billing department. My first frustration came when I got a message saying that it was billing for all Utah IHC hospitals, that they were in a meeting, and to call back later. Really? I can't even leave a message for someone? I hate that. Well, I called back later. I asked about both situations. After several minutes on hold, the accountant came back and said, "It looks like we do show a credit for both of those days, so would you like us to issue a refund?" "Yes. Of course, I would like a refund." "Ok. I will submit it, and you should be receiving a check in about a week." So, that sounds like if I hadn't called, I wouldn't have gotten a refund. Who knows? Perhaps, I would have received a credit toward a future bill (doubtful since the one bill was from back in March, and we've utilized Primary's services since then), but who's to say there even would be a future bill. Moral of of the story, study you insurance benefits, and call on all medical bills. It will probably save you some money. Because of this one phone call, I should be getting a refund check to the tune of some $300. Would've been nice to have never lent that to IHC, but I'm still happy I get it back.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
10:05am
Things seem to have improved drastically. They've taken him back off of the oxygen, and while his levels are still dipping down below 90, it's at least better than it was. His heart rate also seems to be a little more consistent. He's awake now, and is in really good spirits. He's been playing with a Little People bus and is throwing toys and being naughty as ever. He's still really mucousy and coughing a lot, but that's actually a good thing. That means that all the goo inside is breaking up and coming out. There is a much better chance that we will be going home today. Yay! Miles has to be able to stay off of oxygen and keep his levels at least in the high 90s. Even if he gets there immediately, they're going to keep him for a little while. They want to observe him during his nap since he seems to drop while he's asleep. So, the nap will kind of be the moment of truth. Keep your fingers crossed.
Day Four....Barely
Well, it's nice and early on Thursday, and of course, we're still at the hospital. It's only 6:30 am, so certainly we're not discharged yet. And who knows when, or if we will go home today. Miles was doing great yesterday. He was very happy, playing, and to be honest, driving us all nuts. We were able to give him a bath and wash all of the past couple days stinky sickness off. That was really nice 'cause he was getting pretty ripe. The other day, Ben ran his hand through Miles' hair, and it stayed. It was gross and hilarious at the same time. You can check out the pics on facebook. But I digress. He was excited once the bath was over because in order to take it, they had to take off all of his "tethers" (the pulse/ox and such). When he was done, he was able to run around and play outside of his bed. Being tied to a bed is the most frustrating thing when we get stuck here. He is not what you would call a stationary child. Anyhow, he was doing super. No oxygen, and they didn't even hook most of his monitors back up. I was a little confused about why we weren't released last night, but they wanted to be safe and watch him through the night.
And this is why they are the doctors, and I am not. I woke up throughout the night to beeping monitors because his heart-rate kept dropping down into the 60s then going up around 200. His normal hospital (I say that because I don't know if it's different at home) hr is between 115 and approx. 140. I asked one of the nurses about it, and she said that part of it was because the hr was being read just by the pulse/ox on his toe and also because he was sleeping. I feel pretty confident that there's more to it than that though. Additionally, when I got up around 5 am this morning, he was back on oxygen, and his levels were still in the 80s with it. Not good.
A doctor came in and checked him out around 6:15am, right as Ben was leaving for work. He came back in for the check-up. We didn't learn too much. She said that she was going to discuss his stats with the team, and they'd all be back later this morning. With that not so encouraging news, Ben called his boss to let him know that he'd be staying here....at least until we know what's going on. When Ben stepped out of the room, he heard the doctor talking to some nurses about how they expected Miles to be going home today but now it was "just so frustrating" and she didn't know if that would be possible. So, I guess we'll see what happens and what the team has to say.
Hopefully, things will improve once Miles gets up for the day. If not, and we do have to stay, I think that I will go home and get Conan, maybe stay in Tooele tonight, and leave Ben with Miles. I love my little Miles so much and want to stay here, so I know everything that's going on, but I really miss my baby, and I can't leave my 1 1/2 month old for a third day in a row.
I guess that's all for now. I'll be back later today. Oh, and a bit of good news. The CF test came back as unlikely.
And this is why they are the doctors, and I am not. I woke up throughout the night to beeping monitors because his heart-rate kept dropping down into the 60s then going up around 200. His normal hospital (I say that because I don't know if it's different at home) hr is between 115 and approx. 140. I asked one of the nurses about it, and she said that part of it was because the hr was being read just by the pulse/ox on his toe and also because he was sleeping. I feel pretty confident that there's more to it than that though. Additionally, when I got up around 5 am this morning, he was back on oxygen, and his levels were still in the 80s with it. Not good.
