1. The truth is... Josh and I went up to Prescott to see his dad last Saturday. I was really worried about going because I'm so close to my due date and Tori can be crazy. It wasn't as bad as I was thinking it would be in my head. Tori had a ton of fun playing with her grandpa and grandma.
2. The truth is... Jack Jack came to Prescott with us. He wanted to explore outside the whole time, it was kind of cute. Although, he's been attached to his bed ever since we got home.
3. The truth is... I'm hoping to clean my floors this weekend. It's been almost a month since I cleaned them and I prefer to have it done before baby arrives.
4. The truth is... I should be doing something right now, but I'm feeling pretty lazy. It's terrible, I know.
5. The truth is... I am so tired right now I may have to go take another nap. Yep, that sounds pretty good to me!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Tori's Health Problems
Most people by now know that Tori has had a lot of health problems within the first year of her life. It got worse after she turned one! It's crazy. Here's a quick rundown of what happened within the first year.
Birth- tongue tied, she had to get her tongue clipped when she was just a week and a half old, poor girl.
1 month- double ear infect and broncialitus
2 months- ear infection
3 months- breathing problems as well as another ear infection
5 1/2-6 months- constant ear infection
6 months- ear tubes
9 months- roseola
11 months- cold (which came with more breathing problems)
I think that's it for her first year. Keep in mind the first 3 months of her life she was pretty much congested the whole time! Once we switched her to SOY formula that went away (thank heaven). We started to give her real milk around the time she turned 11 months old (we worked it into her formula) to try and get her accustomed to real milk. We were also curious to see if she was actually lactose intolerant (dad is just for milk). Nothing happened so we kept giving her real milk. Well, we think that was her problem the whole time. From the time she turned 1 to the end of February she was not doing well. The worst of it started about halfway thru January when she received another cold and her breathing got worse. The doctor we saw was concerned about the breathing issue because when she looked at her records, breathing was not good. She recommend that we go to a pulmonary specialist. UGH! Another specialist! We already had the ENT, now one for her breathing. It has been really hard to pay for all these doctors. My mom said that she really wanted me to take Tori so she would help in any way possible (but I wouldn't let her, unless it was come to the doctor with me). So, a few days later we had an appointment with the pulmonary specialist. We were actually really lucky to get in so fast. The pediatrician had Tori on oral steroids which was making her crazy! We found out why, she was overdosed! After cutting that down and giving her pulmacort on top of the albuterol we were set. She also wanted Tori to be allergy tested to see if that is what was causing the congestion/breathing problems. Two weeks later (once she was feeling a little better) Tori was allergy tested.
Can I just say, watching that was the hardest thing ever!?!?! Okay, it wasn't as bad as the tongue getting clipped, but it was not fun. I'm glad my mom came with me, it was nice to have her there for comfort. You probably guessed right, there were no allergy problems seen! Ugh! Now what to do. When we talked to the doctor she said that we have at least narrowed down one thing, there are two more solutions to the problem. THe doctor thought that she either had an immune defficiency or acid reflux. We got an order for bloodwork to be done and we got zantac for the acid reflux.When she mentioned acid refulx then it hit me like a train. Cow's milk. I mentioned the SOY versus regular formula issue we had when she was a baby and she said that could be the problem. However, we still needed to check. So, on February 15th, we did the unthinkable. Tori had her blood drawn. It was terrible. Josh was able to get some time off to be able to come and help me in this process. I'm glad he came because with my belly I wouldn't have been able to hold her down. Poor girl probably thinks we don't love her because we torture her so much and take her to the doctors all the time! Okay, so the blood being drawn was really hard to watch as well. The test results came back and there was no problem!!! That totally sucks!
We actually went back to the Pulmonary doctor last week. We had finally got her breathing under control, thanks to my sister lending me her warm-mist humidifier. The doctor was really impressed because we did that and took her off all of the albuterol and pumacort. She said that she can stay off that as long as she is doing well and not having any problems. We also don't have to go back for 3 months (unless there is a major problem). YEA!
