Once at home I explain to Bri what was going on. I tried to pack things but I could not function. The only thing I could think about was getting Trev to the hospital. He was very excited to be going. He loves his hospital stays :) Movies and popsicles, it doesn't get much better than that!
Scott arrives home and he puts Trev's car seat into the truck. Then he loads Trev up. I know other stuff happened but I do not remember what. I could only focus on getting Trev to the hospital. My dad would be coming later with our stuff while Scott stayed home with the girls. Bri offered to stay at the house with the girls while Scott took the mini down to get the tire changed, and I took Trev to the hospital.
I charged the phone and made a few phone calls to inform people what was going on and to pray for Trevor. Later I looked at Trev's feet and he had no shoes on! Hopefully Scott packs some for him :) I let Trevor know what was going on and that he got to stay the night in the hospital again. The smile on his face was huge!! The first thing he said was he was going to be eating 30 popsicles!! I explained the best I could what would be happening. Of course I would find out that emergency surgeries are much different than planned ones.
The traffic was pretty good until we got to the U district. It took us 30 minutes to go through to get to the hospital! Once we arrived there was no room in the emergency parking so instead of going to the overflow parking ( I knew we would be staying anyway, plus it was dark and Trev had to be carried, no shoes remember!) I headed over to the whale parking. Once inside they had to escort us to the ER since we came in a different way.
February 4, 2011
Seriously!?!... Part 2
Sometime during the night on Tuesday Trevor came into our bed saying his tummy really hurt. (Later he told us that it hurt so bad he had to crawl to us). He fell asleep pretty quickly so I didn't think much of it. When we woke up in the morning Trev looked a little pale, and had the sniffles and the starting of a cough. I was right, he was getting sick...
He stayed in my bed and watched cartoons all morning. Not moving an inch. He refused to eat during the day. I pushed fluids on him and flavored his water with apple juice. Around noon he started to scream in pain that I had to carry him to the bathroom. I thought he might have a tummy bug at this point. I rushed him to the bathroom and he was in so much pain. This scared me, I started pushing on his tummy and he would scream. I then tried his sides and back and he was fine. I then called the Dr. right away. We got an appt. for 3:20 about 2 hours away. It didn't seem fast enough, but I needed to find someone to watch the girls. My gut instinct told me something was really wrong.
I made a few phone calls and finally Bri came to the rescue! From talking with her and looking things up online it looked like he may have appendicitis. I sure hope my gut instinct is wrong! Okay here is the part of the story where someday I will find the humor in all this:
Since I knew that Trev could not walk on his own I loaded him up in the mini before Bri got here. Once Bri pulled in, she pointed out that I had a flat tire. You have to be kidding right! I wasn't sure if I should laugh or cry at this point. I finally pulled it together and Bri offered me her car. She then informed me she was out of gas and I would need to fill it up. By this point I had about 15 minutes to get to the appointment and it was about 15 minutes away! We load Trev up get to the gas station and some not very nice person pulls in front of me. Arrgh! I quickly get gas add a little extra as a thank you, and back up in a weird angle to get out of there!
We finally arrive at the Dr's. office 10 minutes late. Did I mention because of the insurance change this is a brand new Dr. who has never met Trevor before! I was impressed of his knowledge on Trev's defect and that made me a little more comfortable with his new Dr.
I told the nurse what I thought was wrong with him. The Dr. asked a few questions about Trevor first and I told him that I thought it was his appendix. After examining him he said that yes I was right. Why did I have to be right!?! I told him it was great meeting him and welcome to your new patient :) The first day he meets Trevor it is for an emergency. Hopefully he is prepared. Trev has a lot of tricks up his sleeve!
The Dr. informed me they would not be taking him by ambulance and that because of his heart history he wants him to go to Childrens. Great! That was my first choice also. But over an hour away in the middle of traffic. Lovely. The Dr. told me they would call Childrens and they would be expecting me. I go to call Scott from my cell and the battery is dead! The nurse lets me use there phone and and call Scott. He is not answering his work phone or cell... Not good. The nurse looks up the main work number on the computer and we go from there. Of course I am put on hold for 5 minutes and transferred twice as I tell them who I am, and what is going on and I need to get a hold of Scott now. Finally I get a hold of one of his co-workers who passes the info along. I then go to the car only to find out I do not have Bri's keys! Are you kidding me!?! We go back inside and they are sitting on the desk. I must have put them down while making phone calls.