A doctor came in and checked him out around 6:15am, right as Ben was leaving for work. He came back in for the check-up. We didn't learn too much. She said that she was going to discuss his stats with the team, and they'd all be back later this morning. With that not so encouraging news, Ben called his boss to let him know that he'd be staying here....at least until we know what's going on. When Ben stepped out of the room, he heard the doctor talking to some nurses about how they expected Miles to be going home today but now it was "just so frustrating" and she didn't know if that would be possible. So, I guess we'll see what happens and what the team has to say.
Hopefully, things will improve once Miles gets up for the day. If not, and we do have to stay, I think that I will go home and get Conan, maybe stay in Tooele tonight, and leave Ben with Miles. I love my little Miles so much and want to stay here, so I know everything that's going on, but I really miss my baby, and I can't leave my 1 1/2 month old for a third day in a row.
I guess that's all for now. I'll be back later today. Oh, and a bit of good news. The CF test came back as unlikely.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Day Three
It's day three, and we're hoping to be released later tonight. I don't know how likely that will be though. We definitely won't be able to go home prior to dinner, but we were told that if Miles responded well to some new medication, was able to stay off of oxygen, and drank enough that later tonight would be a possibility. That's not to say that Miles is doing poorly right now. He's doing quite well. He's in good spirits, and he took himself off oxygen last night, and they just left it off. The reason for staying is observation on new medication, and I think we're also waiting for more test results.
Right now Miles is having a Xopanex treatment every two hours. They're lessening that to every three hours today to see if it makes any difference. So far, the Xopanex hasn't really seemed to make much of a difference (that's what we were treating him with at home, and it didn't seem to help much). While he has the nebulizer mask on his oxygen levels will go up to 100, but once he finishes, it just goes right back down to what it was prior to the treatment. Who knows if it would be worse if he didn't have it though? That's why they're cutting the frequency, to see if he gets any worse. If not, sounds like he just doesn't need that medication.
After talking to a team of doctors this morning, it sounds like we're adding a couple of new medications. Since Miles has become quite the expert at taking medicine, he's going to get a big boy inhaler, like mommy and daddy. That will be nice to have something a little more portable than his nebulizer. He's also most likely going to be put on Singulair for maintenance. They'll start him on that tonight and kind of observe its effectiveness, part of the reason we'll most likely be here another night. I believe that the Singulair will be an addition to the Flovent rather than in lieu of it. Apparently, Singulair is more helpful with the allergy side of things.
Speaking of allergies, his panel has partially come back. We haven't gone over it in detail, but one of the doctors did tell us that he's pretty much allergic to everything but flamingo feathers (and I kind of don't think that was a joke). She did say that he was especially super super allergic to cats, about as bad as you can get. Sucks for him, but it's nice to have some identified triggers. The more we know, the more we can avoid.
What else is on the schedule? He's having his meals , or at least a meal, observed by a speech therapist today. It is still assumed that poor swallow reflexes are contributing to the problem. His left lung especially is almost always cloudy, and that's most likely from fluid getting in when eating. To help resolve that, we're back to thickening all of his liquids.....and I'll have to actually stick to it this time. She may also be looking at his fluid intake because he's only been drinking about half of what he should since he's been here.
I think that about covers what we know. We haven't heard anything on the CF test yet, so I can't give you anything on that. What happens with these tests is they'll collect blood or mucous or in this case sweat to be tested, but there are certain days assigned to certain tests. So, even though a test may produce relatively immediate results, the actual test may not be run the same day that the sample is collected. I think that that's the deal with the CF test. We'll certainly keep you all posted. I'm sure that he does not have CF though. I just wanted the test run, so I wouldn't consider it a possibility.
All in all, things are going well. The doctors are all working hard and do amazingly well at making you feel like yours is the only case in the hospital. It's so nice to be in a place where our concerns are taken so seriously, where they are doing all that they can to find the cause of the problem rather than just treating the symptoms. I love Primary Children's, and we are so lucky to have such a wonderful place so accessible. It's also been great to be able to have Ben here with me. He met us at the ER after work on Monday, and yesterday was his day off. Today, he was sent home (or to the hospital, I guess) after a couple hours. It's been nice for me and for Miles to be able to have him with us. It's also nice to have both parents here to talk to doctors. I just wish that Conan could be here with us. I miss my baby. I know that it's best for a one month old to not be around a bunch of sickies though.
