Claire has another infection. I feel like I could just copy and past these posts now, since these infections just keep-a-comin'!! SO NOT GOOD!! It's in her PD catheater again and they wonder if the last one just didn't clear up 100% because it is the same organism as her last one was. She's on a different antibotic this time, Tobermycen, because she built up an immunity to the last antibotic she was one and it won't be effective anymore. Unfortunately, I think this new med makes her tummy hurt. She just doesn't seem to feel well/happy/herself since she's been on it....and her bowels have been rather loose. Poor princess. But something to be grateful for is that the infection site it starting to look better since they started the meds this past week...so that is a great sign that it is clearing up.
On a happier note...we get to go camping over the 4th of July weekend! I am so excited just thinking about it!!! We got permission to not do the night time/PD dialysis for 2 nights, but we will still have to come back to the hospital each morning for the Hemo dialysis. Can't wait to spend the weekend, in the woods, in a tent, eating out of a cooler, cooking on the camp fire, riding our 4-wheeler, and just being away from the normal routine!! SO FUN!
Still showing our hose...just about nearing the 100th showing! Claire is about 9.4 kg now so she's definitely nearing that 10 kg mark. Still at least a few more months down the road, but getting closer every day.
We're up to 93 showings on our house now! IS THAT NOT TOTALLY INSANE!! I guess we're just not supposed to move quite yet.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Randoms
Benson got a fish at a birthday party last Saturday. He named him Fubsee Me Benson. Fubsee for short.
Claire decided pulling out her hair is a fun thing to do. When she's board (driving in the car) she reaches up to her hair, pulls it out, and looks at it. Drops it and does it again. Not the elastic band in her hair...although she does that too if there's one in....but the hair itself! Hope she doesn't run out.
I'm getting over another round of strep throat. Feeling better after a little amoxacilin.
I joined facebook but have yet to decide the point of it.
It rained every day this week. Didn't mind it at all.
6 more showings this week. Every time we leave the house for a showing Benson asks, "are we moving today?"
Got some fabulous roll/bread/pizza dough/cinnamon rolls recipes from Enrichment Tuesday night and I can't wait to try them!
There's nothing quite like America's Funniest Home Videos for a good laugh.
My husband is amazing.
Claire decided pulling out her hair is a fun thing to do. When she's board (driving in the car) she reaches up to her hair, pulls it out, and looks at it. Drops it and does it again. Not the elastic band in her hair...although she does that too if there's one in....but the hair itself! Hope she doesn't run out.
I'm getting over another round of strep throat. Feeling better after a little amoxacilin.
I joined facebook but have yet to decide the point of it.
It rained every day this week. Didn't mind it at all.
6 more showings this week. Every time we leave the house for a showing Benson asks, "are we moving today?"
Got some fabulous roll/bread/pizza dough/cinnamon rolls recipes from Enrichment Tuesday night and I can't wait to try them!
There's nothing quite like America's Funniest Home Videos for a good laugh.
My husband is amazing.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Back again
I've decided my posts are either feast of famine. Short or long. Not very often or often. Here's a feast.
So let's just be honest here. I'm really getting tired of leaving the house for over 70 showings...1-2 hours per showing!! Not that it's a bad thing...it's in fact a very GOOD thing, to have so many showings....but it's just hard being gone all morning at the hospital and most afternoons for showings!!
We did get an offer last Saturday night, but it was a low baller. We countered, but they didn't keep playing the game with us. We're hoping another one comes in soon. Our house has never been so clean...never been vacuumed so much (Jared is a mad vacuumer)....and the kids have never wanted to "just go home" so often!! It's hard to explain to them why we can't be in our own home. On the bright side, we've done a lot of things together as a family that we probably wouldn't have otherwise done. Good family bonding time. Lots of drives (so they'll sleep). Trips to the library. Parks. Eating out, which is very unusual for us. And parking down the street so we can spy and see when they're gone! Good times.
