I promised I would do a better job of updating this blog, but I am already failing miserably!! But nevermind the self pity, let's get down to business.
Violet has had her DOC band for nearly two weeks and is doing awesome with it. The first week she had a red spot that merited an unexpected trip back to charlotte. That was an unhappy surprise. A simple phone call on a monday morning at 9 AM and we were back in charlotte at 2:30. I had to find someone to cover my shift at work and then, find a buddy to ride along. It all worked out though and it was a relatively easy trip.
We had our first normal visit to CT Friday and Violet's head grew 2 mm in a week. I don't know why I was shocked because I know she's growing fast, but actually seeing the difference was cool. We also got to see the model of her head and there is already a difference in her head shape. I thought I was just being hopeful but her therapist, Chalawn, confirmed it!
Friday, Ben was perfect in the car! He's never been that good. It was awesome!! So, I was a little shocked when we got home from dinner Friday night and checked his temperature. I noticed he felt a little warm earlier in the day, but I just assumed it was from the near 100 degree temperature outside. When I was changing him for bed, he still felt really warm. His temperature was 102. He was acting fine and didn't have any other symptoms of sickness. To be on the safe side, I took him to the pediatrician's office Saturday morning. He did a strep test because he said his throat was raw. Negative. He also checked his ears for infection. Negative. The Ped's guess was just a virus. However, he failed to mention that scooping the wax out of his ears (GROSS) could cause bleeding. I guess he didn't want to sound like an alarmist. SO, there was another surprise when he woke up from his nap and there was dried blood all in his right ear and all over his sheets. A quick call to the triage nurse and we felt much better. Apparently, that's not uncommon and perfectly ok as long as the bleeding stops. Ben was not very happy with me when I tried to clean his ears out with cotton balls, but I triumphed when I turned it into a game. I would use a cottonball and let him throw it in the toilet. That kept him coming back for more.
Tomorrow is my 27th birthday and true to my complaints about getting older, we're not celebrating until Thursday. Put it off as long as I can, right? Violet's appt is scheduled for thursday so, David is taking the day off so we can go as a family and do some fun things. I'm thinking Cheesecake Factory, IKEA, and Concord Mills. I'm really looking forward to it and especially excited David will have a 4 day weekend. I also can't wait to see how much Violet has grown this week.
Violet has had her DOC band for nearly two weeks and is doing awesome with it. The first week she had a red spot that merited an unexpected trip back to charlotte. That was an unhappy surprise. A simple phone call on a monday morning at 9 AM and we were back in charlotte at 2:30. I had to find someone to cover my shift at work and then, find a buddy to ride along. It all worked out though and it was a relatively easy trip.
We had our first normal visit to CT Friday and Violet's head grew 2 mm in a week. I don't know why I was shocked because I know she's growing fast, but actually seeing the difference was cool. We also got to see the model of her head and there is already a difference in her head shape. I thought I was just being hopeful but her therapist, Chalawn, confirmed it!
Friday, Ben was perfect in the car! He's never been that good. It was awesome!! So, I was a little shocked when we got home from dinner Friday night and checked his temperature. I noticed he felt a little warm earlier in the day, but I just assumed it was from the near 100 degree temperature outside. When I was changing him for bed, he still felt really warm. His temperature was 102. He was acting fine and didn't have any other symptoms of sickness. To be on the safe side, I took him to the pediatrician's office Saturday morning. He did a strep test because he said his throat was raw. Negative. He also checked his ears for infection. Negative. The Ped's guess was just a virus. However, he failed to mention that scooping the wax out of his ears (GROSS) could cause bleeding. I guess he didn't want to sound like an alarmist. SO, there was another surprise when he woke up from his nap and there was dried blood all in his right ear and all over his sheets. A quick call to the triage nurse and we felt much better. Apparently, that's not uncommon and perfectly ok as long as the bleeding stops. Ben was not very happy with me when I tried to clean his ears out with cotton balls, but I triumphed when I turned it into a game. I would use a cottonball and let him throw it in the toilet. That kept him coming back for more.
Tomorrow is my 27th birthday and true to my complaints about getting older, we're not celebrating until Thursday. Put it off as long as I can, right? Violet's appt is scheduled for thursday so, David is taking the day off so we can go as a family and do some fun things. I'm thinking Cheesecake Factory, IKEA, and Concord Mills. I'm really looking forward to it and especially excited David will have a 4 day weekend. I also can't wait to see how much Violet has grown this week.
(sorry the picture's fuzzy. I took it with my phone. We haven't uploaded any from our camera to the computer yet.)
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