Right now Miles is having a Xopanex treatment every two hours. They're lessening that to every three hours today to see if it makes any difference. So far, the Xopanex hasn't really seemed to make much of a difference (that's what we were treating him with at home, and it didn't seem to help much). While he has the nebulizer mask on his oxygen levels will go up to 100, but once he finishes, it just goes right back down to what it was prior to the treatment. Who knows if it would be worse if he didn't have it though? That's why they're cutting the frequency, to see if he gets any worse. If not, sounds like he just doesn't need that medication.
After talking to a team of doctors this morning, it sounds like we're adding a couple of new medications. Since Miles has become quite the expert at taking medicine, he's going to get a big boy inhaler, like mommy and daddy. That will be nice to have something a little more portable than his nebulizer. He's also most likely going to be put on Singulair for maintenance. They'll start him on that tonight and kind of observe its effectiveness, part of the reason we'll most likely be here another night. I believe that the Singulair will be an addition to the Flovent rather than in lieu of it. Apparently, Singulair is more helpful with the allergy side of things.
Speaking of allergies, his panel has partially come back. We haven't gone over it in detail, but one of the doctors did tell us that he's pretty much allergic to everything but flamingo feathers (and I kind of don't think that was a joke). She did say that he was especially super super allergic to cats, about as bad as you can get. Sucks for him, but it's nice to have some identified triggers. The more we know, the more we can avoid.
What else is on the schedule? He's having his meals , or at least a meal, observed by a speech therapist today. It is still assumed that poor swallow reflexes are contributing to the problem. His left lung especially is almost always cloudy, and that's most likely from fluid getting in when eating. To help resolve that, we're back to thickening all of his liquids.....and I'll have to actually stick to it this time. She may also be looking at his fluid intake because he's only been drinking about half of what he should since he's been here.
I think that about covers what we know. We haven't heard anything on the CF test yet, so I can't give you anything on that. What happens with these tests is they'll collect blood or mucous or in this case sweat to be tested, but there are certain days assigned to certain tests. So, even though a test may produce relatively immediate results, the actual test may not be run the same day that the sample is collected. I think that that's the deal with the CF test. We'll certainly keep you all posted. I'm sure that he does not have CF though. I just wanted the test run, so I wouldn't consider it a possibility.
All in all, things are going well. The doctors are all working hard and do amazingly well at making you feel like yours is the only case in the hospital. It's so nice to be in a place where our concerns are taken so seriously, where they are doing all that they can to find the cause of the problem rather than just treating the symptoms. I love Primary Children's, and we are so lucky to have such a wonderful place so accessible. It's also been great to be able to have Ben here with me. He met us at the ER after work on Monday, and yesterday was his day off. Today, he was sent home (or to the hospital, I guess) after a couple hours. It's been nice for me and for Miles to be able to have him with us. It's also nice to have both parents here to talk to doctors. I just wish that Conan could be here with us. I miss my baby. I know that it's best for a one month old to not be around a bunch of sickies though.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Deja Vu
Well, here we are on the anniversary of Miles' heart surgery, and where ARE we? Why, at Primary Children's of course. Miles has been having a difficult time breathing for the past couple of days, but it hasn't been too terrible, so trying to make a decision about what to do wasn't very obvious. But, after 3 or 4 days of not improving and two useless doctors visits, I finally decided it was time to bring him here last night. He'd gotten pretty bad after a nap yesterday evening, and it made the decision a little easier, but I felt kind of silly when he'd drastically improved by the time that we got here. Ben met me at the emergency, and my slight embarrassment was quashed after Ben asked a doctor very directly, "Are we being wusses about this? Is this something that we should have handled at home". The doctor immediately countered, "No, you did the right thing". She explained that after days of not responding to treatment, coming to emergency is the appropriate action. She also explained that just because his oxygen levels weren't terrible that didn't mean that he didn't require emergency care. Although, technically, his levels were only borderline, he was struggling a lot because of his constricted airways, making his respirations high, along with his heartbeat, etc. She said that we shouldn't focus on numbers but more on his action/appearance. I really appreciated it because we are literally blown off every time we try to take Miles to an Urgent Care or Instacare because his oxygen levels aren't usually too awful. As usual, we've had a bevy of medical staff visit, and they have all (without prompting from the other doctor, I think) pretty much echoed what she said. Even the head of the ER came in and talked to us about how it was a good thing that we had brought him in. He had a student with him and was comparing Miles to a previous patient. He was telling her something to the effect that you could tell by his retractions, etc. that he was in more distress than the other despite his oxygen levels. Anyhow, it all made me feel much better about my motherly instincts.
