Friday, October 16, 2009
What did I do wrong?
Okay, so I am looking at everyone's cute blogs and I see my bland and boring one. So I see the little stamp on everyone's blog showing "thecutestblogontheblock". So I thought I would change my background and it didn't work! How do I do this the right way!
Friday, September 11, 2009
On what planet......?
Today Grant asked for a ham sandwich with ketchup....ate it....and went on to ask for another! On what planet would this be good? Oh yeah, a 3 yr old boy planet. I wish I could get into their heads just to see what they are thinking sometimes. I hope I get to know this when we die.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Eryn's dermographism
So Eryn has been having her hives for forever and we have been at a loss as to what to do. We has her tested for food and pet allergies and she came up negative, so the next step was to do the "skin prick" tests. It was a little expensive and the hives seemed to lessen for awhile, so we thought we would wait and save up money to do the test.
Well, our pediatrician retired suddenly and so we had to go to a new one. Through a sister-in-law (thank you Roxann!) we found one that specializes in asthma and allergies. So we went to an appointment and what a blessing! He did a simple test by "scratching" her back with a semi-sharp point to see if her back would form into welts where he scratched. I said nothing, but thought "Yep! We will see those welts, no doubt". Sure enough, as we have seen so many times on Eryn, she had the welts (he did it in the shape of tic-tac-toe). She also had been scratching close to where he scratched so she had even more welts on her back. Even the doctor was surprised to see such a severe reaction. So much so, that he took pictures of her back to show to others. He told us that her condition was called dermographism.
Most people with dermographism have a reaction to their skin being rubbed, often resulting in their skin will turning red. Dermographism is when that red marking also results in a hives type of reaction. The red in combination with the raised hives, make it look like you have been writing on your skin (this was taken from dermographism.com).
Now, it seems as if this is not a serious condition and our doctor told us there may be no "cure", but we can try to see if we can diminish its severity.
It sounds weird, but I was so relieved to just find out what she has. I was sick of people who don't know us giving us looks like we aren't doing enough for our daughter. The school nurse seemed to be frustrated that Eryn was coming in all the time with hives and would seem to look at me as if I was a bad mother for not figuring things out yet. I am not excited she has this, but it is not something serious and we will learn how she can deal with it.
I am also so grateful for those who helped me in finding this doctor and for the doctor himself. I have read where others have gone to many doctors not being able to be told any answers for years, and we only had to go to two! Thank goodness.
Well, our pediatrician retired suddenly and so we had to go to a new one. Through a sister-in-law (thank you Roxann!) we found one that specializes in asthma and allergies. So we went to an appointment and what a blessing! He did a simple test by "scratching" her back with a semi-sharp point to see if her back would form into welts where he scratched. I said nothing, but thought "Yep! We will see those welts, no doubt". Sure enough, as we have seen so many times on Eryn, she had the welts (he did it in the shape of tic-tac-toe). She also had been scratching close to where he scratched so she had even more welts on her back. Even the doctor was surprised to see such a severe reaction. So much so, that he took pictures of her back to show to others. He told us that her condition was called dermographism.
Most people with dermographism have a reaction to their skin being rubbed, often resulting in their skin will turning red. Dermographism is when that red marking also results in a hives type of reaction. The red in combination with the raised hives, make it look like you have been writing on your skin (this was taken from dermographism.com).
Now, it seems as if this is not a serious condition and our doctor told us there may be no "cure", but we can try to see if we can diminish its severity.
It sounds weird, but I was so relieved to just find out what she has. I was sick of people who don't know us giving us looks like we aren't doing enough for our daughter. The school nurse seemed to be frustrated that Eryn was coming in all the time with hives and would seem to look at me as if I was a bad mother for not figuring things out yet. I am not excited she has this, but it is not something serious and we will learn how she can deal with it.
I am also so grateful for those who helped me in finding this doctor and for the doctor himself. I have read where others have gone to many doctors not being able to be told any answers for years, and we only had to go to two! Thank goodness.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Fun Vacation
The family just went on vacation to Tennessee. And it was so much fun that I am actually blogging about it!
