Wilson’s World

Our house has had a face lift!!! I think it looks good. What do you think?

Before:

After:

Thank you CertaPro Painters!!!

I’m usually prepared, most the time over prepared. Well, not today. The one day I needed to be prepared, I wasn’t!

Baby K had an Upper GI test at the hospital today. When I scheduled the appt. they told me it was scheduled for 15 minutes, ummmm yeah, I was there for close to 6 hours. SIX HOURS!!!!

First we got there and I forgot the work order. So they had to call the health center to get it faxed over…. remember how much I love that place, HA! Finally it got faxed over and finally we were called back… only about over an hour later. Got settled and got started. We got Baby K on the X-Ray table and then the nurse attempted to get her to the chalky drink that she had to drink for the test to work. Yeah, didn’t happen. Baby K has perfected spitting stuff out…. she’s had a lot of different medicines. So they tried putting chocolate syrup in it. Still didn’t work. Oh and I should mention that she had to fast for this test, no eating since Midnight Sunday and by now it’s 9:45ish and she’s hungry and tired and wants absolutely nothing to do with this disgusting drink. So she’s screaming and I felt soooo bad for her because even the Dr. was wondering why we were doing this test if her symptoms had gone away. I switched her to Soy formula about a week and a half ago with a hunch from a friend about her having a milk allergy. So far it looks like it.

So it wasn’t working, making her drink the stuff but she did get some in her. So they moved forward with the test. This meant we had to wait a half hour for another X-Ray, then another half hour and another half hour. Remember me saying this was only gonna be 15 minutes, yeah right!

OH, and I also had a killer headache by now and the nurse wouldn’t get me any advil. I started getting a bit stressed. So when the next nurse told me we had to wait an hour for the next X-Ray, I finally broke. She was kind enough to get me some advil from her office and give me a food voucher(free lunch!) to the cafe and even walked down with me and helped while I got lunch. It was nice to get away from Radiology for an hour and enjoy some food while my headache went away. We then returned for another X-Ray at 1:00pm. Still wasn’t good.

Since Baby K wouldn’t drink the stuff she didn’t get enough in her system to travel all the way down to her lower intestine. Therefore at around 1:30 the Dr. called off the test stating it was Incomplete. The main reason for stopping was radiation exposure to Baby K.

This came just in time since I only brought one bottle, something I never do. I always have two. Just not my day today.

Finally we got home at 2:00pm. Long day and for what, nothing, no results. I have no idea what this means so we’ll se what her Dr. says when we see her next week.

I felt so bad for Baby K today. It’s these stressful times when you bond more and more with a child. Baby K and I have spent a lot of time in Doctor’s offices, Radiology Departments and Hospitals…. our bond is growning stronger every day. It’s so sad that this should be happening with her Bio Mom, whom she has only seen once in the past 3.5 months. This happy, easy going child puts up with so much and yet the people who brought her into this world are no where to be found.

It took 6 months for all this to finally break me. I’ve been very calm about all the appointments and really they haven’t bothered me. Yeah, I’ve gotten overwhelmed with our busy weeks but today was the first time I lost it. But I feel better and we are off to a calm day tomorrow.

And to end on a up note. Baby K is mobile! Not full on crawling but she army crawls and lunges forward. She can get to where she wants to go. It’s fun to watch :0)

Ever remember that exact moment you fell in love with your husband(or sig. other)? I’m not someone who ever thought I would but I do and I did. On our way home from Smuggs yesterday, Jarod was driving and singing along with the radio, or iPod, I should say. Singing along wholeheartedly, not goofing and it completely took me back. Took me back to our first month together when I was over at his place(the baseball house in P’ville) and we were listening to music and he was singing along with a song… the moment I realized I loved him. It was the same feeling yesterday, all over again. It was neat and weird all at the same time.

I think it has something to do with his passion. He’s very passionate, which is good and bad. He gets really wrapped up in things, especially work but it’s that passion that has abled him to keep moving forward. It’s that passion that has held us together through our darkest times. It’s true and honest and something to be greatful for!