After a positive reaction to the initial treatment he received last night, I was hopeful that our stay would only be overnight if we were admitted at all. Sadly, it was just a hope. Not too long after the treatment, his breathing actually got worse than when I had first brought him in, and he registered a fever, so we were sent up to a room. Funny thing. Miles calmed down, and was acting pretty good, wanting to eat my dinner. I went to give him a bite, and noticed that he looked kind of red. It was dark though, and I thought it must just be the lighting. After Ben agreeing that he did indeed look red, I asked the nurse, "Does Miles look red?" She took a look and got very surprised. My child, was indeed, bright red all over. He looked really funny (I can say that because he was acting fine). I got pictures. The doctors are pretty sure that it was just a heat rash, but heat rash plus my child's practically see-through white skin equals fluorescent red.
Albuterol and steroid treatments, along with motrin (for his fever), continued through the night. Just after I went to sleep, he was also put on oxygen to help him while he slept. I think that the intention was to just use it to compensate for the slow in oxygen intake during sleep, but he's still on it now, and it doesn't look like he'll be coming off of it anytime immediately. Today, has been a day of tests and evaluations. He's had an allergen test and a sweat chloride test for CF, along with the normal stuff (he tested positive for peri-influenza--no results on the others yet though). A dietitian, pulmonologist and speech therapist (not because his speech is bad, something to do with swallowing) have been in today. Looks like we're back to thickening his liquids. We're also having to do a calorie count, and we'll probably be adding another maintenance medication to the list. He was given an iv this morning because he hasn't been drinking, but so far they haven't had to pump anything into it. Hopefully, he'll start drinking on his own, so we don't have to.
I think that that's everything that we know at this point. I feel bad for my little Miles, and I miss my little Conan (who can't be here for obvious reasons). Thank you mom & dad and aunt Jenn for taking care of him for me.
After a positive reaction to the initial treatment he received last night, I was hopeful that our stay would only be overnight if we were admitted at all. Sadly, it was just a hope. Not too long after the treatment, his breathing actually got worse than when I had first brought him in, and he registered a fever, so we were sent up to a room. Funny thing. Miles calmed down, and was acting pretty good, wanting to eat my dinner. I went to give him a bite, and noticed that he looked kind of red. It was dark though, and I thought it must just be the lighting. After Ben agreeing that he did indeed look red, I asked the nurse, "Does Miles look red?" She took a look and got very surprised. My child, was indeed, bright red all over. He looked really funny (I can say that because he was acting fine). I got pictures. The doctors are pretty sure that it was just a heat rash, but heat rash plus my child's practically see-through white skin equals fluorescent red.
Albuterol and steroid treatments, along with motrin (for his fever), continued through the night. Just after I went to sleep, he was also put on oxygen to help him while he slept. I think that the intention was to just use it to compensate for the slow in oxygen intake during sleep, but he's still on it now, and it doesn't look like he'll be coming off of it anytime immediately. Today, has been a day of tests and evaluations. He's had an allergen test and a sweat chloride test for CF, along with the normal stuff (he tested positive for peri-influenza--no results on the others yet though). A dietitian, pulmonologist and speech therapist (not because his speech is bad, something to do with swallowing) have been in today. Looks like we're back to thickening his liquids. We're also having to do a calorie count, and we'll probably be adding another maintenance medication to the list. He was given an iv this morning because he hasn't been drinking, but so far they haven't had to pump anything into it. Hopefully, he'll start drinking on his own, so we don't have to.
I think that that's everything that we know at this point. I feel bad for my little Miles, and I miss my little Conan (who can't be here for obvious reasons). Thank you mom & dad and aunt Jenn for taking care of him for me.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
On Time This Time
Sorry about that last one. With everything going on, I plum forgot to publish the post.
This will be a quick one. Just a few things to say. First of all, I cannot believe how fast Conan is growing. My goodness! He seemed to have stayed about the same size for about the first 4 weeks, then suddenly overnight he doubled in size. He's not my tiny newborn anymore. He's a baby now. And his head is starting to catch up with Miles' and Ben's.