He stayed in my bed and watched cartoons all morning. Not moving an inch. He refused to eat during the day. I pushed fluids on him and flavored his water with apple juice. Around noon he started to scream in pain that I had to carry him to the bathroom. I thought he might have a tummy bug at this point. I rushed him to the bathroom and he was in so much pain. This scared me, I started pushing on his tummy and he would scream. I then tried his sides and back and he was fine. I then called the Dr. right away. We got an appt. for 3:20 about 2 hours away. It didn't seem fast enough, but I needed to find someone to watch the girls. My gut instinct told me something was really wrong.
I made a few phone calls and finally Bri came to the rescue! From talking with her and looking things up online it looked like he may have appendicitis. I sure hope my gut instinct is wrong! Okay here is the part of the story where someday I will find the humor in all this:
Since I knew that Trev could not walk on his own I loaded him up in the mini before Bri got here. Once Bri pulled in, she pointed out that I had a flat tire. You have to be kidding right! I wasn't sure if I should laugh or cry at this point. I finally pulled it together and Bri offered me her car. She then informed me she was out of gas and I would need to fill it up. By this point I had about 15 minutes to get to the appointment and it was about 15 minutes away! We load Trev up get to the gas station and some not very nice person pulls in front of me. Arrgh! I quickly get gas add a little extra as a thank you, and back up in a weird angle to get out of there!
We finally arrive at the Dr's. office 10 minutes late. Did I mention because of the insurance change this is a brand new Dr. who has never met Trevor before! I was impressed of his knowledge on Trev's defect and that made me a little more comfortable with his new Dr.
I told the nurse what I thought was wrong with him. The Dr. asked a few questions about Trevor first and I told him that I thought it was his appendix. After examining him he said that yes I was right. Why did I have to be right!?! I told him it was great meeting him and welcome to your new patient :) The first day he meets Trevor it is for an emergency. Hopefully he is prepared. Trev has a lot of tricks up his sleeve!
The Dr. informed me they would not be taking him by ambulance and that because of his heart history he wants him to go to Childrens. Great! That was my first choice also. But over an hour away in the middle of traffic. Lovely. The Dr. told me they would call Childrens and they would be expecting me. I go to call Scott from my cell and the battery is dead! The nurse lets me use there phone and and call Scott. He is not answering his work phone or cell... Not good. The nurse looks up the main work number on the computer and we go from there. Of course I am put on hold for 5 minutes and transferred twice as I tell them who I am, and what is going on and I need to get a hold of Scott now. Finally I get a hold of one of his co-workers who passes the info along. I then go to the car only to find out I do not have Bri's keys! Are you kidding me!?! We go back inside and they are sitting on the desk. I must have put them down while making phone calls.
Looking back it all adds up... Part 1
On Sunday Trevor started to complain that his right side hurt when he jumped on the trampoline. (He seemed fine otherwise, running around the house playing) We told him not to jump then if it hurt. He said, "no, I like jumping" So we figured it must not hurt that bad then. The same thing happened on Monday, we told him the same thing.
Tuesday morning we got him up for school and all seemed fine. I packed him his favorite lunch, pancakes. When he arrived home he did not run to me, which he usually does, but walked slowly. I asked him if he had a tough day. He said his tummy hurt. Once inside I looked through his backpack and noticed that he only ate 1 pancake. I asked if he was hungry and he said no. I figured he must be coming down with something. He took it easy until dinner and just picked at dinner. At 7:30 he volunteered to go to bed. Yes, he must be getting sick! So we started to get ready for bed. It was perfect as the girls had not napped that day either. While brushing teeth Trevor asked if his Daddy could do it and carry him to his room. He was asleep within 5 minutes!
I decided that since he did not have school on Wednesday I would let him stay in my bed and watch cartoons. It seemed he was coming down with something and I wanted him to get his rest so he could go to school on Thursday.
Tuesday morning we got him up for school and all seemed fine. I packed him his favorite lunch, pancakes. When he arrived home he did not run to me, which he usually does, but walked slowly. I asked him if he had a tough day. He said his tummy hurt. Once inside I looked through his backpack and noticed that he only ate 1 pancake. I asked if he was hungry and he said no. I figured he must be coming down with something. He took it easy until dinner and just picked at dinner. At 7:30 he volunteered to go to bed. Yes, he must be getting sick! So we started to get ready for bed. It was perfect as the girls had not napped that day either. While brushing teeth Trevor asked if his Daddy could do it and carry him to his room. He was asleep within 5 minutes!
I decided that since he did not have school on Wednesday I would let him stay in my bed and watch cartoons. It seemed he was coming down with something and I wanted him to get his rest so he could go to school on Thursday.
January 11, 2011
Nude New Year
So the girls are still hesitant about wearing clothes. Although they now like to wear their "princess" Tutu's :) That is a start...