Claire is a happy girl. She is starting to talk a lot more. Almost to the point where you can have some-what of a 'baby-talk' conversation with her! We can't believe how much she learns from Benson...at times she's just a little mini-Benson because of how she acts and the things she says. They both Grrrrrrowl when they don't like what you're doing. She loves to call for Momma and Daddda in the same tone Benson does. So fun to see.
Benson is having a little bit of a harder time going to his friends house each morning. It's almost been a year since Claire's been on the hospital dialysis and we've had this type of schedule. I think he's just getting tired of getting up and leaving each morning. The little breaks he has when family comes are a life-saver for him. Some friends he's still okay with going to, but other times, he just wants to come with me and Clarie or stay home and watch movies while Dad works upstairs. I took him with me twice this week...and he stayed home with Jared once. We'll see how the upcoming weeks go. He's a trooper. He's a sweet boy. And as I've said before, he knows how to sacrifice for his sister.
And me...I got spoiled this week. A few weeks ago, The Oxford Spa in downtown Denver sent some girls to do pedicures and manicures for the patients doing dialysis. Claire would have NOTHING to do with that. And didn't really even want them near us at all. She's not so fond of strange faces. The manager of the kidney center had the fabulous idea to see if they would allow me to come to the spa at a later time to do a pedicure/manicure. After she explained our situation and to both of our surprise, the spa actually has a "parent of the month" program and they wanted to invite me to come to their spa as their guest!! Sweet. I'm in. So Wednesday was my spa day!! I got to have a Swedish massage, a facial, and the best hair cut and style I've ever had!! It was so fun!! Definitely spoiled...and all for free! Can't beat it!
Until the next feast....
So let's just be honest here. I'm really getting tired of leaving the house for over 70 showings...1-2 hours per showing!! Not that it's a bad thing...it's in fact a very GOOD thing, to have so many showings....but it's just hard being gone all morning at the hospital and most afternoons for showings!!
We did get an offer last Saturday night, but it was a low baller. We countered, but they didn't keep playing the game with us. We're hoping another one comes in soon. Our house has never been so clean...never been vacuumed so much (Jared is a mad vacuumer)....and the kids have never wanted to "just go home" so often!! It's hard to explain to them why we can't be in our own home. On the bright side, we've done a lot of things together as a family that we probably wouldn't have otherwise done. Good family bonding time. Lots of drives (so they'll sleep). Trips to the library. Parks. Eating out, which is very unusual for us. And parking down the street so we can spy and see when they're gone! Good times.
Claire is a happy girl. She is starting to talk a lot more. Almost to the point where you can have some-what of a 'baby-talk' conversation with her! We can't believe how much she learns from Benson...at times she's just a little mini-Benson because of how she acts and the things she says. They both Grrrrrrowl when they don't like what you're doing. She loves to call for Momma and Daddda in the same tone Benson does. So fun to see.
Benson is having a little bit of a harder time going to his friends house each morning. It's almost been a year since Claire's been on the hospital dialysis and we've had this type of schedule. I think he's just getting tired of getting up and leaving each morning. The little breaks he has when family comes are a life-saver for him. Some friends he's still okay with going to, but other times, he just wants to come with me and Clarie or stay home and watch movies while Dad works upstairs. I took him with me twice this week...and he stayed home with Jared once. We'll see how the upcoming weeks go. He's a trooper. He's a sweet boy. And as I've said before, he knows how to sacrifice for his sister.
And me...I got spoiled this week. A few weeks ago, The Oxford Spa in downtown Denver sent some girls to do pedicures and manicures for the patients doing dialysis. Claire would have NOTHING to do with that. And didn't really even want them near us at all. She's not so fond of strange faces. The manager of the kidney center had the fabulous idea to see if they would allow me to come to the spa at a later time to do a pedicure/manicure. After she explained our situation and to both of our surprise, the spa actually has a "parent of the month" program and they wanted to invite me to come to their spa as their guest!! Sweet. I'm in. So Wednesday was my spa day!! I got to have a Swedish massage, a facial, and the best hair cut and style I've ever had!! It was so fun!! Definitely spoiled...and all for free! Can't beat it!
Until the next feast....
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