The big news for this update???
I AM OFFICIALLY IN THE 2ND TRIMESTER!!!! WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!! I am 13 weeks pregnant today.
And with the 2nd trimester has come the freedom from the nausea (for the most part) and a bit more energy, which I am VERY thankful for. I still get nauseated if I go too long with out eating and have a bit of nausea first thing in the morning but it's short lived.
OK on to the boys.
River has been having some behavior issues with school. Acting up. Not listening. Back talking. He's been having behavior problems at home. So we talked with his pediatrician about it and (surprise surprise) she thinks ADHD. So we are taking him to Clay Behavioral for evaluation and a 2nd opinion. His appointment is tomorrow. He wont' be put on any medication even if he does have ADHD for at least a few years as it's not recommended for a child under age 6. So hopefully they'll be able to give us some techniques or some direction on how to help him calm down and focus. Other than his behavior, he's doing amazingly well. He loves school, loves learning. He is fully potty trained during the day, the night time is still a ways off as he sleeps so heavy but that's okay.
Journey is growing well and doing good. We are officially done with his Synagis injections. For those who dont' remember/ know what they are for... they are injections he gets every 28 days for RSV prevention. He gets them from October through April both last year and this year. But now that he is 2 he is out of the "danger age" for RSV and no longer has to get them. He is still getting speech therapy once a week and although we've seen an improvement he is still way behind on his expressive speech ( his talking) but he's ahead in his receptive (understand and comprehension of what's said). So who knows. He is so smart though, he knows 1/2 of his letters by sight, can recognized numbers up to 10, knows some of his shapes, and some of his colors. he know tons of animals and the sounds they make. He is such a love bug still and I LOVE it.
Our problem with him recently has been night time. He goes to bed easily but then an hour or 2 later he wakes up crying and about an hour after that he wakes up again and can't be consoled back to sleep. Doug has taken to sleeping on the couch with him so that he doesn't wake River (they are sharing a room now in preparation of needing the extra room for the babies) or I (he tends to want to play when he comes to bed with me). And we really need to break him of the habit but neither of us is willing to let him cry it out. Hopefully it's fixed before the babies come though.
So that's our update for now :)
On Wednesday, March 3, 2010
I had an appointment today with my MW and for an ultrasound. The appointment was quick and so was the ultrasound. Both babies look wonderful. They are measuring 9 weeks 1 day which puts my due date at October 5th. But I will still deliver in September. Baby A has a heart rate of 178 and Baby B has a heart rate of 183 :) I go back April 7th for my next appointment.
On Saturday, February 27, 2010
It is official! I am done with my Associate Degree in Nursing and am officially a graduate nurse!
The pinning was Thursday night and it was absolutely beautiful. I had the honor of leading the class and all nurses in attendance in reciting the Florence Nightengale Pledge. It was great! I am so glad to be done with school. Now on to growing these babies and making it as far in the pregnancy as I can. Here are some pictures from the ceremony...
Me all dolled up for the pinning ceremony
The pinning was Thursday night and it was absolutely beautiful. I had the honor of leading the class and all nurses in attendance in reciting the Florence Nightengale Pledge. It was great! I am so glad to be done with school. Now on to growing these babies and making it as far in the pregnancy as I can. Here are some pictures from the ceremony...
Me all dolled up for the pinning ceremony
Getting capped
We were saying the Nurse's Prayer
A view of most everyone in attendance
The RN Class of 2010!
The Caps, Pins and Lamps waiting to be handed out
The Director of the nursing program. Ms. Elekes addressing the graduates
Close up of Mrs. Elekes
The 19 very excited and very happy Graduate Nurses!
On Friday, February 19, 2010
Hard to believe that my big boys are growing up so fast!
Today was well child check up day.
River is HUGE.
Height-- 43 1/2 inches
Weight-- 47 lbs
He's off the chart for height and at the 97th for weight.
We told her about our concerns with his behavior in school during circle time. She is referring him to a child behaviorist to see if there is something we can do to calm him down before it really becomes in issue (like when he starts Kindergarten). She said it sounds like he KNOWS better he just doesn't care to actually DO better. Sounds about right.