We also went to the ENT a couple weeks ago and her right ear tube was blocked (again). We have been putting drops in her ears and we go back on Wednesday to see if they are unblocked or not. She's been pretty happy since we got over everything and the blocked ear tube isn't bothering her. She is becoming quite the independent little girl! Let's hope we have no major problems over the next few months!
Birth- tongue tied, she had to get her tongue clipped when she was just a week and a half old, poor girl.
1 month- double ear infect and broncialitus
2 months- ear infection
3 months- breathing problems as well as another ear infection
5 1/2-6 months- constant ear infection
6 months- ear tubes
9 months- roseola
11 months- cold (which came with more breathing problems)
I think that's it for her first year. Keep in mind the first 3 months of her life she was pretty much congested the whole time! Once we switched her to SOY formula that went away (thank heaven). We started to give her real milk around the time she turned 11 months old (we worked it into her formula) to try and get her accustomed to real milk. We were also curious to see if she was actually lactose intolerant (dad is just for milk). Nothing happened so we kept giving her real milk. Well, we think that was her problem the whole time. From the time she turned 1 to the end of February she was not doing well. The worst of it started about halfway thru January when she received another cold and her breathing got worse. The doctor we saw was concerned about the breathing issue because when she looked at her records, breathing was not good. She recommend that we go to a pulmonary specialist. UGH! Another specialist! We already had the ENT, now one for her breathing. It has been really hard to pay for all these doctors. My mom said that she really wanted me to take Tori so she would help in any way possible (but I wouldn't let her, unless it was come to the doctor with me). So, a few days later we had an appointment with the pulmonary specialist. We were actually really lucky to get in so fast. The pediatrician had Tori on oral steroids which was making her crazy! We found out why, she was overdosed! After cutting that down and giving her pulmacort on top of the albuterol we were set. She also wanted Tori to be allergy tested to see if that is what was causing the congestion/breathing problems. Two weeks later (once she was feeling a little better) Tori was allergy tested.
Can I just say, watching that was the hardest thing ever!?!?! Okay, it wasn't as bad as the tongue getting clipped, but it was not fun. I'm glad my mom came with me, it was nice to have her there for comfort. You probably guessed right, there were no allergy problems seen! Ugh! Now what to do. When we talked to the doctor she said that we have at least narrowed down one thing, there are two more solutions to the problem. THe doctor thought that she either had an immune defficiency or acid reflux. We got an order for bloodwork to be done and we got zantac for the acid reflux.When she mentioned acid refulx then it hit me like a train. Cow's milk. I mentioned the SOY versus regular formula issue we had when she was a baby and she said that could be the problem. However, we still needed to check. So, on February 15th, we did the unthinkable. Tori had her blood drawn. It was terrible. Josh was able to get some time off to be able to come and help me in this process. I'm glad he came because with my belly I wouldn't have been able to hold her down. Poor girl probably thinks we don't love her because we torture her so much and take her to the doctors all the time! Okay, so the blood being drawn was really hard to watch as well. The test results came back and there was no problem!!! That totally sucks!
We actually went back to the Pulmonary doctor last week. We had finally got her breathing under control, thanks to my sister lending me her warm-mist humidifier. The doctor was really impressed because we did that and took her off all of the albuterol and pumacort. She said that she can stay off that as long as she is doing well and not having any problems. We also don't have to go back for 3 months (unless there is a major problem). YEA!
We also went to the ENT a couple weeks ago and her right ear tube was blocked (again). We have been putting drops in her ears and we go back on Wednesday to see if they are unblocked or not. She's been pretty happy since we got over everything and the blocked ear tube isn't bothering her. She is becoming quite the independent little girl! Let's hope we have no major problems over the next few months!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
January
To be perfectly honest, nothing big really happened in January for us. Other than having a lot of health issues (which required a lot of doctors visits) we did okay. It was a pretty mellow month for us. I just wish I got more done but I was spending most of my time doing breathing treatments with Tori. I guess that is a sacrifice you have to make. Here are some pictures that I took throughout January. Tori's health update will be my next post!