Also, Miles is sick again. We really did have a pretty good run there. It's been three months since we've been in the hospital and about a month and a half since he's been really sick. Right now, it seems to just be breathing problems, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were a sore throat or something hiding that I didn't know about. What I'm saying is that Miles is acting fine. Hasn't had a fever or been sluggish or throwing up, but his breathing is awful. He's also coughing constantly. That's not to say he has a cough though. I can tell by the sound that it's intentional coughing to try to loosen his constricted airways. I guess that's the benefit of having the same (or at least similar) ailment as your child. I recognize that cough from when I have asthma and either don't have an inhaler with me, or it isn't doing the trick. Unfortunately, along with recognizing the cough is knowing how awful it feels. I'm 30, and that's one of the worst feelings to me. I can only imagine what it's like for a 2 year old. Anyhow, we've bee giving him treatments pretty regularly, but it's not really doing the trick. Right now we're kind of in limbo because it's not improving, but it's not really getting worse either, and it's not to the point that I can really justify going to the hospital. I really kind of need it to go one direction or the other to get things taken care of, preferably in the better direction.
Other than that, all that's going on is pretty normal. Ben's finishing up the semester (and because of that I didn't get any of my basement done during his paternity leave--Boo!), and then we'll just have one last one, and Ben will be the barer of two more degrees, Business and Finance. Good job! And me, I'm just trying to wrangle to naughty little boys (and one pretty naughty big boy) and get my house back to looking like a house. When I get bored of that, I plan out our upcoming Disneyland trip. Having that to look forward to is helping me maintain what little sanity I have left. Man, am I excited! (I've even started packing despite the trip being a month and a half away)
This will be a quick one. Just a few things to say. First of all, I cannot believe how fast Conan is growing. My goodness! He seemed to have stayed about the same size for about the first 4 weeks, then suddenly overnight he doubled in size. He's not my tiny newborn anymore. He's a baby now. And his head is starting to catch up with Miles' and Ben's.
Also, Miles is sick again. We really did have a pretty good run there. It's been three months since we've been in the hospital and about a month and a half since he's been really sick. Right now, it seems to just be breathing problems, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were a sore throat or something hiding that I didn't know about. What I'm saying is that Miles is acting fine. Hasn't had a fever or been sluggish or throwing up, but his breathing is awful. He's also coughing constantly. That's not to say he has a cough though. I can tell by the sound that it's intentional coughing to try to loosen his constricted airways. I guess that's the benefit of having the same (or at least similar) ailment as your child. I recognize that cough from when I have asthma and either don't have an inhaler with me, or it isn't doing the trick. Unfortunately, along with recognizing the cough is knowing how awful it feels. I'm 30, and that's one of the worst feelings to me. I can only imagine what it's like for a 2 year old. Anyhow, we've bee giving him treatments pretty regularly, but it's not really doing the trick. Right now we're kind of in limbo because it's not improving, but it's not really getting worse either, and it's not to the point that I can really justify going to the hospital. I really kind of need it to go one direction or the other to get things taken care of, preferably in the better direction.
Other than that, all that's going on is pretty normal. Ben's finishing up the semester (and because of that I didn't get any of my basement done during his paternity leave--Boo!), and then we'll just have one last one, and Ben will be the barer of two more degrees, Business and Finance. Good job! And me, I'm just trying to wrangle to naughty little boys (and one pretty naughty big boy) and get my house back to looking like a house. When I get bored of that, I plan out our upcoming Disneyland trip. Having that to look forward to is helping me maintain what little sanity I have left. Man, am I excited! (I've even started packing despite the trip being a month and a half away)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Growing Fast
I can't believe that my little baby is almost a month old..... And my not so little baby is two. Man, time seems to pass exponentially faster the older I get. Conan, although still teeny tiny, looks less and less like a newborn everyday. He's getting strong, starting to hold his head up, and the other day, he arched so much that I almost dropped him. He's already rolling from side to side (not all the way over though). Soon, I'll be hearing those yells again, "Oh no! That was him!" (following a thump) when Ben decides it's safe to leave the baby on the bed for just a second while he runs to the bathroom. Sometimes I wish that babies would just stay babies, but then I remember how much fun it was (and still is) to watch Miles make all of his discoveries.