He got 2 shots today. It was a whole lot harder holding him down then it is to hold Journey down each month because he knew what was coming. Poor kid. He did well though. Screamed during it but was over it pretty quickly and now he's good to go for school and won't have to get another shot until he's 11. Thank God!
Journey's stats are:
Height-- 33 1/2 inches
Weight-- 27 lbs even
Which is 36th percentile for weight and 23rd percentile for height (75% on the adjusted NS charts).
This visit however went down as another sick visit. He was running a 101.8 temp at the doctors office. The ear infection he has had for 2 weeks is still not gone so he is now on another antibiotic. We have an appointment to see the ENT on April 19th to set a surgery date for tube placement. Poor kid.
Today was well child check up day.
River is HUGE.
Height-- 43 1/2 inches
Weight-- 47 lbs
He's off the chart for height and at the 97th for weight.
We told her about our concerns with his behavior in school during circle time. She is referring him to a child behaviorist to see if there is something we can do to calm him down before it really becomes in issue (like when he starts Kindergarten). She said it sounds like he KNOWS better he just doesn't care to actually DO better. Sounds about right.
He got 2 shots today. It was a whole lot harder holding him down then it is to hold Journey down each month because he knew what was coming. Poor kid. He did well though. Screamed during it but was over it pretty quickly and now he's good to go for school and won't have to get another shot until he's 11. Thank God!
Journey's stats are:
Height-- 33 1/2 inches
Weight-- 27 lbs even
Which is 36th percentile for weight and 23rd percentile for height (75% on the adjusted NS charts).
This visit however went down as another sick visit. He was running a 101.8 temp at the doctors office. The ear infection he has had for 2 weeks is still not gone so he is now on another antibiotic. We have an appointment to see the ENT on April 19th to set a surgery date for tube placement. Poor kid.
On Saturday, February 13, 2010
Yesterday ended up being an extremely interesting day.
I've been having cramps for about 2 days and was starting to get worried that maybe the pregnancy was ectopic so I called the OB. They called back and said that they couldn't get me in until next week but wanted me to go to the ER to be evaluated to make sure everything was okay.
So I trek off to the ER. They get me back IMMEDIATELY and had me pee in a cup, got some blood, and did a pelvic exam. Then they took me for an ultrasound to check for placement.
She started off with an abdominal ultrasound and said she was just taking measurements of where everything was located but that she would need to do an internal to get a better view. So as soon as she starts the internal she says "That's what I thought"
Now I'm freaking out thinking it really was ectopic.
Then she says "Do twins run in your family?"
I told her not to my knowledge
She said "Well, they do now"
That's right everyone! I am expecting TWINS. 2 BEAUTIFUL little babies with heart rates in the 125 range She said they are about a week behind my LMP due date of September 27th which means I was probably right about when I conceived and my due date is October 1st. Either way I guess it doesn't much matter as the babies will most likely be born sometime in early to mid September.
I go back to the OB on Monday for a follow up. I'm in shock but SO excited
I've been having cramps for about 2 days and was starting to get worried that maybe the pregnancy was ectopic so I called the OB. They called back and said that they couldn't get me in until next week but wanted me to go to the ER to be evaluated to make sure everything was okay.
So I trek off to the ER. They get me back IMMEDIATELY and had me pee in a cup, got some blood, and did a pelvic exam. Then they took me for an ultrasound to check for placement.
She started off with an abdominal ultrasound and said she was just taking measurements of where everything was located but that she would need to do an internal to get a better view. So as soon as she starts the internal she says "That's what I thought"
Now I'm freaking out thinking it really was ectopic.
Then she says "Do twins run in your family?"
I told her not to my knowledge
She said "Well, they do now"
That's right everyone! I am expecting TWINS. 2 BEAUTIFUL little babies with heart rates in the 125 range She said they are about a week behind my LMP due date of September 27th which means I was probably right about when I conceived and my due date is October 1st. Either way I guess it doesn't much matter as the babies will most likely be born sometime in early to mid September.
