Please change your bookmarks and links! I have moved our blog to its own domain, www.bitsandpiecesofme.com. Please visit us there to keep up with Lena and Kassie. I will keep this blog up and running for a few months to direct traffic then it will be gone. Don't worry all of the old posts and comments are in the new blog too!
March 12, 2008
February 25, 2008
As Cute As Can Be!
My Aunty Linda bought the girls these outfits in Toronto. I couldn't resist the photo shoot (and she would have my head for not taking pictures). Wait until you see the pictures of what else she sent the girls - they're too cute.
February 24, 2008
Twenty One
21, that is how many times my little angel, Lena, who is not even 17 months old (13 corrected) has had a CT scan. That is how many times she has been exposed to massive amounts of radiation so that we could see inside her little head. That is how many times the "benefit" of the radiation has out weighed the "risk". 20 of those scans have been in the last 6 months. Last night was one of them.
Last night we (Lena, Papa and I) spent about 7 hours in the Emergency Room. We went there thinking that Lena had a shunt infection/blockage. She had been slightly irritable then all of a sudden she started crying and would not stop. She cried for 3 solid hours. My babies do not cry unless there is something seriously wrong, ever. Really, they do not cry not even a little. The only time Lena has ever cried like this is when she was in serious pain from something being wrong in her head. So off we went, back to the hospital.
The pediatrician on call checked her over and agreed with me that there was nothing obvious wrong and that given her history we needed to rule out a shunt related complication. She was so agitated that I didn't think she would be able to sit still for the CT scan as she normally does. She wouldn't even let me move her, never mind let me put her down. We agreed that it would be best to sedate her with chloral hydrate for the scan. It was not until 20 minutes after we gave her the sedative that she finally calmed and stopped whinning and crying. She got so happy in fact that we all were very puzzled, pediatrician included. She kicked and wiggled and smiled and was her normal happy self, just like that, instant.
We had our scan, she fell asleep. The neurosurgeon was called to review the scan. The good news, no increase in ventricle size, the bad news, ventricle size does not always increase with infection (still a possibility). So he ordered blood work on my sleeping baby. So at midnight, we woke her up to poke her. I got the honors of holding her down while they attempted to draw blood. Good thing the phlebotomist was good enough to listen to me without too much argument, she got a vein and blood on the first try and it wasn't too traumatic. Our night hung in the balance of the lab results. High WBC and we had to stay and tap the shunt and risk intriducing an infection if one was not already present, normal WBC and we go home. A half hour test took one and a half hours due to a computer upgrade but it was worth the wait. No signs of any infection, nothing at all. So we were sent home with no diagnosis, confusion and a smile. I still do not know what made her cry like that, something hurt and I have no idea what it was. I will probably never know. Though I am starting to wonder if she is developing an allergy but that can be saved for another post, soon I promise.
February 20, 2008
Family Pictures
Lena, Mommy, Kassie
Our Family of Eight:
Sky, Faith, Jade
Lena, Mommy, Lucas, Daddy, Kassie
(for those who may not know us or have not been following our blog for long, the older four kids are Wayne's from a previous marriage however they are very much OUR family)
February 06, 2008
Something Different and Addictive!
A really cool Aunt of mine makes really cool soap. So cool infact that it's all natural, good for your skin and absolutely additive. She sent me some as a late Christmas gift and I can't get enough of it, I may even have to get another job on top of the website design just to support my new soap habit.
My Aunt has been really good to us over the last year, she has helped me so much, words can not descibe how thankful I am. She is the reason I have been able to stay home with the girls. So, If you are partial to bubble baths, prefer your soap and other body products to be natural and oh yeah they smell soooo good you'll become addicted to the wonderful all natural aroma and the soft silky texture.
Visit her site and ask her how to get some. She needs a little motivation to make more (and I need more too - hehehe)
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