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| This was the view I had most of the time in January. Now I have to look around my belly when Tori does this. |
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| Tori loves her blanket; it's crazy! |
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| Learning to read! She loves books, even if it is her just playing with them. |
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| Watching TV with dad. I love how their faces have the same look! |
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| Playing with Jack Jack. I love leaving the two of them alone, although they can cause a lot of mischief together. |
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| Discovering the cupboard in the kitchen with the food. |
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| Playing cowboy with her pony. She actually prefers to just push the horse around. |
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| Learning how to hold the bottle with just her mouth. She now does this with her sippy cup since she doesn't use bottles anymore. |
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Zoo Lights
I am probably going to have to make this post short because Tori is watching "Super Why" and I don't know when she will make her way over to help. Then it just gets annoying. She loves the computer too much! Anyway, on December 27th Josh, Tori and I made our way to the zoo to see the lights. We got 2 free tickets when I got my zoo membership and so it made for an extra cheap family outing. Too bad it was really cold and crowded. It was a lot of fun to see the lights, but I probably wouldn't have gone unless I got free tickets. It was just nice to get out as a family. We took Tori in her pajamas because they were really warm and then we bundled her up as well. We had a lot of fun, except for all the crazy people. We even took a few pictures with out new camera! I love my camera!
You can tell the pictures aren't fantastic for 2 reasons. 1) we were still learning how to use it and 2)I haven't done anything with the pictures yet (not to mention it was dark and Josh thought the flash would mess them up, little did he know!)
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Tuesday Truths
1. The truth is... Tori is finally walking. She only walks about 5% of the time, but my mom thinks that is only because she has to get places fast and crawling is faster. She is actually really good at walking, and is really stable, although she doesn't act like it.
2. The truth is... Tori and I went to the park today with all of her cousins and my 2 sisters. It was a lot of fun. I can't wait until she can play on her own at the park. She played near us as we cut out stuff for quiet books.
3. The truth is... the big summer project that 2 of my sisters and I are going to work on is quiet books. I CAN'T WAIT! They are going to be Christmas presents for Tori and the baby (although the baby will be a little young.
4. The truth is... When I went to the OB/GYN on Thursday last week the doctor did an ultrasound and said the baby was about 6 pounds! Holy cow he/she feels so much more than that! He also checked to see if I had any progress... nope. I was only 35 weeks so that's okay. About 4 more to go now!
5. The truth is... Tori is actually starting to like people! She stayed at Wendi's house for 3 hours on Saturday while Josh and I went to a movie and then she let my dad hold her on Sunday. I'm so glad that she is making so much progress towards people. I was worried what to do with her when the baby decided to come!
2. The truth is... Tori and I went to the park today with all of her cousins and my 2 sisters. It was a lot of fun. I can't wait until she can play on her own at the park. She played near us as we cut out stuff for quiet books.
3. The truth is... the big summer project that 2 of my sisters and I are going to work on is quiet books. I CAN'T WAIT! They are going to be Christmas presents for Tori and the baby (although the baby will be a little young.
4. The truth is... When I went to the OB/GYN on Thursday last week the doctor did an ultrasound and said the baby was about 6 pounds! Holy cow he/she feels so much more than that! He also checked to see if I had any progress... nope. I was only 35 weeks so that's okay. About 4 more to go now!
5. The truth is... Tori is actually starting to like people! She stayed at Wendi's house for 3 hours on Saturday while Josh and I went to a movie and then she let my dad hold her on Sunday. I'm so glad that she is making so much progress towards people. I was worried what to do with her when the baby decided to come!
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