I go back to the OB on Monday for a follow up. I'm in shock but SO excited
On Sunday, February 7, 2010
It's really been that long again since a real update???? WOW I need to find energy (and time.. yeah time would be good) to get on here more often. I honestly forgot about coming to blog (I read my blogs all the time on here but forget to WRITE in mine) but received an e-mail from a blog friend of mine asking for an update so here we go....
I am doing good. I'm 7 weeks pregnant. Other than pure exhaustion like I've never felt before and some nausea and frequently bathroom trips (already???) I feel good. I had an appointment with a new OB last week and will be seeing the midwife at the practice for most of the pregnancy. Nothing interesting went down at the appoint just the usual intake stuff. Next appointment is March 3rd. Will be getting an ultrasound and a visit that day and most importantly should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat then. I can't WAIT!! I'll be 10 weeks then. Due date is officially set for September 27th. She said they'll deliver me 7 to 10 days before that though.
School wise.. I have 18 days to go! I start my preceptorship in the morning. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week and next will be 12 hour shifts. 8 hours on Monday or Tuesday will be spent in Labor and Delivery and the other 8 hours will be spent in the Level 3 NICU. Wednesdays will be 12 hours of Hospice. Then 2 weeks from now I'll have 4 days of testing and Thursday the 25th will be my capping and pinning ceremony. Again, I can't wait! I'm so ready to be done with school for a bit.
The boys birthdays are coming up in the next week or so. River's is in 4 days on the 11th. Journey's is 4 days later on the 15th. They will be 4 and 2 respectfully. I can't believe how much they have grown. It's insane how fast it's gone. They both went to the doctors this week. Not for their well child but we got weights and heights on them. I'll update again on the 19th with their official check up stats.
Journey is talking a bit more than he was, if prompted. he still want use words unprompted. At all. Oh well. It'll happen. He is seeing the speech therapist once a week currently. It worries me that when he turns 3 he may not qualify for services through the school system because they require him to be behind in 2 or more areas and really our only area of concern is his speech right now at least academically. We have finally moved him up to 18 month pants. This is a big accomplishment as he has been in 12 month pants for the last year or so. LOL Some of them are still a bit big but we'll take it!
Ok that's all I've got to say right now. Or that's all the energy I have time for. I'll update again later (hopefully sooner than a month :) )
I am doing good. I'm 7 weeks pregnant. Other than pure exhaustion like I've never felt before and some nausea and frequently bathroom trips (already???) I feel good. I had an appointment with a new OB last week and will be seeing the midwife at the practice for most of the pregnancy. Nothing interesting went down at the appoint just the usual intake stuff. Next appointment is March 3rd. Will be getting an ultrasound and a visit that day and most importantly should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat then. I can't WAIT!! I'll be 10 weeks then. Due date is officially set for September 27th. She said they'll deliver me 7 to 10 days before that though.
School wise.. I have 18 days to go! I start my preceptorship in the morning. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week and next will be 12 hour shifts. 8 hours on Monday or Tuesday will be spent in Labor and Delivery and the other 8 hours will be spent in the Level 3 NICU. Wednesdays will be 12 hours of Hospice. Then 2 weeks from now I'll have 4 days of testing and Thursday the 25th will be my capping and pinning ceremony. Again, I can't wait! I'm so ready to be done with school for a bit.
The boys birthdays are coming up in the next week or so. River's is in 4 days on the 11th. Journey's is 4 days later on the 15th. They will be 4 and 2 respectfully. I can't believe how much they have grown. It's insane how fast it's gone. They both went to the doctors this week. Not for their well child but we got weights and heights on them. I'll update again on the 19th with their official check up stats.
Journey is talking a bit more than he was, if prompted. he still want use words unprompted. At all. Oh well. It'll happen. He is seeing the speech therapist once a week currently. It worries me that when he turns 3 he may not qualify for services through the school system because they require him to be behind in 2 or more areas and really our only area of concern is his speech right now at least academically. We have finally moved him up to 18 month pants. This is a big accomplishment as he has been in 12 month pants for the last year or so. LOL Some of them are still a bit big but we'll take it!
Ok that's all I've got to say right now. Or that's all the energy I have time for. I'll update again later (hopefully sooner than a month :) )
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