Last week we spent the ENTIRE week in Vermont at Smuggler’s Notch. It was great!! It’s the off season for them so it was dead, which was perfect for us. Our days and weeks are so busy that , nothing was perfect.

The weather was nice and the condo was beautiful. The kids enjoyed the indoor pool and Fun Zone(inflatables and such). Oh and the hikes. Preston even spent one day at their Spring Camp, which he loved. Jarod enjoyed sitting outside in the peaceful outdoors. I just enjoyed not having a schedule for once :0).

But alas we have returned to reality. Today, Saturday, we started out with Preston’s first Baseball game(ever). He had fun and it was HOT!! As soon as baseball was over we headed to another field where he played soccer. It was nice to get outside but it was a bit too warm for me.

As the day cooled off we did some yard work. Gotta get going on finishing up the house. The painters prepped it yesterday and today for painting. It should be painted starting next week. We just have a few small things to do inside and then the house will be ready.

- I’ll post some photos as soon as I have a chance to go through them :0)

… just on Vacation!!! :0)

We are enjoying ourselves and I’ll update the blog when we get back.

The house got power-washed today, the start of it journey to a new color…. painting!

After dinner we ran out to the store to get Preston a bat and baseball pants for his upcoming game. While we were there I got some new shoes. I’m knocked kneed so I need good shoes to push my knees out, which of course aren’t cheap.

As I was rocking Baby K tonight(while she was eating) my mind drifted off and I thought about our trip to the store and the total amount of our purchase and our ability to be able to do such things. We are in a really good spot in our lives. Jarod’s job is good. The company is actually doing quite well, which in this time, is a good thing. But it makes me feel a little guilty because of all those who are in the opposite position. I know families that have lost jobs, had to take pay decreases and take on part-time jobs to make things work. But here we are doing just fine.

I then remember a time when Jarod did lose his job(along with all the other employees) because the owner decided he didn’t want to do what he was doing anymore. Jarod was out of a job for 6 months or so. It was soooo scary. Luckily I was still working and he did contract work until he was able to land a full-time job. So I guess what I’m saying, is that I know what it is like to not know if you are going to be able to pay your bills…. scary!

These thoughts led me to think on about where I am in my life, kids, family and such. I honestly have to say that I am very happy where I am. Jarod and I have been together for 12 years and we have grown a lot with our relationship. We’ve learned a lot and really do well with each other, we’re good partners.

I get to stay home with my kids and be a Mom. I’m part of a wonderful company, MENTOR, that helps many, many children. It’s a great “family” to be part of! I have a great group of people I call friends and one awesome best friend that is always there for me. We are enjoying our lives and are genuinely happy with were we are.

I’m very thankful to have taken the journey called, My Life. It’s been a great adventure and can’t wait to see what lies ahead :0).

Some Pix!!

The Zoo:

Coloring Eggs the night before Easter:

Easter:

So I guess I took last week off :0)!

Let me think back:   Monday and Tuesday were pretty uneventful. I watched JoAnna’s boys both days while she ran to Dr. appts. All is fine, just regular stuff. Wednesday I wasn’t feeling to well, which turned into a chest congestion thing. I’m better now. Thursday we laid low and made our way to gymnastics and then to the park. The kids had a blast with Ryan and Devin. The park was pretty cool too, we hadn’t been there before. Friday Preston didn’t have school so Lisa and I took the kids to the Zoo in Boston. It was an absolute beautiful day and the kids really enjoyed themselves, as did we :0)!! Saturday Preston started Soccer up again. He was very excited! It was cold and raining so Baby K and I stayed home. Got some cleaning done and well needed nap! Today was Bunny Day. The kids were beyond excited to have candy for Breakfast, the one day they can. Preston got some Bakugan things that he is way, WAY, WAY to excited about! We really didn’t do much today. This evening we headed out to Smokey Bones for dinner, which was really good. Other then that not much.

