Wednesday, May 27, 2009

I't about time

I got the news back from the GI guy and the test did indeed show her stomach emptied abnormally slow. He is putting her on a drug for now that will hopefully help her with this. We meet with him on July 1st to talk about it further... It works out well because we will hit Spokane in the morning and then head off the Idaho Falls for the Crook reunion there after. depending on how long the visit takes, will depend on if we make it all the way there in one day or two :)
On a cute note, Hannah does not say much.. maybe 20 words, and had recently said pillow. She loves to say it and calls everything pillow.. with an emphasis on the l's. so it should like peellouw. It is just very cute. OK so maybe I am easily entertained.
Micah and Emy get out of school on the 3rd and could not be happier about it! ( I am not sure I am ready for having them around all the time) I hope to keep us all very busy this summer with fun little things and a few vacations... last year we did not get any vacations so this year it would be fabulous to get those in.
Just for those that may want to know... the plan is to go to Idaho Falls and surrounding areas July 1st til around the 8th or so. We are planning a trip to Seattle in August for Kalaloch and perhaps again in October around Halloween- but that will depend on a training Trent needs to attend in Seattle.
Well get ready for lots of Birthday pics to come.. we will kick it off with Cassie on the 5th, then Trent and Hannah on the 9th, me on the 10th and then we will round it off with Micah on the 21st! whew it is a birthday bonanza in June!!! Emeline is the only special one with a Birthday in March.. It is so funny how that worked out ( I mean really.. we planned to miss it with Hannah and no one could have told me she was going to come 3.2 months early)

Friday, May 22, 2009

Still waiting.. and waiting

I am so grateful for my friends here in Moscow that have sat with me on life's rollercoster!
More than friends, they are my sisters in every way!!
I know I need to learn patience, but really I think 3 weeks is plenty of time to review some tests and get back to a mom. I have called and left several messages but what it comes down to I think is that this GI guy is way way busy! I did end up seeing my family doctor and at that visit my doctor asked me what the GI doctor's plan was. I was rather confused and she told me that she got the tests back and there was a definite abnormality in Hannah's stomach emptying study. I was thinking, I wish I new. Knowing that she threw up and such in her test, I new it would show what I was seeing. I just hope it is fixable. I just want a plan. Other than that we are doing great. They kids are counting down til the last day of school.. then the plans to keep them busy start. I hope to take a few trips and really enjoy the summer with the kids!
I have been very busy the last few weeks and that has helped me keep my mind off of waiting and waiting. One of my best of friends here in Moscow had some pregnancy issues toward the end of her pregnancy and I was so grateful that I got to help her out. This friend, Becki was with me through all of the Hannah stuff. She helped with my children and Trent's sanity while Hannah and I were in Spokane. She was always there to just listen to me cry and I have to say, the best feeling in the world was returning the favor. She has had her baby but is now having problems recovering from her c-section. Her incision has opened up and has developed an infection. I know she will recover but the road looks very long. They are wondering at this point if she needs to see a wound specialist. I can help her in so many ways but she could really use some prayers right about now. I am not one to ask for prayers, but if you can take a minute and pray that her wound will heal and she will recover for her family, I would greatly appreciate it.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

little note

We got to Spokane and Hannah did really well considering for the x-rays. She had an emptying study done and not an upper GI, I think that is the next one depending on what we see. They fed her a sandwich with a small amount of "tracers" in it and then bundled her to a board, with her arms being the only thing she could move and then "sandwiched" between to x-ray scanners and watched what her stomach did for an hour. Yeah I said an hour of being restrained, not really that fun for little girl! It was so sad, she was crying and upset.
She performed well for the x-ray however and she threw up twice for them so they got it! I am just hoping that they have a solution for us on how to stop the spitting up and vomit once and for all. No one should consider it normal or standard to have your almost 2 year old vomit 1-2 times a week just because!
Hannah threw up in her bed Monday night, I went in and she stands completely still. she shows me it by pointing and asked for her juice. I took off her clothing, wiped her up, she is getting good at not getting much on herself, and then I wipe up her bedding to remove chunks and then change out her sheet. she missed her blanket so she got to keep that. She laid down and went right back to sleep like nothing happened. This should not be a norm, but I know it all to well. She has been watched by a dear friend through lunch time and was fed Mac and cheese. Because the mac and cheese was not chopped up, and she got too much, (things I forgot to tell her to do) I knew that there was a high chance that Hannah was going to throw it up at bedtime, so again I was not surprised. I just want it to get better so that we can be less familiar with barf in the future.