Recovery Period

Well, better late than never.  Surgery day went well enough.  The final verdict was: tubes in the ears, tonsils and adenoids out, biopsy of larynx (voice box area), and scope of lungs.  Since we had to be there at the crack of dawn, Conner was out of surgery and up to his room in the PICU by noon.  They were originally only going to let him have Tylenol, but if you remember from his days in the NICU - Conner soaks up pain meds like they're candy.  We just couldn't get him comfy so he ended up getting some pretty strong narcotics that helped relax him, but then they also tired him out making it tougher to breath.  To help with this they gave him some steroids and some blow by oxygen.  The rest of the day Conner was either sleeping or crying - poor guy.  They gave mom a sleep room down the hall, and dad was lucky enough to sleep on the couch in the room with Conner - so no one really had a great night.  The next day the big questions was..... to go home or to stay another night.  We finally seemed to get ahead of his pain in terms of Tylenol and Oxy and his breathing got better.  So the decision was made about 5pm to head home.  Conner has been doing well - he is one tough cookie!!  He is still not back to his normal cheery self - still pretty crabby/fussy.  It probably doesn't help that he finally broke though another tooth... giving him a whopping 3 teeth total.  And to top it all off, our lil guy finally hit the 20 lb mark on the scales, weighing in at 21.6 lbs the day of surgery.  So to wrap it up, no picture today - we'll wait till he starts smiling again.  They say to expect a 2 week recovery. 

Back to Rochester We Go

For starters...... I wanna say HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY TO MY DAD!!!  LOVE YA LOADS!! 

Now to get down to business, I overheard my parents talking about some pretty important stuff.  Sounds like I am going back to the hospital.  This time for surgery with the ENT.  Apparently, they are going to take out my tonsils and adenoids, put tubes in my ears (because of all my ear infections), and do some exploring of my voice box to see if they have to do any work down there.  They may even take a peek at my lungs.  The doc told my parents to expect one night in the hopstial and plan for two just in case.  And to top it all off, we found out tonight (the night before) that we have to check in by 6:30am - meaning I will not be a happy camper tomorrow morning when my folks wake me up to leave at 5am(ish).  My mom said she would update everyone on here, so the next time you hear from me I will hopefully be all healed up.

521,600 MINUTES

TODAY, MARCH 4TH, I HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN HOME FOR ONE WHOLE YEAR!   BOY HAS IT GONE FAST.  I THINK BACK TO WHERE I WAS AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR AND THINK, MAN... I HAVE REALLY COME A LONG WAY!  ME AND MY PARENTS ARE PRETTY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE NEXT YEAR TOO.  EXPECT GREAT THINGS PEOPLE!

My First Haircut and Stuff



 

BEFORE (2.14.12)



Well, today my mom had to work so I spent the day with dad.  He decided to cut my hair.  So here's the product of his work.  It's a miracle I still have my ears.  My mom was a lil upset she missed out on it - especially since he was the one that kept saying no to a haircut.  Man.... I look pretty studly with my new look if I do say so myself!  

 

AFTER (2.25.12)

 

I was also thinking I'd throw a picture or two in from Valentines Day - I know, I'm a little late for that.  But things have been pretty busy around here.  My folks are trying to keep me healthy - which means no daycare for now.  I have a big surgery coming up March 8th that I need to stay cold/illness free.  They are going to take out my adnoids (and do exploratory surgery to look and see if my tonsils need to come out and if my voice box may need some work - they think it may be floppy).  They are also debating putting tubes in my ears, since I seem to get a double ear infection at least 1 time a month.  We'll see how my hearing test goes next week.  Anywho, in order to keep me out of daycare my mom had to switch her work schedule all around and I have been seeing a lot of my Grandma Servais and Aunt Kristi - which I love!  I also have a couple pretty cool PCA's from UWL that I hang out with a lot.  My mom says thanks to everyone.  Besides work, she has to go to the doctors 1-2 time a week for my new brother or sister.  Add that to my appointments and that makes for a lot of runnin' around.         

    

          



Nuff Said

COMING SOON......    

                        JULY 2012

Delling It Up

 Last weekend we jam packed our car with all the essentials and headed out into probably the worst weather we have had this winter so far.  For months we had been planning a get together with some friends in the Dells.  On the way there, we were reminiscing about the day when we used to complain about all the stuff we had to pack for our dog when we went on a weekend trip.  How silly we were back then.  With all of Conner's "stuff" we easily have quadrupled the amount of things jam packed into our car.  Once we made it to Wisconsin Dells, checked in, unpacked, and settled in we were finally able to relax.  We rented a 2 floor condo with some friends from college and their families.  It ended up being 8 adults and 4 kiddos all under the age of 2.  We flipped a coin for the Master Bedroom and by some miracle we won - so we had a fireplace in the room with us and a chair (which came in handy when Conner woke up at night).  It was a lot of fun catching up and hanging out with everyone.  Yes, I will admit, I had mixed emotions watching the kids all playing together, crawling and walking around the room while we held Conner.  But all that is brushed away when Conner smiles and shows he is having a good time :)  The indoor water parks were very nice.  Conner really enjoyed swimming.  We hit up the wave pool, the lazy river, and a regular pool.  The couple without kids were able to hit up the adult slides, but I was ok passing those up this time.  After a late night of playing cards after the kids went to sleep on Friday night, Saturday night showed our true age.... everyone sat up and watched American's Funniest Home Videos and called it an early night.  We must be getting old.  And.... the big news, Conner only threw up 3 times the whole weekend.  We have started a new, low dose, antibiotic that is supposed to help with the motility of his stomach which appears to be helping.  So we will keep our fingers crossed and see what happens. 

Happy 2012 Everybody!

Due to things outside my control, things have been crazy busy at home so it has been awhile since I updated everyone.  Here's the down low..... followed by some much anticipated new pics! 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

-I got a stander that helps me put weight through my legs, since I have no desire to do so myself.  I can stand in that thing for almost and hour, as long as my parents get that iPad thing to read me Dr. Seuss ABC's.
-My mom finished up her doctorate work and my dad is getting back to his masters stuff - he signed up for 2 classes this coming semester. 
-We celebrated Christmas 3 times.  One time with the Servais Family (where we one by one got miserably sick), one with the Shays (where we stayed healthy), and one with just me, mom, dad, and toby. My mom had to work on Christmas Eve and Day so it was kinda weird. 
-I have had 2 different double ear infections and have been crazy stuffy since the change in seasons, so I am having a tough time sleeping through the night and have been going to the doctor more than usual.
-I asked for my 2 front teeth for Christmas, cause my mom kept singing about it..... and guess what, I got what I wanted! 
-I also got a nebulizer to help me breath a little better, which qualifies me for a synergist shot once a month... thank goodness for insurance as it is a very very spendy shot.
-My mom and I have been busy helping some other moms/kids from the NICU set up a non-profit organization to help people who are going through what we did when me and Kaylee were born and when I was in the hospital for so long.  It is called Our Miracle Babies.  There are some pretty cute pics up of me and other babies on the website: http://www.ourmiraclebabies.com/  We are just starting out and hope to go live soon, but have started helping people with the little money we have so far, and are working on fundraising.  There are great things to come, so keep your eyes/ears open.  And if you have some time to kill, check out the website (and maybe think about donating if you want)
-And finally, we got a Blue Ray player that allows my parents to watch Netflix so we are all getting caught up on "How I Met Your Mother", we are on season 4 :) Hope you enjoy my new pics!

 



Where did everyone go?



My cousins like pushing me around in my Stander!