Hope all had a good Easter!!

*i’ll post photos soon

Let’s see, Friday….

We had a visit from Baby K’s lawyer. Nothing new, same-o-same-o. More court dates but not a whole lot in the way of what is going on.

It was nice to have a morning of not going anywhere. Baby K enjoyed it too. She had a great nights sleep and a good day. Even took a nap that was longer then 45 minutes… maybe it’s not the medicine that keeps her from napping?!

After lunch, I took Preston and Kyla over to JoAnne’s house(she’s awesome!!). She kept an eye on them while Baby K and I ran to the Dr., MY Dr. Remember waaayyyy back in Jan. when I fell on the driveway and hurt my tailbone? Well, I’m still having problems an since the nurse said it would take 2-3 months to heal, I figured I’d wait ’til the 3 month mark to do anything about it. It’s the 3 month mark and after driving to Boston on Wed. it was sore again, so I made an appt. My Dr. just pushed on my tailbone and it was sore, the lower part of the tailbone and then sent me over to get an x-ray. They took 3 x-rays and sent me on my way. Dr. Lee should get back to me on Monday to see what’s going on. Nothing they can do though but at least we’ll have an idea of why it’s still bothering me.

Today I headed up to Make and Take with Lisa and her friend Judy. It was fun and we all made some really yummy food. It felt sooo good to have good food to feed the family. I feel set for the month now, it’s a good feeling. We had one of the meals for dinner tonight, it was really good!

The only down side to today was that Jarod called while I was gone complaining that the baby was inconsolable. I don’t mind helping him out with stuff like this but he has such a ‘down’ tone that it just annoys me. Plus I know that he’ll be in a bad mood when I get home, and he was. I also know that he doesn’t like bothering me when I’m out, cause it is my break from the kids and such so I don’t take it to heart. And he makes it up to me by doing extra things with the other 2 and extra things around the house. He’s really good to me :0).

OH and did I mention we’ve been together for 12 years now!!!!!!!! You learn a lot about each other in that amount of time and how to make things work better. We’ve had our good times and our not so good times and I can truly say I love my husband and he has taught me so much, not only about myslef but about friendships, relationships and life in general. We are really good together and work well with each other. Our greatest strength is our communication and our ability to laugh at everything, even the worst situation, it’s what keeps us strong! So here’s to us and our ability to grow as a couple :0)!

So yesterday Baby K and I made an early trip to Boston see the Pediatric Cardiologist. They did an EKG and then asked lots of questions. In short they put her on another monitor, yes, now we have 2. This one is smaller, called a Holter Monitor and luckily only has to wear it for 48 hours. It’s like a mini EKG. So she has about 5 patches stuck to her tummy and chest… one more day. In about a week we’ll bet the results and maybe there will be something and maybe there won’t :0).

Kyla did really well at her sleep over. Though she was tired yesterday and a big crazy grump by the evening. She’s such a big girl!! :0)

Today we made a trip to the health center, a follow up appt. Spent a long while talking to the Dr. She informed me a few different things that the wheezing could be. We’re kinda taking in one idea at a time. Right now it’s reflux… she actually has a reflux test scheduled for later this month. But for now she’s on Zantac. She’s not a spitty kid so it’s hard to tell if it’s reflux. She also had a little bit of a red ear so the Dr. started her on Amox, maybe that will help with our nights. It’s getting rough. This up every hour thing is starting to wear on me… I’m TIRED!!

Luckily tomorrows appt. is here at the house, they come to us. It’s a simple one too and informative… Baby K’s lawyer. So we’ll see what happened in court on Monday.

Other then that, I signed Kyla up for Soccer today, she’s excited but we won’t start for a few weeks… early bird discount ;0). Gymnastics is going well, the kids are starting to learn their routines for their end of the year shows. It’s gonna be too cute!! Yes, I do plan on video taping it!