On the bright side of the girls not wanting to wear clothes, they want to sit on the potty. I think it is starting to work. Kara went poo on the potty and she was so excited!! I gave her some M&M's and she even shared with her sister. I'm sure if Trev would have been home she would have shared with him too :) You know she is her daddy's girl when she exclaimed "Take picture! Daddy!!" she wanted to "show' him what she did today. My kids are the cutest :)
When asked the girls will tell you they are princesses. The other day I told them they were my love bugs. Their response? "NO! Princesses!" I wonder where they get that from?
The girls are getting so big and their vocabulary is growing everyday. They are so expressive and crazy silly. I love it! Trevor has learned how to read and tell time. Watch out world here he comes! He loves to learn and picks up on new things so quickly. I hope that he will continue to love school and love learning when he is older as much as he does now. His new passion right now is legos. In the few short months he has had legos he has gotten pretty good at them.
On the bright side of the girls not wanting to wear clothes, they want to sit on the potty. I think it is starting to work. Kara went poo on the potty and she was so excited!! I gave her some M&M's and she even shared with her sister. I'm sure if Trev would have been home she would have shared with him too :) You know she is her daddy's girl when she exclaimed "Take picture! Daddy!!" she wanted to "show' him what she did today. My kids are the cutest :)
When asked the girls will tell you they are princesses. The other day I told them they were my love bugs. Their response? "NO! Princesses!" I wonder where they get that from?
The girls are getting so big and their vocabulary is growing everyday. They are so expressive and crazy silly. I love it! Trevor has learned how to read and tell time. Watch out world here he comes! He loves to learn and picks up on new things so quickly. I hope that he will continue to love school and love learning when he is older as much as he does now. His new passion right now is legos. In the few short months he has had legos he has gotten pretty good at them.
December 16, 2010
December 2, 2010
Diaperless December
I went into the girls' room during nap time and they were completely naked! No clothes, diaper... they even took off there sheets and mattress protector! What silly girls they are :) What is it with 2 years not wanting to wear clothes, especially when it is so cold... At least they have been dry during nap time, so I just make sure they are covered up with lots of blankets and let them sleep in their birthday suit :)
Maybe with them being naked all the time they may want to start using the potty? Right now it is used for putting little people in. They have never used it for its intended purpose, so I guess until then it can be an extra "toy"
Maybe with them being naked all the time they may want to start using the potty? Right now it is used for putting little people in. They have never used it for its intended purpose, so I guess until then it can be an extra "toy"
Cardiology Appointment
Today was Trevor's 6 month appointment to check the placement of his amplatzer he had implanted last June. And to see how his heart is doing and if a valve replacement is in the near future. Of course his cardiologist meets locally on Thursdays and that is one of the days that Trev has school. (He only goes twice a week but full days.)
We dropped the girls off with a friend and Trev and I drove to the appt. We were a few minutes late courtesy of all the thick fog :) He has grown 1 lb and 1.5" since July! No wonder his clothes are not fitting as well... He was measured, weighed, had an EKG, echo (he watched Air Bud during the echo) and talked with the nurses and Dr. about being in Kindergarten and playing soccer. They said he looked wonderful! His heart looks great and the amplatzer is right where it should be :) His Right Ventricle is slightly enlarged but not of any concern at the moment. As of now we can wait a few years for his valve replacement. He is now back to yearly appointments. What a great Christmas gift :)
He made sure I took a lot of pictures so we can print them out and make a poster board for his class to see. He was actually excited to see the "Heart Dr." today. We had plenty of time to eat our picnic lunch and get to school in time for the second half of the day. His Dr. also let him listen to his heart. I think that was his favorite part of the whole visit. Or maybe the webkinz he received afterward :)
He still has no restrictions which is great. Today was also his last day of Aspirin! He is now off of all medications again.
We dropped the girls off with a friend and Trev and I drove to the appt. We were a few minutes late courtesy of all the thick fog :) He has grown 1 lb and 1.5" since July! No wonder his clothes are not fitting as well... He was measured, weighed, had an EKG, echo (he watched Air Bud during the echo) and talked with the nurses and Dr. about being in Kindergarten and playing soccer. They said he looked wonderful! His heart looks great and the amplatzer is right where it should be :) His Right Ventricle is slightly enlarged but not of any concern at the moment. As of now we can wait a few years for his valve replacement. He is now back to yearly appointments. What a great Christmas gift :)
He made sure I took a lot of pictures so we can print them out and make a poster board for his class to see. He was actually excited to see the "Heart Dr." today. We had plenty of time to eat our picnic lunch and get to school in time for the second half of the day. His Dr. also let him listen to his heart. I think that was his favorite part of the whole visit. Or maybe the webkinz he received afterward :)
He still has no restrictions which is great. Today was also his last day of Aspirin! He is now off of all medications again.
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