The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 13

[Steffy]

The tooth fairy is now officially broke from Davis. This is his THIRD tooth this MONTH! And Rees has 2 loose teeth...

THe kids look adorable as usual Denise. I bet they are really ready for the trip. Should be mega excited.....

 

[tmfranlk]

Update on June...

Just got off the phone with Buddy, June's son. She is in recovery from surgery right now. They put in a mediport and will start chemo soon. I asked him how she was doing and he said, "Not very good." Please keep those prayers and pixie dust flowing her way.

Lots of that she is recovering well.

 

[tmfranlk]

update on grandmother: shes still hang on. able to eat ice chips. this morning she pulled out her central line. shes going hoem tuesday with pt and nurse visits. care givers will take care of her at the house. hospise is being set up. doctors are worried she might asperate at home and get pneumonia. my uncles like that could happen or she could get pneumonia without asperating. doctors said she would probably die of dehidration before starving(if swallowing doesnt get better). the amout of ice chips she is eating wont sustain her and 3 cans of babay a day wont sustan her either. so the next few weeks will let us know.

Continued prayers for your grandma. I hope that being home is helpful and relaxing to her. to you and your family.

 

[tmfranlk]

Elin - thank you for keeping up with June for us!!

Jennifer - would you like one of my phenergans? Run on over and you can have one - but only one b/c I really need them!!

I would rank my pain around a 7 today - when I get near the end of a pain pill - I KNOW!! I have no appetite - hey - maybe I will lose a few pounds - yes -I am at this point looking for the positives as I see no way that my knee will EVER feel better!!

I do have this really cool ice pack though - it looks like a cooler and there is cold water and ice in it - it has tubes that go to a bandage on my knee and about once a minute pumps ice cold water into a tube system over my knee - it is so awesome!!

Lots of swelling - minimal bruising - lots of pain!!! and I am bored - but making lots of headway on Nicks scrapbook!!

See there's a positive for you!! I'm sorry that you're still in so much pain and I hope that it is better soon. The ice pack does sound really cool and hopefully is helping!

 

[tmfranlk]

Hi everyone!

Things are finally calming down here, so I thought I'd post what I hope is our final update before we go home!

They took Caroline off the antibiotics yesterday and removed her IV early this morning. She's had really good feedings over the past 2 days. She's still spitting up, but it's much, much better. They thickened her formula even more and she's now on the maximum dosage of Reglan that they can give her. The Zantac is definitely working because she's not crying after feedings now.

We had the first part of our Infant CPR training this morning and we'll finish up this evening. A nurse from Home Health came with our monitor and trained us on it. Caroline is now on this monitor rather than the NICU monitor, so tonight will be a test run for us before we leave the hospital. She'll wear it 24/7 for the next 3-4 weeks.

We've also been to the pharmacy for our medicine "training".

She weighed 6.11 lbs last night so she's now exceeded her birth weight. The dr said he wants us to feed her on demand now rather than waking her up every 3 hours for feedings. We'll probably average every 4 hours now, so we'll get a bit more sleep.

Other than updating her medical condition, I've never really posted much about Caroline herself. She's a very sweet baby . As the jaundice wears off she's starting to become more alert. For a while there we wondered if we'd ever see her with her eyes open for more than 3 seconds.

She was pretty jaundiced in the picture I posted, so I'll try to take some new pictures once we get home. Within the next few weeks I hope to get my hair cut and colored and I may even post a picture of myself . I hear some of you are doubting my existence...

Sounds like things are improving greatly, Dawn! What wonderful news!!! I hope that the next post I get to finds you posting from home. Many hugs for your sweet little girl and for all of you.

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning! Happy last day of summer. What's everyone doing today? Whatever it is, I hope you all have a great day!

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning everyone!!! I'm not sure how much I'll be on since we'll have 15 here for BBQing this afternoon and poor Mama has been at work since 4am so will need a nap first. So, I will be getting everything ready.

However, I just wanted to let you all know that Phil made it last night around 7:30!!!



He ended up stopping just eat of Columbus as well and sleeping for a long time as he didn't feel well, but that made him up for finishing the drive yesterday. Once we found out that it was only $40 to return the truck late he relaxed enough to take better care of himself. Thanks for all of the prayers and PD!

That is great Tia! I bet you and Terra are so happy to have him with you!

 

[bethbuchall]

Coming up to the Magic Kingdom on the ferry:

First photo of the castle:

My laughing place:

I wish this one were a bit less fuzzy. You can really tell that they are brother and sister, huh? I never realized how much they looked alike.

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning everyone!!! I'm not sure how much I'll be on since we'll have 15 here for BBQing this afternoon and poor Mama has been at work since 4am so will need a nap first. So, I will be getting everything ready.

However, I just wanted to let you all know that Phil made it last night around 7:30!!!



He ended up stopping just eat of Columbus as well and sleeping for a long time as he didn't feel well, but that made him up for finishing the drive yesterday. Once we found out that it was only $40 to return the truck late he relaxed enough to take better care of himself. Thanks for all of the prayers and PD!

Tia -- I am so glad to hear that Phil has arrived and your family is once again together. Enjoy today!

 

[Tammi67]

That's great news Tammi!

Hi Steffy.

 

[Tammi67]

More great pictures Beth!

 

[Tammi67]

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get melted wax off of a sofa?

Don't ask....

 

[triplefigs]

Morning. my parents left early. We're off to spend a family day. Tia, I'm so glad Phil made it safely! YIPPEE! Dawn, praying Caroline gets to come home today! Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day.

Thanks again for all the positive remarks about our weight loss and my room.

 

[bear74]

Good morning everyone!!! I'm not sure how much I'll be on since we'll have 15 here for BBQing this afternoon and poor Mama has been at work since 4am so will need a nap first. So, I will be getting everything ready.

However, I just wanted to let you all know that Phil made it last night around 7:30!!!



He ended up stopping just eat of Columbus as well and sleeping for a long time as he didn't feel well, but that made him up for finishing the drive yesterday. Once we found out that it was only $40 to return the truck late he relaxed enough to take better care of himself. Thanks for all of the prayers and PD!

yeah glad Phil made it safe.

 

[bethbuchall]

More great pictures Beth!

Thanks again!

 

[mommykds]

Ok, I finally got most of my pictures loaded in the pc. I had over 300 so I am going to post them all here now...
















nah..I didn't think you'd fall for that one!

 

[bethbuchall]

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get melted wax off of a sofa?

Don't ask....

What kind of fabric is the sofa? Could it withstand a medium-hot iron? Scrape as much wax off as possible. Cover the wax with paper towels and iron. Replace the paper towels and keep ironing until the wax is gone.

 

[bear74]

Coming up to the Magic Kingdom on the ferry:

First photo of the castle:

My laughing place:

I wish this one were a bit less fuzzy. You can really tell that they are brother and sister, huh? I never realized how much they looked alike.

gret pictures. When Olivia saw the ones of the fireworks she says" firework pop pop ssshhs

 

[bear74]

okay Olivia just woke up so we are offto shop, check back this afternoon.

 

[Tammi67]

What kind of fabric is the sofa? Could it withstand a medium-hot iron? Scrape as much wax off as possible. Cover the wax with paper towels and iron. Replace the paper towels and keep ironing until the wax is gone.

Thanks, Beth. I'll try that.