We went and saw Spencer and Roxann at their country home. The kids went swimming and jumped on the trampoline and got into other sorts of mischief. They also got to try out the Wii and they loved it. So much so, that we may cave and get one for Christmas. The only thing is that Grant loves the boxing a little too much. He keeps trying to practice his moves on his sisters.
They also miss Truffles von something or other...I can't remember her name...but Eryn is now going to get a kitty when she can move away from us.
It was so nice and quiet and relaxing, that we wanted to stay longer.
Spencer and Roxann almost got us to stay with the promise of a tractor pull the next day. Nothing we love better! But alas, it was time to go after just a couple of days.
Time to job hunt in Tennessee?
We went and saw Spencer and Roxann at their country home. The kids went swimming and jumped on the trampoline and got into other sorts of mischief. They also got to try out the Wii and they loved it. So much so, that we may cave and get one for Christmas. The only thing is that Grant loves the boxing a little too much. He keeps trying to practice his moves on his sisters.
They also miss Truffles von something or other...I can't remember her name...but Eryn is now going to get a kitty when she can move away from us.
It was so nice and quiet and relaxing, that we wanted to stay longer.
Spencer and Roxann almost got us to stay with the promise of a tractor pull the next day. Nothing we love better! But alas, it was time to go after just a couple of days.
Time to job hunt in Tennessee?
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Baby Log, Stardate Feb.14. 2009
First of all, I want to wish my little girl Eryn a Happy Birthday. She is such a sweet and helpful little girl and we are so blessed to have her.
second- Update on the newest addition.
We have decided that we will call him Ryan. So, that is what we are calling him. Sharel and Ryan got to come home yesterday around noon. We had a wonderful nurse who I think worked extra hard to get us discharged before noon. We came home and Sharel went to bed. So far Ryan is very quiet. He eats every 3-4 hours and seems content to either sleep or look around. I know that they say newborns can't smile and they can't see, but last night Ryan was looking around while I was talking to him. His eyes were darting back and forth like he was trying to focus on something. He finally looked right and me, and then he smiled. It only lasted for a second and then his eyes were back to moving around. Maybe I just have that new father naivetee, but I think he was able to focus his eyes on me for a second and liked what he saw.
Anyway, he so far is quite content and easy. Sharel and I find ourselves doing things we never would have done with Eryn and Rachel, like leave him sleeping in his bassinet in the bedroom while we eat dinner, or leaving him alone in the living room while we go look for a diaper. We know he is in no danger, and it is nice not to have new parent jitters.
All the kids have taken a shining to him, even Grant. We were a little worried that Grant would be jealous, but so far he has not. Not to say that he won't ever get a little jealous, but he is actually quite gentle and soft with Ryan. Of course Eryn wants to hold him every second and she does a great job of it. Rachel has been the most reserved so far, but even she wants to hold him and play with him.
I will post more videos and pictures when I get the chance.
Peace- I'm out.
second- Update on the newest addition.
We have decided that we will call him Ryan. So, that is what we are calling him. Sharel and Ryan got to come home yesterday around noon. We had a wonderful nurse who I think worked extra hard to get us discharged before noon. We came home and Sharel went to bed. So far Ryan is very quiet. He eats every 3-4 hours and seems content to either sleep or look around. I know that they say newborns can't smile and they can't see, but last night Ryan was looking around while I was talking to him. His eyes were darting back and forth like he was trying to focus on something. He finally looked right and me, and then he smiled. It only lasted for a second and then his eyes were back to moving around. Maybe I just have that new father naivetee, but I think he was able to focus his eyes on me for a second and liked what he saw.
Anyway, he so far is quite content and easy. Sharel and I find ourselves doing things we never would have done with Eryn and Rachel, like leave him sleeping in his bassinet in the bedroom while we eat dinner, or leaving him alone in the living room while we go look for a diaper. We know he is in no danger, and it is nice not to have new parent jitters.
All the kids have taken a shining to him, even Grant. We were a little worried that Grant would be jealous, but so far he has not. Not to say that he won't ever get a little jealous, but he is actually quite gentle and soft with Ryan. Of course Eryn wants to hold him every second and she does a great job of it. Rachel has been the most reserved so far, but even she wants to hold him and play with him.
I will post more videos and pictures when I get the chance.
Peace- I'm out.
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