Speaking of which, he is in full swing as far as discovery-making goes. Even though I still feel like I just had Miles a couple of weeks ago, he acts like he's four or five. I have to remind myself that he's only two just about everyday. One of my favorite things that he does lately (and forgive me if I've mentioned this before) is add his own two cents to games and nursery rhymes. One of his favorites is the monkeys jumping on the bed. He likes Ben and I to sing while he jumps (only his jumping does not involve his feet actually leaving the ground, or bed) and does the actions. One day, after the "no more monkeys jumping on the bed...." Miles just randomly added, "and no canny (candy)". The next day, it was, "and no canny. None!" His little amendment has stuck too. It's pretty hilarious. I always try to get him to do it for others, but he's not much of a performer, so you'll probably just have to take my word for it. Oh, and did you know that the reason that the little piggy cried "wee, wee, wee all the way home" was "cuz no canny". Yes. Miles changed that one too. Obviously, my son has a slight obsession with candy.
Right now, I think that, although Miles loves his little brother (sometimes too much) he's feeling a little crowded. Or maybe that's just me. When we recarpeted the basement, I figured we'd have the rooms all completed within a week. Here we are two months later, and we're still not near finished. Miles and Conan are stuck in a bedroom together. Not too much of a problem for them since they're both sleeping in my room still. Ben wins that bet. The problem is not them sharing a bedroom (at this point). It's that all of their toys are sharing it too. It will be such a relief to have the playroom finished and have a dedicated room that they are free to make messes in. It will also be fantastic to have the big bedroom finished downstairs. an extra closet and dresser will make saving Miles clothes for Conan much easier. And wouldn't it be nice to have my family room back? Yes. Our entertainment center will look so much better there than in the garage. Hopefully it will happen soon. I'm not pregnant anymore, so I can paint now, and Ben has started his regular shift, so he can take his paternity time now. For the next two weeks, I'll have him home to work on the basement or take the boys, so I can. Everyone cross your fingers that it gets done.
Due in part to my torn apart house, and in part to our lack of air conditioning, and in part to our generally small entertaining spaces, not to mention our out of the way location, we have decided to bless Conan in Sandy. After much discussion and much confusion over what our decision actually was, we've come to the conclusion that it would probably be in most people's best interest to do it out there, so we'll be meeting at my parents' ward at 9:00.
Apparently, I forgot to ever post this, so it's a little out of date, but you can have it anyway.
Speaking of which, he is in full swing as far as discovery-making goes. Even though I still feel like I just had Miles a couple of weeks ago, he acts like he's four or five. I have to remind myself that he's only two just about everyday. One of my favorite things that he does lately (and forgive me if I've mentioned this before) is add his own two cents to games and nursery rhymes. One of his favorites is the monkeys jumping on the bed. He likes Ben and I to sing while he jumps (only his jumping does not involve his feet actually leaving the ground, or bed) and does the actions. One day, after the "no more monkeys jumping on the bed...." Miles just randomly added, "and no canny (candy)". The next day, it was, "and no canny. None!" His little amendment has stuck too. It's pretty hilarious. I always try to get him to do it for others, but he's not much of a performer, so you'll probably just have to take my word for it. Oh, and did you know that the reason that the little piggy cried "wee, wee, wee all the way home" was "cuz no canny". Yes. Miles changed that one too. Obviously, my son has a slight obsession with candy.
Right now, I think that, although Miles loves his little brother (sometimes too much) he's feeling a little crowded. Or maybe that's just me. When we recarpeted the basement, I figured we'd have the rooms all completed within a week. Here we are two months later, and we're still not near finished. Miles and Conan are stuck in a bedroom together. Not too much of a problem for them since they're both sleeping in my room still. Ben wins that bet. The problem is not them sharing a bedroom (at this point). It's that all of their toys are sharing it too. It will be such a relief to have the playroom finished and have a dedicated room that they are free to make messes in. It will also be fantastic to have the big bedroom finished downstairs. an extra closet and dresser will make saving Miles clothes for Conan much easier. And wouldn't it be nice to have my family room back? Yes. Our entertainment center will look so much better there than in the garage. Hopefully it will happen soon. I'm not pregnant anymore, so I can paint now, and Ben has started his regular shift, so he can take his paternity time now. For the next two weeks, I'll have him home to work on the basement or take the boys, so I can. Everyone cross your fingers that it gets done.
Due in part to my torn apart house, and in part to our lack of air conditioning, and in part to our generally small entertaining spaces, not to mention our out of the way location, we have decided to bless Conan in Sandy. After much discussion and much confusion over what our decision actually was, we've come to the conclusion that it would probably be in most people's best interest to do it out there, so we'll be meeting at my parents' ward at 9:00.
Apparently, I forgot to ever post this, so it's a little out of date, but you can have it anyway.
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